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I was cleaning out my laptop, because this 2015 MacBook Pro offers only 120GB of storage and I stubbornly refuse to buy myself a new one, when I discovered these songs which I had saved during high school and which I had forgotten when I was introduced to Youtube Music and Spotify. This is a music box from the attic of my memory, songs which characterized the years and friendships and emotions of high school, seven years later.
Mandarin
爱在深秋 (Alan Tam)
The title seems especially poetic.
Mine Mine (Jay Chou)
明明就 (Jay Chou)
Sure, I still listen to Jay Chou now (at twenty-five years of age), but my earliest Jay Chou song choices raise an eyebrow now.
五月天 (S.H.E.)
My morning alarm clock song for so many years.
童年 (Sylvia Chang)
兰花草 (刘文正)
外婆的澎湖灣 (潘安邦)
乡间的小路 (齐豫)
橄欖樹 (齊豫)
送別 (齊豫)
龙的传人 (李建复)
A collection of childhood Chinese classics, mostly given to me by Mom. 外婆的澎湖灣 is bright and cheerful. And of course 龙的传人 is the song that every Saturday Chinese school kid sings at the year-end performance.
忘情水 (劉德華)
One of the songs from Our Times, that Chinese movie that I watched too many times.
再回首 (姜育恒)
180度 (孫燕姿)
今天看我 (小虎队)
天堂海 (小虎队)
庸人自扰 (小虎队)
愛 (小虎队)
放心去飛 (小虎队)
星光依旧灿烂 (小虎队)
祝你一路順風 (小虎队)
紅蜻蜓 (小虎队)
My beloved 小虎队, even though they’re such an old boy band that they disbanded before I was even born. Still, these songs were among the first on my Chinese playlists. The only reason that 蝴蝶飞呀 is not on this list is that it still appears on my playlists now, seven years later, and it holds the title of my unofficial “all time favourite song.”
我的未来不是梦 (張雨生)
This was the kind of music that Mom wanted me to listen to, even though the singer’s story is quite tragic.
隱形的翅膀 (張韶涵)
生如夏花 (朴树)
This song still occasionally appears on my 2022 playlists.
滿天星 (李玉璽)
晚秋 (童麗)
難忘今宵 (童麗)
如果有来生 (谭维维)
逆來順受 (關心妍)
花开那年 (魏晨)
山楂树 (黑鸭子)
天路 (龔玥)
美麗的草原我的家 (龔玥)
I think this was one of the first instrumental songs on my iPhone 4. I’m not sure why Mom listened to so many of these northern Chinese folk songs.
Cantonese
日落日出 (周柏豪)
I Wanna Believe (林欣彤)
A cute, energetic song that reminds me of first year.
灰姑娘 (梁詠琪)
Another pretty song that reminds me of first year.
我就是我 (鄭俊弘)
English
Beating Heart (Ellie Goulding)
Stay the Night (James Blunt)
High school was weird.
Falling In (Lifehouse)
My second-favourite English song during high school, after What Makes you Beautiful by One Direction (which was a sort of guilty pleasure). Nowadays, though, this song carries more nostalgic memories, and I’m much less embarrassed by it than that One Direction song.
Fire In the Rain (Måns Zelmerlöw)
Heroes (Måns Zelmerlöw)
Hope and Glory (Måns Zelmerlöw)
Songs that I listened to while running on the treadmill, because Mom was determined that I exercise. I particularly enjoyed the music video for Fire in the Rain.
Good Life (OneRepublic)
Good Time (Owl City)
Somehow, I always mixed up Good Life and Good Time. Glad there was so much positivity, though.
Jet Lag (Simple Plan)
Ordinary Life (Simple Plan)
Rest of Us (Simple Plan)
You Suck at Love (Simple Plan)
Jet Lag was one of those songs which I heard for the first time and immediately knew would become one of my all-time favourite songs. A feeling as certain and definitive as that is rare. And given my long-distance friendship with Ewen, it was certainly very fitting.
French
J’ai cherché (Amir)
Vivo per lei (Andrea Bocelli)
Somehow, I had downloaded versions of this song in Italian, French, Spanish, and German.
L’amoureuse (Carla Bruni)
Le serviteur du mal (Aya_me)
I went through a weird phase of listening to European-language covers of Japanese music.
