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Day 12 of "The Soundtrack of Your Life"  challenge.  Today's Chanson du Jour is none other then... Let Me Love You by DJ Snake I actually didn't realize how much I liked electronically arranged music that emphasized beats until I was preparing these entries back to back and realizing how many songs in my play List feature them. This song features Justin Bieber performing the vocals for it and you have to give the man his props, he really knows how to sing. In addition to that there are some great electronic riffs that really knock that really knock this song out of the park. The refrain for this song "Don't you give up na na na. I won't give up na na na. Let me love you. Let me love you!" is really catchy. I'm a softie for songs inspiring determination. I was reading the comments for the music video for this song. Several people feel that the video doesn't match the song lyrics. I like it though as it features an exciting heist done by a couple. There is a surprising reveal is that the thief are gamers playing a video game in virtual reality. When I was re-watching the video prior to writing this, I was surprised to realize the girl in the video is Emily Rudd. She as gotten a lot more popular recently appearing as the lead female pirate in the One Piece Netflix series. -    |
| Day 11 of "The Soundtrack of Your Life" challenge. The next song up is... Don't You Want Me by The Human League This song is just catchy. It has a nice electronic bass beat and a great upbeat tempo so it is very easy to get into. The is one of the songs that you can find yourself singing along to the chorus. It has easy to memorize lyrics and they repeat a lot making it tempting to chime in with. Of the 11 songs I posted so far, I think about 7 of them have fallen into the Trance genre so let me just take the opportunity to cover it a bit. As you may have gathered the trance genre relies heavily on electronic beats and wind up being relaxing to listening. They are known to be very easy to dance to and night clubs wind using these types of songs often. You can picture this one going along with flickering lights. - |
| Day 10 of "The Soundtrack of Your Life" challenge. Today's song is... Mr. Roboto by Styx This song appeals to the science fiction fan in me. While it has a much softer beat then "Better Off Alone" from my last entry, it still hits very hard but with a melodic touch mixed with electronic synthesis. The best part of this song is an amazing set crescendos in the middle. There is section in one of those segments where the lead vocalist of Styx (Dennis DeYoung holds a note for an extended period of time adding a really nice affect: "You keep me alive ... you keep me al-li-ive". It is really awesome.This is another song that I first heard played in a commercial however I decided to add it to my playlist after the song was referenced in the movie "Ready Player One" (which coincidentally was released to Netflix earlier this month). The film left me high on Sci Fi goodness and it reminded me how fun this song was when I heard it mentioned. - |
| Day 9 of "The Soundtrack of Your Life" challenge. Our next song up is... Better Off Alone (Instrumental Cover) by Alice DJ This song takes my love of hard electronic beats to the next level. I have the Shazam app on my phone and this song became an instant search for me upon hearing it. This is definitely a night club type of song as the trance type of arrangement make it very easy the rock out /dance to. I love how the music progresses. It starts with one short sharp note and gets progressively more and more complex like an insane game of "Simon". The variations throughout the song are epic and the highlight is an epic crescendo in the middle of the song. Yes... there are versions of this song with lyrics available but let's toss those aside in favor of the instrumental version so we can enjoy the techno melodic electronic sequences to their fullest effect. Ah glorious beat!! As far as I am concerned when it comes to this song the music is "Better off alone". - |
| Day 8 of "The Soundtrack of Your Life" challenge. Our next song up is... Attention by Charlie Puth This one feels a little bit lighter in tone than my previous two picks. It seems more upbeat and playful. There is a little bit of a playful flirtatious energy to it as the singer (Charlie Puth) laments not being able to get over his ex (who is playing games with him). When you watching the music video you can't blame him. You can feel the temptation and frustration throughout the song. Charlie has great vocal control able to shift to falsetto heights as he is singing. You can probably tell from earlier entries that I really love staccato like beats and this song has a great punchy rhythm to it that shifts into higher octaves. The melody and lyrics makes me feel like I am watching a tango when listening to it. It is fast and tense with a lot of sexual tension. It is very hot!! - |
