30 Day Music Challenge, Day 9 – A Song That Makes You Happy

Oh hey remember when I actually did this and wasn’t awful?

Allow me to explain.

Normally, I’m not going to vouch for a guy whose name is literally Florida with a space in the middle to make a convenient pun. Or a song that is this gimmicky.

But this song reminds me of this time last year. I was turning a lot of stuff around and learning a lot about myself. And this song was played constantly in a combined effort by the gym and this one girl I was friends with. So while it’s nothing special to me, it reminds me of somewhere special in my memories.

For something mellow that still makes me smile because it reminds me of a fuckbuddy turned good friend, go here.

For something sent to me by a best friend who makes me super happy, go here.

30 Day Music Challenge, Day 8 – A Song About Drugs or Alcohol

The Mountain Goats – “You or Your Memory.”

St. Joseph’s Baby Aspirin. Bartles & Jaymes.

It’s a song about half-heartedly attempting suicide with the knowledge you aren’t actually going to die. Or, as I interpret it, trying to reap the benefits of some major life lesson without actually having to learn the lesson. Which is, ah, something I attempt on the daily.

Another song that mentions Bartles & Jaymes in a completely different context can be found here.

And some Tom Petty’s right over here.

30 Day Music Challenge, Day 7 – A Song To Drive To

So, I suck at this, but here’s another installment.

“Moon River” – Audrey Hepburn.

I used to drive home from the gym to this over the summer, when the sun was setting. It’s the kind of song that can make a freeway seem lazy and quiet and driving at 75 feel like cruising at 25.

For another with a similar effect, look here.

For something to roll the windows down and blast while you’re driving at night, look here.

30 Day Music Challenge, Day 6 – A Song That Makes You Want to Dance

Oops. Yeah. Remember when I was doing this?

“I Need Your Love” – Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding.

The song itself isn’t particularly inspired, but one of my best friends once got a kick out of watching me empathically pelvic thrust to it a-la Eric Prydz. So, whenever it turns up on my iTunes or I hear it at the gym, I want to ~~pelvic thrust~~ dance to recall a really fun afternoon.

For something sweet and upbeat that reminds me of the first person I said ‘I love you’ to, check it.

For your daily dose of Kanye, look no further.

30 Day Music Challenge, Day 5 – A Song That Needs to be Played Loud

“One of Us Cannot Be Wrong” – Leonard Cohen.

So, it doesn’t seem like it at first, right?

But if you’re not yelling along at the end, you’re doing it wrong.

For something to yell to the whole way through and a really gorgeous video, look here.

For something easy to blast in the car, look here.

30 Day Music Challenge, Day 4 – A Song That Reminds You of Someone You Would Rather Forget About

It’s hard, because I constantly say that I don’t want to forget any experience or cast it aside because it helped shape me into the person I am today. Even if that is a person who stops and says, “fuck that. I’m never doing that shit again.”

But, here’s what I have to offer:

“Rolling in the Deep” – Adele.

I had gotten back from one of probably the most emotionally fucked up nights of my life. It was one of those situations that it honestly takes time for you to process and really chew and say that what had happened was severely fucked up. It has, since, helped me articulate my needs and really understand my self-respect.

To add to the fucked-uped-ness, the involved stated over and over how profound and deep the experience was.

Honestly, the only thing profound and deep about it was the degree to which it was fucked up.

But, at the time, I was a mess of confusion and feelings. I had been driven home and it was one of the true instances when I felt profoundly alone. I turned my Pandora on and this song came on and it just cut deep. I hadn’t begun to fully process, but the song somehow struck the right chord.

For another song I’ll be releasing to the universe, go here.

And for one I’m reclaiming because fuck that, go here.

30 Day Music Challenge, Day 3 – A Song That Reminds You of Summertime

“Flutes” – Hot Chip.

This was probably the song I listened to most this summer. Which will make a certain be-trousered tumblrer get all smug. But it’s true: his ability to tag posts is only surpassed by his ability to curate good music.

Oh, and I guess he writes okay erotica as well.

Nonetheless, I’d like to imagine this is the song robots play when they have really gratifying angry sex.

You heard me.

For something (and a post) that recalls a little hiccup this summer, go here.

For something a little punchier, go here.

30 Day Music Challenge, Day 2 – A Song With a Number in the Title

“Conversation 16” – The National

I’ve seen The National in concert and the show is somewhere between a dynamic musical experience and watching a man become progressively more and more intoxicated on a stage.

I’ve also got a teensy proclivity for zombies.

And this lyric: I’m a confident liar/Had my head in the oven so you’d know where I’ll be/I’ll try to be more romantic/I wanna believe in everything you believe.

For a cheesy 16 song, look here.

For something 16-related and completely different, look here.

No idea why these are all 16s.

30 Day Music Challenge, Day 1 – A Song With a Color in the Title

So, I decided a fabulous way to procrastinate my thesis and other work would be to do the 30 Day Music Challenge.

And the first one on the countdown of sorts is Madeleine Peyroux’s cover of “Blue Alert”.

For another “Blue” song by the original creator of “Blue Alert”, look here.

For an impossibly forlorn “Blue” song, look here.

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