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Song meme, by way of

blackpaladn:

1. Reply to this post and I'll assign you a letter.
2. List 5 songs you like that start with that letter.
3. Post them to your journal with these instructions.

This meme brought to you by the number five and the letter A:

Okay...so to make it slightly less easy (though, not much, I have a lot of music) I didn't pick any songs whose first word was "A" (Otherwise, A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton would be on the list)

Amazing Grace- Laura Love- as a general rule, I can't stand this song. I just can't get with the whole "I'm a wretch" sentiment. I know that's not the whole song, but it's the verse most heard. (By me anyway) However, Laura Love's version, which, sadly, I doubt anyone on my friends list has ever heard, is just kick-ass. Her voice is amazing, she completely changes styles in the middle of the song, I actually like listening to it. it took me for freakin' ever to find it after I left college, where I first heard it...only found it last year when it showed up on the itunes store. (I also love her rendition of Nirvana's Come As You are)

Advice For The Young At Heart- Tears For Fears- this is just a really cool song. Tears For Fears is way up there on my list of favorite bands.

All The Gold in California- The Gatlin Brothers- not really the type of music that most people would probably expect me to listen to, one of the small handful of exceptions in my dislike of country music...I have a bit of a soft spot for some stuff from the 80's, like this one, older Alabama, Randy Travis, Juice Newton, a few others. My parents listened to Eddie Rabbit all the time when I was about five. Anyway, I love this song.

Afrodiziak- Bran Van 3000- awesome song. It's up there with Drinking In LA, Carry On and Forest as my favorite BV3 songs. They need to do more of the hip-hop thing in their songs. I love how they have so many different sounds, but this, I think, is by far the best. There's just not enough hip-hop that isn't all motherfucker-bitch-ho-money-drugs. I'd listen to more of it if it didn't all sound the same.

American Storm- Bob Seger- I rediscovered this song late last year when a whole bunch of crap that I've been dealing with for months now was looming on the horizon. It was so right "...suddenly the pressure's falling, falling/the skies have all turned grey/suddenly the storm is heading straight your way..."

Age Of Innocence- Smashing Pumpkins- it's the Smashing Pumpkins. I love the Smashing Pumpkins. I don't need to say much more. This isn't one of my favorite of their songs, but it does begin with the appropriate letter. (Zwan was thoroughly unimpressive.)

Other songs that could have made the list...

Any Way, Fisher
Annie's Song, John Denver
Apple Shampoo, Blink-182
Apple, The Autumns
All Through The Night, Cyndi Lauper (especially the version that is a duet with Shaggy. It's kinda wrong, and so awesome. I think I like it better than the original.
Another Shot, David Garza
Another Sign Of Life, David Rice
Ashes And Wine, A Fine Frenzy
Allison Road, Gin blossoms
And We Danced, The Hooters

...to name a few.