For the month of June, I’m co-hosting Tuesday Ten with Lisa and Rabia! What a great way to kick off summer blogging! This week, the topic is 10 songs that are stuck in your head right now.
10. Lily and Emmy have their own playlist on my MP3 player, and the song that sticks in my head after we listen to their playlist is “Be Our Guest” from Beauty and the Beast. “Be our guest, be our guest, put our service to the test…”
9. One of the blogs I read faithfully is Tamara (like) Camera, and Tamara loves “Safe and Sound” by Capital Cities. When I hear it on the radio, I automatically think of Tamara, and then the little instrumental part gets stuck in my head! Da, dah, da-da-da-da dah…
8. I really enjoyed listening to a different “Safe and Sound,” though, when the movie The Hunger Games came out. I love Taylor Swift’s “Safe and Sound.” It’s so haunting; perfect for the movie soundtrack. It also features The Civil Wars, one of my favorite duos.
7. Speaking of The Civil Wars, I love singing along to Barton Hallow. “Miles and miles in my bare feet, Still can’t lay me down to sleep, If I die before I wake, I know the Lord, my soul won’t take….”
6. Part of the reason I love The Civil Wars so much is because of the harmonies. Another group I love singing along to is The Wailin’ Jennys. I just bought one of the their CDs and have been listening in the car as I run errands. Hallelujah!
5. How about a little country? Sara Evans has always been one of my favorite country singers! “She left the suds in the bucket and the clothes on the line…Yee-hoo!”
4. Country music has a reputation for being full of melancholy. The Band Perry certainly has that covered with their song, “If I die young, bury me in satin; Lay me down on a bed of roses; Sink me in the river at dawn; send me away with a love song.”
3. I can’t write about music without including my own “theme song” for the year; Counting Stars by OneRepublic. “Lately, I’ve been, I’ve been losing sleep, dreaming about the things that we could be….”
2. And then there’s the song from Frozen. No, not “Let it Go,” or even “Love Is an Open Door.” It’s the opening song that doesn’t seem to have any words. However, the original setting is centered around a well-known hymn which I used to sing with my mom and sisters when we were visiting the nursing home with my dad. He held short prayers services for the residents who could make it to the common area, and my mom would play the piano. After the service, we would visit residents who were unable to come, and sang for them at their bedside. Do you recognize this hymn?
1. There’s nothing more infectious than laughter, and there’s nothing more infectious than the song “Happy” by Pharrell Williams. Lily and Emmy danced to this song for their dance recital, so we listen to it often! Clap along!
What song gets stuck in your head? Visit Lisa and Rabia, the hosts of Tuesday Ten, for more songs! You can also link up your Tuesday Ten post here, and every Tuesday in June!
