Hello Everyone!
I wrote this post a while ago, sort of like back in September, and forgot to upload it. Please don't hate me 🙈
It seems I've been tagged by my friend Meg (http://megangoodier.blogspot.co.uk/) to do the 'Music Tag'. I was immediately interested in doing this because I really do enjoy my music but have quite a strange and varied taste. Just like Meg did, I'm going to (try) to link all of the songs I talk about so that you can at least give them a go before you judge me...
1) The Last Song You Listened To
The last song I listened too was 'All Again' by Ella Henderson. I've been spending way too much time on trains this week listening to music and wanted a change so stuck her album on. And I think, after Hard Work, this is my favourite on her album.
2) Last Song You Purchased
My last purchase was on iTunes but it was actually an album. My main motivation for getting the album was the song 'Fire and Gasoline' by Sia.
3) Song You Discovered on YouTube
So you're not going to believe this one but you know the song 'Fight Song'? I first discovered that on YouTube before Taylor Swift got her hands on it. Not that I'm complaining. I think I was linked there from one of Emma Blackery's videos. Other songs discovered on YouTube include 'The Way That We Were' by Carrie Fletcher and 'Everything Is Ending' by Chameleon Circuit.
4) Favourite Song from a Musical
So many musicals and so many songs. Choosing one is gonning to kill me. It changes frequently but at the moment either 'There's a fine, fine line' from AvenueQ or 'Quiet' from Matilda
5) Favourite Band
So this often surprises people but I do have quite a few favourite bands. The 1975 are one of them but my favourite has to be The Fray.
6) Favourite Solo Artist
7) Favourite Album
There are so many albums I really like and this varies from time to time but an all time favourite would probably be English Rain by Gabrielle Aplin.
8) Best Live Gig
You're gonna kill me. I know you're gonna kill me. But I haven't actually been to a live gig! It's a long story. So who's gonna take me to my first one?
9) Guilty Pleasure Song
'Naive' by the Kooks because it always improves my mood and 'Vienna' by Billy Joel. Is that kind of embarassing? There's a problem with the CD shuffler at work and it just plays this album on repeat and this is my favourite on it
10) Song You Used To Hate But Now Like
I honestly can't think of any, sorry
11) Song You Used To Love But Now Can't Stand
You probably know by now that I work in the leisure industry. As much as it has it's perks, it has the odd disadvantage too; the music that they use for Zumba, fitness classes and aqua aerobics classes, I hear it most days. And my god, they never seem to change their playlists. The music they use tends to be 'pop' music that I enjoy to hear maybe once every so often on the radio. Then it gets overplayed. So add Dear Future Husband, Crazy Stupid Love, Cheerleader, Love Me Like You Do, Black Magic and Don't Be So Hard On Yourself to the bottom of a very long list. I think I'd miss them if I didn't hear them though. Call it a love/hate relationship. And you're not getting links to any of those, just switch your radio on
12) A Group You Wish Had Never Split
Ahahaha, easy one. S Club 7. I think I cried for a week when they split up. Obviously a 6-year-olds worst nightmare. It'd be quite nice for things like that to be my biggest worry now!
13) Favourite Cover of a Song
Dodie Clark and Tessa Violet covered All Star a while ago and it's still my favourite
14) Favourite Song from a Film
I could answer this one in one word. Disney. But to be a little bit more descriptive and helpful...I really like Steady As A Beating Drum from Pocahontas, and Suspicious Minds which was used in Lilo and Stitch. I've changed my mind since the last time I wrote this and it's 'Feels Like Home' used in My Sister's Keeper
15) Favourite Song From an Advert
I think Tom Odell's song 'Another Love' was used in an advert at some point. If I'm right, that's my favourite
16) A Song you Grew Up With
'Thank you for the Music' by ABBA is the first piece I can remember playing in a concert, probably when I was about six and since then it's found its way back in to my life many times in dance shows etc. But it also started my crazy little obsession over ABBA and that's not something I'll ever regret
17) First Song/Album Bought
I'm not sure if this was the first one I bought or if it was bought for me but it was Taller In More Ways by the Sugarbabes. At the time I was a little bit obsessed with the song 'Ugly'
18) Song You Found Accidently and Love
This wasn't quite accidental but a friend introduced me to First Aid Kit a couple of years ago and I heard one of their songs in a coffee shop the other day and remembered just how much I like them. So my favourites are Master Pretender and Silver Lining
19) Favourite Foreign Language Song
Well this just has to be 'Lo Qué Soy', Demi Lovato's Spanish version of 'This is me' from Camp Rock. And yes, I know all of the words.
20) A Song from the Year you were Born
21) Song you will always get up and dance to
22) Artist your Parents Introduced you too
Okay, from my mum...Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston and Queen. And my dad...Duffy, Oasis, Amy MacDonald, Jack Johnson and The Beatles
23) Song you would Recommend to Everyone
Angels on the Moon by Thriving Ivory which, coincidentally is another band that I'd recommend you checked out. I really do love them
24) Song that reminds you of a Specific Event
I'm afraid that this is going to be a bit of a sad one...
The song is 'Lady in Red' and it reminds me of my Grandma's funeral because it was played as the curtain went down. Okay, sob story over
25) Song that you can't help but sing along to
Lots for here...Teenage Dirtbag, 1973, Human, Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls. Need I continue?
26) Happy Song
Okay, I'm going to call this a 'motivational' song more than a happy song. It's the song that I always put quite close to the end of my running playlist as it really keeps my going and it's 'Shut Up and Dance'
27) Favourite Slow Song
28) Song that will never get old
This is going to be a song that will never get old for me so a few of you may not know it well but it's 'Human' by Christina Perri. It's one of those songs that always reminds me it's okay to be affected by things.
29) Favourite Song At The Moment
30) All Time Favourite Song
Drops of Jupiter by Train or LIFEGOESON by Noah and the Whale. Both of these songs just have lots of good memories attached to them.
Hope you enjoyed that and maybe got to listen to a few songs that you've not heard before/for a while. I tag anyone who wants to take part and if you don't want to do a full post, type your answers in the comments below.
Also extremely sorry I've not been around for so long. Been a very busy bee but promise you'll be hearing more from me in the coming weeks.
Keep smiling,
Kathryn x
