Songz

I've been going through a song phase for the past, oh, four weeks or so. Except my song phases involve a playlist, not just a tune or two. Here are some of the ones I've been obsessing with this semester:

"The A Team" and "Give Me Love," by Ed Sheeran
"I Can't Make You Love Me," cover by Bon Iver
"Gravity," by Sara Bareillis
"2 AM (Breathe)," by Anna Nalick
"Hide and Seek," cover by Transit
"Lies," by Marina and the Diamonds (the acoustic version)
"Losing Your Memory," by Ryan Star

They're all really chill - apparently my semester so far has not merited super jam-out music, but that's okay. Except in addition to being really chill, some of them are really sad (particularly A Team and Can't Make You Love Me). I'm down with sad songs though. Not all the time, obviously - I do enjoy the intense jamming that accompanies tunes such as this little-known diddly entitled "Thrift Shop," by this little-known rapper who goes by Macklemore (I'm sure none of y'all know it, I'm super hipster with my music and whatnot). But sometimes you just gotta listen to a sad song or two. I usually love them because the music is sooo beautiful. Le'sbehonest, pop stuff all sounds the same after a while (or not a while. or immediately. whatevs.). I'm also a huge piano person, and since piano is often a key part of sad little melodies, I'm a sucker for them. I'm sure if I had a soft spot for synthesizers, I'd be way more into electronic. But seeing as I didn't grow up playing the synth...

Anyway, the point of addressing the fact that they're sad was to segue into the fact that I'm driving my roommate crazy with them. She's officially forbidden me from singing "The A Team" ever again. I sing it without realizing it and then she shouts "NO!" and throws things at me. Not really. But I'm sure she wants to sometimes. All the times. She actually says that she loved the song until she saw the music video, then it just got way too sad. I showed her the music video. Fine, I accept fault for that one.

Go check out these songs. They're great. The Transit "Hide and Seek" cover is a cappella, and it's phenomenal. And while we're on the subject of a cappella music, Pentatonix covering "Thrift Shop." Yes.

Well, I gave you every link, so you have no excuse not to go listen. Do it. Now. Productive procrastination!

You're welcome.