itunes on shuffle, wrote whatever came to mind when listening to the song.
You Tore Me Down – Yo La Tengo : sounds like being a child in the 90’s, sounds like walking around Chapel Glen neighborhood in the summer, sounds like Saved by the Bell, sounds like a light sweater, sounds like sun shining through leaves and leaving a pattern of light and shadow on the dirt ground, sounds like ice cream, sounds like when your first love ends, sounds like driving in the car with the windows open.
Blue Thunder – Galaxie 500: sounds like looking at Earth from Mars, sounds like lying in the hot sun and feeling like you’re being cooked, sounds like looking at the sun, sounds like laying in your bed in the summer when you’re inside even though it’s nice out and you’re all alone, sounds like a high school cafeteria, sounds like finding out that everything is going to be okay, sounds like your best friend’s voice through your house phone, sounds like kissing, sounds like driving really fast by yourself, sounds like the middle of the day, sounds like friendly ghosts.
I’m Getting Back Into Getting Back Into You – Silver Jews: sounds like eating cereal, sounds like watching cartoons alone at night, sounds like your friend’s dad, sounds like sound advice, sounds like walking home drunk, sounds like a well-groomed yard, sounds like the suburbs, sounds like middle-aged guys sitting in a record store.
Kennel District – Pavement: sounds like cement (pavement), sounds like your little brother, sounds like waiting for something better, sounds like your dog with his tongue hanging out, sounds like wearing overall shorts, sounds like the creek by my grandma’s house, sounds like railroad tracks, sounds like riding a bike without a helmet, sounds like slipping and falling and scraping your knee, sounds like mud, sounds like your car breaking down, sounds like that one cool teacher you had in high school, sounds like milkshakes.
Lonely Highway – The Magnetic Fields: sounds like being on a train, sounds like looking at fields zooming by, sounds like dry humor, sounds like someone telling you they might still love you but that they just can’t do this anymore, sounds like being perfectly happy to be alone, sounds like drinking coffee and zoning out to the news, sounds like being aloof, sounds like drinking to go to sleep, sounds like travelling alone, sounds like crying quietly, sounds like stained glass windows.
Cast a Shadow – Beat Happening: sounds like being fourteen, sounds like hanging out in a garage, sounds like girly crushes, sounds like being uncertain, sounds like joking around, sounds like trees swaying in the wind, sounds like setting things on fire just for fun, sounds like playgrounds, sounds like exploring caves in the summer, sounds like jumping off of cliffs into a lake, sounds like asking out that person you’ve had your eye on for weeks.
Like a Forest – Low: sounds like leaves falling in the woods, sounds like unresolved problems, sounds like people who love each other but pretend to hate each other, sounds like driving through the country at night, sounds like a child crying, sounds like right before you drift off to sleep and remember something unpleasant, sounds like waking up from a dream you don’t remember but feeling horrible.
Neither of Us, Uncertainly – Deerhunter: sounds like being underwater and looking upward at the sky, sounds like dark, dark water, sounds like being in a church and feeling nothing, sounds like when a plane lifts off and you leave everything you want behind, sounds like a lullaby you sing when you’re too tired to be singing, sounds like an empty fridge, sounds like flying a kite, sounds like storm clouds, sounds like when your ears need to pop, sounds like dusk, sounds like video games, sounds like playing alone as a kid and getting scared of yourself.
Love Delicattssen – The Presidents of the United States of America: sounds like a road trip, sounds like drinking soda in the car in the summer, sounds like Denny’s, sounds like drinking tequila, sounds like bonfires, sounds like grocery stores, sounds like strip malls, sounds like your lover’s dancing, sounds like stealing sunglasses from Target, sounds like slinking down in your seat, sounds like the radio if the radio were everything we want it to be, sounds like flirting, sounds like your parent’s being tipsy, sounds like learning to play an instrument, sounds like turkey sandwiches.
Milk Man – Deerhoof: sounds like teenage girls painting their nails, sounds like sneaking out, sounds like mischievous smiling, sounds like Japan, sounds like fuzzy slippers, sounds like a cat sleeping in the sun, sounds like green grass, sounds like a warm bath, sounds like waking up from a nap feeling refreshed, sounds like when you’re anticipating something good, sounds like fantastical animals mating, sounds like five year olds kissing, sounds like walking past little shops in the summer, sounds like small towns, sounds like a group of giggling teenagers in short shorts, sounds like the public pool, sounds like playing pranks, sounds like flirting with the pizza delivery boy, sounds like lying to your mom.
Bowels of the Best – The Raveonettes: sounds like a knife fight, sounds like leather jackets, sounds like lights of buildings at night, sounds like being drunk alone in your room, sounds like all your hate, sounds like the homeless woman on the corner who stares at you with her accusatory junkie eyes, sounds like feeling guilty, sounds like the moment after you’ve punched a wall, sounds like taking a shower at night, sounds like insomnia, sounds like when your foot falls asleep, sounds like making out with someone you don’t like.
