#All of these tunes are straight bangers 🥰

[unearthmyburiedheart]

@no-distance-left-to-run tagged me! A list of ten songs that bring me joy! I nominate @liam-my-love and @stxrshxpxd and @numbontheinside and @mochiiparadise 🥰

In no particular order:

1. Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles

2. Twist and Shout by The Beatles

3. Then He Kissed Me by The Crystals

4. Dancing In the Dark by Lucy Dacus

5. How Will I Know by Whitney Houston

6. You Really Got Me by The Kinks

7. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

8. Mustang Sally by Wilson Pickett

9. Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straits

10. Beetlebum by Blur

Honorable mention:

Graham Coxon’s Live at the Zodiac DVD (2004) floods my brain with joy and happiness and comfort every time I watch it! 🖤

[avida-heidia-5]

🎶✨when u get this, list 5 songs u like to listen to, and publish. then, send this ask to 10 of your favourite followers (positivity is cool)🎶✨

Only 5? 🥺

*shrugs* Okay then!

In no particular order, we have:

1. Running Up That Hill by Placebo (2003)

I adore this song SO MUCH and (this might be an unpopular opinion, so sorry in advance!) I enjoy listening to this version more than the original Kate Bush version. It’s incredibly moody and cinematic, and it brings a whole new meaning to the song because of that. It sounds like something you'd hear in a James Bond film or in a romantic drama. 😍😍😍😍 I also like the little detail of the thumping percussion representing a heart beating in time with the song, which is a nice touch.

2. Imagine by A Perfect Circle (2004)

This is yet another cover I absolutely adore over the original. I love both versions equally, but there’s just something about A Perfect Circle’s version compared to John Lennon’s that sends shivers down my spine every time I listen to it.

Like Placebo’s cover of Running Up That Hill, A Perfect Circle’s cover of Imagine brings a whole new meaning to the song simply by changing the chords, mostly in a minor key, which changes the tone of the song completely as a result. Instead of a song about peace and love and hopefulness, this version sounds more like an evil authority figure planning to take over the world or a serial killer about to kidnap and murder some people or something sinister like that.

3. Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode (1990)

This wouldn’t be a favourite songs list without the mention of Depeche Mode in it! I love them that much! They are my most listened-to artist on my Spotify and Last.fm accounts for a reason.

Anyway, Personal Jesus is a banger! I don’t think I need to elaborate on why, apart from the fact that it’s catchy as hell thanks to the thumping percussion and the repetitive guitar chords. You all know the song. It’s one of the band’s best known songs in their entire discography, and for a good reason. Master And Servant and Lie To Me are a close 2nd and 3rd for me, but I don’t want to clog this list up with nothing but Depeche Mode songs. We’d be here all day otherwise! 😂

4. Slowly by Susanne Sundfør (2015)

You all know I love my synth music. Synthwave, synth pop, new wave, retrowave, you name it! Old and now! This one in particular is a modern synth pop song by a female singer from Norway and I LOVE IT TO PIECES!!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍

I came across this song while listening to the Sanctuary AU playlist, and the first thing I was drawn to was Susanne’s voice. She has the voice of an angel! 😍🥰 It made me check out a load of her other songs, including ones she’s collaborated with Röyksopp. The songs featured on her Ten Love Songs album sound very poppy but also nostalgic at the same time as if it came straight out of the 80’s, and that’s why I love this song and the album as a whole.

5. Modern Fears - Pilotpriest Come True Version by Electric Youth (2020)

This is a synthwave song and, like with Slowly, it has a very nostalgic feel to it. 🥰

I discovered this song after watching the psychological horror film Come True (2020), which was featured as the film’s theme tune. I haven’t got much to say on this one. It’s a very recent discovery and I love the nostalgic synth sounds. That’s pretty much it!

Thank you for the ask, Hannah! 💙