Music Monday #7: Inspire

Music Monday is a bi-weekly blog link up to encourage the sharing and discussion of people’s favorite music. Join in to share your own music and find new songs to listen to! A new playlist theme will be posted every other Monday.

Theme & Announcements

Hey, it’s time for the seventh Music Monday! This time, I’m trying something different. Up until now, I’ve used a link up widget, but honestly, most of the people linking up actually don’t use it. So instead, if you link up, leave a comment on this post with a link to your own so that everyone else can find it! And don’t forget to share your thoughts on everyone else’s playlists, too!

Anyway, the new theme is “inspire”. It can be songs that pump you up (in case you missed the time we did Pump Up playlists), songs that make you want to actually try and finish that homework sitting in front of you, whatever you want, as long as it has something to do with inspiration!

Rules

1. This is a bi-weekly feature. New themes will be posted every other Monday. You can post your own playlist any time in between the day the theme is posted and the day the next theme goes up (it doesn’t need to be a Monday).
2. I make an album cover-y graphic for each playlist. You’re welcome to use mine or make your own, whichever you prefer.
3. If you want, you can post your playlist on Spotify, 8tracks, YouTube, or whatever else works for you, and link to that from your blog.
4. You may use whatever music you want, but if it contains explicit language, please mention that in your post!
5. This isn’t really required, meaning I won’t kick you out or anything if you don’t do it, but try to listen to and comment on a couple of other people’s playlists as well. The intention of this is to encourage the sharing of people’s favorite music!
6. Have fun!

My Playlist

Songs that make you ready to go out and change the world – and yourself in the process. Upbeat, “changing the world” tracks interspersed with a couple of darker, more introspective (but still inspiring) ones.

Listen to it on Spotify

1. I Can Lift A Car by Walk the Moon
2. Hall of Fame by The Script
3. Spotlight (New Regrets) by Patrick Stump
4. Our Own House by MisterWives
5. I Wanna Get Better by Bleachers
6. Hurricane by MisterWives
7. The Middle by Jimmy Eat World
8. Overcome by New Politics
9. Keep On Keepin On by Travie McCoy feat Brendon Urie
10. Missing You by All Time Low
11. On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons
12. Best Day of My Life by American Authors
13. Down in the Dumps by Walk The Moon
14. Warriors by Imagine Dragons

Don’t forget to join in with your own playlist!

Music Monday #4: Battle Anthems

Music Monday is a bi-weekly blog link up to encourage the sharing and discussion of people’s favorite music. Join in to share your own music and find new songs to listen to! A new playlist theme will be posted every other Monday.

Theme

The moment you’ve all been waiting for- Music Monday number four! I’m actually really looking forward to this one. The theme? Battle anthems. Songs that pump you up, make you feel like you can do anything. If you were a superhero (or villain- no judging here), these would be your theme songs. Of course, if you want to take your own spin on the topic, go ahead! As long as it fits under the theme “battle anthems”, anything goes. And have fun!

Rules

1. This is a bi-weekly feature. New themes will be posted every other Monday. You can post your own playlist any time in between the day the theme is posted and the day the next theme goes up (it doesn’t need to be a Monday).
2. I make an album cover-y graphic for each playlist. You’re welcome to use mine or make your own, whichever you prefer.
3. If you want, you can post your playlist on Spotify, 8tracks, YouTube, or whatever else works for you, and link to that from your blog.
4. You may use whatever music you want, but if it contains explicit language, please mention that in your post!
5. This isn’t really required, meaning I won’t kick you out or anything if you don’t do it, but try to listen to and comment on a couple of other people’s playlists as well. The intention of this is to encourage the sharing of people’s favorite music!
6. Have fun!

Join In!

My Playlist

Listen to it on YouTube

1. Born for This by Paramore
2. Hello, Brooklyn by All Time Low
3. The Only Difference Between Suicide and Martyrdom is the Press Coverage by Panic! at the Disco
4. Rat a Tat by Fall Out Boy*
5. Mama by My Chemical Romance*
6. Vegas Lights by Panic! at the Disco
7. What Are You So Scared Of? by Tonight Alive
8. The Best Thing (That Never Happened) by We Are The In Crowd*
9. Go Go Go by Sleeping With Sirens*
10. You’re Gonna Go Far Kid by The Offspring*
11. Kids in the Dark by All Time Low
12. This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race by Fall Out Boy

Don’t forget to join in with your own playlist!

