Most of the people I meet… okay, most of the guys I meet tend to have their own song in my head, at least at the beginning; a song that sums my feelings about them up to a tee.

To give some examples, Arwen had “Angel” by Madonna; Barry had “Here It Comes Again” by Tracey Thorn (which I am listening to now, hence the association); the DJ had “Say Hey” by Kylie Minogue; against my will, BM’s was “Cold” by Annie Lennox; Mr. Big had “You’re In A Bad Way” by Saint Etienne; and Boo had “Come A Day” by Beth Hirsch.

Sometimes after a breakup with the person their song becomes impossible for me to listen to; I couldn’t listen to “You’re In A Bad Way” for half a year because it was akin to smelling someone’s perfume. I guess you can see why I wouldn’t want to do that. Luckily, wounds heal; and songs regain their original meaning in your life, well — in mine, and the only thing that remains is a quiet smile to myself as I hear a certain intro and remember a funny thing about a relationship I had with the person one time in the past.

It’s funny how life goes. I met Arwen recently, well — saw, not met; he looked haggard and tired, gave me a very serious look (which was why I recognised him, otherwise I would just miss him, but he stared VERY intently) and, generally, didn’t look like someone who could be associated with a throwaway, lightweight pop song like “Angel”. I still chat with the DJ regularly — he never lost hope that he’ll drag me to his bed one day, and I still like him as, well, a DJ — but “Say Hey” has proved to be far too special for him. I will have lunch with Barry coming Thursday, and he will be his usual whining self, and I will sit there quietly, smiling at myself, sipping caramel latte and thinking of how odd life is. Mr. Big’s song proved to be very well chosen; he was in a bad way, and I have no clue if he still is, but it is not up to me to straighten his path. And as for Boo? “Come A Day” is a very soothing song that goes:

Come a day I’ll walk this earth
Where steps are taken sure
Come a day though it seem far away
Lines that bind are pure
Had to find it
No way round it
Quick sand had a chance…
So come, come on, come a day
Your eyes are where I’m right at home

Love, and life, truly are amazing things, and, as I said to Boo the other day, life is the most exciting thing that’s ever happened to me.