I can’t think of a song that “changed my life,” but I can think of some singers or albums that changed the trajectory of what I wanted to listen to. I kind of think that unless you are immersed in the musician’s lifestyle, you can only be as influenced by a song as you want to be at any one time because so many other things are shaping your life. But then, that’s just me…
Geeze, song that “changed” my life. So many songs with too little time, but did that song change or merely help define that event/time/circumstance? Any/ all of “Tommy”. Sea and Sand from Quadraphenia. Let’s See Action by Pete Townshend (Now there’s certainly a thread there…). Naive Melody: This Must Be The Place by Talking Heads; If I Were the Man You Wanted: Lyle Lovett. All of these songs changed my perspective at the time I heard them - so maybe they “changed my life”.
Oh, that Twin Peaks theme...
Has a song changed my life? Like you, songs are key to memories and feelings, which certainly influence me, but change? I dunno.
I can’t think of a song that “changed my life,” but I can think of some singers or albums that changed the trajectory of what I wanted to listen to. I kind of think that unless you are immersed in the musician’s lifestyle, you can only be as influenced by a song as you want to be at any one time because so many other things are shaping your life. But then, that’s just me…
In case you're curious, here's Jeff Tweedy's own Substack:
https://jefftweedy.substack.com/
I especially like the title of a post in his "I Hate..." section: "Schadenfreude Buffet." That post is here:
https://jefftweedy.substack.com/p/schadenfreude-buffet
Many of us had next-door "Winkers" growing up!
Geeze, song that “changed” my life. So many songs with too little time, but did that song change or merely help define that event/time/circumstance? Any/ all of “Tommy”. Sea and Sand from Quadraphenia. Let’s See Action by Pete Townshend (Now there’s certainly a thread there…). Naive Melody: This Must Be The Place by Talking Heads; If I Were the Man You Wanted: Lyle Lovett. All of these songs changed my perspective at the time I heard them - so maybe they “changed my life”.
Both of the Tweedy links are great.