Weekend Musings

Over the weekend, my boyfriend and I got to discussing songs. He heard one on the radio as we were running errands and remarked that it was a great anthem for a break-up. A few hours later, over a glass (or two, maybe three) of wine, the topic resurfaced, and I suggested we look more seriously at this matter for my blog. 

So, there we were, in our kitchen on a Saturday night, pouring over our CD collections and coming up with "life anthem categories". Yes, this is what we do in our spare time. And yes, most of these are older tunes. We're not down with the hip homies and have never downloaded a song. Yes, we're ancient. I just brushed a cobweb off my shoulder. Here are the fruits of our labour:

If any of these feel like the current anthem of your life, you're about to break up or have recently done so:

I'm Free - The Who

Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

I Want to Break Free - Queen

Love Hurts - Nazareth

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin

If any of these feel like the current anthem of your life, you're in a dysfunctional relationship:

Under my Thumb - The Rolling Stones

Cuts Like a Knife - Bryan Adams

With or Without You - U2

Don't Stand so Close to Me - The Police

Under Pressure - Queen

Does Your Mother Know - Abba

Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Joan Jett

Stalker tunes:

Every Breath You Take - The Police

One Way or Another - Blondie

Your Time is Gonna Come - Led Zeppelin

Troy - Sinnead O'Connor

We're not total cynics - here are some of our favorite love songs:

A Case of You - Joni Mitchell

At Last - Etta James

Ice Cream - Sarah McLaughlin

Let My Love Open the Door - Pete Townsend

We're just scratching the surface here so feel free to post comments adding to this list.