You can bet your luck won’t follow me

Artist- Alison Krauss & Union Station
Song of the day- Lucky One

I've been feeling pretty unlucky lately with having the strange ability to have everything in my path break without moving a muscle. You think this would be a pretty sweet super power, but it doesn't stop there, I also have become a wiz at finding the most inconvenient way to fix all these broken things. And though I have been frustrated enough to be forced into therapeutic "angry running" as my friend calls it, at the end of the day I know it's not life shattering and I'm actually very lucky. Mostly I can be this optimistic cuz I get to see my most favorite vocalist tonight aka today's artist so pretty much I can't be annoyed today. But if you are dealing with annoyances or a bout of unluck, this one's for you.



Verse 1
You’re the lucky one so I’ve been told
Free as the wind blowindown the road
Loved by many, hated by none
I’d say you were lucky cause I know what you’ve done
Not a care in the world not a worry in sight
Everything’s going to be all right
Cause you’re the lucky one

Verse 2
You’re the lucky one always havinfun
A jack of all trades a master of none
You look at the world with a smiling eye
And laugh at the devil as his train rolls by
Just give you a song and a one-night stand
And you’ll be looking at a happy man
Cause you’re the lucky one

Chorus
Were you blessed? I guess
By never knowinwhich road you’re choosing
To you the next best thing to playinand winning
Is playinand losin
Verse 3
You’re the lucky one I know that now
Don’t ask you why when where or how
You look at the world through your smilineye
And laugh at the devil as his train rolls by
Just give you a song and a one-night stand
And you’ll be looking at a happy man
Cause you’re the lucky one

Chorus

Verse 4
You’re the lucky one I know that now
Don’t ask you why when where or how
No matter where you’re at is where you’ll be
You can bet your luck won’t follow me
Just give you a song and a one-night stand
And you’ll be looking at a happy man
Cause you’re the lucky one.

This much delight Fills columns to new heights

Artist- Joy Formidable
Song of the day- Whirring

Before looking up the word I assumed whirring was like welsh for worrying or like the kind of worrying fairies do. However the actual definition, "like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings" : sound of something in rapid motion, fits too perfectly for the sound of today's band. Though I may have been more concerned with feeling hot at the time, the whirring vibrations of music is exactly what I was looking for to cure me during lollapalooza. And on a gloomy day trying to avoid homework, whirring is exactly the cure I'm looking for again. And if I use Joy Formidable as an example I need to find a huge gong I can bang my guitar on and blow up cats. Or we can just let them do the whirring for us. If you're in need of escaping fairy worrying or wanna make a little whirring of your own, this one's for you.



This much delight
Fills columns to new heights
All these things about me you never can tell

Colours run prime
Paint a picture so bright
All these things about me you never can tell
You make me sleep so badly invisible friend

Turn the dial on my words
I can feel them fall short
Turn the dial, chime alarm
Watch these hands move apart
Turn the dial on my words

I can see you staying here

Fierce steps shadow, Life's will gone shallow
All these things about me you never can tell
You make me sleep so badly invisible friend

Turn the dial on my words
I can feel them fall short
Turn the dial, chime alarm
Watch these hands move apart
Turn the dial on my words

I can see you staying here

gonna take it all and set me free

Artist- Amos Lee
Song of the day- Black River

I was at my friend Bill's house the other night and we was telling me about this tribe that once a year would go down to the river and spend as much time as it took, sometimes all day, and everyone in the tribe could scream and shout and curse and let out any and every anger and frustration they had been holding inside. And when they felt they had gotten it all out, they'd pick up mud from the river, give it to a Shaman who would take it to the desert to bury it, to bury it. As I'm starting to feel that oh too similar feeling of anger, frustration, stress, freakout of school and the future building up inside me as I start my last quarter of school, I stumbled upon this song which reminded me of Bill's story. To not carry around all that gunk, but to try and find a way to release it. So if anyone wants to find a river and throw some mud with me, let me know! Till then I hope this song brings you a similar feeling.



Woah, black river,
gonna take my cares away.
Woah, black river,
gonna take my cares away.
Gonna take my cares,
gonna carry my cares,
gonna take my care away.
Gonna take my cares,
gonna carry my cares,
gonna take my care away.

Woah, dear saviour,
gonna take my cares away.
Woah, dear saviour,
gonna take my cares away.
Gonna take my cares,
gonna carry my cares,
gonna take my care away.
Gonna take my cares,
gonna carry my cares,
gonna take my care away.

