The One in Which I Desperately Tried to Use a Dan Fogelberg Song

Samantha passed the music baton to me, and after I accepted, I realized I had already killed it once before.

I can’t say no altogether to Sam, because she still has my bottle of tekila. So instead I’ll change it slightly. Besides, I never do these damn things right, anway.

The new meme is called:

"If they ever make a fictional movie about my life, what songs will be played during the pivotal moments?'"

1. First happy childhood memory

James Taylor, Country Road

2. Parents divorce

Martika, Toy Soldiers

3. First adolescent sexual experience

Bryan Adams, Heaven

4. The One That Got Away gets away

Cat Stevens, Wild World

5. Pregnancy scare amid unfulfilling rebound romance

Ben Folds Five, Brick

6. Soon after second marriage, chooses work over family during Christmas

Harry Chapin, Cat’s in the Cradle

7. The One That Got Away gives it up for old time’s sake at 10 year reunion

Outfield, Your Love

8. Wake up call from near death experience from reckless middle age living followed by therapy session rehashing childhood tragedy

Simple Minds, Alive and Kicking

9. Chooses family over work out of the blue on nondescript summer’s day

Toto, Africa

10. Years later, The One That Got Away admits, ‘It was always you.’ Winks and says, ‘We’re just getting warmed up, babe.' Roll credits.

Van Morrison, Into the Mystic


To which three people will you spread this meme so that it may never die?

I'm sorry, memes come here to die.