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Songs that matter
(to me)

A person's favorite songs say a lot about who they are. When I was constructing my top fifty songs list, I started off with songs that I thought were musically exceptional. I then moved onto songs that were especially memorable to me at different points in my life. After that, I thought about people who were very important to me, and the songs that reminded me of them.

Ultimately, no song is inherently better than any other. A song's emotional triggers, the memories it unearths, and its' transcendental power fills the music with a deeper meaning. 

A list of  songs that are special to me is provided below. For each song, a small photo series is included to illustrate what I think about when I hear these songs.

In the link's below, Youtube links are provided, and a short photo book can be downloaded for each song. These photo books include the lyrics, my rational for selecting the song, and an accompanying photo series.
Songs that matter (to me)
 (click on links to open)
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  • ​Hallelujah
  • ​Moondance
  • Is There Anybody Here
  • Baltimore
  • Paris, Texas
  • Yuma
  • ​Waitin' Around to Die
  • Ain't No Sunshine
  • Found Me Somebody
  • Gender Wayang
  • The Motorcycle Song
  • Big in Japan
  • Amie
  • Naima
  • Bertha
  • Both Sides Now
  • Life Is
  • Baking
  • Cantaloupe Island
  • Don't Smoke in Bed
  • Come Together
  • Treme
  • Sunshine, Superman
  • Summertime​
  • What a Wonderful World
  • Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay 
  • Go Down Moses
  • God Only Knows
  • Graceland
  • Racetrack in France
  • Spoonful
  • Country Road
  • ​Rhapsody in Blue
  • Boots of Spanish Leather
  • Song For My Father
  • Tight Rope
  • No Other Love
  • Big Yellow Taxi
  • Bloody Motherfucking Asshole
  • Till Victory
  • Angel from Montgomery
  • Sammy's Song
  • Into the Mystic
  • You Can Leave Your Hat On
  • She Came in Through the Bathroom Window​
  • Old Man
  • Trouble
  • Satisfaction
  • Here Comes the Sun
  • What the World Needs Now is Love

                                                      "Graceland"

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         "Racetrack in France"

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                         "Treme"

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            "Found Me Somebody"                               "Naima"                     

