Make her lunch & listen to CDs!
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Yes, I have to admit that this saccharine, bubblegum pop song is most definitely my first our song. To this day, hearing it reminds me of her: Kelly, a wisp of a girl with long black hair down to the small of her back, glasses, porcelain skinned, and delicately featured. On Fridays she would wear a dress adorned with small irises on a black background and she was my vision of grace and beauty come alive.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I should mention that while in my mind this is truly my first our song, it wasn't, strictly speaking, "our" song. We both had just begun the fifth grade and I am quite sure she never knew she was the object of my ardent, earnest crush. Although I knew her brother (who was in my class), I don't think I spoke to her more than three or four times. I can't recall the exchanges verbatim, but they were something along the lines of me saying, "hi." To which she replied something like, "Oh, hey."
Kids these days have it so much easier. While my music selections were slim—given the one real music radio station available at the time—kids now can hit the googles and find that perfect song. In fact, you can even get help deciding that perfect our song, so you don't have to settle for a spur of the moment decision. Consulting wikiHow you will find a step-by-step process for nailing down that all-important aspect of any relationship. My favorite is Step 5, which suggests:
Have your partner over and sit down to listen to some CD's. Make her lunch and sit down on your couch to listen to some music that you have. (Have her bring over her favorite CD.)
Then again, perhaps
our song isn't as special as I've always believed. On
theicebreak (which advertises that the site "
makes couplehood awesome"), I found plenty of comments that made me think that the concept of
our song is taken less seriously these days.
Imagine Me and You. Even though I don't like it that much.
Also maybe I Think I Love You
Also maybe I Hope Tomorrow is Like Today
Also maybe that Coffee Shop song
...we need a new song.
Another site,
Our Song: How to Pick the Perfect Song for Your Relationship, offers this helpful advice, exclamation point and all:
The most important rule of picking music is to put enough thought into whatever song you’re choosing. Is it romantic without being overly dramatic? Is it appropriate for the event, whether it’s a date or a party? Is it a song both of you can listen to forever? If a song matches all of these criteria, chances are it’s the perfect song to pick to represent your relationship!
A young couple, attending a friend's wedding reception in an opulent private club in an exclusive area outside Montgomery, Alabama, sneak up the back stairs to the balcony—slightly ill at ease in unfamiliar surroundings and having had that rough day newly weds sometimes have—they abandon themselves in silence, dancing in the darkness, exchanging kisses tasting of tears while the band plays a perfect rendition of "Fly Me To The Moon."
Our song is born, a full grown Venus, from the confused intellectual, emotional, and physical desires of each to articulate the inarticulable, to speak the unspeakable.
Now, for a few
our songs to ease you into this beautiful Friday.
Grab your cup and join us.
What was your first our song?