How apropos!
Technically Twisted Mix-Tape is a Tuesday thing and today is Thursday, but I have never been on time or apropos in my life.
This week’s theme is Scary Songs. I enlisted the help of everyone in my house which resulted in quite a long list.
Then I checked the parameters of the link up over at Jen’s My Skewed View and realized I had way, way too many songs.
This created another challenge—editing. I am about as good at editing as I am at being on time (or apropos).
This created another challenge—editing. I am about as good at editing as I am at being on time (or apropos).
Here’s my five song playlist for Halloween and Twisted Mix-Tape
Tuesday (in no particular order, play it on shuffle):
1. God’s Gonna Cut You Down – Johnny Cash
I was going to go with Long Black Veil, then I remembered Cash's God’s Gonna Cut You Down and chose the latter.
I grew up Catholic with a grandmother who did not much appreciate Vatican
II and a few nuns for teachers who did not seem to appreciate children. I remember as I was preparing for my First Reconciliation in the second
grade that I was freaked out by the fact that God could not only see everything I
did, but God also knew my thoughts. I lived
in complete fear. I’m older now and
understand that as a child there is no way I was thinking about anything requiring
God to strike me down. But still, the song creeps me
out.
2. Bugs – Pearl Jam
I love this song. I
especially love that when I played it for my daughters to get it approved for this list, they asked me to turn it off. Apparently bugs creep them out as much as God did me
in my youth.
3. Forty Six and 2 – Tool
Lyrics:
My shadow's
Shedding skin and
I've been picking
Scabs again.
Shedding skin and
I've been picking
Scabs again.
I'm down
Digging through
My old muscles
Looking for a clue.
Digging through
My old muscles
Looking for a clue.
It’s
for dark moments only, obviously.
Forty Six and 2 got the thumbs up from everyone in the house, even my Chihuahuas who know a
little something about shedding. . .fur.
4. The Stone – Dave Matthews
Another one for darker moods. Another one that I like due to being raised
Catholic and always feeling like I had done something wrong. It’s a beautiful song, really. Especially this version.
5. Secret – The Pierces
This is the theme song for the show my daughters are
obsessed with, Pretty Little Liars. I
find it scary when my girls sing it in unison in their pretty little voices.
Be sure to check out Jen and the rest of the bloggers who participated in this week's Twisted Mix-Tape Tuesday to see if your favorite scary song made it onto anyone's list!
Happy Halloween!
I am so happy to have you back! And with a bang too! I am reading Johnny Cash's second autobiography right now, it is really fascinating. His own relationship with God was so tumultuous.
ReplyDeleteSuper creepy list for all the right reasons. I hope you come back again!
Thanks Jen, especially for the reminders. It's good to be back. I'll have to pick up that autobiography.
DeleteSeems like you managed the apropos-ness in this post. Punctuality is over-rated.
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