My Life In 2011 Through The Songs I Listened To
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 by Leia / Rome
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My love for music started since I was a baby, if I were to believe my mother's story. While we were by no means musically-inclined, both my parents were your typical audiophiles: they listened to the radio, liked certain songs and often found themselves singing along with it. I remember growing up in a household that played a lot of 50s, 60s & 70s pop music. The first song I memorized was If I Should Love Again by Barry Manilow.
Since then, music defined my life in so many ways. It may surprise some but I used to be such an introvert and back then, music was my only outlet for my joys and pains. I would spend hard-saved lunch money on song books and sit by the radio just to hear my favorite song play. The first gadget that I bought when I was working was a portable CD player. Technology and the Internet helped shaped how I listen to songs lately as it allowed for more variety. In fact, when I purchased my first mobile phone, its music feature was a huge factor. While I still don't have an iPod to this day, my current mobile phone suffices my need to play music whenever and wherever I go. As I'm writing this, I'm listening to my latest downloaded track.
When I looked at my mobile phone playlist, I added at total of 78 new songs this year: most of which I discovered through movie and TV soundtracks. There were returning faves and new artists. And a good number of them were played at least 20 times (or until I get tired). I won't feature all 78 tracks -- that will be such a lengthy post -- but I will feature My Top 5 Most Played Songs and why I never got tired of them:
Just A Kiss by Lady Antebellum
Just a shot in the dark that you just might
Be the one I've been waiting for my whole life
So baby I'm alright, with a kiss goodnight
From the moment I heard those lyrics, I was gone. Literally. I remembered moments when I cried while listening to it. The arrangement was great. Perhaps, this song solidified how much I loved the band since the release of their other notable single, Need You Now.
The trailer for Sucker Punch was perhaps one of my most watched in 2010. When I caught wind of this song's beat, I googled my way to finding and listening to the whole song. I wasn't disappointed. If I'm throwing myself into mindless but quick encoding or designing a PowerPoint presentation, this song would perhaps be on repeat alongside Clocks by Coldplay.
Since I discovered Sour Cherry on Gossip Girl, this duo has been on my music must-have list. I'm just annoyed that the only CD available in the market is Midnight Bloom; I still have to get my hands on their first two albums: Keep On Your Mean Side and No Wow. And with the release of their latest album, Blood Pressures, I'm getting frustrated. Come on record bars, stock those darn CDs please.
Panic Switch by Silversun Pickups
If I go anywhere you'd want me to go,
How will I know if you'll still follow?
The trailer for Sucker Punch was perhaps one of my most watched in 2010. When I caught wind of this song's beat, I googled my way to finding and listening to the whole song. I wasn't disappointed. If I'm throwing myself into mindless but quick encoding or designing a PowerPoint presentation, this song would perhaps be on repeat alongside Clocks by Coldplay.
Future Starts Slow by The Kills
There's a time for the second best
And there's a time when the feeling's gone
But it's hard to be hard, I guess
When you're shaking like a dog
Since I discovered Sour Cherry on Gossip Girl, this duo has been on my music must-have list. I'm just annoyed that the only CD available in the market is Midnight Bloom; I still have to get my hands on their first two albums: Keep On Your Mean Side and No Wow. And with the release of their latest album, Blood Pressures, I'm getting frustrated. Come on record bars, stock those darn CDs please.
Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera
Maybe it's hard
When you feel like you're broken and scarred
Nothing feels right
But when you're with me
I make you believe
That I've got the key
That whistling sound at the start is unmistakable. It's like a secret code that's captures your full attention and makes you suddenly tap your feet to its beat. And for less than four minutes, you entertain the notion that maybe you do have Mick's moves. Now that's how a song becomes memorable and, if you're a fan, it makes you happy that Maroon 5 hasn't lost its thunder.
Rolling In The Deep by Adele
See how I'll leave with every piece of you
Don't underestimate the things that I will do
There's a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the dark
Perhaps every local singer I know, good or bad, covered this song in every conceivable entertainment show since it was released. Word of advise: Stop it. Not only are you ruining the song, but you're equally destroying your street cred. Leave it to be sung by Adele. It was meant to be that way. Enough said.
I hope you enjoyed all of my recap posts and I'm looking forward to more of the good stuff this 2012. Cheers! :D
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