If my life were a movie then Natalie Portman would play me and the movie would be a pop culture hit like the Rocky Horror Picture Show! Gah, I feel that this is going to be a hard play list to make since this one will have the most meaning.
1. Respect- Aretha Franklin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DZ3_obMXwU
Sing it girl! What else screams girl power, besides Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me?" I'm going to play this scene by scene for my movie. I love to play this song when I'm walking to my first class of the day and it makes me "strut my stuff" and keep my chin up. This song is truly empowerment for ladies of all ages!
2.Australia- The Shins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHTSxw6zN1E&ob=av2e
Just because I'm a nerdy person does not mean that I do not like to have some fun every once in a while. I play this song when I'm getting ready to go with my friends. It makes me feel like I'm not experiencing college night life as a hermit, plus the video is funny. It's time to let some hair down and dance.
3. Let Them Talk- Hugh Laurie (Yup, House)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJu8ihVdygY
I've been a House fan for a while, well since the show came out, and I've found that the eclectic style that Dr. Gregory House (and possibly Hugh Laurie) have really connects to me because I have the same taste(s). Everything speaks to me, including Hugh Laurie's-what I call Mixture- Album. I heard this song when I was looking for a way out of a sleepless night, but instead I wound up crying to this song for God knows why. Either I was just emotional or something struck a sensitive nerve.
4. Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=119J9ON2HBA
I'm a brown eyed girl, so why not have this song? This song is fun and makes me proud to have some brown eyes since people say they are so common. I ply this song nonstop during the summer or when I need a pick me up from a long day. I remember the "discussions" I would have with my best friends, the Twins. Carley has blue eyes and she says that this song was made just because there was pity for people with brown eyes since they aren't noticed as much. That discussion turned into a screaming match between the two of us, while her twin brother, Cameron, just sat in the back of their car eating a bag of chips since we were going to Bolsa Chica (our favorite beach).
5. Proud Mary- Tina Turner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_MqvP3VL74&feature=related
This link may not have the real Tina Turner in it but I think the movie was pretty accurate in portraying her career before, with, and after Ike. I admire her for still making it big and not letting her dreams go. She made her comeback in the '80s and she hit the big time when she came out with "What's Love Got To Do With It." She'll always be a role model for women everywhere and just like Cher, she'll live on forever, but we all know her real age.
Sorry, but in a soundtrack there are more than just five songs, and frankly five songs just won't cut it in my soundtrack.
6. Feeling Alright- Joe Cocker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiTcmahEjiY
I'm feelin' better than just alright, I'm feelin' great with this song. The falls days this semester make me feel like I'm doing ok and when I feel like I'm overwhelmed then I must absolutely put this song on and I think that things could be worse; I could be doing something completely different and not be here in San Jose having some fun and focusing in my studies. This song is one of those songs that cheers me up when I just need some random happiness for the time being.
7. How to Love- Lil Wayne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s95U6Tm0uqU
I pretty much like every genre of music, or at least give every genre a chance and then decide if I'll stick with it or kick it to the curb. Rap is something that I listen to when other people are playing it or if I have the radio on a station that plays "Today's Hits." My second oldest sister is the one that usually listen to Rap, Pop, and R&B, but her taste has rubbed off on me. I had never really expected this song to be on my top rated in my iPod, but I do "give mad props" to Lil Wayne for venturing outside of the usual Raps that he does about leading a hard thug life and gettin' women.
8. My List- The Killers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrXSgIos8pk&feature=related
Carley and I had this phase where we were big Killers fans and we had even seen them in concert together, been like an arm's length's away, and know every song. For a while we had this notion that this song would be our wedding song, that we would be married on the same day so that we could split the cost and we have the same taste. Yeah, this was only some fantasy that we came up with so that we wouldn't have to pay attention in chemistry. However, this will always be my all time favorite song for every occasion. :)
9. Little Secrets- Passion Pit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScC_pi3PJ9k
I've met some really cool people that I really enjoy hanging out with and listen to music while we make an attempt to finish assignments and projects for classes. I owe Jamie credit for introducing me to this music. She's what I like to call a "Long Beach Hippie." It's a SoCal thing. She's an awesome girl that I enjoy to play Taboo with whether she is high or not.
10. Underneath the Sycamore- Death Cab for Cutie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyjbYkvXk8M
My brother found this song for me because he knows that I love Death Cab and we promised that one day we will see them in concert together. Being in college makes me homesick here and there, but the songs that I have on my iPod, hear of Pandora or the radio, relaxes me and I know that they are thinking of me when there is something funny, nerdy, or spastic happening when I'm not at home. I am especially close with my brother since we are only a year apart and spent so much time together, but right now we still keep in contact and he keeps me updated on the latest news at home. When we were younger people used to think we were twins, and I think we should have been twins since we act like we are.
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