By song 15, I have discovered the reason why they call this a challenge. It’s really quite difficult to find the right song for some of these categories, and none harder than this one – a song that describes me. I spent a good hour trying to find the perfect song, and I just couldn’t get anything suitable. I guess I was looking for something that was so perfect to who I am, how I think, how I act and how my mind works but that song isn’t out there. So I started to think about things I loved, things important to me and characteristics that can be used to describe me.
I love and cherish my friend, and I would never want to lose my closest friends.
I love Pixar.
I’m a fairly laid back individual, calm, steady.
My voice is monotone.
I’m a bit goofy.
I’m kinda cute sometimes.
I’m a bit of a grandpa sometimes and just love to stay in and play scrabble.
Sure I can think of a lot more ways to describe myself, but it’s easier if I just list those few… because if you add all those things together and turn them into a song… you get You’ve Got a Friend in Me by Randy Newman! This really is one of my favourite songs, and I’m really annoyed that I didn’t think of it for my song that I know all the words to – I don’t think I enjoy singing any song as much as this one.
A lot of people like to joke about Randy Newman, but I think he is great. He has written great pieces of music for some of my favourite films, and I still cannot believe that he didn’t win an Oscar for this song – although to be fair he did lose to Alan Menkin and Stephen Schwartz for Color of the Wind from Pocahontas!