She’s Mad. What Song Would You Play?

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Remember that seminal 80’s movie Say Anything? When Lloyd Dobler stands there outside his girlfriend’s house, boombox blaring out Peter Gabriel? Of course you do. Everybody remembers that scene. OK, now put yourself in Lloyd’s shoes.

You just had a major fight with your wife/girlfriend/lover/that hot chick you have a crush on/etc. You want to win her/him/it back, so there you are, standing outside in the rain, your arms raised over your head with your boombox booming. But what song are you playing?

My top ten songs (from any decade) I’m playing while doing my best Dobler impression are:

10) Love Bites by Def Leppard. Do I even need to explain this one? It rocks! The only thing you have to ask yourself while playing this song is “How do I hold my boombox and my lighter at the same time?”

9) Fairytale of New York by the Pogues. Sung by Shane MacGowan and Kristy MacColl. Nobody can understand what the heck that guy is singing anyway. She’ll never notice all the swearing and name calling, just the sweet duet (sung from a jail cell (“the Drunk tank” ) on Christmas Eve, I think. Who knows? ).

The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel. This is one of the best songs ever written. It is so smooth and soulful that it just fits the whole picture… the rain, the angst. All of it.

7) Tonight, Tonight by Smashing Pumpkins. Just because it has the great rock /orchestra intro.

6) This is Your Life by Switchfoot. This song has a great chorus and a great message: “are you who you want to be?” At the end when you look back what will you see? Don’t give up, and “Don’t close your eyes.”

5) Sweet Surrender by Sarah Mclachlan. She has an awesome voice, and this is one of her best songs. Surrender to love. I miss you. Take me in. Yes. I can feel the song working its magic!

4) Pretty much anything from Peter Cetera, but most especially “Have You Ever Been in Love.” “Have you ever stayed up waiting for the telephone call / just to hear her say hello /cause you miss her so…” Come on, sing it with me! You know the tune.

3) Forever Young by Alphaville. Not the crappy Rod Stewart version.

2) Time After Time by Cindi Lauper. OK, yes, including this song makes me a sap. But it always makes me cry, a little, on the inside. And chicks love a guy that can cry. Unless you’re a guy that cries all the time –that’s just plain wrong.

1) Endless Summer Nights by Richard Marx. Who cares if this song is awful and corny now? This is the penultimate broken-heart 80’s song. I probably ate up at least ten tapes playing this song, aching over lost loves as a teenager. It will work. Trust me! (results not guaranteed)

Note: If you do decide to perform a spontaneous concert, please be sure to get the house right, OK? There is nothing more embarrassing than being across the street. Also, big large boomboxes are a bit hard to carry when you’re running from the cops. Keep that one in mind too.

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