“Too Cool to Dance” Eden xo
“Uptown Funk” Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
“Dangerous” David Guetta feat. Sam Martin
“Heroes” (we could be) Alesso feat Tove Lo
“Love Me Harder” Ariana Grande
“You Ruin Me” The Veronicas
“Honey, I’m Good” Andy Grammer
Category: Tunes
Highlights from the soundtrack of my life.
January 2015 Faves
“The Heart Wants What It Wants” Selena Gomez
“Thinking Out Loud” Ed Sheeran
“Favorite Song” O. A. R.
“No Good in Goodbye” The Script
“Afterlife” Ingrid Michealson
A FAVE because I can see Sean dancing to this song in the car…
“In Your Arms” Nico & Vinz
“Shut Up and Dance” Walk the Moon
December 2014 Faves
“I’m Not The Only One” Sam Smith
“Blank Space” Taylor Swift
Maybe I’m just a Gwen Stefani fan but…
“Baby Don’t Lie” Gwen Stefani
“Steal My Girl” One Direction
I saw this clip posted on Twitter and it got me interested in Nicole Scherzinger because she did a good cover of Sam Smith. I haven’t heard this song on the radio yet but I dig it: worth a listen…
“On The Rocks” Nicole Sherzinger
WOW!
“Fool’s Gold” Fitz and the Tantrums
Yeah… Wow.
“Take Me To Church” Hozier
All-Time Christmas Faves 2014
STILL TOTALLY is NOT Christmas without these tunes!!!
“Last Christmas” Wham!
“I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” Gayla Peevey
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” Judy Garland
“Merry Christmas, Darling” Karen Carpenter
“All I Want For Christmas Is You” Mariah Carey
“Feliz Navidad” Jose Feliciano – DUH!
“Christmas Shoes” Alabama
“Shake Up Christmas” Train
“Mary, Did You Know?” Cee Lo Green
“Please Come Home for Christmas” Bon Jovi
“O, Holy Night” Jon Secada
“River” Sarah McLachlan – Parker digs this one so I do now too.
Added these songs:
“Underneath The Tree” Kelly Clarkson
“Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Band Aid
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings” Barenaked Ladies Feat. Sarah McLachlan
November 2014 Faves
“Fire” Gavin DeGraw
“Flaws” Bastille
“Centuries” Fall Out Boy
“No Freedom” Dido
“Dangerous” Big Data
“Somebody To You” The Vamps feat. Demi Lovato
“Out of the Woods” Taylor Swift
“Jealous” Nick Jonas
“Stolen Dance” Milky Chance
“Riptide” Vance Joy
October 2014 Faves
“Secrets” Mary Lambert EXPLICIT
“Only Love Can Hurt Like This” Paloma Faith
“Break Free” Ariana Grande feat. Zedd
“Shake It Off” Taylor Swift
“Black Widow” Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora EXPLICIT
“Bang-Bang” Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj
“Don’t” Ed Sheeran
“This Is How We Do” Katy Perry
Throwback School Year Tunes
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
September 2014 Faves
“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
August 2014 Faves
“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
July 2014 FAVES
“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