Current Play List

It's been a while since I listed my current favorite songs in my current favorite playlist, I present October's List:

Incredible by Ingrid Michaelson
Say (All I Need) by OneRepublic
Come Home by OneRepublic and Sara Bareilles
Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap (thanks 500 Days of Summer soundtrack!)
The Tenure Itch by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Dream by Priscilla Ahn (Love Happens soundtrack- one of the only good things to come out of seeing that movie)
This Is For by Ingrid
Maybe by Ingrid
Once Was Love by Ingrid
We Will Become Silhouettes by The Postal Service
Young Adult Friction by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

The one song that is catchy, catchy, catchy and I find myself singing it aloud at work (often) is Once Was Love by Ms. Michaelson. Below are the lyrics for your pleasure:

Don't delay, something tells me I gotta go away
Maybe it's the way we always stay when our hearts have gone
We can't hold us anymore, no we've got to fold
Down to the floor, yes I know it's cold but baby our hearts have gone

Just because there once was love
Don't mean a thing, don't mean a thing
Just because there once was love
Don't mean a thing, don't mean a thing

Just because there once was love
Don't mean a thing, don't mean a thing
Just because there once was love

I gotta see if I'm filled up when it's only me
It's not your fault but you just can't be here
Now that my heart has gone, now that my heart has gone
Now that my heart has gone

Just because there once was love
Don't mean a thing, don't mean a thing
Just because there once was love
Don't mean a thing, don't mean a thing

Just because there once was love
Don't mean a thing, don't mean a thing
Just because there once was love

Everyone is hurting now and everything is burning down
But I can build back my new town today

Just because there once was love
Don't mean a thing, don't mean a thing
Just because there once was love
Don't mean a thing, don't mean a thing

Just because there once was love
Don't mean a thing, don't mean a thing
Just because there once was love

There once was love, there once was love
There once was love, there once was love
There once was love, there once was love
There once was love, there once was love

She writes the most up beat catchy yet heartbreaking break up songs. One of the many reasons why I girlcrush hard on her.

Best Lines of Lyrics from My June (Birthday Month) Playlist

'I led you on and leading's wrong'
Have I Been a Fool

'What I gave cannot be lended'
Have I Been a Fool

'Have I been too discreet/how long am I supposed to wait/I think about you nightly'
Can You Tell

'My bed is too big just for me'
Can You Tell

'When I look into your eyes/I tend to lose my thoughts'
Can You Tell


'Oh, baby I can't even explain/What I am supposed to do/It's hard to stay cool/Oh, when you smile at me/I get nervous every time you speak'
Can You Tell

June 2009 Playlist

After going to Sasquatch Festival and attending a movie at SIFF, 500 Days of Summer, I found a whole bunch of artists (that are new to me) and I wanted to share. So this is my playlist for June 2009 aka my birthday month.

Oh, La Ra Ra Riot
Have I Been a Fool Jack Penate
(best line: we've made amends but nothing is mended)
There Llama (iPhone SIFF trailer song)
Beautiful is Gone The Ruse
The Infinite Pet Spoon
Run My Mouth Ra Ra Riot
Heartless The Fray
Can You Tell Ra Ra Riot
Use Somebody Kings of Leon


The lyrics to Oh, La:
Say a word that's quiet, not half the way there
Somedays our future...it seems to hang on so tight
"Come quickly now the air hangs heavily today"
"Oh no, but what is that crimson in the shade?"

Oh la we've got a lot to learn from each other,
We've got to stick together.
Oh la we've got a lot to learn from each other,
We've got to stick together.

I wouldn't say the word now but this is not what I meant,
For a woman that's fallen over head and ears
And still so warm, but I'm lonely too,
Suddenly she is still and says, "I hope that things will be better here."

Oh la we've got a lot to learn from each other,
We've got to stick together.
Oh la we've got a lot to learn from each other,
We've got to stick together

New Fav. Song: Amber Rubarth: In the Creases

A song that creeps into your mind and never quite leaves. . .

"In the Creases”

You’re the smell of the toast that you made in the mornings.
You’re the page in my book that I keep to myself.
You’re the unlocking sound when I turn my door key.
You’re the scar that I have from the time that I fell.
I can’t describe the faces.
I can’t recall the names.
But you remain..

I keep you in the creases.
I hide you in the folds.
Protect you from the sunlight.
Shield you from the cold.
Everybody said they were glad to see you go.
But no one ever has to know.

You’re the part of the moon that blends into the blackness.
Even though we know it’s really still there.
You’re the song that I sing and I don’t need to practice.
You’re the green shirt I keep though it’s too small to wear.
I can’t describe the faces.
I can’t recall the names.
But you remain..

