The Sound of Music

When you reach a certain place in life...not age, mind you, just place...you tend to lose focus on expanding your musical horizons. It's just the natural progression of things. Somehow seeing live shows and browsing for CDs just don't make the cut in a busy suburban life.

I've been fighting this battle and losing for awhile. But I refuse to give up trying.

I've killed two ipods. I know the lyrics to nearly every High School Musical song. I bought a "vintage" Go-Gos tee shirt at Target.

But, I refuse to give up.

I've filled my music library with "best ofs" from The Cure, The Beastie Boys and endless tracks from U2, Rush (who apparently have a new CD out!?), and assorted other youthful faves.

Still, I refuse to give up.

So now you'll find Jet, The Killers, The Shins and some other fairly recent bands in my world (okay, even these are considered tired by the hipsters out there but it's better than R.E.M., yes?)

A few songs that have my interest are Here We Go Again by OKgo, whose video is more fun than the song, if possible. Granted, it's an utter flashback to my Valley Girl soundtrack but hey, it's still new-ish. I also really love Panic at the Disco's I Write Sins Not Tragedies (accompanied by another fun video) and some Death Cab for Cutie.

If I can add a few newbies here and there every, say, year or so, I should be caught up in time to enjoy my golden years with respectability.

Still...the person who finds me an original Valley Girl soundtrack on vinyl will hold my heart in their hands for all eternity. There's some stuff you just don't grow out of.