Comments on: 30th birthday mix CD

By: red_frog

red_frog — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 07:07:43 +0000

It’s too late, but I thought of a couple more.

CSN’s “Wasted on the Way” and Peter Gabriel’s “Shaking the Tree”.

By: eeyore_grrl

eeyore_grrl — Thu, 18 Dec 2003 23:24:07 +0000

dar williams - party generation. but it is sort of the wanting to stay young sid eof it.

By: cassidyrose

cassidyrose — Tue, 16 Dec 2003 17:03:12 +0000

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.

By: kateo

kateo — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 18:34:26 +0000

Talking Heads’ “Once in a Lifetime”

Oooh. Good one.

By: kateo

kateo — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 18:30:33 +0000

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
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 ’s suggestion!)
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.

By: lyrical1

lyrical1 — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 17:46:21 +0000

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.

By: pixiecrinkle

pixiecrinkle — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 17:22:23 +0000

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.

By: red_frog

red_frog — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 16:50:06 +0000

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”.

By: serenejournal

serenejournal — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 13:25:10 +0000

*big grin*

By: queensheba

queensheba — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 13:22:34 +0000

I love Why Georgia, but you probably know why:)