September 3, 2025

Which song would you use to introduce yourself to someone new?
It's hard to sum myself up into one song, I could definitely make a whole playlist for myself for introductions but one of my favorite songs that I feel summarizes me very well is Billy Joel's "Vienna". Initially I was gonna go with a song that's from a genre I love, like folk, musical theatre or indie rock- though not to say I don't love Billy Joel's music because "The Stranger" is a favorite album currently (he's a great storyteller and lyricist, and I'm getting really into 60s and 70s music this past year!). But then I figured a song that tells a story I can relate to and has very meaningful and personal lyrics would be better to introduce myself with! That's why I settled here.
Some of my favorite lyrics (most of the song to be honest LOL)...
- "You're so ambitious for a juvenile. But then, if you're so smart, Then tell me, why are you still so afraid?"
- "You got so much to do and only so many hours, In a day"
- "But you know that when the truth is told, That you can get what you want or you can just get old"
- "Slow down, you're doing fine. You can't be everything you want to be before your time"
- "You're so ahead of yourself that you forgot what you need"
- "Though you can see when you're wrong, You know you can't always see when you're right"