When I was young, my dad would make people mix tapes for their birthday. These weren’t just any mixtapes though, they were time capsules. He created each mixtape by finding the number one Billboard hit for each birthday you ever had. I can’t recall all of my birthday hits, but I do know that the number one song in America when I was born, my “birth song” if you will, was That’s What Friends Are For by Dionne Warwick and (you guessed it) Friends. [side note: why is Elton John rocking a Stevie Ray Vaughan look here? It's really confusing.]
Anyway, this song has always hung around in the background and haunted me, but as a result, I think I am keenly aware of what friends are for.
{ Best Friends: Brian, Sarah, Megan (middle picture), Grace & Ben (bottom picture) }
Let us know how your birth song has changed your life.
was shocked to see it was a u2 song that i grew up knowing the lyrics to. i’d also hazard to bet it gave me a keen knowledge of heartbreak and a love for leather.
With or Without You-U2 1987
http://www.youtube.comwatch?v=XmSdTa9kaiQ
Oh MAN, Sarah! You got a tiiiiight birth song. Guess who got the theme song from Karate Kid 2. ME! I wouldn’t say my birth song has had a considerable impact on my life, but I will say that I would totes do the karate kid. Tell me he’s not yummy.
Glory of Love – Peter Cetera 1986
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAj-Y6uUA_k