I have to say that the first time I actually heard this song was probably back in 1984 or so. I hadn’t heard 38 Special’s Caught up in you back in 1982 when it first came out. I heard it when one of my friends gave me a copy of a mix tape he had made for his girlfriend. I have to admit, this song brings back memories of that time, when I was going to high school in New Jersey.
My friend, who had later moved up to New Jersey, had gave me that mix tape when he visited me from where he was living in Georgia. (Yeah, I moved around and lived everywhere in those days, we were a military family after all.)
I just loved this song. It just reminded me too of a girl I had a crush on. I remember it was a while before I got around to asking her out. I talked to her everyday, we were pretty decent friends, but it was one of those high school things. Of course, I think we went on one date and that was it. If that was even a date! LOL
Those teenage years, you have to wonder how those same people are doing now.
I remember way back when, living in Japan, we’d heard of this thing called MTV. We were astonished they finally made a channel dedicated just to music videos. So we had some friends send a VHS tape of some of the music videos to us in Japan. It was awesome.
The first video I saw, was Pretty Woman by Van Halen. I thought the video was incredibly hilarious and was just awesome. I loved it. I thought this was a wonderful thing that MTV did, and playing music videos all day and night with the occasional music news was great.
Of course, as we all know now, they don’t really play any videos anymore and instead have all those reality shows which just embarrasses a lot of people. But I digress.
I distinctly remember standing in my friend’s living room watching this video with a few friends. I think all of us were pretty impressed. My friend who had the video had just moved to Japan, so he got to see music videos and the real MTV already so he wasn’t too impressed.
Here is the original video, hopefully you enjoy it! Remember, this video was banned at one point in time!
The next song is Maneater by Hall and Oates. No, not the one by Nelly Furtado. Although I have to admit I like that song too. I think the reason I chose this song was because of the previous song. I have to admit if I hear Heat of the Moment, then immediately this song comes to mind. I don’t think it’s because their release was in the same year (1982), but because this song reminds me of being a teenager in Japan.
Actually I remember exactly the first time I heard this song. We were in Shinjuku, going up (or down) an escalator then. This song was playing in a store, and my friend turned to me and she said, “this is a really good song!” I had mentioned to her that I didn’t know it, and never heard it before, and she proceeded to tell me I should get into this band, as they were really cool. Again I won’t mention any names of who was there. And this conversation might have been in Japanese. Actually I think it was in Japanese.
But honestly this song totally reminds me of her, and that time. This is not to say she was a maneater, like the song implies, but rather it reminds me of her because of the situation. Although I have to admit my friend had a crush on her, and she was rather pretty. I think my friend was rather obsessed. It was a heavy crush. Although not as heavy as the crush he had on an upperclassman.
Here is the video, I promise to include these when I write these posts. Enjoy!
The next song in my life soundtrack would definitely be Heat of the Moment by Asia. I remember distinctly walking through a Japanese department store back in 1982 with a friend and hearing this song. We were going to the music area and actually going to buy this album. At least that’s how I remember it. I’m not entirely sure who was with me then. I’ll not mention any names so as not to embarrass anyone. (I was, after all, one of the misfits, as labeled by one of my closer friends.)
One thing I loved about buying records (Yes, we didn’t have CD’s back then, it was only vinyl) in Japan was you got a free poster. (This included buying albums on tape as well as vinyl) Of course, I was a teenager, so I put posters up everywhere in my room. A free poster was definitely a bonus item back then. You’d sometimes get other bonus type items too. Actually I’m pretty sure this practice still continues in Japanese music stores.
This song definitely brings back memories of Japan as a teenager, the fun we used to have. it brings back memories of Fussa, Shinjuku, Summerland and so much more! I’m sure my fellow Yokota-ites will know exactly what I’m talking about. Gotta love memories of Summerland for sure. The giant slide at Summerland was definitely awesome back then.
Here’s a video of the song, I didn’t forget it this time. Hope you enjoy it!
Yeah that’s a long ass title. But to expand on it, “If my life had a soundtrack, it would go something like this: Sweet Dreams (are made of this) by Eurythmics.” Now this is only the first song.
Long time readers of this blog will realize that I’ve done this a couple times before, here and at hello! blogger. However, this time, I’m actually going to finish this project of mine.
This time around, I’m going to try something different and actually go through the songs which mean the most to me, in some sick or demented way. Or just something that plain makes sense. Instead of offering up a small explanation, I plan to append a story to the song, and it might explain why the song means so much to me.
