Possibly My New Favorite Song

Our family has this homemade cd that has just about the best combination of love songs ever. They're pretty much all songs recorded pre-2000 (ok, at least pre-2005) and I like basically every single one of them, which seems to me to be a rare occurance with somebody else's wedding cd. Usually, the bride and groom like every song and the guests may like 1 or 2 out of the 17 or so on there.

The funny thing about this particular wedding cd, is that we hardly know the bride and groom. In fact, I'm positive the groom doesn't know me, and I'd be very surprised if the bride remembered me. They're a couple my aunts knew from Steubenville and we did not attend their wedding; somehow, one of my aunts passed the cd on to us. I don't know if she had extras or simply didn't share their fabulous taste.

Anyway, I recently downloaded the cd to my itunes and have been enjoying the songs ever since. I'll admit, not many people of my generation would genuinely enjoy listening to John Denver or Etta James (oh man, is she an amazing vocalist though!), let alone Loreena McKennit (and you're saying who??) or Allison Krauss...ok, let's be honest, I don't really enjoy listening the two particular Allison Krauss songs this couple chose all that much, but hers are probably my least favorite on there and I don't even mind them too much.

Some of my preferred artists and songs include but are not limited to, Jack Johnson-Bubble Toes, a few different selections by Dave Matthews Band, Rufus Wainwright-Hallelujah, and my new favorite: Nickel Creek-When You Come Back Down.

This last one is a song I've heard a bunch of times by now (we've had the cd since I was about 10), but it wasn't until recently that I really began to appreciate it. I'm not sure if it's lyrics like, "I'll be the harmony to every lonely song That you learn to play" and "Angel, you were born to fly, If you get too high I'll catch you when you fall" that make it special or if I just like the soothing accoustic guitar sound and folksy fiddle solos sprinkled throughout, but, either way, I'm almost decided that this is my new favorite song. :)

So take a listen and read the lyrics and let me know what you think.

itunes thingy

From Emily

1. Put your iTunes on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Be My Escape- Relient K

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Me and Jesus- Stellar Kart heehee

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
She's Not Just a Pretty Face- Shania Twain wow...special

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
The Scene and the Herd- Relient K hmmmm what?

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Redemption- Switchfoot dude........creepy

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Mountain of God - Third Day

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Tied Down - Colbie Caillat hmm really? *sigh* maybe I'm am kind of tied down with everything that I have going on lately.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Homesick- MercyMe oh please.......

WHAT IS 2+2?
For the Band- Relient K

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Made to Worship- Chris Tomlin

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Entertaining Angels- Newsboys yeah...right..my siblings are anything but angels ;-) jkjk

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
The Call- Regina Spektor uhh i'm confused :-/

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Breakfast- Newsboys heehee that's funny, because despite my love for food, that's the only meal I consistently don't eat.

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
S.O.S.- Jonas Bros. HAHAHA! That would be funny!

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
A Whisper Heard Around the World- Bryan Duncan huh? I've never actually listened to this song..it was on an old WOW cd that i put on itunes a while ago.

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
The Only Thing Worse Than Beating a Dead Horse is Betting on One- Relient K uhh i guess in a twisted way that could mean horsebackriding?

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Ordinary Day- Vanessa Carlton Yes..but you never know what i DO on ordinary days..do you?

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Cartoons-Chris Rice heehee

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
On My Own- Les Miserables oooh! That is SO true! I'm such an extrovert!

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
This Man-Jeremy Camp ummm creepy?

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
ABBA- Rebecca St.James huh?

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
The Stenographer- Relient K

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
I'm Taking You With Me - Relient K can you tell I like Relient K? lol

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Deathbed-Relient K ummm a bit morbid?

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Up and Up- Relient K this is ridiculous I don't have THAT many of their CD's

YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Wherever We Go- Newsboys ummm?

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Take You Back- Jeremy Camp weird O.o

ANY LAST WORDS?
Frank Dies-HP4 soundtrack

hmm the beginning was kind of funny, but it just got random and boring towards the end.

2 new cd's

My mom got Switchfoot's  'Beautiful Letdown' and Relient K's  'Five Score and Seven Years ago'. They're both really good. I think I like the Relient K one better, because the lyrics are really clever, but Switchfoot is awesome too.  

My favorite songs from the Switchfoot album are probably 'Ammunition' and 'Redemption'. But that's mostly because I've heard 'Gone' and 'Dare You to Move' so many times it's not even funny. 

And from the Relient K album...I like pretty much all of them. I've always liked 'Best Thing' and 'Must Have Done Something Right'..but I've listened to those way too much. ;-)

My new favorites are: 'I'm Taking You With Me' and 'Faking My Own Suicide'.

'Crayons Can Melt On Us For All I Care' is fabulous though. ;-D

I actually like 'Death Bed' a lot too. 

See..I can't choose a favorite. ;-)