It seems like Fall is a season for turning to the past, whether for nostalgic reminiscing about going back to school or, as has been the case for me, dreading what disaster this October will bestow. In an effort to confront my demons, I've returned to the songs I was listening to last year (an easy task with the help of iTunes and my 100+ playlists - "Fall2007" is just a click away). For weeks all I could bear to listen to were these two songs:
The first bore no direct relation to my personal situation, but it was upbeat and feisty in a way that helped me power through those lengthening nights and weighty questions. (P.S. What happened to Sunshine Anderson?)
The second is a classic. But suddenly it seemed to represent everything important in my heart. Maybe not in the way she meant (yes, she DID at least help write the lyrics), but believing that people are for always, that anything is for always, was the ultimate comfort.
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Oh no. This was the song I so glibly labeled terrible and then back-peddled like mad once it became clear I had maybe been premature in passing judgment. Again.
Let's leave it like this. It's sometimes (to me, often) mysterious why certain songs carry you through certain times; finding such a song makes it "good". No matter what anyone says.
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