Don't Judge

So Ashley posted this on her blog and it's late and I'm bored so here it is:

DIRECTIONS: COPY AND PASTE, AND FILL IN YOUR ANSWERS.
PUT YOUR IPOD/ITUNES ON SHUFFLE, AND FOR EACH SONG THAT POPS UP, GIVE A MEMORY WITH THAT SONG OR AN EXPLANATION OF IT, NO MATTER WHICH SONG!

1. Forward Motion by Relient K

Man, Middle School for sure. I was OBSESSED with Relient K. They were the only band I listened to for YEARS. I love their lyrics. They are SO witty and great. This song is particularly great since every time I hear it the lyrics totally resonate with what I'm going through.... I love the line "Experience the bittersweet, then brush my teeth." Hilarious. Doesn't get better than these guys. I know that this is one of those bands that I'll play for my kids and they'll just laugh.... Like I do when my dad talks about how great Rush and Yes are.

2. Note to Self by From First to Last

Hahaha I'm almost embarrassed I own this song. Totally Sophomore/ early Junior year when I was pretty sure I was gonna be and emo kid forever. I remember suffering through crap music like this (although I will say there are times when it sounds SO good. And this probably the best screamo song out there) thinking that the longer I listened the more I would like it... What a joke. From First to Last, Hawthorne Heights, and Story of the Year... SHEESH!

3. Undignified by David Crowder

Reminds me of those (in hindsight) super cheesy Christian summer camps like Snowbound and High Altitude. I loved it all. High Alt was probably the first time I was introduced to Crowder. I remember the band being like "Who like David Crowder?" and everyone went NUTS. I had no idea who he was. But I remember being REALLY into it and jumping around and screaming the 'HEY' parts when queued. Great times! Still love this song.

4. Take My Hand by Shawn McDonald

I can't come up with words to say how much I LOVE Shawn McDonald. If he ever wrote a book I would venture to say that it would beat BOTH Rob Bell and Shane Claiborne on my top 10 list, and if you know me that's astounding. This song was the start of a deep love for chill acoustic worship without the big production. I remember listening to this over and over and over day after day and it's still not old. But I will say I like some of his other stuff a lot better. But this song could cheer me up, calm me down, anything if I needed it to. Super great sound. I would recommend you listen to it right now if you haven't heard it yet.

5. Southern Weather by The Almost

I definitely think of Zack when I hear this band. They are just straight up great. I am NOT a fan of Underoath but this side project is freaking BOMB. This some make me think of Katherine Shimel. This was her ringtone in NOLA one year which is just really weird that I remember. But I know we would cruise with the windows down blasting stuff like this screaming at the top of our lungs in our teen angst. And it was beautiful. I absolutely loved those days and wish I had them back.

6. We Fly High by Jim Jones

Junior year for sure. JV LAX captain. Killer season. This was on our warm up mix and I had it written on a pair of shoes I had. I pulled my Explorer up to the field one practice and we jammed to this while we practiced our shots. It felt like I was in one of those inner-city-sports-team-that-overcomes-the-odds movies and this was the soundtrack to it. Don't ask why I saw that movie taking place at LP. But this song defined my first year of having a license and I thought I was the SHIT because I could blast this without anyone doing a thing about it.

Oh and I still know all the words

7. Never Wake Up by Sum 41

Yea, story of my life ha. Reminds me of Emily last year in the dorms. We frequently listened to Sum and though about being young again. I love the angst!

8.The First by Tegan and Sara

First heard this Freshman year of college. I would listen to it while riding the RTD to work before I had a car. It's such a strong song. I have no idea what it's about but I like it. In the early albums they sound a lot like Allanis Morisette and I love the raw sound. They are proof that there may be hope for chick bands. Like Ashley said: Chick bands are like Communism; good idea but never works. But she forgot about the USSR. They rocked Communism. Teagan and Sara= the USSR of chick bands- all the sucking that comes with Communist leaders.

9. Baby, It's Fact by Hellogoodbye

Summer one year. Couldn't tell you which. I bought this CD to give to Steph for her birthday and started listening to it and kept it instead... Oops. I don't know what I got her instead but this CD was pretty good back then. I can't handle too much of it anymore. Kinda like how kids LOVE those sugary candies like push pops and now that we're old it's just too much and we can only take so much.

10. Tie My Hands by Lil' Wayne

This definitely brings to mind Chuckie before anything else. But there's more to it than that. He loved Lil' Wayne when we were dating and I bought this CD so we could listen to it when we hung out. This is a REALLY powerful song. As much as I don't really like rap, this song is fantastic. Kinda like that one Tupac song that everyone samples now. It's about NOLA and Katrina and how they are all gonna overcome it and rise above. Having worked there a lot, I can see this song in people's eyes! I would recommend you listen to it at least if you're not gonna buy it.

