Highlights from the soundtrack of my life.
“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
“I choose you” Sara Bareilles
“Sleeping with a Friend” Neon Trees
“Run, Run, Run” Celeste Buckingham
“Kinks Shirt” Matt Nathanson
“Just Another Night” Icona Pop
STILL DON’T JUDGE… I found a video that isn’t dirty, I kinda dig this one too.
I know, I know, I know…
“Adore You” Miley Cyrus
I feel like Calobos sometimes so…
“Hercules” Sara Bareilles
My diagnosis was in December so…
“December” Sara Bareilles
“If I Loved You” Delta Rae feat. Lindsey Buckingham
Santa got me the Gavin DeGraw album for Christmas and it is playing in a continuous loop in my car. Here’s my FAVE song! I listen to it on my way to Barwis and home from Barwis.
“Everything Will Change” Gavin DeGraw
“Out of My League” Fitz and the Tantrums
“Replay” Zendaya
DON’T JUDGE… I kinda dig this…
“Perfume” Britney Spears
“Amy” Ceelo Green feat. Goodie Mob
Thank you, NFL Network or football games whether it be a highlight reel or a headphone commercial; I dig these songs now…
“Applause” Lady Gaga –
“The Monster” Eminem feat. Rihanna (EXPLICIT)
“The Man” Aloe Blacc
It 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.
I DON’T normally listen to anything but Christmas music in December but the fm Christmas station is ALWAYS on a commercial and that drives me NUTS! So I am diggin’ these songs in between Christmas music.
“Human” Christina Perri
“The Best Day of My Life” American Authors
“Demons” Imagine Dragons
“Bonfire Heart” James Blunt
“Safe and Sound” Capital Cities – I don’t know that I dig this one but my son says it’s his friend’s favorite song and then he (my son) dances like his friend. He told me that it reminds me of 2 people so I have to post it. So…
“All of Me” John Legend
“Love Don’t Die” The Fray
Yesterday before training, I was hoping to hear my “walking” song; but I didn’t. I heard the song to my Mom. (Makes me cry EVERYTIME I hear it!) For those of you who know her… this song is me singing about my Mom.
“Kind and Generous” Natalie Merchant