Happy V-Day, you. To celebrate this fine day, here are my favorite songs featuring unrequited love, which, of all the types of love, is by far, the best kind of all.
Want more songs for the day? Need Some Tunes for Valentine’s Day? I’ve Got You
“Sitting, Waiting, Wishing” Jack Johnson
“Vermillion Pt. 2” Slipknot
“Closure” Chevelle
Well, folks. It’s that time of year again. Not to worry. I have some tunes for you. Here’s your 2019 Anti-Valentine Day’s Playlist. No commentary with these. Just my favorite lyrics.
“The Night We Met” Lord Huron
I had all and then most of you/Some and now none of you
“Last to Know” Three Days Grace
And when she left me for you, I was the last to know
And when she leaves you for dead, you’ll be the last to know
Well, actually, it’s songs I binged last week, but whatever.
I remember the first time I heard this song. Pandora, I think. My reaction was kinda like, “What is this? And why do I love it?” It’s creepy as hell, yet so delicious. Yes, a song can be delicious.
OMG, have you heard this? I’m a big fan of mash-ups. Check these out: The 35 Best Mashups You’ve Never Heard. But I hadn’t heard this one. I didn’t know what to expect. They fit together SO WELL. I can’t stop listening to it. The video cracks me up. People moshing to a piano.
I was never a huge fan of this original song. But I love this guy’s voice. And if you’re going to start with a piano, I’m on board. That’s pretty much enough to make a song bingeworthy. His lower register reminds me of David Draiman. Thanks, Pandora.
Yes, the Gerard Way. Love the beginning especially. This showed up on my recommended videos list on YouTube. And my little emo heart wept. Ha, not quite, but have you ever read comments on MCR videos? Their fandom is COMMITTED. The band’s break-up was life altering for them.
So, I posted this song last week, and since then, I can’t stop listening to it. I forget how amazing it is.
Another Music Monday come and gone. So where are my other posts? Not sure if you’re wondering, but it you are, here’s the deal. Music posts are so easy to write, since music is pretty much the reason we’re here. The meaning of life and all that. Right? I could post one every day. Music helps me get through the day. I mean, my days are very quiet, in a manner of speaking. So it helps in that way.
Music sort of fills in the parts of my life that are otherwise missing. I mean that. I don’t know if people have that kind of relationship with music or not, or whether I’m sounding insane. It is what it is. And I get really excited about certain songs in particular that I want to share them. And, well, this is where I share things.
Writing about writing is often…depressing? Mostly due to the uneventfulness of it. The loneliness of it. The slowness. The disappointment. Why do we write again? Sometimes I forget.
As for VIPKID, honestly, I don’t know what to write about next. I’ll get an idea eventually. Till then, it’s all music all the time.
I’m back with the highly anticipated Part Two. ICYMI: Songs of Awesomeness Part 2: iPod Mini Edition (A-N)
Let’s dive right in.
This makes me feel kinda sad, but only because of the truth in the lyrics.
His voice is weird, no? And the song gets super repetitive. I think they ran out of lyrics. But it’s still worthy of this list.
Commentary for this? No. But it makes me think of a certain parking lot. And a ripped Brad Pitt.
This isn’y my go-to sound, but it’s Ben Freaking Gibbard. I have a thing for Bens, I realized. Gibbard…Folds…Burnley…Franklin. Continue reading
My iPod Mini still works. It can’t hold a charge to save its life (literally), but I have one of those old iPod docks where it permanently lives. This iPod has thousands of songs on it, and I figured it might hold a gem or two that I’d completely forgotten about. And I was right. I found quite a few, so I’m going to split this into parts, alphabetically by artist.
I literally squeeeeeed when I saw this. This was probably in the Top 25 Most Played on this iPod. I played it to death, and you know, it still holds up.
This song is weird. But good weird. So it make the list. Congrats.
Ben Gibbard’s voice. It doesn’t even need a complete sentence. That’s how awesome it is.
I have no idea where I first heard this song, but I know for a fact I put it on the 2005 edition of my Anti-Valentine’s Day playlist. Yes, this mix cd is still in my car. That’s high praise right there. Continue reading
Why say awesome songs when you can say songs of awesomeness? Exactly.
So I’m starting a new series, and for this one, I’m trying to broaden the genre. If possible. I do tend to listen to a lot of a similar sound these days. But I love so many random songs that I have yet to feature on my blog. Some are repeats from before because their awesomeness cannot be contained to one post.
Or I’ve forgotten I already posted it.
Assuming I stick with this series, expect a lot of songs. It’s a deep well of tunes in my brain. The order is also random, in the spirit of the theme. Enjoy!
Yes, the order is random, but I have to start with my man, Ben Burnley. Love the whisper at the end. Stop it.
I don’t know what it is about this song. I do not listen to any other Tool song. But I love this one. That. bass. line.
“Switched at Birth” brought me here. One of the few songs with a female vocalist that you’ll ever see on this blog. Continue reading
Friday Feelings: Not sure if I’ll keep up with this or not, but I figured on Fridays I’d post some thoughts. About whatever. And of course, there are gifs. So this is Friday Feelings #1
Ember Breaking Benjamin
Purple Stone Temple Pilots
“Mind Eraser” Black Keys
You
(I finished this binge today, and I may do a review, but for now, I’ll just say, OMG loved it.)
UNHhhhh
Love these queens!
Birdbox
All We Ever Wanted Emily Giffin
Are you new here? This is all you need to know:
These songs were in heavy rotation while I found my way to higher ground. It’s pretty much a mixture of “I’m angry” and “I’m hopeful.”
Perhaps these can help you too?
Enjoy. 🙂
I’m not convinced this wasn’t written by a middle school teacher. Continue reading
It’s Music Monday again, and I’m back with another YouTube channel you should check out.
This week: Lost in Vegas.
There are so many reaction channels. Too many. But there’s something about these two guys that seems genuine. Most reaction channels are pretty much over-reaction channels. They dramatize so much that they just come across as fake.
I like these guys, and I wanted to share them with you. Here are a few of their videos:
Happy October!
Last month, I highlighted some bands/artists I think everyone should hear. For October, I’m posting some music related YouTube channels worth a look. Up first, Rick Beato.
I love people who love music. And this guy loves music.
The cool part about his video series (“What Makes This Song Great?”) is how he isolates different tracks, so you can hear each part. This is what I love about music, how all the parts fit together. That’s why I love listening to instrumentals. And isolated tracks too, when I can find them. I used to watch that show, Behind the Music. It was awesome when they’d play just the bass, or just the drums, or drums and vocals together. I always thought that would be a cool job. A record producer. Or as I used to call it, “the guys who moves the knobs.”
It’s amazing to hear something you’ve never noticed in a song you’ve heard a million times. Take “Everlong” for instance. Did you know there’s a female vocalist doing harmonies??? Yeah, me either.
I’ve already binged a lot of his videos. He knows all my favorite songs. It’s pretty weird. I’ll post a few here.
I’ll be honest. Most of the time, I don’t know what he’s talking about. When he starts getting into chord names, and he’s throwing out words like “sus,” he’s over my head. But it’s still fascinating.
Go check out his channel: Rick Beato
