Songs that remind you of....

[Brinniel]

Have you ever heard a song on the radio or a cd and it reminded you of ME in some way?

There are several songs around that are not ME inspired, yet the lyrics can easily relate to ME if you think about it. Here is an example:

"Nightingale" by Norah Jones

Nightingale
Sing us a song
Of a love that once belonged
Nightingale
Tell me you tale
Was your journey far too long?

Does it seem like I'm looking for
an answer
To a question I can't ask
I don't know which way the feather falls
Or if I should blow it to the left

All the voices that are spinnin' around me
Trying to tell me what to say
Can I fly right behind you
And you can take me away

Each time I hear this song, I can't help but be reminded of Beren and Lúthien (perhaps it's the "Nightingale" that throws me).

Now it's your turn. What songs to you listen to today that remind you of ME? Explain why you think it relates and copy down the lyrics.
Remember, NO SONG PARODIES. That belongs on a different thread.

[Arestelwen]

This song reminds me of Nimrodel, though it has maybe nothing to do with her

it's Kamelot's, and has a really touching guitar solo

A Sailorman's Hymn

can you hear the sirens resound?
from the coastline of Ireland tonight
it's the song of a promising heart
of the souls that the ocean unite

and she stands by the window alone
staring into the rain
she is trying to guide his way home
from the waters that keep them apart

so she lights up a candle for hope to be found
captive and blind by the darkness around
firm as a mountain, she never will mourn
timeless awaiting the break of dawn

can you hear the sailorman's hymn?
as it comes with the rise of the tide
it is sung where the rainbow begins
as a comfort for tears she has cried

she remains by the window alone
staring into the rain
she is trying to guide his way home
keeps on praying for god to protect him

she lights up a candle for hope to be found
captive and blind by the darkness around
each wave a promise, a new hope reborn
sunrise consoles at the break of dawn
........
it also reminds me of the killing of alqualonde and the "birth" of the sun and the moon........

[Rynoah, the Overly-Happy]

I know this'll sound sappy and totally retarded, but after finishing RotK at 4:30AM and with the Faramir/Éowyn romance still fresh on my mind, I flipped on the radio and on came Bryan Adam's "Heaven". I can't listen to that song without thinking about Faramir and Éowyn. Here's the lyrics:

Oh, thinkin' about all our younger years
There was only you and me
We were young and wild and free
Now nothin' can take you away from me
We've been down that road before
But that's over now
You keep me comin' back for more

Chorus:

Baby you're all that I want
When you're lyin' here in my arms
I'm findin' it hard to believe
We're in heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see
We're in heaven

Oh, once in your life you find someone
Who will turn your world around
Bring you up when you're feelin' down
Yeah, nothin' could change what you mean to me
Oh, there's lots that I could say
But just hold me now
'Cause our love will light the way

(chorus)

I've been waitin' for so long
For somethin' to arrive
For love to come along
Now our dreams are comin' true
Through the good times and the bad
Yeah, I'll be standin' there by you

(chorus)

And after that, "Celebrate" came on the waves and I about laughed myself tearful. It was then that I realized staying up all night reading was quite a bad thing to do.

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Well...how about Why Don't You and I by Santana ft. Chad Kroeger for Aragorn and Arwen/Faramir and Eowyn?

Since the moment I spotted you
It's like walking round with little wings on my shoes
My stomach's filled with the butterflies
Mm, but it's alright.

Bouncing round from cloud to cloud
I got the feeling like I'm never gonna come down
If I said I didn't like it then you know I'd lie
Mm...

(CHORUS)
Every time I try to talk to you
I get tongue-tied
Turns out
That everything I say to you
Comes out wrong, it never comes out right

So I'm saying why don't you and I get together
We'll take on the world and be together forever
Heads we will, tails we'll try again
So I'm saying why don't you and I get together
We'll fly to the moon and straight on to heaven
Cuz without you they're never gonna let me in

When's this fever gonna break?
I think I've handled more than any man can take
I'm like a lovesick puppy chasing you around
Mm, but it's alright

Bouncing round from cloud to cloud
I got the feeling like I'm never gonna come down
If I said I didn't like it then you know I'd lie
Mm...

(CHORUS)

Slowly I begin to realize this is never gonna end
But about the same time you walk by and I say,
Oh, here we go again!
Oh!

(Musical Interlude)

(CHORUS X5, SLOWLY FADE AWAY)

[Morai]

I won't type the whole songs, but I'll type the part that reminds me of Tolkien:

P.O.D. : "Boom"

"BOOM, here comes the BOOM
Ready or not,
Here comes the boys from the south
BOOM! here comes the BOOM!
Ready or not,
how do you like me now?"