Adieu (Coeur de pirate)
Ava (Coeur de pirate)
Cap diamant (Coeur de pirate)
Danse et danse (Coeur de pirate)
Golden Baby (Coeur de pirate)
Hôtel amour (Coeur de pirate)
La petite mort (Coeur de pirate)
Les amours dévouées (Coeur de pirate)
Lève les voiles (Coeur de pirate)
Loin d’ici (Coeur de pirate)
Place de la République (Coeur de pirate)
Prince Arthur (Coeur de pirate)
Saint-Laurent (Coeur de pirate)
Verseau (Coeur de pirate)
Berceuse (Coeur de pirate)
C’était salement romantique (Coeur de pirate)
Comme des enfants (Coeur de pirate)
Corbeau (Coeur de pirate)
Ensemble (Coeur de pirate)
Fondu au noir (Coeur de pirate)
Francis (Coeur de pirate)
La vie est ailleurs (Coeur de pirate)
Le long du large (Coeur de pirate)
Pour un infidèle (Coeur de pirate)
Printemps (Coeur de pirate)
Crier tout bas (Coeur de pirate)
Drapeau blanc (Coeur de pirate)
Oublie-moi (Coeur de pirate)
Tu oublieras mon nom (Coeur de pirate)
Where do I even start with Coeur de pirate? That first French class, perhaps, where we listened to Comme des enfants, like so many French students who embark on their journey in this language. Her live concert, where I encountered so many of my classmates from French courses throughout undergrad. Messy attempts at translating the lyrics of Printemps in the back of a car during a long road trip, surrounded by towering trees on either side. A song on repeat on my iPhone 4. Early mornings and dark nights with Oublie-moi. Cap Diamant is pretty, and Place de la République is powerful, and Verseau is energetic, and Oublie-moi is haunting, and Comme des enfants the most special of all.
Je reviens au berceau de l’Acadie (Grand Dérangement)
During Explore 2017 in Chicoutimi, one of our assignments was to give a presentation on a song. This was by far both my and Megan’s favourite.
Dernière danse (Indila)
Feuille d’automne (India)
Dernière danse was definitely the more popular one, but I liked Feuille d’automne better.
Ma référence (Jena Lee)
Vous Remercier (Jena Lee)
Her name isn’t very French, but Ma référence was the second most-frequently played song in my entire iTunes library, beat only by 蝴蝶飞呀.
Les Champs-Élysées (Joe Dassin)
Very much a classic, and it reminds me of Québec even though it should for obvious reasons remind me of France.
C’est la vie (Khaled)
Such an energetic song. Megan loved the music video.
Toune d’automne (Les Cowboys Fringants)
Marie-Elizabeth, the first classmate that I ever talked to in first year, told me one morning as we were studying together for our third-year French class that she particularly liked this band.
A nos actes manqués (M. Pokora)
Voir la nuit s’emballer (M. Pokora)
Juste une photo de toi (M. Pokora)
Someone presented Juste une photo de toi for that assignment during Explore 2017 in Chicoutimi. Was it Megan and her group?
Envole-moi (Génération Goldman)
Là-bas (Génération Goldman)
C’est ta chance (Génération Goldman)
I particularly enjoyed the music video for C’est ta chance.
Un coup sur mon coeur (Marc Dupré)
Another pleasant song that reminds me of that class in Chicoutimi 2017.
Elle me dit (MIKA)
Not my type of song, but this one is a classic.
Pas toi (TAL)
Je prends le large (TAL)
Le sens de la vie (TAL)
Marcher au soleil (TAL)
Le sens de la vie was another one of those energetic songs that I listened to for motivation during long nights of studying.
On va s’aimer encore (Vincent Vallières)
One of our animatrices told us, that day in Chicoutimi, that she wanted this song to play at her wedding one day.
Italian
Alice e il blu (Annalisa Scarrone)
Diamante lei e luce lui (Annalisa Scarrone)
Non cambiare mai (Annalisa Scarrone)
Senza riserva (Annalisa Scarrone)
Tra a due minuti è primavera (Annalisa Scarrone)
I’m not sure why I listened to so much of Annalisa Scarrone, but her songs must’ve characterized my early Italian phrase. My favourite of these by far was Diamante lei e luce lui, which I often played on repeat on my iPhone 4.
Dove ci siamo persi (Giada)
Siamo amore (Giada)
Of all my Italian-language songs, Giada’s were never among the ones closest to my heart, yet the lyrics ‘con il cielo negli occhi e il sole nell’anima illuminiamo la notte’ have served as my Instagram biography for years.
