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Day 27 – my life in music
Without music, life would be a mistake. – Friedrich Nietzche
The only truth is music – Jack Kerouac
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. – Plato
If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. ― Albert Einstein
Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. ― Victor Hugo
Music is what feelings sound like. - Author Unknown
Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music. - Jimi Hendrix
I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music. - Billy Joel
I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me-like food or water. - Ray Charles
Music can change the world because it can change people – Bono
Music is my religion – Jimi Hendrix
My life has been full of music. Growing up there was always music playing, my parents sang to me, I was surrounded by good tunes and I was always dancing. I started dance class at age 2 and danced consistently and competitively until age 16. As soon as my parents would allow it I was going to concerts every weekend. Against my parents wishes I went to those crazy underground all night parties – yep I was once a raver. One of my favorite parts of being a yoga teacher is making the playlist for class – anyone that’s taken my class can attest to the fact that they are excellent playlists :) My iTunes contains over 13,000 songs and that doesn’t include all of the cds I still have lying around. I have truly lived with a soundtrack to my life. I hear a song and it takes me back to a different time – the good, the not so good, the really awful – my memories are embedded in sound. I couldn’t imagine my life without music. It would suck.
This blog would not be complete without a post dedicated to the one thing that has consistently gotten me through the shit and made the great even greater. Question is – how on earth am I going to come up with only 30 top songs? I tried, but it wasn’t possible. So I got creative. I got it down to 114. My birthday is 11.21.82 – add it up and you get 114. So here are 114 of my favs. Each song is full of memories and makes me smile. If I could have I would have made this list my top 300 – but that would take too long. So without further ado -
