In my previous post I mentioned my participation in a 30 Day Blogging Challenge. This is day one, the day of my Favourite Song.
My own musical taste is incredibly broad. When anyone asks me “what kind of music do you listen to?” my response is “Good music”. From virtually every genre there is at least one musician or song that I genuinely enjoy. This fact makes it quite difficult to pinpoint only one favourite song. My tastes also go through phases and my more specific musical interests change. One week I may listen to nothing but Strapping Young Lad, the next week I will devour anything that is Frank Sinatra.
One common theme I have found in the songs I grow to love is that they all have memories attached to them or evoke feeling from me. For example, while the song “I Get a Kick Out Of You” by Frank Sinatra has a prettier sound and lyrics that I like more, the song “Fly Me To the Moon” by Frank Sinatra is more special to me and therefore it is my favourite song by Frank Sinatra. The song is special because probably over a year ago I found myself stunned that my Significant Other not only enjoyed music like Mr. Sinatra but he was able to sing along word-for-word to many of the songs. My SO’s taste are usually more of the pop/punk nature (My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, PANIC! At the Disco), so you can imagine my surprise when he began singing along to Fly Me to the Moon when it came on the radio. A few days later I was feeling sad about one thing or another so he began singing “Fly Me to the Moon” with all of the lyrics replaced with the word “wunderbar”, one of his pet names for me. Since then this song has maintained as one of my favourite songs.
An example of a song that becomes my favourite because of a feeling it evokes is “Nothing Left” by Psyclon Nine. Try looking up this song and compare it to Frank Sinatra for a true taste of my diverse musical interests. This song reminds me very much of the concept of past lives and the negative memories that can come with them, my own in particular (maybe when I’m more comfortable discussing the topic I’ll reveal details about past lives). The lyrics are dark and spooky in a way and fit beautifully with the sound of the music itself. The song brings back deep feelings for me and I love it for that reason.
Now, because I am simply unable to choose a single song to be my favourite, I chose to simply discuss how I choose a song to be my favourite. 
