Highlights from the soundtrack of my life.
It is now the beginning of my 10th year teaching. I moved offices this year so in certain ways, I feel like a first year teacher. I have been thinking about these tunes that remind me of my first years teaching (when I used to teach 7th grade English). I think some of these tunes will show my age but I have LOVED U2 FOREVER since I was a little kid!!!
“Goodbye My Lover” James Blunt
“Medicate The Kids” Gavin DeGraw
“We Belong Together” Mariah Carey
“Wake Up” Arcade Fire
“Battleships” Daughtry
“Not A Bad Thing” Justin Timberlake
“Alone Together” Fall Out Boy
“Chandelier” Sia
“Text Me In The Morning” Neon Trees
“All About That Bass” Meghan Trainor EXPLICIT
“Bottoms Up” Brantley Gilbert
These songs are my guilty pleasures. I’m REALLY too OLD to listen to these songs but…
“I Really Don’t Care” Demi Lavato
“Amnesia” 5 Seconds of Summer
“XO” John Mayer
“Headphones” Matt Nathanson (feat. LOLO)
“On Top Of The World” Imagine Dragons
“Pills ‘n’ Potions” Nicki Minaj
“I Wanna Get Better” Bleachers (video NOT song is a little EXPLICIT)
“Unscrew U” Rachele Royale
“Angel in Blue Jeans” Train
This one has grown on me…
“Fancy” Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX (EXPLICIT)
“Superheroes” The Script
“Falling for the Beat” Andrew Ripp
“Walk Through Walls” Katie Herzig
“We Are Done” Madden Brothers
“Love Never Felt So Good” Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake
“First Love” Jennifer Lopez
“Believer” American Authors (Brooklyn Version)
“Crazy” (EXPLICIT) Kat Dahlia
“Hey Summer” Erin Bowman
“Rude” Magic!
“In Your Shoes” Sarah Maclachlan
“Find You” Zedd (feat. Matthew Kuma)
“Torpedo” Jillette Johnson
“I Was a Fool” Tegan and Sara
“Come With Me Now” Kongos
“Be Okay” Oh Honey
“Boom Clap” Charli XCX
“Scare Away the Dark” Passenger EXPLICIT (If you call one well-placed F-bomb in a live version of the song where he’s all sweaty explicit) I LOVE live music!!!
“Stay With Me” Sam Smith
“Bring It On Home to Me” Martina McBride feat. Gavin DeGraw
“Dare You” Hardwell feat. Matthew Koma
“Back Home” Andy Grammer
“Love Runs Out” One Republic
My Mom came over to my house the other day and she asked if she could watch a video on my TV. I didn’t care and this was the video she watched.
“Happy” Pharrell Williams
So now, she periodically will shake her head and dance. I ask her what she is doing and she tells me that she is singing that song. She is TOO cute! She hates when I say that because she says she is a grown woman so she isn’t “cute.” But she TOTALLY is! I hope to be like her one day but I probably won’t.
“Crazy Lucky” Better Than Ezra
“The Walker” Fitz and the Tantrums
“Come A Little Closer” Cage the Elephant
“Me and My Broken Heart” Rixton
“Last Love Song” ZZ Ward
“Skinny Love” Birdy
“Impossible” Ryan Star
“Girls Chase Boys” Ingrid Michealson
“Peace” O.A.R.
Please don’t judge… I kinda like this too…
“Story of my Life” One Direction
“I Lived” One Republic
“The Mother We Share” Chvrches (EXPLICIT)
“Magic” Coldplay
I have admitted that I have “radio ADD.” Radio ADD is a self-diagnosed condition where one constantly feels the need to change the station when the song ends when in the car. I am constantly changing the station when a song ends and I do not like the next one. I have lifetime XM radio in my car – the BEST present I gave myself when I was in grad school and got my overage check from my loan payout. I have told my son that I “don’t listen to commercials; therefore I do not listen to FM radio any longer.” My Mom can’t stand my “radio ADD” habits. She HATES driving with me. My son has adapted well (I think he may have it too). I always need to scan ALL of my pre-set stations to see if there is a better song on a different station. My son is aware of the necessity for me to do this.
However, some songs will automatically “trump” any other song. U2 songs (ANY U2 song) will trump any other song on any other station ALL THE TIME because I LOVE THEM!! I thought of this this morning on my way to work, there are now two other songs that I have given the “trumping” power to. These two songs are songs that my Mom REALLY likes and dances to them whenever she hears them. Whenever I hear these songs, I can see her dancing and it brings a smile to my face EVERY SINGLE TIME!!! My Mom is 61 and I think it is the cutest thing to see! Here are the two trump worthy songs:
“Poker Face” Lady Gaga