I keep you in the creases.
I hide you in the folds.
Protect you from the sunlight.
Shield you from the cold.
Everybody said they were glad to see you go.
But no one ever has to
No one ever has to know the things that I refuse to see
And all the nights I still can’t sleep.
I curl up in the sheets
Between the creases where you used to be.

Once love wakes it never sleeps…
Even when you love a dream….

Another New Favorite Song: Tech Romance

Apparently, I'm in the mood to listen to songs that have a guy singing to a girl (well at least that's what I imagine- I put myself in her shoes), telling, asking, pleading with ther to leave her current guy for him.

Because this song plus Bonafied Lovin' are all about how the girl is with the wrong guy. A guy who isn't good enough for her.

I think that these songs appeal to me so much because someone is confessing their feelings and don't want her to hurt.

Because I've been with some many guys that just haven't cared enough. Like everyone I deserved to be loved and with someone who is more than good enough for me. And really, that's what I am after in this life. I don't want to settle for anything less.


Tech Romance

I'm sick of seeing you cry
And wasting all your time
On someone who will never care enough
To make you feel loved
To make you feel safe
I would drop my life to take his place

To show you just how good
Being touched could be
Commit these words to memory
For when you find yourself
Pinned under his demands
I am still an option that you have

So carry me around
Like a picture in your purse
Pull me out when things are at their worst

You can show up at my house
Completely unannounced
We'll have that movie kiss we talked about

Where there are no words
Just a soft and gentle score
Our ears will ring from all the strings

We'll let the screen go black
And watch the credits run

And see the names of everyone

Who we ever met
And who we ever missed
Each one had a role in this

It's just another film that won't get made
I'm sick of seeing you cry

Choose a Man like Me- Bonafied Lovin' Chromeo Lyrics

As I mentioned here, I got a couple of new burned CDs for Xmas and here's another favorite of mine:

Bonafied Lovin':Let me tell you that I saw your boyfriend walking down the street, he was standin' all shaky,
hands all sweaty and he could hardly speak. I might as well take a minute or two, to
put you on to some game, you want a boy like him and a man like me and that's just not the
same.

Never mind an SMS, what you need is a sweet caress, everybody wanna talk too
much, what you need is a special touch. What girl wouldn't that feel right, a little dinner
with a candle light and really when it comes down to it, pick a man that's down to fight.

(Chorus)
I'll give you bonafide lovin' (oh oh oh oh)
The type that makes me feel old
I'll give you bonafide lovin' (oh oh oh oh)
The type that makes me feel old (ow)

(Verse 2)
Let me tell you that I saw your boyfriend walkin' down the road, he was standin' all
shook, couldn't even look, and I was extra cold.
I might as well take a minute or two to talk about the perks,
'Cause he can't compete with a man like me, and that's just how it works.

Look, this comes as no surprise, what you need is an older guy with a little bit of life
experience, the right clothes and the right appearance. What girl wouldn't feel nice,
hot dinner with the candlelight, and really when it gets down to it, pick a man that's
down to fight.

(Chorus)
Ill give you bonafide lovin' (oh oh oh oh)
The type that makes me feel old
Ill give you bonafide lovin' (oh oh oh oh)
The type that makes me feel old (ow)


oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (X4)

I'll give you bonafied lovin'
The type that makes me feel old
I'll give you bonafied lovin'
The type that makes me fee l old (ow)

A side note: My most recent ex always got me to try to listen to Chromeo and I didn't think I would like it and now that we're broken up and have been for months, I find that I LOVE them. Funny how that works out sometimes. . .

New Favorite Song: You're the Only One by Maria Mena

"You're The Only One"

Well I saw you with your hands above your head
Spinning around, trying not to look down
But you did, and you fell, hard on the ground
Then you stumbled around for a good ten minutes
And I said I'd never seen anyone look so dumb before
And you laughed and said I still know how to turn you on though

You're the only one who
Drags me kicking and screaming through fast dreams
You're the only one who
Knows exactly what I mean

And I probably forgot to tell you this
Like that time when I forgot to tell you about the scar
Remember how uncomfortable that made you feel?
See you're not what I expected
But you're the only one who knows how to handle me
And you're such a great kisser and I know that you agree

You're the only one who
Drags me kicking and screaming through fast dreams
You're the only one who
Knows exactly what I mean

I hope you can forgive me for that time
When I put my hand between your legs
And said it was small
Cuz its really not at all
I guess there's just a part of me that likes to bring you down
Just to keep you around
Cuz the day that you realize how amazing you are
You're gonna leave me

You're the only one who
Holds my hair back when I'm drunk and get sick
You're the only one who
Knows exactly what I mean

You're the only one who
Drags me kicking and screaming through fast dreams
You're the only one who
Knows exactly what I mean

Exactly what I mean

Well I saw you with your hands above your head
Spinning around, trying not to look down
But you did, and you fell, hard on the ground