Mix Tape

My laptop has broken yet again! So, despite my hoping that my posts will become more regular - they've become fewer and further between.

Anyway, I read a post called "Mix-tape" on a blog by a girl called Jessica and I decided to copy it. The idea is that I put my iPod onto shuffle and then write something about the first ten songs that come up (I was only going to do five but once I started, it was difficult to stop). I'm hoping that some good songs come up, I do have some real shit on my iPod. Let's begin...

Rilo Kiley - The Frug

No matter how much I persist, none of my friends will listen to this song all the way through, which is a real shame - because I LOVE it! I actually discovered it in 2007 when I was an avid watcher of various "vlogs" on Youtube. A user under the guise of 'mememolly' used this song in a video and since then it's always held a special place in my playlist.

The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset

I've always thought of myself as a bit of an old soul. Released in 1967, 'Waterloo Sunset' is one of my favourite songs ever! It always cheers me up even though the lyrics aren't particularly happy. I always listened to my Dad's music in the car when i was younger, but I didn't hear this until I was about fourteen when I went on a rampage in the loft looking for old music. That day ended up changing my life in a way because I haven't look at music in the same way since.

Adele - Best For Last

It may be becoming uncool to like Adele, but I have a soft spot for her unrivaled by any female singer since Blondie (Call Me - best song ever). Her jazzy throwbacks are lovely to listen to and 'Best For Last' is my favourite song on the 19 album. I saw Adele live when 19 was first released and I think thats when my love for her first began to bloom.

The Ramones - Teenage Lobotomy

The Ramones are one of my all time favourite bands! I always listen to them when I'm walking somewhere. They were popular in the late seventies and early eighties, so long before I was born but I so glad I discovered them. On my fourteenth or fifteenth birthday, by sister bought me Ramones badges to pin on my school bag. I looked them up on Youtube to see if they were my kind of thing and they were! Nearly five years on from that and my love hasn't wavered.

Jessie J - Rainbow

I only have this song on my iPod because I downloaded her album for my sister, I've never listened to it because I really don't like Jessie J that much. I like 'Mamma Knows Best' but I find everything else cringy and unlistenable, sorry.

David Bowie - Rebel Rebel

Ahh, another one of my musical loves! After 'Diamond Dogs', this is my favourite Bowie song! I discovered David Bowie when I was doing music in Year 11 at school. This was one of the songs that I had to sing for our Final Major Project and the rest, as they say, is history! Love it!

Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

I was working in a mainstream nightclub when this song came out, so I heard it most nights and subsequently - I know every single word. I do like Nicki Minaj, she's a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine.

The Kooks - Seaside

This song takes me back to being about fourteen and thinking that I was the most indie thing since sliced bread. I have all of their albums and I still love there music. I always find that if a singers personality comes off badly in interveiws, then I stop liking them (I've always found Justin Beiber so rude in interveiws and I can't stomach his annoying singing voice, but maybe the two are unrelated). This however, hasn't held true for the Kooks, which is good.

The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

No iPod is complete without a bit of The Beatles! I love them and I have done since I was about eleven years old. When every body else in my class was singing Usher's 'Yeah' between lessons, I was singing this. It was always really awkward when someone would ask me what I thought about the lastest Black Eyed Pea's tune and I'd have no idea because I was listening to The Beatles and REM (Losing My Religion FTW)!

Pulled Apart By Horses - I Punched A Lion In The Throat

I can't help but feel like this is a little anti-climatic. I heard this song first in June last year when I was listening to Nick Grimshaw on Radio 1 at night. It's the closest thing to screamo my iPod will ever see but I do enjoy listening to it. It's a good running track, it makes me feel aggressivley motivated. It's not as good as 'V.E.N.O.M' but I won't skip it when it comes on shuffle.

So that's it. There are literally thousands of songs that could've come up and I was actually hoping for some Beach Boys or some Stornoway but it wasn't to be. I LOVE music so much! I don't know when I'll be able to post next due to my lack of laptop, but if anyone actually reads this - follow me on twitter.

La la la, see ya!