i've had a list of songs posted at the bottom of my blog for awhile now. maybe you've noticed and clicked on one of them whilst perusing my blog. maybe not. (if you are in the latter category, i encourage you to head down there and give one a listen!) here are some thoughts on a few of them:
"Falling Slowly" (Glen Hansard) - last summer, i was scouring moviefone.com for a flick to see with dave for our anniversary. i came across the trailer for a small movie called Once, about musicians. yep, it's that simple. a movie about musicians that features real musicians singing beautiful songs. i watched the preview at least 3 times, transfixed. this is the song playing throughout. something in the song awakened that ache, that feeling you get when great music speaks to your soul. i haven't seen the movie yet; both it and its soundtrack are on my Christmas wish list.
"We Used to Be Friends" (The Dandy Warhols) - theme song to Veronica Mars. totally strange sounding the first few times i heard it; in fact, i couldn't even understand a word they were singing. but now i think it's the coolest sounding song, and i associate it with the coolness that was Veronica Mars. whoever selected the songs for VM was pretty sharp. each song complemented or underscored a scene perfectly, like
"Sway" (The Perishers) - a perfectly romantic song played during a key Veronica/Logan moment in season 2.
"Chasing Cars" (Snow Patrol) - awesome. listen to it loudly. it's crazy romantic. "all that i am, all that i'll ever want, is here in your perfect eyes, they're all i can see"
"Crazy in Love" (Beyonce) - i'm no beyonce fan by any means, but i LOVE this song. i started loving it about a year after it was popular (that's just the way i roll, baby). and i just want to dance every time i hear it. it's used in the climactic ending of Bridget Jones' 2 and i got all excited then, for example. i'd never buy the whole album, so having it on this music player is perfect for me.
what about you? what five songs get routine play in your stereos, ipods, mp3 players, etc?
"Falling Slowly" (Glen Hansard) - last summer, i was scouring moviefone.com for a flick to see with dave for our anniversary. i came across the trailer for a small movie called Once, about musicians. yep, it's that simple. a movie about musicians that features real musicians singing beautiful songs. i watched the preview at least 3 times, transfixed. this is the song playing throughout. something in the song awakened that ache, that feeling you get when great music speaks to your soul. i haven't seen the movie yet; both it and its soundtrack are on my Christmas wish list.
"We Used to Be Friends" (The Dandy Warhols) - theme song to Veronica Mars. totally strange sounding the first few times i heard it; in fact, i couldn't even understand a word they were singing. but now i think it's the coolest sounding song, and i associate it with the coolness that was Veronica Mars. whoever selected the songs for VM was pretty sharp. each song complemented or underscored a scene perfectly, like
"Sway" (The Perishers) - a perfectly romantic song played during a key Veronica/Logan moment in season 2.
"Chasing Cars" (Snow Patrol) - awesome. listen to it loudly. it's crazy romantic. "all that i am, all that i'll ever want, is here in your perfect eyes, they're all i can see"
"Crazy in Love" (Beyonce) - i'm no beyonce fan by any means, but i LOVE this song. i started loving it about a year after it was popular (that's just the way i roll, baby). and i just want to dance every time i hear it. it's used in the climactic ending of Bridget Jones' 2 and i got all excited then, for example. i'd never buy the whole album, so having it on this music player is perfect for me.
what about you? what five songs get routine play in your stereos, ipods, mp3 players, etc?
