Better late than never, here’s 20 songs we’ve been loving, these past couple of months.
Tag: tunes
Music Monday – Volume Twenty-One
1) Beady Eye – The morning son
So dreamy and such a beautiful song. Liam Gallagher is awesome.
2) The 1975 – Intro/Set3
Understated opening track to their ‘Sex’ EP. Smooth and jittery, building up to an awesome R&B track. Got a great groove and some sick beats.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0FT-11F6Ro
3) Take That – Today I’ve lost you
Somehow this beautiful and underrated track managed to escape my iTunes. After coming across it again on Spotify, I have fallen head over heels back in love with it again. It’s so soft, so stunning and Gary Barlow’s vocals are silky smooth. A perfect Barlow-ballad.
4) Pharrell Williams – Fun, fun, fun
Pharrell is just a genius. After watching ‘Despicable Me’ I was reminded of what a truly great, uplifting song this is. The harmonies are amazing and I love the summery, happy feel of the song.
5) S Club Juniors – Automatic High
Massive guilty pleasure – both the pop-group and the song! Reminds me of being very young. Irresistibly catchy.
6) Prince – Better with time
Such a beautiful, romantic little song.
(Not available to share due to Prince being highly irritating and not allowing much of his music to be on YouTube)
7) David Archuleta – Crush
Someone reminded me of this song again recently and how damn good it is! Reminds me of being fourteen and listening to it over and over again. Bit of cheesy pop at its best. Lyrics are easy to relate to. One of the best chorus’ in a pop song ever.
8) Kelly Rowland – Daylight
Really underrated Kelly track. So damn catchy and uplifting.
9) Stardust – Music sounds better with you
Bloody repetitive but SO damn good. Catchy as hell. One of the best dance tracks ever released.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwv-3cM2pVk
10) MN8 – Dreaming
One of the soppiest, cheesiest but most beautiful romantic songs by a boyband ever. Not many would be familiar with this song but it’s gorgeous.
Music Monday – Volume Seventeen
1) Beady Eye – For anyone
Love the simplicity and the old-school feel to this song. It’s so Beatle-esque and it’s just a fantastic song.
2) Oasis – Cast No Shadow
Beautiful little song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6thmKcSRwc
3) Ellie Goulding – I’ll hold my breath
Really, really love this. ‘Lights’ is an incredible album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fd3PwRJmbY
4) Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Stop the clocks
This is almost like a Part 2 to ‘Champagne Supernova’. Great ending track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJTnP6ylTK8
5) Phil Collins – You’ll be in my heart
One of my favourite of Phil’s amazing collection of songs. The perfect ending to the ‘Tarzan’ movie and a truly beautiful song. One of the greatest love songs ever written.
6) All Saints – Pure Shores
I watched ‘The Beach’ (the movie in which this song is included) and fell in love with this song all over again. SO summery.
7) Take That – The Garden
One of Take That’s finest songs of their career. It’s a beautiful, inspiring song and it’s lovely to hear all the boys have lead vocals on it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKNzxG5CXdM
8) Robbie Williams – Me and my monkey
Robbie’s lyrics have always been some of the best and this song features storytelling as its finest. Very clever lyrically and a fantastic song overall. ‘Escapology’ was an incredible moment in Robbie’s career.
9) Ellie Goulding – This love will be your downfall
Another fantastic, well-produced track from Ellie’s ‘Lights’ album.
10) Ellie Goulding – The Writer
I’ve always loved this song. It’s truly beautiful and it’s one of her most underrated songs in my opinion. Great to play on the piano.
Music Monday – Volume Twelve
1) Wet Wet Wet – Goodnight Girl
Just absolutely beautiful.
2) Michael Jackson – Lovin’ you
Love both MJ’s original demo and the new version by Timbaland. Very jazzy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJS5PBgF8is
3) Michael Jackson – Xscape (Original version)
The original version. I love hearing how MJ wanted his songs, not them all remixed by ‘hot’ producers. The new version is unrecognisable and utterly crap. I remember the original leaking years ago and always loving this track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uXHUq70Bl4
4) Alanis Morisette – Thank You
Depressing but fab.
5) Michael Jackson – Stranger In Moscow
Hauntingly beautiful. One of his most underrated songs from his career and my favourite MJ song. Incredible video too. Captures loneliness perfectly.
6) Deniece Williams – Let’s hear it for the boy
Irresistible pop fun!
7) Whitney Houston – Run to you
Absolutely stunning. This woman was incredible, as were the writers of this song.
8) Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody
SO catchy!
9) Dolly Parton – Here you come again
Love Dolly! Such a beautiful song. Easy to relate to as well.
10) Melanie C – What if I stay
This woman is SO incredibly underrated. Love this – so beautiful and heartfelt. Also very chilled out.
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.
Music Monday – Volume Six
1) Mutya Buena/Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
Such a great song. Obviously the original is the definitive version but I love Mutya’s version too. People may scoff as it’s an ex-Sugababe member but she has a really distinctive tone and it’s a fab version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8_4sCOZpDc
2) Leanne Mitchell – To love someone like you
Winner of the first series of The Voice UK who disappeared quickly from the public eye. A real shame too – she has an incredible voice. Anyway, this song is truly special and very beautiful. It reminds me of something Whitney might have done in her career.
3) Kelly Rowland – Train on a track
This was something suggested to me on Spotify based on my listening habits and I’m so glad it was. Such a smooth, beautiful song and I can’t get enough of it right now.
4) Eric Clapton – Blue Eyes Blue
Gorgeous song – very soppy but I love it so much. Definitely check this one out.
5) The 1975 – Falling for You
This is really chilled-out and beautiful. We all know that sense of awareness we have of falling for somebody and this song documents that.
6) Eurythmics – There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)
I’ve heard this a couple of times recently and have been reminded of what a great track it is. LOVE Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart is an amazing writer/musician.
7) Joni Mitchell – Both sides now
One of my favourite songs of all time. I love the original but the version I love most is a jazz version Joni recorded in 2000. I first came across it in ‘Love Actually’ during one of the most heartbreaking scenes in a movie ever. It’s just an absolutely stunning song. Was reminded of this by the gorgeous version by Sally on The Voice UK.
8) John Waite – Missing You
Another track I was reminded of after a performance on The Voice UK. This reminds me of a crush I had a few years ago!
9) Vanessa Carlton – Thousand Miles
One of the greatest piano-based pop songs ever written. I adore the piano instrumentation on this track and it’s such a sweet song.
10) Gary Barlow – Lie to Me
One of the greatest Barlow compositions ever and yet it’s pretty heartbreaking it never got the recognition it deserved. It could have been a massive single. So emotive, so well-written and the production is so polished. Gary Barlow’s song-writing at its best.
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