Year 4, Day 327

Morning. Today I give you The O.R.E.O Song by Carrie Hope Fletcher.

This is an advertisement for Oreos that Carrie made, but I honestly don't care. It's adorable and the animations that Oli Putland did are mesmerizing. I know the girl in the animation is supposed to be Carrie, but I always see Sammy and Will as the little people. Reasons being that Sammy has curly hair and Will loves Oreo cookies. It's a simple reason, but sometimes that's all you need. I'm also a little ashamed to admit just how ridiculously long it took me to realize the main phrase of the song (oh, really everything's okay) hides O.R.E.O in the first letters. I hope you watch the video to see the little love story unfolding.

Peace.

Year 4, Day 326

Hey guys. Today's song is Bright by Echosmith.

I'll never get tired of Echosmith. They're one of those groups that is great to listen to when you're in a good mood and makes you feel like the world is fantastic. I love that. Apparently a lot of people were upset with this song though because they used the melody from a song called You by The Pretty Reckless. I had never heard it so I looked it up and it is very obvious that they're the same. Thing is though, Echosmith asked and had permission from the band to use it so the fans really shouldn't be using it as a catalyst to incite hate. If the musicians are cool with each other then we all should be too. Just saying.

Peace.

Year 4, Day 325

Hi. So today I give you Little Me by Little Mix.

I've shown you guys Little Mix before, but when I found this song I knew I had to feature it. If you read the comments on the video you can see that everyone relates to this song differently. Everyone has specific types of oppression that they think of when they hear it. It's such a female positive song and relates to the way most girls (including me) grow up. I know how privileged it makes me sound when a white female starts spouting inequality stuff, but that's not my intention. This is just the way I relate to the song. Women are pushed down in such a way that no one really sees it happening or know they're doing it. Things like being quiet and polite and not acting out. You only notice when you're older and can connect the dots. Then when women start to empower themselves and act out in a way they have never been allowed to, they get hate for it. Personally I still am shy, quiet and polite... but it's only because the thought of standing out gives me so much anxiety it physically pains me to try. I don't want future generation to feel like that and this song sends a great message out for them to hold on to.

Peace.

Year 4, Day 324

Hey. So today's song is Riptide by Vance Joy.

This guy is an Australian musicians so props to Australia today! He's from the same place originally that my cousin is living in now so that was a fun little factoid for me to see. Obviously this song is one of his most popular ones, charting at number one in 2013 on the Triple J Hot 100 list. Vance Joy is a stage name, so this is actually James Gabriel Keogh. He's pretty versatile in his interests. He has a background in football and has not only a Bachelors of Arts but a Bachelor of Law. That's all damn impressive if you ask me. He's still active in the music business so I hope you check out his other lesser known stuff.

Peace.

Year 4, Day 323

Hello everyone. Today's song is White Dress by Ben Rector.

So this guy is a musician out of Nashville, and this is another song from the movie One Small Hitch. Oddly enough that movie is the only thing on my Christmas List that I didn't get. This song fits in with the other wedding ish songs that I've been showing off based on it's title. It's from Ben's third studio album, but is pretty old in the scheme of his career since it has been seven years since the album's release. So if you like his style look up some of his other stuff because I'm sure there's a lot to enjoy.

Peace.

Year 4, Day 322

Morning! Today's song is Love Me Like You Do covered by McBusted.

As much as I like Ellie Goulding's music, I prefer this version of the song. I don't think she'd be offended by that fact either considering she's dating one of the guys in this band. I mention it because I can only assume this radio station knew that fact and purposefully used it to convince the boys to do this cover. I like how in the video it's obvious they don't know all the words since they're staring at phones the whole time (with the lyrics open on it). If you aren't familiar with the band Dougie (the one in the hat) is the member whose dating Ellie. McBusted is a mash of two bands that became famous around the same time: McFly who I've shown you multiple times and Busted who flamed out pretty quickly after their formation. The guys have all stayed friends so they spent a year or two touring and working together. This is from that time period. So enjoy the cover and if it's not you style the original song is right here.

Peace.

Year 4, Day 321

Hiya. So today's song is Mr. & Mrs. Beautiful by the Workday Release.

Weirdly enough before Will had even told me he bought a ring for my sister I had scheduled a couple of songs with marriage references. It would have been a cool coincidence if their spot on my list had aligned with the actual engagement announcement, but I'll take what I can get. I found this one more than a year ago and I've been saving it specifically for Sammy and Will. It's a gorgeous song and I love to sing along to it which I do frequently. I keep showing it to those guys in hopes that it'll flood their brain enough that they'll choose it for their wedding song, but if not maybe one of you have someone it could be perfect for.

Peace.