Here’s February’s mixtape!
Tag: Fleetwood Mac
Music Monday – Volume Fifty
1) Kodaline – The One
Beautiful ballad. Simple but effective!
2) Jessie J – I need this
Powerful emotive song from Jessie’s debut album ‘Who You Are’. Originally written for Chris Brown and featured as a bonus track on his Graffiti album, Jessie sticks to his formula despite the key change and some extra nice little ad libs at the end. The piano arpeggios are pretty, the explosive guitar heavy chorus adds sheer power and the lyrics are fantastic. Awesome song.
3) Chris Brown – Don’t Judge Me
I prefer the David Aude remix of this, funnily enough, despite not usually being a fan of remixes. This past week, I have fallen in love with the original version however. Smooth, emotive and a great, great song. Very chilled. Haven’t been able to get enough of this over the past week.
4) Chris Brown – I Love U
There’s something impossibly endearing about this album track from Chris’ ‘Graffiti’ album. Whether it’s the use of an accordion, the incredibly catchy chorus or the sing-song melody, it’s just a great, great track.
5) London Grammar – If You Wait
Haunting, stunning, emotional; three things every London Grammar song tends to be. This is no exception. Absolutely gorgeous.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyVuiZmxm18
6) Fleetwood Mac – Sara
It’s Fleetwood Mac, what’s not to love? Soft, rather haunting with catchy piano instrumentation. Stevie Nicks’ voice is one of the greatest in history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzKh9q7vvHY
7) John Mayer – Gravity
Perhaps his signature song and rightly so. Blues-y, chilled out and so simple but so damn good. I’ve been able to completely relate to these lyrics this past week. Very cleverly written. The man’s a musical genius. “Gravity is working against me, gravity wants to bring me down.”
8) Ryan O’Shaughnessy – Hold Me Now
Absolutely stunning song by 2012’s Britain’s Got Talent Finalist, Ryan O’Shaughnessy. Big fan of his work and songwriting.
9) Charles Hamilton & Rita Ora – New York Raining
Really liking this right now! Very catchy.
10) Disclosure & Eliza Dolittle – You & Me
LOVE Disclosure. Still an absolute tune. Catchy and house-infused but rather haunting and beautiful at the same time.
Music Monday – Volume Nineteen
1) The Jacksons – 2300 Jackson Street
A little-known single released by The Jacksons in 1989 when Michael had left the band. This album was pretty underrated in my opinion. It’s a shame it didn’t fare better in the charts. This is a gorgeous song that Michael contributed vocals to and it’s so soulful & smooth.
2) Samantha Ronson – Built this way
Yes, I watched Mean Girls & this played pretty much all the way through so I kinda found myself liking it!
3) Fat Larry’s Band – Zoom
So summery. Love this.
4) Fleetwood Mac – Sara
God, I love Fleetwood Mac! Stevie Nicks’ voice is divine and this is an amazing song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHJb87nNsGY
5) Fleetwood Mac – Family Man
Catchy as hell, this is an awesome song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeIwuyCGhQc
6) Robbie Williams – Monsoon
A shamefully honest song that could be written and performed by no-one else other than Mr Robbie Williams. Such a powerful, awesome song.
7) Robbie Williams – Feel
Hauntingly beautiful – that piano introduction and the lyrics are just beautiful. “Come and hold my hand, I wanna contact the living” – what a line. One of the best lyrics ever written.
8) The Vamps – Somebody to you
The more I hear by The Vamps, the more I love them. Love this song.
9) Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure
I watched the 1998 movie ‘Stepmom’ with Julia Roberts the other day and this song was played in the opening segment. One of my favourite Queen tracks, with that irresistible bass line (years before it was nicked by Vanilla Ice) and a fantastic duet between two amazing singers – Freddie Mercury & David Bowie.
10) Thomas Newman – Any other name
‘American Beauty’ is one of my favourite films of all time and part of what makes it so appealing for me is Thomas Newman’s hauntingly beautiful score. ‘Any other name’ is a piece of music commonly played in media and it’s just stunning. One of my favourite pieces of music ever produced.
Music Monday – Volume Eleven
1) John Mayer – Something’s Missing
I can SO relate to this song sometimes. When you wonder exactly why you are feeling down when, in fact, you are lucky.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrlNN-RsJUc
2) Keith Urban – Sweet Thing
Found this through watching a concert Keith & John Mayer did together a few years back. I can’t get enough of this song right now, so uplifting! Really fallen in love with Keith’s music.
3) Fleetwood Mac – Gypsy
My favourite Fleetwood Mac song. Just love the idea, the lyrical content and the beautiful harmonies. They are an incredible band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WZ3na8NGjY
4) The Common Linnets – Calm After The Storm
Yes, sounding like ‘Every breath you take’ aside, it’s a very beautiful song. I missed Eurovision this year but checked out this song because of the controversy. Love it.
5) Paloma Faith – Stargazer
Love Paloma and this is a great song.
6) Zero 7 – Destiny
Always reminds me of summer – so smooth, so beautiful and an incredible song.
7) Robbie Williams – Deceptacon
So hauntingly beautiful it’s unreal. Underrated track by far.
8) Bombay Bicycle Club – Feel
This is an incredible song. Pays homage to Indian music but in a way that makes it mainstream. So damn catchy.
9) Coldplay – Stawberry Swing
Just love this, I really do. It’s the instrumentation – so unique.
10) Foster the people – Pumped up kicks
Irresistible. So catchy 🙂
Music Monday – Volume Ten
Music Monday 10
1) Pharrell – Here
This man is an absolute genius. Taken from the latest Spiderman film, this is a perfect movie song. Don’t be put off if you don’t like Pharrell, this is a beautiful and rare ballad for him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoE5ifeWX8U
2) The Vamps – She was the one
Loving the Vamps at the moment. Beautiful song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seHYL974VDg
3) The Vamps – Dangerous
Love this so much. Reminds me a little of McFly.
4) Pharrell Williams & Alicia Keys – Know who you are
This is an awesome song – love the reggae feel to it.
5) The horrors – So now you know
Just really love this song.
6) Snow Patrol – You could be happy
Perhaps the most heartbreaking song ever written. Certainly one of my favourite songs of all time. The lyrical content is just so incredibly beautiful and I love the music-box sound that runs the way through the song.
7) Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake – Love never felt so good
All of us MJ songs have known about this song for years – it’s appeared online and on a couple of MJ compilations. The new polished versions, both solo and with JT sound fantastic, however. I especially love this, being a fan of both MJ and JT.
8) Paramore/The Castro Family – Still into you
I’m not a massive fan of Paramore and especially not this song. But just check out this stunning cover. The harmonies are mesmerising. Definitely in the style of Fleetwood Mac
9) Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere
Been listening to Fleetwood Mac loads lately – they’re just incredible. This is an absolute classic – so magical.
10) The Flying Picketts – Only You
I am still loving ‘Only you’ as a song – it’s so beautiful. Love this acapella version.
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