Playlist for NYC Girls Weekend...

So excited about going to NYC tomorrow!! Here are some pictures and songs to get everyone else equally excited!! Some songs are old but just remind me of our friends...

1. Feel So Close by Calvin Harris
2. Everybody Talks by Neon Trees
3. MoneyGrabber by Fitz and the Tantrums
4. Live My Life (feat. Justin Beiber) by Far East Movement
5. Starships by Nicki Minaj
6. Faded by soulDecision
7. So Good by B.o.B
8. We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae) by Fun.
9. Move Bitch by Ludacris
10. Midnight City by M83
11. Wild Ones (feat. Sia) by Flo Rida
12. Love in this Club (feat. Young Jeezy) by Usher
13. International Love (feat. Chris Brown) by Pitbull
14. You Da One by Rihanna
15. Welcome to Atlanta by Jermaine Dupri
16. Marvin and Chardonnay (feat. Kanye West and Roscoe Dash) by Big Sean
17. Slow Motion (feat. Soulja Slim) by Juvenile
18. Young, Wild and Free (feat. Bruno Mars) by Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa
19. Blame It (feat. T-Pain) by Jamie Foxx
20. E.I. by Nelly
21. Where Them Girls At (feat. Nicki Minaj and Flo Rida) by David Guetta
22. Hot Revolver by Lil' Wayne
23. Whatever You Like by T.I.
24. Disco Inferno by 50 Cent
25. No Sleep by Wiz Khalifa

I can only hope that we can top these pictures this weekend....

Playlist for the Mountains...

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

1) Tighten Up by The Black Keys
2) TTHHEE PPAARRTTYY by Justice
3) Apo by Futurebirds
4) I'm A Goner by Mike and Sue
5) Take Care (feat. Rihanna) by Drake
6) Ni**as in Paris by Kanye West and Jay Z
7)  Midnight City by M83
8) Wild Ones (feat. Sia) by Flo Rida
9) Make Me Proud (feat. Nicki Minaj) by Drake
10) Concrete Wall by Zee Avi
11) Outro by M83
12) Willing and Able by Helene Smith
13) Just a Part of Me- Post War Garden by Standing Shadows
14) Levels by Aviici
15) Video Games by Lana Del Rey
16) This is Us by Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris
17) Slip Away by Clarence Carter
18) Pickin' Up the Pieces by Fitz & The Tantrums
19) Rill Rill by Sleigh Bells
20) Blue Jeans by Lana Del Rey
21) Oogum Boogum by Brenton Wood
22) Blister in the Sun by Violent Femmes

N Sync - Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays

I also must give a shout out to N'Sync's Christmas album. I know many of you would be remiss if I didn't mention this song... (yes I'm referring to those of you who also told Derek to give me a copy of lyrics to KC & Jojo's "Crazy" for Valentine's Day).

My Favorite Christmas Songs...

I'm SO excited it's Christmas!! I have been listening to Christmas music for a while now and these are some of my favorites. I know there are multiple versions, and even newer Justin Beiber songs but these are in my car. These are in no specific order...

1) All I want for Christmas is you- Mariah Carey
2) Feliz Navidad- Jose Feliciano
3) Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)- U2
4) Sleigh Ride- The Ronettes
5) Last Christmas- Wham!  (one of my favorites bc it's 80's!!)
6) Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree- Brenda Lee
7) Baby, It's Cold Outside- Dean Martin (or the Elf version)
8) Right Back Where We Started From- Maxine Nightingale (I associate this with Christmas ever since the Family Stone)
9) Little Saint Nick- The Beach Boys
10) Carol of the Bells- American Boychoir
11) Angels We Have Heard On High- Frank Mills
12) You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch- Boris Karloff
13) Winter Wonderland- Bing Crosby
14) Joy to the World- Morman Tabernacle Choir
15) The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)- Nat King Cole
16) Christmas Canon- Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Probably in my top 5)
17) Santa Baby- Eartha Kitt & Henri Rene
18) Away in a manger- The Children's Christmas Choir
19) Christmas/ Sarajevo 12/24- Trans-Siberian Orchestra
20) The First Noel- Andy Williams
21) Frosty the Snowman- Ella Fitzgerald
22) It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year- Andy Williams
23) Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!- Dean Martin
24) The Little Drummer Boy- Harry Simeone Chorale
25) O Come All Ye Faithful- Josh Groban & Morman Tabernacle Choir
26) Silver Bells- The Ray Coniff Singers
27) Hark! The Herald Angels Sing- Morman Tabernacle Choir
28) Santa Claus is Coming to Town- Jackson 5