When I hear that song, I always get this picture in my head of a battle of Gondor. (Probably the "boys from the south" part)

Michelle Tumes: "King of my heart"

"All that you are,
All that you do,
Like mountains of treasure,
Like an ocean of jewels,
You rule all the stars
Make me brand new
I love you forever
You're the King of my heart"

The part "Like mountians of treasure" reminds me of Bilbo, and "You rule all the stars" Reminds me of Galadriels phial.

[Azaelia of Willowbottom]

Lee Ann Womack's I Hope You Dance really reminds me of LOTR. (ROTK BOOK SPOILERS in response to one line: Be careful!!)

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder,
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger,
May you never take one single breath for granted,
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed,
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance,

I hope you dance....I hope you dance.

I think the line "Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance" really reminds me of Sam and his speech at Osgiliath in the TTT movie.
That line about "sense of wonder" really reminds me of the 4 Hobbits. they have a lot to wonder at on their journey. After this I'll just insert stuff after every line: it's easier.

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance, Mordor is always shown as fire behind mountains.
Never settle for the path of least resistance, Like not falling to the corruption of the Ring, y'know.
Livin' might mean takin' chances but they're worth takin', The whole quest was a chance taken.
Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth makin', like Eowyn falling in love with Aragorn.
Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter,
When you come close to sellin' out reconsider, Liek Frodo despairing and then Sam showing him hope again.
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

I hope you dance....I hope you dance.
I hope you dance....I hope you dance.
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone.) The descant (in pharenthesis) is like everyone looking back to their lives before the quest.

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens, like the door of life in the Shire closed for Frodo, but at the same time, the door for sailing to Valinor opened, showing infinite possibilities.
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

Dance....I hope you dance.
I hope you dance....I hope you dance.
I hope you dance....I hope you dance..
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone.) Same old thoughts for that part. Whaddya think: too corny, or can anyone else besides myself see the relationship too?

[Eressië Ailin]

I know this isn't really a modern song, but whenever I hear On My Own from the musical Les Misérables, I always think of Èowyn thinking of Aragorn. I'm not going to type it all, but here is most of it:

Sometimes I walk alone at night
When everybody else is sleeping
I think of him and then I'm happy with the company I'm keeping
The city goes to bed
And I can live inside... my head

On my own
Pretending he's beside me
All alone
I walk with him till morning
Without him, I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way
I close my eyes
And he has found me
........

In the darkness,
The trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever

And I know
That it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself,
And not to him
........

I love him,
But when the night is over
He is gone,
The river's just a river

Without him,
The world around me changes
The trees are bare, and everywhere the streets are full of strangers

I love him,
But every day I'm learning
All my life
I've only been pretending

Without me,
His world will go on turning

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That's most of it, and I think it perfectly describes Èowyn's feelings towards Aragorn.

[ March 01, 2003: Message edited by: Eressië Ailin ]

[Rynoah, the Overly-Happy]

That's one of my favorite songs, Eress. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

I also like "I Dreamed a Dream" and it reminds me of Boromir, though I can't exactly place why. Could be that I listened to it while arguing with someone over something in the movie regarding his character. Anyway, the lyrics

There was a time when men were kind,
When their voices were soft
And their words inviting.
There was a time when love was blind
And the world was a song
And the song was exciting.
There was a time
Then it all went wrong.
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high
And life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used
And wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung
No wine untasted.
But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
As they turn your dream to shame.
He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days
With endless wonder
He took my childhood in a stride
But he was gone when autumn came.
And still I dream he'll come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms
We cannot weather…
I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I’m living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed
The dream I dreamed.

I suppose there are a few passages in there you could relate to Boromir if you give it a stretch. Such as:

But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart

and possibly the last few, given a pull. Anyway, that's just a song that reminds me. Go about your lives, citizens.

Edit: Leave it to me to screw up simple UBB code.

[ March 02, 2003: Message edited by: Rynoah, the Overly-Happy ]

[Eressië Ailin]

Also, From A Distance always reminds me of ME.

From a distance
The world looks
Blue and green
And the snow capped mountains white~ This always makes me think of the Misty Mountains
From a distance
The ocean
Meets the stream
And the eagle takes to flight~ And right here I always think of Gwaihir

Yeah I know it's not really related, but it's close enough for me.

Ryonah~ You've actually heard of that song? [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]

[Rynoah, the Overly-Happy]

I have indeed. I grew up hearing it when I drove around with my sister. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

This reminded me, in a way of Aragorn and Arwen, because of a few lines, and the fact that her "heart would break" whether she stayed or went- for him or for her father, Elrond, and her brothers and everybody else.

