Fun.

Fun. is one of those great bands that I feel has been ruined by the radio. Like I was so happy I found this album before everybody and was listening to it all the time (probably not a good idea because it contributed to the overplaying) and then many of the songs I liked were playing on the radio ALL THE TIME. I was like seriously, that ain't cool. It ruins songs for me and I just can't handle it. I had so many favorite songs from their new album and then BOOM ruined. I hate that that's what the radio does. Like they play 10 songs an hour or whatever and then "oh let's just repeat this list in a different order because we have nothing better to do". NO. That's what makes people like me hate you and the songs that you overplay stupid radio people. Fun. was a mix of genres that I really liked and had a variety of songs. My favorites of course were "Some Nights", "All Alright", and "Carry On". Of course I liked "We Are Young" but that was overplayed to the max to where I can't listen too it too much anymore. I hate the radio. Stick to Pandora, I'm tellin ya.

"Some Nights"

"All Alright"

"Carry On"

 

"We Are Young"

Jimi Hendrix

Usually, you know a band or a specific artists for some songs in particular that they play. But Jimi Hendrix, not one particular song comes to mind. The only thing that comes to mind when I think of him is his CRAZY amazing guitar playing. I mean, you listen to his songs and your like "dang he's good" but then you watch him and your like "DANG THAT'S CRAZY". This is what I experienced after listening to his album and then watching Woodstock. I listened to the album and I was amazed by his guitar playing skills and thought it was so cool that he just up and picked up how to sing and threw together a band. Then, I watched him perform at Woodstock and my mind was blown. He would do such crazy stuff with the guitar and it really didn't sink it how well he played until you actually watched him and saw his hands going crazy down the neck of the guitar. That's what really stuck for me with Jimi Hendrix. Plus his voice is really freaking awesome.

Here's the clip of him playing at Woodstock:

Two Door Cinema Club

Two Door Cinema Club is one of those bands where I just immediately think of ACL. I didn't personally go to ACL but this is the band that EVERYBODY was talking about after and I honestly didn't understand why, I didn't feel like checking them out, because I was too lazy. But they are awesome! They're the band that you can always be in the mood for. I think they are kind of a typical ACL band but I honestly don't know what it is that makes their songs so darn likeable. Just listen to a couple. The ones I like are:

"What You Know"

"This is Life"

 

Woodstock

Watching the documentary on Woodstock was really interesting to me. This is mostly because I haven't really learned about it before. Watching it though, kind of made me realize that it was a really unorganized, poorly planned thing, that to me was not worth it. I think that there was a giant deal made out of it, and then it didn't seem that great to me. Just think about this: going to a festival really far away, where it was dirty, extremely crowded, fumey and sleep-depriving. That just does not seem like a good time to me. Another problem I had with it were the bands. I didn't know a lot of them and the songs that they did play seemed to last forever, and that was in the comfort of air conditioning and chairs. Plus, can you imagine being rained on in the midst of all this? Not to mention poured? I would have bailed outta there so fast. I guess a lot of the people were just there for the idea and not really all the music they wanted to see. Heck, so many people were so far back that they could probably barely hear. So, in conclusion, Woodstock just would not be my thing. I wish it was cleaner, the songs were shorter and the bands were better.

Woodstock 1969

Zac Brown Band

Zac Brown Band is the band that I listen to when I fall asleep because their songs are so relaxing. But, on the other hand they have a couple that are the opposite that I love to listen to also. I like that they have that variety. One of my favorite songs by them, "Free", is so simple but I love it. The lyrics are so great and the music is really relaxing. The main lyrics of the song are:

Just as free

Free as we'll ever be

And for some reason I just love listening to this, no matter how simple it is. Another song I like that is more upbeat is "Chicken Fried", which is a pretty popular song, but it's so catchy and happy.

"Free"

"Chicken Fried"

The Band

I think that The Band is amazing. They are so full of passion and variety. I think it is really cool that their lyrics are all written by different people; and you would think that the lyrics would seem disjointed, but it all comes together so well and all the harmonies just make it sound so good that even if the lyrics don't make sense it doesn't matter because it sounds so great. I like how they have horns like the trumpet in their songs and how in live versions they have different people singing the song "The Weight" and all of the people have so much depth in their voices and really make you feel the song. I really think that's the big issue with current music. So many artists just kind of have light lyrics and don't sing too well but it's catchy so we like it. I didn't really realize how much better it is for the artist to have passion in their voice until I listened to this band. And the live versions just make you like it so much more because you see the passion too. My favorite songs are the ones we listened to in class "The Weight", and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".

