Anyways, the autumn causes a temporary change in taste for me. It can be anything from food, to partners, to clothes, to music.
Therefore, here are the top 5 songs I like to listen to in the autumn:
Number 5. Slipknot - Duality
You know, the summer leaves me all energized and reharged, causing me to become really docile and happy. As the autumn progresses and the sun turns away, a darker side of me emerges, almost a different persona. I've learned to keep her controlled over the years and keep myself happy no matter what it takes, but sometimes I do run into conflict that causes me to have some steam to let out. After these conflicts, I like to get on my bike and ride as long and fast as I can while listening to this song. Afterwards, I always come back steam-free and happy. I'm easy to please and hard to piss off.
Number 4. Counting Crows feat. Vanessa Carlton - Big, yellow taxi
You know, when the cold hands of late fall enters and whisks away the last leaves with its icey bursts of wind, people, including yours truly, tend to get really bummed out about nature dying. I've been a student for most of my life, including this year, and the schools always choose this time of year to teach us about pollution and stuff. This song sort of helps me deal with the feeling of helpless guilt over my race, the oh-so-might human race. If we're so smart, why are we the only ones who are aware that they're killing the earth and yet the only ones who does nothing to stop it?
Anyways. Counting Crows are big favourites of mine, and so is Vanessa Carlton. Those are GREAT together! If this was a top 10 list, you'd see some more of their songs as well. Sadly, it isn't.
Number 3. Mew - Apocalypso
Despite speaking both English and this guy's mother tongue, Danish, I cannot for the life of me figure out much of the lyrics. It is awesome to listen to during late fall or early winter when it is dark outside and a storm is raging. Also great for angry bikerides, by the way! Which I have yet to take this year, due to my bike being stolen. I guess I learned that lesson.
Anyways, I love the depth of this song, it really causes my inner imagination and stuff to make me feel as if I an standing in a windy feel with really dark clouds in front of an even darker sky and the wind is raging, showing especially in the fields of wheat. Great and powerful!
Number 2. New Radicals - Crying like a church on monday
New radicals are just great. The frontman, and for that matter, guy behind it all, is Gregg Alexander. I'm a big fan of all his work, and that of Danielle Brisebois as well. What they have in common is also the reason I like them; they have such honest voices. They might not have chrystal-clear voices, but what they lack in tones, they make up for in passion and honesty, something you rarely see in singers these days. They are both still active, mostly by writing and/or producing for other artists.
Anyways, this album was a great collaboration of masterminds, and I think this song is the most well-made song on the album. The passion, the calmness, the honesty, I mean... Whether you're in love, lovesick, or just reminiscing, this song will just move you and sweep you away. I sometimes just fall in love with being in love and start to miss being lovesick, isn't that something?
A huge dream of mine is to become good enough to play the guitar and find a partner to play with, and then perform this song somehwere like a church or on stage. It would make me so happy.
Number 1. Death Cab for Cutie - Soul meets body
This song is great for taking penisve walks in the early afternoons when the pale rays of sun peek down from far away behind the trees, and you can see your own breath evaporaing in the air.
It just puts me in such a philosophical mood, and I often pracice walking meditation. I will put on calm, yet rhythmic music like this, and no matter how long I walk, when I return... I feel as if I've only been gone for five minutes, as well as if my head has been cleared. You should try it.
This is also great for anyone having any feeling related to love, whether it's longing for it or being in it. Enjoy.
Honourable mention:
I have two honourable mentions this time, both being by Counting Crows.
The first one is 'Mr. Jones', and I just love it. It puts me in sort of a bittersweet melancholic-like mood, but it lifts me up. And I just love the dancing in the video! I love the fact that Counting Crows have such a good energy. They write about feeling numb and sad in a way that makes you feel better rather than worse. Maybe just because of being reassured there are others out there who feel the same way. I think 'Mr. Jones' is sort of a representation of a darker side of him, and that by "the father", he means himself, the creator of this dark beast. But what do I know.
Honourable Mention number 1. Counting Crows - Mr. Jones:
I love the verse where he sings about painting. I'm somewhat of a painter myself, as well as a writer, and i do my best work in the winter. Arts are a very healthy way of channeling any residual negative energy.
The second song is longer, and despite the lyrics being a little numbing/saddening, they're very relatable, and the easygoing rhythm lifts you right out of any dark place you might be in.
Honourable mention number 2. Counting Crows - Mrs Potter's lullaby
I know, "what's with the names?". I honestly have no idea, bro. I love this song. As I sad, it's sort of bittersweet in a very light and sort of uplifting way, and you don't even notice how long it is.
Well, that's it for now, folks. Happy halloween and thanksgiving and whatnot!
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