There's not really any kind of flow or order that is important to the list. These are just some songs that have meant a lot to me over the years. Some speak loudly of me and others just stir emotions within my soul. Enjoy.
Faith My Eyes- Caedmon’s Call
I’m a mommas boy. Always have been. It’s not easy being gone. This song makes me think of home.
“Hometown weather is on TV/ I imagine the lives of the people living there/ And I'm curious if they imagine me/ Cause they just wanna leave; I wish that I could stay”
When You Say Nothing at All- Allison Kraus
I think it could be one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. You don’t hear a lot of people say “this is our song” anymore. We’ll whoever she is, I want this to be our song.
“Old Mr. Webster could never define/ What’s being said between your heart and mine”
San Dimas High School Football Rocks- The Ataris
I wish I could be stuck in the days of good friends and no worries. I don’t know why, but this song just stuck with me. Maybe cause San Dimas High School came into my life during those awkward middle school years. Wild Stallions Rule!
“These are the things that make me free/ I feel like I'm stuck in ‘Stand By Me’”
At the Stars- Better Than Ezra
How do you pick a single song from your favorite band? This was one of the two songs I looked forward to hearing every time I saw them in concert. The other was “Live Again.” I think about the many memories that I didn’t want to end, “please don’t drive me home.”
“And I finally found/ That everybody loves to love you/ when your far away”
Yesterday- Beatles
What can you say here. Top 5 favorite song. I remember always hearing this when on vacations with my parents. They would always find the oldies station in whatever town we were in. They loved the 60’s music, so now today next to the 80’s it’s my favorite decade of music.
A
ll Creatures of Our God and King- Crowder Version
I love the nature in this hymn. I love the awe of who God is. I remember back to a point where I was listening to this hymn while sitting on a boulder on the top of a mountain with only the waxing moon to light the ground. It’s definitely on of my favorite moments in solitude.
“Thou rising moon in praise rejoice/
Ye lights of evening find a voice”
Long December- Counting Crows
I listen to this song for this one verse. It seems so perfect to me. Almost like that’s the way it’s supposed to happen. As silly as it sounds I can visualize the light and the room. I walk into the room....and as they say the rest is history.
“All at once you look across a crowded room/ To see the way that light attaches to a girl”
This Years Love- David Gray
Falling in love is never easy. I feel like the older I get the harder it gets to do so. Jess and I discussed this the other night. I just want to get past the facade to the real person. I’m so jaded with the process.
“Cuz' it takes something more this time/ Then sweet, sweet lies, oh now/ Before I open up my arms and fall losing all control”
Power of Love- Huey Lewis and the News
Four words. Back. To. The. Future. How can you not smile when listening to this song. Such a great song in a simple time of my life.
Love Song for No One- John Mayer
Probably my favorite John Mayer song. Hopeless romantic? Maybe.
“Searching all my days just to find you/ I'm not sure who I'm looking for/ I'll know it/ When I see you”
Fair- Remy Zero
A very emotion filled song of heartache and regret, which ends with hope. I love the line “sing to me hope as she’s thrown to the sand.” Though I hear the hurt in the lyrics I do find a strange sense of peace once it’s finished.
“And all my words were bound to fail./ I know you won't fail...”
A Comet Appears- Shins
This isn’t a happy song. I hate that I feel the way this song sounds sometimes, but I do. I love the Shins. They sound throwback to the music my parents made me listen to.
“Close your eyes to corral a virtue,/ Is this fooling anyone else?/ Never worked so long and hard, /To cement a failure,”
In the Moment- Sister Hazel
Difficult to pick a song from this group. Many memories flood from the past when I listen to their earlier stuff. “All for You,” Jess?
“Every road has taken me/ Where I wanna be”
Walk on the Ocean- Toad the Wet Sprocket (Acoustic Dance Party Version)
What a gem this little cd turned out to be. This was definitely at etbu with Dan and Jess. I’m sure this cd played in the background as Dan and I had one of our top 10 favorite laughs.(fun fact: something like 6 of Dans top 10 laughs of all time include me)
“We said we'd send letters/And all of those little things”
Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison
Sits at the top of my favorite all time. I’m looking for my brown eyed girl.
“In the misty morning fog with/ Our hearts a thumpin' and you”
***Wanted to place “Jump Jive N Wail” by the Bran Setzer Orchestra, but someone did before me after talking to me on the phone. I love you Dan! So, I will make an amendment to his. This song probably brings back more memories than any other song on my list. I had the best swing dance partner and her name was.....Jess. She was fearless, and she let me throw her, swing her and spin her all night. I had such a blast while swing was in. And it was all because of my great partner. Thanks Jess for using your powers for awesome.
