Song of the Day: February 2011

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Rogue Machine by The Daylights

I don't know if anyone actually views this portion of my blog, but if they do, they may have noticed that I've been MIA the past few days. The reason being that I was in Utah visiting family and friends. I did have my laptop with me, but I did not have my external hard drive with me, which is what stores all my music. That's right. I love music so much that I have TOO MUCH of it to be able to store it on my laptop's normally significantly sized hard drive. Therefore, I had to go without posting a song of the day for the time of my trip. But I'm back and for my first post back...well it's another Daylights song because as I've said, I love these guys!

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

I've Got This Friend by The Civil Wars

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

I Hope This Gets to You by The Daylights

I've just recently discovered this band and I think I'm in love :)

Monday, February 14, 2011

Fader by the Temper Trap

This is a fun song

Sunday, February 13, 2011

The Battle by Harry Gregson-Williams

From The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

I love pretty much all the music from this movie, and I wish Harry Gregson-Williams would have done the score for the newest Narnia movie. I liked the movie, but would have liked it even more if they'd used the same composer.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Into the West by Annie Lennox

Because I've been wanting to watch LOTR for a really long time and still haven't done so yet

Friday, February 11, 2011

Love Found Me by DecembeRadio

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Lovers in Japan by Coldplay

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

No Harm by The Boxer Rebellion

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Gimme All Your Lovin by ZZ Top

Monday, February 7, 2011

Our Lives by The Calling

This is another nostalgic song

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Mother Knows Best by Donna Murphy

One of my favorite animated films of the year was Tangled, along with Toy Story 3 and How to Train Your Dragon. This song, Mother Knows Best, is from Tangled and I love it.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

From Yesterday by Vitamin String Quartet

I recently discovered this album by Vitamin String Quartet called Tribute to 30 Seconds to Mars. Some of the songs are just eh... but some are actually pretty good. I really like their version of From Yesterday. Not nearly as much as the original, obviously, but it's still pretty decent. The string stuff compared to the original stuff is obviously going to have a different feel to it though, so it's somewhat hard to compare them anyway, except for the fact that it's the same tune...

Vitamin String Quartet Version

Original Version by 30 Seconds to Mars

Friday, February 4, 2011

True Colors by Cyndi Lauper

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Chop and Change by The Black Keys

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Electric Twist by A Fine Frenzy

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Hey Now by Augustana

Music Is Everything

If I had to choose one thing that means more than anything to me, besides family, friends, and the gospel of course, it would be music. It's like that age old question, if you could have one thing on a desert island, what would it be? My answer? My ipod. Music has the ability to elicit so many emotions. If I'm having a bad day and feel like wallowing in self-pity, I can turn on my "Sad Day" playlist. Or if I feel like cheering myself up (which is generally what I prefer) then I turn on my "Driving" playlist, which holds those upbeat songs you listen to while driving in the sun with the top down, if I had a convertible that is. Music can either contribute to an emotion you're already feeling, or completely turn it around. Generally it just makes me happy, whether it's me playing air drums or air guitar to a rock song, or dancing my awkward dance moves to a pop song, or singing at the top of my lungs, music holds a mystical power over me.

This is where I'll share some of my favorite songs. From the popular to the unknown. From movie scores to movie soundtracks. From pop to rock to folk to classic rock-one of my favorites will be posted here every day.

Cuz It's Not Just About the Music...But the People Who Play It

I love music. So how do I choose my favorite artists. It's simple. Good music and personality. The music is what originally catches my interest but like I've said, I love music, and a LOT of it catches my interest. But if music influences me chemically, which sounds weird, but some of it does, than I know I've got something good on my hands. Then I look into the band itself, and if I like the people who play the music than we have a winner. Of course there are a lot of amazing musicians out there, comprised of amazing people, so when it comes down to it, it's just personal preference...obviously :)

The Boys of Safetysuit

I love Safetysuits music. It's fun and uplifting and it's just plain good. I don't know what it is about it but I can listen to it all the time. A lot of hardcore music fans would probably say that musically, they're similar to a lot of other bands out there. Which may be true, but they're definitely talented and there's something about their music that grabs me and won't let go. Plus, they're one of the best bands I've ever heard live. Meaning that they sang on key and while at the same time maintaining an energetic performance, which is hard to do. But what is it that ranks them at number 2? Their personalities. They are totally normal, down-to-earth guys, and they're really nice. And I can say that for a fact because I met them, so it's not a "they SEEM really nice" but they ARE really nice, and gracious toward their fans. Meet the boys of safetysuit:

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