Monday Playlist #1 - An Imaginary Romcom

Happy Monday everyone! How was your weekend? Good, I hope!

Let's get down to business, shall we? I have a confession to make. I am a serial soundtrack creator.

Despite never having ACTUALLY got around to writing a screenplay for any of the many films I have in my head, one thing that I am good at is choosing songs that would fit really well with any I might eventually write. I think music is such an important part of any film or television show. It can completely change how we feel about a particular moment, turning something happy into something sinister, or vice versa - I think this video over on Huffington Post, which shows what happens when you swap one TV show theme song with another really showcases this!

So today, I thought I'd share with you my current romantic movie playlist. This is for an upcoming film I have plotted out, starring myself and Julian Morris, on an adventure in New York. That makes it sound much more predictable than it is - it is actually full of intrigue, but I don't want to give too much away. That might spoil it for you when it eventually opens in cinemas a couple of years from now ;)

Aside from all that, I hope you find some songs on here to brighten up your Monday, whether you've heard of them before or not. I know music always makes a big difference to my day, so I thought if I started doing the odd playlist on a Monday it might be a nice way to kick start the week!

George Ezra - Cassy O'
Lauren Aquilina - Fools
Ingrid Michaelson - Home
Matthew Perryman Jones - Out of Reach
The 1975 - Robbers
Kodaline - After the Fall
Taylor Swift - Out of the Woods
LIGHTS - Last Thing on Your Mind
Ellie Goulding - Explosions
Alex G - Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran cover)
LIGHTS - Up We Go

I've put links to each song on the name, but I also made this into a secret playlist over on YouTube, which you can listen to from start to finish here :)

Thanks so much for reading guys! Let me know in the comments below what your ultimate movie soundtrack songs are!

A Cheesy Cheer Up Playlist

Music has the most amazing ability to lift your mood. Something that never fails to cheer me up is to dance wildly around my living room - keeping in mind I am not graceful in the slightest - blasting some very cheesy pop songs. I'm serious. When the occasion calls for it I will shut myself in my living room or my kitchen, put on one of a number of songs (ten of which are included in this post) and dance around until I feel better. It becomes impossible not to smile after a while - a) because the songs can't fail to cheer you up, but b) because you look utterly ridiculous, but there's no-one there to see you. It gets rid of so much nervous energy.

So here, for your enjoyment, is my current mood boosting mix. In moments like these it is of vital importance that we let go of any inhibitions, and more importantly, any high brow music tastes. Times like this call for good, old fashioned cheese - and I recommend a mixture of classics (hi Blur) and current tunes (the new Fall Out Boy album makes me happy).

I can't tell you how many times I have danced round my living room to the first track on this list. It never, ever fails to put a smile on my face, so I hope it does the same for you :)

1. The Donnas - Dancing with Myself

2. Taylor Swift - Shake it Off

3. Panic at the Disco - Time to Dance

4. Lady Gaga - Fashion of his Love

5. Little Mix - Move

6. P!nk - Raise Your Glass

7. Fifth Harmony - Sledgehammer

8. Metro Station - Shake It

9. Fall Out Boy - Immortals

10. Blur - Song 2



View the playlist here :)


What songs do you swear by to pick you up on a bad day?

Thanks for reading, and have a lovely week!

Mini June Playlist

Having done a couple of "I've Been Watching" posts lately, I figured it was time for a quick musical version. In the interests of me not rambling on for hours, I've kept it short with just four artists! Links to the tracks themselves are included if you fancy having a listen!

Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX - Fancy

I'll admit, the first couple of times I heard this song, I hated it. Then, over time, something started to change. It's like it began to seep under my skin and I couldn't help but sing *cough, rap, cough* along whenever I heard it. Now I'm listening to covers and mash-ups and remixes and it's like I can't get enough. For my very favourite cover, check out Madilyn Bailey's version here, and my favourite mash-up (with Beyoncé's 'Partition') here.

Ed Sheeran - Don't, Photograph and Tenerife Sea

I got Ed's new album "X" for my birthday last week, and I haven't had the chance to properly listen to the whole thing yet. I am, however, loving these three tracks so far. "Don't" (which is allegedly about Ellie Goulding, but I really hope it isn't), is ridiculously catchy, and I caught "Photograph" on the radio a couple of weeks ago and instantly loved it. I skipped through some other tracks to listen to "Tenerife Sea" due to my love of Tenerife, and it's such a lovely wee song. If I haven't mentioned it already, I sort of like Ed Sheeran's music ;)

Bastille - Flaws

I've loved "Flaws" since it came out, but for some reason I've been having a total urge to listen to it all the time at the moment! It's such a good song, with great lyrics, and Dan's voice just fits it perfectly. Seeing them perform this live at Big Weekend was absolutely amazing, I wish I'd recorded more of it, but I was too busy enjoying the moment!

