Personal anthems? (merged)

ObsidianZebra · Jun 14, 2003

So, what are your personal anthems? 
personal anthems being those songs that you can really relate to - so much that they seem to have been written about you.. or that you practically could've written yourself! 
I know i have quite a few.. but i can't remember most of them right now though.. but anyway.. here goes what i do remember! 
"Welcome to the New South" by Less than Jake 
"Peaceful Day" by Pennywise 
At the time being i'm really relating to "Three's a Charm" by the Starting Line and "Dead on Arrival" by Fall Out Boy.. *sigh* 
i'll post others as soon as I can think of them .. perhaps sharing lyrics or saying what the song is about ... but I don't feel like doing that right now <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/images/smilies/tongue3.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="

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ceryna · Jun 14, 2003

Right now, I'm really relating to "My Immortal" by Evanesence, and "Shame" by Stabbing Westward. 
I'm hoping that changes soon, though. ^^;;

spa_girl · Jun 14, 2003

"And she was" by Talking Heads has always been a liberating sort of anthem for me. (Yes, I'm a child of the 80's)

SilverC · Jun 14, 2003

I have a few, depending on what type of mood I'm in. 
Walk On by U2 is kind of my "life sucks, but don't let them get to you" song. And love is not the easy thing 
The only baggage you can bring... 
And love is not the easy thing... 
The only baggage you can bring 
Is all that you can't leave behind 
And if the darkness is to keep us apart 
And if the daylight feels like it's a long way off 
And if your glass heart should crack 
And for a second you turn back 
Oh no, be strong 
Walk on, walk on 
What you got, they can't steal it 
No they can't even feel it 
Walk on, walk on 
Stay safe tonight... 
You're packing a suitcase for a place none of us has been 
A place that has to be believed to be seen 
You could have flown away 
A singing bird in an open cage 
Who will only fly, only fly for freedom 
Walk on, walk on 
What you got they can't deny it 
Can't sell it or buy it 
Walk on, walk on 
Stay safe tonight 
And I know it aches 
And your heart it breaks 
And you can only take so much 
Walk on, walk on 
Home...hard to know what it is if you never had one 
Home...I can't say where it is but I know I'm going home 
That's where the heart is 
I know it aches 
How your heart it breaks 
And you can only take so much 
Walk on, walk on 
Leave it behind 
You've got to leave it behind 
All that you fashion 
All that you make 
All that you build 
All that you break 
All that you measure 
All that you steal 
All this you can leave behind 
All that you reason 
All that you sense 
All that you speak 
All you dress up 
All that you scheme... 
That I Would be Good by Alanis Morisette is my "life sucks, but don't let yourself get to you" song. that I would be good even if I did nothing 
that I would be good even if I got the thumbs down 
that I would be good if I got and stayed sick 
that I would be good even if I gained ten pounds 
that I would be fine even if I went bankrupt 
that I would be good if I lost my hair and my youth 
that I would be great if I was no longer queen 
that I would be grand if I was not all knowing 
that I would be loved even when I numb myself 
that I would be good even when I am overwhelmed 
that I would be loved even when I was fuming 
that I would be good even if I was clingy 
that I would be good even if I lost sanity 
that I would be good 
whether with or without you 
There's more, but I think that's enough for now <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/images/smilies/smiley.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="

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Max Power · Jun 14, 2003

Toss up: Either "Loser" by Beck, "The Boys Are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy, or "I'll Stick Around" by Foo Fighters.

