10 Songs to Listen To
Here is one more of my ‘random songs you have to listen to’ lists. Click on the title to see the video/listen to the song…
As cheesy pop rock as Pink can be, this song really is quite beautiful especially the chorus… very powerful!
2. Jack Johnson – “It’s All Understood”
Possibly the nicest piano backing in a song of this style – it’s just full of melancholy although the lyrics don’t make a lot of sense to me.
3. Jamelia – “Something About You”
I am completely dedicating this song to one of my close friends simply because the lyrics could have been written for them:
You make me laugh one thousand ways
And I realise – you fill me up
Like hot water – in my tea cup
I’m enchanted by your smile
I must admit it took a while
For me to see that – this was something
More than – he’s my friend, it’s nothing
I hope to God you feel the way I feel
Caus this could be amazing
Something so super real
There’s something about you and you don’t even know it
I’m telling you now that you got me good
There’s something about you and I can’t help but show it
Damn right, you got me good
Now I’m not alone
With you I’m whole
I gotta let you know
You got me good
Your style, your voice, your points of view
The good, the bad and ugly too
Boy I’ll take it (give it to me)
I’ll be careful (give it to me)
Addiction don’t come close to this
Official is what this sh- is
Still I can’t say it
No I can’t say that I’m in love
4. The Raconteurs – “Steady, As She Goes”
This is a cover version but I absolutely love this with the heavy guitar riffs, definately rockin’!
Plus, Jack White looks well fit in this video…lol
5. Marcy Playground – “Coming Up From Behind”
This song is so ultra funky – heavy and rocky at the same. It’s another from the Cruel Intentions soundtrack – I should really buy that CD…
Most people know Semisonic for their Secret Smile song, and know this song really well but until recently I didn’t make the connection. This is a fantastic song and I know who I’d want to take me home!
7. Gavin Degraw – “I don’t want to be”
Many of you might recognise this song – it’s the theme tune to One Tree Hill. I love it – enough said!
8. Kayne West ft. Chris Martin – “Homecoming”
Again another abstract rap type song (unusual for me) but this has a fantastic tune to it and I love the chorus!
9. Jack Johnson – “Better Together”
This is only on the list because I really love Jack Johnson at the moment, and after a conversation with a friend who is getting married soon, this came up as a potential first dance song. After some debating I decided that this might well be my first dance song when I get married. The setting? A beach in Thailand with a certain person, chilling out…I can picture it so well!
10. Timbaland ft Nicole S – “Scream”
This song is unbeliveably hot – I love it so much – but the video is a little strange, I don’t understand it… how much did she get paid to do that!?
Well, that’s it for now – sorry it’s short but I have work to do 
20 Songs I Think You Should Listen To
Having recently got a brand new laptop to replace the ridiculous heap of metal I used to own kick around the room, I am spending a rather disturbing number of hours re-discovering fantastic songs.
So to share my aural (watch it) pleasures, here are a selection of 20 fantastic songs you should listen to, in no order (as a word of warning my taste in music is as random as this blog). I have plenty more but these will do for now.
Click on the song titles to play online (courtesy of You Tube)…
From the Cruel Intentions soundtrack…this song is very sexy. I love the film, too.
2. Freemasons Ft. Bailey Tzuke – “Uninvited”
Fairly recent – truly haunting and very beautiful vocals, I hope Bailey does more stuff like this.
3. Ultrabeat – “Pretty Green Eyes”
A big club classic this one. With good reason! And the girl in the video is so damn hot it makes me sick!
4. Lupe Fiasco Ft. Matthew Santos – “Superstar”
I’m not normally into hip-hop/rap stuff, but this song just has such a gorgeous chorus I just fell in love with it although I think that part is credited to Matthew Santos (see #11)
If you’ve ever seen the film Almost Famous, this is the memorable tour bus singalong moment and makes you want to group hug everyone around you.
Dave Grohl did an amazing acoustic version which is here - worth a look, he gets everyone to join in film-style, it’s great.
I love this film in a way I can’t describe, I think because I have been and want to be Penny Lane and really feel what this film is about, and so this song kind of encapsulates all of this for me.
