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I started keeping a diary on October 26th, 1997. I was 14 and in 9th grade. I kept up until 2004, and every year, I made a ‚personal soundtrack‘ with songs that reflected last years‘ themes and storylines.

Here are 20 songs for ‚Season 15‘, October 2011 to October 2012.

• 01: 1997 / 1998
• 02: 1998 / 1999
• 03: 1999 / 2000
• 04: 2000 / 2001
• 05: 2001 / 2002

• 14: 2010 / 2011

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• Dillon: „Thirteen Thirtyfive“
• James Vincent McMorrow: „Breaking Hearts“
• Andrew Bird: „Fake Palindromes“
• Gregory Alan Isakov: „That Moon Song“
• The Head and the Heart: „Down in the Valley“

• Ghosts I’ve met: „Winter’s Ruin“
• Holcombe Waller: „Qu’Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan“
• Ben Howard: „Depth over Distance“ (Live)
• Melanie Safka: „Uptown & Down“
• Gladys Knight: „Midnight Train to Georgia“

• P.J. Harvey: „England“
• Bill Callahan: „One fine Morning“
• Rebecca Black: „Friday“
• Jim Bryson & The Weakerthans: „Freeways in the Front Yard“
• Lambs and Wolves: „The only Light“

• Freelance Whales: „Generator First Floor“
• Andrew Bird: „Scythian Empire“
• The National: „I need my Girl“
• Talking Heads: „The Big Country“
• Ayano Tsuji: „Kazeni Naru (to become the wind)“ (Acoustic Version)

Some of these songs are on Youtube. Let’s see how long it takes before they are taken down. Here are the videos: Watch them while the links still work!

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Dillon – Thirteen Thirtyfive

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James Vincent McMorrow – Breaking Hearts

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Andrew Bird – Fake Palindromes

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Gregory Alan Isakov – That Moon Song

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The Head and the Heart – Down in the Valley

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Ghosts I’ve met – Winter’s Ruin

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Holcombe Waller – Qu’Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan

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Ben Howard – Depth over Distance (Live)

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Melanie Safka – Uptown & Down (sorry – only a slow live version:)

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Gladys Knight – Midnight Train to Georgia

http://vimeo.com/27276369

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P.J. Harvey – England

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Bill Callahan – One fine Morning

In Germany, it’s blocked by GEMA. but you can’t buy it on Amazon.de, either.

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Rebecca Black -Friday

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Jim Bryson & The Weakerthans – Freeways in the Front Yard

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Lambs and Wolves – The only Light

http://lambswolves.bandcamp.com/album/the-light-ep (free download!)

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Freelance Whales – Generator First Floor

http://www.jbtvonline.com/performances/freelance-whales-generator-1st-floor

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Andrew Bird – Scythian Empire

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The National – I need my Girl

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Talking Heads – The Big Country

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Ayano Tsuji: „Kazeni Naru (to become the wind)“ (Acoustic Version)

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related Links:

• 1997 / 1998: My personal Soundtrack (Link)
• Helden meiner Kindheit (Link)
• My Video Game Biography (Link)
• My favorite Movies (Link)