~4th April~ Music Meme Day 24

Yo yo yo!

Today's song is a Song You Would Want To Play At Your Funeral. And it was a such a toughie it took two days to come up with an answer. But I  think I've cracked it.

Given my personality, I don't tend to think about my funeral all that often. Well, in case of an in-college death due to work overload or angry lecturers I have left my friends with a vague funeral plan but ironically no musical selection. I wanted something big but not the usual Bette Midler/Sarah Maclaughlin/Josh Groban, so I really had to think about this. I eventually came up with to the conclusion I had to turn to the world of musical theatre. And I think I found something sufficiently heart-breaking and beautiful in 'I'll Cover You (Reprise)' from the musical Rent:

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Tomorrow: A Song That Makes Me Laugh

See you then,

Katie

xx      

~2nd April~ Music Meme Day 23

And so the catch up continues:

Today song is A Song You Want To Play At Your Wedding. Now this one, is a a bit vague. I didn't understand if it was the song I wanted to walk down the aisle to, or the first dance or something... so I went with the father-daughter dance. I'll admit it, I'm a complete Daddy's Girl. He's grumpy and miserable most of the time, but I'd have never learnt or cook or keep my gadgets in working order without him. I love him to pieces and that's why I chose 'I Loved Her First' by Heartland

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Tomorrow: A Song That You Want People To Play At Your Funeral.

See you then,

Katie

xx  

~1st April~ Music Meme Day 22

I really should stop leaving this thing to the last minute, because I've still got catching up to do.

So yesterday's song was A Song You Listen To When Your Sad. Again, if you've been reading this blog I've stated that my state of mind gets reflected on my musical selections. When I'm sad however, yes I'll listen to sad songs, but I have a specifically prepared playlist filled with songs with the theme of picking yourself up and moving on. And personal favourite of this type of song is Trading Yesterday's 'Shattered':

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Tomorrow: A Song That You Want To Play At Your Wedding

See you then,

Katie

xx

P.S. I apologise for the lack of any April Fool's Prank for you folks. I've been absolutely buried under college work. Maybe next year.   

~30th March~ Music Meme Day 21

And we continue into Day 2 sans videos...

Today's song is A Song I Listen To When I'm Happy. Hmmm. Difficult. As I said yesterday, I'm a generally happy person and my musical style tends to reflect that, so when I'm very happy indeed, I tend to have a higher tolerability for exceptionally cheesy music. Hence my fascination with jpop. Most of the time I'm smart enough to turn it off before my brain leaks out my ear, but there's these time when I can just shut off my brain for 5 - 10 mins and revel in all its fake, cutesy glory. And I think this is best summed up with 'Ai no Imi wo Oshiete' by W (or Double You, whichever you prefer)    

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Tomorrow: A Song You Listen To When You're Sad

See you then,

Katie

xx

~29th March~ Music Meme Day 20

I really don't know what's worse... a weekend without internet, or a week without YouTube or TGWTG.

But our internet company is doing tests on our new connection for the next 10 days, meaning I can't stream any information without shutting off the internet for the whole house. Gaaaaaaah. Which means I have to do the rest of this meme half at home and half at college for the time being. 

Anyways, today's song is A Song You Listen To When You Get Angry. Now this is a toughie for two reasons. One, I only get angry on very rare occasions. And two, the majority of my music collection is specifically chosen to keep me happy and bubbly at all times. So I guess I'm going to have delve back into the Dark Days to pick a song. Now back then, I was lot more verbally aggressive and bitchy - think permanent P.M.S - and I think this was reflected in my music selection. I barely remember what I used to listen to, but I definitely remember listening to a lot of Linkin Park and this song especially when I was in my Grumpy Bear mode. Here's 'Breaking the Habit' by Linkin Park:

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(Here's where I should be making additional intelligent and witty comments about the song and the video, which I can't do without watching the video.)

Tomorrow: A Song You Listen To When You're Happy

See you then,

Katie

xx

~28th March~ Music Meme Day 19

Next up, A Song From My Favourite Album.

Now I'm going to be blunt, I love film soundtracks and think they are the greatest thing since sliced bread. They somehow manage to underscore the greatest moments and console me in my worst. I worship the works of the delightfully quirky Danny Elfman and the master of musical awesomeness that is Hans Zimmer. He's scored some of the most amazing soundtracks like Inception, The Nolan Batman franchise and the Pirates trilogy / soon to be quadroligy.

But my favourite has to be the Lion King soundtrack and this song leaves me awestruck every time. Here's 'This Land' by Hans Zimmer:    

Hamlet has never sounded so awesome.

Next: A Song That You Listen To When You're Angry

See you then,

Katie

xx

~28th March~ Music Meme Day 18

Next up, A Song I Wish I Heard On The Radio. 

Now I tend to listen to the radio most in the summer, when I'm helping my daddy out in the garden or at the occasional picnic. But my favourite type of summer music isn't the big dance hits, it's the generic 'white guy with an acoustic guitar' type of songs, like 2010's smash hit 'Hey Soul Sister' by Train. I find these songs really happy and charming to listen to as they brighten my day. That's why I've chosen one of my favourite white guy acoustic songs: 'I'm Yours' by Jason Mraz. 

Next: A Song From Your Favourite Album

See you then,

Katie

xx