Music Crush #13

Hello!

I have been looking forward to telling you about this song since I told you about the last one - that long!

For once, I have it all planned and I know exactly what song is getting this weeks Music Crush status...

He Is We

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Prove You Wrong (Acoustic)

I love, love, LOVE this band! I'll get the bad news over with first though, unfortunately they're not a band anymore :'( However, they do have a lot of amazing music that they made before, so it's all good! 

I put the acoustic version of Prove You Wrong because I prefer acoustic versions of anything and everything but the studio version is just as good: I'm currently listening to it as I write this. They have the kind of music that I don't seem to get bored of, so it's constantly on a playlist somewhere but this one song seems to be on constant repeat at the moment, for some reason, and it's made me rekindle my love with it.

I don't know many people who have heard of He Is We, in fact I only know of one person and I met her this year - thank god I have someone who understands how brilliant they are now! I only found them because one of their songs, All About Us, was featured on The Mortal Instruments Soundtrack. The first time I heard them I couldn't believe no one had told me about them before. When I found out about them I wrote about them on the blog I wrote for at the time but I feel like I need to make sure everyone knows about how crazily good their music is, so here I am, telling you!

So take a listen to this song and then go on and find every other song of theirs (personally, Fall and Our July In the Rain (coincidentally this one just started playing; it's a sign if you ask me!) are another few favourites of mine... along with every other song they've done).

Katie x

A Few Favourite Films!

Hello!

I am a complete movie-whore... That sounds weird. I mean in the sense that I have watched soooooo many movies and I watch them over and over and over again. And probably again.

Obviously, there are a lot of movies in the world but here are a few of my absolute favourites (at the moment - this list will have changed in a few weeks!)

1.

The Avengers

Marvel. Superheroes. Thor. That is literally everything I need to say about this movie. Seriously.

2.

Brave

It's set in Scotland and, with my Scottish heritage, there is nothing I don't love about this movie. Especially the triplets; they're so frickin' cute!

3.

21

There's something about this movie that completely boggles my brain but it intrigues me so much that I love it.

4.

John Tucker Must Die

Until I went back to university, I had never even heard of this movie, then some of my flatmates and I watched it and I was like "Oh. My. God. How have I never watched this before?!" It's so good!

5.

The Little Mermaid

Everyone needs Disney movies in their life and this is one of my all-time favourites (along with Brave)! Not going to lie though, Ursula used to terrify me when I was little... Not anymore though... Not a lot anyway.

6.

The Holiday

A lot of people will say that this is the first sign of me getting into the Christmas spirit but this is actually the one movie that is set at Christmas time and I don't class as a 'Christmas movie'. Although I do probably watch it more around this time of year - it's something about all the snow; trust me, England rarely looks like that in the winter!

So those are the movies I've wanted to watch a lot lately, like a lot a lot. I only put The Avengers down but it's actually anything Marvel that I'm obsessed with at the moment, or in general - there is never a bad time to watch a Marvel movie! It's the one thing my brother and I can watch together and not argue about!

Katie x

The Top 25...

Hello!

I like all kinds of different music but, because I'm super nice, I thought I'd let you have a little insight into my top 25 most played songs, on my iTunes... I'm just going to get started or this could end up being a very long post.

Starting at the bottom, then!

25.

Cemetery 
 Charlie Simpson

24.

When I Look At You 
 Miley Cyrus 
(Yes, I like Miley Cyrus - new and old!)

23.

Salvation 
 Gabrielle Aplin

(She has such an amazing and beautiful voice, well worth a listen)

22.

Little Black Dress 
 One Direction

21.

Next to Me (Radio 1's Live Lounge Version) 
 Emeli Sande
(I didn't think it was possible but, she sounds even more amazing live)

20.

Dear Photograph 
 Lilygreen & Maguire

19.

Walk
Foo Fighters
(A bit more rocky than the others, I know. What can I say - I like to surprise people)

18.

A Drop In the Ocean 
 Ron Pope

17.

Great Escape
Mike Dignam

16.

Sexy Lady 
 Jessie J 
(Seriously one of the best feel good songs ever... For the ladies anyway!)

15.

Without You 
 Glee Cast

14.

I'm Like a Lawyer With the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off
 Fall Out Boy

13.

Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
Aerosmith

12.

Wanted 
 Hunter Hayes

11.

Cry Me A River
Michael Buble
(Love his voice sooo much! I wish he could just sing me to sleep every night)

10.

What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger) 
 Kelly Clarkson 
 665 Plays
(If you need a song to pick you up and motivate you, this is it)

9.

Mr Brightside
The Killers
 757 Plays

8.

The One 
 Olly Murs 
 801 Plays

7.

Already Gone 
 Kelly Clarkson 
 841 Plays

6.

Wide Awake
Glee Cast 
844 Plays
(I like Glee, so what? They do some amazing covers; I like some better than the originals!)

5.

The Writer 
 Ellie Goulding 
 846 Plays

4.

Read All About It (Pt. III) 
 Emeli Sande 
 933 Plays

3.

Sleeping With the Light On 
 Busted 
 1282 Plays

2.

Thunder 
 Jessie J 
 1579 Plays

1.

Always Tomorrow 
 Shane Filan 
 A whopping 2640 Plays!

AND

Pumped Up Kicks (Cover)
Lilygreen & Maguire
Also on 2640 Plays!

So there is a little insight into my iTunes library - quite the privilege really! A bit of an eclectic collection! If you were to see my Top 50, you would probably give me a lot of funny looks - it goes from Panic! At the Disco to Disney, at one point!

Katie x

Music Crush #1

Hello!

I've had an idea... Not always a good thing, I know, but hear me out.

On a previous blog I shared with my friend, we did a weekly music crush and I was thinking of starting it again on here, because I really enjoy sharing what my current musical loves are and there are tons of them. 

However, to try and switch it up a bit, because I listen to all sorts of different music all the time, I thought I could do a weekly music crush and then in the last week of a month do a mini playlist of all my favourite songs that month, as a round-up type thing... Let me know if this floats your boat, tickles your pickle, dings your dong, blah, blah, blah, or if you'd just prefer it to be a music crush every week or just a playlist at the end of the month... Yeah... Let me know!

So, getting down to the business!

I have so many favourite songs all the time, and I know every week I'm going to face the difficult decision of having to just pick one but it's good for me to exercise my decision making skills every so often... Right?

This weeks Music Crush was easy though!

Drum roll, please!

Sam Smith

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Stay With Me

I love, love, love this song!

Who would have thought that anybody could make a one-night-stand sound romantic? Well, Sam Smith certainly thought he could and he sure did.

It's a beautiful song and the lyrics are equally as beautiful, even though I'm very aware of how strange that must sound when you think of the topic of the song but they really are.

Take a listen, I know you'll love it.

Katie x