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heidiOne more day before the storm...
So when we went to the Kerry rally last Friday night, before the Real Show started, they were playing great tunes, including Jesus Jones' Right Here, Right Now, which was, for me, the song from the 1992 campaign. If you don't know the lyrics,
A woman on the radio talked about revolution
when it's already passed her by
Bob Dylan didn't have this to sing about you
you know it feels good to be alive
I was alive and I waited, waited
I was alive and I waited for this
Right here, right now
there is no other place I want to be
Right here, right now
watching the world wake up from history
I saw the decade in, when it seemed
the world could change at the blink of an eye
And if anything
then there's your sign... of the times
I was alive and I waited, waited
I was alive and I waited for this
Right here, right now
I was alive and I waited, waited
I was alive and I waited for this
Right here, right now
there is no other place I want to be
Right here, right now
watching the world wake up from history
Right here, right now
there is no other place I want to be
Right here, right now
watching the world wake up from history
Right here, right now
there is no other place I want to be
Right here, right now
watching the world wake up....
I'd been thinking these past few days about putting together a mix on my iPod to listen to on the way to the poll where I'm poll lawyering tomorrow morning, and these are the songs I have on it, and why (note: if you want an mp3 of one of the ones I didn't download from iTunes, let me know - if you want to see the lyrics, if you reply before about four this afternoon, eastern time, I'll be able to paste them in as a reply):
No Surrender - Bruce Springsteen - because it's the song for the campaign
Beautiful Day - U2 - because I have a reason to be overoptimistic
Walk On - U2 - because this song is what reminds me of the sadness of 9/11, and the Bush administration and campaign's politicization of that attack is one of the major reasons why I despise said administration and campaign
Right Here, Right Now - Jesus Jones - see above
All I Want - Toad The Wet Sprocket - it is my "moment of zen" ("And it won’t matter now, Whatever happens will be, Though the air speaks of all we’ll never be, It won’t trouble me")
Let The River Run - Carley Simon - this was one of our wedding songs, and it always makes my heart stir. I listened to it on my way to my first day of work when I was at Stroock in NYC, which is down the street from the World Trade Center, and it speaks of New York to me.
Goodbye To You - Scandal
Yeah, I remember the good times baby now, and the bad times too
These last few weeks of holding on
The days are dull, the nights are long
Guess it's better to say
Goodbye to you
Minority - Green Day - because I don't want to be the minority, and I don't think that I have been in the last four years, and I think that people have startened to understand that now.
Breakout - Swing Out Sister - because we have to. We just have to.
Won't Give In - Finn Brothers (Neil & Tim, for those who didn't know about the new iteration of the act)
The End of the Innocence - Don Henley - you can hear some of it, which I used to make a video about the first Gulf War back in 1991, here.
We Walk The Same Line - Everything But The Girl - because it begins, "If you lose your faith, babe, you can have mine..."
The Red Flag, Aztec Camera version - because I am not a socialist, nor will I ever be, but sometimes, you just have to look to movements of the past and respect their devotion, and channel it
Someday, I Suppose - Mighty Mighty Bosstones - because sometimes, you just need to get keyed up
God Give Me Strength - Elvis Costello - because I am just unable to continue listening to One Day More at this point
These Are Days - 10,000 Maniacs - again, this song was one of the ones I played constantly, and
And last on my list is Good Riddance by Green Day - Hey, George? I hope you've had the time of your life. Your run is almost done.
Anyone have anything to add? Suggestions welcome.
