Friday Find

Going to try something... Friday Finds.

Knowing me, I doubt there will be one of these posts every single Friday but we will see. So on Fridays I will try to post something that I found online that week. I'll go ahead and tell you that I am willing to bet that most things will come from my Pinterest boards or from YouTube or Twitter- as those are currently some of my obsessions.

To start today I'll share this Kacey Musgraves Merry Go 'Round video.

Her voice is so unique and I love it. She's well known in the Texas Country realm now due to her work with Josh Abbott on Oh, Tonight. Merry Go 'Round puts an interesting twist on several different classic nursery rhymes and causes you to think.

Glad I found this one this week.

Just like dust, we settle in this town

On this broken merry go 'round.

Shadow days are over

I recently rediscovered my John Mayer Battle Studies cd

(yes, sorry, I still have cds) and was immediately reminded why I love him so much. And yep, the rename of my blog just so happens to be come straight from John Mayer lyrics.

Well... as fate would have it, on my morning drive today I was so pleasantly surprised to find out that Mr. Mayer has a NEW SONG!

Shadow Days

I'm a good man

With a good heart

Had a tough time

Got a rough start

But I finally learned to let it go

Now I'm right here and I'm right now

And I'm hoping, knowing somehow

My shadow days are over

Ummm... I LOVE it.

So here ya go.

Listen, it's good :)

Summertime & country music

I think country music was invented specifically for summertime. Yesss, it's great the rest of the year too, but seriously pairs perfectly with any summer day. Every year when May rolls around, my radio/iPod/Pandora stations cannot seem to get enough of that country twang. So, here are some of my favorites {old & new} that I turn up way too loud when they come on:

- First of all, any and all George Strait.

(That beautiful man can do no wrong.)

- Perfect Silence, Wade Bowen

- Take a Back Road, Rodney Atkins

- Dirt Road Anthem, Jason Aldean with Luda :)

- Trouble, Wade Bowen

- Interstate, Randy Rogers

- She's Like Texas, Josh Abbott Band

- Feet Don't Touch The Ground, Stoney LaRue

- I Love You This Big, Scotty McCreery

- Wagon Wheel, Old Crow Medicine Show

- She's In Love With The Boy, Trisha Yearwood

- Tonight's Not The Night, Randy Rogers

- Love, Roger Creager

- Strawberry Wine, Deana Carter

And the list could go on and on and on. I love it all. Summertime & country music, perfect pair!

Remind Me

A little bit in love with this song & video.

Just like Guinevere

Have I mentioned that I love music?

A few favorites as of late:

Give In To Me by Garrett Hedlund & Leighton Meester

Gone In The Morning by Newton Faulkner

Oh, Tonight by Josh Abbott Band with Kacey Musgraves

The Show Goes On by Lupe Fiasco

How Great Thou Art by Carrie Underwood

Dirt Road Anthem by Jason Aldean

Fly by Nicki Minaj & Rihanna

Honey Bee by Blake Shelton

Sweet Serendipity by Lee DeWyze

Say Hello by Rosie Thomas

Happy listening :)

Love,

This is the stuff

**Link to Francesca Battistelli

I dreamed of you

New obsession.

Cutest song ever.

Love it.

Need a boy like this, please :)

Thompson Square, so cute

New music Monday

Post disclaimer- although titling might lead you to expect newly released music, think of it as newly introduced today! Some songs are new on the radio now, some are just more like a review. New music Monday was just catchy :)

40 Dogs - Bob Schneider

Everybody - Ingrid Michaelson

You are the One- Matt Hires

For the First Time - The Script

Sunshine - Steve Azar

Waiting for the End - Linkin Park

Jar of Hearts- Christina Perri

Rhythm of Love - Plain White T's

Let me Down Easy - Billy Currington

What Love Really Means - JJ Heller

I'd Rather be With You - Joshua Radin

Just to name a few. Listen to a few- all of those are on my playlist at the bottom of the page. If the link for the song doesn't work, just go here and search the song. They are good, I promise. Happy Monday!

Mumford & Sons

iPod Fun (Part Dos)

Okay so I have done this twice already, but you get different answers every time and each time it's still entertaining!

What does your music library say about you?
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1. Put Your iTunes or I-Pod on Shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer. (And don't keep pushing the button until you get an answer you like. See the next instruction.)
3. You must write down the name of the song no matter how silly it sounds!

