Japan soundtrack
As I'm trying to find my footing here again, I've played around with something: Before I left, I created a 'good stuff' playlist - just random songs (74 of them) I enjoyed, some new, some old.

I actually didn't listen to as much music on this trip as I normally do, mainly because in Japan as a rule there's always a certain level of background noise, but a number of the songs did come to mean quite a lot to me, and I'll probably always connect them to this journey from now on. I thought I'd share this 'ultimate' playlist with you, including some words why I chose these songs. Hope you like it!

Japan 2005 - a travel soundtrack
1. Kaze Wo Atsumete - Happy End (From 'Lost in Translation', a movie that describes my experiences quite well.)
2. 99 Luftballons - Nena (German 80s hit song - first song I ever sang in a karaoke box!)
3. You're Beautiful - James Blunt (My current goosebump song.)
4. The Blood of Cu Chulainn - Jeff & Michael Danna (From the 'Boondock Saints' soundtrack, a song that never fails to make my mind travel.)
5. One Line - P.J. Harvey (Very intense - it has come to be my ultimate 'Professionals' song and I would kill for a fanvid using it...)
6. Und wenn ein Lied - Söhne Mannheims (Not normally my music, this song reminds me of hermine and traveling with her.)
7. Under the Milky Way Tonight - The Church (This was my New Zealand song, even before I knew that The Church are a kiwi band.)
8. Die Katze - Annett Louisan (One of the songs I sang to myself when I was walking in the mountains, although the voice of the singer takes a bit of getting used to.)
9. Jerk It Out - Caesar's Palace (The iPod song - I might have danced to it out in a field, when no one was watching. *g*)
10. I schänke dir mis Härz - ZüriWest (I felt the need for music in my own language sometimes, and this is an all-time favorite.)
11. The Blower's Daughter - Damien Rice (Another goosebump song, for some reason I keep forgetting how beautiful it is.)
12. When Doves Cry - Ginuwine (After Baz Luhrman's 'Romeo & Juliet' I just adored this song - for this trip, I dug it out again.)
13. Sitting Waiting Wishing - Jack Johnson (Jack Johnson makes excellent travel music - and this song reminds me of the hours I spent waiting for connecting trains... *g*)
14. Your Song - Keane (I think thepsychicclam shared this cover just before I left and I kept listening to it on repeat.)
15. Good Life - Leslie Mills (Discovered this song a couple of years ago through a website that used the phrase 'raspberry sun' - I just love the lyrics, they're so me.)
16. W. Nuss vo Bümpliz - Patent Ochsner (Another Swiss German song that's been a favorite of mine for years.)
17. Ice Cream - Sarah McLachlan (Heard this song on 'Felicity' one time, loved that it mentioned chocolate - and it led me to discover Sarah McLachlan.)
18. Universe - Savage Garden (Will always remind me of a certain special morning in Southampton when I was 17 - one of the few songs that I find truly sexy.)
19. A Sorta Fairytale - Tori Amos (Probably my favorite Tori song.)
20. Almost Human - Voltaire (A chance discovery, this just speaks to me.)
21. Heimweh - Plüsch (This song is called 'homesick', and I listened to it whenever I missed home or felt lost in this strange country - it always cheered me up, strangely enough.)

Rightclick-save, please! I'll keep it up for a week at least, if my bandwidth allows it: Japan 2005 (zip of 21 mp3s, 97.3mb)