1. Drowning (Dave's Drum & Space Remix) - Moonshine Mixed, Vol. 2
2. Ace of Base - The Sign - Happy Nation - U.S. Version
3. Alanis Morissette - Perfect - Jagged Little Pill
5. Atmosphere -Sunshine - Sad Clown Bad Summer Number 9 - EP
6. Intro - Bad Boy Bill - Bangin' The Box Vol. 3
7. Beastie Boys - Intergalactic - Hello Nasty
9. Bjork - It's Oh So Quiet - Post
10. Black Star - Definition - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
11. Blackalicious - Alphabet Aerobics (The Cut Chemist 2 1/2 Minute Workout) - A2G EP
12. Blackstreet - No Diggity - Another Level
14. Bone Thugs - Ecstasy - BTNHRESURRECTION
15. Bran Van 3000 - Drinking In L.A. - Glee
16. Bush - Everything Zen - Sixteen Stone
17.Calvin Harris - Feel So Close (Radio Edit) - Feel So Close - EP
18. Cat Stevens - Moonshadow - Teaser and the Firecat
19. Common - The Light - Like Water for Chocolate
20. The Cranberries - Zombie - No Need to Argue
21. De La Soul - Me, Myself and I - 3 Feet High and Rising
22. Death Cab for Cutie - Such Great Heights - Give Up
23. Dee Lite - Groove Is In the Heart - The Very Best of Deee-Lite
24. Deftones - Mascara - Around the Fur
25. DJ Assault - A.U.X. Mind - Straight Up Detroit Shit Vol. 2
26. September - Earth, Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits
27. Eminem - Brain Damage - The Slim Shady LP
28. Free Your Mind - The Very Best of en Vogue
29. Eric Prydz - Call On Me (Radio Edit) - Call On Me - EP
30. Fedde Le Grande - Put Your Hands Up for Detroit (Club Mix) - Put Your Hands Up for Detroit
31. Fiona Apple - Slow Like Honey - Tidal
32. Fugees - Killing Me Softly With His Song - The Score
33. Gang Starr - Work - Moment of Truth
35. Genesis - Invisible Touch - Invisible Touch
36. Geto Boys - Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta - The Best of the Geto Boys
37. Goldfinger - Here In Your Bedroom
38. Green Day - Longview - Dookie
39. House of Pain - Jump Around
40. Huey Lewis & The News - Hip To Be Square - Fore!
41. Inner City - Good Life - Paradise
42. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation - Rhythm Nation 1814
43. Jewel - Pieces of You - Pieces of You
44. John Mayer - Daughters - Heavier Things
45. Journey - Don't Stop Believin' - Greatest Hits 1 & 2
46. Jurasic 5 - Action Satisfaction - J 5 (Deluxe Edition)
47. Kanye West - Homecoming - Graduation
48. Khia - My Neck, My Back - Nasty Confessions
49. Korn - Blind
50. Kurupt - I Call Shots (feat. Roscoe) - Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha (Bonus Track Version)
51. Lamb - Fly - Fear of Fours
52. Lauryn Hill- Everything Is Everything - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
53. Len - Steal My Sunshine (Single Version) - You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
54. Less Than Jake - Dopeman - Losing Streak
55. Live - Lightning Crashes - Throwing Copper
56. LL Cool J - Going Back to Cali - Walking with a Panther
57. Luscious Jackson - Naked Eye - Naked Eye
58. Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby
59. Madonna - Little Star - Ray of Light
60. Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People - Antichrist Superstar
61. Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing - Number 1's: Marvin Gaye
62. Matisyahu - One Day - Light (Bonus Track Version)
63. Mazzy Star - Fade Into You - So Tonight That I Might See
64. MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This - Greatest Hits
65. Michael Jackson - Thriller - Thriller
66. Mike + The Mechanics - The Living Years - Living Years
68. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty - Black On Both Sides
69. Mustard Plug - Miss Michigan - Evildoers Beware!
70. Nas - The World Is Yours - Illmatic
71. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn - Left of the Middle
72. Naughty By Nature - O.P.P.
73. New Kids On The Block - Step By Step - Step by Step
74. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nevermind
75. No Doubt - Just a Girl - Tragic Kingdom
76. NoFX - Linoleum - Punk In Drublic
77. Notorious B.I.G. - Notorious B.I.G. (feat. Lil' Kim & Puff Daddy) - Born Again
78. Oasis - Wonderwall - (What's the Story) Morning Glory
79. Operation Ivy - Sound System
80. Outkast - Rosa Parks - Aquemini
81. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart - Collections: Bonnie Tyler
82. Paula Abdul - Straight Up - Forever Your Girl
83. Pharcyde - Hey You - Labcabincalifornia
84. Pink Floyd - Brain Damage - The Dark Side of the Moon
85. Where Is My Mind? - Surfer Rosa
86. Portishead - Only You - Roseland, NYC Live
87. The Postal Service - Nothing Better - Give Up
88. Prince - 7 - The Hits / The B-Sides
89. R.E.M. - Bad Day - In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
90. Radiohead - Optimistic - Kid A
91. Rancid - Roots Radical - ...And Out Come the Wolves
92. The Roots - Act Too (The Love of My Life) - Things Fall Apart
93. Save Ferris - The World Is New - It Means Everything
94. Sia - Breathe Me - Colour the Small One
95. Sir Mix A Lot - Baby Got Back - Mack Daddy
96. Telegraph (Skolars) - Should've Stayed Home Tonight
97. Slum Village - Closer - Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit)
98. Smashing Pumpkins - Landslide - Pisces Iscariot
99. Soundgarden - Fell On Black Days - Superunknown
100. Four to the Floor (Thin White Duke Mix) - Star Sailor
101. Stone Temple Pilots - Vasoline - Thank You
102. Sublime - Saw Red (feat. Gwen Stefani) - Robbin' the Hood
103. Suicide Machines - New Girl - Destruction By Definition
104. Talib Kweli - Get By - Quality
105. Telepopmusik - Breathe - Genetic World
106. TLC - Creep - CrazySexyCool
107. A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation - Midnight Marauders
108. Tricky - Makes Me Wanna Die - Pre-Millennium Tension
109. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby - To the Extreme
110. Violent Femmes - Add It Up - Permanent Record: The Very Best of the Violent Femmes
111. Warren G ft. Nate Dogg - Regulate - Regulate...G Funk Era
112. Weezer - My Name Is Jonas - Weezer
113. Wu Tang - Gravel Pit - Legend of the Wu-Tang: Wu-Tang Clan's Greatest Hits
114. 2Pac - Changes - 2Pac: Greatest Hits
congrats! You made it to the end:) Enjoy the tunes!
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