GhostUser · Jun 14, 2003

no songs really suit how i am now, but before i had my daughter 
either gin and juice by snoop dogg or basicaly the whole wall cd by pink floyd. umm yeah i used to be a bit wild

dk_art · Jun 14, 2003

"Fool on the Hill" ...... 'Magical Mystery Tour' album - The Beatles <a href="http://www.geocities.com/bestlyr_x/lyrics/foolonthehill.html" target="_blank">http://www.geocities.com/bestlyr_x/l...onthehill.html</a> 
Not all of it directly literally .... but some of the words

Robert · Jun 14, 2003

<div class="quote-container">Quote:
<div class="quote-block">Originally posted by Max Power 
"The Boys Are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy[/B]</div>
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Man... what a great tune. 
I suppose some of mine would have to include: 
Eighteen - Alice Cooper 
Takin' Care of Business - BTO 
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie 
Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh 
Freebird - Lynyrd Skynrd 
Anarchy in the USA - Motley Crue 
And just about anything from RUSH 
Wow... way too many more to list now that I think about it. 
Edited to add: I do not think these songs all relate specifically to myself.. but are the type of songs that can be related through different periods of my life or of the lives of those pretty close to me. Thus, I feel each is appropriate.

Max Power · Jun 14, 2003

<div class="quote-container">Quote:
<div class="quote-block">Originally posted by Robert Freebird - Lynyrd Skynrd</div>
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Heck yeah!!!

GhostUser · Jun 14, 2003

<div class="quote-container">Quote:
<div class="quote-block">Originally posted by Max Power Heck yeah!!!</div>
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i'll second that!! what was i thinking?

Max Power · Jun 14, 2003

I'm gonna add "Magic Man" by Heart to my list <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/images/smilies/pimp.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title=":tame:">

GhostUser · Jun 14, 2003

ok nobody laugh...... i have to add girls just wanna have fun by Cyndi lauper. i've loved that song since i was a kid, i always thougt it was cool that someone else spelled their name that way

Robert · Jun 14, 2003

Magic Man... good call. 
AJ, I actually thought, and still think, Cyndi Lauper's Money Changes Everything is a pretty cool tune <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/images/smilies/wink3.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="

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I just realized two more... cannot believe I forgot them the first time. Both by The Who. 
Won't get Fooled Again 
Baba O'Riley (most folks know this one as "Teenage Wasteland")

Azalea · Jun 14, 2003

I don't know if this one can be even be but in this category, but the song that I always felt somehow was a little about me was, -and is- , "Fox in the snow" by Belle and Sebastian. 
Yup. Maybe this is better suited in the "song that is tear catalyst" thread....

Kurmudgeon · Jun 14, 2003

Nirvana's Blew. 
Particularly the lines "if you wouldn't mind I would like to leave, if you wouldn't mind I would like to breathe".

GhostUser · Jun 14, 2003

"Wasted Time" - the Eagles

natalie · Jun 14, 2003

my anthems are/have been: 
All i want - Joni mitchell 
Yes i am blind - Morrissey 
Let Down- Radiohead 
I am the Resurrection - Stone Roses (an anthem if ever there was one ! )

VegAnna · Jun 15, 2003

That I would be good - Alanis Morissette that I would be good even if i did nonthing 
that I would be good even if i got the thumbs down 
that I would be good if i got and stayed sick 
that I would be good even if I gained ten pounds 
that I would be fine even if I went bankrupt 
that I would be good if I lost my hair and my youth 
that I would be great if I was no longer Queen 
that I would be grand if I was not all knowing 
that I would be loved even when I numb myself 
that I would be good even when I am overwhelmed 
that I would be loved even when i was fuming 
that I would be good even if I was clingy 
that I would be good even if I lost sanity 
that I would be good 
whether with or without you

Tame · Jun 15, 2003

"Pimp Like Me" by D12 
"Bring it On" by MC Ren 
"Sittin' On Chrome" by Masta Ace 
"Iron Man" by Sir Mix-a-lot (If I were a pro-wrestler, that would be my theme music.) <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="/images/smilies/pimp.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title=":tame:">

Michael · Jun 15, 2003

I believe this one should be mine... <a href="http://www.veggieboards.com/boards/showthread.php?action=showpost&postid=144547" target="_blank">http://www.veggieboards.com/boards/s...&postid=144547</a>

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