Allie's+Songs

Allie's Songs

 * 1) **Le Tigre - Deceptacon:** San Mateo isn't the most happening of places to grow up but it does have beautiful scenery and hills to drive up and down. My friends and I would blast this song as we sped down "Hacienda Hump" - one of the steepest hills in the neighborhood. Very dangerous! Bad idea! We'd fly off our seats and hit our heads on the roof... regardless, it is a fond memory :)
 * 2) **Yann Tiersen - La Valse d'Amelie**: Amelie is a movie that always cheers me up no matter how bad of a mood I'm in. I used to have a friend in college that complained about having to read the subtitles when she first saw this movie and I instantly disowned her. I have the soundtrack handy for whenever I need a pick me up or just feel like listening to accordions.
 * 3) **A Mighty Wind - A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow:** My introduction to all the wonder that is Christopher Guest was due in large part to my HS Mock Trial coach (I am a nerd apparently). My team would watch Spinal Tap clips before every trial (going to 11, stone henge was my personal favorite). I became further obsessed with Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show and then A Mighty Wind. My AP English teacher was a hippie from Sebastopol and let me and two friends compose and perform a song for our final exam and being inspired by Catherine O'hara I actually bought an autoharp for this performance. Still own it!
 * 4) To be continued...