7 Songs

I’ve been tagged by Tumuli. Thanks for the tag, Tumuli. I think music is such an effective gauge for a person's current frame of mind. And my list clearly proves that. Music is a great indulgence in how I'm feeling at a certain time. I think it would be interesting to write this list out for each week or month and then write down or consider how you were feeling at that time and what was going on in your life. I'm sure the music was played for a reason.

Meme: List seven songs you’re into right now ... no matter what they are. BUT they must be songs you’re presently enjoying.

1. "The Melody of a Fallen Tree" by Windsor for the Derby
From the Marie Antoinette Soundrack. This song tugs at my soul. It is long (8:16) and pulls me through sadness, melancholy, hope, determination, and acceptance. The instrumentals, evolution of tempo, and simple lyrics just get to me every time I listen to it. Lyrics excerpt: Under the leaves where the blackbirds turn blue, if there's room for me...there's room for you. Place your ear to the ground, you hear a voice...it sings a song...the whole night long. I am the melody of a fallen tree.

2. "Pulling Our Weight" by The Radio Department
Also off the Marie Antoinette Soundtrack. This song really lets me indulge in melancholy but without being downright sad. This song is a dream song for me...it makes me feel free and light, aware and accepting. It gives me great satisfaction being a dreamer when I listen to this song.

3. "Here I Dreamt I was an Architect" by The Decemberists
Great alternative band.

4. "Time to Get Ill" by Beastie Boys
I've actually been listening to the Beastie Boys quite a bit lately when I work out and in the car. It takes me back to freshman year of college in the dorms, "prefunking" with Andy Balk. Yes, I just used the word "prefunk" and it is just as embarassing for me to use it as it is for you to read it! Anyway, Andy would crank Beastie Boys up and scream out the lyrics. It was such a ritual for us before heading out to some trashy fraternity party. Good times.

5. "Let You Down" by Dave Matthews Band
Yeah, a very sad song but this has been a rough week for me, so it makes the list. And we'll leave it at that.

6. "Good Day" by Angels & Airwaves
Someone turned me onto Angels & Airwaves a few months back and their We Don't Need to Whisper album is one of those that just begs to be played loudly. This song makes me think about vulnerability, how much I give and withhold in relationships, and what I want to be in a relationship. And I know this is kind of cheating but I have to mention that "Start the Machine" (frustration, conflict, yearning, and regret), "Distraction," and "It Hurts" are also great songs off this album that I've been listening to a lot this week.

7. "The Corner" by Common
This song keeps popping up on my iPod Shuffle this week as I am working out and I often repeat it. Common is a great artist among many overrated and under-talented ones. He and Talib Kweli get played a lot, even on a week like this one, full of alternative and mellow stuff.

If the following bloggers are interested in doing this meme, I'd be interested to see what you are currently listening to: Buzzgirl, Pam, Peace & Serenitty, Kim/Thomas, Cavalock, Richard, Ancilla, Run Around Paris, and any others. And thanks again, Tumuli!