I wasn't blessed with even a semblance of musical talent. I briefly attempted to play the piano when I was in 4th grade and mastered three half-songs on the recorder as part of our 6th grade choir requirement. I was in choir in junior high and stuck with it until sophomore year of high school. (Incidentally - I left to start taking a Journalism class, changing the course of my education plan.) And I, of course, will belt out the occasional show tune and break down the dopest rap beats you've ever heard in the comforts of my car. But that's it.
So - why is this important? Well, the point of this exposition is really just to admit that I have no more reason to love music than anyone else. It hasn't acted as any sort of life-changing force for me or helped me come to some epic revelation of sorts. But I do live my life by a soundtrack. It's not the simple background music behind a scene. It's the use of "Momentary Thing" by Something Happens during Veronica and Logan's first kiss. It sticks with you and makes an impact.
It's the ability of music to turn everything around that I'm really wanting to explore. It takes a sad day, and makes it better. The right song can do anything, really. But, what song is the right song? So, to find this out, I conducted an impromptu survey of the members of my phone book to figure out the right song.
Simply put, I asked "What's your numero uno pick me up song?" and the results were pretty varied. Some people claimed they were too manly to need something so trivial as a pick me up song (I've mentally assigned this person with the pick me up song of "Porcelain Doll" by A.B.C.) and some people were greatly concerned with my mood. But most people had their right song.
It seemed only fitting to share the responses, as well as my own collection of pick me up songs. I made a play list, and it's called "Instant Happy" and I can only hope all you need is to add your own songs to the mix.
Theirs:
So - why is this important? Well, the point of this exposition is really just to admit that I have no more reason to love music than anyone else. It hasn't acted as any sort of life-changing force for me or helped me come to some epic revelation of sorts. But I do live my life by a soundtrack. It's not the simple background music behind a scene. It's the use of "Momentary Thing" by Something Happens during Veronica and Logan's first kiss. It sticks with you and makes an impact.
It's the ability of music to turn everything around that I'm really wanting to explore. It takes a sad day, and makes it better. The right song can do anything, really. But, what song is the right song? So, to find this out, I conducted an impromptu survey of the members of my phone book to figure out the right song.
Simply put, I asked "What's your numero uno pick me up song?" and the results were pretty varied. Some people claimed they were too manly to need something so trivial as a pick me up song (I've mentally assigned this person with the pick me up song of "Porcelain Doll" by A.B.C.) and some people were greatly concerned with my mood. But most people had their right song.
It seemed only fitting to share the responses, as well as my own collection of pick me up songs. I made a play list, and it's called "Instant Happy" and I can only hope all you need is to add your own songs to the mix.
Theirs:
- Don't Stop Believing - Journey
- High - RyanDan
- Wannabe - Spice Girls
- Just Dance - Lady GaGa
- Funny Little Frog - Belle and Sebastian
- I Wanna Dance with Somebody - Whitney Houston
- TiK Tok - Ke$ha (this came from my little brother, FYI)
- Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
- Feeling Good - Michael Buble
- Beverly Hills - Weezer
- Get Back - The Beatles
- Grace Kelly - Mika
- Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks
- Famous Last Words - My Chemical Romance
- Shots - LMAFO
- Sexy Bith - Akon/David Guetta
- Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham
- Everyday - Dave Matthews Band
- Dog and His Master - Marcy Playground
- Already Gone - The Eagles
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
- Don't Rain on My Parade - Lea Michele
- What's Up - 4 Non Blondes
- Obe-La-Di, Obe-La-Da - The Beatles
- Hey Jude - The Beatles
- Paperback Writer - The Beatles
- Happy - N.E.R.D.
- Poison - Bell Biv DeVoe
- Sweet Sophia - Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers
- Cecilia - Simon and Garfunkel
- September - Earth Wind and Fire
- Do Somethin' - Britney Spears
- Party in the U.S.A. - Miley Cyrus (I beg forgiveness, but I start doing the dance, and I just get happy!
- I'm on a Boat - The Lonely Island w/ T-Pain
- Breaker Down Like a Shotgun - Felt
- Male Prima Donna - Subtle Sexuality
- Faster - Third Eye Blind
- Volvo Driving Soccer Mom - Everclear
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