Often my emotional experience with a song is derived from personal connection; often from the knowledge that the song is fused with the emotion of it's writer. Other times, it is what the performer brings to it that makes the difference. 1. (Thank You For The ) Days- Luke Kelly. this one puts my heart in my throat- 'twas played at the funeral of a close relative earlier this year. even thinking of it can cos me to go silent for a while. 2. 74-75- The Connells. i'm not really sure why it gets to me. it just sounds so lonely, and brings to mind all those friends that i've lost wihtout the chance to say goodbye. thankfully i have found some of these people again recently, but not Ami. she's a childhood friend now somewhere in China:-( 3. Thirty-Three- Smashing Pumpkins. again, who knows why? i think that Billy Corgan may have finally been growing up (or realized that he wasnt a kid anymore) , and this song represents some reservations on his part. it also shows him telling all how far he's come- who kows why, but those "graceful swans of never" get me every time. 4. Redondo Beach- Patti Smith. i first heard this song after having what felt like an unfixable arguement with a dear friend. i thought all the joy we generated was gone. unlike Patti, though, i was the one that stormed off as it were and this song brought it all back home to me 5. Amen- Jewel, for the mixed feelings of loss and hoplessness in this song, must also admit to having a similar feeling wiht her song Don't. 6. Never is a Promise- Fiona Apple. for obvious reasons i think. this song easily makes us feel sooooo sorry for ourselves! GARRET np- Je T'aime- Serge Gainsbourg
