Song Lineup #1

The first couple of times I saw the TV spots for Charlie St. Cloud, I dismissed it as sappy and refocused all of my energies back into figuring out what just happened in Lost before the commercial break. And then they hit me with the commercial featuring "Airplanes" by B.o.B and Hayley Williams. I didn't know the name of the song at the time, so I wrote the movie name on a post-it along with the note "look up song on trailer". Two months later, I find the post-it again, look it up on youtube, sift through several trailers to find out what I was referring to, find the song, and develop an urge to see the movie when it comes out later this summer.

That 25 second trailer was powerful stuff. Good. Job.

Below is the playlist I'm working with right now. "Airplanes" is in the final running for summer theme song, as is "Shake Me Like a Monkey" by Dave Matthews Band. Yes, there is a disproportionate representation of Dave Matthews/Dave Matthews Band songs ;) I'm always looking for more musix, I'd love más suggestions.

Summer theme song competition

Lately, I've picked a different theme song for each season/semester. Fall semester was "I've Got a Feeling" by Black Eyed Peas (I know I'm too original and scene to be handled, don't be hatin') and spring sem was "Zero" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Now I need a summa theme song, and I need one badly. It will probably be one of the busiest summers I have ever had and if I am going to pull myself into the wake up at 7 go to sleep at 11 sched, instead of the usual go to sleep wheneva wake up at 11 sched, I need something catchy. Something good. Something inspiring. I need a song that inspires a personal mission.

Candidate!

All for you I give it all/Cause when I'm thinking of you/When I'm flying above the world/How I wish I was drowning in you

In regards to a personal mission, this could be taken in several ways. The interpretations get creepier along the line. The first interpretation is kind of nice--it is me lovelorn and pining. I would wear many romantic dresses, get dramatic bangs, and read Wuthering Heights all the time. The second interpretation would probs pertain to hobbies/former "passions", before I lost them to orgo. This would probs be violin and writing. The third is kind of strange: applying these lyrics to long term goals. Say my long term goal was to obtain a flamingo as a pet. "All for all, I give it all"--I'll do anything to get that flamingo. I will work 60 hour weeks to obtain the funds to build a suitable habitat in my backyard. I will work hard. I will spend sleepless nights reading about flamingos, and when I finally pass out, I will dream about flamingos and how I will build this bond with said flamingo. When I finally get this flamingo, I will also get it a male/female flamingo companion so it can have little flamingolettes. I will read my flamingos bedtime stories and the morning news, everyday, just because.

Do I even need to go through the rest of the lyrics? It's creepy. I'll be continuing my comprehensive search lata.