"Before I Go" by Unwritten Law

Life hurts so bad
Don't want you sad
Just look back to
Good times we had
I'd give my soul for you I know
Want to hold you before I go
Before I go
I need you to know
I'm still alive in you
It's my time to go
Don't stay up late
I'm not afraid
And I don't want your heart to break
I know I've seen what's been unseen
Live fast, die young
It's part of me
(it's my time now)
Before I go
(it's my time now)
My soul is on it's way
(it's my time now)
I need you to know
Before I go

Analised: "Before I Go" by Unwritten Law

Life hurts so bad ( Elves- the sadness they always feel, and for both of them- being away from each other all the time and having very little chance to ever settle down or get married or something.)
Don't want you sad (obviously)
Just look back to
Good times we had (can't think of many...)
I'd give my soul for you I know (it eems that way in the appendices)
Want to hold you before I go
Before I go
I need you to know
I'm still alive in you
It's my time to go
Don't stay up late
I'm not afraid
And I don't want your heart to break
I know I've seen what's been unseen
Live fast, die young ( Reference to giving up her immortality)
It's part of me
it's my time now
Before I go
it's my time now
My soul is on it's way
(it's my time now)
I need you to know
Before I go


I don't know, it just gave me the feeling like that. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

[Sapphire_Flame]

Oh, have I got a list for you....
Here's a perfect one: Rivendell, by Rush:

I've traveled now for many miles
It feels so good to feel the smiles of
Friends who never left you mind
When you were far away
From the golden light of coming dawn
'Til the twilight where the sun is gone
We treasure every season
And every passing day

Good, huh? There's another good one by them, called Trees. Very much an Ent song, I think. Here's one by Pink Floyd, called Us And Them; it works for the war bits in RotK, mainly:

Us and them
And after all we're only ordinary men
Me and you
God only knows it's not what we would choose to do
"Forward!" he cried from the rear and the front rank died
And the General sat, and the lines on the map
Moved from side to side
Black and blue
And who knows which is which and who is who
Up and down
And in the end it's only round and round and round

And here's one for Sauron: Remember Me by Hoobastank:

Did you know me?
Or were you too preoccupied
With playing king in your small kingdom?
And now the real world
Has stripped you of your royalty
And from your kingdom you're evicted

That's all....for now. I assure you, I will be back!!!!! [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

[ March 06, 2003: Message edited by: Sapphire_Flame ]

[Pookabunny]

OH DEAR! You guys ROCK. I was just listening to Led Zepplin, and "Ramble On" sang from my CD player!

It was in the darkest depths of Mordor
I met a girl so fair
but Gollum at the evil wall
crept up and slipped away with he-er, he-er,her-yea
There aint a thing I can do
I guess I'll just
RAMBLE AWAY

Oh my, Zepplin just ROCKS. There's also a song called "The Misty Mountain Hop" again by Zepplin.

I remember first time I really listened to Ramble On - REALLY listened to it. I was driving home from work and trippin out when I heard the LOTR reference.

I've had that LP since I was a kid, and when you open it, there's a picture of Gandalf on a cliff. It's crazy [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

[ March 06, 2003: Message edited by: Pookabunny ]

[Sillabub]

For some 'odd reason' That song from Joseph always makes me think of Saruman...you know, the 'coat of many colors' song...And Hedwig's theme from Harry Potter reminds me of Frodo. And parts of Angel of Music remind me of Pippin for a stragne reason or other. And I made up a tune for that tom bombadil poem so obviously I think of that.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

'Crawling' by Linkin Park reminds me of Frodo:

'crawling in my skin
these wounds they will not heal
fear is how I fall
confusing what is real'

The wounds are the wraith wound and the missing finger, the fear and confusion is the wraiths themselves.

'there's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface
consuming/confusing
this lack of self-control I fear is never ending
controlling/I can't seem'

The lack of self control is the ring's power.

'to find myself again
my walls are closing in
I've felt this way before
so insecure
discomfort,
endlessly has pulled itself upon me
distracting/reacting
against my will
I stand beside my own reflection
it's haunting how I can't seem...
to find myself again."

When he stands in front of the mirror at Rivendell, he sees a younger version of himself but who's seen much more. There is more to the song, but it doesn't remind me much of LOTR after that.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Actually, also reminding me of LOTR are a couple Metallica songs. Parts of 'Sad But True' reminds me of the ring's power over Gollum:

Hey
I'm your life
I'm the one who takes you there
Hey
I'm your life
I'm the one who cares
They
They betray
I'm your only true friend now
They
They'll betray
I'm forever there

Hate
I'm your hate
I'm your hate when you want love
Pay
Pay the price
Pay, for nothing's fair

Hey
I'm your life
I'm the one who took you there
Hey
I'm your life
And I no longer care

'Wherever I May Roam' reminds me vividly of Aragorn:

