25 songs

I did them all at once because I'm lazy a rebel. Looking over the list, an awful lot of favorites are left out. I mean, where's the punk? And why aren't they all just musicals? Ooh, I should redo this with nothing but soundtracks from musicals. Yes. 
Some of my choices also don't seem quite accurate, but OH WELL THAT IS JUST TOO TRAGIC, IS IT NOT?

1. Livin' La Vida Loca 

Child of the 90s, what can I say except 'aren't you glad I didn't put Hit Me Baby One More Time'? Also, I was convinced it said ‘black cats and voodoo dogs’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p47fEXGaba

2. Breakfast at Tiffany’s

The ONE song in my ex’s collection of ‘classic hits’ that actually made me sit up and pay attention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ClCpfeIELw

3. Sisters, Sisters

My mom broke this one out whenever my sister and I fought, so…a lot. Yes, White Christmas was a holiday staple at our house. Just kidding. We watched it year round whenever we felt like it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG7x8HWbDzU

And here…because you deserve to be happy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDyybi7t634

4. Safe in Your Arms, Dear Jesus

Singing this to myself when I’m lost enables me to calm down enough to actually find my way (I’m not orientationally challenged. I am completely orientationally deficient). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgu-uZ9wAuw

5. Ode to Joy

Children won’t stop playing it on the piano. It’s the new ‘Let It Go’. I should be happy about that, but even Beethoven wears eventually if you only ever hear the same 30 seconds of his. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wod-MudLNPA

6. Rule the World

He loves Walk Off the Earth and he showed me this video. I love her preggy belly in it too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukigjUvwAR4

7. Paint the Town Green

I call this ‘The Anthem for the Homesick’. It comforts me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_hw8r2MWXo

8. Isn’t It Kinda Fun

I don't have a song for that so here's one for my (as yet unknown) last love :-D .

Barring further notice, my future husband is strongly recommended to utilize this song in his proposal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0As5d0hdmbA

9. Set Apart This Dream

I once got to spend an evening listening to this song on repeat while wearing a ballgown. I have scarcely ever felt more like I was in heaven. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU18VTPLdhM

10. Evolution of Man

Example rivals Eminem in ability to tell stories in rap and in choosing strings of assonant words, but somehow his lovey-doveyish songs end up being the ones I love the most https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiNXtIh2cR4

11. Why Can’t the English

Wordiness. Logophilia. Contempt for the uneducated masses. Need I say more? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAYUuspQ6BY

12. How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria

Musicals! What all other movies wish they were I wish all other movies were. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-VRyQprlu8

13. Watch the Sun Come Up

Listen to the song. Watch the video. Details will not be forthcoming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAgegxdVdFU

P.S. Take your mind out of the gutter.

14. N/A so I give you (*cough* totally unrelated *cough*) Goodnight and Go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqjWodek8ZM

15. Hula Hoop

Round and round it bounces in my head

Such a catchy catchy song. Catchy catchy song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYzQvj3icjs

16. Battle of the Five Armies

As a dedicated LoTR fan, this song crushed me... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8ir8rVl2Z4

17. Shut Up and Dance With Me

They stole the title for this song from what I say at all parties. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JCLY0Rlx6Q

18. Rahadlakum 

From the brazenly terrible movie Kismet (and yet I would watch it again. And probably again). Still, if you couldn't watch Howard Keel sing a legal textbook or if it does not make you laugh, then my sense of humor is West and yours is East and never the twain shall meet! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VwzxiB4kMw

P.S. Remember, Edmund was ready to sell all of his siblings for this stuff.

19. About Fortune

I was fortunate enough to hear the original lyrics of this song which were kind of raunchy. This version is disappointingly SFW, lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd0RGaclGh0

20. You're the Worst theme - 7:30 AM

I love the theme songs from my favorite TV shows. From Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (sing rap it with me!), to Malcolm in the Middle's You're Not the Boss of Me, to the iconic I'll Be There For You, to At Least It Was Here (Community), to the smashing Big Bang Theory song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV4QEHmbUVQ

21. Whistling Away the Dark

Julie Andrews in one of my favorite movies and my favorite performance of hers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0of8-MxqVRY

22. Snowflake

Except that my friend sang it to me as a parody about my (to him abominable) love of sugar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLnIYAtGs0M

23. Losing My Religion

Reminds me of nights spent choking in smoke-filled bars with people I had nothing in common with. Makes me actually nauseous so I won’t even link to it lest YouTube get any horrible ideas about suggesting it to me.

24. Desi Girl

Bollywood dance troupe. Funnest dancing I ever did even if my thighs never hated me more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDIrpvH8MzE

25. Everything is Awesome!

Come on, it’s Lego AND Andy Samberg being his goofy self! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StTqXEQ2l-Y