Top 10 Favorite Songs
to Blast in the Car
10. It’s Raining Men by The Weather Girls—My college roomies
introduced me to this song and of course it became one of my all-time favs. I
mean come on, how awesome would it be if it really rained men?
9. Bright Lights and the Big City by the Treblemakers (their
final number from Pitch Perfect)—I can’t figure out why I love this song so
much, I just do. It *might* have something to do with the cute guys in their
adorable blazers and converse shoes. Plus, they’re singing, which is doubly
adorable.
8. Without You by David Guetta & Usher—When this song
reaches its apex, and the sound completely surrounds you, it’s just
unbelievable. Go listen to it in your car. Now.
7. Shots by Imagine Dragons—So many of their songs are
great, but I especially love this one. If you listen to the lyrics, this whole
album is really soulful even though the sound is edgier and grittier than their
previous stuff.
6. Laura Palmer by Bastille—Okay, this is the song I like to
end my workouts to. For some reason, listening to this song just makes we want
to run faster, push harder, and be better. “This is your heart, can you feel
it?” Feeling the breadth of emotions in this song reminds me that I’m alive and
that it’s awesome!
5. Superheroes by The Script—Oh man, I love this song! Just
so empowering. My preschooler loves it too, which is super convenient for me.
4. Great Big Storm by Nate Ruess—This is one of my newer
favs but I love it because it’s so empowering. “We’re holding our own in a
great big storm, it’s a great big storm and we’re holding our own.” Just such a
powerful reminder that even when life is stormy you can hold your head up and
fight.
3. Shut up and Dance by Walk the Moon—this may sound cliché
because now everybody loves this song, but I can’t stop loving it just because
everyone else does too. I first heard this song on an alternative radio station
that prided themselves on being the first to play new music. I went home and
played it for my family and made them all dance with me in the middle of our
kitchen. It truly is a fantastic song and I can never get enough! Actually, all
songs by Walk the Moon are great for blasting in the car.
2. Light & Day/Reach for the Sun by The Polyphonic
Spree—You may remember this song from the movie trailer for the animated movie
The Lorax. I looked it up as soon as saw the trailer because I loved the song
so much. This was one that inspired me while I was working on my first
manuscript. (You know, the one that never sees the light of day, but gets you
excited enough to get better and then try again?) If you listen to this song,
it sounds exactly as I was feeling while I worked on that first book. Just
happy and carefree—giddy, even. I felt almost magical, like I could do anything
and that anything could happen
1. A Sky Full of Stars by Coldplay—I love, love, love this
song. It’s so hauntingly beautiful. It came on once when I was driving home
from meeting with my writing group. It was really late at night and the host’s
house was pretty far away from mine so I had almost an hour drive ahead of me.
It was the beginning of winter and on the drive home, snow began to fall. It
wasn’t cold enough out for the snow to really stick or turn into big flakes. It
was just slushy snow, but it was so beautiful. I stopped my car on the dark
country road and just watched it fall. Illuminated by a streetlamp, it looked
like falling stars, and the soundtrack of this song in the background was just
breathtaking. Now this song reminds me of The Fairfield Scribes every time I
hear it and even in the middle of summer, I can still picture the snow falling
that winter night.
Favorite 5 Books
worth staying up way too late for
It was so hard to whittle this list down to only five, but
here it goes:
5. The Night Circus by Erin Morgentern—this is a hauntingly
beautiful book and the way the author ties everything together is just masterful.
4. This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales—this book
combined two of my favorite things, music and reading, into one. What’s not to
love?
3. The Raven Boys by Maggie Steifvater—This author has such
a unique, breathtaking style of writing, anything of hers is good. But I really
enjoyed this book, and all the subsequent books in the Raven Boys series.
2. I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella—ever since the
Confessions of a Shopaholic series, this author has been one of my favorites.
But this is the first standalone book of hers that I absolutely fell in love
with. I’ve read this book several times and it’s just like a mini-vacation
every time.
1. Splintered by AG Howard—Oh my goodness, if I could crawl
inside of this book and just live there, I totally would. I love the world Miss
Howard creates and her characters are just stunning. This was one of those
books that I lived and breathed and just drank in from start to finish. And
when it was over, I went through serious withdrawal. Love, love, love this
book.
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