Monthly Archives: February 2013

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These songs don’t generally define me too well, since I listen to (or I like to think I listen to) a wide variety of music. What I have here are just a few tracks I have jammed to recently, but for the most part they either describe who i am now or a side of me that I might let out eventually.

Careless Whisper – George Michael : This has been my jam since the beginning of time. There’s a certain part of me that likes grooving to slow music, and if I was ever to start acting all smooth and suave, this would be my anthem.

I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor : This is a powerful song. I am powerful. Nuff said.

Shadows – Lindsey Stirling : Right now, I’m at a point in my life where I am content with simply drifting along life and taking things the way they come (I phrased that pretty un-elegantly but w/e). The title of this song kinda says it all, and the actual music does well to portray it.

Bizarre Love Triangle – New Order : This song makes me happy. Idk. If I were an artist I would make music like this.

Maniac – Michael Sembello : Oh. This one doesn’t really define me. I guess it’s a good party song but I really like relaxing to it.

Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen : This is just as powerful a song as I Will Survive. Some might even call it strong. I am powerful. Some might even call me strong(loljk -_-). But yeah.

Many Men – 50 Cent : I grew up somewhat close to the south Bronx. This is the thug in me. Naw not really, but this song is bad@$$ anyway, and I would like to be that bad@$$ someday.

Fresh Vegetable – Tony Rebel : I’m Guyanese so I grew up with the Caribbean vibes. I f***s with the dancehall side of reggae as well but I like the slower songs too.

Self Control – Laura Branigan : Sometimes I feel really cool and way more important than I am for no reason. I feel empowered when I listen to this. The lyrics are great too.

Propane Nightmares – Pendulum : I can’t relate at all to what this song is saying, but it has a nice sound for jogging.

So yeah. That’s me in a playlist. Kinda. Meh.

These are all the things that my friends once described me as. Some told me that I seemed shy at first, which is probably true. I usually do not start a conversation with anyone and keep to myself. But what my friends also told me is that once you start to know me, I can get really crazy. This is why I put the picture of a girl in the pink scarf: She looked pretty crazy, but was also posing in the way I would love to pose in! Some of my friends told me that they thought I was a freak when it comes to studying, which actually is not true. I would, without hesitation, choose my friends over studying, especially the close ones. Now when I become really close to my friends, I can also act a little childish, just like the man in the box. My friends also tell me that I am pretty funny- I can “change their mood in less than a minute.” I really like this about myself though, because I like to put a smile on faces of the people I care about the most. And if anyone tries to erase that smile, I can become very scary, like the little girl holding her fist. My friends always tell me that I am the best person to go to when they need someone’s advice. I will always be there to hold their hands and help them get across any problem they have. And my friends always say that when they think of me, they think of a person who will prove to be a best friend.

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I don’t think these songs define who I am, but I just like them and they sometimes have memories attached to them.

Oblivion- Grimes

I think Grimes is an anime princess and can do no wrong. I like this song cause I got assaulted on the street this summer, and its crazy the same thing happened to her. Song really resonated with me cause for a while I was scared to walk outside at night alone.

Miami 2 Ibiza- Swedish House Mafia

Reminds me of my summer vacation, had such a good time and met people who got me into dance/house music. Also I get excited because I cant wait to go to EDC with my girls this year.

Pop That- French Montana

Remind me of every party I went to , and it makes me think of the fun times with my friends, just twerking and being ratchet.

You Know You Like It- AlunaGeorge

I love how they mix 90’s r&b and electronic. Dope song and I love the message, just being yourself and being different.

In the Sun- Curren$y

Reminds me of the summer and I was always home alone during the day. And just relaxed  and ate ice cream, smoke out my window, and this song was always on repeat.

Come as You Are- Nirvana

I actually have been trying to learn how to play this song. Love the instrumental, love the message of the song. Kurt Cobain is like 90’s grunge king, love him.

Luxury-Azealia Banks

My friend hates Azealia Banks so I would always sing/rap this song to her, but this song is great it is one of my favorites.

Turn and Wine-Vybz Kartel

Every time I hear this song I just remember all the parties we went to, labor day, and just Caribbean food.

Summertime Sadness- Lana del Rey

This song is just haunting and so glamorous. I love Lana del Rey and this song really evokes how it feels to let go of someone.

Big Poppa- B.I.G.

This song just reminds me of a the last party me and my friends went to before I left during the summer. It was a lot of drama and a mess, but i still kinda miss everyone. Plus this song is the best, you can  just vibe out.

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1. You Only Live Once–The Strokes

2. Let It Be–Across the Universe Soundtrack

3. Keep Breathing–Ingrid Michaelson

4. Under the Weather–KT Tunstall

5. Lovely–Sara Haze

6. Somewhere In My Memory–Home Alone Soundtrack

7. Talk Shows On Mute–Incubus

8. Baby I’m A Fool–Melody Gardot

9. Details in the Fabric–Jason Mraz

10. Science and Faith–The Script

I suppose some of these songs have overlapping themes: learning how to accept differences, how to cope with problems, loving oneself and others, faith, and the tendency to mask one’s self.

“You Only Live Once” talks about how there are certain people who “think they’re always right”, “quiet and uptight”, and “seem so very nice…[but] inside might feel sad and wrong”. Such attitudes are the reason why people fight over differing beliefs.  I confess that depending on the situation, I have displayed each and every one of these described qualities but as much as possible, I try to be tolerant and respect other views.

“Let It Be” repeatedly chants, “There will be an answer, let it be,” in its chorus almost as if it is simultaneously chanting “Que sera sera.” The latter, along with “Details In the Fabric,” which reminds me to “calm down” and take “deep breaths” instead of “running around and pulling on [my] threads and breaking [myself] up,” and “Keep Breathing,” echo the words of my mother about facing problems with determination and optimism.

“Under the Weather” reminds me that I am never alone in my sadness. But in  this particular song,the singer talks about not feeling left out whenever she is melancholy because like her, everybody else also feels despair to some extent. And I suppose I understand how she feels because nobody likes feeling like they’re the only miserable person in the world. Personally, this song helps me become more considerate towards others because you never know what someone is going through beyond the surface.

“Somewhere In My Memory,” on a lighter note, is included in this list simply because of my love for Christmas and the Home Alone.

“Talk Shows On Mute” focuses on how people try to build a facade of perfection for public appearance when “[they] are so much more endearing” by just being themselves. Succumbing to my humanity, I ,too, am guilty of this offense. This is a trait that I find difficult to change because I always try to strive for perfection in everything I do–and it gets exhausting.  Which brings me to “Lovely.” We’ve all heard it before: “Love yourself”, “Accept your flaws”, etc. However, it’s much easier said than done. Ultimately, I do try to live up to these cliches and accept that whatever I am should be “enough for me.”     

“Baby I’m A Fool” is included because at the end of the day I am like every other love crazed college student. Nowadays, old fashioned romancing is considered out of date, but I long for the likes of Mr. Darcy (which is really self-punishment because almost every man out there is a disappointment compared to him).

“Faith and Science” talks about how there are certain things that cannot be explained via logic/reasoning. This ties to my Christian faith.