FRO12 DTB

1. Gangnam Style – Psy

2. Under the Bridge – RHCP

3. The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie – RHCP

4. Promise – Romeo ft Usher

5. Your Body is a Wonderland – John Mayer

6. Naive – the Kooks

7.Dandole remix –  Gocho ft Jowell y Omega

8. Red Red Wine – ub40

9. Still D.R.E. – Dr. Dre ft Snoop Dogg

10. 1,2,3,4 – Plain White T’s

The songs I chose symbolize my past which has made me into the person that I am today. As you can see I’m a fan of various types of music. These are 10 of my favorite songs. They describe me to an extent. Obviously song 9 isn’t gonna be a story of my life but there is a significant meaning behind it. Each song has a memory behind it. Whether its a sad, happy, or exciting memory it changed me in one way or another. And then there are some that are just amazing songs..  Enjoy! 🙂

So Dedicated – Lil Wayne

I’m Me – Lil Wayne

The One – Kanye West

The Motto – Drake

Down & Out – Kid Cudi

Till I Get There – Lupe Fiasco

One More Chance – Notorious BIG

Move Along – All American Rejects

Graduation – Kanye West

So Much More – Big Sean

My own personal motivation has gotten me to the position in which I reside in today. I am currently a college student at an excellent school and my motivation played a huge role to getting here. This playlist is full of motivational songs which goes with how motivated I am even through the toughest of times. These songs I listed above relate to my dedication that I have. I am one who believes that dedication is the number one drive to success. This is a playlist I also use when training to stay in shape, these tracks are known for pumping me when it comes time to work out. I personally value family and friend which in these songs, especially in Kanye West songs, the ideology of family is pushed upon the listener. My family and friends factor into the reason why I stand where I stand today. These are some of the songs that have gotten me though the toughest of times. I look up to several of these artists seeing how their determination lead to their success. I listen to the music that has a deeper meaning, that can push the listener to take the extra step.

1. “Cheer Up” – J cole

2. Farewell J. Cole

3. Hiiipower – Kendrick Lamar

4. Spacebound – Eminem

5. Day N’ Nite – Kid Cudi

6. My Block – 2pac

7. Opposites Attract – Kendrick Lamar

8. Before Im Gone – J cole

9. Runnin (Dying to Live) – Biggie & 2pac

10. Language – Porter Robinson

When thinking of what songs describe me I had to ponder for a long time. I thought it would be easy for me to choose after all it was only ten, how hard could it be. However, i realized that this task is much harder than one would think. There are many elements that make up who we are. We have our social side, the image that we want everybody to see and try to so hard to give off. We also have another side, the side that we are left alone with when we lay or heads to sleep at night. A side with many questions asking who am I? What do I stand for? These questions are I accounted for  the most when I asked myself what music described me. I feel that these attributes of a lifelong struggle for knowledge and happiness define me greater than my social roles such as a stoner or an 18 year old student at Baruch College.

The songs that I have chosen somewhat represent who I am but not entirely. As you can see the songs are a variation of different genres. The freestyle songs are my favorite because that is the kind of music i grew up listening to in my house. The spanish music represents me being proud of my culture because I love dancing to spanish music. The rest of the songs are basically the kind of music that I enjoy listening to. I don’t think 10 songs is enough to describe me as a person entirely but it can kind of give you a small picture.

Change on me- Cynthia

Come into my arms- judy torres

Promise-Romeo Santos

Periodico de ayer- Hector Lavoe

Set Fire to the rain-Adele

Silent Morning-Noel

Bam Bam-Sister Nancy

Red Red Wine

Ojos Chinos-El Gran Combo

Bed-J. Holiday

I feel that these songs serve as an accurate portrayal of what I am about. I am a pretty laid back person that also knows when it is time to take things seriously. I love when I achieve goals that I set for myself, and when I succeed in things I did not think I could. When I find true importance and value in something, I like to give a great amount of attention and effort into whatever that may be.  Many of these songs I chose have solid lyrical meaning, and in certain aspects I find, relate to me personally. Although lyrical meaning is important, I mainly choose the music I listen too based off of what it does for me. For example, I listen to a lot of upbeat music; this helps put me in a better mood and helps me get over the little things I encounter and have to deal with. Also, I like to listen to music that pumps me up. Before my  games, or workouts I always like to listen to music that gets me up and going, and focused on what I have to do or accomplish. I like to utilize music in a way that positively influences me and my actions.

1. Nobody’s Perfect – J.cole
2. No Church in the Wild – Kanye
3. Stay Schemin – Rick Ross
4. What you know – Two Door Cinema Club
5. Houdini – Foster the People
6. Till I Collapse – Eminem
7. Take a walk – Passion Pit
8. No Beef – Afrojack
9. Scary Monsters and Sprites – Skrillex
10. Summit – Skrillex
11. Work Hard Play Hard – Wiz Khalifa

Jaya’s Playlist: Hello, I Am…..

