The World in Six Songs

Meghan

Livermore, CA

My Best Friend

We met in P.E. As always the case in high school, we bonded over music. Our first conversation was about Metallica, one or the both happened to be wearing a Metallica shirt that...
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sallen77

Saratoga Springs, NY

A mix tape with meaning

I lived for the movie Almost Famous when it first came out. The second time I saw it in the theater I got the chills when Stillwater was taking the stage for one of their...
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slyeman

Atlanta, GA

MAGIC

Magic is the name of this album.It could only have been called this. On the night of April the 25th, just a few weeks ago, I saw Bruce Springsteen play for the first time. My...
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gabymreg

Houston, TX

Caught In The Act

Well...this memory is kind of embarrassing but im sure im not the only one it's happened to...Me and my then boyfriend sometimes snuck a little quickie at work on my break or...
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Jbev

Old Forge, PA

"Bury the rag deep in your...

I recently had the honor of seeing Bobby D. in Albany, NY. It was a double treat for me beause the opening act was Elvis Costello, so I had two of my all-time favorites in one...
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Meghan

Livermore, CA

Sam's Resting Easy Tonight

What a night, what a night. After watching Barack Obama's goose-bump inducing speech tonight as he officially became the Democratic nominee, it was hard not to reflect on how...
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Meghan

Livermore, CA

The Wedding March

One of my favorite memories of getting married was putting together our ceremony. In my mind I'd always pictured Canon in D major playing as my dad walked me down the aisle....
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beech_boy

Canada

Last day with roommates

We lived in a house with 8 guys. We had one last bash before everyone moved out. THis song must have played 50 times during that night and ended up being the last song we all...
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therealterr...

Columbus, GA

Piss Call Center

Piss Factory Patti Smith This song is so I hate my job. And yes friends I’ve had a job or two that I didn’t like. The job that I was at the longest was also the one gave...
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cherella

Bowie, MD

The Makings of You

I have always liked this song. Many people have remade it but this is my favorite version. The lyrics are simple and poetic and it just makes sense if you are in love. My ex was...
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Lynnster

Memphis, TN

Gabba Gabba Hey

I tend to throw this phrase around a lot when writing about music, I suppose, but this one is the real deal.  This is where nothing was ever the same again.I used to babysit a...
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Masturbation

I fondly remember as a young lad masturbating to this video everytime it was shown. Unfortunately, I sometimes had to use the mute button to drown out the boner-breaking vocals...
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conrad...

Houston, TX

Rebel Without A Drivers License

My cousin and me were cruising around the streets of Newark, because he was cool enough to let me drive with my newly granted drivers learners permit. I was 16, and he was 21....
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RHMF

Texass

Captain Shrimp

The Dry Tortugas are a group of small islands about 70 miles west of the Florida Keys. I camped on its beaches with some friends in February of 1996. It was a nice place to get...
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slyeman

Atlanta, GA

A Formational Turn

When my taste for Carman began to wane, and I realized that Weird Al Yankovic’s Bad Hair Day is not very funny the second time, or the third, I was uncertain where to...
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Sydni

Cincinnati, OH

Buddy

I actually have memories about this entire album. In 1989, I was attending the School for Creative and Performing Arts and discovering De La Soul. When I first heard 3 Feet...
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jrk301

Butler, PA

Freedom?? Yeah! Right!!

There's a live video of Rage Against the Machine(hereafter referred to as RATM) on stage, in Europe, I think, playing "Freedom." The stage looks like it's the size of...
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Shinystar

Atlanta

Youtube + Girls that can't dance...

So one day I had a lot of time on my hands and decided to see if therewas anything on Youtube that looked interested to watch. I was just surfing aroundand I saw a video that...
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hmd1987

Houston, TX

The Downfall of Intellect

The year was '99. Y2K was on the verge of destroying civilization (kinda like man-made global warming is now) while one band fearlessly took pride in making young people dumber,...
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neonkp

East Lansing, MI

(Line) Dancing the Night Away

Although I grew up in quite the rural area I stayed as far away from country music as possible. I thought it was twangy, whiny and useless. And then my friend introduced me to...
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