One Day - Yonina version

Sometimes, all you need is a feel good song and someone to sing along with. Also, a cute little baby adorably giggling on the side helps. ❤️

RISE

The Rio Olympics is in a few weeks and Katy just released this NBC anthem for this year. Brilliant. Inspiring. Goosebumps-inducing.

Also and most importantly, this song (and her tweet) is a very timely subtle sideswipe in the thick of this whole Taylor-Kim-Kanye saga.

Genius.

Never change, Katy. Never change.

Up and Up

This week's humpday vibes is brought to you by one of my favorites, Coldplay. 

Fixing up a car to drive in it again
Searching for the water, hoping for the rain
Up and up
Up and up

Down upon the canvas, working meal to meal
Waiting for a chance to pick on your orange field
Up and up
Up and up

See a pearl form a diamond in the rough
See a bird soaring high above the flood
It's in your blood
It's in your blood

Underneath the storm, an umbrella is saying,
"Sitting with the poison takes away the pain."
Up and up
Up and up, saying

We're gonna get it, get it together right now
Gonna get it, get it together somehow
Gonna get it, get it together and flower
We're gonna get it, get it together, I know
Gonna get it, get it together and flow
Gonna get it, get it together and go
Up and up and up

Lying in the gutter, aiming for the moon
Trying to empty out the ocean with a spoon
Up and up
Up and up

How come people suffer? How come people part?
How come people struggle? How come people break your heart?
Break your heart, oh

Yes, I wanna grow, yes, I wanna feel
Yes, I wanna know, show me how to heal it up
Heal it up, oh

Try and see the forest, there in every seed
Angels in the marble waiting to be freed
Just need love
Just need love

When the going is rough, saying

We're gonna get it, get it together right now
Gonna get it, get it together somehow
Gonna get it, get it together and flower
We're gonna get it, get it together, I know
Gonna get it, get it together and flow
Gonna get it, get it together and go

But you can say what is, or fight for it
Close your mind or take a risk
You can say, "It's mine," and clench your fist
Or see each sunrise as a gift

[2x]
We're gonna get it, get it together right now
Gonna get it, get it together somehow
Gonna get it, get it together and flower
We're gonna get it, get it together, I know
Gonna get it, get it together and flow
Gonna get it, get it together and go

Up and up and up

Oh

Fixing up a car to drive in it again
When you're in pain, when you think you've had enough
Don't ever give up
Don't ever give up

Believe in love

Easy Listening: Blooms by The Paper Kites

Ahhh. Sundays, you make me feel happy. And nostalgic. And other those sorts of emotions all at the same time. This song has Sundays written all over it and I'm not ashamed to declare that I have played this song on loop for at least an hour now.  Because how can you not??? It's an oldie but goodie.

Imagine yourself reading some good book with a cup of coffee while playing this sweet music in the background. I think that would make up for a good day, wouldn't it?

Golden State Warriors

Congratulations to this season's NBA champs: the Golden State Warriors!!! What an exciting series! What a great team. What an inspiring win.

Bad Blood by Taylor Swift

Okay so here's a secret. I am a Swiftie. And I've been really excited about this new single for days now since I found out Ellen Pompeo (avid Grey's Anatomy fan here) was part of the music video. 

And boy oh boy was she not the only one in it. We have Selena Gomez, Karlie Kloss, Cindy Crawford, Mariska Hargitay (Law and Order fan here), Jessica Alba, Martha Hunt, Cara Delevigne, Lena Dunhan, and basically the rest of the sexiest and fiercest celebrity friends of TS. 

And now I feel ugly and fat and very miserable after watching that video. Thank you TS!

Already Home - A Great Big World

Sharing to you my new favorite song. Seriously, this just gives me a lot of feels! I can not get enough of this song. Ahhh! The melody and the lyrics are perfect.

                                         You say love is what you put into it

                                           You say that I'm losing my will

                                Don't you know that you're all that I think about?

You make up a half of the whole

You say that it's hard to commit to it

You say that it's hard standing still

Don't you know that I spend all my nights

Counting backwards the days 'til I'm home?

If only New York wasn't so far away

I promise the city won't get in our way

When you're scared and alone,

Just know that I'm already home

I say that we're right in the heart of it

A love only we understand

I will bend every light in this city

And make sure they're shining on you

If only New York wasn't so far away

I promise the city won't get in our way

When you're scared and alone,

Just know that I'm already home

When life takes its own course

Sometimes we just don't get to choose

I'd rather be there next to you

Promise you'll wait for me, wait for me

Wait 'til I'm home

All I have is this feeling inside of me

The only thing I've ever known

If only New York wasn't so far away

I promise the city won't get in our way

When you're scared and alone,

Just know that I'm already home

If only New York wasn't so far away

I will be there every step of the way

When you're scared and alone,

Just know that I'm already home

Just know that I'm already home

Begin Again by Taylor Swift

I never labeled myself as a Taylor Swift fan before but recently, I've been catching myself singing some of her latest songs. Can I just say that I love her RED album?

