Song Meme - Song 13

"13: One of your favorite 80's songs"

I'm a child of the 80s, so pretty much every song from that era would fit, but I'm going with my first ever record. My brother gave this to me when I was about 12 and I played it on my parent's player to death.

I loved the piano in this, especially around the 3:20 mark. I used to bang it out on my parent's baby grand as best I could.

"Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking" (Watch on YouTube)

Song Meme - Song 14

"14: A song that was played at your wedding"

Our processional and our first dance were to "Here, There and Everywhere" by the Beatles, but I thought, rather than go sappy, I'd play something from the cocktail hour we had before dinner. The wedding was at the Museum of Science in Boston, and we went for that in a big way...

"Tom Lehrer CHEMISTRY element song" (Watch on YouTube)

Also

"I Am a Paleontologist - They Might Be Giants w/Danny Weinkauf (official TMBG video)" (Watch on YouTube)

This might give you a sense of what my wedding was like.

Song Meme - Song 15

"15: A song that is a cover by another artist"

One more for today. I actually own a lot of covers, but there aren't many that I think are better than the original. There are a few though. I like Alien Ant Farm's cover of Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal better than the original (though MJ's video is awesome).

As for this one, I don't think it's better than the original necessarily, it's just different, but this one inspired an SGA fic so I have a soft spot for it.

"Frou Frou - Holding Out For A Hero" (Watch on YouTube)