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Showing posts with label beyonce. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beyonce. Show all posts
Monday, June 15, 2015
Mix Tape of the Day: June 15, 2015 - Spring Cleaning
Every once and a while, I'll think of a song that I want to include on this blog but I can't find a good mix to include it in. Or maybe I've had to cut a song when whittling things down to my standard "13 Tracks Only" rule. So I just make a note of it, hoping to come back to it later. Now I've amassed quite a few of these and I feel I just have to start using them. Let's clean up this cluttered list.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Mix Tape of the Day: May 6, 2015 - Boys Day
Yesterday (5/5) was a lot of days. Since I covered Girls Day before, I figured I should follow that up with Boys Day as well. There aren't as many fun songs with "boy" in the title (people tend to go with "guy") so I also included words like "boyfriend" and "cowboy." Oh boy!
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A lot of songs about boys are particularly about the "bad boys." Compared to the "good girls," it appears we, as a species, enjoy alliteration.
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Well, if you like bad boys, you're gonna get a bad boyfriend.
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But what if you want a good boy? A cowboy?! Well, they're all gone.
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I'm a little upset that the Rubinoos sued Avril Lavigne for "Girlfriend" which was clearly just a loving tribute to this song. Come on! Power pop is supposed to be fun!
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Uh oh, now there is going to be a fight!
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What if girls were boys? Let's explore that topic over the next two songs.
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Lesely Gore has a more famous song about boys, but this one was more fun (despite all the outdated look at gender roles that I hope is supposed to be ironic).
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This one's here, don't worry.
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This is officially the hardest song to find. A Lithuanian pop singer whose big hit appeared in that one episode of Friends ("The One with the Routine") is quite the needle in the digital media haystack. But this song has always stuck with me.
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We had "American Girl" on the Girls Day mix, so it seemed only right.
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Of the three famous "Lonely Boy" songs, this was my favorite.
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I'm saving the Don Henley original for my summer mix, but I love this cover just as much.
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And finally, a song from a father to a son that seems weirdly out of place on this mix. The "My Girl" counterpart is called "My Guy" and thus, didn't meet this mix's requirements.
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Friday, February 13, 2015
Mix Tape of the Day: February 13, 2015 - The Best of 2009
Here it is. 2009. The best year ever. The best songs ever.
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I almost included this in my Australia mix since a dear friend from Australia introduced me to this song. But then I remembered that she shared it with me right after we had all returned back home to America. Still, it reminds me of that wonderful year.
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2009 was when we all started realizing, "Oh dang, this Lady Gaga lady is something special." And this song me filled with such amazing frisson the first time that I knew it would be one of my top songs of the year.
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Aww, I hate when they don't have the official video on Youtube. I liked that Bobby Moynihan was the object of desire in an unironic comedic fashion.
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This is just a fun song. And it's nice to have a song that's about asking for consent. Other contemporary songs should take note.
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Green Day! Finally! This means that my Green Day mix should be on it's way, lest I use them all to fill slots on my best of the year mixes. I love the Full House intro breakdown in the middle of this one.
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Thanks to DJ Puppies and Kittens, I will never forget this song.
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Ah, finally, Britney Spears has arrived. I am an unashamed Spears fan, and she had a lot of good choices for 2009. Soon, I'll be unleashing my Britney Spears megamix. This one earned the spot on the mix for being able to sneak curse words past the censors. And songs about Amy are always great.
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I like Pink a lot more than I realized. I feel like she keeps showing up on all of these year-end lists.
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This song reminds me of "Somebody Told Me" by the Killers. That's good enough for me.
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I'm assuming this song is being ironic with it's lyrics and subject material. Because it's a lot of fun to sing and I don't want to get in trouble.
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I've held off on using this song so often. This is my favorite Taylor Swift song and it convinced me to give her a shot as an artist. It's cliché, but this song speaks to me so much that I'd consider it one of my top 13 personal anthems. Maybe one day, I'll compile that list for you.
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Man, I think this is one of the most beautiful sounding songs in existence. And maybe Kelly Clarkson was upset because it sounded exactly like "Already Gone," but hey, she'd get her own great song of 2009. Let "Halo" be.
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Okay, I was so tempted to put the Glee version on this list, because it introduced me to the song. (I was aware of it, but the title turned me off and I'd never listen to it the whole way through.) I'll save that version for later, so let's just enjoy the original for now.
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Friday, February 6, 2015
Mix Tape of the Day: February 6, 2015 - The Best of 2010
2010 was all about the good, the bad, and the ugly side of love. I mean, every year is about that.
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These are my thoughts on Justin Bieber: not a fan. But, for how ridiculous it was when he became big in 2010, I'd have to admit, I found "Baby" to be pretty dope. Kind of like "Friday," I found myself enjoying it unironically quite a bit. Even Ludacris's ludicrous rap breakdown doesn't feel wrong to me. I can groove to this.
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And here's my annual Taylor Swift pick. It's odd going back in time with Swift, as things delve back into country territory and hopelessly romantic songs. But she fulfilled that niche so well!
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2010 has some very choice romantic memories that will forever remain with me. And scoring those memories is this song.
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Oh, those glorious four chords! For a song about dreaming about your exes, it's pretty fun and enjoyable.
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Finally, a crooner who is also an unlucky hopeless romantic. That's just what I needed in 2010. And every year afterwards.
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Thanks to the 24-Hour Show where this was played every hour on the hour, I can't think of a song that fills me with more happiness than this one.
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Lady Gaga can do no wrong. This 2010 was the year I became convinced of that fact.
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Huh, I'm kind of surprised I like this song. I'm not a big fan of Bareilles's style, but this one kind of works for me. I can't stand "Love Song" or "Brave" though. Sorry.
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Pass the tissues. Next.
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I keep confusing this song with "Titanium."
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This. It took me a while, and I didn't like it at first, but then I realized that this was Lady Gaga's best song. And I never looked down on her abilities again. That "I don't want to be friends!" moment always gives me chills.
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Having been the "you," in this song more times than I can count, I was drawn to this one (especially in 2010).
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This was a tough choice. I love the original composition where the songwriter Skylar Grey just sings the female part. But I had to include the more famous version. The back and forth between man and woman in this song is so fraught with emotion (and that video, yeesh) that I had to consider it the best version (as well as the best song of 2010).
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