Ever see a TV show or movie or song that completely answers an issue in your life?

[Yavin4]

This scene from the TV show, "Louie", did just that. It directly addressed and helped me with a major personal issue in my life:

[rug]

1. Yes.

[pinboy3niner]

2. I thought my most pressing life question would never be answered until...

[Art_from_Ark]

8. I remember hearing that song on the radio back in, oh, 1965 or so

Rollerskating in a buffalo herd had been one of my life's ambitions up to that point. But Mr. Miller's song fortunately talked me out of it, and for that I am eternally grateful

[pinboy3niner]

9. God only knows how many lives were saved by that song!

[Ron Obvious]

3. No, never. n/t

[CBGLuthier]

4. No, but I do have a life long philosophy based on a scene from Barney Miller

Barney was consoling one of his men after he had to kill two bank robbers and he told him this

Barney: Did you ever wonder why the sperm whale, which is the largest mammal on the face of the earth, has a throat about that size? [forms a circle with his thumb and fingers]
Chano: Yeah. You know, I always did wonder. Why is that?
Barney: Because that's the way it is. And there ain't anything you can do about it.

There are times in life when "that's the way it is. And there ain't anything you can do about it." is the only thing that can help.

[Coventina]

5. Back when the song was getting heavy air-play, I was fretting over a dysfunctional relationship.

You know, the whole: He's abusive, but I love him - kind of thing.

And, I was riding in my friend's car when Madonna's "Express Yourself" came on the radio.

I listened to the song and decided, "Yep, life is too short to spend it with someone who hits you."

I know, it shouldn't have required Madonna to tell me that, but I knew she'd just divorced Sean Penn for abusing her.....so I took the message more seriously for whatever reason.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. No. Nothing about my life is that interesting.

[Sherman A1]

7. I kinda like this one

[mythology]

10. There are a couple

The first is the Meat Loaf song Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Then They Are as it's the first song that for me, made me understand that ugly things can come back to haunt you even if it's long ago, but that it's not there, it's just something that triggers it.

The second is the Rise Against song Tragedy + Time in that is just sort of speaks to where I've found myself these days in terms of learning to trust and smile again after dealing with people I shouldn't have trusted.