For fun, I’m putting together a 30th birthday mix CD. It includes some fun songs, some reflective songs — all stuff I think will be good just to listen to on Tuesday and ponder.
For example, I’ve got:
Happy Birthday To Me – Cracker
My Next Thirty Years – Tim McGraw
Why Georgia – John Mayer (a song that kind of annoys me because the verse melody is identical to Carly Simon’s “Coming Around Again”)
and a bunch of others I can’t remember. (Is memory the first thing to go? I can’t remember.)
Any suggestions for additional songs that would make sense in such a compilation?
30th birthday mix CD
I did a mix CD for my 30th this summer. My parents had a party for me, and I ended up giving them out as favours. I’ll look when I get home tonight and see what I put on the play list.
And, Happy Birthday!
A suggestion.. Concrete Blonde’s “Happy Birthday”. 🙂
Thanks, and thanks!
Why Georgia bothers me for the same reason!
Heh. When I saw the reply email in my Inbox with your name on it, I just knew you were going to be agreeing with me on that. 🙂 Melodic minds think alike, I guess.
I love Why Georgia, but you probably know why:)
*big grin*
Reflective: CSN’s “4+20” (it’s on Deja Vu)
Dancing around in your socks: The Beatles “Today It’s Your Birthday” (I think that’s right) or Talking Heads’ “Once in a Lifetime”.
If you’re up for adding a bit of humor, I recommend Amy Rigby (who I believe is from Nashville). There’s a couple of songs on her album Middlescence that might be fun: “The Summer of My Wasted Youth” and “Invisible,” though she does mention turning 35 in the latter, so it’s a bit off.
As Promised:
Fireflies–Lori McKenna
Believe–K’s Choice
As I Am–Erin McKeown
Moses–Patty Griffin
More to this woman–Eleanor McEvoy
Garden Rose–Kris Delmhorst
Everything I Need–Melissa Ferrick
Pray–Nini Camps
Closer to Me–Dar Williams
There were a few more, I think finally and I can’t find the play list. My songs were more about growing up, becoming your own than about birthdays specifically. Turning 30 wasn’t too bad, but I feel like I’m too young to be 30 already and at the same time, feel way to grown up for my age.
My songs were more about growing up, becoming your own than about birthdays specifically.
That’s kind of where I wanted to go with it, too, at least in part. But it’s also a reflection (sometimes tongue-in-cheek) about the last year, and the last few years in general, as well as the whole of my life ’til now — not to mention what I can see ahead in the years to come. Here’s the list so far:
Happy Birthday To Me – Cracker‘s suggestion!)
My Next Thirty Years – Tim McGraw
Why Georgia – John Mayer
Watershed – Indigo Girls
Soul Child – Shawn Mullins
Once In A Lifetime – Talking Heads (Thanks to
Happily Ever After (Every Now And Then) – Jimmy Buffett (I thought about “A Pirate Looks At Forty” but it seemed too specific to Jimmy’s own life to have enough relevance to mine)
The Middle – Jimmy Eat World
Closer To Fine – Indigo Girls
Learning to Live With Me – Harley Allen (I also have the Gary Allan recording of this one but this is a wonderful Live At The Bluebird recording of Harley singing his own song, and it seems way more powerful that way)
That’s Just About Right – Blackhawk
One Small Year – Shawn Colvin
Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon
No Time To Kill – Clint Black
And She Was – Talking Heads
Turning 30 wasn’t too bad, but I feel like I’m too young to be 30 already and at the same time, feel way to grown up for my age.
Same here. I thought about including Garth Brooks’ “Much Too Young To Feel This Damn Old” but lyrically it gets too specific with rodeo/truck-driving/life on the road in general or however you want to interpret it. If I were going by the title alone, it would definitely belong in the collection. 😉
Talking Heads’ “Once in a Lifetime”
Oooh. Good one. 🙂
The Beatles song is simply called “Birthday”. It’s on the White Album. My dad used to blast it on the morning of my birthday.
dar williams – party generation. but it is sort of the wanting to stay young sid eof it.
It’s too late, but I thought of a couple more.
CSN’s “Wasted on the Way” and Peter Gabriel’s “Shaking the Tree”.