My "Top 10 FOREVER" Playlist

Sade - Kiss of Life

    I love Sade.  Her voice is smooth and sensual, and her words are poetry.  This song makes me sentimental.  It was the song playing during my first kiss with my husband, and it was our first dance song at our wedding.  Yes, I know that is mushy, but the way he loves me makes me know, "There must have been an angel by my side, something heavenly led me to you."

Snowden - Black Eyes (Le Castle Vania remix)

    I was in denial of Snowden.  I did not believe a group like them could originate from Atlanta.  I know, how pretentious am I?  My sister had given me their Anti-Anti album awhile ago and finally this year I decided to listen after she kept saying how good they were.  They have since taken the 3rd spot in my favorite bands list.  This is my favorite song by them and the Le Castle Vania remix of it makes it absolutely perfect.  I could loop the third verse alone forever:

and you looked dark and pensive

as your heels hit the floor to the blaring Division

but you didn't have much to say

but you were beautiful anyway

I hope I'm never accused of being vapid with nothing inside =)

New Order - Ceremony

    Just listen to the first minute of the song and you know why it's on this list. This song is more about the music than the lyrics for me.  Actually I don't even hear words when I hear this song.  I only hear the music.

The Cure - Halo

    There are many favorite Cure songs and it was hard to choose one that really made me feel something, but this one does.  It's one of the more cheery Cure songs and Robert Smith does great sad and great love songs.  It's an innocent love song, clear in its message, and it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I smile when I hear it.

Bloc Party - The Pioneers

    I love this song because it makes you check yourself. We can't let our egos make us complacent or arrogant.  We can't make false promises.  In the end, "we will not be the last" to deal with whatever problems exist right now.  We have to keep forging on to try and be better, but not waste time "reinventing the wheel".  We need to learn and adapt.

The Clash - Lost in the Supermarket

    Growing up, all I heard about The Clash was "Rock the Casbah" or "Should I Stay or Should I Go."  Then unbeknownst to me, I fell in love with Big Audio Dynamite II when I was 12.  I came back to The Clash later and heard this song.  To me, it's the bridge that takes me to BADII.  It's beautiful and melodic and who doesn't feel lost looking for yourself at times?

Queen - Under Pressure

    Yes, I know it's David Bowie and Queen.  I also know how my youth was scarred by Vanilla Ice's shameless lies that he did NOT sample this song.  Not only do I love the song's lyrics, I love how well Freddie and David blend together.  Two very different voices, yet cohesive on one great song.  Plus, Freddie Mercury was so talented. 

Interpol - Say Hello to Angels

    When I got my first Mac in 2003, I remember being so excited about iTunes.  I found Interpol by tirelessly looking at the "Listeners Also Bought" section because it was so much easier to find music.  I bought TOTBL and it was LOVE at first listen.  Since then, I have seen them 7x, have watched practically every YouTube interview, and have an obsession with Carlos D (yes, my husband knows...much to my chagrin).  This was my first favorite song by them, so it makes the list...I just wasn't sure if I wanted to hear about Stella forever.

The Knife - Heartbeats (Live)

    Has a song ever grabbed you at first listen?  Again, I attribute this to my sister.  She had it on her myspace page one day and BAM, I was like what is this?  I like the live version more than the studio version or Jose Gonzalez's cover, but any version is great.  The live version just has a more hypnotic feel.  Strangely, I couldn't get into The Knife's other work...or their masked faces.

Snow Patrol - You Could Be Happy

    The perfect melancholy of regret and heartbreak.  Knowing you still love someone, but they are now gone probably because of you, yet, you love them enough to hope they're happy.  Even if that happiness means they spend their life away from you.

    Or so you tell yourself that you can live without them. He sings as if he is trying to convince himself that it will be all right and he wants her to be happy, but there is a tinge of sorrow so fresh in his voice that you feel he could break down any minute.  The song builds at the end as he sets her free and tells her to Go Live, but then the song ends abruptly.  It feels unfinished and tentative, like his future without her