sophiaserpentia | a meme! sure, i'll play

1. Reply to this post and I'll assign you a letter.
2. List (and upload/link) 5 songs you love that begin with that letter.
3. Post them to your journal with these instructions.

R* gives me an R!

Tears for Fears, "Raoul and the Kings of Spain" - Many of TFF's songs deal with recovery from child abuse, and this one specifically relates to Roland Orzabal's strained relationship with his abusive father.

Jethro Tull, "Roots to Branches" - simply a gorgeous song.

Massive Attack, "Rush Minute"

Beck, "Round the Bend" - I have to be careful about when I let myself listen to this song. It's on the album Sea Change, which I listened to a lot in 2003, during the split with my ex, my last year in New Orleans. If I'm not careful, it will make me quite maudlin.

Killing Joke, "The Raven King" - Jaz Coleman says of this song, "It's not a song about Paul Raven [the band's bassist who died in 2007], it's about Raven's anger and things he felt passionately about. ... Raven was a street guy. He believed in a confederation of like-minded individuals, so we tried to be as true to his ideas as we could. The last thing Raven said to me when he left Prague was "carpe nocturno", which is the last line. It touched me when I sang it and heard it back, and I was lost for words.