Canções Felizes

I am so very happy right now. I have a tendency to think the worst, but tonight I was blessed enough to receive more than I would have ever asked for. I found hope. I love hope. It comes from prayer, friends, hugs, and songs. Here is my happy playlist with commentary, of both song and video, one that makes me float away on a pillow cloud.

1) "Blessed" by Brett Dennen always makes me realize how over the top I can get sometimes. This song pinches me, making me remember to get over myself and that my "problems" aren't worth stressing over so much. Humble, self-aware and grateful are the traits that find in myself when I listen to this. Maybe you will feel the same way.


2)Watching David Crowder Band taking myspace pictures can potentially cure a bad day. I probably love watching this clip too much, but oh well. Its humor for me keeps growing because I anticipate what is to come. So funny. I wish I was best friends with these awesome gentlemen.


3)"Love" by Great Big Sea is the song I crank up and dance obnoxiously to when my roommates are out of town for the weekend. Yeah, when Kristine and Tanzania were gone two weeks ago, I put this song on repeat and went insane. I doubt that anyone gets as excited about this song as I do, but that's okay. I claim it mine. You can borrow it if you like. It's not on YouTube, sorry!! Look it up!!

4)"Dela" by Johnny Clegg is my audio fix. Yes, that is a drug reference because I get so high off of hearing this song. It's so ironic because for the past few months, I defined this song as freedom to myself. The song isn't like that at all; it's about the vulnerability of falling in love. If you see me running around campus,this is the song that is oozing into my ear drums. Future blog post devoted to this song only, by the way. This is a cute video...if you're a girl who likes Little Mermaid =)


5)"Dancing Alone" by Ashlee Simpson is my guilty pleasure. I should be arrested, kind of guilty. I cannot lie though. This song has made me appreciate my independence in lonely times. It tells me that things are going to be okay and that I don't need all of the answers right now. With every listen, I cherish who I am a little more each time because in between listens, I grow. It also definitely helps that I just love to jump up and down to this song on a late summer night in my favorite skirt with my hair out one foot from my head. Well, she did something right.


6)My Favorite Song. (Not telling! =P Not many people remember, care, or even know about it. You can know that this song is as much a part of me as my eyes are blue. That may sound extreme, but I have been in love with song since I was twelve. It's just like Advil to me or a tranquilizer gun sometimes. This brings me back to Hannah Mills, to where I am supposed to be mentally and emotionally. It's paradise for me on Earth; it's a free all-inclusive vacation draining into my ears.)

7)"Painting By Chagall" by The Weepies gushes luscious harmonies that will make you weak in the knees. See the video in an old post devoted to this favorite band of mine.

Title: "Happy Songs" in Portugese
In My Head: "Far Far" by Yael Naim (previous post about it)