Mayer Hawthorne...

I love love love Mayer Hawthorne. I recommend that everyone download some of his music! It's awesome... My favorite songs are The Walk and Hooked. The music video for The Walk is kind of weird but here it is below... It just makes me want to dance!



Look how cute he is!!!!!! There is just something about a guy with glasses...

Weekend Playlist...

1) Young, Wild & Free by Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
2) We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris) by Rihanna
3) Without You (feat. Usher) by David Guetta & Usher
4) Home by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
5) Hooked by Mayer Hawthorne
6) You Make Me Feel... (feat. Sabi) by Cobra Starship
7) Super Bass by Nicki Minaj
8) Heart Vacancy (DJ's from Mars remix) by The Wanted
9) Give Me Everything (feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer) by Pitbull
10) Lights (Bassnectar Remix) by Ellie Goulding
11) The Walk by Mayer Hawthorne
12) Dedication to My Ex (Miss That) (feat. Andre 3000 and Lil Wayne) by Lloyd (clean version is the one I like)
13) Marvin & Chardonnay (feat. Kanye West & Roscoe Dash) by Big Sean
14) My Body by Young the Giants
15) #1 by Madison
16) Play My Way by Maya Von Doll
17) Ready 2 Go by Martin Solveig & Kele
18) Go Outside by The Cults
19) Where Them Girls At (feat. Nicki Minaj & Flo Rida) by David Guetta
20) I'll Be Around (Prod. by Jonathan Marquez) by Azad Right
21) Helena Beat by Foster the People
22) Weatherman by Tarik

Disco...

So my day kind of went downhill around lunch time...nothing serious just not a good mood. Well then I decided to make a new playlist and I realized that it was mostly disco/70's music making me happier. So here's the playlist I'm listening to. Bianca Jagger is kind of who I have in mind when I think of this music...

1) More, More, More by Andrea True
2) I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round) by Alicia Bridges
3) Dancing Queen by Abba
4) Disco Inferno by The Trammps
5) Got to Be Real by Cheryl Lynn
6) Don't Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston
7) Heaven Knows by Donna Summer
8) Boogie Shoes by KC & the Sunshine Band
9) Boogie Oogie Oogie by Taste of Honey
10) Bad Girls by Donna Summer
11) You Sexy Thing by Hot Chocolate
12) He's the Greatest Dancer by Sister Sledge
13) If My Friends Could See My Now by Linda Clifford
14) Heaven Must Have Sent You by Bonnie Pointer
15) Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry
16) Night Fever by Bee Gees
17) That's the Way (I like it) by KC & the Sunshine Band
18) Turn the Beat Around by Gerald Jackson & Vicki Sue Robinson
19) Good Times by Chic
20) Doctor's Orders by Carol Douglas
21) Upside Down by Diana Ross
22) I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross
23) I'll Never Love This Way Again by Dionne Warwick
24) You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Dusty Springfield
25) Let's Groove by Earth, Wind & Fire
26) September by Earth, Wind & Fire
27) O-o-h Child by The Five Stairsteps
28) The Love I Lost by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
29) Shotgun by Junior Walker & The All Stars
30) All Night Long (All Night) by Lionel Richie
31) Right Back Where We Started From by Maxine Nightingale
32) Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker) by Parliament
33) Mary Jane (DJ Green Lantern Remix) by Rick James
34) It's Raining Men by The Weather Girls
35) If I Can't Have You by Yvonne Elliman
36) I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
37) Fire by Ohio Players

La Bamba...

