These songs that are on here are not from just one specific genre. Lately my mind has felt like it's full or that I'm thinking way too much; the problem is I just don't know what I'm thinking about. Sometimes I'll be physically tired, but my brain is on constantly, which is makes sleeping hard. Sometimes the day feels like nothing and that it's off. These sometimes are the makings of being in a funk. When I'm in a funk I just need to tune whatever is going on around me and listen to music.
1. Time of the Season- The Zombies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfwFpRnOeGg
Ah, just the instrumentals alone make me feel instantly relaxed. I've always had this song in my iPod because I find it that cool. My best friends and I listen to hits of the decades that our parents were born in and although they do not like British Invasion as much as I do, they still appreciate the greatness that came across the pond.
2. Let It Be- The Beatles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajCYQL8ouqw
I've found my words of wisdom. My best friends are twins, and for their birthday I bought them each something for their birthday that I knew they would flip out for. Carley was given a thick book written by Rachel Maddow, since that is her idol. Cameron received a shirt that had the lyrics of "Let It Be" on the front and continued on the back. When I listen to The Beatles I think of all the memories that I've had with them.
3. Yellow- Coldplay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MwjX4dG72s&ob=av2e
As cheesy as this may sound, I think of stars when I hear any Coldplay song. Weird, but I don't mean stars that people see in cheesy movies but the ones that really glimmers in the dark. The stars along the coast shine in the distance, while the city has nothing to really look at. This song makes me grateful for nature, and it reminds me that like nature does it's own thing.
4. The Cave- Mumford & Sons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KkUeRPjc-Y
I have still to master knowing the lyrics to this song but I'm content to just humming and making up words as I go along. True story: the first time I heard this song I was going to the beach- I live in SoCal- and I just turned the volume up really high so that when we-my friends and I- came to the parking area near Santa Monica people were just gawking at us. They felt embarrassed, I didn't.
5. Big Jet Plane- Angus and Julia Stone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFTvbcNhEgc&ob=av2e
When I've just have some days where I'm tired and severely cranky I shower, put on my PJ's, and listen to my iPod. This is the first song I listen to. It's just soft and makes me feel like I want to dream away, and not think about anything. I'm usually a control freak, but with this song my mind just stops. All the assignments, practices, and other crap goes away. Essentially I'm on a Big Jet Plane to the land of relaxation.
Good list. (As far as I'm concerned, any list that starts with The Zombies' Time of the Season" is a good one). 20/20
ReplyDeleteWhen life is hectic, it's good to have some songs to help you mellow out.