Waiting.. The Soundtrack!

[melusine]

How do you know when you're obsessing (way) too much about admissions results?

When your subconsciousness starts interiorising perfectly innocent pieces of music as a privately significant soundtrack to your own particular little angst-ridden psyche...

As an example- today, I had the transcendental experience of said psyche talking to me through the medium of Ben Lee's song "Begin":

"Walking through Central Park

I'm in a foriegn country and I'm waiting for a sign

That it's ok for you to care

Cause I'm not going anywhere

And while you wonder if you should let me in

I only want it to begin"

yep. I am officially going insane.

[BlueSwedeShoes]

Aw, I came here hoping to find the ultimate waiting-to-hear-back-from-Grad-school playlist.

[rogue]

Aw, I came here hoping to find the ultimate waiting-to-hear-back-from-Grad-school playlist.

Me too! Right now I'm listening to a lot of house music (my usual), with occasional breaks for punk and ska stuff when I'm feeling particularly angsty about all the waiting. Oh, and I've been known to listen to a remix of Pink's "So What" ten times in a row lately... it might be a break up song, but it's good for when I think about the possibility of across the board rejections. "So what? I'm still a rock star!" Sigh...

[Sparky]

Okay, here's one for the playlist:

"O Fortuna" (the one that everyone thinks of when they think of the Carmina Burana)

Translation:

O Fortune,

like the moon of ever changing state,

Always waxing and waning

Hateful life now is brutal,

Now pampers us with its game

Poverty,

Power,

It melts them like ice.

Fate, savage and empty

You are a turning wheel

Your position is uncertain

Your favor is untrustworthy,

always likely to disappear

Obscured in shadows and veiled

you bear upon me too

Now my back is naked

through the sport of your wickedness.

The chance of prosperity

And of virtue

Is not now mine

Whether willing or not,

A man is always liable for Fortune's service.

At this hour

Without delay.

Touch the strings!

Because through luck

she lays low the brave,

everyone lament with me!

--

See? So perfect.

[melusine]

Aw, I came here hoping to find the ultimate waiting-to-hear-back-from-Grad-school playlist.

Well that really was the thread's original intent.. Consider Ben Lee's song my entry to the playlist. You don't expect me to do *all* the work, do ya?

[Cicero]

Sitting, Waiting, Wishing by Jack Johnson should be on the list.

The title is appropriate I think.

[jordy]

Here's a good "feeling-happy-and-pensive-about-being-admitted-and-moving-on-to-the-next-stage-of-your-life" song for your listening pleasure when the time comes

(good sound too, though you may recognize it from an M&Ms commercial circa 2007, and I'd just like to add that said commercial is *not* how I discovered it lol)

"This is the Day" - The The (Album: Soul Mining)

Well you didn't wake up this morning cause you didn't go to bed

You were watching the whites of your eyes turn red

The calendar on your wall is ticking the days off

You've been reading some old letters --

You smile and think how much you've changed

All the money in the world

Couldn't buy back those days

You pull back the curtains, and the sun burns into your eyes

You watch a plane flying across a clear blue sky

THIS IS THE DAY -- Your life will surely change

THIS IS THE DAY -- When things fall into place

You could've done anything if you'd wanted

And all your friends and family think that you're lucky

But the side of you they'll never see

Is when you're left alone with the memories

That hold your life together like glue

You pull back the curtains, and the sun burns into your eyes

You watch a plane flying across a clear blue sky

THIS IS THE DAY -- Your life will surely change

THIS IS THE DAY -- When things fall into place

Edited January 21, 2010 by jordy

[Sparky]

Green Day, "Are We the Waiting"

[gildedProgressive]

What I thought of when I first looked at this thread is obvious, but it works: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, "The Waiting." 'Cause, well, it IS the hardest part.

[BlueSwedeShoes]

Ok, I'll contribute!

"Que Sera, Sera" - Doris Day (Good oldie)

"Everything's Alright" - Jesus Christ Superstar (I guess Judas part would be your inner "nag" that's telling you that you just wasted a lot of money on grad school applications...)

"There's Life Outside Your Apartment" - Avenue Q

"I'm Calm" - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

"Take a Chance on Me" - ABBA

"Professional Pirate" - Muppets Treasue Island

"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - Green Day

"Are We the Waiting" - Green Day

"I'm All Alone" - Spamalot

"I'm Gonna Be" - The Proclaimers (Bonus point of you sing this on your visiting day to your potential advisor!)