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I believe that no person can be defined.  There are so many faces, dimensions, and features that make up an individual, I fell we can never really fully explain ourselves to another person.  It was actually difficult to find songs that describe me.  In this playlist, I attempted to find 10 songs I feel capture some of the things I am passionate about: my religion, family, friends, music, etc.

Merely glancing over my playlist, one will see right away that the songs vary widely.  It jumps from religious to Indian classical to reggae with some other varieties in between.  I am an open minded person who is no afraid to try new idea and see situations from another person’s point of view.  At the same time, I am a very strong, determined person who, when I am motivated to do something, will not take nonsense from anyone to accomplish what needs to be done.

Jason Mraz’s “Geek in Pink” definitely shows the nerdy side of me.  In high school (while also known for sporting a lot of pink!) I was usually the one in the corner studying for SAT’s while my friends were playing.  Like in his lyrics “I don’t care what you think about me, you’ll get by without me if you want!” my friends know I’m not the type to get caught up in drama. If someone likes me they do, if not, well we just move on.  Even during the most stressful moments, I’m the one who is calm, mellow, and take-a-deep-breath-you’ll-be-fine!

In my playlist, there is also some Indian classical and religious music.  I play an instrument called the harmonium and I absolutely love it.  When I was younger I did not appreciate my mom hauling me to music lessons and making me practice.  Now, though, I’m the one waking up 6AM in the morning singing and playing.  Recently I had to stop my harmonium lessons and I was very upset.  This is something that I enjoy and any chance I get I will play.  True professionals can play any song and have such strong vocals it’s unbelievable.  My own playing is satisfactory and I can hit certain high notes, but it’s nothing compared to singers such as Anup Jalota, Lata Mangeshkar, and Hari Om Sharan.  Then are legends in the Indian classical singing world.  One of my favorite styles of singing is raags/tans.  These styles are very hard to master, but sound amazing when perfected.  Taans are accompanied by the table (a drum) and a special beat rhythm.  Zakir Hussain is a world renowned table player.  Raags and tans are very beautiful, and when accompanied by a table player, is even more sweet.

The list of songs below reflect who I am.  I love and appreciate my family and friends who are always with me in every step of the way. I build off of their advices and support.  I always used to be self-conscious and care what others would think of me, however, I have overcome this and I think that you should believe in who you are and not let others judge you. I realized that being in a shell won’t get me anywhere; the world is full of opportunities and you should take advantage of it.  Lastly, if you put your mind into what you love, you can accomplish almost anything; this will get you very far in life.

Stronger- Kanye West

Lose yourself- Eminem

Breakaway -Kelly Clarkson

Waiting on the world to change- John Myer

Iris-Goo Goo dolls

Drive-Incubus

Daughters- John Mayer

Pursuit of happiness- Kid Cudi

The anthem- Good Charlotte

I don’t want to be- Gavin DeGraw

For me, life revolves around a couple of main things. Family, friends, culture and art get me through my days. My parents and my brother have really helped shape me and are my biggest supporters but my five year old sister is my everything. I’m very grateful for the handful of friends I have who walk beside me and also guide me whenever I need them. Culture is a large part of my daily life and also has a large part in shaping my interests and values. Lastly, art is what I love to do in my spare time, whether it’s drawing, painting, or even writing poetry, it helps me when I need to express the moments of that day.

I hope these songs better express who I am. I try to simply love and appreciate life. During hard moments I try to remember what I have and love rather than what I may have lost or have not accomplished. I do believe that whatever happens happens for a reason and with that in mind, tough times don’t seem so tough anymore.

Playlist-

1. Marchin’ On- One Republic

2. Remedy- Jason Mraz

3. Live Like We’re Dying- Kris Allen

4. Breakaway- Kelly Clarkson

5. Good Life- One Republic

6. Warrior- Outlandish

7. Why Georgia- John Mayer

8. Thousand Miles- Vanessa Carlton

9. Stronger- Kelly Clarkson

10. Phil Collins- Two Worlds

The songs I chose describe me. I chose a variety of different genres, which obtains to me because I’m open for different choices and possibilities. Im open to try new things and be an open and well-rounded person.

Cage The Elephant – Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked

Calvin Harris – Let’s Go feat. Ne-Yo

Dan Black – Symphonies ft. Kid Cudi

Flo Rida – Good Feeling

Fun. – Some Nights

Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)

Grouplove – Tongue Tied

Mac Miller – Donald Trump

Neon Trees – Everybody Talks

Gym Class Heroes – Stereo Hearts – feat. Adam Levine