Sunburn
by Muse
"No one ever dared to break these endless lies"

I was thinking today about how much I miss Muse. Showbiz was always my favourite album so I thought I'd pick a track off of that one. I love the passion and the intensity that Muse create. There is a real drama to their songs :)

Listen to it here!
Then you may thank me profusely.

Blowin' In The Wind
by Bob Dylan
"How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?"

I don't have an awful lot to say today. I'm incredibly sleepy and so all I will say is that I am feeling a little over-emotional, so I thought I'd pick a song that overwhelms me. This song is beautiful... very gentle but it makes an impact all the same.

Listen to it here!
Then you may thank me profusely.

My Sweet Prince
by Placebo
"Me and the dragon can chase all the pain away"

Another Placebo song, I know. But I just can't help it. I was listening to Without You I'm Nothing today which is probably my favourite album because it has this track on it as well as my absolute favourite Every Me Every You. I remember when I first watched Cruel Intentions (which opens with Every Me Every You) and I instantly adored that film for that song being in it. At the time I was a huge Placebo fan and so anything Placebo related was automatically deemed heavenly. Which is why I started listening to The Eels and The Pixies.

But less about that song and more about this one. I love the simplicity and the sadness in this song. It's gorgeous how desperately depressing this song is. I read an interview with Brian once and he said that this song is about his addiction and infatuation with drugs. Although another thing I heard was that a female friend of his wrote the chorus lyrics on the mirror in lipstick before leaving. Which would be "My sweet prince; you are the one".

But I think this is the kind of song that you can let speak for itself really. It means so many different things to me!

Listen to it here!
Then you may thank me profusely.

Sirius/ Eye in the Sky
by The Alan Parsons Project
"I aint gonna live anymore believing some of the lies
While all of the signs are deceiving"

This is actually the first two songs from the EP together. The first leads into the second so it's nice to hear them together. I bought a copy on a holiday to Falmouth a few years ago. Thinking of it in parts, I adore the dramatic sound of Sirius as opposed to the kind of mundane sound of Eye in the Sky which is kind of dwindling. But both sides of it are equally pleasant.

Listen to it here!
Then you may thank me profusely.

Runaround Sue
by Dion
"I should have known it from the very start
This girl will leave me with a broken heart"

Another oldie! I absolutely love music like this. This has a Runaway-esque feel to it, in that it's a really lively upbeat song in the music, but the lyrics are actually quite sad. You don't really get that anymore.

Listen to it here!
Then you may thank me profusely.

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
by The Hollies
"If I'm laden at all
I'm laden with sadness
That everyone's heart
Isn't filled with the gladness
Of love for one another"

I recently started a new job and they have a CD at the shop which occaisionally gets played, and when it does, it is always a pleasure to hear it. There are some fantastic songs on it and one of them is this one. It's a real classic and as soon as I hear that whining harmonica, I want to sway! The lyrics to this one are really beautiful too... very heartfelt and touching.

Listen to it here!
Then you may thank me profusely.

The Day Before You Came
by ABBA
"It's funny but I had no sense of living without aim
The day before you came"

This song makes me a little teary, because it puts this incredible importance on the person in question (although cancer has been suggested by some fans?) , and how this mundane and structured life is just turned upside-down. I love the idea of the vast change that this turning point has on the character. I think also, I find the song quite intense because the vocals are so impressive. I think ABBA have always had that quality - the vocals were always a real tribute to their talent.

Either way, this is definitely my favourite ABBA track, perhaps because it has a lot of depth and raw emotion in it. God knows that happy music is a beautiful thing but I can't help being attracted to the more melancholy side of music.

I hope you enjoy the song - and also, that you enjoy the student video. It's not very well shot but you've still got to love student videos!

Listen to it here!
Then you may thank me profusely.