"What About Me?" - Moving Pictures

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You know, I probably would only be lucky enough to hear this song once every few years if I didn't actually own it.

I was too young to remember it when it was at the peak of it's popularity, but I remember hearing it on top 40 radio (Q104 in Kansas City to be exact...man, I miss that station!) throughout the 80s.

If you've never heard the song, it's pretty powerful.  It's about wanting YOUR time to come after facing hardship after hardship.  I relate SO much to this song, and every time I hear it, I'm almost moved to tears.

A specific memory of this song for me comes after the end of my engagement, a five-year long, live-in relationship.  I was so depressed and defeated for the longest time afterward.  One night, I was driving around, listening to the 80's channel on XM and there was an "American Top 40" broadcast from the 80's being played, and this song was the long distance dedication.  It just hit me so hard at that time like a punch to the chest, and I just pulled over and cried until the song was over.

To this day, every time I hear the song, even though I love it, it hits me almost as hard.