Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Return of the 30 Day Song Challenge

Here we go again!  Welcome back everybody And if this is a first time visit, welcome to you as well. This blog has been around for 10 years, but it has sat idle since 2013.   It was first created when the 30 day song challenge was circulating around Facebook.   A few of my friends were working their way through the challenge and I found it very interesting. That’s not really surprising, because I have always loved music and it has always played an integral part of my daily life.  So in 2011, when one of life‘s curveballs left me with plenty of time on my hands during the week, I jumped into the challenge with both feet.  I created this blog to house the daily entries, and worked my way through 30 days of music. 


If you are not familiar with the 30 day song challenge, it is exactly what it sounds like.  There was a list of 30 topics, and over the course of a month you shared a song that filled that topic for you, sometimes adding a little backstory to help explain the significance and help reveal a little bit about yourself in the process.   It was an exercise I thoroughly enjoyed and I was sad when the 30 days ended. 

It’s hard to believe that was 10 years ago and the intervening years have been eventful.   My road took some unexpected turns as life often provides us,  but through it all music remained my constant companion.

I recently revisited some of those former entries, and got the idea in my head that it would be fun to start the challenge anew, and see what I would come up with now that I am 10 years older, a little wiser and definitely more weathered and worn. This comes in a great time because  2021 has been a rebirth of sorts for me, and I have been going through a musical renaissance, among other things. It’s been a joy to discover new music and rediscover old over the past few months.  I have no doubt some of that will show up over the next 30 days. 

Here are the topics...

day 01 – your favorite song

day 02 – your least favorite song

day 03 – a song that makes you happy

day 04 – a song that makes you sad

day 05 – a song that reminds you of someone

day 06 – a song that reminds you of somewhere

day 07 – a song that reminds you of a certain event

day 08 – a song that you know all the words to

day 09 – a song that you can dance to

day 10 – a song that makes you fall asleep

day 11 – a song from your favorite band

day 12 – a song from a band you hate

day 13 – a song that is a guilty pleasure

day 14 – a song that no one would expect you to love

day 15 – a song that describes you

day 16 – a song that you used to love but now hate

day 17 – a song that you hear often on the radio

day 18 – a song that you wish you heard on the radio

day 19 – a song from your favorite album

day 20 – a song that you listen to when you’re angry

day 21 – a song that you listen to when you’re happy

day 22 – a song that you listen to when you’re sad

day 23 – a song that you want to play at your wedding

day 24 – a song that you want to play at your funeral

day 25 – a song that makes you laugh

day 26 – a favorite song from a movie or musical

day 27 – a favorite song from a live performance

day 28 – a song that makes you feel guilty

day 29 – a song from your childhood

day 30 – your favorite song at this time last year

I think it will be an interesting exercise, and I welcome you to follow along with one disclaimer. Sometimes this can be a snapshot into my head which sometimes can be a very weird place, enter at your own risk… LOL.


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