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Yes & No - Venus Hum

"Let your no be no

and your yes be yes

my no means no

my yes means yes

yes, yes, yes"

Sometimes I yearn for a straight forward answer.  I'm blunt, honest to a fault about who I am.  In college, a dear friend once told me she worried I would face a lot of pain because I wasn't fake - I was always 100% true to me.  Reflecting this brutal honesty, this song echoes my actions.  

Additionally, with a crazy steady beat, it is empowering and today I felt empowered.

This song is not for the every day but for those days when you need to feel like you can conquer anything.  Those days when you may be a bit pissy and just want to vent.  

The Compromise - The Format

"Meet me in the middle

Well come on let's make up a dance

And we'll agree to call it the compromise"

All I wanted was a compromise.  Well that is a blatant lie.  All I wanted was my way, spoiled brat that I am, I thought I deserved it.  Instead, I learned to compromise.  Or rather, I learned to give in every once in a while.

But before this, I was overwrought with the melodrama that stems from extremely low blood sugar.  

Peppy and upbeat, this song is slightly Beatle-esque (gasp!  yes I made the comparison, what?!?!)

5 Years Time - Noah and the Whale

"Oh well I'll look at you and say it's the happiest that I've ever been

I'll say I no longer feel I have to be James Dean

And she'll say, yeah well I feel oh pretty happy too

And I'm always pretty happy when I'm just kicking back with you"

In preparation for Noah and the Whale's concert this weekend, I browsed their myspace page and found myself drawn to this chipper tune.  The message is fantastically amazing: you don't know about the future but there will be love.  It's this thought that I grab and hold tight on my grumpy days.  Work may be difficult, my life might  be stressed, but no matter what I have love and I will have love.  So breathe, step back, and embrace life!

Oh optimistic folk pop, how you inspire me!

The Cloud Prayer - AC Newman

"You don't think that I try for you

I went into the skies for you"

It's strange how you can go through such different phases.  I have never really loved AC Newman.  Maybe it's because when I saw The New Pornographers, Carl Newman tried to steal the show (even his myspace band descriptions reads: Carl Newman and others).  Maybe it's something else but I'm guessing I'm rubbed wrong by his aire of pomposity.  

That being said, I heard this song for the first time today and fell in love.  I say I heard this song for the first time, but I am sure I'm heard it before.  Today I heard it heard it though.  Something resonated, something clicked, something was perfect.  So, as I continue to evolve and explore my life soundtrack, I add AC Newman, to my utmost surprise.

I wonder if it's my underlying desire that the lyrics of this song fit my life that draws me in?

Machine - Anni Rossi

"Away from here

Away from here

Swinging crazily like a star"

Anni Rossi sounds like an amazing blend of Regina Spektor and Ingrid Michaelson.  Dipping to low notes and suddenly reaching for high notes, Rossi's range impresses.  Although the lyrics are a bit indecipherable at times, it does not detract from the overall sound and feel of her music.

With a catchy beat, this song would be perfect for walking around the city, which is exactly what I did today.  In the hopes of discovering an affordable apartment, Jenn and I took to the streets in search of a new home.  What we learned was that it is A) not worth it to break our lease and B) not ever going to be a good idea for us to live in the financial district (so not a cute neighborhood). 

  

Sink or Swim - Tyrone Wells

"Take a deep breath

No more time left

This is what I thought I wanted

Why am I afraid?"

I'm hitting a breaking point.  To move or not to move?  How can I muster the strength to leave a relatively secure job and lifestyle?  Yes, I pinch pennies, I miss nature, I miss the west coast, I miss being near to family.  But is that enough to get me to move?  I thought I wanted only to find a position in San Francisco but now I wonder.  Is it really what I want or is it just me idealizing a different lifestyle in order to believe that something perfect is out there, is waiting, is achievable?

In the soundtrack of my life, I see this song playing as I sit, internally debating the merits of leaving.  If my life were a movie, I imagine it ending with me dashing to the airport, bag in hand, embarking on a new journey.  

But when is life ever like the movies?