"They try to tell me to keep my eyes open, my whole city underwater, some people still floating. And they wonder why black people still votin' 'cause your President still chokin'" Killer!

11. Richman by 3OH!3

Such a great song by itself. Saw these guys in concert and it blew my mind. Talk about stage presents. Plus it was local so it was just THAT much better. Those guys were hilarious and super energetic. I felt like I went to high school with them or something. This songs just funny and got a great beat. One of their better tunes.

12. So Happy Together by The Beatles

Reminds me of Freaky Friday, the remake with Lindsay and Jamie. I wish it had a better memory with it but it is what it is. That's it. There's not much to say besides that. The Beatles are just amazing and everyone knows it.

13. God Must Hate Me by Simple Plan

Ha 8th grade! Songs full of teenage angst before we even knew what it was. This make me remember all the times me and Emily drove down 225 to or from Aurora while we screamed this song super super off key and sounded awful and we would just bust out laughing because we really don't know the words or how to sing! It made a pretty funny video too.

14. It Ends Tonight by All-American Rejects

I really can't see any memory going with this song. Just the music video. But it's an okay song despite the fact that its done by All-American Rejects. I kinda dig it. It'll end up on one of those back-in-the-day shows on VH1 probably and me and my husband will laugh about it.

15. Face Down by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Let me just start this by saying that I knew these guys before EVERYONE!!! Yes, even you. I used to watch hours of IMF (International Music Feed) and bands like this were always on it. I heard this and 30 Seconds to Mars probably 6 months before their music was played popularly. But this song is pretty bomb. One of those PSA type songs which I always love. It's nice to see the good guys get a hit by standing up for what's wrong.

16. Lillian by Plus 44

Another band Zack helped me find. They rock. I love them. I want their musical babies. Super original and new. Great lyrics that make no sense sometimes. Good calm song that reminds me of Monument. "The place I used to live made me feel like a tourist"

17. Feeling This by Blink-182

Reminds me of Emily hands down. She loves Blink and loves this song. There's a really fast part that she can do all in almost one breath. "This place was never the same again after you came and went how can you say you meant anything different to anyone. Standing alone on the street with a cigarette on the first night we met. Looked to the past and remembered a slime and maybe tonight I can breathe for a while. I'm not in the scene. I think I'm fallin' asleep and then all that I mean is I'll always be dreamin' of you!" I'm very proud she can do that.

18. Fiddle With the Volume by Lady Sovereign

Just a wonderful song to cruise to with the bass turned up too loud. She's such a good artist I think. One of the most underestimated rappers right now. She's a chick and knows she's and underdog. But she doesn't try to separate herself from the guys. Oh and she's British so there's bonus points. And she does not take herself seriously at ALL. And she has Twitter... a few more points.

19. Send My Love to the Dancefloor by Cobra Starship

I just started listening to these guys when I was in Denver. Mostly on the RTD going to work. They have a nice groove. Like 3OH!3 with their ADD meds. I really like them. But I need to be in the mood. Again an artist that could really care less what people think about them

20. Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely by The Backstreet Boys

Really does anything need to be said? All I know is that this song really confuses me. I feel like he's asking this girlfriend to dump him? I just don't understand his motives.

21. Hammers and Hearts by Daphne Loves Derby

Katherine hands down. We both love them and listen to them together a lot. They are good. Real good.

22. Always by Blink-182

Reminds me of what I wish to have at some point. It's that feeling you have after a great night with a guy you are really falling for. I love that feeling and it's a total rush. I want to find a guy were every night is like that... forever. Even when were 78 and old and frail.

23.A Bay Bay by Hurricane Chris.

Another song that defined driving around with the speakers way too loud blowing out my parents bass in a car that wasn't mine even though I said it was. But the best memory of this song is when we were in NOLA one summer and these guys were on a balcony in the French Quarter and started yelling "A Bay Bay" at a bunch of us girls. It was so hilarious

24. Umbrella (Travis Barker Remix) by Rihanna
This version is pretty good. Super unique. And the original is great minus all the domestic violence that was going on in the background of it.

25. Admit It!! by Say Anything

What a hilarious song. It's mostly a narrative with some punk-ish background with a few chorus' thrown in. It's basically these two guys bashing any fad clique that works. Could be the Emo kids, could be the hipsters, could be the hippies. But I think there's a bigger idea behind it. Basically, I think the thing they wanna say is just be who you are because when it comes down to it life sucks whether you're in the fad clique or not so you might as well be genuine about it sucking.