Well, the 30-Day Song Challenge is finally complete, and considering how long it took me to actually get through it — hey, nobody said it needed to be 30 consecutive days, right? — I thought I’d put together a recap for anyone who wants to review or who might have missed an entry.
In retrospect, I probably took the whole thing more seriously than I should have, and I also probably got too confessional a few times. That’s just who I am, though. And really the main goal of even doing this challenge was simply to prompt myself into writing something, and on that count it succeeded very well. It feels like I’ve written more regularly in the last six months than in the last couple of years, and that’s a nice feeling indeed. I’ve enjoyed this little project, even the entries that were difficult, and I’m genuinely sad that it’s over. I’m thinking I might next try a 30-day movie challenge I know of, assuming the country doesn’t fall into Civil War 2.0 in the next few weeks. We’ll see about that.
In the meantime, here’s the recap with hyperlinks back to the various posts. Bookmark it, kids, and refer to it often!
1. A song you like with a color in the title: “Silver Thunderbird” by Marc Cohn
2. A song you like with a number in the title: “One” by Three Dog Night
3. A song that reminds you of summertime: “Stone in Love” by Journey
4. A song that reminds you of someone you’d rather forget: “I Don’t Care Anymore” by Phil Collins
5. A song that needs to be played loud: “Rock and Roll” by Led Zeppelin
6. A song that makes you want to dance: “Faithfully” by Journey
7. A song to drive to: “Panama” by Van Halen
8. A song about drugs or alcohol: “Tubthumping” by Chumbawumba
9. A song that makes you happy: “In Your Room” by The Bangles
10. A song that makes you sad: “The Ballad of Lucy Jordan” by Marianne Faithful
11. A song you never get tired of: “Peggy Sue” by Buddy Holly
12. A song from your preteen years: “Queen of Hearts” by Juice Newton
13. A song you like from the ’70s: “You Sexy Thing” by Hot Chocolate
14. A song you’d love to be played at your wedding: “Why Don’t We Get Drunk” by Jimmy Buffett
15. A song you like that’s a cover by another artist: “Just Like a Woman” by Stevie Nicks
16. A song that’s a classic favorite: “Runaway” by Del Shannon
17. A song you’d sing a duet with someone on karaoke: “I Got You Babe” by Sonny and Cher
18. A song from the year you were born: “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
19. A song that makes you think about life: “Taxi” by Harry Chapin
20. A song that has many meanings to you: “Sister Christian” by Night Ranger
21. A song you like with a person’s name in the title: “Valerie” by Steve Winwood
22. A song that moves you forward: “The Weary Kind” by Ryan Bingham
23. A song you think everybody should listen to: “Just Like You” by Keb’ Mo’
24. A song from a band you wish were still together: “Vacation” by The Go-Go’s
25. A song you like by an artist no longer living: “Promised Land” by Elvis Presley
26. A song that makes you want to fall in love: “Everything I Do (I Do It For You)” by Bryan Adams
27. A song that breaks your heart: “I Can’t Make You Love Me” by Bonnie Raitt
28. A song by an artist whose voice you love: “Stones in the Road” by Mary Chapin Carpenter
29. A song you remember from your childhood: “Sundown” by Gordon Lightfoot
30. A song that reminds you of yourself: “Travelin’ Man/Beautiful Loser” by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