"Totally Fucked" - Spring Awakening

"I'm a Believer" - The Monkees (Just to get something happy in here!)

"The Impossible Dream" - Man of La Mancha

"This is Your Life" - Dropkick Murphys

"Is Anybody There" - 1776 (for everyone that's dealing with silence!)

"Cheer Up!" - Reel Big Fish

"Don't Stop Me Now" - Queen

"I'm Going Slightly Mad" - Queen

"Where Do I Go?" - Hair

"I'd Kill to Fall Asleep" - New Found Glory

"It's Five O'clock Somewhere" - Jimmy Buffet

"Everything is Alright" - Motion City Soundtrack

"Don't Stop Believin'" - Journey

"Everything's Still Fine" - Volbeat

"Destination Unknown" - Top Gun

...that ended up longer than I thought. And just about as roller-coast-y as my mood.

[wednesdaybythesea]

Here's a good "feeling-happy-and-pensive-about-being-admitted-and-moving-on-to-the-next-stage-of-your-life" song for your listening pleasure when the time comes

(good sound too, though you may recognize it from an M&Ms commercial circa 2007, and I'd just like to add that said commercial is *not* how I discovered it lol)

"This is the Day" - The The (Album: Soul Mining)

Also the amazing song at the end of Empire Records!

In all situations, let us consider The Boss...

"Badlands"

Lights out tonight, trouble in the heartland.

Got a head-on collision, smashin in my guts man.

I'm caught in a crossfire that I don't understand.

But there's one thing I know for sure girl:

I don't give a damn for the same old played out scenes

Baby I don't give a damn for just the in-betweens.

Honey I want the heart, I want the soul, I want control right now.

You better listen to me baby:

Talk about a dream; try to make it real.

You wake up in the night with a fear so real.

You spend your life waiting for a moment that just don't come.

Well don't waste your time waiting

Badlands... you gotta live it every day

Let the broken hearts stand

As the price you've gotta pay

Keep pushin till its understood

And these badlands start treating us good

Workin in the field till you get your back burned

Workin 'neath the wheels till you get your facts learned.

Baby I got my facts learned real good right now.

You better get it straight darling:

Poor men wanna be rich, rich men wanna be kings,

And a king ain't satisfied till he rules everything.

I wanna go out tonight, I wanna find out what I got.

Well I believe in the love that you gave me.

I believe in the faith that could save me.

I believe in the hope and I pray that some day it

May raise me above these

Badlands... you gotta live it every day

Let the broken hearts stand

As the price youve gotta pay

Keep pushin till its understood

And these badlands start treating us good

For the ones who had a notion, a notion deep inside

That it ain't no sin to be glad youre alive.

I wanna find one face that aint looking through me

I wanna find one place, I wanna spit in the face of these

Badlands... you gotta live it every day

Let the broken hearts stand

As the price youve gotta pay

Keep movin till its understood

And these badlands start treating us good

But seriously, can they let us know already?!

[Catch22alex]

we can always change the good old the band song the weight to the wait

Take a load off fanny

[coyabean]

I Got 99 Problems -- Philosopher Sean Carter

Survivor -- Destiny's Child

Stronger -- Christina Aguilera

Use Somebody -- KOL

Diamonds on the floor -- Rob Thomas

Basically huge pop songs and uncensored hip-hop

[St. Jude]

Ok, I'll contribute!

"Que Sera, Sera" - Doris Day (Good oldie)

"Everything's Alright" - Jesus Christ Superstar (I guess Judas part would be your inner "nag" that's telling you that you just wasted a lot of money on grad school applications...)

"There's Life Outside Your Apartment" - Avenue Q

"I'm Calm" - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

"Take a Chance on Me" - ABBA

"Professional Pirate" - Muppets Treasue Island

"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - Green Day

"Are We the Waiting" - Green Day

"I'm All Alone" - Spamalot

"I'm Gonna Be" - The Proclaimers (Bonus point of you sing this on your visiting day to your potential advisor!)

"Totally Fucked" - Spring Awakening

"I'm a Believer" - The Monkees (Just to get something happy in here!)

"The Impossible Dream" - Man of La Mancha

"This is Your Life" - Dropkick Murphys

"Is Anybody There" - 1776 (for everyone that's dealing with silence!)

"Cheer Up!" - Reel Big Fish

"Don't Stop Me Now" - Queen

"I'm Going Slightly Mad" - Queen

"Where Do I Go?" - Hair

"I'd Kill to Fall Asleep" - New Found Glory

"It's Five O'clock Somewhere" - Jimmy Buffet

"Everything is Alright" - Motion City Soundtrack

"Don't Stop Believin'" - Journey

"Everything's Still Fine" - Volbeat

"Destination Unknown" - Top Gun

...that ended up longer than I thought. And just about as roller-coast-y as my mood.