“I have to go home”
“You ARE home..”
Rock on.
6. Letters to Cleo – “I Want You To Want Me”
Another movie song, this time from 10 Things I Hate About You. I just love this girlie rock band’s cover of the Cheap Trick classic 
This song is commonly listed as being sung by Nine Inch Nails as a demo song but in fact it’s sung by Vinyl Sun, I mean it doesn’t even sound like Trent Reznors voice, but either way its a really sexy industrial rock song. Go listen…
8. Gouryella – Binary Finary 1999 (remix)
There are so many remixes of this song it’s hard to pick a definative one, but the linked You Tube is probably my personal fave. 100% euphoric trance classic, this one.
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Under the Bridge”
An old one, this, but still a beautiful and chilled out classic and famously murdered by All Saints who ponced around in their teenybop moments probably not understanding the songs sadder interpretations… sigh…
10. Ida Corr vs Fedde Le Grand – “Let Me Think About It”
I do like Fedde Le Grand’s stuff – this one being no exception. Funky and hot this is definately one to dance to…
11. Matthew Santos “Fill my Cup”
I found this accidently on You Tube looking for Superstar – and Oh.My.God this song is just…well… it sends shivers down your spine with its harmonies and his voice. Keep an eye out for this guy and check out his other stuff – I am limiting myself to just the one of his songs for this list otherwise it would turn into the Top 20 Matthew Santos songs heehee 
12. Christina Aguilera – “Dirty”
OK, so you’ve heard this one before. And I don’t care if it is Christina Aguilera, at the height of her sluttiness, I do like this song and I think its fantastic to dance to – and damn her hair rocks in this video. Shame it spawned a multitude of cheap chav-a-like styles across Britain…
13. Britney Spears – “Gimme More”
OK, I couldn’t put Christina on the list without Britney. And despite her recent nutcase bad mother reputation, I can’t help but liking this song. My jaw dropped when I first saw the video, wondering just how much more she was planning to push the “slag” boundary, but then the tune began to catch. And I know I am not the only one…
14. When In Rome – “The Promise”
Film fans will recognise this as the closing song from one of the best recent cult films, Napoleon Dynamite. I love ND – it’s one of those movies that you can put on at any time of the day or night and then not be able to turn off – utterly compelling. And this song just makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside since you know that Napoleon and his girl are going to have a happy lifetime of Ligers and Tater Tots.
15. Lily Allen -”Littlest Things”
It was a toss between this and Oh My God (Mark Ronson) but to be honest I love all of her stuff. Whatever you might decide about her as a person, she has a beautiful light voice and really pretty songs.
This one in particular is quite true to long term relationships where you reminisce about the ‘beginning’ when things were still fresh and full of spark, well at least I did, and this song meant a lot to me for that very reason. Pass the tissues, someone…
16. Nine Inch Nails – “Closer”
Dark, Heavy, Sexy but deliciously good.
With a line like “I wanna fuck you like an animal”, don’t be suprised that this song and video is not work safe.
17. Paul Weller – “You Do Something To Me”
Everyone has heard this one before – its another classic love song with a gorgeous melody 
18. Craig Armstrong Ft. Liz Fraser – “This Love”
Another one from the Cruel Intentions soundtrack. This is haunting and really sad but beautiful. Reminds me a lot of the Silent Hill songs (I’m a BIG SH fan) – that kind of slow piano and vocals.
I’ve just realised that so many of these songs are sad/dark/depressing. I promise I am not trying to depress you, ummm next time there will be more happy songs, OK??
19. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – “I Love Rock N Roll”
OK, it was either this or another sad song, so I went with this!!!
True rock chick song so put another dime in the jukebox, baby
20. Nine Inch Nails – “Dead Souls”
Another NIN I’m afraid but they are a wicked band. This one’s actually a Joy Division cover, and featured on The Crow soundtrack. It’s a beautiful song, really dark but for me, a weird mix of depression and euphoria as well. Kind of like Manic Depression in a song.
And don’t even get me started talking about The Crow, being one of my favourite films ever………….
Enjoy…
