Case of You

 The playlist is a combination of old and new, classic and soulful, indie and alternative. I hope you enjoy...

 

 

1. Gale Song- Lumineers

2. Ordinary Love- U2 for the "Road to Freedom" soundtrack. If you have not listened to the lyrics of this song, please take the time to do so. It is such a beautiful way of looking at love.

 

"I can't fight you anymore. It's you I'm fighting for. The sea throws rocks together but Time, leaves us polished stones... The same wind will take care of you and I. I will build our house in the trees... We cannot reach any higher if we can't deal with Ordinary Love...."

 

3. I still believe in you- Vince Gill

4. Atlas- Coldplay for the "Catching Fire" soundtrack. Coldplay can do no wrong in my book. I have all of their albums and have almost worn out A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD and VIVA LA VIDA. Dylan and I saw them in concert, and we both agreed we could see them every time they come to town. The character of Katniss Everdeen inspires me to be a better person and stand up for what I believe in.

 

"Say oh, we're about to explode. Carry your world, I'll carry your world. Carry your world and all the hurt...

 

5. All of Me- John Legend. READ THE LYRICS. TRULY, READ THE LYRICS. The entire song brings me to tears and fills my heart with so much emotion. This song speaks so very personally to my marriage. I fill as if this song speaks about Dylan and I. Oh, I'm crying right now as I type this!! What a sap I have turned into since marrying the love of my life...

 

"Cards on the table, we're both showing hearts. Risking it all though it's hard. Cuz I give you all of me. You give me all of you.... You're my end and my beginning...."

 

6. Without You- Harry Nilsson.

7. Hallelujah- by.... take your pick. I grew up on the Jeff Buckley and Rufus Wainwright versions. I fell in love with the song again as sung by Matthew Schuler on THE VOICE Season 5. It is such a sad song, and I'm not quite sure why I like it so very much... maybe because all 3 of these men sing with such pain and emotion in their voices. It moves me...

 

8. Say Something- Great Big World with Christina Aguilera. Their voices together are hauntingly beautiful...

 

9. Case of You- Joni Mitchell.

 

"You're in my blood like holy wine. You taste so bitter and so sweet...I remember that time you told me that love was touching souls. Clearly you've touched mine cuz part of you pours out in me in these lines from time to time... I could drink a case of you..."

 

10. Future Days- Pearl Jam. I was pleasantly surprised to hear the new Pearl Jam album a few months ago. I am a tried and true believer of their 90s albums and generally prefer their harder rock songs, but I fell in love with 2 of their slow songs from the new album. The lyrics are that of an older, calmer man looking back on his life... I can relate.

 

"If I ever were to lose you, I'd surely lose myself. Everything I have found here, I've not found by myself... I believe, cuz I can see. Our future days, days of you and me..."

 

11. I put a spell on you- Nina Simone. Nina Simone... LOVE HER.

12. Sirens- Pearl Jam.

 

"Oh it's a fragile thing, this we life we lead. If I think too much I can get overwhelmed by the grace with which we live our lives with death over our shoulders..."

 

13. Never my love- The Association. Thanks Dad for introducing me to the 60s...

 

14. Home Again- Elton John. Hands down, one of my top 10.. maybe even top 5 favorite artists. His 2 album "Best of" can reach any mood, any time, any place. This song is from his newest album, which did not win me over like his earlier albums did, but I do love when he plays with just the piano.

 

15. Bonfire Heart- James Blunt. Don't be deterred by his "You're Beautiful" song. He is not a one-hit wonder!!! Browse through his albums and you will find he has such depth and emotion.

 

"Days like this lead to, nights like this, lead to love like ours. You light the spark in my bonfire heart. People like us, we don't need that much just some- one that starts, starts the spark in my bonfire heart...

 

16. Don't let the sun go down on me- Elton John w/ Straight No Chaser. One of my favorite Elton John songs... mixed with the acapella group Straight No Chaser. Ah! Superb rendition!

 

17. Send in the Clowns- Frank Sinatra... Barbra Streisand... Matthew Morrison. No explanation required...

 

"Isn't it rich? Aren't we a pair? Me here at least on the ground, you in mid-air. Send in the clowns..."