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    • Painting bodies
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    • Girl and a cane
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    • The bird people
    • Send in the Clowns
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    • The Waking Hours Before Dawn
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    • The Long Kiss Goodbye
    • Anahí: In the Wind
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    • Anahí: Recumbent
    • Projections Volume 2
    • Projecting Malevich
    • Projecting Escher
    • Projecting Skin Deep
    • Projecting Léger, Miró & Pollock
    • Projecting Decorations
    • Projecting Mondrian
    • Projecting Mandala
    • Projecting Illusions
    • Projecting Words and Bodies
    • Projecting Kandinsky and Rothko
    • Projecting Mondrian on Zoi
    • Pandora
    • Endurance
    • Unsuitable
    • Stairs
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    • Fall Colors
    • Pulp Fictioned
    • Lakeside
    • Creation
    • Bed, Boots & Bath
    • Mask in the Mirror
    • Relaxing
    • Freestyle
    • Natural Light Portraits
    • Showerscapes
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    • Mirror, Mirror
    • Pieces
    • Projecting Nature
    • Projecting Origami
    • O'Keeffe Reimagined
    • The Rolling Stones' Tongue
    • Repetition
    • Minding the Store
    • Lovebirds
    • Greece 1973
    • Bouzigues Remembered
    • Murals
    • Blond on Blond
    • Splatter
    • Hot & Cold
    • Stay-at-Home
    • That Scene
    • Dafne in the Mirror
    • Dafne on the Vine
    • Outtakes
    • Headshots
    • 3-6-9
    • Underground
    • Wild Thing
    • Eye of the Beholder
    • Tulip Arrangements
    • Projecting Kate Ri
    • Expressions
    • Ghosts
    • Carrot-top
    • Camouflage
    • Digital Waves
    • The English Sailor
    • Windy Beach Night
    • Quiet Hours
    • Cloud Illusions
    • Big Fish Selfies
    • Dreamcards
    • After
    • Burlesque
    • Unmute Us
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    • Joiners
    • Projecting Van Gogh
    • Covering up
    • Lines and Curves
    • Lobster Time
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    • Clawin' to the Top
    • A Helping Hand
    • Fireworks
    • Lockdown
    • Meshed Up
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    • Dubai Colorscrapers
    • Dubai Colorscrapers
    • Sparkle
    • Parking Lot
    • Lounging
    • Me and Me
    • Projecting Impressionism
    • Projecting Dubuffet
    • Portraits of Manya
    • Amsterdam in 2 Minutes
    • Trio
    • Ankie Doubled
    • Ankie B&W&R
    • Projecting Shunga
    • Portraits in Ten
    • Chained
    • The Bollenstreek Flower Parade
    • The Muse
    • Jumpin' at the Lido
    • Sliced
    • Horror Story
    • Nadia
    • Highlights
    • Festival Time
    • The Līgatne Paper Mill
    • Gaudeamus 2022
    • Jāņi
    • Behind Glass
    • Trystdom
    • Woodstock on the Water
    • The Juggler
    • Projecting Nicky
    • fête
    • Marché
    • Unnatural Disasters
    • Shadows
    • Leading Lines
    • Bear Skin
    • Dash of Color
    • Window Frame
    • Afternoon Delight
    • Ameria
    • You Win Again
    • Projecting Ameria
    • Not Your Plaything
    • Mourners and Swimmers
    • Antonyms and Synonyms
    • Dread Queen
    • Wicca and the Alphabet of Love
    • The Chat
    • Phantom Body
    • Happy Faces
    • Down and Out
    • AI Blue
    • Warming Up
    • Long Legs
    • Ellen
    • Autumn Leaves Bodyscapes
    • Shopping with Spike
    • Leaf Me Be/Travel Pics
    • Seated, quietly
    • crabby
    • Sri Lankan Moods
    • The Pescatarian
    • Ambiguity
    • Projecting Dance
    • Top down
    • Irida
    • Among the Ancient Greeks
    • The Male Graze
    • Her Home
    • Shadows, Expression and Light
    • Me, Jane
    • Channeling Vincent
    • Beyond the Rain
    • Passing Through
    • Projecting Peace
    • Stairway Ballet
    • Refuge
    • Projecting Mondrian onto Ashleigh
    • Projecting Dali
    • Nude, Implied
    • Behind the Mask
    • Tribal
    • Maria Acting Mondrian
    • World Christmas Circus 2023
    • les Muses
    • Projecting Dark and Moody
    • Projecting Old Masters
    • Letting Her Hair Down
    • Indonesians
    • Tanah Toraja
    • My concern for the earth
    • Lijf Cycle
    • Unity
    • Paper Bag Identity
    • Cheated
    • The Joys of Travel
    • Sad Peacock
    • Prickles
    • In a Magical Garden
    • Hello Cowgirl
    • How the West Was Won
    • Mono Nudes
    • Bathing Masked
    • Starlet
    • Summertime Thing
    • To be nude
    • Sweet Georgia Brown
    • Georgia, Just
    • Smiles
    • The Goddess
    • Emotive Bodyscapes
    • Urban Anonymity
    • Unmasked
    • Fallen
    • bored
    • Twisted
    • Distortion
    • Balinese Dance
    • Rotterdam Convention
    • Orchids on Olive
    • Armchair Punked
    • Infinity: Projecting Kusama
    • Perspectives
    • me, too
    • in contrast,
    • still burns strong
    • tight spaces
    • you are what you eat
    • more is less
    • traveling on
    • Sicily '25
    • Making Modern Art
    • After her wild days
    • Multiples
    • Suncasts
    • Rembrandt Dagen 2025
    • In tight spaces
    • Lost and Found
    • Dance Me
    • Something fishy is going on here
    • luck and repetition
    • Tangled up in Blue
    • Coffee Break
    • Hiking the Great Wall
    • wonen op het water
    • Pride Leiden
    • Rapenburg Race 2025
    • carry that load
    • Madonna
    • Not by me
    • Best Friends Forever
    • thank you for your service
    • Make me a Mondrian
    • The future will be fine
    • Enmeshed
    • People who live in glass houses
    • Statuesque
    • The winter of our discontent
    • Silhouettes
    • Village Portraits
    • New Year's in Bangkok
    • Bovine Friends
    • Life Is
    • Baking
    • Both Sides Now
    • Is There Anybody Here
    • Amie
    • Till Victory
    • Tight Rope
    • Big Yellow Taxi
    • Graceland
    • Racetrack in France
    • Bloody Motherfucking Asshole
    • Naima
    • Found Me Somebody
    • Angel from Montgomery
    • Moondance
    • Sammy's Song
    • Into the Mystic
    • Bertha
    • Baltimore
    • No Other Love
    • Cantaloupe Island
    • You Can Leave Your Hat On
    • Don't Smoke in Bed
    • Country Road
    • Hallelujah
    • Song for my Father
    • Yuma
    • She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
    • Ain't No Sunshine
    • Go Down Moses
    • God Only Knows
    • Come Together
    • Treme
    • (Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay
    • Sunshine, Superman
    • Spoonful
    • Summertime
    • Rhapsody in Blue
    • Gender Wayang
    • Old Man
    • The Motorcycle Song
    • Boots of Spanish Leather
    • Big in Japan
    • Satisfaction
    • Paris, Texas
    • Here Comes the Sun
    • What a Wonderful World
    • Trouble
    • Waitin' Around to Die
    • What the World Needs Now is Love
  • Stories
  • Contact