Songs of the Week

Angels & Airwaves fucking dominated my life the past few days.  Tom DeLonge's voice just has a way of making life seem less hectic, I guess.

Songs Tally

2nd tally for Motion City Soundtrack, 2nd tally for The Future Freaks Me Out

The Future Freaks Me Out - Motion City Soundtrack

Betty, I need you. I miss you. I'm so alone without you to call up on the weekends with my cellular phone. Betty, it's so hard to relate to the whole human race. I don't know where to begin, I don't know where to begin. If we can both find a way to do the things that we say, we might not sit in our rooms and drink our daydreams away. Betty, I'm a dreamer. I'm not a vicious schemer. Oh, Betty, won't you - ah, fuck it.

4th tally for Jay-Z and Kanye West, 2nd tally for HAM

HAM - Jay-Z and Kanye West

I'm about to go HAM. Hard as a motherfucker...these...am.

1st tally for Jonathan Coulton, 1st tally for Re: Your Brains

Re: Your Brains - Jonathan Coulton

All we wanna do is eat your brains. We're not unreasonable, I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyes.

1st tally for Rob Zombie, 1st tally for Living Dead Girl

Living Dead Girl - Rob Zombie

I don't understand a single lyric to this song.  I just like it.

1st tally for LMFAO, 1st tally for Party Rock

Party Rock - LOL

Party rock is in the house tonight.  Something something have a real good time.

7th tally for Jack's Mannequin, 1st tally for La La Lie

La La Lie - Jack's Mannequin

Guess what, I'm done writing you songs. You'll give up your job at the bank, proving money's not fun when you're gone. So, this is the first verse, it's not very long but I'm ready to move on. Guess what, I'm done writing your book. The ending got twisted around but for all the hell that it took. The electrical wires, they'll hum in the walls in the room that I rent now without you. I've got friends who la la lie.

41st tally for A Day to Remember, 7th tally for Better Off This Way

Better Off This Way - A Day to Remember

My whole life's spent waiting, ever since I can remember been anticipating your fall and God let it be a long one. Can't let go of my grudge 'til I know you're done. When you fall I'll be the only one who looks away. When you call I'll be the first to tell you I can't stay.

53rd tally for Blink-182, 2nd tally for Reckless Abandon

Reckless Abandon - Blink-182

On and on, reckless abandon. Something's wrong, this is gonna shock them. Nothing to hold on to. We'll use this song to lead you on and break the truth with more bad news. We left a scar size - extra large.

15th tally for Childish Gambino, 5th tally for Not Going Back

Not Going Back - Childish Gambino

I refuse to go back to not liking who I was.

11th tally for The Lonely Island, 2nd tally for 3 Way (The Golden Rule)

3 Way (The Golden Rule) - The Lonely Island

It's not gay when it's in a 3 way. With a honey in the middle there's some leeway.

4th tally for Powerspace, 4th tally for Sleep, Everyone...

Sleep, Everyone... - Powerspace

With so little sleep, at least you'd think I'd find some peace in my dreams, in my dreams. But, my mind still winds up on the same thing. The same scene. The same themes. 'Cause it's all stuck in my subconscious, built up from every day. So, I'm stuck with these nightmares where you're gone and so far away. And when I wake up, I realize that everything's still wrong. I'm still here and you're still gone. It's not fair. 'Cause either way I spin it, separation seems so wrong. These breaks are far too long for me.

28th tally for Say Anything, 2nd tally for Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too

Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too - Say Anything

Know that you will be my downfall, but I call and I call and I call.

5th tally for Angels & Airwaves, 2nd tally for The Adventure

The Adventure - Angels & Airwaves

I wanna have the same last dream again. The one where I wake up and I'm alive.

6th tally for Angels & Airwaves, 1st tally for Everything's Magic

Everything's Magic - Angels & Airwaves

Do you ever feel like you're alone? And do you ever wish you'd be unknown? I can say that I have, I can say that I have. And do you ever feel things here aren't right? And do you ever feel the time slip by. I can say that I have.

7th tally for Angels & Airwaves, 1st tally for Surrender

Surrender - Angels & Airwaves

There is a place to hide. It's in our minds, it's in the dark. It's well known that we have a fragile heart. It's deep inside, it has a sound that you can follow. You feel like you hit a wall, but you survive. And it was hard for you to swallow, I've been to that place before. In spite of luck, when you awake, a new tomorrow  I, I will not surrender.

8th tally for Angels & Airwaves, 1st tally for Distraction

Distraction - Angels & Airwaves

I'll be your distraction.

