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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Why'd You Have To Go And Make Things So Underrated?

I'm proud to say that I come from a LONG line of music-obsessed folks.  There's recordings on my iPod of my Grandfather singing "The White Cliffs of Dover" when he was about four years old (he would later join a world-traveling Irish singing group after he retired, and tried to convince our family members to join it until he passed away, no matter how badly we sing) and my Dad has an album collection that takes up more space than all of my possessions combined.  I was encouraged to play the piano beginning before I could read books, started learning the flute and saxophone in elementary school, and even briefly took up the ukulele before I went away to college.  My parents encouraged me even more to listen to as many different artists and types of music that I could.While this meant that growing up, I basically never got to choose what we listened to on the radio, my upbringing has turned me into the ultimate walking, talking Spotify playlist.  I often find myself referencing obscure songs from the 1970s and confusing my peers.  But I've learned to embrace that.  I think now's the time to use my knowledge for good by tossing all of my traditional pop favorites out the window and providing you all with a list of my TOP under-rated, or less-known songs.  Rather than explain why I love each of them, I've just attached YouTube video links to each of them so that you can listen to them (and love them all) yourself!

1. "Run" by P!nk

2. "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor

3. "Tears Dry On Their Own" by Amy Winehouse (RIP Amy)

4. "Don't You Wanna Stay" by Kelly Clarkson and Jason Aldean

5. "Lovely Day" by Bill Withers

6. "Santa Barbara" by Nick Jonas (DO NOT JUDGE ME HE'S TALENTED AND YOU KNOW IT)

7. "See You Again" by Carrie Underwood

8. "One" by U2 featuring Mary J. Blige

9. "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen

10. "How to Love" by Lil' Wayne (bonus points if you've heard Demi Lovato's earth-shattering cover)

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