We’ve done some reorganization at 100b, trying to find some direction in this quick, cruel blogging world. (Or we were just trying to find something a little more interesting to focus on.) Tam has already introduced New Band Day, and I’m here to tell you: the fun don’t stop there, folks! I hereby declare Friday to be Soundtrack Day, in which Tam and I give you a piece from the soundtrack of our lives. It might be a song that we couldn’t stop listening to that week, or that is the source of a musical memory, or that is just something we can’t remember ever not listening to. And, gentle readers (if there are any), we welcome your to share your soundtracks, too.

In honor of Rogue Wave and the cover they did at their Paradiso show earlier this week, I bring you Buddy Holly’s “Everyday”. Rogue Wave did Buddy proud, and reminded me of how much that song has been a part of my life. The Stand By Me soundtrack was very popular in my house growing up, being a child of the 80s, and I adored it. So much that my mother would sing “Everyday” to me when she was feeling goofy. When I was old enough to get a whole Buddy Holly cassette, I stole my mother’s and loved every minute of it. About 7ish years later, I had a huge crush on a boy who was also my best friend at the time. He went away for the summer and I listened to nothing but that tape the whole. summer. long. I wrote him a notebook full of letters while listening to it (which I never gave him, by the way) and I wrote out the lyrics in there, too.

When I, um, grew up (and that boy moved away for good), I started to learn as much as I could about music history. I read everything I could find about Buddy and it completely broke my heart. Is there anything sadder than a 22-year-old who died in a tragic accident just because he wanted some clean laundry and somewhere warm to sleep?

At least we still get to enjoy his wonderful songs, and they just make your heart fill all warm and full of hope. Enjoy!

   Buddy Holly - Everyday