I need a personal soundtrack.
I mean, why can't I have one? If we are supposed to be the hero of our own story, it seems to me everyone needs a soundtrack.
I've actually had times in my life where music played such a strong role that I could easily assemble the soundtrack for it. For example, there was a time back in college where I could easily map out exactly what the soundtrack would be if they made a movie of that moment of my life. I believe that the order was something along this line:
Lady in Red - Chris De Burgh
Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon
The Glory of Love - Peter Cetera
When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge
Breakfast at Tiffanys - Deep Blue Something
At This Moment - Billy Vera and the Beaters
She - The Monkees
Love Stinks - J. Geils Band
It Must Have Been Love - Roxette
I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle
Yep. Thanks to YouTube, there it is, the chronicle of a college heartbreak, laid out in song and video. Man, I am so a child of the 80's.
But I need a more general type of soundtrack. I want music that I can hear in my head for sequences in my life... not tied to particular events. I need an openning credits song, an action song, a comedic moment song, a touching/heartfelt moment song, a rise-to-the-occasion/overcoming song, a victory song, etc., etc., etc.
More than any of those, though, I want a theme song. A song that, if it played while I walked into a room, people would say, yep, that fits him.
It would not be without precedent. I mean, who can doubt Darth Vader is on his way when you hear THAT music (you know what I'm talking about)? And pro wrestlers have had this forever! As a kid, I can remember Another One Bites the Dust blaring as the Junk Yard Dog made his way to the ring, or knowing I was about to see Hulk Hogan when I Am A Real American started playing.
The one I've claimed thus far has been You've Got The Touch by Stan Bush, but I'm thinking there may be a better one out there for me. It could be I'm like one of those TV shows that changes its theme each season. Maybe it is time for a change.
Any suggestions?
Type at you later.
(Original character - Eagle Red)
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