Smells like teen...angst

Yahoo, it is Thursday and that means Playlist Thursday! Brian from Pavement Runner has continued on from last week’s theme and this week is Teenage Angst...oh the memories. The songs won’t necessarily speak of angst but come from a time when I was all teenager-y and had more than my share of angst. The dates on these songs gives an indication that of my age; long live the 80’s.


Rules:

Something Old: Songs that are at least 5 years old. (Mine will most always be older than that!)

Something Current: Songs that have been released within the past year. (Harder for me)

Something to Consider: This is the wild card category - any song: old, current, guilty pleasure, underground, whatever.

Something Old

Artist: AC DC

Title: You Shook Me All Night Long (1980)

Side Note: AC DC was huge at my school and dominated the jukebox (yes, I said jukebox) in our cafeteria. Many a Friday or Saturday night was spent listening to AC DC and whose ever house we were at the parents never failed to yell down the stairs “turn that noise down”. I have to say that my husband and kids don’t get AC DC either; whatever, I do.

Quotable: “She was a fast machine she kept her motor clean, She was the best damn woman that I ever seen...”

Something Current

Artist: The Smiths

Title: What Difference Does It Make? (1984)

Side Note: There is nothing current about this song, but the theme is teen angst and I haven’t been a teen in a really long time. Nothing says angst like The Smiths. Morrissey’s voice and lyrics are the very epitome of my teens. Oddly, this music isn’t sad or depressing for me, it actually represents some very good times and makes me smile (okay, Morrisey's dance moves kind of make me laugh now...)

Quotable: “So, what difference does it make? It makes none, but now you have gone, and you must be looking very old tonight”

Something to Consider

Artist: The Grapes of Wrath

Title: Peace of Mind (1987)

Side Note: The Grapes come from Kelowna, BC, I loved the music and man, they were unbelievably cute. Much to my delight, they have just released a new single to radio, keep a watch out for it to make a list as soon as I can purchase it digitally.

Quotable: "why is the world so damn unkind to one so righteous in her mind, the sun won't rise and shine, will you never find your peace of mind”

That’s it for me this week. Make sure to go over and check out the other Playlist Thursday entries!

Songs From My Childhood

Brian from Pavement Runner and I have something in common.  No, not how fast or far we run, but our daughters share a birthday. My lovely girl is 10 and PR’s sweetie is 1! So to celebrate, the topic he chose this week is “My Childhood”.

My early childhood music was dominated by my parents tastes, Glen Campbell “Rhinestone Cowboy” and ABBA “Waterloo”. My pre-teen years were largely influenced by AM radio and then my teens by my older brother's alternative tastes. To do this topic justice, I am going to depart from the normal rules for this week. This is going to be fun!

Normal Rules:

Something Old: Songs that are at least 5 years old. (Mine will most always be older than that!)

Something Current: Songs that have been released within the past year. (Harder for me)

Something to Consider: This is the wild card category - any song: old, current, guilty pleasure, underground, whatever.

Something on 8-track

Artist: Paul Simon

Title: Kodachrome (1973)

Side Note: Paul Simon was big at our house; Simon & Garfunkel, solo artist, you name it my Mom loved it, I think my Dad liked it but he wouldn’t never have admited to it! This song is really good to run to and has such a great vibe you can’t help but smile.

Quotable: “When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school...”

Something on Vinyl

Artist: The Police

Title: Canary in a Coal Mine (1980)

Side Note: This is definitely my brother’s influence. I admit to sneaking into the basement when he wasn’t home and listening to his records, including this. I would stare at Sting on the album cover and wistfully dream of being Mrs. Sumner.

Quotable: “First to fall over when the atmosphere is less than perfect, your sensibilities are shaken by the slightest defect...”

Something on Cassette Tape

Artist: a-ha

Title: Take On Me

Side Note: Music videos became popular when I was in high school, yes, I remember watching my first video on a local community television show (Tears for Fears - Pale Shelter). The video for this song cleaned up on the MTV Video awards in 1986, nominated for 8 awards and winning 6. This song makes it onto my list for it’s place in my childhood and if you’ve never seen it, the video is like totally awesome.

Quotable: “Say after me, it's no better to be safe than sorry...”

Something on Disney Channel

Artist: Candace Flynn

Title: Squirrel In My Pants

Side Note: I am fast forwarding 15 years and putting in an entry for my daughter and her childhood. My kids LOVE Phineas and Ferb and some days, much to my surprise, I find myself singing along with the very catchy songs. Here is a classic!

Quotable: “S to the I to the M to the P, squirrel in my pants, squirrel in my pants...”

I hope that you enjoyed the trip down memory lane with me.  Feel free to check out my other posts for more playlists.

Make sure you take a look at the other Playlist Thursday entries by visiting Playlist Runner's playlist catalog each week.