There's a little room for music

[venta]

Earlier in the year, I was sitting in a pub with some friends, and I noticed that the jukebox was playing a song which, to me, exactly suited the moment. Had I been writing a soundtrack for the evening, I'd have put that song there.

I decided to keep an eye out for this happening - not to try and fit songs to my mood, location, etc, but to wait for Serendipitous Soundtrack Moments to happen. Since then, they've all occurred when I was driving. So, here's my current list:

Pulling onto the road out of Oxford, heading to a friend's house in Sheffield. Sheff is one of my favourite places, and the sun was shining.

Barenaked Ladies - Hello City

Driving fast along tiny country roads, which I know well, as the first few flakes of snow began to fall.

The Auteurs - Lenny Valentino (Das Capital version)

Driving home, very late one night, up the M40. The road was deserted, I had the whole stretch of three-lane motorway to myself.

The Coral - Pass It On

A few months ago, someone put signs up round the Oxford ring road which said in large, black, block capitals "JUDGEMENT DAY IS COMING". I passed these signs, in absolutely ferocious sleet.

Looper - The Snare

And, on a not particularly related note, a lyrics question:

I want to know what you think are the earliest occurrences - in lyrics or otherwise - of the following phrases. Since this isn't a standard lyrics-quiz-style question, a phrase which is similar is also acceptable.

[Poll #299119]

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I once drove across the Dartford Bridge while the opening music to Hellraiser was on the stereo. The speed of the traffic somehow complemented the tempo of the music, and the slow unveiling of scenery as we gradually crested the bridge was also matched by the gradual increase in intensity and volume.

Also, a few weeks ago, the first hot Friday we had, as I was driving home, I was listening to some Dick Dale that I got from thecesspit. That too was a perfect marriage of music and moment; "Summer, and the weekend are here!"