Songs of the Week

I haven't got a clue why there's so much rap this week, but I guess that's how it works out sometimes.  Very interesting week, tons of reflecting upon stuff like I'm prone to do.  Fairweather Fan has quickly become a go to song for my bonding time with my iPod.  And back-to-back weeks featuring Green Day, which I'm happy to see from an old favorite of mine.  Jay-Z, Brand New, All Time Low, Four Year Strong, Green Day, Kanye West, Troop 41, Against Me!, Mayday Parade, and Kid Cudi all in one week.  Yep, I'm totez normal.

Songs Tally

20th tally for Mayday Parade, 1st tally for Get Up

Get Up - Mayday Parade

I can't get Chicago off my mind.

24th tally for All Time Low, 1st tally for The Irony of Choking on a Lifesaver

The Irony of Choking on a Lifesaver - All Time Low

Stop fucking around with my emotions.  I like you better when you're numb.  I'm sick and tired of false devotion.  Devote yourself to moving on or suck it up and let it go.  But, you're always out to get me.  You're the snake hidden in my daffodils when I'm picking flowers.  That's just my luck these days.  Why can't you just be happy for me?  You're the break lines failing as my car swerves off the freeway, it kind of feels like sabotage.

12th tally for Brand New, 1st tally for Mixtape

 Mixtape - Brand New

When I say let's keep in touch, I really mean I wish that you'd grow up.  This is the first song for your mixtape, it's short just like your temper, but somewhat golden like the afternoons we used to spend before you got too cool.

13th tally for Brand New, 1st tally for Failure by Design

Failure by Design - Brand New

I walk myself picking at the chip on my shoulder.  I'm another day late and one year older.  It's failure by design.

5th tally for Four Year Strong, 3rd tally for Fairweather Fan

Fairweather Fan - Four Year Strong

I know it's only a matter of time before my luck runs out, 'cause I know it's only a matter of luck before my time runs out.

1st tally for Kid Cudi, 1st tally for Pursuit of Happiness

Pursuit of Happiness - Kid Cudi

I'm on the pursuit of happiness and I know everything that shine ain't always gonna be gold.  I'll be fine, once I get it, I'll be good.

3rd tally for Jay-Z and Kanye West, 1st tally for H•A•M

H•A•M - Jay-Z and Kanye West

Fuck y'all mad at me for?  You don't even know what I've been through.  I play chicken with a Mac truck.  Y'all motherfuckers woulda been moved.  I swam waters with great whites, y'all motherfuckers woulda been chewed.  I hustle with vultures late nights, y'all motherfuckers woulda been food.

10th tally for Green Day, 1st tally for Kill the DJ

Kill the DJ - Green Day

Someone kill the DJ, shoot the fucking DJ.  Hold him underwater until the motherfucker drowns.

1st tally for Troop 41, 1st tally for Do the John Wall

Do the John Wall - Troop 41

Everybody do the John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall, John Wall.

1st tally for Against Me!, 1st tally for I Was a Teenage Anarchist

I Was a Teenage Anarchist - Against Me!

Do you remember when you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire?

Songs of Summer 2012

Around a year ago, I did a post documenting the songs that defined my summer in 2011.  I thought it would be a cool thing to do another one for 2012 - now that summer is pretty much over.  Last year was a summer where I zoned in on a core group of songs and listened to them over and over again.  This year is a bit different. As you'll see in this post, I had quite a number of songs that stood out to me.  Different genres and artists, it's actually pretty diverse, which is kinda unique for me.  I think I prefer this summer's crop of songs over last year's.

Song(s) of the Day(s)

I've really been into listening to whiny pop punk songs complaining about how shitty people are lately.  That and Niggas In Paris, because, like, I ball hard.  Consistently.

Song of the Day Tally

14th tally for Simple Plan, 3rd tally for Thank You

Thank You - Simple Plan

Thank you for showing me that best friends cannot be trusted.

2nd tally for Jay-Z and Kanye West - 2nd tally for Niggas In Paris

Niggas In Paris - Jay-Z and Kanye West

Ball so hard motherfuckers wanna fine me.

30th tally for A Day to Remember, 2nd tally for If I Leave

If I Leave - A Day to Remember

In the beginning, I was up front.  Nothing to think about, you'd always hear me out.  We made a pact to never give up.  When everything would change, we'd always stay the same.  Something went wrong along the way, you'd come around and there's nothing left to say.  It's like we're strangers, anyway.  What more could you ask of me?  It's been a long time coming, but everyone's gonna hear me now.  If I leave, bet you'll wish I'd stayed.  Make you regret all the things you said to me.

7th tally for Green Day, 1st tally for American Idiot

American Idiot - Green Day

Maybe I'm the faggot America.  I'm not a part of a redneck agenda.

Song of the Day

I went to more bars tonight than I have been in 21 years of my existence.

Song of the Day Tally

1st tally for Jay-Z and Kanye West, 1st tally for Niggas in Paris

Niggas in Paris - Jay-Z and Kanye West

Ball so hard, motherfuckers wanna fine me.