I love when new music just appears and makes my whole day/week/month. I love how some songs just envelope you and you kinda get lost in them for the day. Rachael Yamagata has released a 3 song EP called Loose Ends and it is beyond wonderful. Just as I knew it would be. I'm in love. I've had The Other Side on repeat all day today. I hope everyone can find music that makes them feel something. Music that you dont just listen to. Go out and find it!
We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things
Thursday, May 22, 2008
So I am completely in love with We Sing We Dance We Steal Things. Such wonderful songs that fit my life perfectly. I thought I'd put them in my least favorites to most favorites. Usually, this is impossible for me. Granted, this order might change later but at this point in time this is how it goes..
12- Coyotes - Although I do like this song and it is growing on me I would say it's my least favorite just because it has such a produced sound. I love his voice in the beginning.
11- Butterfly - So fun! He sounds great in this song. I think this version is perfect.
(this is where it gets hard 10-6)
10- Only Human - Love the lyrics to this song.
9- Make It Mine - Love everything about this song. Especially the way he says tour haha. So catchy.
8- Lucky - Aw. So sweet. Love the lyrics, love his voice and love the melody. I'm not a huge Colbie fan but I do think she is perfect for this song.
7- I'm Yours - This is a huge song for this album and for Jason. It's such a feel good song and so important I think. There have been many version and I think this one is abslutely perfect. Love the video. I've converted quite a few new Jason fans with this song.
6- Dynamo Of Volition God I love this song. Makes me dance no matter what. How could anyone not dance when they hear this song? This song oozes awesomeness.
5- Live High - When I first heard this song it was immediately a favorite. I've listened to it over and over this past year and its basically been the anthem of my life ever since. It's just a happy, feel good, good mood song and every single time I hear it it just makes me feel good. I have to admit I like the EP version better, but it's still a stellar song.
4- Details In The Fabric - This is a classic, great, moving song. I love that he finally recorded it. It couldn't have been more perfect I'm very happy with the album version. Beauitful!
3- A Beautiful Mess - Such a lovely version of this song. I've been listening to this song forever and have found so many lovely version and I'm so glad the album version did them all justice. This is one of my favorite Mraz songs of all time.
2- Love For A Child - I had heard every other song on this album a long time ago except for this one. The very first time I heard it I knew it was something really special and beautiful. It's sad but at the same time it's so hopeful. It puts things in such perspective for me. I'm really bummed he didnt sing it live at either show last month but the videos I've seen are so emotional. Love it.
1- If It Kills Me - This is one of my most favorite Mraz songs ever. It grabbed me the very firt time I heard it and I've been in love since. I am dissapointed in how the album version turned out. A little too rushed and produced compared to the amazing version on the EP. This was THE most amazing part of the shows I recently went to.
I'll admit, that was a little harder than I thought. I hope everyone else is enjoying this album as much as I am. My 9 year old loves it just as much as I do I think. He knows all the songs. I am so thankful for this cd and what excites me the most is that.. I've been a Jason fan forever and ever and I thought that his old stuff would always be my favorite. This record definitely changed that. I've found my most favorite songs and they couldnt have came at a better time. So thanks to Mr Mraz for making my life so wonderful!
12- Coyotes - Although I do like this song and it is growing on me I would say it's my least favorite just because it has such a produced sound. I love his voice in the beginning.
11- Butterfly - So fun! He sounds great in this song. I think this version is perfect.
(this is where it gets hard 10-6)
10- Only Human - Love the lyrics to this song.
9- Make It Mine - Love everything about this song. Especially the way he says tour haha. So catchy.
8- Lucky - Aw. So sweet. Love the lyrics, love his voice and love the melody. I'm not a huge Colbie fan but I do think she is perfect for this song.
7- I'm Yours - This is a huge song for this album and for Jason. It's such a feel good song and so important I think. There have been many version and I think this one is abslutely perfect. Love the video. I've converted quite a few new Jason fans with this song.
6- Dynamo Of Volition God I love this song. Makes me dance no matter what. How could anyone not dance when they hear this song? This song oozes awesomeness.
5- Live High - When I first heard this song it was immediately a favorite. I've listened to it over and over this past year and its basically been the anthem of my life ever since. It's just a happy, feel good, good mood song and every single time I hear it it just makes me feel good. I have to admit I like the EP version better, but it's still a stellar song.
4- Details In The Fabric - This is a classic, great, moving song. I love that he finally recorded it. It couldn't have been more perfect I'm very happy with the album version. Beauitful!
3- A Beautiful Mess - Such a lovely version of this song. I've been listening to this song forever and have found so many lovely version and I'm so glad the album version did them all justice. This is one of my favorite Mraz songs of all time.
2- Love For A Child - I had heard every other song on this album a long time ago except for this one. The very first time I heard it I knew it was something really special and beautiful. It's sad but at the same time it's so hopeful. It puts things in such perspective for me. I'm really bummed he didnt sing it live at either show last month but the videos I've seen are so emotional. Love it.
1- If It Kills Me - This is one of my most favorite Mraz songs ever. It grabbed me the very firt time I heard it and I've been in love since. I am dissapointed in how the album version turned out. A little too rushed and produced compared to the amazing version on the EP. This was THE most amazing part of the shows I recently went to.
