Victory - N*E*R*D

I want it
Ohh, I'm not even gonna lie
I want it
It's in every day dream every sigh
I want it
Even if it makes me cry
I want it
I've got to have it or I'll die
I want it
Does your family even care?
I want it
Ohh, did they tell you I'd be there?
I want it
I've gotta get this for my team
I want it
Just tell yourself this was my dream

Victoryyyyyy, I can smell it in the air
In my mind it's surrounds me everywhere,
But what a wondrous occasion, this could be
In fact I know it will, cause this is my victoryyyyyyyyy

I want it
This is something you can't buy
I want it
Ohh don't you get it nothing else will satisfy?
I want it
Even worse than someone that would lie
I want it
But only a champion would qualify
I want it
Oh to be in the books of history
I want it
Oh look page one hundred, this is me
I want it
They'll say I changed things officially
I want it
And so these were the words to my speech

Victoryyyyyy, I can smell it in the air, in the air
In my mind it's surrounds me everywhere, everywhere
But what a wondrous occasion, this could be, this will be
In fact I know it will, I know it will
'Cause this is my victoryyyyyyyyy

Oh, the limit's the skyyyyyyyyyy!
The limit is the skyyyyyyyyyy! [Repeat x3]
It's the sky
The limit is the sky
Ahhhhhhhh! Don't you be afraid!
Skyyyyyyyyyy!
The limit is the skyyyyyyyyyy! [Repeat x3]
Go for it, go forth and try
The limit is, the sky
Good luck 
♥........I had to post the lyrics to this song in toto. If this song doesn't motivate you to go for IT (whatever your "it" is) then I don't know what will. This song got me through some real struggles. I played it before law school exams, the bar exam, and even before some sporting events when I was rooting for a certain team. #NINERS. It just seemed fitting to write about it today since my favorite football team since childhood is headed to the Super Bowl after 18 looooooooooooooooooooooooooong years. 

The thing that I love the most about this song is the tough minded optimism of the chorus. He's claiming the victory by seeing it before it even happens. This is usually the hardest part. It takes courage and faith. And what a wondrous occasion it truly is when you reach that goal. There's nothing like it. Kudos to NERD :)


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She - Andrea Lewis

Next up in the shuffle is the first entry from Andrea Lewis' 54321 is "She," which is also one of my favorite tracks on the album. 

 So,  how did this song find it's way into my library? Side-note, I first knew Ms. Lewis as Hazel Aden from Degrassi: The Next Generation. I was a huge fan during my high school days. I remember her being in a  band on the show called Hell Hath No Fury, but as my memory recalls, she didn't have much singing time, which is a shame! I had no idea she could sing.

 Fast forward some years to where I have a Twitter account that follows @thosegirlsarewild (which she manages with her BFF Shannon Boodram). It was the fall of my 2L year in law school and I needed some new MUSEic to get me through exam period. I saw some tweets, found some links, and the free download of 54321 began; I love free music. That fall, "She" was definitely on rotation:

 ...She don't love ya like I love ya 
Don't love ya like I love ya 
She don't love ya like I love ya 
I'm thinking we 
Could take a little time away 
Where we could be free 
Everybody's got their own opinions 
Bout what we doing wrong 
They're trying to figure out 
What I already know...

 That's just a snippet and you can listen in full below. To me, this is the other woman's anthem haha. It's kind of like the "good" kind of infidelity though. You know, the kind you see on Scandal every week where you know it's wrong, but you empathize with those characters because they share real love. In this song, I think this is more of a gf/bf situation instead of a husband/wife scenario. Thankfully, I haven't been in this situation. However, who hasn't seen a man/woman that you care about and have wondered why they're in a relationship with a particular person? Especially when you know you'd be a better fit. Either because the woman isn't caring/considerate/ambitious/of substance etc. But, I digress; that's just how I related to the song. Enjoy! 




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So Nice, So Smart - Kimya Dawson

"You're so nice and you're so smart
You're such a good friend, I have to break your heart
I'll tell you that I love you, then I'll tear your world apart
Just pretend I didn't tear your world apart...

Anyone that knows me, knows that I am a sucker for a great soundtrack; Juno was no exception. This track, and all the other tracks featured on this album that were penned by Kimya Dawson stood out due to sheer quirkiness. I hadn't heard anything like it before because it's like a happy song with some sad lyrics. Now, I can't say that I understand all of the lyrics to this song...however, one thing is for sure, I get the gist of the chorus which I wrote out above.

 This chorus showcases a lover that's going to be duped. You know, that Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde scenario where you're with someone who is seemingly infatuated with you and then...draws back the curtain and reveals their true self/feelings in one quick, swift, blow. They just we'rent that into you. Or they were but they didn't know how to handle it. Bottom-line is that it's ugly. Sad. And confusing at best.

 This song just makes the scenario a little less terrible. Ha. 


