Saturday, June 5, 2010

Old Favourites and tips!

I'm still rolling in new music but since I'm feeling slightly nostalgic I figured lets do a list of old favourites and top plays.

The Weepies - World Spins Madly On

This is my top played song on itunes at a whopping 140. Not only is this song practically perfect but it's adorable. One of my best friends and I did our own little version of this song and it's magically made its way on to my bedtime play list for the month. Our cover of the song isn't finished yet but once it is I'll be much happier. If you like folky, cute, music with you mean the world to me type lyrics you'll like it no doubt.

Barcelona - Please Don't Go

This song... oh this song... Sitting at 110, this song made me cry for the first 60 times I swear. It's just one of those song that does you in. Heavy piano and a string accompaniment with lyrics full of heartbreak. What else could a break up sex scene in a movie ask for. I remember sitting in a friends bedroom curled up in the arms of another friend of mine listening to this song and bawling and not exactly knowing why. I was intoxicated at the time which no doubt made it worse but still. Ah, it's so pretty!

Apparat - Arcadia

In the running for taking over the number two spot at 109 plays, this song is fantastic for every occasion. Whether it's driving at night, running, sleeping whatever. No matter, I'll always think of driving in the car around the R&T park at midnight with Clue on our way home. Mmmm good tunes. This song has a wicked beat and very different than the first two.

Gui Boratto - No Turning Back

This song literally puts me in a trance. It's almost 8 minutes long and I've got a play count of 97 on my itunes. That doesn't include ipod play so.... about 13 hours of my life have been spent listening to this song just on my computer! It's so good!

Imogen Heap - Between Sheets

Sigh, so pretty. Amazing Amazing Amazing. Even Amazeballs. 96 plays amazing! I can't explain this song. It's Immi at her finest really. She uses some really neat items as instruments throughout the song that makes my heart melt because I'm pretty sure it's just plastic tubing. Such a pro that one. I posted my favourite live version of the song.

Kate Walsh - Bury My Head

I love Kate Walsh's voice. I love folk music. I love this song! It's not particularly amazing in any way but it's just a really nice, pretty, cute song. At 85 plays it's a song about a girl, who wants to be that girl and every guy she's that girl to, disappoints her. Sounds oddly familiar which is maybe why I like it.

Bon Iver - Re: Stacks

84 plays for this one. It's the ending track on the album 'For Emma, Forever ago'. It's soft and folky. Apparently I really like folk music... I like the sound of his voice in this song. It was on my May sleep playlist. I got this song on the 18th of May and from now until then I've listened to it an insane amount of times for being such a short time period. Gotta love sleep counts!

There you have it! My top 7 played songs on itunes. I have a feeling that could potentially change slightly once the new Stars album comes out but we'll get to new music in a minute.

Once again to wrap things all up...

Water Tip of the Day #3:

Try working out in the morning. People who exercise in the morning are more likely to stick to their fitness habit than those who exercise during the afternoon and evening. How does that save water? Working out before you start your day means that you can skip that extra shower you would take post workout saving about 78 litres! Almost 10% of the American population showers twice a day. That's more than...

2 271 247 070 400 litres


I don't even know how to say that number. That 2.2 trillion litres, per day! WASTED! That's enough drinking water for the entire world for 183 days!

2 comments:

  1. When you talk about water being "wasted" by over-showering, where does it go? Is it not just a cycle? The water doesn't disappear....

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  2. Could you imagine if it did? We would have been facing a water crisis way before either of us were born.You're completely right. It's not as if the water picks up and moves away. However, each time we over use, it's more energy put into treating more water for more use which costs us more money. Also, each time water is treated it picks up dissolved particles and trace amounts of pharmaceuticals that make the water more dangerous for human consumption. Besides, who really wants to be held responsible for consuming an extra 2 trillion litres of water. Not me!

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