Have you ever had a song pop up on your i-pod playlist while you were out doing something - lets say shopping, walking home alone at 3 am, or entering a gallery at a museum - that felt kismet? I mean, that totally encompasses how you were feeling and the place you were in, both the physical plane and the emotional world?
Well, it always seems to happen to me.
Wherever I go, no matter what playlist I play, or even if the music is on shuffle, it always seems to strike the right chord. Yesterday, after an audition for a children's theatre touring company, I decided duck out of the rain in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They have a beautiful exhibit there with suits of armor and masks, and as I was entering the hall Gavin Degraw started singing Soldier in my ears. Or what about when you are having a horrible day, you're walking a long way home in the rain, and suddenly you hear the lyrics of the Weepies's song "Can't Go Back Now", and it makes you feel empowered for the future as well as mournful of the past?
Music is the food of love, and I agree with the bard when he writes, play on!
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| 'Cause my fingers don't hurt or nothing... |
Without music, I truly believe humans would be lost. Every culture, every civilization, every era has its own sounds. War has drums and fifes, the wind has chimes, even the seasons have their own soundtrack.
I cannot do anything without music. I make playlists for everything: roadtrips, plane rides, baking/cooking, workouts, etc.
My current workout playlist is as follows:
Secrets......OneRepublic
Everyone Loves Me......OneRepublic
Bring The Future Faster....Leslie Kritzer (Rooms The Musical)
Fear......OneRepublic
Fear of Flying.......Doug Kreeger (Rooms The Musical)
Vanity.......Hanover Swain
War Sweater......Wakey!Wakey!
We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae).......Fun.
Everybody Talks.......Neon Trees
Without You (feat. Usher)........David Guetta
Lessons In Love (feat. Neon Trees).......Kaskade
Dirty Dancer (with Usher)[feat. Lil Wane].......Enrique Iglesias
Sins of My Youth......Neon Trees
Animal.....Neon Trees
Fairytale....Sara Bareilles
Gravity.....Sara Bareilles
Kiss That Grrrl.....Kate Nash
Never Again.....Kelly Clarkson
I'm Not Okay (I Promise)......My Chemical Romance
Come Away to the Water.......Maroon 5
Even If It Breaks Your Heart......Eli Young Band
Part of Me......Katy Perry
Shut Up and Let Me Go.......The Ting Tings
Stripper......Sohodolls
Be Italian (Club Version).....Fergie (NINE The Musical)
I Don't Care.......Fall Out Boy
This one should be good for the next few weeks, but as soon as a new mix is made, it shall be up here for you all. What playlists have you guys been using lately?
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