...And the road becomes my bride
I have stripped of all but pride
So in her I do confide
And she keeps me satisfied
Gives me all I need

...And with dust in throat I crave
Only knowledge will I save
To the game you stay a slave
Rover wanderer
Nomad vagabond
Call me what you will

But I'll take my time anywhere
Free to speak my mind anywhere
And I'll redefine anywhere
Anywhere I may roam
Where I lay my head is home

...And the earth becomes my throne
I adapt to the unknown
Under wandering stars I've grown
By myself but not alone
I ask no one

One stanza of 'Of Wolf and Man' reminds me of orcs ravaging Rohan:

Bright is the moon high in starlight
Chill is the air cold as steel tonight
We shift
Call of the wild
Fear in your eyes
It's later than you realized


They all remind me of LOTR everytime I hear them, but then, I seem to find links to Tolkien in everything that I do!

[Sapphire_Flame]

Good one, Feanor! Another one by Linkin Park that's good is Papercut. Seems Gollum-ish, I think...

Here's one by Hoobastank again, called Crawling in the Dark:

I will dedicate
And sacrifice my everything for just a second's worth
Of how my story's ending
And I wish I could know if the directions that I take
And all the choices that I make won't end up all for nothing

*Sounds like the thoughts of Aragorn and Frodo. Just wondering if they're doing the right things...*

Show me what it's for
Make me understand it
I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answer
Is there something more than what I've been handed?
I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answer

Help me carry on
Assure me it's okay to use my heart and not my eyes
To navigate the darkness

*Darkness=Mordor. This is Frodo's bit; sounds like he's talking to Sam...*

Will the ending be ever coming suddenly?
Will I ever get to see the ending to my story?

How much further do I have to go?
And how much longer 'til I finally know?
'Cause I'm looking and I just can't see what's in front of me
In front of me

*nuff said...*

[Lindril Arvilya]

Sorry girls, but this one always reminds me of the Leggyboppers.

Stalker Girl- The Arrogant Worms

When I joined a band I thought my life was pretty cool
We'd stay in hotels with room service and pools
Sign bodyparts for fans
Check into rehab and smash up the van
But looking back I should have stayed in school

Life out on the road can be dangerous you see
Truck stop food and smelly roadies are not nearly as scary
As that girl who's at every show
Mouthing the words from the front row
The stalker girl is scaring the hell outta me

She's my creepy stalker girl
I'm the centre of her whacked-out, crazy and delusional world
She follows me everywhere
She's even got a bag with some bits of my hair
Just go away you creepy stalker girl

She says I touch her in a very special way
But I'd never go near her out without my pepper spray
And the voices inside her head
Said break into my house and sleep in my bed
And they also said that shaving the cat was okay

She's my creepy stalker girl
I'm the centre of her whacked-out, crazy and delusional world
She follows me everywhere
She's even got a bag with some bits of my hair
Just go away you creepy stalker girl

I've analyzed her handwriting
And I've got some bad news
You're manic obsessive with abandonment issues
And you think that all our songs
Are about you and you're usually wrong
Except for now this song is so about you
You creepy stalker girl
You creepy stalker girl
You creepy stalker girl

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

LOL!!!!
Can't you just imagine Boromir singing that second-last song from Grease to the Ring and vice versa?

(B) I got chills theyre multiplying
and im loooooosing control
cuz your power its multiplying
its ELECTRIFYING!!

(R) you better shape up
cuz i need a man
and my heart is set on you
you better shape up
and you better understand
to my heart i must be true (?)

(both) youre the one that i want
oo oo oo honey
the one that i want
oo oo oo honey
the one that i want
oo oo oo
the one i need
oh yes indeed

LOL! i was watching that today and it just popped into my head.

[Vuelve]

in TTT-forbiddin pool- part where Gollum is banging the fish on the rock i can just see the fish singing "Its a Hard Knock Life" from the orphan annie play.

[Ithaeliel]

Oh my goodness! That is just hilarious, Vuelve.

It's a hard knock *smack* life... for us
It a *smack* hard knock life for us!
(Gollum)
'Stead of treated...
(both)
We get tricked! *smack*
(Gollum)
'Stead of fishes...
(Both)
We *smack* get kicked!
It's a hard knock life!

Lol. I'll never see that scene the same again.

[Hirilaelin]

This is strange, but when I first read LotR, I was listening to a CD of Schubert's piano sonatas, and whenever I listen to that CD, I get this strange feeling of deja vu, and get this journeying feeling. It's really weird.

[Eressië Ailin]

LOL!! That's kinda freaky. Next time I go to the theatre, I'm probably going to start singing that song when it gets to that scene. Anything Enya (Especially May it be, Aníron, and Pilgrim) and of course, Gollum's Song remind me of LOTR.