#197 of 366: Love Again, Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa is a vibe. Her music is impossible not to dance to. Love that sample of 1932’s “My Woman” by Al Bowlly with Lew Stone and his Montseigneur Band. You may recognize it from being sampled in 1997’s “Your Woman” by White Town.

“I never though that I would find a way out, I never thought I’d hear my heart beat so loud, I can’t believe there’s something left in my chest anymore, But goddamn, you got me in love again, I used to think that I was made out of stone, I used to spend so many nights on my own, I never knew I had it in my to dance anymore, but goddamn, you got me in love again”

Shake your hips to this one.
Be good, do good.

#196 of 366: Dear Reader, Taylor Swift

Taylor’s second time on the 366. She really is an incredible songwriter. I loved Midnights. A lot.

“So I wander through these nights, I prefer hiding in plain sight, my fourth drink in my hand,. these desperate prayers of a cursed man, spilling out to you for free, but darling, darling, please, you wouldn’t take my word for it, if you knew who was talking, if you knew where I was walking, to a house, not a home, all alone ’cause nobody’s there, where I pace in my pen and, my friends found friends who care, no one sees you lose, when you’re playing solitaire, you should find another guiding light, guiding light, but I shine so bright, you should find another guiding light, guiding light, but I shine so bright”

Just beautifully written, and sung. I love it. I hope you enjoy it too!

Be good, do good.

#194 of 366: Highest Building, Flume, Oklou

I obviously have a proclivity for beat drops and electronica. Flume is great at both.

“Never thought I would realize it, you could never really fight it, every little piece of me that lies in you, will never disappear, never thought I would realize it, you could never really fight it, every little piece of me that lies in you, will never disappear”

Have to get a tooth pulled today. (Tomorrow as I write). Probably gonna be a hermit day.

Don’t be afraid to take one of those here and there if you need it! Sometimes we just have to be the stone that let’s moss grow on it.

Be good, do good.

#193 of 366: This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody), LAUREL

What a gorgeous guitar up there! It stands out in this song with a beautiful sound throughout. LAUREL’s delivery is her typical rough at times/cooing at times and it’s lovely. It is QUITE the different take from the original!

Did you go get ice cream the other day? If not, go today! 🙂

Be good, do good.

#191 of 366: Drivin, Willow Avalon

It occurred to me that we blew right past the halfway point at Post 183. I don’t remember saying anything. I can’t believe we’re still here!

My favorite part of this song is the interplay of the synths, steel guitar(?), and percussion (guessing on instruments) is great here and I really love how it helps the song seem to meld into different genres at different points.

“I remember your eyes of blue, they saw right through my soul, the way you say my name, it always leaves me wanting more, but you took your time, you wasted mine leading me on, saying you couldn’t be, couldn’t be with just one, so, I’m drivin’ down the highway, thinking of you, babe, smoking menthols to ease my brain, yeah, I’m drivin’ down the highway, thinking of you babe, smoking menthols to ease my brain”

I think at some point, you should go get ice cream today. 🙂

Be good, do good.

#189 of 366: Superfly, Raury

The guitar sets the tone on this one. Love the strum pattern and sound! Let this song set the vibe of your Saturday. Hope you and yours are doing well!

“Fly, I do this for life, king of the clouds there’s a ribbon in the sky, drive by anyone that tell me plan B should’ve been Plan A, B people don’t see when you’re superfly, features extent-iary definition, you can get a dictionary, everybody in the air like love in February, don’t believe it exist so maybe we are afraid, kids these days crazy off the drugs, kids these crazy off the drugs, know the world can already can nobody tell us shit, and we never get together so the bars never split, when you’re livin’ in the city you don’t want to be a mess, so we get used to being a-lone, pack of cigarillos, a smooth bottle of Patron, a world where I can chill with no plan to stay long, cause im’ma live it up until I die, superfly”

Be good, do good!

#188 of 366: You Should Be Hated Here, Carissa’s Weird

This is some dope sounding indie rock in the vein of Death Cab For Cutie and has a little bit of a Jimmy Eat World ballad sound to it. I think that’s why I like it.

“I’m only here to fall apart, you’ve been angry from the start, but I know these train wrecks happen all the time, and everything that no one knows, you should be hated here by now, this was the prettiest like that I told tonight, it’s been the prettiest lie that I told all year”

Enjoy the sound!

Be good, do good!