"The Weight"

"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"

Aaron Watson

My brother introduced me to Aaron Watson last year and I think he's awesome. He told me about him after he went to a concert of his at Midnight Rodeo. He's a pretty much unknown artist but I think he is way undercredited for his songs because he is just as good as anybody that is on the radio. My brother told me that he was really great live so I hope I get to see that sometime soon. I really do wish that he was more well known so that I could actually talk about him to people. You know those artists where you can go up to anybody and be like "Oh hey, blah blah came out with a new song, have you heard it?" and they're always like "Yeah, it's awesome!"? Well I wish that happened with Aaron Watson, so y'all should check him out. He's a really great country singer. He has an awesome voice and I really enjoy his lyrics. I have two favorite songs by him. One is off of his album The Honky Tonk Kid called "Reckless" and the other is off of his album The Road & The Rodeo called "Fast Cars and Slow Kisses". Here they are:

"Reckless"

"Fast Cars and Slow Kisses"

Red

I know a lot of people don't like Taylor Swift because she's too "mainstream" or whatever but I love Taylor Swift; and I especially love her new album Red. I like that she branched out from her normal style. It has a little bit more pop in the album for example the song "I Knew You Were Trouble". But then, she also keeps her classic ways like in the song "Begin Again". I love her normal style but I also love that I got to hear a new side of her. My favorites from the album are "Begin Again", "Everything Has Changed" (which features Ed Sheeran), "22", "I Knew You Were Trouble", and "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together". So for the people that normally don't listen to Taylor Swift, I suggest that you try listening to this album because you definitely see a new side of her.

"I Knew You Were Trouble"

"Begin Again"


"Everything Has Changed"'

The White Album

I thought that the White Album was a little bit too random for my taste. It was kind of all over the place. For a couple of minutes you would hear a great, normal song, and then the next you would hear a really weird one that lasted 20 seconds. I didn't necessarily like that because I like it when the album all comes together as a mix of sounds that work. But this album, was random sounds and lyrics and I didn't like that. Some of my favorite songs were "Dear Prudence", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Blackbird", "Helter Skelter", and "Cry Baby Cry". Some of the weirdest or my least favorites are "Piggies" and "Revolution 9" because I think the lyrics in "Piggies" are weird and "Revolution 9" is just all around weird.

Here are videos of my favorites:

"Dear Prudence"

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"Blackbird"

And least favorite out of all:

"Revolution 9"

Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran is my loveee. He writes the greates songs like ever. I just recently heard about him and was kind of like "why is everyone so obsessed with him, no one could ever be that great"..but he is. The second you listen to his album you fall in love. First of all, he has the voice of an angel. Second of all, he has a lot of variety in his songs. Thirdly, all of his songs are catchy and I can literally listen to them on repeat for hours. He kind of reminds me of John Mayer but his sound is more of a pop sound than soft rock, like John Mayer (my other love). His album "+" is amazing. Here are some of my favorites from that album:

"Lego House"

 

 

 

"The A Team"



"Drunk"

I really like these songs because it's something new and different. I haven't really heard someone like this and songs that are a mix of pop and John Mayer basically and I love it.

Magical Mystery Tour

I think that Magical Mystery Tour is one of the Beatle's best albums. I honestly don't understand how these were the songs that didn't make the cut for Sgt. Peppers because I think that the album is like 10 times better. Don't get me wront, Sgt. Peppers had some really awesome songs like "A Little Help From My Friends" and "A Day In The Life". I just think that this album had a much greater quanitity of awesome songs. It kind of contradicting for me though, because I love Paul McCartney and have always thought that his songs were better and his singing was better than everybody elses; but this album is all John, and even though it's a little weird and creepy, you can't help but not like it. My favorites from this album are "I Am The Walrus", "Hello Goodbye", "Baby You're a Rich Man", and "All You Need Is Love".

