For some odd reason I can’t stay off YouTube tonight. I found one thing, which led to another, and another and suddenly I had spent half an hour listening to Alanis doing a slow cover of her own first uber-pop song, a hilarious rap song about the oversexed Star Trek TNG crew, Evanescence, Linkin Park, and a few other things that I listened to half way.

And what I love about YouTube is that I can find almost every song I have ever listened to and loved at some point in my life. So here’s something new. On Fridays (assuming I remember!) I’m going to randomly go find a video for a song that I once loved and share it with you.

Here’s something not everyone knows about me, nor would they expect it looking at me now. Once upon a time I hung out with the goth crowd. I wore a lot of black: black lace, black PVC, black fishnets, and big, black Doc Martens. I also dyed my hair black, much to my mother’s horror. I hung out in goth clubs and played a live version of the role-playing game, “Vampire: The Masquerade” (Russian vampire named Katya Rozokov, Brujah, Sabbat, if you’re wondering. *cough*).

I slipped out of the goth phase as easily as I slipped in, painfully lightened and grew out the black hair, started wearing colors, and didn’t spend as much time dancing on speakers anymore. But I still loved the music.

Possibly my favorite goth song ever:

“Temple of Love” – Sisters of Mercy (there’s a way longer extended version here which is what they usually played but I picked the under-three-minute version. You’re welcome.)

And if I somehow found myself wandering aimlessly into a goth bar tomorrow and this song came on? I’d probably still dance on the speaker.