Today I've spent hours scanning almost 18 years worth of photos for a DVD a friend is making for my daughter's surprise graduation party on Saturday. I have to bring the CDs with the scanned photos to him tomorrow morning.
Here's my dilemma. I am stuck on what to use for music to play throughout the DVD. It will be in slide-show format with background music. The only song I've come up with so far is the song "Good Riddance" by Green Day. The lyrics follow:
Another turning point
A fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist
Directs you where to go
So make the best of this test
And don't ask why
It's not a question
But a lesson learned in time
It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
So take the photographs
And still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf of
Good health and good time
Tattoos of memories
And dead skin on trial
For what it's worth
It was worth all the while
It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life.
Can anyone suggest any additional songs that are either meaningful in lyrics...maybe sentimental, and even some fun songs that signify life's changes, growing up...moving on.
I'm stuck!!
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Here is a few that I think would be good for that kind of thing
1. Graduation friends forever by Vitamin C
2. "In My Life" by The Beatles
3. Graduation Day by Chris Isaak
4. Closing Time by Semisonic
5. Here's to the night by Eve 6
6. Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield
7. I will remember you by Sarah McLachlan
8. I'll be there for you by The Rembrants
9. I'll be there for you by Kelly Clarkson
10. Dare you to move by Switchfoot
Hope these help.
Zach
And #9 was suppose to be A moment like this by Kelly Clarkson oops!
School's Out by Alice Cooper
Teach the Children! Crosby, Stills - not exactly the title - and even though it is really more about young children, it applies to ALL education - this music was ALWAYS the music to the elementary school end of year slide show where we live - and EVERYONE was ALWAYS in tears. The school social worker said to me, Oh my - that is the SAME SONG my private Hebrew school always played at the end of the year.
Just a thought.
Did you mention as a gift - my daughter told us she wanted this book, and seeing that we have not YET bought it for her - she said we thought it was a joke - but she says SHE WANTS it - and it is one of the favorite grad gifts of all time -
Dr. Seuss - The Places You'll Go.
So I have to get this this weekend. I asked her if she wanted a party and she said, she is all done with high school and celebrating the end of high school.
For us, just the book...and a gift certificate. Maybe a lunch, too.
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How about "We Go Together" from Grease - it's an upbeat one for those fun photos :)
schools out for summer is an AWESOME song!!
I'm no help! Sounds like it will be fabulous!
I'd go through her cds and have a friend of hers pick out some of your daughters favorite music. I think that would be nice too.
It looks like you got plenty of answers! I'm never very good at these kinds of things.
I think Zach has a pretty good list.
Simon and Garfunkel did one on Old Friends - dealing with photographs and old memories. If there are any surreal photos or artsy ones - use a Philip Glass piece - Or better yet - one of Tangerine Dream's minimalist tunes. It seems to me that one opened a popular youth movie in the 80s - with the young male riding on the elevated train - but I don't remember the name of the movie. Anyway - the music was a simple and rhythmic as the train.
Good Luck!
Kimberly--I feel for you with all that scanning...I did that and made a CD for my 30th year high school reunion and my parents' 50th wedding anniversary, it's a LOT of work!
As for the song--I think the one you chose is a good one and would fit well...remember to take lots of photos of the party and share with us here ;-) Congrats to you all!
Wild World by Cat Stevens comes to mind.
Just heard another one on the radio it is called "These are the days" by The Exies.
REM ~ It's the end of the whole as we know it (and I feel fine)
Vitamin C ~ Graduation ~ this is a great song!!
boyz II men ~ It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday
Jordin Sparks ~ One step at a time
Alanis Morissette ~ You learn
Phil Collins ~ On my way