What I also love so much about the Beatles is that they always sound good, whether they are on the recording or they are playing live, they always kill it. That's what I think is so cool and attracting about the Beatles: they always sound awesome, live or not.


Favorites:

"I Am The Walrus"

"Hello Goodbye"
















"Baby You're a Rich Man"

"All You Need Is Love"

I also want to add that their music video for "I Am The Walrus" is priceless and their mustaches in this time period really gross me out.

Chris Young

Chris Young is a country singer who I love. I need to see him in concert like immediately. He has a really deep voice and he sings amazingly live. He has the prettiest voice and I especially like the lyrics to his songs. His album that came out a while ago is called Neon and I still listen to it all the time because I just don't get tired of his music or his voice. My favorites on that album are "Neon", "You" and "Tomorrow". I also like the songs "The Man I Want to be" and "Voices" on the album the Man You Want to be.

Here are some song lyrics that I really love from the song "You"

The bluest skies don't seem so blue
And the stars seem to be a little dimmer too
Now that your around you put them all to shame
Let me break it down because I'm trying to say is

No one gets me like you when you kiss me, girl
You rock me harder than some down town band
I thought I knew what love was but I didn't have a clue
I never found anything that makes me feel like I do about you

I love these lyrics so much just because they are so sweet. Here are the videos of the songs that I like

"Neon"


"You"

 

 

"Tomorrow"



"Voices"



"The Man I Want To Be"

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

I thought this album was alright. Definitley not my favorite but it did have some really good songs on it. I like that it was kind of a fun album not all dark and serious like some of their other albums and/or songs. Paul McCartney is my absolute favorite beatle, so when I see his influence in this album it makes me like it more. I really like how some of the songs on this album had an orchestral influence and also just an orchestra in the background. I think it sounds really cool to add that stuff in and I like that the Beatles were being experimental. I do think that they kind of stole some ideas from the Beach Boys album Pet Sounds, but that's what people do in music I guess; someone finds something cool, then everyone uses it. In a way that's good, but I think that that's also what can make certain genres of music boring for you: when everyone is doing the same thing. And I think that the Beatles kind of did that to the Beach Boys: stole their cool sounds so that they would sound cool. For example, they both used crazy sounds like dogs barking and stuff like that, and the Beach Boys were kind of orchestral also. The annoying thing is that everyone thought that pet sounds was a dud of an album when in actuality I liked it better than Sgt. Peppers. Sgt. Peppers was at the top of the billboard for something like 27 weeks in the UK and 15 at number 1 in the US, but the Beach Boys barely got noticed back then for their amazing album. Anyways, here are my favorite songs on Sgt. Peppers are:

"A Little Help from my Friends"



"A Day in the Life"

 

 

 



Rascal Flatts

Okay, some people might not like Rascal Flatts, or maybe not like their newer music, but I am in love with them. This is a band that I listen to consistantly on a daily basis. All of their songs have variety and their lyrics are always so sweet. They are such great song writers. I also have kind of an obsession with the singer's voice just because I think it is so beautiful and always perfectly on the note. My favorite songs by them are "Mayberry", "He Ain't the Leavin' Kind", "Summer Nights", "Prayin' for Daylight" and "My Wish". I know that that is a lot of favorites, but honestly they have a rediculous amount of songs. I have 9 albums of their's on my spotify. It's awesome. So here are my favorite-favorites:

"Mayberry"



 

 

 

"Prayin' For Daylight"



 

So did you listen to his voice? It's legit beautiful. I could listen to this band all day and a lot of times I do...anyways I'm also going to see a Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan concert tomorrow (so excited) so those are also some beautiful voices to check out.

Metal

Honestly, I think metal is just..awful. Like I can't even listen to it for more than 30 seconds without wanting to like break whatever is playing it. It's just so heavy and scary. I have the exact opposite taste in music (chill and happy), so it's really just a downer for me. The words are always weird and I really just can't stand how heavy the electric guitar is; like I can't handle it. Before being in the history of rock class I never really understood that the Beatles' early stuff was really rock and just the start of it. I always was turned off to rock because it was so heavy and I didn't like the electric guitar sounding that way. Metal is like the epitome of what I don't like. I've realized now that the vast majority of rock and roll is stuff that I really like, and this just does not fall in that category. Plus the band names are really creepy..for example:

Three Inches of Blood
Venom
Dirty Ghosts

AH that's creepy. So, conclusion: I hate metal.

