Year 4, Day 75

Hey everyone. So today's song is Cheers Drink To That from Smash.

This is another cover from Smash, which is supposed to be an impromptu song done by frenemies in the show. Obviously it wasn't actually like that (no one sounds this good improvised) but it is by far my favorite non-original song from the show. I play it over and over again. It was originally a song by Rihanna so I'll put that one here. Regardless of which version you prefer this is a great song so as the song says let it sink in.

Peace.

Year 4, Day 74

Hello. So today I give you Brighter Than The Sun from Smash.

We are having a Smash week! So I think I've talked about it before, but Smash was a TV show about creating a Broadway musical. Ultimately it got canceled and was super emotional in a soap opera way. I grew to almost hate the actual dialogue of the show, but the thing I never lost faith in was the music. Whoever was doing the song writing for it was very good at their jobs. I've showed a few songs before, but now I'm going to feature the other ones that are my favorites. Starting with the covers they did, because this song is originally by Colbie Caillat. I heard the Smash version first so I prefer it to the original, but I'll attach that one here so you can decide for yourself.

Peace.

Year 4, Day 73

Hiya. Today's song is Cool Kids by Echosmith.

Ah the sibling group again. I really enjoy their music, it's in a category all their own. I can see how it appeals to so many different kinds of people, and especially this song. It strikes a cord with everyone on an emotional level since it's about not fitting in. Did anyone truly fit in? I know for sure I didn't, I was a weird nerd who was a closet emo and didn't talk. Not even close to being popular. It's almost better for you to not fit in, because then you get a lot more adaptive and expand your personality. I can't really confirm that it's different for the cool kids, but I can speak on my own experience. And my experience says that I'm grateful not to have fit in from the start.

Peace.

Year 4, Day 72

Hi everyone. So today's song is Heartbeat Song by Kelly Clarkson.

This keeps getting stuck in my head. I don't understand why, I don't even listen to it that much but this month it's become the default melody in my brain. At least it's one I can actually sing this time. I've said it before, but Kelly Clarkson is the best example if you're ever curious about my vocal range. It's not super high or low, just kind of hanging out in the middle and that's where my vocals sit. So basically my go to karaoke should always be from her. Do you guys have one artist that is the same for you? I'm curious, so let me know in the comments.

Peace.

Year 4, Day 71

Morning. Today's song is Brokenhearted by Karmin.

I've shown you guys Karmin before, but there's always room for more. I don't now how I always end up liking their music. Clearly they know the target audience. This song was huge when it came out, and people still love it years later. Rumor is there's a new album that will be coming out sometime this year so we'll see if that one has songs as addicting as this. Tough I hope the music never changes, I would be happy if she didn't do the weird thing with her hair to give herself bangs. I know it's her signature thing, but she really doesn't need it. Other artists have shed their gimmicks, and these guys are popular enough she can shed hers.

Peace.

Year 4, Day 70

Hey. So today's song is Heroes by Alesso featuring Tove Lo.

Alright, moving in to well known stuff again. I don't know where I heard this song, but I've heard it a lot. Always low key though, almost like a subliminal message. So the first time I heard it on it's own on the radio I was very confused. I don't know if it's because I actually had music classes, but I'm always tuned to background noise. I swear my head snaps up if things get stringed together methodically. Fun story actually: Sammy and I were talking and looking at her homework while Will was playing a car racing game recently, and it started to quietly play a classical song in the background. It was pretty overshadowed by cars revving and sounds of him crashing into things, but her and I both whipped our heads up at the same time with this confused look on our faces. It was a little creepy how we clued in at the same time, but it's pretty normal for us. Do you guys do that too? Please tell me I'm not alone in this.

Peace.

Year 4, Day 69

Hi guys. Today I give you As Long As You Drag Me Down by BYU Vocal Point.

So this song is a mashup of two songs done by one of my favorite vocal groups discovered through YouTube. I will admit that in the same way people act about snobbish about sports I am when it comes to choirs. What I mean is that I assume my choir is the best (despite not being in it anymore) and so I don't like to listen to other choirs. Sometimes there are exceptions, and I know how ridiculous and counterproductive I am to the choral society so I'm trying to break the habit. Which led to me listening to this, and it's great! I love/hate finding all boy renditions of stuff because it's always the coolest things, but I could never be a part of it... because I'm a girl. It's one of the odd things that makes me sad in life haha. It's also from this recording that I became obsessed with the One Direction song, which I'm going to feature later on as it's own post. It deserves that because it literally took me months to figure out that's who the actual artist is. For now though, here are these amazing guys and please look up more of their stuff because it's excellent.

Peace.