Music that Changed You...

[Renmiri]

"How does it feel ? To be on your own...."

Dylan rules. Cat Stevens, from the same era is pretty good too.

[Rostum]

There have been two major artists that have changed my life dramatically.

- Everything of Jeff Buckley's.
- Alex Lloyd's Black the Sun.

And most recently, The Shins.

[Mirage]

I don't think music has changed anything besides my taste in music.

[Wolf Kanno]

Lord how could I forget David! "Ashes to Ashes", "Space Oddity", "Lady Stardust", and of course all the music from the movie Labyrinth.

Cat People's soundtrack is awesome too. The title song rocks

Billy Joel is cool but isn't Piano Man better by Elton John ? (EJ is another good oldie).

PS: PP Greenday music is great but it makes me sad so I avoid it.

Don't forget "Life on Mars" was a good Bowie track. I love his Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album personally. But I love most of his music.

I don't think I've ever heard EJ's cover of Piano Man... Elton's pretty good too but Billy is closer to my heart cause he was my first intro into music that wasn't old country and church hymns.

First it was Pink Floyd, which broke me away from the nu rock crap I was listening to when I was 13 or so. Then the Beatles, which started me on the road to hippiedom.

It was then I started listening to Simon and Garfunkel. I thought they were great at first, then I listened to their song "America" and it was like something inside me clicked. Suddenly, I would get this overwhelming desire to just drop everything and travel across the country, seeing things, finding myself, all that.

God I love Simon and Garfunkle, "Kathy's Song", "Flowers Never Bend in the Rainfall", "The Boxer", and who could ever forget "America"

"Kathy I'm lost" I said,
Though I knew she was sleeping,
"I'm empty and aching,
and I don't know why..."

Counting the cars off the New Jersey turnpike
They all've come,
to look for America...

[Resha]

It was then I started listening to Simon and Garfunkel. I thought they were great at first, then I listened to their song "America" and it was like something inside me clicked. Suddenly, I would get this overwhelming desire to just drop everything and travel across the country, seeing things, finding myself, all that.

...and who could ever forget "America"

"Kathy I'm lost" I said,
Though I knew she was sleeping,
"I'm empty and aching,
and I don't know why..."

Counting the cars off the New Jersey turnpike
They all've come,
to look for America...

Absolutely. I first heard it in that movie, "Almost Famous", when his sister leaves home; loved it ever since. It's a really, really beautiful song <3

[Renmiri]

Hello darkness my old friend...

Sounds of silence also rules.

Weee! I thought I was the only one that liked "oldies" here. Now I know I have lots of company

PS: Talking about Bowie, did anyone see Aqua Teen Hunger Force do the skit of "Ground Control To Major Tom" ? I was lol'ing out loud

[Rocket Edge]

2Pac.

[Mitch]

Led Zeppelin taught Mitch how to rock!

[Ishin Ookami]

Seize the Day by Carolyn Arends
Final verse

One Thing I notice
wherever I wander;
everyones got a dream they can follow
or squander.
You Can do what you will
With the days you are given
I'm trying to spend mine on the business
of living
So I'm singing my songs,
of a ratty old stage
You can laugh if you want,
I'll still say...

Seize the day
Seize whatever you can
The days they slip by
just like hourglass sand
Seize the day.
Pray for grace from gods hand
Than nothing will stand in your way.
Seize the day.

And as a fan of Don Quixote I've always been a fan of The impossible dream.

To Dream, The impossible dream.
To fight, The unbeatable foe.
To Bear, with unbearable sorrow.
To Run, Where the brave dare not go.

To Right, The unrightable wrong.
To Love, Pure and chaste from afar
To Try, when your arms are too weary
to Reach, that unreachable star.

Other great that have touched and inspired me.

The Warrior is a child: By Gary Valenciano
The River, The Dance, We Shall be Free, Beallu Wood: By Garth Brooks
Love, Pain, The whole Damn Thing: By Amy Sky
Good Guys Don't Always Wear White: Bon Jovi
I think About You: Colin Raye
Melodies of Life: Nobuo Uematsu
My Way: Frank Sinatra
O Siem, Hina na ho, Susan Aglukark

[Griff]

Two Linkin Park songs, Pushing Me Away and Points Of Authority, made me realize that I was spending too much time in the servitude of others and that I had to start taking control of my own life.

[Mythra]

I would have to say hearing Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" at a Velvet Revolver concert. That single song got me started listening to Pink Floyd which in turn got me really into music as a whole, then I started playing guitar and have been loving it ever since. So I give thanks to that single song for all the music I listen to nowadays.

[Zeldy]

The Rasmus led me to stumble upon the wonders of Finnish music. If it wasn't for "In The Shadows" way back in '03 Id probably be an entirely different person.

For that, I am greatful :]

[Renmiri]

And as a fan of Don Quixote I've always been a fan of The impossible dream.

Those lyrics bring a chill to me until today!

[_Einhänder]

Dvorak really changed me. The guy's a classical music composer from the 1800s and some of his symphonies sounded really modern from his time. His stuff always made me feel like I was flying. Or something like that :P

[Wolf Kanno]

Hello darkness my old friend...

Sounds of silence also rules.

Weee! I thought I was the only one that liked "oldies" here. Now I know I have lots of company

PS: Talking about Bowie, did anyone see Aqua Teen Hunger Force do the skit of "Ground Control To Major Tom" ? I was lol'ing out loud

No, but I do remember the Venture Bros. episode that reinacts the final verse They even have a character named Action Man, who may be a reference to "Ashes to Ashes" Bowie's other song about Major Tom.

Dvorak really changed me. The guy's a classical music composer from the 1800s and some of his symphonies sounded really modern from his time. His stuff always made me feel like I was flying. Or something like that :P

I love the "Romantic Era" composers. I love my Franz Listz though I'm not sure if I've heard anything by Dvorak...