NEEDTOBREATHE

NEEDTOBREATHE is one of those bands that I just can't get enough of. I discovered this band a couple of months ago when a friend showed me their song "The Outsiders". I listened to their album and love it. I really love the way the lead singer sounds. He sings passionately and it sounds great at the same time. Here are some of my favorites by NEEDTOBREATHE:

"The Outsiders"

 

 

"These Hard Times"

I really like some of the lyrics to this song just because they are so powerful;

Give me something brighter
Give me something I can see
Give me something viciousGive me something I can be
Give me all the love and peace
To end these wars
Give me something sacred
Something worth fighting for

It's clear enough to me
The ugliness I see
Is evidence of who I need

Give me an answer
Give me the way out
Give me the faith
To believe in these hard times


That's like most of the song but I mean come on it's all so good! This is just a really well written song.

I also like how they can go from sounding kind of country to sounding like something completely different and it keeps me interested when listening to the whole album. I really like this band check them out!

The Beach Boys- Pet Sounds

I have listened to a lot of Beach Boys before, but not like this. This album was fantastic. All of the lyrics were powerful, there was some crazy sounds in the songs that went amazingly with it, and all of the songs were just beautiful. I have always been a fan of the Beach Boys' stuff like "Surfin' USA" and "I Get Around", etc. But when I listened to this album, I like it so much better and it hurts me to know that it wasn't acknowledged as good when it came out just because it wasn't their normal style. I will definitley listen to this album more. Here are some of my favorites:

"Wouldn't It Be Nice"

"God Only Knows"

 I am loving this album also because of all the instruments they use. How would they do these live? It's crazy how many different sounds they're using and how perfect their harmonies are. I love this album!

Faith vs. Janice

Faith Hill vs. Janice Joplin in the battle of which version of "Piece of my Heart" is kind of a tough one. There'a a lot of elements that go into making that decision. First, you'll need to listen to both versions:
Faith Hill:

 

 

 

Janice Joplin:

 

So, here's a list of the pro's and cons:

Faith Hill
Pros
1. Happy music=happy listener
2. More popular for the time
3. She sings much better

Cons
1. No passion in her voice
2. Feels like she doesn't have an emotional connection with the lyrics

Janice Joplin
Pros
1. Strength in her voice
2. Powerful singing
3. Emotional connection with lyrics

Cons
1. Voice doesn't sound good
2. Makes you feel mad- based on the emotion she puts into the song

So, all in all, in my opinion, I think that Faith Hill's version is better. Although it is very debateable, here is my reasoning: Faith's singing is so much better, her voice sounds cleaner and smoother, it has a happier tone than Janice Joplin's version. Even though some people may like Janice's version because of the reasons that I don't like, I still think Faith Hill is better!

Jason Aldean

Jason Aldean is my absolute favorite country singer. He has such a variety of what songs are about and no matter what, they are always catchy. He has songs for every mood, whether it's sad music to sulk in, or happy music to get you or keep you in a good mood, everything he makes is great. His lyrics can go from having a good time to being really deep. This is what I really love about him, plus he has an awesome voice.

Here are some of my favorite's of his:

"Tattoos on this Town"

 

 

 

I really like the meaning of this song and the lyrics saying how he'll never forget the small town that he lived in. I like that he pinpoints certain memories too. Here are some good lyrics from chorus of the song.

 

It sure left it's mark on us

We sure left our mark on it,

Let the world know we were here,

With everything we did,

Laid a lot of memories down,

Like tattoos on this town.

 



 

 

Here's another favorite:

"Keep the Girl"

 



 

I'm planning on seeing Jason Aldean in concert with Luke Bryan in two weeks and I'm super excited! Luke Bryan is my second favorite so it is literally the perfect concert for me. Luke Bryan has a great voice, always catchy and fun songs, and not to mention is super gorgeous. Here's some of my favorites by him:

 

"Do I"

 

"Country Girl"

 

Anyways, Jason Aldean also comes out with a new album TOMORROW! So excited, I can't wait! Hopefully it will help with me not going to ACL...there's always next year. But, check out Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan; they're wonderful!  