SO GOOD! Thank you for giving me something to do! I am know going to make this a CD to listen to while I try and will myself not to check my email again and again.

[growing19]

Waylance, I love your Broadway selections!

Throughout this whole process, I've been listening to "Voice of Truth" by Casting Crowns and "What Faith Can Do" by Kutless. Yeah, they're Christian groups Scoff if you will, but I promise you will feel empowered just by listening!

[melusine]

Waylance, I love your Broadway selections!

Throughout this whole process, I've been listening to "Voice of Truth" by Casting Crowns and "What Faith Can Do" by Kutless. Yeah, they're Christian groups Scoff if you will, but I promise you will feel empowered just by listening!

Agreed! I always kind of assumed I was the last person on earth to listen to JC Superstar and Hair. Comforting to know there's others out there too!

Btw- random Broadway trivia of the day: Did you know that Diane Keaton played Sheila in the very first Broadway Hair production?

(yes, I'm probably the last person on earth to have bought the actual CD-rom and booklet )

[growing19]

No way! Diane Keaton is fabulous. (This very moment, I'm looking online for tickets to Hair. I promised my friend in NY that we'd see it as soon as my applications were finished.)

[Serric]

One of my favorite artists is a deceased J-pop singer named Hide (pronounced "Hee Deh"). He has some great songs (such as Ever Free), and this one, Misery. I translated it a while back just for the hell of it, but I figure this is a good song for those who are a bit depressed in the middle of admissions right now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEESkC2l8rc

Hallelujah, the miserable, do you wanna show me how low and low?

Hallelujah, the miserable, do you wanna show me how low and low,

say hallelujah;

Your pain happily unfolds its wings and dances down,

the daylight taking your wounds and, gently, opens them;

Hallelujah, the miserable, if you can hear the stars cry...

hallelujah, the miserable, they're only tiny things, say hallelujah;

If you sink into the darkness of night, you'll forget

your shaking feelings, your swaying dreams, the small violences

Count the falling stars, and you'll be tired of crying,

as the blue moon smiles and closes your wounds.

Stay free my misery, and I'll gather the falling sadness in my arms

Kiss your misery, and I'll dance, until I can take everything as it is

Stay free my misery, stay free my misery

Stay free my misery

Stay free my misery, if this exploding pain is only a passing wind

Stay free my misery, then let's wait for a sunny day with rain, and I'll take your tears.

If you say you're sad, it's the color of the sky

and you'll cry over your inability to reach

But the dreams that surround your small body will swallow the pain

and you'll be radiant.

Stay free my misery, if you reach your hands out you can feel it

Stay free my misery; the love, the pain, you can take it all

Stay free my misery, and I'll gather the falling sadness in my arms

Kiss your misery, and I'll dance, until you can take it all

Take in everything...and under this sky, you'll smile.

Hallelujah, the miserable, I wanna show you how low and low,

Hallelujah, the miserable, do you wanna show me how low and low?

Hallelujah, the miserable, I wanna show you how low and low,

Hallelujah, the miserable, do you wanna show me how low and low?

Say hallelujah.

[lurkingnomad]

Another Broadway fan here...Waylance, lol your list is soooo perfect

Reminded me of...

How do I go back to college?

I don't know who I am anymore!

I wanna go back to my room and find a message in dry-erase pen on the door!

Ohhh...

I wish I could just drop a class...

Or get into a play...

Or change my major...

Or f*** my T.A.

I need an academic advisor to point the way!

We could be...

Sitting in the computer lab,

4 A.M. before the final paper is due,

Cursing the world 'cause I didn't start sooner,

And seeing the rest of the class there, too!

I wish I could go back to college!

How do I go back to college?!

AHHHH...

(also from Avenue Q)

[artist_lily]

Waylance, I love your Broadway selections!

Throughout this whole process, I've been listening to "Voice of Truth" by Casting Crowns and "What Faith Can Do" by Kutless. Yeah, they're Christian groups Scoff if you will, but I promise you will feel empowered just by listening!

No scoffing here -- LOVE Casting Crowns! Kutless is also good, but I find myself more drawn to Meredith Andrews or even a little Caedmon's Call lately. Glad to see I'm not alone in loving this kind of uplifting music as we're stuck within the waiting game!