Music Monday [Sci-Fi]

School's out for summer.  School's out forever. No more pencils. No more books. No more kids' dirty looks.

Now that school's out and I'm not working full time, hopefully I'll be back to blogging more again.

I'm kicking off this week with Music Monday.  The theme is sci-fi music not to be confused with Sy-Fy (I didn't even know the channel changed its name until I heard about it on a Big Bang Theory episode).  Anyway, I love sci-fi movies and books so a sci-fi music theme is fun for me!

The first song that came to mind is Weird Science.  I still remember seeing Weird Science in the theater with my dad while my sister and mom saw Follow That Bird (Big Bird)...a fact I still like to remind her of.  ;-)

I have a couple of sci-fi theme songs on my cell phone as ringtones including Harry Potter, Star Wars, Scooby-Doo Where Are You and this catchy theme song by Bowling For Soup.  Do you recognize it?

I love this next weird song!  It's on my running playlist and always brings a smile to my face when it comes on.  Lake Pontchartrain by Ludo.

I thought of many sci-fi songs especially those from They Might Be Giants but alas, I only put up three.  Do you have a favorite sci-fi type song?

For Music Mondays, I’m teaming up with my good friend and fellow Marathon Mama, Denise. Please stop by and check out Denise's Music Monday.



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Music Monday [Memories]

I had lots of time to listen to music on my ipod yesterday during the Gasparilla Half Marathon...2 hours and 14 minutes to be exact.  (Look for a full race post later in the week.)  I had to skip some of the songs because I just wasn't in the mood for them.  I love running with music but sometimes in a race when I'm running at an uncomfortable pace and I'm about to pass out, keel over, hyperventilate, music becomes an annoying noise.  I feel like there is too much going on around me to listen to this "background" music.

Does anyone else ever feel that way?

One of the songs that played (that I didn't skip) while I was running was Madonna's Lucky Star.  This song brings back childhood memories of dance routines with my sisters in our front room and a star ornament pinned to the ceiling.  We wore old slip dresses, bounced on a small trampoline and even did some breakdance spins in our routines.  It was the early-mid 80s!

Another song that brings back memories for my youngest son and I is Welcome to the Black Parade by My Chemical Romance.  Everyday on the way home from preschool he requested this song and a couple of others.  It got to the point that I had to create a special "Dylan" playlist with his 5 favorite songs.  I'd start the playlist, put the windows down and blast the music.  He loved it (and so did the kids in our carpool)!  We would all go crazy at about 1:48 when the song's tempo picked up.

What music moves you?For Music Mondays, I’m teaming up with my good friend and fellow Marathon Mama, Denise. Please stop by and check out Denise's Music Monday.



Visit Xmas Dolly for more Music Monday.