I'll admit, that was a little harder than I thought. I hope everyone else is enjoying this album as much as I am. My 9 year old loves it just as much as I do I think. He knows all the songs. I am so thankful for this cd and what excites me the most is that.. I've been a Jason fan forever and ever and I thought that his old stuff would always be my favorite. This record definitely changed that. I've found my most favorite songs and they couldnt have came at a better time. So thanks to Mr Mraz for making my life so wonderful!
Jason Mraz Love for a Child
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
One thing I love, maybe what I love most about Jason is every song on his cd will be my favorite at one time or another and then i'll find my most favorite out of them all. This song is my current favorite.
struggles
Friday, May 2, 2008
The more time goes by and the older I get the more I realize so many things about my life that have changed because of things that happened years ago, choices I made, people I met. I’ve undergone so many changes in the past few years it’s hard to remember who I was then and why I made those choices. Thing is...it doesn’t matter why. I know that my life could and probably would be a lot different right now if I had thought things through and not been so selfish. But...things have a wonderful way of working themselves out.
I’ve learned what it means to truly know who you are. I’ve followed my own path regardless of what everyone else wanted and I finally stopped caring about who thought I was right or wrong for doing so. I’m finally proud of the person I am and I can honestly say that I’m happy with my life and the way things are.
I haven’t always been honest with myself. I wasn’t always honest with the people who mattered the most in my life as well. Why is that? Why do people lie to the ones they love the most? To save their own face? I guess we believe that it will lessen the blow and make things easier for them when in reality we are making things much worse. I’ve learned that the hard way. Today is my 29th birthday and the good thing about getting older is the lessons I’ve learned in my mistakes and knowing that I am better for it.
This year I decided to get healthy. Physically, mentally, spiritually. It is definitely harder than I thought but I am surprisingly doing a fine job. There are things that I’ve carried with me for a long time, that I still carry and it’s been rough letting them go. These last couple of weeks especially. It’s not easy training your mind to think a totally different way than it’s used to thinking. But it can be done. This has been the hardest part for me.
It’s not been hard to give up coke and dr pepper and cake and french fries and candy. It’s not been hard running and exercising and taking vitamins everyday. It’s not been hard to buy different foods so I get more fiber, flax, fish oils and calcium. It’s been easy rearranging my life to benefit the earth and do as much as I can to help our planet.
It has been hard however, to wash my mind, so to speak of all the unhealthy things I”ve been accustomed to. Actually I’m not doing all that well with this part. It’s much harder than I thought and since I’ve never really tried hard enough to actually do this, I’m not sure how. I have a really great support system and that makes it much easier but I struggle with it daily. I need some sort of closure and I’m afraid I’ll never get it. My mind plays tricks on me. I’ll go for quite a while thinking that something has been resolved within my own heart and then I will slowly realize it’s not gone at all. It was hiding. I’ve been that way for as long as I can remember and I hate it.
I am determined to change that about myself and be happy in this life. I need to focus on the things I can change and let the rest go. It’s a slow going process but I can do it. And I look forward to that day!
I’ve learned what it means to truly know who you are. I’ve followed my own path regardless of what everyone else wanted and I finally stopped caring about who thought I was right or wrong for doing so. I’m finally proud of the person I am and I can honestly say that I’m happy with my life and the way things are.
I haven’t always been honest with myself. I wasn’t always honest with the people who mattered the most in my life as well. Why is that? Why do people lie to the ones they love the most? To save their own face? I guess we believe that it will lessen the blow and make things easier for them when in reality we are making things much worse. I’ve learned that the hard way. Today is my 29th birthday and the good thing about getting older is the lessons I’ve learned in my mistakes and knowing that I am better for it.
This year I decided to get healthy. Physically, mentally, spiritually. It is definitely harder than I thought but I am surprisingly doing a fine job. There are things that I’ve carried with me for a long time, that I still carry and it’s been rough letting them go. These last couple of weeks especially. It’s not easy training your mind to think a totally different way than it’s used to thinking. But it can be done. This has been the hardest part for me.
It’s not been hard to give up coke and dr pepper and cake and french fries and candy. It’s not been hard running and exercising and taking vitamins everyday. It’s not been hard to buy different foods so I get more fiber, flax, fish oils and calcium. It’s been easy rearranging my life to benefit the earth and do as much as I can to help our planet.
It has been hard however, to wash my mind, so to speak of all the unhealthy things I”ve been accustomed to. Actually I’m not doing all that well with this part. It’s much harder than I thought and since I’ve never really tried hard enough to actually do this, I’m not sure how. I have a really great support system and that makes it much easier but I struggle with it daily. I need some sort of closure and I’m afraid I’ll never get it. My mind plays tricks on me. I’ll go for quite a while thinking that something has been resolved within my own heart and then I will slowly realize it’s not gone at all. It was hiding. I’ve been that way for as long as I can remember and I hate it.
I am determined to change that about myself and be happy in this life. I need to focus on the things I can change and let the rest go. It’s a slow going process but I can do it. And I look forward to that day!
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