Maps - Maroon 5

Another great song by Maroon 5. I swear I'm not sure why I used to hate them so much in high school. Possibly because Adam Levine wasn't super hot just yet. Anyway, the video for this song is a little bit more intense than theirs normally are, and it has an Irreversible theme to it. All it needed was a rape scene and a pregnancy test to psychologically scar millions of fans.

May induce psychological scarring.

As I understand the lyrics, this is about two people in a relationship, but one is sort of never there for the other. But the other keeps going back to them. Because...fate? Lack of self-respect? Dat ass? Who can say. If Kelly Clarkson were singing this, it would definitely end with an inspirational "I'm better off without you". And of course Carrie Underwood would kick the shit out of his car. But Adam Levine is just like, "Ain't nothin' I can do!" Why are the pretty ones so dumb? So yeah, the song is actually much more uplifting while accompanied by the video.

And then there's that part that reminds me of Leslie Knope..."But on that road I took a fall, oh baby why did you run away?" Hahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa......I've been watching too much Parks & Rec.

Closer - Tegan and Sara

I am oh so obsessing over this song right now. I was binge-watching BoJack Horseman on Netflix and the last episode ended with this song. I'm like, "Is that Tegan & Sara?" One Google search later and yes, yes it is. I love Tegan and Sara, this song came out in 2012, how have I not heard this song before? In any case, I love the 80's feel, the "typical" but perfect harmonies, and of course the lyrics. It's so bubbly I could hate it, but I totally do not.

a single from the album "Heartthrob"

Girls and Boys

I have had two songs stuck on me this week with similar (ish) themes. Where love is concerned, we all the same, because love is not a choice.

1. Girls/Girls/Boys - Panic! At The Disco

Apparently an homage to D'Angelo's "How Does It Feel." While I've never heard of D'Angelo before today, all I can say is thanks for ripping him off, Brendon Urie. I really, really like my skinny white boys/girls. Ha. Anyway, this song seems to be about a guy liking a girl who hasn't made up her mind whether she wants him or a girl. Who doesn't love a bi girl? Indecisive. I love it! Love is not a choice...!

Definitely going in my "maybe" list of songs I might sing.

2. Girls Chase Boys - Ingrid Michelson

Also an homage, this time to Robert Palmer's "Simply Irresistible". I like Ingrid's version about 20 million times more, mostly because I actually like her song, and also because her dancers are hotter. The comments section for this video is also hilarious because just about everyone is like "Boys are in make-up, I don't understand. It makes me feel gross." I happen to like boys in make-up, so I don't really understand what their deal is, but whatever. The point of the song is that we are all the same when it comes to love.

Chandelier - Sia

No one seems to understand how obsessed I am with this song. It has been stuck in my head for about 3 days now, with no sign of unsticking. I have loved Sia since I first heard I Go To Sleep on an episode of Dollhouse, and while Chandelier is very different in both tone and style, it does have a similar effect on my mind. That is to say, I can't get it out. And I love the lyrics, with a dash of narcissism, because they are very much like something I would write. But better.

Party girls don't get hurt

Can't feel anything, when will I learn

I push it down, push it down

I'm the one for a good time call

Phone's blowing up, they're ringing my doorbell

I feel the love, I feel the love

1,2,3 1,2,3 Drink

1,2,3 1,2,3 Drink

1,2,3 1,2,3 Drink

Throw 'em back til I lose count

I'm gonna swing from the chandelier 

From the chandelier

I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist 

Like it doesn't exist

I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night

Feel my tears as they dry

I'm gonna swing from the chandelier

From the chandelier

And I'm holding on for dear life

Won't look down, won't open my eyes

Keep my glass full until morning light

Cuz I'm just holding on for tonight

Help me, I'm holding on for dear life

Won't look down, won't open my eyes

Keep my glass full until morning light

Cuz I'm just holding on for tonight

Sun is up, I'm a mess

Gotta get out now, gotta run from this

Here comes the shame, here comes the shame

And then there's this:

Rude - Magic!

Can't get enough of this song today. Even though I find the act of asking someone's father for their "hand" sort of offensive, like a woman is just property transferred from one man to another. Like a woman couldn't give permission for herself. But, you know, whatever, it's super catchy.

Rumi and the Whirling Dervishes

Run from what's comfortable

Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. 

Destroy your reputation.

Be notorious.

-Rumi

I'm not sure why, but today, I just really loved this poem. Rumi is a favorite of mine, that I often run into on Pinterest, but oddly enough I've never looked him up before today. Which led me to another amazing thing. After his death, Rumi's son and followers founded this religious order, the Mevlevi Order (Order of the Whirling Dervishes) that are famous for this dance, the Sufi dance, also known as the Sama Ceremony or the Dervish Dance.

Something about it is just so beautiful and calming to me. And just what I needed this week.

Heavy Bells - J. Roddy Walston and the Business

I had never heard of J. Roddy Walston and the Business before making my Lazerfest Mix 2014, but dayumn! Glad I finally did. I've had this song stuck in my head all weekend now and I'm loving it. I want to get every one of their songs stuck in my head as well. I'm super excited to see them at Lazerfest and hope their live show is as good as everyone says. 

Here's them on Letterman!

Lucia Rijker

What most people know about me is that I hate sports. What they don't know is that I do actually enjoy boxing and MMA from time to time because these are the sports that my dad watched when I was little. So while I usually won't go out of my way to watch it or keep up with it, sometimes I find myself a little obsessed with it. Right now I'm on a female empowerment kick and feeling a little feisty, so I've been watching female boxing on YouTube.

What I hate about some boxing tournaments is the hugging and the dancing away from each other all the time. While I understand it's a vital component for making points and staving hits etc..it's just really fucking boring. This video of Lucia Rijker vs Chevelle Hallback is not boring.

She's a slow build, but I'm loving her left hooks!

Fortune Teller - Maroon 5

So, I borrowed this Maroon 5 CD from the library and mainly listened to it in the shower. I was pleasantly surprised by this song in particular. I think because it is so repetitive, but with sweet piano notes over this techno oomph thing. For some reason, I like techno if it also has sweetness. Anyway, I'm pretty addicted to not only the sound, but the lyrics. To me, this is the story of a boy living and loving the moment and not understanding why his girl needs to have answers about their future together. Which, I can tell you is pretty common with some of my friends, I just so happen to be on his side at this moment. How can you know you'll always feel a certain way or just what the future holds?

I don't know what to tell you, I'm not a fortune teller.

Rhiannon - Stevie Nicks

I don't know why. Because...Stevie Nicks? But really, I suppose I was watching American Horror Story and that one crazy backwoods witch was obsessed with her songs, which sort of put me in the mood. And Rhiannon is just a good song that kind of takes you for a ride into...hippyville? I don't know. Somewhere nice and mellow and maybe a little magical.

Side note: I know a couple girls named Rhiannon and I thought to myself that they must always have people singing this song to them. And how awesome is that? The only song that I know my name's in is Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah) which is basically about this wicked cold bitch.

I guess that fits..."the meanest gal in town." But no one ever knows it because it was made in 1956 and apparently, normal people don't listen to music from 30 years before their birth. Woe is me.

ps. I guess there is Hannah by Ray Lamontagne (whose voice I hate) and Hannah by Freelance Whales (which I don't relate to at all...I do not take the stairs if there is an elevator). But I had to do a Google search for this information.

pps. Oh, also Hannah by Robert Downy Jr. ? Whaaaat?