This is a song that I heard at the beginning of the summer in Katharine's car that I had honestly forgotten about. It stuck with me and I found myself coming back to it this summer whenever I was feeling down.
"Oh god please don't tell me this has been in vain,
I need answers for what all the waiting I've done means..."
"So go on love, leave while there's still hope for escape..."
"I can't help it baby this is who I am,
I'm sorry, but I can't just go turn off how I feel..."
- Jimmy Eat World
So many afternoons, this song is how I feel.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Again I am writing about a promotional song...
This time, it's the new Coke advertisement/campaign song "Open Happiness". The song goes along with a world Coke's created that takes place inside an ordinary soda vending machine. The track was produced by the well-respected Butch Walker and features a handful of different artists including Cee-Lo, Janelle Monae, Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, Brendon Urie of non-Panic! At The Disco, and Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy. You probably could have guessed that those last two were who persuaded me to check out the track. It's actually pretty fun in a jammy, riding with the windows down in the summer kind of way. It's upbeat and about tryin to stay positive and "open up some happiness". Or, you know, a can of Coke. Smile, life's fun a lot of the time.
"Learn the words and sing together..."
"Come on and lift me up to a better way
Open up a smile on another face
So I can feel something new..."
- Open Happiness
"Learn the words and sing together..."
"Come on and lift me up to a better way
Open up a smile on another face
So I can feel something new..."
- Open Happiness
Some mad hope...
"In this heartbreak world of just imagine,
With tired talk of better days.
In this heartbreak world where nothing matters,
come on let's make this dream that's barely half awake
come true..."
"And just drive until this summer gives..."
- Matt Nathanson
That last one always makes me nostalgic. And the vocals in this give me chills.
With tired talk of better days.
In this heartbreak world where nothing matters,
come on let's make this dream that's barely half awake
come true..."
"And just drive until this summer gives..."
- Matt Nathanson
That last one always makes me nostalgic. And the vocals in this give me chills.
On and on to the beat of our noisy hearts...
This man has become one of my go-to's for all around great music. I count him among my favorites. I don't just have one favorite from him. So much of what he does is both musically pleasing and lyrically meaningful. He is beloved amongst many of my friends and will continue to get played during road trips and late night drives. I will now post too many times with lyrics from his songs. Like I said, I have too many favorites.
"She don't lie in bed at night staring at the ceiling,
She don't wait to begin.
She bets on long shots, she wants what they've got.
She skates where the ice thins..."
- Matt Nathanson
Some days I feel like that's me. Especially the second line.
"She don't lie in bed at night staring at the ceiling,
She don't wait to begin.
She bets on long shots, she wants what they've got.
She skates where the ice thins..."
- Matt Nathanson
Some days I feel like that's me. Especially the second line.
Send it on...
WARNING: People will hate me for this.
So the Disney starting lineup have finally gotten together to do a song. But it's actually kind of interesting and cool. The six involved --- all three Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, and Demi Lovato --- are part of Disney's Friends For Change. They sing a song entitled "Send It On" that is being used to promote environmental awareness and "green" living among young Disney viewers. It's awesome of Disney to try to involve that demographic in living sustainably from such an early age. It's awesome of these artists to get involved. The song itself it an actually semi-inspirational power ballad about passing along good deeds (hence "Send It On") and seeing major change through those small acts. Check it out on youtube if you're as into the Disney crowd as I am (or just love Nick Jonas as much as I do).
"Just one spark starts a fire..."
- Disney's Friends For Change
So the Disney starting lineup have finally gotten together to do a song. But it's actually kind of interesting and cool. The six involved --- all three Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, and Demi Lovato --- are part of Disney's Friends For Change. They sing a song entitled "Send It On" that is being used to promote environmental awareness and "green" living among young Disney viewers. It's awesome of Disney to try to involve that demographic in living sustainably from such an early age. It's awesome of these artists to get involved. The song itself it an actually semi-inspirational power ballad about passing along good deeds (hence "Send It On") and seeing major change through those small acts. Check it out on youtube if you're as into the Disney crowd as I am (or just love Nick Jonas as much as I do).
"Just one spark starts a fire..."
- Disney's Friends For Change
Wow it's been too long.
It's been over a month since I posted on here. How did that happen? Internship, work, friends, travel, etc. More than that, I've had one of those summers where I've been pretty stuck on music I've listened to for a long time and artists who already appear on here. But I have discovered a few gems and has a few nostalgic moments that I'll share on here now.
Below are a few lyrics from a song that Julie plays in the car all the time and I always forget what it is and who it's by and also that I adore it. So I needed to post pieces of it here as a constant reminder.
"Somewhere between the end and the point where we begin..."
"Shine on, shine on.
And let the others see
You've got your victory..."
- Needtobreathe
Below are a few lyrics from a song that Julie plays in the car all the time and I always forget what it is and who it's by and also that I adore it. So I needed to post pieces of it here as a constant reminder.
"Somewhere between the end and the point where we begin..."
"Shine on, shine on.
And let the others see
You've got your victory..."
- Needtobreathe
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