The Songs That Saved Your Life
This is a blog about songs I like. There are guilty pleasures, sad acoustic music, some dance-y stuff, and the Beatles.
When I'm not listening to music, I write books:
Audrey, Wait!
The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May & June
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I hope you enjoy what you hear.
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, “Whatever Happened to My Rock & Roll?”
“She wants to get inside your head and tell it like it is…”
Someone asked me the other day what The Lolitas sound like in “Audrey, Wait!” My answer? This.
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Ed Sheeran, “Give Me Love”
“All I want is the taste that your lips allow…”
This guy was the troubadour of my weekend soundtrack.
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Photo reblogged from A Sea of Quotes
Robin Benway, The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May, & June
Breaking my “all music, no text” rule to say that I’ve seen this on my dash several times this week. It floors me every single time. So flattered by the Tumblr love.
The full quote: “It’s just how it is sometimes. Things hurt, and they hurt for a long time. You have to fight back, or it wins.” The inspiration for that line was from this picture, which currently hangs in my office.
Thanks again. You made my week.
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The Foxes, “Youth”
“Don’t tell me our youth is running out…”
Dance Party Friday! Kind of! I guess it depends on how you like to dance.
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Bettye LaVette, “Let Me Down Easy”
“I know it’s all over but the last goodbye…”
This is the song I’d put on after coming home late at night, too wired and too tired to sleep.
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Lana del Rey, “Video Games”
“They say that the world was built for two / Only worth living when someone is loving you…”
I’m sure this has been tumbl’d to death (never thought I’d use Tumblr as a verb, but okay), but this is my Repeat 1 song today. Hopefully it’ll become your Repeat 1, too.
(Also, if you’re interested, John Mayer did an instrumental version, as well.)
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Ellie Goulding, “Sweet Disposition” (Temper Trap cover)
“Our blood’s still young / It’s so young, it runs…”
I just love this girl.
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Bibio, “The Ephemeral Bluebell”
I became sort of obsessed with Bibio over the weekend. To me, this is what the J.Crew autumn catalog sounds like. (What, you don’t make playlists for your mail order catalogs? Weirdos.)
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Margot and the Nuclear So & So’s, “A Light on a Hill”
“The truth is a line that you’ll never use…”
Let’s just get this out of the way: best band name ever.
Moving on. This song is a little slow and a little sad, but it’s raining out, so sometimes that’s just the way to feel.
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fun., “Some Nights”
“I try twice as hard and I’m half as liked…”
So we’ve all heard “We Are Young”, right? It’s sort of hard to escape certain songs once radio sinks its teeth into them. (Am I right, Adele?)
And yes, we all love that song (and Adele’s songs, I’m sure) but I think this one is my favorite.
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Of Monsters and Men, “Little Talks”
“Though the truth may vary, this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore…”
I wish I had the time and vocabulary to explain to you how obsessed I am with this song. Driving in the car? Listening to this song. Washing dishes? Listening to this song. Walking Hudson? Humming this song. I’m pretty sure Hud’s going to stage a mutiny soon.
The whole album is phenomenal, but this song is addictive.
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Gotye, “I Feel Better”
“You gave me a reason to make me smile again…”
So for those of you who haven’t heard, my apartment flooded in mid-December. MERRY CHRISTMAS, RIGHT?
Six weeks later, the pupster and I have finally moved back in to our home, a little soggy but with stories to tell. I played this song the night we moved back home and Hudson and I had a little “Welcome back” dance party. (Who knew that Hudson could breakdance?!)
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The Avett Brothers, “The Ballad of Love & Hate” (live)
“Love has been waiting, patient and kind, just wanting a phone call or some kind of sign / That the one that she cares for, who’s out of his mind / Will make it back safe to her arms…”
I just love lyrical songs. Listen to this one in the dark, with no distractions.
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Florence + the Machine, “Never Let Me Go”
“And the crushes of heaven, for a sinner like me / But the arms of the ocean delivered me…”
I spent a lot of time on planes and trains and New York City streets last week, and this song was the soundtrack.
