🎵 Monthly Song Challenge 🎵

UDPW Day 14: A song involving math in any form you want

Look, counting is math. It's literally the foundation of math. The first thing we learn how to do before we can add or subtract. My favorite thing about this song is that when we were driving home after seeing Hamilton for the first time, having not heard the whole soundtrack, I tried to explain to my partner how this song was the inspiration for '10 Duel Commandments'. She was less than amused.🙃


 
Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book
Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
Someone once told me this song reminded them of Snape from Harry Potter and I never hear it without thinking of him.


No one knows what it's like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes
And no one knows what it's like
To be hated
To be fated to telling only lies
But my dreams they aren't as empty
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That's never free

Always 🩵
 
Day 15: A song about things ending.

Generally speaking, I try to veer away from morose songs. Life IS so fucking depressing without our entertainment doing the same thing. But there's a sweetness in this, even if it is fucking sad.

I feel that way too. Especially these days. This stupid funny tweet has popped up in my head every time I've listened to Death Cab since February so that helps balance out their sadder songs.
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Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book

My daughter”s favorite bedtime song

Lost Boy - Ruth B


And my son’s current bedtime story


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Again, another fabulous song choice. As soon as I figure out what song I'm posting, going back and listening to this a handful of times again. Ugh, girl, get outta my playlists 🤣 but don't actually.
 
Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book
i was having trouble with this topic and then my brain just clicked...snow white opens on friday and while there is already controversy, rachel zegler is both beautiful and has an amazing voice...sunrise of the reaping, the story of haymitch abernathy winning the hunger games, comes out on tuesday...both of these events reminded me of a ballad of songbirds and snakes and rachel zegler's version of the hanging tree...so erie, dark, and beautiful...

Rachel Zegler – The Hanging Tree​


 
Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book

Every time I hear this song it transports me back to the Dark Tower series written by Stephen King. I always love the songs he includes in his books but this one hits hard. Specifically because it elicits a feeling of hope and strength for a character that failed in a previous book.

 
Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book
Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
Someone once told me this song reminded them of Snape from Harry Potter and I never hear it without thinking of him.


No one knows what it's like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes
And no one knows what it's like
To be hated
To be fated to telling only lies
But my dreams they aren't as empty
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That's never free

Always 🩵
"and if I swallow anything evil, put a bezoar down my throat."
-HBP.
 
Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book

This song always reminds me of a random book from my mom’s collection.
It is a dark tale based on a story that Neko Case’s grandmother told her about a family’s descent into madness in the wilderness.
As with other songs on this album, Neko adds vibrant animal images drawn from Ukrainian fables to the mix AND she sings the the last part in Ukrainian 😍

Dirty Knife - Neko Case

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Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book

This song always reminds me of a random book from my mom’s collection.
It is a dark tale based on a story that Neko Case’s grandmother told her about a family’s descent into madness in the wilderness.
As with other songs on this album, Neko adds vibrant animal images drawn from Ukrainian fables to the mix AND she sings the the last part in Ukrainian 😍

Dirty Knife - Neko Case

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This is my favorite connection so far, and exactly what I was hoping for-- a connection based on the listener rather than directly to a song. I love this. Thank you.
 
Day 16: A song that reminds you of a book

When The Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress by Gabor Maté, a book about the real and dangerous physical manifestations of our emotional and psychological strains.

Eldest Daughter - Isabel Pless

 
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