Song(s) of the Day #179

Three songs yesterday. Two by Simple Plan and then yet again AJ's theme got stuck in my head.  One made me think of dad and get emotional, the other made me think of songs I shroud myself in (obviously) and I just had to pop on AJ's theme to get me out of my funk.

Simple Plan- "Gone Too Soon" from  Get Your Heart On!

"Hey there now

Where'd you go

You left me here so unexpected

You changed my life

I hope you know

cause now I'm lost

So unprotected

In a blink of an eye

I never got to say goodbye

Like a shooting star

Flyin' across the room

So fast so far

You were gone too soon

You're part of me

And I'll never be

The same here without you

You were gone too soon"

Simple Plan- "This Song Saved My Life" from Get Your Heart On!

"Sometimes I feel like you've known me forever

You always know how to make me feel better

Because of you my dad and me 

are so much closer than we used to be

You're my escape when I'm stuck in a small town

I turn you up whenever I feel down 

you let me know like no one else

That it's ok to be myself

I was broken 

I was choking

I was lost

This Song saved my life

I was bleeding stopped believing

could have died

This song saved my life

I was down

I was drowning

but it came on just in time

this song saved my life"

WWE AJ Lee's Theme- "Let's Light It Up"

"Something 'bout the night is magic I can't explain

Every time the sun goes down feel everything cha-ange

Feel my body buzzin' feel my temperature range

Every night a brand new page yeah"

Song of the Day #177

Two Simple Plan songs in a row? What has my world come to? Haha. Getting into the first half of their newest album. Good stuff.

Simple Plan- "Loser of the Year" from Get Your Heart On!

"So why do I feel like it’s all just a show?

You make me wanna shut it all down,

Throw it all away,

Cause I’m nothing if I don’t have you.

What’s the point of being on top,

All the money in the world,

If I can’t blow it all on on you.

So, send the cars back,

Put the house on the market,

And my big dreams too.

Because it’s all so clear,

Now without you here,

I’m the loser of the year."

Song of the Day #176

Simple Plan- "Astronaut" from Get Your Heart On!

"Can anybody hear me?

Or am I talking to myself?

My mind is running empty

In the search for someone else

Who doesn't look right through me.

It's all just static in my head

Can anybody tell me why I'm lonely like a satellite?

'Cause tonight I'm feeling like an astronaut

Sending SOS from this tiny box

And I lost all signal when I lifted up

Now I'm stuck out here and the world forgot

Can I please come down? (come down)

'Cause I'm tired of drifting around and round (and round)

Can I please come down?

I'm deafened by the silence

Is it something that I've done?

I know that there are millions

I can't be the only one who's so disconnected

It's so different in my head.

Can anybody tell me why I'm lonely like a satellite?

'Cause tonight I'm feeling like an astronaut

Sending SOS from this tiny box

And I lost all signal when I lifted up

Now I'm stuck out here and the world forgot

Can I please come down? (come down)

'Cause I'm tired of drifting around and round (and round)

Can I please come down?

Now I lie awake and scream in a zero gravity

And it's starting to weigh down on me.

Let's abort this mission now

Can I please come down?

So tonight I'm calling all astronauts

All the lonely people that the world forgot

If you hear my voice come pick me up

Are you out there?

'Cause you're all I've got!

And tonight I'm feeling like an astronaut

Sending SOS from this tiny box

And I lost all signal when I lifted up

Now I'm stuck out here and the world forgot

'Cause tonight I'm feeling like an astronaut

Sending SOS from this tiny box

To the lonely people that the world forgot

Are you out there?

'Cause you're all I've got!

Can I please come down?

'Cause I'm tired of drifting round and round.

Can I please come down? [x3]"

Song of the Day #92

If you knew my thoughts right now, you'd chuckle at the irony of this. Finding the lyrics and listening to this song has calmed me down SO MUCH. I'm the asshole, you and anyone else who reads this knows. Do I give shits about people? Yes. Am I still an asshole? You bet. A lost art I've mastered I guess. Would I lead someone on and give them relationship hope? Nope. Title and chorus FTW.

"Everyone is selfish and the quicker you realize you're alone in life, the easier it becomes."

~A Very Wise Friend (At Least I Hope He Is) Of Mine~

Simple Plan- "You Suck At Love" from Get Your Heart On!

"We started off incredible

Connection undeniable

I swear I thought you were the one forever

But your love was like a loaded gun

You shot me down like everyone

'Cause everyone's replaceable

When you're just so incapable

Of getting past skin deep

[Chorus:]

Guess what, another game over

I got burned, but you're the real loser

I don't know why I've wasted my time with you

You're bad news, a history repeater

You can't trust a serial cheater

You're good at hooking up but you suck at love

You played me like an amateur

Then stabbed me like a murderer

I'm left for dead, another one of your victims

It's not like you're unpredictable

But your act is so believable

I know it's nothing personal, it's just business as usual

You're good at what you do

[Chorus]

Now I kinda feel bad for you

You're never gonna know

what it's like to have someone to turn to

Another day, another bed

It's just a game inside your head

[Chorus x2]

You've messed this whole thing up

Well you were such an awesome fuck

But you suck at love, you suck at love"

Song(s) of the Day #58

I've been listening to nothing but my CDs in my car as of late, but I finally decided to charge my PSP and drive with it on yesterday. These two songs that popped on, I have my music on shuffle, reminded me that I really started to expand my musical tastes a little more this year. Those were yesterday's songs. Today's song of the day is the theme from Batman: Arkham City. Seeing as late last night/early this morning I beat the story-line in one sitting with my two friends, I see no reason why this isn't today's song of the day. Fantastic game, fantastic story, just a great video gaming experience. Loved the game so much.

