I know that Valentine's Day is long gone, but I made two playlists for my boyfriend for that special day and I like them so much I think I should share them with the world. Here are 38 love songs that I think will strike a chord with everyone's heart. Enjoy.
Challengers - The New Pornographers
I Was Made For You - She & Him
Maybe Lately - Miracle Fortress
Samson - Regina Spektor
In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
Glosoli - Sigur Ros
Such Great Hights - Iron & Wine
Sea of Love - Cat Power
The Luckiest - Ben Folds Five
Inside & Out (Apostle of Hustle Unmix) - Feist
I Will Follow You Into the Dark - Death Cab for Cutie
Always Love - Nada Surf
House of Gold - Andy Stochansky
Running - No Doubt
Better Together - Jack Johnson
Paperweight - Joshua Radin and Schuyler Fisk
Anyone Else But You - The Moldy Peaches
Love Song - Anberlin
Islands in the Stream - Feist and The Constantines
Made-Up Love Song #43 - The Guillemots
First Day of My Life - Bright Eyes
My Favourite Book - Stars
Staralfur - Sigur Ros
Cupid - Jack Johnson
Maps - The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
To Be Alone With You - Sufjan Stevens
Ache for You - Ben Lee
Naked As We Came - Iron & Wine
Allons-y - The Auditor General
Fix You - Coldplay
Let Go - Frou Frou
I Know I Know I Know - Tegan and Sara
Blue Eyes - Cary Brothers **
She Loves You - The Beatles
Hands Down - Dashboard Confessional
Crash Into Me - Dave Matthews Band
Accidentally in Love - Counting Crows
Loveology - Regina Spektor
*** if your love does not have blue eyes, try...
Green Eyes - Coldplay
Brown Eyed Girl -Van Morrison
As for the two Sigur Ros songs, they may not be about love, but to me they sound like love. What songs sound like love to you?
La Blogothéque, a French website that features excellent music, is the topic of the week. I adore this website for posting many of my favourite artists, as videos of them performing live, often in Paris, France. Founded by Vincent Moon, the website came about when he decided he wanted to film music in a different way than what everyone was accustomed to. I believe he achieved exactly what he set out to do. The videos are innovative and the music is superbe.
Here are a couple different videos that have come from La Blogothéque.
I encourage everyone reading to check out the website or the youtube channel for La Blogothéque.
When I'm in my hometown of Thunder Bay, I tend to go to local shows at least twice a week. Even though I tend to like one band a night, I really like supporting local bands. This summer, a new local band emerged and lets just say they blow my mind. They are Vega, genre unknown, because to classify them is quite the task. The group's background is so diverse, coming from hardcore, rockabilly, and metal, yet interests in so much more than that. Their songs are uber-catchy and have me singing for days, and they appeal to such a wide audience. Their musical influences spawn from a wide variety of bands, such as Circa Survive, Thursday, Moneen, Choke, and Killswitch Engage, which can be heard in their songs. Vega will surely please a wide variety of music-lovers.
"I think we have the ability to reach a broad audience because we blend so many genres together. The music fits the lyrics well, so it allows us to write easily, yet from the heart." - Jessica Hochins, vocals
"Writing this music has been an outlet for me to express a much softer side of myself. When I write for Vega, I find it important to capture a feeling. Through Vega, I have been able to express certain parts of my life musically, as well as progress as a songwriter: playing with layer, guitar interplay and textures. " - Shawn Hartviksen, guitarist
I've been compiling a list of love songs for Valentine's Day (Yes, I'm playing for the love team this year) and wanted to share some of my favourites with everyone out there.
First Day Of My Life - Bright Eyes Sea of Love - Cat Power Maybe Lately - Miracle Fortress I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab for Cutie The Luckiest - Ben Folds Anyone Else But You - The Moldy Peaches
... I have a list of 40, but here are 6 that are rather exceptional in my eyes.
I'm also wondering, what are your favourite love songs?
...and I'm not talking girl's who need a small amount of alcohol to have a good time. Lush, the natural, vegetarian (and over 70% vegan), cosmetic company that first came out of Poole, England, has been my hair & skin saviour for a couple years now. From their environmentally friendly products and packaging to their innovative products, Lush has something for everyone. While having shops all over the world, they also have a great website that offers interesting facts about all the products that go into their products, as well as a retro product line that brings old products back to buy for a limited time. Lush uses the most fresh and organic ingredients to get their products as good as they are. People often think the stores smell, and therefore must contain chemically perfumed products, but the fact-of-the-matter is, LUSH smells (so delicious) because they use minimal packaging and fresh, often cold-pressed and rare, essential oils. If you're an avid fan like me, or never have tried the products before, I suggest checking out the website, or your local store.
Suggested Items...
Too Drunk to F@#K Emotibomb - good for hangovers or colds
American Cream Conditioner - light weight yet super moisturizing, amazing smell
I created this collage of clothing and accessories that I'm really craving right now. If you are interested you can click to see everything bigger, and individually. You can also find out where to get the items. My favourites are hands down the dress, the scarf, and the peacock bracelet, which are all from Mod Cloth.