God is an Astronaut - Red Moon Lagoon

I discovered God is an Astronaut in my quest to find the perfect study music throughout April. I needed something fast paced enough to keep me awake and motivated, but without any proper words, so I wouldn't sit and sing along in my head (or out loud) like I do with my beloved Katy Perry, and almost any other form of music with lyrics. Having worked my way through lots of Sigur Ros, Tycho and Hammock, I finally stumbled across God is an Astronaut and it was love at first listen. This album (Origins) got me through one of my most hated assessments, and "Red Moon Lagoon" is my favourite track.

Hope you enjoyed that quick run down of some of the songs I've been loving lately. What's been on your playlist this June?!

Thanks for reading!

My Teenage Playlist!

This week my iPod has been having an obsession with songs that make me feel nostalgic. Every time I press shuffle it is hitting me with songs I loved throughout my teens (and still love now)! My music taste throughout the years has been what you might call eclectic - there is certainly a lot of chart stuff in here, but I reckon there will be a few that might surprise you! My taste was definitely influenced by people around me and so what I was listening to ended up a sort of mesh of lots of different genres and styles. There are 36 songs on this playlist, and I hope there are some that take you back to a happy time in your life!

Busted - When the Day Turns into Night

McFly - Room on the Third Floor

Avril Lavigne - Don't Tell Me

Carrie Underwood - That's Where it Is

Bowling for Soup - Cold Shower Tuesdays

Coldplay - Yellow

Green Day - Give me Novacaine

Sia - Breathe Me

All American Rejects - The Last Song

The Killers - All These Things That I've Done

Snow Patrol - Run

Switchfoot - Dare You to Move

Panic at the Disco - The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide is Press Coverage

Funeral for a Friend - Roses for the Dead

Christina Aguilera - Make Over

Ashlee Simpson - Better Off

Feeder - Comfort in Sound

Placebo - English Summer Rain

Jimmy Eat World - Salt Sweat Sugar

The Kooks - Naive

Cute is what we aim For - Curse of Curves

Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue

Regina Spektor - Samson

Miranda Lambert - Kerosene

Brand New - The Quiet Things That No-One Ever Knows

The Veronicas - 4 Ever

30 Seconds to Mars - The Kill

Fall Out Boy - Sugar We're Going Down

Head Automatica - Beating Hearts Baby

Houston Calls - Elephant and Castle

My Chemical Romance - Disenchanted

Britney Spears - Overprotected

Kelly Clarkson - Hear Me

Girls Aloud - Love Machine

We Are Scientists - Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt

Sugababes - Angels with Dirty Faces

Thanks for reading!

Soundtrack to my Week #1

Hi all! Thought I'd do a quick post and share the songs I've been obsessing over (and that is always the word that comes to mind when it comes to me and music!) this week!


Birdy - Wings

I heard this on the trailer for A New York Winter's Tale and instantly loved it.




The Naked and Famous - Spank

An oldie but a goody. I don't think I'll ever get bored of this song.




Shakira - Can't Remember to Forget You (feat. Rihanna)

My girl crush on Shakira is well and truly re-established. This song is also ridiculously catchy and a definite mood lifter when it's still dark and I'm sitting on the bus on my way to uni!




Macy Kate - Team (Lorde cover)

Loving this cover, I really like Macy Kate (and anything that Kurt Schneider has had anything to do with).




Embrace - Refugees

I heard this one on the radio in work today and loved it - so this is a last minute entry ;)




What music have you had on repeat this week?

Thanks for reading! :)

30 Day Snap #17

Ok. I may have become ever so slightly addicted to crazy photo filters this month. This one even has a musical note sticker on it for crying out loud. Today I got Kodaline's album and let me tell you - it. is. incredible. I feel like the past couple of years I sort of lost touch with my music taste, if that makes any sense? I still listened to my iPod constantly, but I didn't buy new music as often as I used to, and I plan to rectify this! This album is absolutely beautiful, and I think since I'm raving about it and Bo Bruce's album, I may do a couple of album reviews (branching out here guys) over on my YouTube channel... we'll see! :)

My guilty pleasure...

We all have a guilty pleasure, right?

Well, I've decided to reveal one of mine (sshhhh, don't tell anyone ;)). My guilty pleasure is YouTube mashups. I love a good mashup. I have a tendancy to try to create them in my head anyway, so when people have actually followed through and made it into something I can listen to I rather enjoy it. Anyway, I decided to share a few of my current favourites with you guys ... I guarantee you'll enjoy at least one of them!

Avril vs Taylor: I'm dancing to this right now.



P!nk vs Rihanna: I'm not Rihanna's biggest fan, but I love Diamonds.



Pop Danthology: 50+ songs in one... what's not to love?!



So there you have it... I know my secret's safe with you guys! :)

Thanks for reading!!