By Aaron Levy (CIVL DJ) – Email
Print Edition: February 1, 2012
Aaron Levy is CIVL Station Manager. He likes harmony and togetherness. These songs are not centered on those themes.
Backstreet Boys – “Quit Playin’ Games With My Heart”
Something every young man and woman can identify with, whether in love, land or labour. Jobs that make you wish you’d quit, partners making you wish you’d be alone, or big moves turning into less than effective business transactions. “Before you tear us apart… should’ve known from the start.”
The Clash – “Lost in the Supermarket”
Later, the bassline would be ripped off by Pulp for Common People, but on London Calling, this song represented not knowing what to do with all of these choices, all of these opportunities, and all of the different ways you can make the wrong decision. “Can this really be happening?”
Green Day – “F.O.D.”
“Something’s on my mind. It’s been for quite some time.” We all know what it’s like to be pre-occupied with a particular fixation. “This time I’m onto you. Where’s the other face? The face I heard before? Your head trip’s boring me.” Guess what F.O.D. stands for. I dare you.
Sheryl Crow – “Every Day is a Winding Road”
“I get a little bit closer. I’ve been swimming in a sea of anarchy. I’ve been living off coffee and nicotine, I’ve been wondering if everything I’ve ever known is ever really happening.” And you thought all this American legend wanted to do was have some fun! Not so, sir.
