magyang's heart song playlist

Created by magyang on May 20, 2009

This playlist has the songs Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morris, Part Of Your World by Disney, shake yer head by eraserheads, I Think I See The Light by Cat Stevens, Mr. Big by To Be With You, and more.

As much as I try to be a hipster, I'm really not. As a wise sage once said, "just keepin' it real, dawg. just keepin' it real".

A few thoughts on the songs themselves:

Brown Eyed Girl: I'm just a sucka for shalalalas and handclaps.

Part of Your World: Transcribed the tape because the album didn't come with lyrics. For years I thought Ariel sang "a pretty walk. a pretty run. a pretty stay up there in the sun".

Shake Yer Head: My classmate claimed to have the number of E. Buendia, which, of course, we called EVERY WEEKEND.

I Think I See The Light: Coz Harold & Maude is <3

To be With You: When I was in third grade, I thought this was the most perfect song in the world. Nelson's Love & Affection was a close second.

8 Days a week: Eleanor Rigby used to be my favorite Beatles song, but really now, who wants to be a downer?

Hold my Hand: When Darius R. sings the words "No comb had touched your hair", I just KNOW he's singing them for me.

Come Sail Away: I love the bizarre turn this song takes. You're like, oh. ITS ABOUT ALIENS AND UFOS?

I'll remember: Brendan Fraser was the hotness in With Honors. And Moira Kelly! Who didn't want to be her, post-Cutting Edge?

Angel of the Morning: Another childhood favorite. How was I to know it was about one night stands?

When I'm thinking about You: One of the prettiest songs, ever.

You're the One that I want: But I still have to say, I HATE ONJ's "makeover" in this movie. What a horrible perm.

I wanna dance with somebody: Pre-crack whitney makes me happy.

Spin the Bottle: In retrospect, a lot of the cultural artifacts of the Gen X era did not age well. Case in point: Reality Bites was, well, how shall we put this? Painfully contrived (and how just annoying was E. Hawke in this movie?), but Julianna Hatfield was and always shall be a cutie pie. Also, this song wins the award for "most startling inclusion of an expletive in a song", ever.

Africa: Perfect for drunken harmonizing.

Stop Whispering: I don't know why nobody knows this song.

Doo Wop That thing: She talked about "miseducation", but really, L Hill is just too cool for school.

Please Please Please let me Get what I want : The best thing about Pretty in Pink.

Summer Breeze: I listen to this during the winter. It makes me feel better, I swear.

Somebody to Love: Can someone please make a choral arrangement of this, STAT?

Always be my Baby: In 6th grade pretended to be all hardcore & into grunge, but I secretly LOVED this song.

If I had a hammer: First grade, daddy, singing in the kitchen

The Goonies: This makes me think of Josh Brolin pedaling that tiny bike. Also, I loved the goonies video game.

Mmmbop: Oh Taylor. I thought you were the coolest little girl in the world.

You Can't Hurry Love: My sisters had a dance routine set to this song and it involved jazz hands. And chairs. Sheer awesomenezz.