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Listen Up: Valentine’s Day Soundtrack

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I was thinking today … what if your Valentines Day was a movie?

Perhaps you were asked to be the director of said movie. The producer wanted the movie to be a silent one, and all the scenes would be set to music. The location scout informed you that cameras would just follow the main character from the point they woke up … to the moment they went to bed. And then you found out that the main actor/actress was you? What would the soundtrack of your day be?

I decided to create the soundtrack of my Valentines Day using all local SF bands.
Here is my “romantic” story … told by a play list that rocks:

  1. WAKING UP:  The Frail – Frenemies
  2. SNOOZE BUTTON: I The Mighty – The Dreamer
  3. PUSHING SNOOZE AGAIN: Bird by Bird – Don’t Wake Me
  4. STILL NOT OUT OF BED: The Shants – Morning
  5. LEAVING BEDROOM: Extra Action Marching Band – Durge
  6. WANDERING HALLWAY: Birds & Batteries – Lightening
  7. BRUSHING TEETH: Tartufi – Dot Dash
  8. EATING BREAKFAST: Agent Ribbons – I Was Born to Sing Sad Songs
  9. PUT ON SWEATER & LEAVE HOUSE: Scissors For Lefty – Next To Argyle
  10. TRANSIT TO WORK: Nobunny – (Do the) F’ Yourself
  11. STARTING WORK: !!! – There’s No F’ing Rules, Dude
  12. JUST BECAUSE OF THE F’ THEME: Pidgeon – California (Is For F’ckrs)
  13. FEELING BAD FOR YOURSELF: Paranoids – She Hates You
  14. A LITTLE MORE SADNESS: Or, The Whale – No Love Blues
  15. LAST SAD SONG BEFORE CHANGE: Picture Atlantic – Joust
  16. FOCUSED AND GETTING SH’ DONE – The Dodos – Fools
  17. GETTING READY FOR: Music For Animals – Worry
  18. LUNCH: Please Do Not Fight – On The Other Hand, Fight! Fight! Fight!
  19. AFTER LUNCH DRAMA: Dizzy Balloon – A little Note
  20. DREARY AFTERNOON: The Downer Party – Gold
  21. ENDING WORK DAY: Ferocious Few – Gasoline and Cocaine
  22. PLANNING EVENING: My First Earthquake – Ice Queen
  23. TRANSIT HOME: B and Not B – Traffic Jam of Stars
  24. NOT HOME YET: Rin Tin Tiger – Greedy Traveler
  25. CALLING YOUR FRIENDS: The Lovely Public – Preparations
  26. PSYCHING YOURSELF UP FOR EVENING: Wallpaper – T Rex
  27. GETTING IN THE MOOD: Jhameel – Shut Up
  28. GETTING READY FOR EVE: Chromeo – Needy Girl
  29. CRUISING THE CITY: Sugar & Gold – Neighborhood
  30. STORY OF YOUR CITY: Blood and Sunshine – New York City
  31. LOVE IN ALL CITIES: Geographer – Paris
  32. ENTERING THE “CLUB”: The Limousines – Internet Killed The Video Start
  33. OWNING IT: Dangermaker – Looks Good
  34. SPOTTED A HOTTY: Girl Named T – Model in the Media
  35. MAKING YOUR MOVE: The Blank Tapes – We Can Do What We Want To
  36. SHE ASKS FOR THE WORLD: The Hot Toddies – Sugar Daddy
  37. GIVING HER THE WORLD: The Mumlers – Tangled Up With You
  38. ITS WORKING: Social Studies – We Choose Our Own Adventure
  39. LEAVING THE “CLUB”: French Miami – Suge Night Driving
  40. CHANGING MOOD: The Morning Benders – Excuses
  41. REFLECTING ON THE DAY: Excuses For Skipping – Lovesick
  42. WINDING DOWN: A B & The Sea – Setting Moon
  43. DRUNK REQUESTS: Frankie Boots – Forget In The Morning
  44. GOOD NIGHT: DownDownDown – Run Like Hell
  45. ENDING ON A HAPPY NOTE: Ra Ra Riot – Can You Tell

Ok… I listened to my play list and realized this must have been a roller coaster of a day!!! However, ultimately I think it “sounds” like a fun day!!! A little angst, a little love and a happy ending: the ingredients of a perfect day. You can listen to the full play list now on Spotify:

VALENTINES STORY: 2013

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Stefan Aronsen

Stefan Aronsen

I am the co-founder of Balanced Breakfast, a meetup for music industry professionals. No, I do not sing or play any instruments ... but I have tried! My passion for music began at 7 when my parents bought me a drum set. I was BAD at drums. So I moved on, joined the school band, and played clarinet. I was BAD at the clarinet. Trying and failing at instruments continued through elementary school and into college. It turns out that while I could recognize good music; I lacked the skill to make it.

Now I'm broke, beautiful, and writing about music for Stuart...