Everyone's got them; that song that gets blasted when it plays on the radio, the album that gets listened to on repeat endlessly. So here is a non-exhaustive list of some of my favorites ( in no particular order):
1. "When I Fall in Love"-Nat King Cole (actually, any of his songs do the trick)
2. "Three Little Birds" -Bob Marley (yeah, it's a stoner song. But it's not too far from Luke 12:22-30....)
3. "Here Comes The Sun" -The Beatles (most Beatles songs work too)
4."If I Had a Million Dollars"- Barenaked Ladies (couldn't find a good version of the full song, but this was funny)
5."Think"-Aretha Franklin ( a shower song if I've ever heard one)
6."Your Smiling Face" -James Taylor (needs no explaination)
7. "Le Cygne" ( The Swan)- Camille Saint-Saëns (as played by Yo-yo Ma. Anything with a cello just melts my heart...it's so lovely.)
8. "Carolina in My Mind" -Alison Krauss (If more country artists sounded like this, the world would be a better place. She's what makes bluegrass palateble. )
9." I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" -Jim Croce (music has a way of making hard things easier to say...couldn't find his original, so pick a cover, any cover.)
10. "The 59th Street Bridge Song"-Simon & Garfunkel (makes me want to dance in the street and dress like a hippie. )
11. "Geek in the Pink"- Jason Mraz (this version is almost better than the album one...either way it's a fun one.)
12. "I Saw the Light" -David Crowder Band (reminds me of singing gospel music down south.)
13. "Turn Me On"-Norah Jones (Love her voice. Can't emphasize that enough.)
14. "What a Wonderful World" -Louis Armstrong (how can you not smile? )
15."Hit the Road Jack"-Ray Charles ( a great dancing song.)
16." 19-2000 (Soulchild Remix)"-Gorillaz (I have my brothers to thank for this one. Who doesn't like giant moose?)
17."Just the Two of Us"- Will Smith (Gotta love a father/son song. )
18. "We Will Rock You" -Queen (it's a guilty pleasure band. I love their vocals and the beats rock. )
19. "Thriller" -Michael Jackson (and no, this isn't just because he's recently desceased.)
20. "Variations"-Andrew Lloyd Webber (sadly, this version is both too slow and bad sound quality...but it's a great song, and there's a cello. 'Nuff said.)
2 comments:
I LOVE Geek in the Pink! I love it so much that I performed it for my second term jury at school this spring. Someone has video, somewhere, but I don't.
Overall, good taste in music, I must say :)
Yeah, the more I listen to Jason Mraz, the more I wonder what took me so long to discover his music. It's a shame he's so existential; I love his work.
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