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Day Ten

songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad

Before I get into the blog post I just want to take a moment to celebrate making it a third of the way there! I am 33.333333% through the 30 Day Challenge!

Anyway, down to business.

When it comes to music I have very eclectic tastes. I grew up listening to a variety of music, from World War II era music, Elvis, and golden oldies to 60's and 70's pop and rock like Suzi Quatro, Meatloaf, the Beatles, the Doors, as well as songs like Wild Thing, Leader of the Pack, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and plenty of other childhood favorites. My mum had a cassette tape collection of awesome songs that I remember dancing and singing along to as a child. My Nanna adored Elvis and her adoration lives on in me! My favorite Elvis song was always In The Ghetto as well as the standard faves like Blue Suede Shoes, Jailhouse Rock etc etc. My dad always had me singing along in his car and our favorite was Daddy Cool, especially the Eagle Rock, but as I got older he started broadening his own, and my, musical outlook with things like JImmy Buffet, Michelle Shocked and other lesser known singers as well as world music and other quirky bits and pieces. It was in my tweens/early teens that I discovered classical music and began to appreciate the history of modern day music.

All of this has provided me with a firm foundation for my love of music and a broad range of genres on my iPod! When I am feeling like I need some to gain some energy or expend some I like to listen to the Cat Empire. THe Cats are one of my favorite bands in the whole world! I have seen them live 9 times and love the energy they put into every show. It is this energy I draw on when listening to their recorded music.

I really enjoy listening to Angus & Julia Stone when I am feeling at peace and happy, there is something about their music and voiced that I find so calming, happy and magical. I also enjoy the beautiful girls for the same reason, especially La Mar.

When I am feeling angry I like heavy music like Metallica, Rammstein or sometimes even some Rap like Eminem, DMX, D12 or something similarly angry/masculine/aggressive. Having said that there is also some Eminem I like to listen to when I am sad or happy. I am a big Eminem fan (don't hold it against me).

When I want to concentrate or relax I like to listen to classical music, especially Mozart or In The Hall Of The Mountain King by Grieg. When I'm happy I also like to listen to swing or older music like Sinatra etc.

Does that cover everything? I might post a list of some of my favorite music later on as I am feeling very tired tonight and feel like this post might be a bit disjointed! Sorry! Determined to achieve my goal of blogging everyday though!

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