Apologize

This is an excercise in brevity. I've been inspired by "ABriefMessage.com" which features opinions on design in 200 words or less. So this is my attempt for a brief write-up of my most current playlist. I've opted for 300 words or less, cause I'm a talker. Get Playlist from Apple's iTunes Store.

Commentary

I’ve been enjoying this playlist for the past three months. I, affectionately, refer to it as my So You Think You Can Dance mix, but it’s much more than that. A combination of new and old that’s hummable, danceable, and occasionally singable. It’s been an inspiring mix for coding, walking, and even doing the dishes.

I most frequently start off listening to either “Somewhere a Clock is Ticking” by Snow Patrol or ”Apologize” by One Republic. These are the two songs that other songs in the list fall around with amazing results. I enjoy when “Somewhere a Clock is Ticking” is followed by a more upbeat song such as ”Let the Drummer Kick”. During my morning walks, I like the slow start as the sun rises, and then the increased speed followed by the more danceable songs.

I love “Say So” by Uh Huh Her. It provides a coupling of eighties synth-pop with easy sing-ability. Plus Leisha Hailey (yum), I love her voice and am happy that the music is more accessible then the Murmurs.

For the new, I’ve been enjoying the Rakes, the Cinematics, the Submarines, and the Cliks lately—don’t ask me why all the “the’s”. For the old, can anything make you want to jump up and down and sing as much as Simple Minds’ Alive & Kicking? God, that song still rocks. Who is gonna come and turn the tide? The old is rounded out Bill Withers and Garbage.

There’s also a mix of the magically artful—Roisin Murphy’s ”Night of the Dancing Flame”, the Submarines’ Brighter Discontent; and the magnificently angst filled— Dancing by Elisa, The Story by Brandie Carlile, and Joan Osbourne’s What You Are.

Angst, joy, rhythm, dance, some guitars, and some great vocals and I’ve been pleased, pleased, pleased.

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Playlist

Name	Artist	Album	Year	Genre
What You Are	Joan Osborne	Pretty Little Stranger (Bonus Track)	2006	Rock
Brighter Discontent (Styrofoam Remix)	The Submarines	Remixes EP		Electronic
Is This It	Kate Walsh	Tim's House	2007	Folk
Someday We'll Know	Jonathan Foreman & Mandy Moore	A Walk to Remember (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)	2001	Soundtrack
The Story	Brandi Carlile	The Story - Single of the Week	2007	Rock
We Danced Together	The Rakes	Ten New Messages		Alternative
A Strange Education	The Cinematics	A Strange Education - Single of the Week	2007	Rock
Alive and Kicking	Simple Minds	Once Upon a Time	2003	Rock
These Things	She Wants Revenge	She Wants Revenge	2005	Alternative
Say So	Uh Huh Her	Say So	2007	Indie Pop
(You Want To) Make a Memory	Bon Jovi	(You Want To) Make a Memory - Single	2007	Pop
Closer	Burn Season	Burn Season	2005	Alternative
The Trick Is to Keep Breathing	Garbage	Version 2.0	2005	Alternative
You Know I'm No Good	Amy Winehouse	Back to Black	2007	R&B/Soul
Dancing	Elisa	Then Comes the Sun	2001	Pop
You Could Be Happy	Snow Patrol	Eyes Open	2006	Alternative
Apologize	One Republic	Apologize (Single)	2006	Alternative
Night of the Dancing Flame	Roisin Murphy	Ruby Blue	2005	Rock
Umbrella	Rihanna featuring Jay-Z	Good Girl Gone Bad	2007	Pop
Let the Drummer Kick	Citizen Cope	Citizen Cope	2002	Rock
In the Morning	Junior Boys	In the Morning - Single	2006	Alternative
Sorry	Maria Mena	White Turns Blue	2004	Pop
Ain't No Sunshine	Bill Withers	Just As I Am	2005	R&B/Soul
Oh Yeah	The Cliks	Snakehouse	2007	Rock
Somewhere a Clock Is Ticking	Snow Patrol	Final Straw	2004	Alternative

Footnotes

1. iMix: Only 21 of the 25 songs were available through iTunes.

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