Country Music

I am in love with country music. I seriously like used to hate it but for some reason I started listening to it then just couldn't stop and am now just in love. I love how all the songs are just about having a good time, or falling in love. All of the songs are upbeat and all of the singers voices are so DEEP! I think that is one of my favorite thing about country music; how good all the singing is. Every song makes me want to sing along and there's always new music coming out. My favorite artists are Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, and Rascal Flatts.

I do have one problem with country music though: there's a formula for the lyrics. I'm not saying that all songs are like this, or that I hate that it's like this, but it just bothers me a little bit that every one would make a song with the same things in it. Here are some of the things that I think most country songs have:

1. A girl
2. Alcohol
3. A truck or something about the tailgate being down
4. A party in the field or somewhere like that

Some perfect examples:

"Somethin Bout a Truck" Kip Moore

 

 

"She's Country" Jason Aldean

 

These are just a couple of examples, but you can for sure listen to the radio for more. There are so many songs that aren't like this, I just happened to notice that a lot of the ones that I have listened to are. I love country anyways, because even though it's about the same thing, I still like what it's about and all the other stuff besides the lyrics. Country is some great music to sing along to and just to hang out with. I love it!



Help!

So far, we have watched like half of "Help!" and I love it! So far when we have watched the Beatles I couldn't understand  half of what they were saying because of their cute little British accents! But now, I'm starting to get the hang of understanding them and I am still loving them even more. I didn't know that was possible. But I'm totally looking forward to the rest of the movie.

Help!, the album was such a great comeback from Beatles For Sale, which was a bit depressing. I mean, I can't complain they are still amazing song writers and players, but it was just a downer of an album. It was just unexpected considering all of their other songs are really catchy and exciting, and this one just sounded tired and sad. But, Help! is definitely a step up. I personally, love the cover:























They are so happy and just look adorable in contrast to the previous album cover where they looked cold and depressed.

Some of my favorite songs off of this album are "Help!" (of course), "Ticket to Ride", "You're Going to Lose That Girl", "It's Only Love", and my absolute favorite "Yesterday". It's weird because I normally like all of the Beatle's more upbeat songs and the one's that are slow and deep and all are just too boring for me. But when I was listening to the lyrics of this song it was really just awesome. Those are some powerful lyrics! For example:

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh, I believe in yesterday

I honestly normally don't listen to the words to these deep songs and just kind of write them off as slow and boring but this song just sticks in my mind for some reason. It's just one of those songs I love that are out of my normal groove. I also think it's cool that so many people have covered this song.

"Yesterday" The Beatles

"Yesterday" covered by Marvin Gaye

I think it's cool how in covers, artists add their own twist and style to the song. That's why I think it's so awesome that this song is the most recorded song in history..so many people have put a spin on it.

Gavin DeGraw

I love love love Gavin Degraw. He doesn't have too many songs, but the songs that I do know, I love. I like that the songs that I've heard each have a unique thing and cool sound about them. My favorites by him are "Sweeter", "Not Over You", and "Soldier". "Sweeter" and "Soldier" both have a really cool background beat to them. "Soldier" has a really interesting chorus with a lot of different sounds going on including his wonderful singing. I love how "Soldier" is basically saying how he'll be there for someone whenever they need it and be a "soldier" for them. So cute. I love cute songs like that. He also has a really pretty voice which I love. I like how in "Soldier" the beginning and end of the song are the same which the lyrics (singing la's basically). Well, I bet by now you can pretty much see what type of music I'm into. Chill, relaxing, guys with pretty voices. If there are any suggestions then seriously let me know!

"Sweeter"


"Soldier"



"Not Over You"



Overall, I love Gavin DeGraw! Check him out.

 

The Rolling Stones- Second Album

I really just cannot listen to the Rolling Stones. Every time we listen to it in class I am honestly just waiting for it to be over. Like, I look forward to listening to an album by them that I haven't heard yet, and then it just disappoints me. Hopefully, their later stuff will interest me more, but at the moment, I just can't take it. 12X5 was definitely an improvement from their first album, don't get me wrong. But even just a couple songs that I don't like just ruin the whole album for me. A couple of examples of songs I didn't like were "Under the Boardwalk", "212 South Michigan Avenue", and "Congratulations".

"Under the Boardwalk" (don't look at the video, it might give you a headache...)


