Top 5.....Eh.

Songs I loved but now REALLY have to be in the mood for. I would never say I'm tired of them, but, still, skipping often happens.

1. ABC - (take your pick): I really do like ABC, but I don't love them. Well, that's not even true. When I'm in the mood, I do really love them. And if I'm in the mood? They are absolutely the best. But...the mood. It needs to be there.


2. The Ocean Blue - Drifting, Falling: Granted, the mood is usually October - April, but that's just it. This is a winter song for me. (No Drifting, Falling to be found, but here's a clip of Sublime (which I really love) from 120 minutes. MAN. I miss that show. And this was just about a year before we saw them live...)


3. Barenaked Ladies - The Old Apartment: There was a time in my life that this made it on every mixed tape I made. It was the sound track for so many years and a wonderful catapult to a short creative narrative. But now? I skip. 80% of the time. But that other 20%? Still so completely amazing.


4. Live - I Alone: I unabashedly love Live. The 90s were such a diverse time in my life and they are one of the bands that encapsulate that period so well for me. Selling the Drama? Still nothing but love. But, for some reason, this is the one that gets skipped a little more than it used to.


5. Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now: There is a great swath of 80s synth that I love as much today as I did the first moment I heard it (hello, HoJo!). This is not one of them. I still love it and it makes me all nostalgy, but I can usually hear the opening bars and skip and be fine. Except that 10th time. Then I turn it up and sing along and feel like I'm 14 again. (however, let's discuss this video in all its awesomeness, shall we? Hold me now...)