Highlights from the soundtrack of my life.
“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
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