Dove resto solo io (Laura Pausini)
Limpido (Laura Pausini)
Se non te (Laura Pausini)
De tu amor (Laura Pausini)
Benvenuto (Laura Pausini)
Celeste (Laura Pausini)
Le cose che non mi aspetto (Laura Pausini)
Non ho mai smesso (Laura Pausini)
Io canto (Laura Pausini)
Strada facendo (Laura Pausini)
Gente (Laura Pausini)
Strani amori (Laura Pausini)
Dove sei (Laura Pausini)
La solitudine (Laura Pausini)
Non c’è (Laura Pausini)
Incancellabile (Laura Pausini)
Seamisai (Laura Pausini)
Bellissimo così (Laura Pausini)
Mille braccia (Laura Pausini)
Primavera in anticipo (Laura Pausini)
E ritorno da te (Laura Pausini)
Il mio sbaglio più grande (Laura Pausini)
Siamo noi (Laura Pausini)
Tra te e il mare (Laura Pausini)
I think I was obsessed with her at one point. Maybe because I mentioned her to my French teacher, Mr. Cassino, and he said that she was very famous and he listened to her music too? Anyway, she featured very, very prominently in my high school playlists. Benvenuto reminds me of New Year’s spent on the downstairs couch with my parents. Io canto was the song I listened to for inspiration and motivation during the preparatory period leading up to IB exams. Or maybe that was Strada facendo — the memories blur a little, now. Gente was the song that I listened to as I rode ski lifts up the mountains, my fingers so cold that I couldn’t even feel them. Strani amori reminds me of a celestial canvas full of stars. La solitudine and Non c’è and Siamo noi were classics on my phone.
Forse un angelo (Studio 3)
The song that I associate most closely with Cinzia, that first tumblr friend. Such a bright, happy tune, full of bright, happy memories.
German
Verrückt nach dir (Beatrice Egli)
Mehr als perfekt (Christina Stürmer)
Seite an Seite (Christina Stürmer)
Wir leben den Moment (Christina Stürmer)
Millionen Lichter (Christina Stürmer)
Ah yes, this is a familiar tune. It reminds me of German classes and long conversations with Ewen.
Der Morgen (Daniel Bertram)
Unser Himmel Atmet (Daniel Bertram)
Long, foggy roads. The house lounge in Ross House. My friendship with Sophy. Echoes in the mist.
Geiles Leben (Glasperlenspiel)
Nie Vergessen (Glasperlenspiel)
Atemlos durch die Nacht (Helene Fischer)
Auf der Suche nach mir (Helene Fischer)
Ein kleines Glück (Helene Fischer)
Es gibt ihn also doch (Helene Fischer)
Fehlerfrei (Helene Fischer)
Marathon (Helene Fischer)
Mit keinem Anderem (Helene Fischer)
Phänomen (Helene Fischer)
So kann das Leben sein (Helene Fischer)
Von hier bis unendlich (Helene Fischer)
Didn’t Atemlos durch die Nacht become a meme at some point? Regardless, I quite enjoyed Helene Fischer, which I often listened to on repeat.
Spanish
17 años (Dvicio)
Crucigrama (Dvicio)
Enamórate (Dvicio)
Justo ahora (Dvicio)
Paraíso (Dvicio)
Rebeldes (Dvicio)
Se Te Olvido Quererme (Dvicio)
Oh man, Dvicio. Ewen and I spent so much time talking about how cute these Spanish boys were. I once saw someone on the bus who looked like the lead singer.
Contigo hasta el final (El sueño de Morfeo)
I don’t remember this song, but that band name is cool.
Somos aire (Motel)
Esferas (Motel)
Creo en time (Reik)
Tu mirada (Reik)
Ciego (Reik)
Con la cara en alto (Reik)
Noviembre sin ti (Reik)
Tu fuiste de aquí (Reik)
My first foray into Spanish music began with Noviembre sin ti, which reminds me of afternoons spent in front of the computer in the computer room, and conversations with Cinzia — was that her name? — who was among my first tumblr friends, when I was just a fledgling little language blogger trying to find my place on the internet.
Japanese
Ai Kotoba (Hatsune Miku)
The ever-iconic Hatsune Miku, although I preferred Shounen-T’s cover by far.
Just Be Friends (Vocaloid)
Definitely an iPhone 4 song. Why did I listen to this so often during high school?
Orenji (Kagamine Len)
This song was pretty, if nothing else.
Aku no Meshitsukai (NicoNico Chorus)
Calc (NicoNico Chorus)
Fire Flower (NicoNico Chorus)
From Y to Y (NicoNico Chorus)
Futariboshi (NicoNico Chorus)
Hoshi No Uta (NicoNico Chorus)
Karakuri Piero (NicoNico Chorus)
Senbonzakura (NicoNico Chorus)
Souzou Forest (NicoNico Chorus)
Twinkle (NicoNico Chorus)
Vocaloid was an entire playlist by itself. I learned so many random Japanese words by listening to these songs on repeat, and they often accompanied my artistic exploits or those long hours spent on the treadmill. My favourites among these were Calc, Futariboshi, Hoshi No Uta, Senbonzakura, and Souzou Forest.
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