So yeah I tend to get bored often, but in my defense this is actually very entertaining :)


WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Waiting on the World to Change- John Mayer

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Set Me Free- Reckless Kelly, haha like that one :)

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Best of You- Foo Fighters

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Such Great Heights- Postal Service

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Fearless- T. Swift :)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Washed by the Water- Needtobreathe

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
A Kiss to Build a Dream On- Louis Armstrong, sweet

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Love- Sugarland

WHAT SONG WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Who I Am- Wade Bowen

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Another Lonely Day- Ben Harper... wow, real depressing funeral song.

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Closer to Love- Mat Kearney

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Shattered- OAR

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Bennie and the Jets- Elton John... Perfect piano man song for Amber and Morgan and I!! :)

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Turn Off My Heart- Rich Price... interesting.

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Carry You Home- CCR... "One day Jesus is gonna' come back..." not a bad way to go!

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET
Lookin' For A Good Time- LadyA... hahaha

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
When I'm Sixty-Four- The Beatles

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Love Save The Empty- Erin McCarley

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Begin Again- Colbie Caillat

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Nobody's Girl- Reckless Kelly

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
I Don't Wanna Know- New Found Glory


It is so funny how some of these work out- and I promise, no cheats! Try it if you're bored- it's a pretty good time killer.

We could get lost

So start the music

Ten songs I'm stuck on right now.
In no particular order:

Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show
Stole My Heart by Little and Ashley
Love Like Crazy by Lee Brice
Turning Home by David Nail
Top Down by Fast Ryde
Wonder by Jack Savoretti
Dance All Night by Ryan Adams
The Only Exception by Paramore
We'll Be A Dream by We The Kings & Demi Lovato
Lifeline by Mat Kearney

I've been roaming around

Sweet song

Greg Laswell goodness

Another music post. Sorry for the monotony, but I love my music :)

One of my favorite things to do is to find the songs and artists that you may not hear every single day on the radio. 9 times out of 10 I am going to prefer the less heard of over the top 40 chart topper...

Case & point right here: Greg Laswell.

Listen to him. Personal faves right now: his cover of Cyndi Lauper's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, cover version of This Woman's Work,
Off I Go, and And Then You.

A lifetime

I've said it before, and will say it again- I don't know how people make it through their day without music.
I cannot do it. Not a chance.

So, here are a few more that I have been stuck on lately. Also, should probably thank Brett for his good taste in music and for sharing with me, because not all of these finds are mine. Thanks, B :)

Fresh Feeling by Eels
Sky by Joshua Radin with Ingrid Michaelson
One and Only by Teitur
She's Got You High by Mumm-Ra
Paperweight by Schuyler Fisk with Joshua Radin
The Time of Times by Badly Drawn Boy
io (This Time Around) by HELEN STELLaR
Your Hand in Mine by Explosions in the Sky
Pistol by Dustin Kensrue
Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap
Swans by Unkle Bob
Shark in the Water by VV Brown
Honey, Let Me Sing You a Song by Matt Hires
A Minor Incident by Badly Drawn Boy
Sway by Bic Runga

Try a few if you're curious :)

Eels

You don't have a clue
What it is like to be next to you
I'm here to tell you
That it is good
That it is true

{Birds singing a song
Old paint is peeling
This is that fresh
That fresh feeling

Words can't be that strong
My heart is reeling
This is that fresh
That fresh feeling}

Try
Try to forget what's in the past
Tomorrow is here
Love,
Orange sky above lighting your way
There's nothing to fear

{Birds singing a song
Old paint is peeling
This is that fresh
That fresh feeling

Words can't be that strong
My heart is reeling
This is that fresh
That fresh feeling}

Some people are good
Babe in the 'hood
So pure and so free
I'd make a safe bet
You're gonna get whatever you need

Eels- Fresh Feeling

Shorty's like a melody

If you don't like little kids or music, this story might not be funny to you. However, if you like kids & you like music, you will probably enjoy.

The other day, one of my 3rd grade babies was singing something kind of under his breath so I asked him, "whatcha' singin'?"... this is how the conversation proceeded:

N: Oh! (now singing loudly) Shorty's like a melody in my head ah na na na every day, it's like my iPod's stuck on replayyyy!

Me: Oh my goodness.

N: Hey Miss Steel, don't you think it's weird that that song is stuck in my head and it's called replay? That's so weird!

Yeah, he's a real cute kid. :)