Woah, sweet whiskey boy,
c'mon,
gonna take my cares away.
Woah, sweet whiskey boy,
you're gon,
you're gonna take my cares away.
Gonna take my cares,
gonna carry my cares,
gonna take my care away.
Gonna take my cares,
gonna carry my cares,
gonna take my care away.

You're gonna take my bottle, my bible, my mess.
You're gonna take all of my empty and my lonelyness.
Gonna take all of the sadness inside of me,
gonna take it all and set me free.

Woah, black river,
gonna take my cares away.

And then you came...

Artist- Lissie
Song of the day- Cuckoo

So my last 10 weeks of grad school starts tomorrow. And alas I've been in fun loving summer mode for so long, the harsh reality has not hit me yet that it is over. I more feel like I'm real young again starting back to school in the fall and more excited about seeing my classmates and people I've come to know and love like family who've gotten me through this often painful, often bumpy and sometimes pretty fantastic and sometimes horrifying ride that I was picturing having to be on by myself. But luckily I found some hands to hold that I'm gonna hold on pretty tightly to the next ten weeks. For all the hands you're holding, this one's for you, cuckoo!



I walked alone
I never tried to stay in line
I didn’t know what I was doing half the time
I didn’t know that my life could ever change
I didn’t think that anybody’d feel the same way
And then you came

I said I wanna try it all without regret
I wanna meet the kind of folks I never met
Skipping school and smoking cigarettes
We hadn’t even really gotten started yet

Cuckoo
Let’s go driving
Cuckoo
Cause there’s nowhere to go
Cuckoo
We’re in hiding
There telling our story on the radio

I fell in love with being defiant
In a pick up truck that roared like a lion
When you’re with us
You don’t have to be quiet no more

People said we’d have to make it on our own
We never thought there’d be another hand to hold
We didn’t care, we never did what we were told
They couldn’t break us
They could never turn us col
You and me well we were never growing old

I see you now
We talk about
The way it used to be
When we were brave
We misbehaved
Yeah you know what I mean
And you know why
Our battle cry always comes back to me

Cuckoo…
Yeah…

I dare you to let me be your, your one and only Promise I'm worth it

Artist- Adele
Song of the day- One and Only

So if you know me at all you know my strong fear of conflict and debating. That said, I decided to start picking a fight via text with my friend Mo after discovering he thinks Katy Perry is somehow better than Adele. Now the logical person in me knows it's all subjective and it doesn't matter what he thinks...however when I am passionate enough about something, such as Adele, I put up a pretty fierce perhaps unneeded fight. To me it only takes hearing Adele sing one song to have every emotional cell in your body twitch with feeling. And I get this by just watching youtube videos or like listening to my ipod, which is why she is currently #1 on my list to see live (*cough best gift if anyone is looking to give me something *cough). Once I heard today's song I desired her super power voice, even for just one evening because I know singing this song would be like love potion #9 to anyone in my path. It is a love song but almost like a love song you use in a debate to convince them to love you, and honestly, if this can't convince you to love Adele then I will just assume you are deaf. And even if you are not convinced to love her music as much as me, I will be okay with that cuz I'm also pretty selfish when it comes to my musical loves and want them to be my one and only...music apparently brings out my best qualities. But if you can relate to this kind of love, or this kind of desire to be loved (or have others understand it) this one's for you.



You've been on my mind
I grow fonder every day,
lose myself in time just thinking of your face
God only knows why it's taking me so long
to let my doubts go
You're the only one that I want

I don't know why I'm scared, I've been here before
Every feeling, every word, I've imagined it all,
You never know if you never try to forget your past
And simply be mine

I dare you to let me be your, your one and only
Promise I'm worth it to hold in your arms
So come on and give me the chance

To prove that I'm the one who can
Walk that mile
Until the end starts

Have I been on your mind?
You hang on every word I say, lose yourself in time
At the mention of my name, will I ever know
How it feels to hold you close
And have you tell me which ever road I chose you'll go

I don't know why I'm scared, I've been here before
Every feeling every word, I've imagined it all,
You never know if you never tried to forgive your past
And simply be mine

I dare you to let me be your, your one and only
I promise I'm worthy to hold in your arms
So come on and give me the chance

To prove that I'm the one who can
Walk that mile
Until the end starts

I know it ain't easy
Giving up your heart
I know it ain't easy
Giving up your heart

(Nobody's perfect, trust me I've earned it)
I know it ain't easy, giving up your heart
(Nobody's perfect, trust me I've earned it)
I know it ain't easy, giving up your heart

I know it ain't easy
Giving up your heart

I dare you to let me be your, your one and only
I promise I'm worth it to hold in your arms
So come on and give me the chance

To prove I'm the one who can
Walk that mile until the end starts
Come and give me the chance
To prove that I'm the one who can
Walk that mile until the end starts.

