Saturday, 21 April 2012

#AtoZchallenge: Elliot Smith & Sonic Youth

WINNER #09: Congratulations MAURICE MITCHELL! Send me an email to let me know which album of mine you want and I'll send you a download link.
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I listened to this song over and over after I broke up with my very first love. (who, funnily enough looked a lot like Matthew MacNish in that profile pic of his with the cigarette hanging out of his mouth). Oh, did I cry and cry and cry and cry. And I was the one who did it!!! So, this song makes me feel nostalgic for the kind of love that is innocent, but oh so dramatic. Isn't everything always dramatic as a teen?



Okay, I was a BIT late to the party on these guys. I didn't get into them until my early twenties. But when I did, I was OBSESSED. So obsessed that the album, Goo, didn't leave my car stereo for over a year. It's what I listened to on the way to work every single day (the year before I moved to Greece, actually). I remember very clearly, how it would always end up on the same song at a specific set of lights. The song I've embedded below. And there was always this really cute window cleaner there at this time of day. I would let him wash my windscreen every single time. And we'd kinda flash flirting looks at each other. We never exchanged a single word the entire time.




Don't forget to drop by Dawn Ius' blog, my partner in crime, to see her music pick for S.


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REMEMBER! During the challenge, I will choose a random commenter every two days, to receive a free download of one of my albums. Your choice! That's thirteen winners. How does that sound? Tell your friends! Just comment for a chance to win.

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7 comments:

  1. icedgurl21 April 2012 at 12:51

    trekking your blog!!! cool! thanks for sharing the challenge! :-)

    cheers!
    ..TREK..

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  2. Dawn Ius21 April 2012 at 16:58

    Oh! I had flirtations with cute window washer once, too - but I bet I was listening to SKID ROW :-P xo

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  3. Maurice Mitchell21 April 2012 at 17:27

    Cool! I'll take your album Solo. Sonic Youth I've heard of, Smith I had not! Good acoustic sound and a raw energy in his voice.
    @Dawn good one Lol

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  4. Patricia Stoltey21 April 2012 at 19:12

    I don't miss that drama that went with being a teenager one bit, but I can still get caught up in the feelings that went with certain songs from long ago. Music is the greatest memory trigger of all.

    Patricia

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  5. Alex J. Cavanaugh21 April 2012 at 22:46

    I was hoping Matthew had commented already so I could see what he had to say about the resemblance!

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  6. Susan Fields23 April 2012 at 03:48

    Oh, teen love! Isn't it funny how music can get so embedded in your brain that it always bring you back to a certain time in your life? So cool.

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  7. Theresa Milstein23 April 2012 at 16:09

    Congratulations to Maurice.

    Big fan of Sonic Youth. Wish I could listen to the audio, but I'm at work. I'll have to come back later.

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