Songs that saved your life
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dotintheskyEverybody carries songs that connect them to the past. Some songs we would rather forget, others we can't stop listening to. Everytime I listen to Suede's Animal Nitrate, I remember being a 17 year old in Singapore, of discovering for the first time that there was sexuality in music, and not necessarily concrete sexuality. When I listen to Morrissey's Tomorrow, I go back to the time I fell in love with him, with everything he stood for. It reminds me of sunny days in Hong Kong, being a Junior in High School and making new friends. Siouxsie and the Banshees compilation Twice Upon a Time brings back memories of being stoned and watching her videos, of taking Hong Kong buses, and being alone in my bedroom. But, Siouxsie's first compilation Once Upon a Time reminds me of working in Carrefour's office in Hong Kong, dying my hair black and dark thoughts because of acid comedowns… same goes for Puressence's first album, actually.
I think the Delays Nearer than Heaven might be one of those singles that will make me smile in five years time… and Richard Ashcroft's album Human Conditions. I can also judge where I was in my life by all of Suede's albums…
Ani diFranco reminds me of vegan dancers in Montreal, Lesbians, and the smell of patchouli. Ben Harper makes me think of a guy friend from Montreal who is straight (he's getting married this July to another friend of mine) and who was very comfortable with gays. He would go to gay bars with some friends and watch gay porn on the tellies without flinching an eye… so, yeah, Ben Harper is for cool straight guys and also Glastonbury 98 (I was there.) Goth music generally reminds me of seedy bars in Montreal, having long hair (my hair was once down to my waist), wearing eye-liner on some occasions, and girls in fishnets. The Cure reminds me, always, of my friend Henrique… he was the biggest Cure fan I ever met in my life. Sadly, I don't think he is anymore.
Well… I could just go on and on couldn't I?
I think the Delays Nearer than Heaven might be one of those singles that will make me smile in five years time… and Richard Ashcroft's album Human Conditions. I can also judge where I was in my life by all of Suede's albums…
Ani diFranco reminds me of vegan dancers in Montreal, Lesbians, and the smell of patchouli. Ben Harper makes me think of a guy friend from Montreal who is straight (he's getting married this July to another friend of mine) and who was very comfortable with gays. He would go to gay bars with some friends and watch gay porn on the tellies without flinching an eye… so, yeah, Ben Harper is for cool straight guys and also Glastonbury 98 (I was there.) Goth music generally reminds me of seedy bars in Montreal, having long hair (my hair was once down to my waist), wearing eye-liner on some occasions, and girls in fishnets. The Cure reminds me, always, of my friend Henrique… he was the biggest Cure fan I ever met in my life. Sadly, I don't think he is anymore.
Well… I could just go on and on couldn't I?
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