There are so many, but I’m going to still go with my 2011 answer of “It Takes Two” by Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phOW-CZJWT0?rel=0] 2011 30 Day Song Challenge answer: “It Takes Two” Continue reading 30 Day Song Challenge Redux (Day 8): Song that You Know All the Words To
Standing in the morning dark with about 50,00 thousand runners and spectators combined, this song came on as I stood in my corral waiting for my time to start my first half marathon. If you would have asked me if Eminem would ever bring tears to my eyes, I would have laughed at you, but as that song filed through the noise of runners and … Continue reading 30 Day Song Challenge Redux (Day 7): Song that Reminds You of a Certain Event
“Loca People” by Sak Noel will forever remind me of Australia and shopping in Byron Bay with Heather and Suzanne. This song ended up being the song we constantly listened to when we needed a pick me up. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZnShXeJoB8?rel=0] 2011 30 Day Song Challenge answer: “Bring Back the Magic” Continue reading 30 Day Song Challenge Redux (Day 6): Song that Reminds You of Somewhere
This song will forever be associated with my mom. When I hear it, I know she’s with me. “Closer to the Edge” by 30 Seconds to Mars. The beginning of this video sums up what the song means to me. It was playing in the car when I arrived at the hospital and I played it on repeat until she left the hospital. Days of … Continue reading 30 Day Song Challenge Redux (Day 5): Song that Reminds You of Someone
This is easy. “He Stopped Loving Her Today” by George Jones. This is the song my dad wants played at his funeral as he said this is the day he will stop loving my mom, just like the man in the song. I sob like a baby every time I hear it. I can only hope to one day find the love that my parents … Continue reading 30 Day Song Challenge Redux (Day 4): Song that Makes You Sad
It’s definitely not “Happy” by Pharrell. That song annoys me. I want to be happy on my terms Pharrell, not yours. But I must say the song that currently makes me happy is “Won’t Turn Back” by Our Lady Peace. I love the lyrics: “I’m not ready to stop. I’m not hanging it up. I’ve come too far to turn back now. Won’t turn back … Continue reading 30 Day Song Challenge Redux (Day 3): Song That Makes You Happy
Hands down, “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea only because I really don’t like the fact that she doesn’t enunciate. I think if you’re going to sing, rap, scream, whatever you should be understood. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-zpOMYRi0w?rel=0] 2011 30 Day Song Challenge answer: Tim McGraw’s cover of Ryan Adams’ “Stars Go Blue” Continue reading 30 Day Song Challenge Redux (Day 2): Least Favorite Song
Melbourne beatmaker WAYFARER has released a brand spanking new single from his BEAT TAPE 02 EP and it’s downright fun, flirty, and sassy! While listening to it, I am instantly thrown back in time and watching my friends play Mario Cart. I believe there might even be a “one up” leaning sample in it! BEAT TAPE 02, released today and was mastered by Andrei Eremin (Chet Faker, Oscar Key Sung, … Continue reading Track of the Day: “Halloumi” by Wayfarer
Choosing a favorite song is hard. I would normally pick “Pirate Looks at Forty” by Jimmy Buffett, but I’m going to have to change it up because this song has sort of become my theme song for 2014. That song is “Comfortable in My Skin” by Xavier Rudd. It’s what I have become and the lyrics “Comfortable in my skin it’s all for one and … Continue reading 30 Day Song Challenge Redux (Day 1): Favorite Song
One of my mentor’s in my career and a friend, Jack Daniel, once said to me: “It’s the quality of life that will matter, not the quantity or the career.” His message has stuck with me since then. I hear it quietly in my head over and over. In the words of Gareth Asher, “Gotta get going, gotta get on the road…I’m my packing bags … Continue reading The Voice That Speaks Inside