Hello Beautiful Thinkers,
I’m excited to say that this is my 100th post! I spent a while thinking about how to make this post extra special for the occasion and the first thought was that since it falls on a music day I’d write about my favorite band/artist. There’s just one problem with that idea, I don’t have a favorite musician. I’m fickle that way. So instead I decided to make a playlist: The Boy In The Heart Shades’ 100 Songs to Live By! All of these songs have an anthem-ish quality for some part of my life. So here they are in alphabetical order by title! (Most of them have music videos so there are a crap load of links!!)
Absolutely Fabulous – Pet Shop Boys
Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked – Cage The Elephant
Bad Medicine – Bon Jovi
Bad Reputation – Joan Jett
Boston – Augustana
Brokenhearted – Karmin
Bust A Move – Young MC
Come A Little Bit Closer – Jay and the Americans
Come Into My World – Kylie Minogue
Common People – William Shatner
Crazy Beautiful Life – Ke$ha
Crazy Dreams – Smash Cast
Cry Me A River – Julie London
The Curse of Curves – Cute Is What We Aim For
Dancing With Myself – Billy Idol
Dear Diary – Hex RX
Defying Gravity – Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend (Swing Cats Mix) – Marylin Monroe
Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
Earn Enough For Life – XTC
Everybody Talks – Neon Trees
F**k You – Lily Allen
Fairytale – Sara Bareilles
Faith – George Michael
Fashionista – Jimmy James
Feeling Good – Nina Simone
Fever – Peggy Lee
Fidelity – Regina Spektor
Flaunt It – TV Rock
Float On – Modest Mouse
Fly (feat. Rihanna) – Nicki Minaj
For Your Entertainment – Adam Lambert
Glamazon – RuPaul
Hair – Lady Gaga
Hand In My Pocket – Alanis Morissette
Hello – Martin Solveig & Dragonette
Hey Man (Now You’re Really Living) – Eels
Holding Out For A Hero – Bonnie Tyler
I Believe In a Thing Called Love – The Darkness
I Don’t Care – Fall Out Boy
I Know What I Am – Band of Skulls
I Like Boys – The Fabulous Miss Wendy
I Love It – Icona Pop
I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
I Want It Now – Julie Dawn Cole
I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That) – Meat Loaf
I’m Not Alone – Patent Pending
I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You – Black Kids
I’m Not Okay (I Promise) – My Chemical Romance
I’m Still Here – John Rzeznik
I’m The Greatest Star – Barbra Streisand
In These Shoes – Kirsty MacColl
Iris – The Goo Goo Dolls
It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) – R.E.M.
The Juggernauts – Zebrahead
Just Give Me A Reason (feat. Nate Ruess) – P!nk
Just What I Need – Rufus King (Bring It On Version!)
Kissing Boys – Brent Braniff Chad Wheeling
Let’s Have a Kiki – Scissor Sisters
Love Today – Mika
Maybe This Time – Kristin Chenoweth
My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It) – En Vogue
New Shoes – Paolo Nutini
No Cure – Megan Hilty
No Sleep Tonight – The Faders
On My Own – Vincent Vincent and The Villains
On The Radio – Regina Spektor
Paso (The Nini Anthem) – Sak Noel
Portions For Foxes – Rilo Kiley
Price Tag – Jessie J
Prince Charming – Jim’s Big Ego
Proud Mary – Ike & Tina Turner
Raise Your Glass – P!nk
Re: Your Brains – Jonathan Coulton
Real World – Matchbox Twenty
Respect – Aretha Franklin
Same Love (feat. Mary Lambert) – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Save The Last Dance For Me – The Drifters
Savior – Rise Against
Self-Esteem Song – Smile Time Puppets (Yes the Silly Song From That One Episode of Angel.)
Set Fire to the Rain – Adele
Some Nights (Intro) – Fun.
Some Nights – Fun. (I almost never listen to one without the other)
Something’s Got A Hold On Me – Etta James
Superheroes – Dani Shay
These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ – Nancy Sinatra
Tightrope – Walk The Moon (New Version)
Till The World End (The Femme Fatale Remix) (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ke$ha) – Britney Spears
Tired of Being Alone – The Spies
Took The Night – Chelley
Vogue – Madonna
Walking On Sunshine – Ghoti Hook
Wannabe – Spice Girls
The Way I Am – Ingrid Michaelson (Possibly the most romantic song ever to me!)
Weightless – All Time Low
What A Wonderful World – Joey Ramone
Worst Case Scenario – The Hoosiers
Your Song – Mayday Parade
3AM – Matchbox Twenty
3 Small Words – Josie & The Pussycats
Tell me the songs you live by in the comments to this post BTs.
Keep Learning Beautiful Thinkers,
The Boy In The Heart Shades
