Song of the Day

Song(s) of the Day

     Okay, after all the silliness of yesterday, I'm back to normal with a double song of the day.  I have been listening to my iPod non-stop for the past 2 hours as I rearranged some stuff because that's what I do at 3 in the morning with a million things on my mind and I know I won't sleep.  It's a good distraction, at the very least, it's constructive.  Two songs have stood out to me.  Hate (I Really Don't Like You) by Plain White T's & Growing Old by Parade the Day.  Two vastly different tracks with different themes, but amazing nonetheless.  It is almost a perfect combination of lyrics to match how I've been feeling lately.  Life is going alright, but there is always going to be that underlying sense of disappointment with the way things have turned out and the way they'll continue to turn out.  I never feel in control of my own life anymore and I've given up hope of ever being able to alter things the way I want anymore.  I've accepted that I'm just going along for the ride and there's going to be a million bumps in the road for me.  Hopefully it all leads to somewhere nice though.  We'll see.

Song of the Day Tally:

Blink-182 - 14 (Kaleidoscope, Reckless Abandon, Love is Dangerous, After Midnight (3x), Feeling This, Wishing Well, Story of a Lonely Guy, I Miss You, Snake Charmer (2x), Online Songs, I Won't Be Home for Christmas)

Say Anything - 10 (Admit It!!!, Do Better, Crush'd, Hate Everyone, Death for My Birthday, A Walk Through Hell, Colorblind, Shiksa (Girlfriend), Died a Jew, Got Your Money)

A Day to Remember - 9 (All I Want, All Signs Point to Lauderdale, It's Complicated (2x), 2nd Sucks, Sticks & Bricks, If I Leave, You Had Me at Hello, Out of Time)

The Lonely Island - 8 (Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie & Clyde (2x), Motherlover, The Creep, Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions, 3 Way (The Golden Rule), I Just Had Sex, Japan)
All Time Low - 7 (Remembering Sunday, Painting Flowers, Time-Bomb (3x), Merry Christmas, Kiss My Ass (2x))
Simple Plan - 5 (When I'm Gone, Jet Lag, My Christmas List, Your Love Is a Lie, Anywhere Else But Here)
Mayday Parade - 4 (Terrible Things (2x), I Swear, This Time I Mean It (2x))
Secondhand Serenade - 3 (Stranger (2x), Your Call)
Rise Against - 2 (Architects, Making Christmas)

Hot Chelle Rae - 2 (Tonight Tonight (2x))

Travis Barker - 2 (Knockin, Raw Shit)
Lights - 2 (Cactus in the Valley, Fall Back Down)
Halifax - 2 (Nightmare, Better Than Sex)
The Starting Line - 2 (Ready (2x))
Plain White T's - 2 (Fireworks, Hate (I Really Don't Like You))
Parade the Day - 2 (Growing Old (2x))
DJ Steve Porter - 2 (All He Does is Win (2x))
Barney Stinson - 1 (Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit)
Green Day - 1 (Boulevard of Broken Dreams)
The Muppets - 1 (Manamana)

Sum 41 - 1 (With Me)
Taking Back Sunday - 1 (12 Days of Christmas)
Sugarcult - 1 (Stuck in America)
The All-American Rejects - 1 (I Wanna)
Hollywood Undead - 1 (Christmas In Hollywood)
Set Your Goals - 1 (Our Ethos: A Legacy to Pass On)

The Ataris - 1 (In This Diary)

Madina Lake - 1 (Me vs. the World)

Four Year Strong - 1 (So Much for the Afterglow)
Artist vs. Poet - 1 (Damn Rough Night)

Boys Like Girls - 1 (Five Minutes to Midnight)

School Boy Humor - 1 (Camera Shy)
This Providence - 1 (Wolf in Sheep's Clothing)

Armor For Sleep - 1 (Car Underwater)
Marilyn Manson - 1 (This is Halloween) 

The Ready Set - 1 (Airplanes)
From First to Last - 1 (X12 Days of XXXMASX)
Classified - 1 (That Ain't Classy)

