Walk the Moon - Anna Sun

Live my life without
Station wagon rides
Fumbling around the back
Not one seat belt on
Wait for summertime
Coming up for air
Now it's all a wash
Now it's all a wash
Live my life without
Coming up for air
Now it's all a wash
I want everyone
Racing down the hill
I am faster than you
Wait for summertime
Wait for summertime

This week, I kicked off the blog with a nostalgic hit from 1977, and now I'm using it as inspiration/excuse to post a song that references childhood around that time, and sounds decidedly 80's. Anna Sun makes me feel like I'm re-living some perfect summer day from my youth, and I joyfully dance and sing along whenever it comes on. I also dance and sing along joyfully whenever I see Walk the Moon in concert - they are the most fun! This is happy, feel-good, (maybe throw-back?) song week, y'all! 

Upcoming Shows

Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun

Sweet wonderful you,
You make me happy with the things you do,
Oh, can it be so,
This feeling follows me wherever I go.
I never did believe in miracles,
But I've a feeling it's time to try.
I never did believe in the ways of magic,
But I'm beginning to wonder why.
Don't, don't break the spell,
It would be different and you know it will,
You, you make loving fun,
And I don't have to tell you you're the only one.
You make loving fun.

From mentioning this amazing band recently, to hearing Zella Day cover one of their songs ("Rhiannon" - when she opened for Fitz and the Tantrums), to playing Rock Band 4 a ton lately - which includes this song, and finally to mooning over my super fantastic boyfriend, who has been in Chicago all weekend, yeah, I couldn't shake that this was, in fact, the most important song for today. Hope everyone finds a reason to believe in the ways of magic. 

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blink-182 - Bored to Death

There's a stranger staring at the ceiling
Rescuing a tiger from a tree
The pictures in her head are always dreaming
Each of them means everything to me
And it's a long way back from seventeen
The whispers turn into a scream
And I... I'm not coming home

Save your breath, I'm nearly
Bored to death and fading fast
Life is too short to last long
Back on earth I'm broken
Lost and cold and fading fast
Life is too short to last long

From 90's-referencing hip-hop to a bonafide 90's pop-punk band, rebooted with a replacement band member. I love that this sounds and feels exactly how I want blink to sound and feel, samey but 25 years wiser. 

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Frank Turner - Ballad of Me and My Friends (Live)

Everybody’s got themselves a plan,
Everybody thinks they’ll be the man, including the girls.
The musicians who lack the friends to form a band are singer-songwriters,
The rest of us are DJ’s or official club photographers.
And tonight I’m playing another Nambucca show,
So I’m going through my phonebook, texting everyone I know,
And I quite a few I don’t, whose numbers found their way into my phone,
But they might come along anyway, you never really know.

None of this is going anywhere –
Pretty soon we’ll all be old,
And no one left alive will really care
About our glory days, when we sold our souls.

But if you’re all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We’re going nowhere slowly, but we’re seeing all the sights.
And we’re definitely going to hell,
But we’ll have all the best stories to tell.

Today I'm attending Lollapalooza in Chicago with some very old friends of mine. Most folks here are stoked to see Radiohead, and while I share that excitement, there are a few others I'm more excited for. Frank Turner, the British bard who mixes humor, politics and extremely witty lyrics with an upbeat, punk/folk sound, is at the top of my list. His shows are always terrific (I've seen him a few times) and I leave them with a smile on my face and a spring in my step. It'll be the best way to kick off a fun weekend with friends. If you ever get the chance, go and see him.

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The 1975 - Somebody Else

So I heard you found somebody else
And at first I thought it was a lie
I took all my things that make sounds
The rest I can do without

I don't want your body
But I hate to think about you with somebody else
Our love has gone cold
You're intertwining your soul with somebody else

I really like The 1975, despite not being a teenager, and thought they were fantastic when I saw them live a couple years ago, though the show was held at the acoustically challenged Austin Music Hall. Of the singles released so far to support their oddly named sophomore album, Somebody Else is definitely my favorite - and I especially like this (not shortened for radio) version. Picked a 1975 song today to remind y'all that the second leg of their US tour (October-November) goes on sale tomorrow (Friday, July 29th), and they're playing tonight at Lollapalooza.

Upcoming Shows