7 Quick Takes: The Musical Episode

First off, I apologize for my extreme lack of posting. I'm in the middle of midterm season. And speaking of seasons....

Brr. It's starting to get chilly here. I actually had to scrape the windows of my (I mean my brother's) car this morning. I don't mind it right now, it makes the air feel all crisp and clean. But I don't like being cold. I really don't like being cold. And I live in a place where it will be -20 degrees (that's celsius for all you American readers!) for about 3-4 months straight with a couple weeks of -35 degrees thrown in for kicks.

Anyways, enough of my complaining. Here are seven songs that make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside when I hear them. 

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Roll Away Your Stone - Mumford and Sons
This is the first song of theirs that I really listened to. My favourite line:

It seems as if all my bridges have been burned,
You say that's exactly how this grace thing works.
It's not the long walk home that will change this heart,
But the welcome I receive with the restart.

I get chills just from reading the lyrics!

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Darling It's You - Ray Mailman
Ok, I guarantee 99% of people reading this will not have heard of Ray. He's a local boy from my city; I met him at the Evangelical Church I went to before reverting back to the Catholic Church. I love this song, it is constantly a "Recently Played" song on my iPod. You can hear it at this website. His website is www.raymailman.com. The combination of guitar picking and his super fast lyrics with a sweet sentiment always gets me.

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Tennessee Me - The Secret Sisters

Listen to this song. Sway back and forth to the gentle guitar pulse. Imagine you're at a country dance and it's a slow one so you can just hold your sweetie a little bit closer.

I'm a big fan of this kind of country music. My family is big on the guitar playing and we always are playing and harmonizing around the campfire. This one just brings back feelings of love and family.

Plus as one youtube commenter put it: "Their voices are like clear blue skies."

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Something Stupid - Frank and Nancy Sinatra
I literally spent hours trying to learn how to sing this song by ear. The contrast between her alto voice and his clear tenor is just amazing. The parts where she is singing lower than him give me chills. Plus Frank Sinatra is one of the great crooners of the past century.

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Defying Gravity - Cast of Wicked
I love musical theatre. I would love it if we could actually express our feelings through singing. This version is the Original Broadway Version of Wicked and has Idina Menzal and Kristen Chenoweth playing Elphaba and Glinda, respectively. I love the parts where they go into harmony, wishing the best for each other. Also, when Idina puts on her power voice I am always astounded.

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Beautiful, Beautiful - Francesca Battistelli

This song haunted me for weeks after I first heard it. Especially because I didn't know the artist yet and couldn't find it. She is one of the best parts of Christian radio today. Her voice is real and doesn't have any of the auto-tune... stuff.... that other Christian artists use in order to reach the masses

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Then - Brad Paisley

Sigh. I love most of his songs, but this one always gets me thinking about a certain someone...

I promise that I will get better at posting more regularly! But I need to go to class now, so for more Quick Takes, visit Jen and friends at Conversion Diary!