Nothing quite as beautiful as music

Time to Pretend – MGMT
Association: Plugged in to the iPod while working at Standard Insurance. I had this song for 6 or 8 months before I really listened to it. I suppose there’s a paradoxical element to listening to a rock star anthem while typing in a mundane cubical in the most boring company of the most boring industry. But, this song is too much fun.

"I'm feeling rough, I'm feeling raw, I'm in the prime of my life
This is our decision to live fast and die young
We've got the vision, now let's have some fun!
Yeah it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?
Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9GH-yvPHSY

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Summertown – 3eb
Association: Santa Cruz, late summer. I really started listening to this song a few days before Labor Day. I spent that weekend in Santa Cruz and replayed this song again and again while driving around aimlessly. It’s a pretty obvious association (a summer town song in a summer town) and I feel like a cheeseball but it really was a perfect soundtrack for the weekend.

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I Got A Feeling – Black Eyed Peas

The elite club tournaments to not allow for a lot of fraternizing. Labor Day is the one exception. We play for two days and then have a blow-out party on Sunday night because Monday is a holiday. I heard this song for the first time at that party dancing with a very beautiful girl. It was, in fact, a good night.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI0W6J3oyLA

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Pictures of Success by Rilo Kiley
Association: NYC
Rhino travelled to New York in July to play in the first ever New York Invitational tournament. The ultimate aspect was a joke (we disproved the adage that “you can’t lose ‘em all”). But, the rest of the trip was a barrel of monkeys. I rode the subways and walked around Manhattan for hours listening to this song on repeat. It somehow encapsulated my sentiment of being 27, unattached yet unable to bust a move.

“I’m not scared but I’d like some extra spare time.
I’m not scared. But, the bills keep changing colors”

“they say California is a recipe for a black hole.
I say I’ve got my best shoes on.
I’m ready to go.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keKdyN16qUs


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Helpless – Neil Young
Association: Portland in the fall. Nothing really innate in the lyrics. It’s just a really elegant song that wears well. I can see how Eddy Vedder idolizes Neil Young. Clouds roll by.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gKwjxF7ilI