30 Days of Music Meme - Day 27 & 28

[uberreiniger]

I was so tired last night I completely forgot about the meme!
Day 27 is a song you wish you could play.

Everybody who's ever picked up a guitar can play the rhythm line at the end where you're just banging on the same chord for five minutes. But I have tried and failed many times to master all the various solos and noodly bits and I've just never gotten it.

For Day 28 it's a song that makes you feel guilty.

That's a weird one. How many songs make you feel guilty? This one does. For a long time some animal rights organization was running a commercial that showed various tortured, injured animals while this song played over it. And then Sarah herself would come on and urge you to donate to help them. It was HEARTBREAKING. They ran this all the time on Comedy Central during South Park of all things. Isn't that mean? You're innocently trying to get your dose of Eric Cartman's zany antics and they ambush you with suffering doggies and kitties and remind you that it's up to YOU to end their suffering. So now I can't see this song without thinking of hurt puppies. Thanks Sarah.

Comments

[ayashi.livejournal.com]

That commercial made me tear up EVERY TIME.

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

I eventually took to shouting "Fuck you Sarah!" at the TV every time it came on. It was the only way to cope with the sadness.

[anarchicq.livejournal.com]

The first time I saw that commercial I criiiied!

And I don`t know if you know this but the song is originally about heroin addiction. So there`s a connection for ya.

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

Kind of like how "Alive" by Pearl Jam was about incest.

[cherith.livejournal.com]

I hate that commercial so much! I have rescue animals Sarah - get off my back about it!

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

Damn Canadians.

[lucretiasheart.livejournal.com]

"They ran this all the time on Comedy Central during South Park of all things. Isn't that mean? You're innocently trying to get your dose of Eric Cartman's zany antics and they ambush you with suffering doggies and kitties and remind you that it's up to YOU to end their suffering. So now I can't see this song without thinking of hurt puppies. Thanks Sarah."

TOTALLY!!!!!!!

[winterchime.livejournal.com]

i love angel x

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

I used to before that commercial spoiled it for me.

[germsama.livejournal.com]

That fucking commercial! I have to turn the channel the moment it comes on, because if it gets to their phone number you know I'll be on the phone blubbering as I give them my 18 bucks.

It reminds me of some other commercial I've been seeing for HPV or some shit. I'm chillin, watching my show, and this happy MISLEADING commercial pops up:

"What a beautiful day! What if you went outside? What if you had an adventure! What if you fell in love? What if he loves you too? What if you get married?

...what if he gives you HPV? What if you DIE? What if after dying you come back from the grave and are a MOVING ROTTING CORPSE? WHAT IF HE STOPS LOVING YOU AND GIVES HPV TO SOME OTHER GIRL AND SHE DOES IT TOO AND YOU'RE A BUNCH OF RAGING ANGRY ZOMBIES WITH HPV??? That sounds fun doesn't it?!"

As a result I'm never going outside again.

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

I think I saw that commercial you're talking about. It doesn't sound so upsetting when you factor zombies into it though...