Vegas Wake Up - 1 (Last Friday Night)
Downstait - 1 (I Came to Play)
Apocalyptica - 1 (I Don't Care)
Christina Perri - 1 (Jar of Hearts)
Woe, Is Me - 1 (Hot n Cold)
Take Cover - 1 (Everything You Do)
Nicki Minaj - 1 (Check It Out)
Chiddy Bang - 1 (Mind Your Manners)
T. Mills - 1 (Stupid Boy)
The Fratellis - 1 (Chelsea Dagger)
Matchbook Romance - 1 (Playing for Keeps)
Skillet - 1 (Hero)
Natasha Bedingfield - 1 (Pocket Full of Sunshine)
Living Colour - 1 (Cult of Personality)
Street Drum Corps - 1 (Happy Xmas (War Is Over))
The Death Set - 1 (It's Another Day)
Adam Morenoff - 1 (Break the Walls Down)

Song of the Day

     I love when songs get introduced to me by other people and I fall in love with it.  Growing Old by Parade the Day is nothing short of captivating to me.  The beat that accompanies the lyrics are an eerily perfect combination that just comforts me like few other songs are capable of doing.  This song makes me nostalgic, happy, optimistic, calm & relaxed all at the same time.  Call me corny, if you must, I'll never shy away from the fact that there's that part of me, but laying down with someone you deeply care about while listening to this song is as close to bliss as you can get.  Music can have an amazing effect on me and I am eternally grateful for that.

Song of the Day Tally:

Blink-182 - 12 (Kaleidoscope, Reckless Abandon, Love is Dangerous, After Midnight (3x), Feeling This, Wishing Well, Story of a Lonely Guy, I Miss You, Snake Charmer, Online Songs)

A Day to Remember - 9 (All I Want, All Signs Point to Lauderdale, It's Complicated (2x), 2nd Sucks, Sticks & Bricks, If I Leave, You Had Me at Hello, Out of Time)

Say Anything - 9 (Admit It!!!, Do Better, Crush'd, Hate Everyone, Death for My Birthday, A Walk Through Hell, Colorblind, Shiksa (Girlfriend), Died a Jew)
The Lonely Island - 7 (Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie & Clyde, Motherlover, The Creep, Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions, 3 Way (The Golden Rule), I Just Had Sex, Japan)
All Time Low - 5 (Remembering Sunday, Painting Flowers, Time-Bomb (2x), Merry Christmas, Kiss My Ass)
Mayday Parade - 3 (Terrible Things, I Swear, This Time I Mean It (2x))
Secondhand Serenade - 3 (Stranger (2x), Your Call)

Simple Plan - 2 (When I'm Gone, Jet Lag)

Hot Chelle Rae - 2 (Tonight Tonight (2x))
Travis Barker - 2 (Knockin, Raw Shit)
Lights - 2 (Cactus in the Valley, Fall Back Down)
Halifax - 2 (Nightmare, Better Than Sex) 

Sum 41 - 1 (With Me)
Taking Back Sunday - 1 (12 Days of Christmas)
Sugarcult - 1 (Stuck in America)
The All-American Rejects - 1 (I Wanna)
Rise Against - 1 (Architects)

Set Your Goals - 1 (Our Ethos: A Legacy to Pass On)
The Ataris - 1 (In This Diary)

Plain White T's - 1 (Fireworks)

The Starting Line - 1 (Ready)

Madina Lake - 1 (Me vs. the World)

Four Year Strong - 1 (So Much for the Afterglow)

Boys Like Girls - 1 (Five Minutes to Midnight)

School Boy Humor - 1 (Camera Shy)
This Providence - 1 (Wolf in Sheep's Clothing)

Armor For Sleep - 1 (Car Underwater)
Marilyn Manson - 1 (This is Halloween) 

The Ready Set - 1 (Airplanes)
Classified - 1 (That Ain't Classy)

Vegas Wake Up - 1 (Last Friday Night)
Downstait - 1 (I Came to Play)
Apocalyptica - 1 (I Don't Care)
Christina Perri - 1 (Jar of Hearts)
Woe, Is Me - 1 (Hot n Cold)
Take Cover - 1 (Everything You Do)
Nicki Minaj - 1 (Check It Out)
Chiddy Bang - 1 (Mind Your Manners)
Parade the Day - 1 (Growing Old)
T. Mills - 1 (Stupid Boy)
The Fratellis - 1 (Chelsea Dagger)
Matchbook Romance - 1 (Playing for Keeps)
Skillet - 1 (Hero)
Natasha Bedingfield - 1 (Pocket Full of Sunshine)
Living Colour - 1 (Cult of Personality)
DJ Steve Porter - 1 (All He Does is Win)