Unfortunately, when I came to write this post I realized that somehow I had lost the next 8 songs off my list, so I had to recreate the list. I'm trying not to repeat artists, though there will be at least one repeat on the list as a whole.
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Good Morning Planetarium - Falling Up
Thought I ought to show Falling Up some love. I learned to love them even more after listening to the audiobook written by the lead singer. If you have some time and you're an audiobook type of person, I highly recommend it.
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Hopeless Wanderer - Mumford & Sons
I love Mumford & Sons so much. I find new reasons to appreciate the poetry of their lyrics every time I listen through a CD. This particular song is special because when we performed Little Women a few years ago, Nadia and I had kind of assigned a different Mumford song to each character, and this was the one we assigned to Jo, whom I played. I identify a lot with Jo, and possibly even more so with this song.
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It Was a Dark and Stormy Night - Five Iron Frenzy
Okay, this one's even more special. See, I had the misfortune of becoming a Five Iron fan AFTER they had already retired. So I put their CDs on repeat and learned to love their songs without any hope of ever seeing them or getting new music. Then a few days after one of the worst days of my life, I get home and I see the unbelievable. Five Iron is coming back, and they've released a new song. Now, I don't know that I can say I love their new stuff as much as their old stuff, but I absolutely adore this song. One of my favorite t-shirts is my FIF shirt that says "And hope still flies."
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Just Fall - Anthem Lights
For the longest time I just liked Anthem Lights for their marvelous covers of other people's songs. Somewhere along the line I started listening to their original stuff, and as cookie cutter as some of it is, I really love quite a few of their songs. This is one that I kind of wish I'd run across a few months before I did, but it's been pretty useful anyway.
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This super pretty song is in a super pretty scene in this super pretty movie. As wonderful as it is within the context of the movie, the real reason it's special to me is that this song is a lot of the reason I kept up with singing and trying to find voice lessons. Because once upon a time when I was quite young I somehow had enough courage to sing this song for someone and they told me I had a pretty voice and it was quite possibly the first time anyone ever complimented me on my voice. I really ought to do a cover of it now that I've had lessons...
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There are way too many Yellowcard songs I could have gone with, so I may have had to opt for one where I didn't have a better option for this letter. But this is one of my favorites. I've assigned it to several of my original fictional characters, and I used it as the curtain call when we performed the Voyage of the Dawn Treader a few years ago.
Alright guys, I think we'll have this done in two more posts. Let me know if you appreciate any of my song recommendations.
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