Music Monday #3: Crush

Music Monday is a bi-weekly blog link up to encourage the sharing and discussion of people’s favorite music. Join in to share your own music and find new songs to listen to! A new playlist theme will be posted every other Monday.

Theme

It’s time for the third Music Monday! I feel like this one will be a lot of fun- the theme is “crush”! As usual, it’s really open ended. Wanna make a feel good playlist about falling in love? Or something more bittersweet? It’s up to you! You could even make a playlist about crushing your enemies, if that’s more your thing. Just interpret the topic however you want, make a playlist, and have fun!

Rules

1. This is a bi-weekly feature. New themes will be posted every other Monday. You can post your own playlist any time in between the day the theme is posted and the day the next theme goes up (it doesn’t need to be a Monday).
2. I make an album cover-y graphic for each playlist. You’re welcome to use mine or make your own, whichever you prefer.
3. If you want, you can post your playlist on Spotify, 8tracks, YouTube, or whatever else works for you, and link to that from your blog.
4. You may use whatever music you want, but if it contains explicit language, please mention that in your post!
5. This isn’t really required, meaning I won’t kick you out or anything if you don’t do it, but try to listen to and comment on a couple of other people’s playlists as well. The intention of this is to encourage the sharing of people’s favorite music!
6. Have fun!

Join In! 

My Playlist

Listen to it on Youtube

1. You Always Make Me Smile by Kyle Andrews
2. First Date by Blink-182
3. Summertime by My Chemical Romance
4. Somewhere in Neverland by All Time Low
5. The Only Exception by Paramore
6. The Kids Aren’t Alright by Fall Out Boy
7. Ghost by Halsey
8. Falling For You by Weezer
9. Alone Together by Fall Out Boy
10. A Daydream Away by All Time Low
11. Crushcrushcrush by Paramore
12. Seaside by The Kooks

Don’t forget to join in with your own playlist!

Music Monday #1: Girl Power

Music Monday is a bi-weekly blog link up to encourage the sharing and discussion of people’s favorite music. Join in to share your own music and find new songs to listen to! A new theme will be posted every other Monday.

Theme

So, welcome to the first Music Monday! This week’s theme, Girl Power, is one that I’ve actually wanted to make a post on for a while. Share some songs you like with particularly feminist lyrics, or just some of your favorite female singers! It’s up to you, as long as you stay somewhat within the topic. And, of course, have fun!

Rules

1. This will probably be a bi-weekly feature- I’m going to try this as a link-up this month, and if it works, we’ll keep it. If not, it may become weekly or monthly.
2. Assuming that it stays as a bi-weekly feature, the theme and my own playlist will be posted every other Monday, starting tomorrow. You can post your own playlist any time between the day the theme is posted and the day the next theme will be posted.
3. I make an album cover-y graphic for each playlist. You’re welcome to use mine or make your own, whichever you prefer.
4. If you want, you can post your playlist on Spotify, 8tracks, YouTube, or whatever else works for you, and link to that from your blog.
5. You may use whatever music you want, but if it contains explicit language, please mention that in your post!
6. This isn’t really required, meaning I won’t kick you out or anything if you don’t do it, but try to listen to and comment on a couple of other people’s playlists as well. The intention of this is to encourage the sharing of people’s favorite music!
7. Have fun!

Join In

My Playlist

1. Hurricane by Halsey
2. Born for This by Paramore
3. Bad Reputation by Joan Jett
4. Cherry Bomb by The Runaways
5. Sex Yeah by Marina and the Diamonds
6. Proof by Paramore
7. The Best Thing (That Never Happened) by We Are the In Crowd*
8. What Are You So Scared Of? by Tonight Alive
9. Teen Idle by Marina and the Diamonds
10. My House by PVRIS

* These songs have curse words in them.

Don’t forget to join in with the link up!

Announcing a New-ish Blog Feature!

Last month, I decided to try doing a new blog feature- a weekly playlist post. It was a lot of fun, and actually pretty popular, too. I got a lot of comments with people sharing their own favorite songs, and that’s exactly what I was going for!

Then, Chloe from Free as a Girl With Wings had a really awesome idea- I could turn the playlists into a blog link up! I think it would be a lot of fun and encourage just what I had intended- people sharing and discussing their favorite music.

