Post #628: The Jam - "Town Called Malice" - Sing Street Soundtrack

So my job requires its employees to take a half day of vacation in order to go to doctors' appointments, which I think is incredibly lame, but I doubt anyone there truly cares what I think.  However, instead of moaning and complaining, I attempted to make the best of it.  So when I left at 1:00 p.m. today, I first decided to vacation at Schlotzsky's, an eating establishment that I had not been to in ages.  Then I vacationed at the gynecologist for my annual exam.  I thought about picking up a souvenir magazine, but they all had stickers on the cover that politely requested that the magazines be left in the lobby.  Then instead of being all mopey and heading home, I took my final vacation detour to The Angelika to see the film, Sing Street.

If you are not familiar with said film, well the soundtrack, which I have included below, should be enough to make you want to see it: 

1. Rock N Roll Is A Risk (Dialogue) – Jack Reynor
2. Stay Clean – Motörhead
3. The Riddle Of The Model – Sing Street
4. Rio – Duran Duran
5. Up – Sing Street
6. To Find You – Sing Street
7. Town Called Malice – The Jam
8. Inbetween Days – The Cure
9. A Beautiful Sea – Sing Street
10. Maneater – Hall & Oates
11. Steppin' Out – Joe Jackson
12. Drive It Like You Stole It – Sing Street
13. Up (Bedroom Mix) – Sing Street
14. Pop Muzik – M
15. Girls – Sing Street
16. Brown Shoes – Sing Street
17. Go Now – Adam Levine

However, just to fill you in a bit, it was written by John Carney, who also wrote Once, which I talked about in Week One Hundred and Thirty-Nine, when I went to see the musical and subsequently shared the song, "Falling Slowly", with you.  I'll include the trailer for Sing Street below:

And if you are not familiar with The Jam, you'd honestly probably miss the teensy little snippet of today's song while Conor's older brother is schooling him on music.  I adore The Jam, and I figured that it's about time to give them a post.  I was in the UK when I first discovered The Jam.  I took a trip to England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales when I was 17-years-old, and when we made a stop for "petrol", I picked up an '80s compilation at the fuel station.  "Going Underground" was the song on that particular compilation, so I will also include that one for you, as well as "The Eton Rifles" and "The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)". 

The film was amazing and made me recall my dream to one day live in the UK.  I'm not entirely sure what happened to that dream.  I suppose that reality killed it.  I miss having dreams...

Until next time...

XOXOXO  
Anastasia

Better stop dreaming of the quiet life
'Cause it's the one we'll never know
And quit running for that runaway bus
'Cause those rosy days are few

And stop apologizing for the things you've never done
'Cause time is short and life is cruel but it's up to us to change
This town called Malice

Rows and rows of disused milk floats
Stand dying in the dairy yard
And a hundred lonely housewives clutch empty milk
Bottles to their hearts

Hanging out their old love letters on the line to dry
It's enough to make you stop believing when tears come fast and furious
In a town called Malice, yeah

Struggle after struggle, year after year
The atmosphere's a fine blend of ice I'm almost stone cold dead
In a town called Malice, ooh yeah

A whole street's belief in Sunday's roast beef
Gets dashed against the cop
To either cut down on beer or the kids new gear
It's a big decision in a town called Malice, ooh yeah

Ooh, the ghost of a steam train echoes down my track
It's at the moment bound for nowhere just going round and round

Playground kids and creaking swings
Lost laughter in the breeze
I could go on for hours and I probably will
But I'd sooner put some joy back in this town called Malice, yeah ooh
In this town called Malice, yeah
In this town called Malice, ooh yeah

Post #627: Talk Talk - "It's My Life" - It's My Life

And now I will share with you an actual text conversation that I had with a friend earlier today ---

Me:  I love Target... I think I'll marry it.  It takes care of all my wants and needs!  Wanna be my maid of honor??  I'm thinking a total outdoor shindig... parking lot maybe???

Friend:  I'd be honored.

Me:  I'll propose today... I'm on my way there.  You might want to get started on invitations.  Wait, on second thought, my social circle is very small... so no rush!!!

Friend:  As long as I can pick my own bridesmaid dress, I'm all in.

Me:  I'm thinking that red & white will be our colors... No blue!!! Sheesh, I'm not marrying Walmart, ya know?

Me (again): I mean, I'm not really into that whole price matching policy.  Next thing you know, it will be spouse swapping, and a girl's gotta draw the line somewhere!!!

Friend:  But I look better in blue.  It makes my eyes pop.  But, then again, it's not about me.

Me:  The world stopped revolving around you when it started revolving around me.  I thought you learned that quite some time ago... NO BLUE!!!

Friend:  I will need to reconsider my involvement and our friendship.  Not sure I can work within the hostile environment that seems to have been created.

Me:  I've become a bridezilla, and I don't even have an official fiance yet.  Hey, but if you buy your dress at Target, I think there's like a 30-day money back guarantee or something of the sort.  Wow, maybe I need to take some time to get to know my future spouse better!!

Friend:  Go to the store, you silly girl.  Spend some time with your beloved and then get back to me...


So... am I crazy??  Yes, probably!!  Am I a little quirky?  You betcha!!  Am I brainwashed like the rest of society into believing that a relationship/marriage is going to make things better or easier???  Hell no!!!  Because I learned a long time ago, in the immortal words of Talk Talk, that "It's My Life" and "Life's What You Make It"... And I am one of those fortunate souls who is quite capable of taking caring of myself and who absolutely enjoys my own company... oh, the sweet, sweet freedom that I get to experience is like no other!!!

Until next time...

XOXOXO
Anastasia

Funny how I find myself
In love with you
If I could buy my reasoning
I'd pay to lose

One half won't do

I've asked myself
How much do you
Commit yourself?

It's my life
Don't you forget
It's my life
It never ends
(It never ends)

Funny how I blind myself
I never knew
If I was sometimes played upon
Afraid to lose

I'd tell myself
What good you do
Convince myself

It's my life
Don't you forget
It's my life
It never ends
(It never ends)

I've asked myself
How much do you
Commit yourself?

It's my life
Don't you forget
Caught in the crowd
It never ends

It's my life
Don't you forget
Caught in the crowd
It never ends

It's my life
Don't you forget
Caught in the crowd
It never ends