Days of the week music.

today is Sunday.

with no religious affliation attached to this statement at all, i feel like Sunday is a day of rest. take it easy. long weekend nights, take it slow on Sunday.

my music listening choices on Sundays reflect that.

wake up with after a fun night with a headache, its the J's that get me slowly going. Jack Johnson right away. a bit of 'Banana Pancakes' and 'Wasting Time'. Move on to Jason Mraz.. John Mayer... James Morrison... Jack's... the list goes on. All mellowish, good to recover with.

friday night, about to start the descent into the inevitable Sunday morning?

has to be British and Stateside power music... Kooks, the Caesars, Big City Rock, Cobra, Friendly Fires, McFly, Hanson, HelloGoodbye... anything that can get you pumped before heading out.

raining out or feeling a bit melancholy? Songs with heavy piano and more emphasis on the instruments than singing usually do it for me. Slow Butch Walker can put me near tears every time. (listen to 'ATL'.. you won't regret it.)

laying out on a beach less than week ago in Cali... i was so content, with just relaxed music. dance music would come on and i would switch it to more songs from 'The Walk' and new Fray. peace.

i like that different kinds of music fit different situations. each song can be so varied from others, with its own story to tell. i love how you can manipulate to your own memories. Mariah's version of 'Open Arms' can make me feel a completely different way than someone else who has listend to it. it brings me back to my childhood home, when i was 8 years old and playing my boombox. each song has your own memory tied to it... its never the same for each person.

a friend and i were just discussing this the other day... she can't listen to a certain album, because of the time period it reminds her of. its a fantastic album and its not its fault at all. but when she hears it, she's instantly transported to a time (and a person) that she'd rather not think about. the same effect happens to me all the time... you can pinpoint where you were in your life, how you were feeling, who you were with.. everything, because of 12 songs.

this equating music with memories... like everything in life, its both a positive and a negative. negative like in the fact that i can not hear A Fine Frenzy ever again, due to the fact where I last put 'End of Days' on a stereo for all in attendance to hear. she's fantastic.. i just can't do it. it can be a positive, like when i hear 'It Was Summer' and can remember that summer with everyone still here.

... what's your rainy day music?