If only I had the guts to feel this way

Artist- Hanson
Song of the day- If only

Now I was be a bit embarrassed to admit my love of Hanson back in the day, but when it comes down to it there are just some songs that you love no matter the appeal. But similar to today's song I often hold in my affection cuz I don't have the guts to admit this musical passion. (though my deep love of the spice girls will be a different controversial blog). And Hanson wrote some tunes that the little gal inside me still gets all googly excited when I hear them. But today's song goes out to my friend Sarah who unabashedly loves Hanson and gave me over an hour long explanation of why they are still her all time fav, which included sing alongs and interpretive dance. For all of your unashamed fav bands, this one's for you.



Yeah
Cause I need you
Yeah
Cause I need you

Every single time I see you I start to feel this way
It makes me wonder if I am ever gonna feel this way again
There's a picture that's hanging in the back of my head
I see it over and over

I wanna hold you and love you
In my arms and then
I wanna need you
Cause I need to be with you till the end
Then I hear myself reply "You've got to hold it in" this time tonight

If only I had the guts to feel this way
If only you'd look at me and want to stay
If only I could take you in my arms and say
I won't go cause I need you
Cause I need you

Yeah

I sit here waiting, wondering, hoping that I'll make this right
Cause all I think about is your hands, your face and all these lonely nights
There's a feeling screaming in the back of my head
Saying it over and over

I wanna hold you and love you
In my arms and then
I wanna need you
Cause I need to be with you till the end
Then I hear myself reply "She'll never let you in" this time tonight

If only I had the guts to feel this way
If only you'd look at me and want to stay
If only I could take you in my arms and say
I won't go cause I need you,
please don`t go cause I need you now

I wanna hear you say it'll always be this way
And we'll be hand in hand for everynight and everyday
I wanna scream and shout cause I'm losing any doubt
And all I care about is you and me and us and now

Uh yeah, yeah

yeah, If only I had the guts to feel this way
If only you'd look at me and want to stay
If only I could take you in my arms and say
I won't go cause I need you,
Please don't go cause I need you now

Yeah cause I need you

If only, yeah oh yeah cause I need you now
If only cause I need you, I need you
If only, cause I need you
If only cause I need you
If only, yeah, if only...I need you now....yeah

Even the lost can be appeased

Artist- He's my brother she's my sister
Song of the day- Escape tonight

Today's band has officially made my list of bands I'm dying to see live and not just because they have a tap dancer and often dress like hipster hobos. They are able to create a hip dancy sound and keep that folk authenticity they've come to be known for. Today's song's got spunk and clapping (my favorite) that somehow make me think I"m in a hall & oats music video if i'm not paying attention. And really that's what summer is all about, maybe not so much hall & oats, but to be transported, to escape. But today's song is about an even deeper escape. As the writer and lead vocalist Rachel Kolar put it, "The song is about escaping your ego and self doubt. It's about the fear we place on ourselves and how it waits and strikes upon us at moments of release and bliss. It's about where we, you and I, the human race, are going. Together we are escaping fear and stepping out of that darkness into the light where we can feel happiness freely." If you're looking for some escape tonight, this one's for you.



It's hard to know when it's complex
A straight line curves, two ends connect
But somehow we all feel so pleased
Even the lost can be appeased

Though lingering doubt waits and remains
Think of a loophole, idle for change
Ready to strike the moment just right
But you and I will escape tonight

Escape tonight
Escape tonight
You and I
Step out of the dark to see the light

Truth be told we weren't the ones
Let the void roll down your tongue
Six inches above the ground
Searching for the holy sound

Though lingering doubt came back again
Cloaked them in black, stripped the humans
Ready to strike the moment just right
But you and I will escape tonight

Escape tonight
Escape tonight
You and I
Step out of the dark to see the light

oooooooooooooooooooooo
oooooooooooooooooooooo

You and I will escape tonight
You and I will escape tonight
You and I will escape tonight
You and I will escape tonight

Escape tonight
Escape tonight
You and I
Step out of the dark to see the light