Monday, July 13, 2009

100 Songs To Save Your Life.

A few months ago while watching an episode of One Tree Hill Peyton, my favourite, compiles a list of 100 songs for her unborn child to listen to when he or she grows up. Sounds kind of morbid I know, but at the time Peyton was having many complications during her pregnancy and at one point doctors were telling her that if she were to have the baby she might die- hence the morbid list. I decided then that I wanted to do the same, no obviously not for an unborn child- that I can promise you, but just in general, 100 songs that have in one way or another affected me, certain songs carry certain memories and some songs are just great ones to dance to. You don't have to listen to them, I'm not asking you to even like them- I actually don't care if you like them or not, it's my list, not yours. The following is the 100 songs I came up with.
  • 1989- The Cold December
  • Across Five Aprils- A Year from Now
  • Adele- Hometown Glory
  • Alanis Morissette- Hands Clean
  • Alexi Murdoch- Orange Sky
  • Alexisonfire- Sharks and Danger
  • Alexisonfire- Side Walk When She Walks
  • Attack in Black- Young Leaves
  • Avant- Lie about Us
  • Bif Naked- Lucky
  • Billie Myers- Kiss the Rain
  • Bon Iver- Blood Bank
  • Bon Iver- Re: Stacks
  • Brand New- Sowing Season
  • Cancer Bats F/ George Pettit- Pneumonia Hawk
  • Chantal Kreviazuk- Eve
  • City and Colour- Like Knives
  • Civil Twilight- Quiet in My Town
  • Coldplay- Lovers In Japan (acoustic and non acoustic)
  • Counting Crows- Colorblind
  • Damien Rice- 9 Crimes
  • Dashboard Confessional- Remember To Breathe
  • Dave Matthews Band- Crash
  • David Grey- This Year’s Love
  • Death Cab for Cutie- What Sarah Said
  • Duncan Sheik- Barely Breathing
  • Eagle Eye Cherry- Save Tonight
  • Eve 6- Think Twice
  • Explosions in the Sky- Your Hand In Mine
  • Feist- The Water
  • Fuel- Hemorrhage
  • Gary Jules- Mad World
  • Glen Hansard- Falling Slowly
  • Glen Hansard- Leave
  • Goo Goo Dolls- Iris
  • Greg Laswell- Off I Go
  • Imogen Heap- Loose Ends.
  • Iron and Wine- The Trapeze Swinger
  • Jeff Buckley- Last Goodbye
  • Jennifer Lopez F/ Ja Rule- I’m Real
  • Jesse McCartney- Just So You Know
  • Jewel- Who Will Save Your Soul
  • Jimmy Eat World- Night Drive
  • Johnny Cash- Hurt
  • Jordan Sparks- No Air
  • Justin Nozuka- After Tonight
  • Kate Havnevik- Nowhere Warm
  • Kate Nash- Nicest Thing
  • Kate Walsh- Your Song
  • Keane- We Might As Well Be Strangers
  • Kelly Osbourne- One Word
  • Kings of Leon- Closer
  • Kristofer Astrom- How Come Your Arms Are Not Around Me
  • Lady Gaga- Just Dance
  • Laura Marling- My Manic and I
  • Madonna- Justify My Love
  • Madonna- What It Feels Like For a Girl
  • Marcus Foster- Same Old Dance
  • Marcus Foster- Waiting on Her Step
  • Marcus Foster- You, My Love
  • Mariah Carey- Honey
  • Matthew Good- Agoraphobe
  • Matthew Good Band- Prime Time Deliverance
  • Matthew Good Band- Strange Days
  • Miley Cyrus- Goodbye
  • Minus the Bear- Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse
  • Modest Mouse- Little Motel
  • Mogwai- I Know You Are But What Am I
  • Neverending White Lights F/ Dallas Green- The Grace
  • Oasis- Wonderwall
  • Our Lady Peace- Clumsy
  • Pete Yorn- EZ
  • Placebo- Running up That Hill
  • Plumb- Stranded
  • Ray LaMontagne- Be Here Now
  • Righteous Brothers- Unchained Melody
  • Robert Pattinson- Let Me Sign
  • Robert Pattinson- Never Think
  • Rufus Wainwright- Hallelujah
  • Ryan Adams- Wonderwall
  • Sarah McLachlan- Possession (acoustic)
  • Sarah Slean- Last Year’s War
  • Seether F/ Amy Lee- Broken
  • Sia- Breathe Me
  • Snow Patrol- Set the Fire to the Third Bar
  • Snow Patrol- Somewhere a Clock Is Ticking
  • Straylight Run- Existentialism on Prom Night
  • Sun Kil Moon- Tiny Cities Made of Ashes
  • Susanna and the Magical Orchestra- Love Will Tear Us Apart
  • Taylor Swift- Breathe
  • The Beatles- Twist and Shout
  • The Delays- Lost in a Melody
  • The Spill Canvas- The Tide
  • The Tragically Hip- Bobcaygon
  • The Verve- Bittersweet Symphony
  • Three Days Grace- Never Too Late
  • U2- With or Without You
  • Underoath- Some Will Seek Forgiveness, Others Escape
  • Vertical Horizon- Everything You Want

12 comments:

chelsea-recently said...

Good list :) I am in love with many of those songs, and I'm glad you included The Hip.

Tracy said...

Thanks! I have songs for/from each of my ladies.

Sammy said...

Have you heard the Ryan Dahle version of Agoraphobe? (I was looking at the MG songs listed) :)

Tracy said...

I've heard the MG/Ryan Dahle version.. I didn't know Ryan did his own.

Sammy said...

Mhmm, it is or at least was supposed to be on his album, whenever it might come out. MG has a link to listen here:
http://www.matthewgood.org/2008/04/ryan-dahle-readies-new-solo-release/

Tracy said...

Ohhhh. I really like this one too!

Little Mo said...

I bet you know which ones I love!! There are some I havent heard of that I'm going to download!!! I re-read it like 4 times trying to rememeber which ones i wanna find...when do you think I'll learn to just write em down? haha
<3

@Sammy...THERES A JUST RYAN DAHLE VERSION? Interssstinggg......

Tracy said...

I feel horrible, and I'm having a brain fart... who are you? LOL I can't figure it out and I feel really bad =(

Pin The Tail On Jenicka P. said...

haha its me. I was at my friends house and I guess it was signed into her creepy ass blog. i am going to kill her. lol

Sammy said...

Yes, the Ryan Dahle solo album version is right on that link: http://www.matthewgood.org/2008/04/ryan-dahle-readies-new-solo-release/

I have no idea if/when his solo album is actually going to be finished/released though; that post is over a year old.

I have an earlier Ryan Dahle demo of the song too (which has some remnants of the version w/ MG), I sent it to Tracy before... so I'm sure one of us could hook you up if you want it! :)

Jennifer Stoddart said...

LOVE your playlist...My God we are so much alike! <3

Tracy said...

@Jenicka hahaha I should have known just by how you were typing. I thought it was you and I was like, umm... did she change her name?!

@Jen I could have done more, and some might change, but I'm glad you love it!