Killswitch Engage- "When Darkness Falls" from The End of Heartache

Simple Plan- "You Suck At Love" from Get Your Heart On!

Batman: Arkham City Theme

Song of the Day #34

No description. Popped on amidst my rap and hip-hop today and it stuck. I'm not a huge fan of all the lyrics, but they're good enough and the song overall is fine.

Simple Plan- "Loser of the Year" from Get Your Heart On!

This Week In Song #2

No need for an intro this time, if you read my last one, it's all about good songs and what I've been listening to all week. The two of you reading this wants songs, so here we go.

Throwback of the Week

Jay-Z- "Heart of the City"

Now every week I'm going to starting picking a song that is at least 10 years old, that I've been jamming to. This week it's "Heart of the City" and I chose it cause I decided to listen to Jay-Z's The Blueprint...about 4 times. Now arguably there are better songs on what I've always called Jay's best album (such as "Renegade", "Girls, Girls, Girls", "Izzo (H.O.V.A)", "Hola Hovito" and "U Don't Know"). But this one has always been a dark horse for me. The lyrics are on point, as always, the beat and sample are just beautiful.

Killswitch Engage- The End of Heartache

Now I know Killswitch Engage because I'm a wrestling fan and more importantly been a CM Punk fan since he first entered the WWE. So since 2006 I've had "This Fire Burns" on my play lists, but I never listened to a full album. Thanks to me taking requests from friends (shout out to Eddie_Ruckus) on albums I've finally listened to one, The End of Heartache. All I can say is that I like them a lot, I'm not an expert or very knowledgeable about metalcore, but if they all sound like this it's a genre I need to listen more of. The hard riffs, lyrics, and even slow down parts (and couple of interlude-like tracks) made this a very fun album to listen to. I'll admit the songs sort-of ran together for me, but once I get a few more listens in, that should fade. KSE, I like 'em more now.

Simple Plan- Get Your Heart On!

Now I'm pretty sure this is the first full, pure, pop punk album, I've ever listened to. It started off quite strong. Relate-able lyrics, some nice riffs and a couple of good guests. But once I hit "Anywhere But Here" it started to decline in musical value to me. All the songs either experimented with things or became hugely generic and boring. And not to be nit-picky but "Summer Paradise" doesn't belong on the main album cause it's just BAM, too different, outta nowhere. Otherwise it's not something I completely disliked and I'd be open to other albums like this. Now I'm not saying I'm turning into a pop punk fan, or I'm going to bump this driving around. But I will say it is a shame "Jet Lag" (which I linked to above) won't be a top 10 pop hit. Great start, bad finish, ok overall. Thanks for the album recommendation _maggikins_.

Say Anything- In Defense of the Genre

Did not know this was a double-disc album when I was recommended, by the awesome Michael_Ryne, and downloaded it, nor that it would be different from other pop punk albums. But there's that point where being overly different ant doing it over and over AND over hurts the album as a whole. Now there is twinges of folkish piano and even hip-hop, as well as other genres mixed in. Sometimes it works, like in the song I linked above, "That Is Why". But most times it just failed to impress me. Not saying that the pop-punk lyrics and music fails, actually those are the better parts in all this. Cause at the core,they're pop punk. Again the problem is, as with most double-disc albms, it that THERE ARE A TON of songs and with most of them sounding somewhat the same it takes a toll to find good songs/lyrics/spots. That being said, I wanna go back and listen to ...Is A Real Boy, cause right now this is too much Say Anything for a non-Say Anything fan.


Lupe Fiasco ft. Jill Scott- "Daydreamin'"

All that needs to be said is that I think Lupe Fiasco is in his lyrical prime here, Jill Scott's voice is so vibrant and beautiful, and the sample of I Monster's "Daydream" is apparent and so very powerful. Just listen, this great music.

Kendrick Lamar- Section.80

Finally a hip-hop album on this week haha. It's classified as a mixtape, but it feels like a studio album to me. And as Kendrick Lamar's first big release, Section.80, couldn't have sounded better to me. From the start the beats engage you. From head boppin' beats, to experimental stuff ("Ab-Souls-Outro" which I linked above, is fucking amazing), to melodic beats that make you feel relaxed, it's all here. Also I'm not a huge fan of rappers who over use rapping about women and drugs, but this works for Kendrick as the most beat accompany the drug/sex themes.  But along those lines he also delves into real life, with conscious hip-hop twinges. Religion, politics, and anything aren't off limits, yet the lyrics don't distract you from the music you're listening to. Also his timing and flow are good. He can slow it down for melodic beats or go absolutely nuts (like in "Rigamortus" which I linked above). All in all I can say I'm a fan now, and I can't wait for Good Kid in a Mad City to drop next year.