Soundtrack to your Day!

Blog Post #14 - Due 5/9 “Soundtrack to your Day”

Choose 5 different songs that correspond to 5 different events of your day and explain each song choice. You may choose your 5 different events, or use the 5 below, or mix it up!

1. Waking up
2. Travelling to school
3. Lunch Time
4. After School
5. Going to Bed

1. For my "Waking Up" song, I chose "Opening Up" by Sara Bareilles from her musical, "Waitress". I chose this song because it is upbeat, and the lyrics are about the start of the day. One line from the song that I think is relatable to me waking up each day is the chorus: "Opening up, letting the day in! Pour you a cup and say 'Hello, Howya been?'" I like to wake up in a good mood, and of course, drink my coffee! Listen to Opening Up!

2. My "Travelling to School" song is "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" by Crosby, Stills, and Nash. I used to listen to this song when I was a kid in the car with my parents, and it always puts me in a good mood. (Especially the "doo-doo-doo"part at the end) I love their 3-4 part harmony mixed with their rhythmic folky guitar style. Listen to Suite: Judy Blue Eyes!

3. My "Lunch Time" song is "Summer Sun" by Jukebox the Ghost. I chose this song because in the middle of the day, I usually need to refocus my energy to make it through the last two periods. The song "Summer Sun" is a medium tempo song that features piano, voice, drums, and guitar. I lie the way the song builds after the chorus, and I like listening to it in the mid-afternoon. Listen to Summer Sun!

4. After school, I usually have a lot of stuff to do like running errands or teaching private lessons. However, I like to relax when I get home, so I picked the song "After the Storm" by Mumford and Sons. I love this song because it is calm and relaxing, but contains a lot of really beautiful harmonies in the chorus and the lyrics are relatable. My favorite line in the song is: "Love will not break your heart but dismiss your fears." Listen to After the Storm!

5. I used to listen to music so I could fall asleep easily. One song that I love listening to is "The Luckiest" by Ben Folds. He is a really talented musician that a lot of people don't know about. He plays piano and sings, but also collaborates with a lot of my favorite artists, such as Regina Spektor and Sara Bareilles. The song "the Luckiest" seems a little sad, but it is a really nice reflection on being grateful for the things you treasure in your life. The prettiest line in the song (to me) is at the beginning when he sings: "And where was I before the day that I first saw your lovely face, now I see it every day, and I know that I am the luckiest". Listen to The Luckiest!

I hope you enjoyed reading about the soundtrack to my day! I love listening to music, so it was really hard for me to narrow down my choices. These songs are really meaningful to me, and I hope you listen to them and branch out in your musical choices!