Defending my Music

Hi. We’re going to talk music today.

A few weeks ago I made a CD for a friend, and I wrote up a little explanation as to why I put certain songs on the CD. Since then, I’ve been thinking about why I like certain songs and artists.

So I thought it might be kind of fun to defend the stuff I love.

So basically, what I’m going to do here is go through my artists on my iPod and write up a little blurb-y thing about why I love them. And it’s way more fun that studying for a Chemistry test.
Really. It’s astounding what I’ll do to avoid chemistry.

Britney Spears – Her new stuff. I should probably consider putting some of her old stuff on here too, because it was a huge part of my childhood. I bought her CD Circus last year when I told myself I was going to start working out regularly. Ha. Haha. Am funny. Also, it’s not a bad CD. I’m not in love with it, but it’s kind of fun to listen to sometimes.

Erin McCarley – I don’t actually remember how I discovered her. But she’s cool. Her CD Love, Save the Empty, has really good songs on it. They’re super catchy and oddly relaxing. “Pony” is adorable.

Glee Cast – I’m going to be honest here. I love “Glee.” I love it. I feel judged when I talk about it with my close, close friends because they don’t like it, but I do have other close friends who adore it as much as I do. I’m just a huge Broadway nerd, and the performances are just so much fun, and I really just like the newish arrangements of the songs they do. I love it. So don’t judge.

Idina Menzel – Just another testament to how much of a Broadway nerd I am. Idina Menzel. Is. Amazing. I love her. I kind of want to grow up to be her. I wish I could turn back time to be able to see her in “Wicked.” I always regretted that I didn’t know about the show when she was in it. Her song “I Stand” is kind of like my theme song. I saw her in concert. It was fantastic. She was hilarious and incredible and…yeah. I love her.

Ingrid Michaelson – She writes songs about my life, basically. More accurately, she writes songs about everybody’s life. She’s just so normal, it’s refreshing. She’s adorable, and she writes songs with adorable lyrics. They’re just all so catchy. They stick in my head all the time and make really good Facebook statuses and Picnik edit quotes. Even her darker, deeper songs are quite catchy. Like “Be OK,” which actually has a rather depressing message, but it’s so upbeat and catchy that you can listen to it over and over again and be a little bit sad, but it’s not going to bring you down. Also they just used it on a Hallmark commercial and I’m really excited about it.

Kate Nash – I feel like she’s pretty cool, even though I only have one song of hers. She’s British, which scores her cool points, and the one song I have, “The Nicest Thing” is probably true of everyone at some point in their life. She comes up on Pandora a lot, and I like her cheeky British attitude.

Kristin Chenoweth – She’s so cute. I want to shrink her down to about 1/16 of her size and just carry her around with me all day on my shoulder. “Taylor, the Latte Boy” is honestly one of the most genius things ever. She’s just so adorable with her adorable voice, and adorable operaticness, and all-around adorableness that you can’t love her.

Lady Gaga – IS “A GODDESS”. She’s weird, I’ll give my mom that much, but most geniuses are weird. “Speechless” is amazing and I honestly cannot believe that a song like “No Floods” came out of her (especially after “Christmas Tree”…like what?). She’s so…current. And her cover of Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” is hilarious and wonderful.

Lenka – She’s basically a little shot of sunshine. Her music is just so calming and cute. I got “The Show” free on iTunes a long time ago, and then I just bought the whole CD because it’s just so cute. Once at newspaper late night, some of my friends were listening to my iPod and asked me if I could burn them her CD because it was so relaxing. Her music is just so bubblegum-y and happy that you can’t help but dance along to it.

Lou Bega – Edna always confuses Lady Gaga and Lou Bega. I find this strange. Stranger, though, is the fact that I still have Lou Bega on my iPod. Curious.

Miley Cyrus – I just saw this on my iPod and wanted to die. Then I remembered the hilariousness that is “Party in the USA” is a Miley Cyrus song. Shameful.

Panic at the Disco – Unlike my BFFLT, I prefer their new stuff to their old stuff. It’s not as intense. The newer Panic is almost Beatles-esque, and a little more endearing. It’s not so harsh. It’s a little more easily lovable. Don’t get me wrong, I liked them when they were Panic!, too, but I think I love Panic more.

Sara Bareilles – I WANT HER TO BE MY BIG SISTER. She is SO awesome. She seems really funny, and her voice is amazing, and her piano skills rock. She’s genuinely talented, and her lyrics are incredible. I once went on a hunt for her old CD “Careful Confessions” after hearing the song “Undertow” on Pandora (PS, check it out – it is excellent) and I wound up blowing an entire evening looking for the CD, WHICH I eventually found, ordered, and now adore every song on it. She has some old, indie versions of some of the stuff on “Little Voice,” but what’s really fascinating is the stuff that, I don’t know, wasn’t good enough for “Little Voice.” “Red” and “Inside Out” are completely amazing, mostly because I can relate my life directly to both of them. Yeah. She’s amazing.

U2 – Hey, why not?

Vanessa Carlton – I’ve loved her since her “A Thousand Miles” days, and her newest CD, “Heroes and Thieves” (which isn’t new at all anymore) is really cool. She’s just very odd and maybe she has a touch of darkness, but I appreciate that. Also, I have a special connection to “White Houses,” since that’s what started ‘epiphany’ and all.

This is just a small sampling of what I’ve got. I’m aware of the fact I’m a huge nerd. But try not to judge me too much.