Rules:

1. This will probably be a bi-weekly feature- I’m going to try this as a link-up this month, and if it works, we’ll keep it. If not, it may become weekly or monthly.
2. Assuming that it stays as a bi-weekly feature, the theme and my own playlist will be posted every other Monday, starting tomorrow.
3. I make an album cover-y graphic for each playlist. You’re welcome to use mine or make your own, whichever you prefer.
4. If you want, you can post your playlist on Spotify, 8tracks, YouTube, or whatever else works for you, and link to that from your blog.
5. You may use whatever music you want, but if it contains explicit language, please mention that in your post!
6. This isn’t really required, meaning I won’t kick you out or anything if you don’t do it, but try to listen to and comment on a couple of other people’s playlists as well. The intention of this is to encourage the sharing of people’s favorite music!
7. Have fun!

The theme for the first link up will be posted tomorrow!

Playlist: Love Songs

For this week’s playlist, I decided to do some of my favorite love songs! I’m actually not usually really into songs about love- less because of the subject matter and more about how superficial they usually feel. “You’re beautiful and let’s live happily ever after.” Not that there’s anything wrong with those kinds of songs- they’re just not usually what I’m into. But there are some love songs that I really do like, and here they are! (And remember, feedback is very welcome!)

Listen to the playlist on YouTube

1. Still Into You by Paramore
2. When the Day Met the Night by Panic! at the Disco
3. She’s the Prettiest Girl at the Party, and She Can Prove it With a Solid Right Hook by frkniero andthe cellabration
4. Cinderblock Garden by All Time Low
5. Girls/ Girls/ Boys by Panic! at the Disco
6. We Don’t Believe What’s on TV by twenty one pilots
7. If These Sheets Were States by All Time Low
8. Check Yes Juliet by We The Kings
9. Alone Together by Fall Out Boy
10. Carry Me Home by We Are The In Crowd
11. Only Love by PVRIS
12. Roman Holiday by Halsey
13. The World is Ugly by My Chemical Romance
14. Starlight by Tonight Alive

Are there any songs you would add to this list? And remember to let me know what you think of these playlists!

Playlist: Feel Better

So, I’ve decided to try doing playlists as a weekly feature. I’m going to try it out this month, and if you guys like it, I’ll keep doing it. Let me know if you like it, or if you want to see more or less! Any feedback would be really helpful. I’ll be posting the playlists on YouTube for now.

This week, I decided to do a feel good kind of playlist- music that cheers me up and makes me feel like dancing, even when I’m sad or angry. Basically, sad songs that sound happy. Enjoy!

Listen to the playlist on YouTube

1. Coast (It’s Gonna Get Better) by Patrick Stump
2. Hallelujah by Panic! at the Disco
3. Empty Gold by Halsey
4. I am not a Robot by Marina and the Diamonds
5. Fast in my Car by Paramore
6. Favorite Record by Fall Out Boy
7. Hell and Back by Tonight Alive
8. Paint You Wings by All Time Low
9. The Strays by Sleeping With Sirens
10. Not Today by twenty one pilots
11. Party Poison by My Chemical Romance
12. Ghost by Halsey
13. Basket Case by Green Day
14. Missing You by Fall Out Boy

Are there any songs you would add to this list? And remember to let me know what you think of these playlists!

Show Me a Hero Playlist

It’s been awhile since I worked on my novel WIP, Show Me a Hero, so in an effort to get back into the groove and start working on it again (or at least thinking about it…) I decided to work on a playlist for it. It’s mostly for my own inspiration, but I thought it might be fun for you guys to listen to!

Listen to the playlist on Youtube

1. Can’t Fight Against the Youth by Panic! at the Disco
2. Born for This by Paramore
3. Spotlight (Oh Nostalgia) by Patrick Stump
4. Burn Bright by My Chemical Romance
5. Extraordinary Girl by Green Day
6. Girls/Girls/Boys by Panic! at the Disco
7. We Don’t Believe What’s on TV by twenty one pilots
8. Alone Together by Fall Out Boy
9. stage 4 fear of trying by frnkiero andthe cellabration
10. Don’t You Worry by We are the in Crowd
11. Cherry Bomb by The Runaways
12. Old Scars/ Future Hearts by All Time Low
13. Anklebiters by Paramore
14. Saint Patrick by PVRIS

What do you think of my playlist for Show Me a Hero? And would you like to see more playlists on here- maybe I could make them a weekly or monthly thing?