Summer 2014 Playlist

Happy first day of Summer - officially! Today is the Summer Soltice, aka the longest day of the entire year! Seriously, it's legit. It would also have been my grandmother's 87th birthday if she were still with us. What an awesome birthday, amiright?

Anyway, to kick off the greatest season of the year (the beginning of any season is always the best though), I thought I'd give you a playlist of the songs I can't get enough of and I will probably continue to be listening to on repeat.

"Fancy" by Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX

Some people might be tired of this, but I'm still car dancing and rapping right along with ZERO shame whatsoever. Iggy is my new favorite. She's fantastic. And fancy, obviously.

"Chandelier" by Sia

The first time I heard this song I was watching the video because one of the girls from Dance Moms is featured in it. I wasn't too hooked, but then after watching a recreation of the video on Ellen and then Lena Dunham's rendition of the video on Late Night with Seth Meyers, I was hooked. It's a party girl anthem, let's be real. I'm sure there's some other meaning, especially with the video in play, but I'm going to enjoy the shallow, surface level interpretation shamelessly.

"Boom Clap" by Charli XCX

Thank to The Fault in Our Stars previews I think we've all heard a little bit of this song. Again, I wasn't totally sold the first time I heard the whole song, but it's grown on me so much and I can't stop listening!

"A Sky Full of Stars" by Coldplay

Coldplay's new album came out about a month ago and this song was featured in Target's ads for the album. The whole album is absolute greatness. I can't wait to see Coldplay live again. I wish they'd hurry up and announce full tour details!

"Work" by Iggy Azalea

Ok, seriously, girl is talented. This is based on her life story and it's amazing. It makes you want to get up and dance. Hard. Get REAL sweaty kind of dance.

"Birthday" by Katy Perry

This is one for you and your bests to show off your sweetest dance moves to out on the dance floor. "If you wanna dance, if you want it all, you know that I'm the girl that you should call." Me, too, Katy. You'll find me out on the dance floor for this one!

"Love Runs Out" by OneRepublic

I can't get enough. So much fun. I hope someone dances to this on So You Think You Can Dance!

What songs are on your Summer 2014 Playlist?

Favorite Friday

I was in the funkiest mood about an hour ago. But some good music and good news made up for it! I got my cabin assignment for camp and I'm so pumped. Like, I don't think anyone understands how excited I am. It's going to be a great last year, because this will, for real, be the last one. I HAVE to get a job this summer or I'll go crazy. Anyway, my cabin is amazing and I can't wait to wake them up every morning and get them pumped with music like this...

TCU Senior Year in Playlist Form

How appropriate is it that this post takes place on my last day of classes? Finals start tomorrow for me... Kind of, so here's to Senior Year! In honor of senioritis, I'm going to half-ass the explanations.

"Bittersweet Symphony" - The Verve; no explanation needed
"Black and Gold" - Sam Sparro
"Everybody Loves Me" - OneRepublic; TCU has the pleasure of hearing this before everyone when they came to perform after the Texas St. game
"Move (If You Wanna)" - Mims
"Uprising" - Muse
"DotA" - BassHunter; Thank you Kendall and Anna for my new obsession with Swedish techno
"Pot Kettle Black" - Tilly and the Wall
"Animal" - Neon Trees; I love iTunes free downloads
"Boys Boys Boys" - Lady Gaga; Who's seeing Lady Gaga this summer? Me!
"3" - Britney Spears
"Love Lockdown" - Kanye West
"Heartbreak Warfare" - John Mayer
"I Can't Stand the Rain" - Seal; It rained a LOT this school year
"The High Road" - Broken Bells
"Your Sex Is on Fire" - Kings of Leon; Amanda's 22nd birthday in Dallas
"Bulletproof" - La Roux
"On Your Own" - Green River Ordinance
"The Fear" - Lily Allen
"Follow Me Down" - 3Oh!3 ft. Neon Hitch
"Electric Feel" - MGMT
"Straight Through My Heart" - Backstreet Boys
"Party in the USA" - Miley Cyrus
"Body Language" - Jesse McCartney
"Hello, I Love You" - Glee Cast; Who doesn't love Glee?
"Hold Us Together" - Matt Maher; how I feel about my time and friends at TCU

All I have left of senior year at this very moment: Class tonight, one final tomorrow, two finals Monday, and two finals Tuesday. I can't believe I'm this close to being done with school.

With Coach Patterson at the BCS Selection Show

TCU Sophomore Year in Playlist Form

I don't have class today, which means I now only have two class days left as an undergrad (possibly forever?)! To celebrate I'm here with the Top 20-25 songs of my Sophomore year.

"Misery Business" - Paramore; saw them at the Palladium Ballroom with Jessica, Muck, and Anna
"4 Minutes" - Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake; I think this was Trevor's ringtone at one point
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" - Eurythmics; I started watching So You Think You Can Dance the summer before soph year started and Neil and Sabra danced to this
"Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" - Spice Girls; Can we say reunion tour? They need to do another one that actually comes to Texas
"Heroes & Thieves" - Vanessa Carlton; we disected this song in a class and I fell in love
"Love Today" - MIKA; NBC used in a commercial for their returning comedies
"Toy Soldier" - Britney Spears; How Brigitte and I felt about boys most of the year
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"; My music for Rose Festival
"Check Yes Juliet" - We the Kings; singing with Maggie
"Low" - Flo Rida ft T-Pain; if one song can accurately depict soph year it might be this one
"Last Christmas" - Ashley Tisdale; We loved the Tis this year
"Anyone Else But You" - Michael Cera and Ellen Page; Juno came out and I love it
"Ever Ever After" - Carrie Underwood - Enchanted came out and I wanted to be Giselle
"Violet Hill" - Coldplay; listening to this song on repeat in anticipation of their new album
"Bringin' Da Noise" - N'Sync; slight obsession with the 90's and boy bands returned
"See You Again" - Miley Cyrus; Trying to teach Craig the words on the way to Tacky Prom
"Love Don't Live Here" - Lady Antebellum; being a free download on iTunes can get you far
"When You Were Young" - The Killers; they released a new album and my Mom and I would listen to it when she came to take me to eye doctor appointments - yay amoebas
"Apologize" - OneRepublic; the obsession and quick annoyance with this song when radio stations played it to often
"Gimme More" - Britney Spears; wathing the TCU vx Texas game and then watching the VMAs and wondering if that performance was real
"By the Sea" - Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp; my favorite scene from Sweeney Todd

My step-sisters and me after the Rose Parade

My Junior Year playlist can actually be in most played order, so look for that tomorrow.