I recently went through my message drafts and found songs that I've been collecting since the late '00s as songs that resonated with me or described me in some way. As it's currently trending, I figured I'd reveal the list (unedited) to share with my readers the songs that have shaped me into the strong, adventurous, and definitely weird woman that I am today.
Music has always been an incredible influence in my life. The last update was from 2015, but I still listen to many of these songs to remind me of where I came from, where I've gone, and what I have to look forward to.
And so, without further ado, my list:
- Radio Ballet--Eluvium
- New Soul--Yael Naim
- Hail--Imagine This (Aaron Lazar)
- Dance of the Manatee--Fair to Midland
- Hero of War--Rise Against
- When Catholic Girls Go Camping, The Nicotine Vampires Rule Supreme--Giraffes? Giraffes!
- Blackbirds-- Erin McKeown
- Anywhere-- Evanescence
- Too Late To Apologize (A Declaration)
- Just Another Boyband--The Midnight Beast
- Landlocked Blues-- Bright Eyes
- The Cave-- Mumford & Sons
- Explosion Medley-- Sam Tsui
- Handlebars-- Flobots
- Buroughs of the Ocean-- The Sleeping
- Ohio is for Lovers-- Hawthorne Heights
- Flower Duet-- Lakme
- Sweet Home Alabama-- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Song of the South-- Alabama
- Devil Went Down to Georgia-- Charlie Daniels Band
- Chicken Fried-- Zac Brown Band
- Alcohol-- Brad Paisley
- Gunpowder and Lead-- Miranda Lambert
- John Wayne-- Sons of Sylvia
- Somethin' Bout Love-- David Archuleta
- Kryptonite-- 3 Doors Down
- New Slang-- The Shins
- Sweet Serendipity-- Lee Dewyze
- Keep Your Head Up-- Andy Grammer
- If I Die Young-- The Band Perry
- Hero/Heroine-- Boys Like Girls
- Pray-- Justin Bieber
- Ghost-- Fefe Dobson
- Dignity-- New Politics
- For the First Time-- The Script
- The Writer-- Ellie Goulding
- Every Breath--Boyce Avenue
- Guardian Stones-- Fairyland
- Loving You Tonight-- Andrew Allen
- Wavin' Flag-- K'naan
- One Day-- Matisyahu
- Happily Every After-- He is We
- Everybody Knows-- John Legend
- If You're Out There-- Cover by Aaron Zart (John Legend)
- Hannah-- Freelance Whales
- Only Girl (Cover)-- Mike Tompkins
- I Don't Know-- Lisa Hannigan
- Zombie-- The Cranberries
- Springtime-- Erland and the Carnival
- Livin' In the Jungle-- Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears
- Unbeautiful-- Lesley Roy
- Left 4 Dead-- Papercut Massacre
- Save the World-- Swedish House Mafia
- Skinny Genes-- Eliza Doolittle
- Gorgeous Nightmare-- Escape the Fate
- Unbreakable-- Fireflight
- Black and Gold-- Sam Sparro
- The Last Time-- All That Remains
- Skinny Love-- Birdy
- What the Water Gave Me-- Florence and the Machine
- Sun of a Gun-- Oh Land
- Keep Breathing-- Ingrid Michaelson
- Rock & Roll-- Eric Hutchinson
- The Blower's Daughter-- Damien Rice
- The Call-- Matt Kennon
- Jump in the Line-- Harry Belfonte
- Every Tear is a Waterfall-- Coldplay
- In Your Arms-- Kina Grannis
- Coda-- Chris Bathgate
- Human Love-- Sunday Girl
- You'll Never Walk Alone-- Gerry and the Pacemakers
- Down By the Water-- The Decemberists
- Walking with Happiness-- The Best Pessimist
- Tighten Up-- The Black Keys
- Us-- Regina Spektor
- A Drop in the Ocean-- Ron Pope
- My Vagina is Eight Miles Wide-- Storm Large
- Me Against the World-- Simple Plan
- Nobody's Fault But Mine-- Beth Rowley
- You are Loved-- Josh Groban
- Cocaine-- Bebe
- Love My Soul-- Cafe del Mar
- I will Follow You into the Dark-- Death Cab for Cutie
- Eyes Closed-- The Narrative
- Bloom-- The Paper Kites
- We Own the Sky-- M83
- Pretty Face-- Soley
- Fine By Me-- Andy Grammer
- The Dreamer-- The Tallest Man on Earth
- All of my Heart-- Sleeping with Sirens
- Like a Man-- Adam Cohen
- Cowboys and Angels-- Dustin Lynch
- The Thunder Rolls-- Garth Brooks
- Titanium-- David Guetta feat. Sia
- Tomorrow Will Be Kinder-- The Secret Sisters
- Every Morning-- Sugar Ray
- Brass Bed-- Josh Gracin
- I will Fade-- Archive
- Paranoid Eyes-- Pink Floyd
- January Wedding-- The Avett Brothers
- I've Got This Friend-- The Civil Wars
- I'd Rather Be With You-- Joshua Radin
- We Fall Apart-- We as Human
- Wagon Wheel-- Darius Rucker
- Lead Me-- Sanctus Real
- Broken Girl-- Matthew West
- Feeling of Being-- Lucy Schwartz
- Ramona-- Night Beds
- Little Talks-- Of Monsters and Men
- Ready or Not-- Bridgit Mendler
- Dance with Me Tonight-- Olly Murs
- Afterglow-- Wilkinson
- Chocolate-- The 1975
- Latch-- Disclosure feat. Sam Smith
- Give Me Love-- Ed Sheeran
- Headphones-- Matt Nathanson
- Hearts on Fire-- Passenger
- Me and My Broken Heart-- Rixton
- R.I.P.-- Rita Ora feat. Tinie Tempeh
- Mad World-- Jasmine Thompson
- Mess is Mine-- Vance Joy
- Sadnecessary-- Milky Chance
- Take Me to Church-- Hozier
- The Death of Me-- City and Colour
- Oceans-- Seafret