Day 7 of "The Soundtrack of Your Life" challenge.  The next song up is... Collide by Howie Day I feel like I probably added this to my playlist around the same time as "Night Changes" (see previous entry "Soundtrack of Your Life Entry #6 Night Changes" ). This romantic ballad shares the same sweet tone. I first saw this song when I was watching the dancing competition show "So You Think You Can Dance". It was used as the background track for the following routinehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzQkFNd35pg Just to provide a little bit of background, this was one of the best routines performed on the show. It was choreographed by the season 2 runner up Travis Wall and the two dancers performing it Lauren Froderman and Kent Boyd went win 1st and 2nd place respectively in their season. It was an incredibly beautiful routine where you can feel the chemistry between the two dancers. They were in complete sync with each other matching their partner's movements perfectly. Using "Collide" as the soundtrack was a great pick on Travis' part. The song highlighted everything the dancers brought out. It was fast, fluid, intense and sweet. I feel like music can often make or break a dance routine and this one elevated it to a sizzlingly hot level. Vice versa because I associate this spectacular dance routine with this song, I can't help smiling and feeling a sense of warmth and appreciation when the song is played. - |
| Day 6 of "The Soundtrack of Your Life" challenge. Today's music recommendation is... Night Changes by One Direction I'm at the age where where I find myself resonating with songs that deal with growth and change. Night Changes is one of those songs that really captures those ideas. There is a little bit of a melancholy tone to it as it makes a listener realize that time can passes by really quickly. The dreams and hopes we set up in the past are gone before we know it. In the blink of an eye we find ourselves waking up one day discovering the window to accomplish ours goals has come and gone. If you are lucky you have accomplished the important ones but often there are goals unachieved that you've missed out on. In both cases, the listener is left reflecting on a past gone by. The song isn't completely sad though. (I wouldn't have liked it if it was.) Instead it provides some reassurance. There are some things that don't have to change due to time. We control the core of who we are and the relationships we forged with other people in the past remain with us. The song doesn't explicitly state it but there is the subtle idea listening to it that every night leads into a new dawn and with a new dawn comes new hopes and dreams to fulfill. It is a beautiful song... sweet, sad and comforting at the same time. - |
| Day 5 of "The Soundtrack of Your Life" challenge. The next song up is Love You Like a Love Song by Selena Gomez This one is a little bit of a guilty pleasure. I know it is not very cool to like songs from Disney Pop Stars but my love of trance and heavy beats pulled this into my list. Actually I didn't even know that Selena Gomez was the singer for this until I wound up googling the lyrics for it to add it my list of tracks. I have to give her props...she has some great vocals. My exposure to this one definitely came out of hearing a segment of this song played in a commercial several times. I can't remember if it was a car or phone commercial but it after listening to the commercial using it a few times ... I wound up wanting to find it. The tune is very catchy and it is a great electronic mix. It is very easy to dance to as well.  On a sidenote... when I attempted to google the lyrics to find this song, it was apparent I didn't identify the lyrics correctly. Instead of the actual lyrics "I love you like a love song baby" I was googling "I love you like I love somebody". I wish I could say this was only time that occurred but misidentifying what the lyrics are happens way more often to me than I'd like to admit. Luckily Google identified what I was looking for and refrained from rolling its eyes at me in the process. - As a special bonus to go along with this post. I am adding in a trinket with another Selena Gomez song hidden inside that I created for another activity.   |
| Day 4 of "The Soundtrack of Your Life" challenge. Today's song is... There's Nothing Holding Me Back by Shawn Mendes 4 entries into this challenge you probably can guess that I love songs that have a great beat. Shawn Mendes is a really good singer. This is another romantic piece and I'm a softie for sweet. The idea that someone can make you feel like you are able to take on the world without any limitations resonates with me a lot. The chorus for this song is wild...it is very fast paced with a lot of rapid lyrics providing an adrenaline rush when you are listening to it. It is the type of speed you would find in rap but this has the bonus of a melody accompanying it. The lyrics are also really good. They are reassuring expressing a feeling of being able to push forward though anything. As a listener I hear this song and have the same inspiration that "nothing would hold me back" as well. - |
| Day 3 of "The Soundtrack of Your Life" challenge. Our featured song today is I'm Shipping Up to Boston by Dropkick Murphys I love this one!! This Celtic Rock style gives you the feel you are in an Irish pub when listening to it. It is loud, energetic and intense. It is really exciting to listen to. I think I heard this song originally in an episode of the Simpsons and I added it to my track list upon a relisten when I heard again during a boxing match. Everyone was cheering when it was playing and I knew it would go into my song list for sure. This is one of those songs I like to listen to often when I want to boost my energy. Hearing it playing in the background is guaranteed to spice up any activity you are doing!! - |
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