I mean....seriously this song is dumb. I started laughing while listening. It's not that bad I guess until Jagger starts hitting those high notes and then they harmonize (grossly) when they say boardwalk and then you're just like....wait what. That was really bad. Anyways, that just was a part of me not liking this album.

"212 South Michigan Avenue"



I don't like this song because I don't like that it's an instrumental. Whenever I hear an instrumental for the first time and don't know it, I'm always like...so when's the singing going to start. I don't feel like an instrumental is something you would want to listen to in your free time. That's just my opinion. There's nothing to sing along to and there's no meaning to the song. I guess some people would disagree but that's how I see it.

"Congratulations"



This song is so slow and boring I almost fell asleep. Plus the lyrics are just dumb. I think that when you first hear a song, you want the beginning to like grab you and get your attention and make you want to keep listening but this makes me want to turn it off right away and go to sleep. Like, if you want to get people listening, come up with better lyrics! Or atleast pay someone else to...

Another reason I don't like a lot of their songs in this album is because of the harmonica. I feel like it sounds out of place in a lot of their songs. Whenever I think of harmonica, I think of either folk or country. Rock is different than both of those and I feel like harmonica just doesn't belong in it.

I don't want to bag on the Rolling Stones this entire time, because every song on their album was not bad. I do like a couple, for example, "Time is on My Side" and "Suzie Q" (a cover).

"Time is on My Side"



"Suzie Q"

Bob Schneider

I saw Bob Schneider this summer at an Express baseball game and just fell in love. His voice is so pretty and all of his music is really calming (I'm into chill music if you couldn't tell from my previous posts). My favorites by him are "40 Dogs" and "Honeypot". I could listen to his voice all day, it is just so relaxed and just helps me release stress. I really like the harmonies in the chorus and  the guitar in the back of "Honeypot". He kind of reminds me of Jack Johnson in his style of music, who I love. I like that there's no heavy stuff and the songs are light, happy, and relaxed. I strongly recommend it if you need some relaxing music, which I do all the time.

"40 Dogs"

"Honeypot"

I love Bob Schneider or any type of music like this, for example Jack Johnson, so if there's any suggestions for anything like this then definitely let me know!

The Rolling Stones

I don't like them. I don't like them at all. I maybe think that listening to the Rolling Stones after the Beatles was a bad idea, because now all I want to do is listen to more and more Beatles. I have seriously turned into one of those megafans, who if it was 1960, would be like freaking out in the crowd. The Beatles are always so cute and more safe, and the Stones sound dirty and not as experienced. I think the thing that makes me really not like them is Mick Jagger's voice. It is such a drastic change from the Beatles beautiful harmonies. One of the things I liked most about the Beatles was how well they sang together and how well thought out and perfect their harmonies were. It made all the lyrics sound incredible. But, Mick Jagger on the other hand just sounds gross and I could not even compare him to Paul McCartny (mostly because Paul is my love). I haven't really gotten to see the personality of the Stones, but I'm interested to find out, because after I saw the Beatle's documentary I loved them so much more. Maybe that will happen with the Stones. Some people say either Beatle's or Stones. I don't really agree with this because they sound completely different. It's not that I like the Beatle's when they are vs. the Stones , it's just that I like the Beatles and dislike the Stones, but not really comparing one to the other.

Here is a video of the Stones playing Tell Me:


All of them look so unhappy and serious it really bothers me. I just think they're kinda sketchy and think they're all that and "bad". Just a complete change from the Beatles, which is not good in my opinion.

John Mayer

John Mayer is one of my absolute favorites ever. His songs are always so sweet and his voice is literally TO DIE FOR. Some may argue that all his songs sound the same, and sometimes I could agree, but seriously, it never gets old to me. I guess I'm one of those people who doesn't really care if someone's songs sound the same because I believe in the saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". My favorites of his are "Shadow Days" and "Half of My Heart". He sounds like the most adorable guy ever, besides Paul McCartney of course.
Here is "Shadow Days":



I like this song because it's basically just saying he's realizing he's a good guy, and he's going to have a fresh start and listening to it just makes me relaxed, content, and happy.

Here is "Half of My Heart"




This song just has the most catchy melody like it gets stuck in my head all the time. I really like the guitar part after the chorus too. Another thing I really like is the acoustic guitar in all of his songs, because it sets the tone as being chill and relaxing.

