Wes’s Life

It’s rare (read: never) that I put up a post that came from some sort of home­work. But when we had to create an alter­na­tive medium for our mem­oirs in Eng­lish, I knew I was going to com­pile a sound­track to my life. After cre­at­ing it, I noticed that none of the songs are unhappy or depress­ing, and maybe music is the reason I am as happy as I am. Well here are the songs for the sound­track and the rea­son­ing.

1. The Spe­cials - A Mes­sage to You Rudy
This song made me think of what I was doing in life, made me ques­tion my values, morals and direc­tion. The lyric that did it was “Stop your mess­ing around, better think of your future.”

2. The Bea­t­les - All You Need Is Love
Mr. Puryear was my sopho­more year Amer­i­can Lit teacher in high school. He had more of an effect on my life besides my par­ents and sister. He had a “Bea­t­les week” where we learned about The Bea­t­les and were quizzed over it. This song stuck out in my mind as he repeated that the mes­sage is so impor­tant, that all you need is love. This was coming from a teacher who had been earn­ing a very healthy income work­ing for a large finan­cial com­pany and decided he wanted to teach at a Catholic pri­vate school.

3. Of A Rev­o­lu­tion - Risen
“Wouldn’t it be the best damn day if we all just took the time to breathe?” Simply put.

4. Bob Marley - Three Little Birds
Bob can always make me smile, no matter how bad of a day I am having. “Don’t worry about a thing.”

5. Long Beach Dub All­stars - Sunny Hours
“I only got the sunny hours, the bright­est hours of day; I never count the gloomy hours, I let them slip away.” Pay more atten­tion to the better parts of your day and, for that matter, your life.

6. Jack John­son - Talk Of The Town
“World is a puzzle, find all the pieces, put it all together.” Work towards determing what life means to you and how it is impor­tant. That might sound reli­gious, but mind you I am very far from a pious indi­vid­ual.

7. Rise Against - Swing Life Away
“We get by just fine here on min­i­mum wage.” It doesn’t take much to be a happy person, just friends.

8. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Mr. Pin­stripe Suit
Yeah Paul! This song reminds me of my friend Paul and how we would go swing danc­ing. For the Hal­loween dance, we bought $10 pin­striped three-​piece suits and wore them as our cos­tumes. Always makes me laugh.

9. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Jump With My Baby
I met my ex-​girlfriend swing danc­ing and my cur­rent girl­friend swing danc­ing. While the ex didn’t work out, I hope that I’m with my cur­rent girl­friend for a good while. Also, I hope she doesn’t mind being called my baby…

10. Madeleine Pey­roux - Don’t Wait Too Long
This is some­thing I had to take to heart recently. Make sure that you don’t let that some­one spe­cial slip away, I’m glad I didn’t.

11. The Planet Smash­ers - No Self Con­trol
Haha, as my class­mate Melissa said the lyrics are “hot”. Kinda describes how I feel right about now.

12. Flog­ging Molly - Tomor­row Comes a Day Too Soon
This one is a great song, but more impor­tantly is the title. Enjoy every day as if it was your last, don’t waste your time (you don’t have much), when its over its over. Smile at random people and love with your heart. Tell your family how much you love them, make sure your friends know that you love them, and make sure that you leave your mark on people. Life is too short to blend in and stare at the ground.