Listen Up: Valentine’s Day Soundtrack

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