If you’re wondering what spurred this on, I was going through my music the other day, and came across an old mix tape which my old friend Kate had made. I told her that I was listening to it and wow it brought back so memories. She wrote me back excited about it and told me “It, what I remember about it, was so important at the time.”
That said it all to me right there.
There are songs that mean so much to me at different times in my life. But mostly, a lot of music is just nostalgic and reminds me of times in my life. But as we grow older, get more experience in life, each song takes on a deeper meaning to each of us. I’m not even sure if I’m explaining what I mean very well. So this has all just spurred on a “new” soundtrack of my life. For the first track, I chose “Sweet Dreams (are made of this) by the Eurythmics.”
I’m sure you’re wondering why I even chose this song. In 1983, when the song came out, my family and I were moving to the US, not for the first time, but rather, coming back. But to me, after living in Japan for 7 years, and being 15 years old, it felt like the first time. I remember a lot of this because this song was played constantly on the radio. It almost became very annoying listening to this song.
Of course, over the years, this changed, and this song just reminded me of the drive my family made from San Francisco to New Hampshire, with a few stops in between. We traveled a long ways, and saw some friends along the way. We ran into the Monks in Sacramento, California. The biggest thing I remember about Sacramento was just marveling at the stores and houses. It was so different than Japan.
Then went ahead and saw our friends the Johnsons in Mountain Home, Idaho. My memories of Mountain Home are good, seeing our friends since they moved from Japan, but I distinctly remember Dairy Queen and loving it there. Or perhaps that was another time.
We stopped in Oklahoma as well, to see some relatives, and I think my sister and I must have watched Grease and Grease 2 about a million times. I also remember having a small family reunion as well.
From there, we drove on up to New Hampshire, to Pease Air Force Base to start a new life in the US. I remember arriving there in August I believe, just in time for school to start. Go figure. That was a hell of a summer vacation.
All this is what I remember when I hear this song by the Eurythmics.
[edited] How silly of me not to offer a video of the song. Enjoy.
I remember watching TV with Meesh a while back and this commercial came on and my first thought was, “is that Karen from Will and Grace?” Sure enough, I guess she either enjoys doing commercials quite a bit, or she’s hard up for some cash. :D Please enjoy the video!
So I hear it’s now 2010. I was watching something the other day and they were asking people how to say 2010. So is it said like: “Twenty Ten” or is it said like “Two Thousand Ten”? That’s a decent question. I think personally I would say Two Thousand Ten. Only because I’ve been say Two Thousand Nine and so on. But that’s just me. I think I’ll probably make this a poll.
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Anyway, I guess this is a new year and people are getting anxious about 2012. It’s getting closer. But I think I have to share the opinion of many out there who believe the Mayans just ended the calendar at 2012 because they never anticipated anything after that. I mean, eventually you gotta run out of stone to write on right?
But I digress. The new year brings in new resolutions, and I have a few. I’d like to finally get hopping on my writing. I plan on finishing at least my first story this year. At least. I’m also considering getting back into web hosting. So if any of you are looking for any hosting, keep me in mind. I plan on having some free hosting, really small stuff, but enough to get people started. I’ve just gotta get some site builder and automated processing set up to get ready.
I wanted to wish a Happy Birthday to the Marine Corps and Happy Veteran’s Day. I want to wish a thanks to all the men and women of the US Armed Forces. I really appreciate everything you guys and gals do for us. As a Navy Corpsman I have an inkling of what you go through everyday.
Again, thanks and this day is for you! Semper Fi, never die!
Wow is it November again already? While I love November for the obvious reasons (it’s my birthday month), I do love November for the change in the weather and all the food we get to eat for Thanksgiving. I’ve gotta make sure to load up on some insulin that day. It just seems like yesterday when it was November. This has definitely been an amazing year and a half. But here we are, coming up on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Wow, honestly I do love the holidays. This year however, might be a bit different. We shall see how this year goes. I’m not exactly sure what is going on for Thanksgiving itself, but if nothing else is really planned, I hope to prepare to make the Thanksgiving meal this year. I don’t remember what we did last year, but I’m pretty sure the year before that, I prepared the meal and it was just Meesh’s parents and us. If I do prepare the meal, I better start planning soon.
I have to say that the first time I actually heard this song was probably back in 1984 or so. I hadn’t heard 38 Special’s Caught up in you back in 1982 when it first came out. I heard it when one of my friends gave me a copy of a mix tape he had made for his girlfriend. I have to admit, this song brings back memories of that time, when I was going to high school in New Jersey.
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