Overall I love John Mayer and would totally recommend him even if you're not a person who likes songs that sound the same, just listen to a couple because all of his songs are really great.

In Love With the Beatles

I seriously caught the Beatles fever. At first, I thought their album was really good, but then I watched them in their documentary and thought they were AMAZING. I think most of it is that when you see them perform, they have so much energy and are so cute that you just fall in love. They shake their heads and make the crowd go wild. Off-stage, the have the best personalities. The faces they make and just how goofy they are just makes me like them more. "I Saw Her Standing There" is definitely one of my favorites because it just kicks off the album and gets everybody hyped. My personal favorite person out of the band is Paul McCartney. He is SO CUTE. He has the best voice and I guess the singer always sticks out in my mind, and it for sure helps that he was super attractive back in the 60's.  I think it's so crazy how well Paul, George, and John harmonize together. They know the exact distance from the microphone they should be and always get the pitches right. It just shows how different it was back in the 60's performing music. Now a days you have tech people back stage doing everything for you (sometimes making the fake singing), but the Beatles just did everything perfectly without the help of the technology we have now. One song where you can for sure see this was on their first American tour on their first visit to the Ed Sullivan Show. The song "She Loves You" starts at around 5 minutes into the video and their harmonizing is great.



But seriously, if you haven't seen the Beatles documentary I strongly reccomend it because if you aren't already in love with the Beatle's you totally will be after you watch it. Oh gosh I feel like one of those crazy fan girls in the crowd. I love them.

Ellie Goulding

I have recently started listening to an artist named Ellie Goulding. Her songs are really mellow and nice to listen to when you're relaxing. She has a sound kind of like a mix of Adele and Flourence and the Machine I think. I like one song in particular called "The Writer" because the lyrics are really interesting. The chorus sticks out to me just because it is so different and the words are really thought out well.

This is the chorus:

Why don't you be the artist

And make me out of clay

Why don't you be the writer And decide the words I say
'Cause I'd rather pretend

I'll still be there at the end

Only it's too hard to ask

Won't you try to help me

I like this because it's a really different way of putting what she is trying to say into words. What I get from this is that she is trying to be the right person for someone that she is growing apart from and she feels that the relationship will end soon if she doesn't become the person that her partner wants. I just thought that that was a really cool way to put it and it stuck out to me.

Here are some songs I like from Ellie Goulding's album "Lights":

The Writer

Under the Sheets

There is also an "Under the Sheets" remix by Chiddy Bang, and many other remix's of this song because it can be done so many different ways. I really love this album!

The Beatles

I now want to talk about, in my opinion, one of the best rock bands ever. Their first album, "Please please me" was pretty good but definitely not as good as their later stuff. My personal favorites from the album were "Love me do" were "I saw her standing there" and "Twist and Shout".

Here is a video of "I saw her standing there". I personally like this video because Paul McCartney is just so dang cute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxMlmZqcoN4

The beat of this song is fast and light and when I hear the song, it just makes me want to dance.

The songs on this album that were my favorite were mostly the songs that were originally written by the Beatles. I didn't like their covers as much because they didn't sound as interesting and different as the songs that they actually wrote. One cover that I did like though, was "Twist and Shout". John Lenon's scratchy voice actually adds to the intensity of the song, and makes it more fun and interesting to listen to. This version of "Twist and Shout" just makes me think of a giant party because every time I hear it I think of the parade scene in "Farris Buelers Day Off".

Here's that scene showing basically how the song makes the parade a huge party:

The Beatle's were such a huge inspiration for so many future bands and a huge part of pop culture. I personally love them and plan to listen to them lots in the future.

Maroon 5

I've been listening mostly to the Maroon 5 album and other things like that, because I really like the upbeat and happy type of music that it is and how light it is. Adam Levine has like the prettiest voice, and it makes me want to listen to it over and over (plus he's attractive). The drum beats are always really interesting and keep the beat easy to listen to and leaves me wanting more. They're album is awesome and I could literally listen to it every day. Some times they're songs sound too similar though, which can get annoying, but I listen to such a variety of music that it doesn't bother me too much. Overall Maroon 5 is a great group and is always coming up with new ways to keep me interested.