  Juno (Music from the Motion Picture) - Various Artists

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Doing What I Can - Raphael Saadiq


"Your life and my life is not so predictable. 
Me and you gotta know which way we wanna go. 
My life, has been an up and down struggle.
But now, today, I know which way I got to go.
Go, I'm just doing what I can, just doing what I can." ♥

 The first ten seconds of this song will draw you in completely; it's arranged BEAUTIFULLY. I was in high school when this solo album dropped and I already knew about Raphael Saadiq from the wonderful Tony Toni Toné & short -lived Lucy Pearl. However, even though I had heard his music for years, I never really knew too much about him as a person. 
I think "Doing What I Can" was the introductory track to his first solo debut because of all the personal struggles that he went through in his life. I learned more about R. Saadiq's life from this song more than any other. It just reiterates the fact that everyone has a story and that we have no idea what a person has gone through. 

 And I always liked the voice over cameos on this track that tell his story. I instantly recognized the voice of the Bay's own Sway Calloway from years of hearing him on 106.1 KMEL and later seeing him on MTV. Thought it was cool for him to be on here especially since R. Saadiq was born in Oakland too. #BayArea!

 Anyway, this track always reminds me of why I love Saadiq:

 "Raphael is an ancient future brother, unconventional. Doing it his way and doin it well." :) 
#GospelDelicSoul


  Instant Vintage - Raphael Saadiq

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Scared Money - Kelis



I know you're afraid to come with me, but tonight, I'm gonna present you with pleasure. See, scared money don't make none, so roll with me and I will be your treasure.

Kelis Rogers, oh how I love thee! The Wanderland album is still one of my favorites. My oldest sister had to work hard to track this album down back in '01 because it wasn't released in the states; only in parts of Europe. I never understood why, but I'm sure it had to do with record label politics. Maybe they were dissatisfied which is ridiculous. I honestly think that this was some of Kelis' best work. Her first two albums were magic with the help of the Neptunes. Their musical chemistry was amazing and I REALLY miss their collabos! 

Scared Money is one of my favorite tracks off this album because it spells out the fact that at the end of the day, love is risk! The chorus analogizes love to money/gambling. You can't win if you don't play; scared money don't make none.  *Rolls dice*

P.S. This album is not even available in the iTunes store otherwise I would link it!

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I Wanna Love You

"I wanna love youuuu, I wanna hold youuuu, I wanna kiss youuuu, I wanna hug youuuu..." 

Oh the sprung phase of love.  

I think I was on the late bus when it came to Ms. E. Darlings aka my oldest sister's semi doppelganger. I bought this album from iTunes during the high of the "American Boy" phase. Ironically, that song isn't even in my library! I notice that when certain singles are really popular, I usually don't buy them or they end of being the least played tracks in my library. 

Anyways, this song is such a contrast to this cold and dreary day in the bay. There's such a sultry summertime vibe which I need right now. I can just imagine this song being played in a movie right in the beginning of the relationship between the two love interests. If music be the food of love...


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Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles


This is the quintessential feel good song. What's not to love? Any time I'm feeling down and I play this song, it lifts be up a little bit. The Beatles will definitely be appearing in this blog several times; this is just the beginning.

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The News - Jack Johnson




"A billion people died on the news tonight 
But not so many cried at the terrible sight 
Well mama said 
It's just make believe 
You can't believe everything you see 
So baby close your eyes to the lullabies 
On the news tonight..."  

I absolutely love this song. The amazing thing is that it's only 2 minutes and 26 seconds but it still makes an impact. I heard this song for the first time during undergrad. I can't remember if I was a freshman or a sophomore at the time.

 It pretty much tells the story of the apathetic society that we live in these days partly due to the culture we live in. I think we're numb sometimes when we hear news that should be sobering; we sort of brush it off unless it's something truly egregious. And even then, we may care for a moment until Father Time ticks on and returns us to our apathetic state. I think this song is a reminder to not forget our humanity. Kudos to Jack Johnson for this one.

Full Lyrics at http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/44650/#pbX1bbhFo8TMUv5F.99

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Cemeteries in London - Coldplay

Cemeteries in London is the first song in this long foreseeable shuffle. This is fitting since Coldplay is one of my favorite bands. Yes, I even liked them before "Clocks" or "Fix You." During undergrad I was even blessed enough to come across some of their old music from their pre-Parachutes era. I've been hooked ever since. 
Anyway, Cemeteries in London is track #2 off of the Viva La Vida album which was released around the summer of 2008. At that time, I was interning on the Hill and exploring a city that was foreign to me. A city which I had no idea would have such a huge impact on my life--Washington D.C. During that summer in particular, the weather in the District was quite unpredictable. I just know that there was a time that I walked back from the metro, umbrella in tow as I blasted this song on my old iPod:

"At night they would go walking, till the breaking of the day
The morning is for sleeping 
Through the dark streets, they go searching to see God in their own way...

 ...God is in the houses and God is in my head
And all the cemeteries in London
I see God come in my garden,but I don't know what he said
For my heart it wasn't open
Not open

Pure beauty. The lyrics say it all and that's only a snippet. We all search and wander around looking for something amazing that could certainly be right in front of us, only to miss it because we can't even comprehend its existence. Because we're too caught up in the day to day. Because we're too prideful. Whatever it is you're searching for, just keep your heart open. This song is just a reminder, and I so needed one.




  Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends - Coldplay

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