Music Survey Explanation/Justification

So this took a long time, but it was fun. Lot's of lessons and fun hahaha. Enjoy...


Opening Credits: "Dueling Violins" - Lord of the Dance: Do I need to spell this out for you?


Waking-Up Scene: "Welcome to Life" - Matt Maher: Great lyrics about being happy to be in God’s presence. Not sure if I like the beat, a lil hokey, but still fun and God-filled, plus I mean it’s Matt Maher….he’s awesome.

Spring Scene: "When We Meet Again" - G Love and Special Sauce: Awesome song by these guys that is reminiscent of the receding winter with it’s slow melody and slightly sad subject matter. But hopeful which makes it especially cool. Love it.

Average-Day Scene: "Improvise" - Jurassic 5: I love this song mostly cause it’s J5, but also because it reminds me of so many days spent with LOG folk just hoping to think of something less boring than what we are doing right then. It also goes through the members of the “krew” and all their styles which is one of the ways I wish we introduced ourselves to other people……ok not really but cool idea no?

Best-Friend Scene: "If I Had A Boat" - Lyle Lovett: Yes, this is a country song, but I don’t even care because the lyrics are so damn cool. Just talking about taking your best friend out on a boat if you had one (even though my friend wouldn’t be a pony like in the song haha).


First-Date Scene: “Counting to 100” - Matt Wertz: So I’m not sure this song is necessarily appropriate for the FIRST date because it seems a little down and self-deprecating, but I love how he sings about an open-ended relationship, based on the game of hide-and-seek which is one we all engage in with the other sex at some time……ok snap out of it Dr Phil…..

Falling-In-Love Scene: “Butterfly” – Donovan Frankenreiter: Just a good relaxed song about a beautiful woman.

Love Scene: "Kissing You (Love Theme From Romeo + Juliet)" - Nellee Hooper: Just a good old fashioned sappy song.

High Scene: "Caring Is Creepy" - The Shins: So me and Jill both had a hard time with this song because wtf is a “high scene”?? Yea I had to make something up.

Hook up Scene: "Two Princes" - Spin Doctors: I know this is such a lame song, especially for this category, but I think it’s appropriate enough to fit here and I cant find anywhere else that makes more sense. Well I like it!


Sex Scene: “Du” – David Hasselhoff: Ok, this is one of the least sexy songs of all time, but I am nervous enough writing down a song that I would have sex to, let alone a serious one, so please bear with me.

Summer Scene: "Cold Hard Bitch" – Jet: A rockin song that has all the energy of a socal summer night. Ok not that I even know what that means but the song kicks ass. Plus it talks about a cold –hearted bitch!!! What’s not to love????

Fight-With-Friend Scene: "Ball and Chain" - Social Distortion: Social D is really cool and this song is one of their less cool songs but it’s appropriate because its not too hard rock about a subject that even might involve anger also has hurt in it.

Break Up Scene: “Eve, The Apple of My Eye” – Bell X1: This song’s lyrics are some of the greatest of all time. I love it.

Get-Back-Together Scene: "Waiting on an Angel" - Ben Harper: Some of the saddest material of all time. I love the song though. Getting back together would be like waiting on an angel, so it’s also amazingly appropriate.

'Life's Okay' Scene: "Beautiful Day" - U2: Yea I don’t think this song needs explanation.

Fall Scene: "Age Six Racer" - Dashboard Confessional: Yea the first line says it all…..”So long sweet summer”.

Heartbreak Scene: "I Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You" - Colin Hay: This song is kind of about heartbreak to me because I thought I had learned it on the guitar and my freakin lil bro walks in and says its all wrong….then figures it out in 5 minutes. Ugh, that’s heartbreakin.

Mental-Breakdown Scene: "Let Go" - Frou Frou: Both this and my High Scene are from Garden State and they both are inspired from that movie’s weirdness. I didn’t know how to address something like mental breakdown, that I haven’t gone through, so I used things that sound/look crazy to me as reference.

Driving Scene: "Glory Bound" - Martin Sexton: A very underrated single-man guitar act. Great driving song with great range…..he sings SO HIGH!! Hahaha.

Winter Scene: "Amsterdam" – Guster: I like how this song is kinda fast, a metaphor of Old Man Winter movin in so fast, and also brisk and clean like the season itself. Fun song from a great band.

Lesson-Learning Scene: "Chocolate" - Snow Patrol: I love these guys! And this song is way better than “Run” which was the one that got radio time. It’s also a great lesson-learning song because it talks about bein a child at 25…..so true for all of us.

Falling Asleep Scene: "Landslide" - Smashing Pumpkins Version: The dream-like quality of this song is what drew me to it for this scene. All about seeing yourself in a hill of snow…..wait maybe trip-out scene is better. Nah jk.

Deep-Thought Scene: "Keep it Loose Keep it Tight" - Amos Lee: His walk over the bridge to the city where he lives are enough to put someone in deep thought. I like the coffee-house feel to his music, that’s what makes it deep in thought for me.

Flashback Scene: “Rain”- Breaking Benjamin: This song is great. I am a sucker for songs in drop-D tuning and this is no exception, it’s so cool sounding!

Party Scene: "Ch-Check it Out" - Beastie Boys: What other party song would a white guy have than one sung by other white guys partying?? I really like Beastie Boys cause they are often as dumb if not more than me, which makes me feel ok about my future cause they’re millionaires.

Regret Scene: "Mr. Brightside" - The Killers: This song is way overplayed but still so brooding and sorrowful, while still rocking out. I think there is a certain amount of remorse for the LACK of action taken in this song also, which is very rarely addressed in this culture so that’s another interesting take on the whole regret aspect.

Happy-Dance Scene: "The Happy Song" – Delirious: Yet another hokey-tuned country song, but this song is powerful in that it invites us to be childlike in our love of God and our praise of Him. We SHOULD dance like morons for Him!!!

Long-Night-Alone Scene: "Imagine" - DJ Numark: I love this remake/version of John Lennon’s classic. It is so relaxed and yet in a hip-hop beat that makes listening near effortless. It’s also different enough that it isn’t just samples remixed, but actually different sounds altogether keeping you guessing a little.

Spiritual Scene: "The Maker" - David Lenoir: "I stand with arms wide open, I've run a twisted line, I'm a stranger in the eyes of the Maker". This line is great cause it chronicles all our struggles to follow His path and to never lose sight of Him. But when we inevitably do, we are strangers to him because of our alienation. I like how it closes on a positive note also with the line "I can't work the fields of Abraham and turn my head away, I'm not a stranger in the hands of the Maker". Soo good

Closing Credits: "Band of Brothers Main Theme" - Michael Kamen: These are actually the opening credits for the mini-series, which is one of the best ever, but I don’t care. The sound is perfect, not too sad but definitely not a cheery song either, leaving it up to the listener to feel both compelled and reflective simultaneously.