Happy 12 12 12th folks! :))

I Will Wait by Mumford and Sons

Holla! Since I had to revamp this page, I decided to pattern it from the various blogs that I constantly read. As an attempt to post stuff on a daily basis, my messed-up mind has come to an agreement to do daily themes. Like Patty Laurel's Travel Tuesday, Wedding Wednesday and Fashion Friday, I've come up with a Music Monday, Wandering Wednesday and the infamous Throwback Thursday. Maybe I'll do the Fashion Friday too.

Am I trying so hard? So far, that's all I really have. Mwahahah! I guess the rest of the days are going to be a free-for-all. So expect a little bit of variety on this page from now on. 

So to commence this amazing breakthrough in my blogging life, I'm sharing this music video by Mumford and Sons entitled I Will Wait.

Have a great week friends! :))

DISTANCE

DISTANCE - Christina Perri (feat. Jason Mraz)

The sun is filling up the room.

And I can hear you dreaming

Do you feel the way I do right now?

I wish we would just give up

Cause the best part is falling

Call it anything but love

And I will make sure to keep my distance

Say "I love you" when you're not listening

How long can we keep this up, up, up?

And please don't stand so close to me

I'm having trouble breathing

I'm afraid of what you'll see right now

I give you everything I am

All my broken heart beats

Until I know you understand

And I will make sure to keep my distance

Say "I love you" when you're not listening

How long can we keep this up, up, up?

And I keep waiting

For you to take me

You keep waiting

To save what we have

So I'll make sure to keep my distance

Say "I love you" when you're not listening

How long can we keep this up, up, up?

Make sure to keep my distance

Say "I love you" when you're not listening

How long til we call this love, love, love?

Stay Young, Go Dancing!

Birdy Love

Wow. I can't believe I haven't been writing for weeks!!! So I will be doing my comeback post today and it's about someone who's consistently been on my playlist for a week now!

Her name is Birdy. And she is LEGEN...wait for it...DARY!

Saw her for the first time on Ellen last week and I've been going bananas ever since. Apparently, she's been all over the net recently and I blame myself for not 'youtubing' anymore these days. I'd also partly blame Adele.

Anyway, this is the video of her guesting at the Ellen Show...

This is one of my favorite songs of her...

This girl is unbelievably talented and she's only 15! Oh my God! I have no idea what I was doing when I was 15! Hahah. Hope you love her songs too!

:-)

SOLDIER by Gavin DeGraw

Ever had one of those weird butterflies in your tummy when listening to a great song you love so much? Well, I guess I have those whenever this song is on. I only have a few list of favorite artists and Gavin (the name of Keyk 1's future son) is one of them. The thing about me is that I listen to a song the whole day so I can memorize it and sing it in the shower the next morning. Hahah. Current apple of my ears? Solder by Gavin DeGraw.

                                                    Where did all the people go?

                                        They got scared when the lights went low.

I'll get you through it nice and slow,

When the world's spinning out of control.

Afraid of what they might lose

Might get scraped or they might get bruised.

You could beg them, what's the use?

That's why it's called a moment of truth

I'll get it if you need it,

I'll search if you don't see it,

You're thirsty, I'll be rain,

You get hurt, I'll take your pain.

I know you don't believe it,

But I said it and I still mean it,

When you heard what I told you,

When you get worried I'll be your soldier.

Funny when times get hard,

At the last moment when you're supposed to charge,

Always on the longest yard,

Oh, they feel their feet getting cold.

Hiding here, hiding there,

Find them underneath the stairs,

People hiding everywhere,

Trying to be still like a stone.

I'll get it if you need it,

I'll search if you can't see it,

You're thirsty, I'll be rain,

You get hurt, I'll take your pain.

I know you don't believe it,

But I said it and I still mean it,

When you heard what I told you,

When you get worried I'll be your soldier.

My aim is so true,

I wanna show you,

I'll try forever,

I'm never gonna say "surrender".

I'll get it if you need it,

I'll search if you can't see it,

You're thirsty, I'll be rain,

You get hurt, I'll take your pain.

I know you don't believe it,

But I said it and I still mean it,

When you heard what I told you,

When you get worried I'll be your soldier.

I'll be your soldier

Well I'll be, oh I'll be your soldier

I'll be your soldier

I'll be your soldier