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The Sound of Summer

The Sound of Summer

22 Jul 2010

If there is one thing that summer needs - it's a soundtrack. Time to make up playlists of all of your fav songs; the song of today, alongside the tunes that defined your childhood.

Here's some of my ever evolving soundtrack that plays as I soak up every wonderful minute of sunshine the english summer of 2010 has to offer.

Some top Songs-

Doesn't mean anything-Alicia Keys

You and Me-Dave Matthews Band(possibly the song of this summer)

Beautiful Things-Micheal Gungor

Awakening-Chris Tomlin

Starlight-Muse

Top artists-

Mumford & Sons

Alicia Keys

Buble

Joni Mitchell

Imogen Heap

Jonsi

Diana Krall

Lily Allen

Dave Matthews Band

Micheal Gungor

KT Tunstall

Jon Foreman

Vintage and priceless moments of joy-

Janet Jackson&Luther Vandross-The Best Things in Life are free

Darlene Zschech(Hillsong&Delirious Live album)-Worthy is the Lamb

Belinda Carlisle-Leave a Light On

Bob Dylan

Shania Twain-Man I Fell Like A Woman (Sad but true!!!!!)(I was shania twain @12)

Crowded House

Ella Fitzgerald

Johnny Diesel-Tip of my tongue

Silverchair

Reality Bites Soundtrack

 

And just for some fun - you cant leave Miley Cyrus out (especially if you have kids) "Yeah its a party in the USA!" 

So what's wearing out your playlists???? Love to know your sound this summer.

Lets get inspired!

xxNikki 


Hey Nikki

Absolutely love this!!!
And whilst its not summer here (in Australia) at the moment I've included my 2010 summer playlist

Top Songs-

The Summer - Josh Pyke (a little cheesy i know but can't go wrong with josh over summer)

Awakening - Chris Tomlin

You alone can rescue - Matt Redman

Fireflies - Owl City

Summer Sky - New Empire (great new aussie band)

Butterfly fly away - Miley cyrus

Feel this - Enation

Glory in the Highest - Chris Tomlin

Top artists-

New Empire

Jon Foreman

Jeremy Fowler

Chris Tomlin

Matt Redman

Phil Wickham

Jason Mraz

John Mayer

Vintage and priceless moments of joy-

Silverchair (diorama album)

Michael W Smith

Bee Gees (Greatest Hits)

Powderfinger - Odyessy Number Five

Youth Alive NSW - Elevate Album

http://www.myspace.com/jonokirkmusic -new songs up-

Oh Yes Jason Mraz is definite summer favourite! Also love Vintage Youth alive - especially "To Live is Christ"... and parachute band. xx

Songs that remind me of the summer

Starry Eyed - Ellie Goulding
Summer Holiday - Sir Cliff! :D
Kings and Queens - 30 seconds to Mars
Monkey Wrench - Foo Fighters
Who did you think I was - John Mayer
Soul Survivor Remix
Pax 217
Various MuteMath Tracks
Catch the Sun - Doves
Love Fool -Cardigans
Bit of Bob Marley
Californication - Red Hot Chillies
That's what you get - Paramore
God shaped whole - Plumb
New Again - Taking back Sunday
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Dodgy!
Blink 182 - all the small things.

x

Laughing with - Regina Spektor
Get what you give - New redicals
Good enough - Dodgy
Superhuman Touch and Light The Way - Athlete (having rediscovered them they could be my summer soundtrack on their own - Love come rescue is beautiful)
Alan - Austin Francis Collection
Billy Jean - Foy Vance
one week and million dollars - Barenaked Ladies
C.S Loewis song - Brooke Fraser
Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
Dance! Church Music - David Crowder Band
The General - Dispatch
Stay With You - The Goo Goo Dolls
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
Life Is Wonderful - Jason Mraz
Belief - John Mayer
Crossroads - John Mayer

Frank Turner
Death Cab for Cutie
Foy Vance
Martyn Joseph
Mumford and Sons
Muse
Arcade Fire
Rend Collective
Paulo Nutini

I'm hoping to find lots of new stuff for summer.

Ephesians 2:10

To live is Christ!!!! Brilliant song!!!! Just started leading it again in worship sets

http://www.myspace.com/jonokirkmusic -new songs up-

im currerntly into

top songs:

Desert song-Hillsong
in the morning-the coral
Your name high-hillsong
Jump around-planetshakers
Feeder-find the colour
when our songs (have mercy lord)-matt osgood (resoundworship.org)
Newton Faulkner-all i got
Eels-hey man now im really living
you and me song-the wannadies
schools out-alice cooper
your love never fails-jesus culture
when im weak-joel payne (resoundworship.org)

Ooh, I LOVE seeing what other people are listening too!! This is so fun! My most played albums over the last couple of months:

Hammock - "Chasing After Shadows...Living With the Ghosts" (I don't know how to tell you how amazing this album is; it's definitely worth checking out)

Brad Hooks - "Hymnastics" (I'm usually not a big hymns person, but this guy has done some really super creative stuff with hymns here. It's so refreshingly authentic and I love listening to it.)

Sean Feucht - "Rebirth and Reclamation" (American worship leader, such purity in his songs)

The Acorn - my own playlist of their songs from different albums

Renee Fleming - "Dark Hope" (I love that a classically trained opera singer can sing these dark indie rock songs, so cool!!!

Various Artists - "I Dreamed There Was A Fountain"

http://www.kcctriad.com

Oh I love to have fellowship with people that love to share music, good call Nikki!

My top songs at the moment are;

Roll to Me - Del Amitri
Lie In Our Graves - Dave Matthews Band
My World - Tim Kay (Jamie At Home theme song)
Don't Stop the Music - Jamie Cullum
Nothing Ever Hurt Like You - James Morrison
T-Shirt Sun Tan - Stereophonics
Fidelity - Regina Spektor
Song of Hope (Heaven Come Down) - Robbie Seay Band (Check them out guys, great Christian band from the States)
Come Thou Fount - Phil Wickham (Singalong album)
Everlasting God - Chris McClarney
Inside Outside (Live) - Delirious? (Farewell Show album)
Sing to the Lord - Hillsong

But like you titled Nikki, my general vintage moments of joy are;

Banana Pancakes - Jack Johnson
Come When I Call - John Mayer Trio
I Don't Need No Doctor - John Mayer (And pretty much the rest of 'Where the Light Is')
Only Heart - John Mayer
Mercury Summer - Fightstar
Two Can Play That Game - Bobby Brown
September - Earth, Wind & Fire
You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins

I could go on and on but you get the jist...=) Xx

So far my summer has been made up of rediscovering my love of the Foo Fighters especially;
Pretender
Everlong (acoustic version)
Best of you
Wheels

Also loving listening to;

Mumford and Sons - The Cave
James Morrison - Wonderful World
Paulo Nutini - Last request
Green day - Holiday
Ben Cantelon - Jericho
Natelie Imbruglia - Torn
Third day - Offering
And my seven year old son's amazing version of 29th Chapter - Saviour (makes me smile everytime)

But I suppose my guilty pleasure would be made up of Bon Jovi - Welcome to wherever you are! LOL.

Vintage wise;
Bob Dylan - Times they are a changin
Israel Kamakawiwo - Somewhere over the rainbow
John Waite - Missing You
David Bowie - Life on Mars
Crowded House - Weather with you