(this post is not about the Mexican restaurant in Greensboro)

I recently watched the movie La Bamba, which tells the story of Ritchie Valens. Lou Diamond Phillips played Ritchie and did a great job. Ritchie Valens died at the age of 17 in a plane crash along with Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper. Ritchie Valens had a lot of hit songs in a short period which included Donna (written for his girlfriend), La Bamba, Come on, Let's Go, and We Belong Together. It was a pretty good movie, I only recommend it if you enjoy history and oldies music. Something interesting I did learn from the movie though...

Waylon Jennings and Buddy Holly.

Waylon Jennings was in Buddy Holly's band as a guitarist and the two were good friends. Waylon was supposed to be on the plane that crashed but gave his seat up to the Big Bopper because he was sick with the flu. Basically the whole reason they took the plane was because the heater on their bus had broken. A lot of them were getting sick, etc. and it was dead winter in the mid-west. Anyway, Waylon gave up his seat on the plane....So when Buddy found out he jokingly said "So you're not going with us on the plane, huh? Well I hope your ol' bus freezes up." Waylon responded to this by saying "I hope your plane crashes." Unfortunately both ended up happening that night. Apparently Waylon struggled for a long time over what he said, and blamed himself for the accident.

The Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly.

Later on Don McLean wrote the song American Pie inspired by what is now known as "The Day the Music Died".....

What I'm Listening To.....

1) Send for Me by Atlantic Starr
2) Eyes by Rogue Wave
3) Footsteps in the Dark, Pts. 1&2 by The Isley Brothers
4) A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke
5) Baby, I Love You by The Ramones
6) 54-46 (That's my number) by Toots and The Maytals
7) We'll Be Alright by Travie McCoy
8) We'll Be the Light by The Dirty Guv'nahs
9) We Can't Be Friends by Lorene Scafaria
10) Just A Little Bit by Kids of 88
11) Major Tom by Shiny Toy Guns
12) Young Blood by The Naked and Famous
13) Your Ex-Lover Is Dead by Stars
14) Dog Days Are Over by Florence + The Machine
15) This Will Be Our Year by The Zombies
16) Rolling in the Deep by Adele
17) Goodbye Mr. A by The Hoosiers
18) Baby We Were Young by The Dirty Guv'nahs
19) Brutal Hearts by Bedouin Soundclash
20) Preparedness by The Bird and the Bee
21) Seasons of Love by Shiny Toy Gun (Probably one of my favorites because I love this scene with Chuck and Blair in Gossip Girl)

The One That Got Away...

After last weekend in NYC I didn't think I would be able to find the energy to go out this weekend. However after watching last week's Bachelor, I learned something very important from Chantal, you have to live for today. So here's the playlist that is getting me ready to boogie down....

1) More by Usher
2) F**K You by Cee Lo Green
3) The One That Got Away by Katy Perry  **Please see the one who got away below**
4) All of the Lights by Kanye West
5) S&M by Rihanna
6) In for the Kill by La Roux
7) Rocketeer by Far East Movement
8) Need You by Travie McCoy
9) Tonight (I'm Loving You) by Enrique Iglesias
10) Stereo Love by Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina
11) Hold it Against Me by Britney Spears
12) On and On by Flo Rida
13) Coming Home by Diddy, Dirty Money and Skylar Grey
14) Who Dat Girl by Flo Rida
15) Marry You by Bruno Mars
16) Runaway by Kanye West
17) No Hands by Waka Flocka Flame
18) Dirty Talk by Wynter Gordon
19) We'll Be Alright by Travie McCoy
20) Get Outta My Way- Kylie Minogue

I can only hope that tonight one of my friends finds someone as special as this man was to me...