So when we went to the Kerry rally last Friday night, before the Real Show started, they were playing great tunes, including Jesus Jones' Right Here, Right Now, which was, for me, the song from the 1992 campaign. If you don't know the lyrics,
A woman on the radio talked about revolution
when it's already passed her by
Bob Dylan didn't have this to sing about you
you know it feels good to be alive
I was alive and I waited, waited
I was alive and I waited for this
Right here, right now
there is no other place I want to be
Right here, right now
watching the world wake up from history
I saw the decade in, when it seemed
the world could change at the blink of an eye
And if anything
then there's your sign... of the times
I was alive and I waited, waited
I was alive and I waited for this
Right here, right now
I was alive and I waited, waited
I was alive and I waited for this
Right here, right now
there is no other place I want to be
Right here, right now
watching the world wake up from history
Right here, right now
there is no other place I want to be
Right here, right now
watching the world wake up from history
Right here, right now
there is no other place I want to be
Right here, right now
watching the world wake up....
I'd been thinking these past few days about putting together a mix on my iPod to listen to on the way to the poll where I'm poll lawyering tomorrow morning, and these are the songs I have on it, and why (note: if you want an mp3 of one of the ones I didn't download from iTunes, let me know - if you want to see the lyrics, if you reply before about four this afternoon, eastern time, I'll be able to paste them in as a reply):
No Surrender - Bruce Springsteen - because it's the song for the campaign
Beautiful Day - U2 - because I have a reason to be overoptimistic
Walk On - U2 - because this song is what reminds me of the sadness of 9/11, and the Bush administration and campaign's politicization of that attack is one of the major reasons why I despise said administration and campaign
Right Here, Right Now - Jesus Jones - see above
All I Want - Toad The Wet Sprocket - it is my "moment of zen" ("And it won’t matter now, Whatever happens will be, Though the air speaks of all we’ll never be, It won’t trouble me")
Let The River Run - Carley Simon - this was one of our wedding songs, and it always makes my heart stir. I listened to it on my way to my first day of work when I was at Stroock in NYC, which is down the street from the World Trade Center, and it speaks of New York to me.
Goodbye To You - Scandal
Yeah, I remember the good times baby now, and the bad times too
These last few weeks of holding on
The days are dull, the nights are long
Guess it's better to say
Goodbye to you
Minority - Green Day - because I don't want to be the minority, and I don't think that I have been in the last four years, and I think that people have startened to understand that now.
One light, one mind
Flashing in the dark
Blinded by the silence of a thousand broken hearts
"For crying out loud" she screamed unto me
A free for all
Fuck 'em all
You are your own might.
Breakout - Swing Out Sister - because we have to. We just have to.
Won't Give In - Finn Brothers (Neil & Tim, for those who didn't know about the new iteration of the act)
The End of the Innocence - Don Henley - you can hear some of it, which I used to make a video about the first Gulf War back in 1991, here.
We Walk The Same Line - Everything But The Girl - because it begins, "If you lose your faith, babe, you can have mine..."
The Red Flag, Aztec Camera version - because I am not a socialist, nor will I ever be, but sometimes, you just have to look to movements of the past and respect their devotion, and channel it
Someday, I Suppose - Mighty Mighty Bosstones - because sometimes, you just need to get keyed up
God Give Me Strength - Elvis Costello - because I am just unable to continue listening to One Day More at this point
These Are Days - 10,000 Maniacs - again, this song was one of the ones I played constantly, and
These are the days
These are days you’ll remember
Never before and never since, I promise
Will the whole world be warm as this
And as you feel it,
You’ll know it’s true
That you are blessed and lucky
It’s true that you
Are touched by something
That will grow and bloom in you
These are days that you’ll remember
When May is rushing over you
With desire to be part of the miracles
You see in every hour
You’ll know it’s true
That you are blessed and lucky
It’s true that you are touched
By something that will grow and bloom in you
These are days
These are the days you might fill
With laughter until you break
These days you might feel
A shaft of light
Make its way across your face
And when you do
Then you’ll know how it was meant to be
See the signs and know their meaning
It's true
Then you’ll know how it was meant to be
Hear the signs and know they’re speaking
To you, to you
And last on my list is Good Riddance by Green Day - Hey, George? I hope you've had the time of your life. Your run is almost done.
Anyone have anything to add? Suggestions welcome.
