My Top 25 Most Played Songs

I have this habit where I listen to a specific track on repeat for a week or so, which means that my top 25 most played are songs that I just can't get the hell out of my head.
When I got my Laptop back in December, I basically never listened to it, I only downloaded music to it, which I then transferred to my PC. Well, now that my desktop doesn't get internet, I almost never use it, so it's drastically altered where I listen to music. The Top 25 on my Laptop and Desktop are very different, and my top 25 on my laptop are from July or August, when my old hard drive broke and I had to get a new one.

So, my Top 25 Most Played Songs and Why

1. Fall Out Boy - From Now On, We Are Enemies



I've gone on and on about this song in other posts. It's an incredibly addictive song with a gorgeous chorus, and I'll never be able to get Patrick Stump's voice out of my head. It's just so soothing to me. This song seemed to be a very good mix of the sounds they had in each of their albums, and as a band they've grown so much over the years. It's such a shame that FOB died along with their greatest hits record.


2. Kings of Leon - Use Somebody



This song is like an adult lullaby for me. Anthony Followill's voice drones on so melodically that I can't not sway when I hear the song. The words are so full of emotion and, while the lyrics aren't always sensical, the way he sings it says more than the words ever could. Listening to it makes my brain dance. ...which makes no sense to anyone but me, but that's fine.

3. Jay Brannan - Bowlegged and Starving


(if you don't want to hear him speak, jump to 0.53)

Jay Brannan is one of the most brilliant young singer/songwriters out there, and this song is the best he could write. The verses sound kind of silly, but the stark juxtaposition between the verse and the chorus is stunning. Sure, the lyrics are a little sophomoric in places, but this is another song that makes my brain dance. It's just so damn beautiful. I guarantee you, this song will soon be the number one on my top 25. I cannot get this mans voice out of my head.

4. All Time Low - Damned if I Do Ya, Damned if I Don't (MTV Unplugged version)



I love when a punk or pop song goes acoustic, and All Time Low does it like a pro with this rendition of Damned if I Do Ya. Alex Gaskarth has so much fucking fun with this band, and loves every second of performing with them. They're a bunch of scrawny goofballs who suddenly have all the ladies... and they're not gonna let you forget them anytime soon. :-)

5. Carly Lind feat. Jesse Devine - Breakeven



This girl is gonna be all sorts of famous someday. Every song she sings, she feels 100%. When she covers Tik Tok or Telephone, she can't stop herself from dancing. When she sings Breakeven, she looks like she's about to cry. The original song Breakeven is by a group called The Script, and it's one of those songs that absolutely needed to be acoustic, and Carly and Jesse do a killer job with it. I've been listening to this on repeat for a few days now and I don't plan on stopping anytime soon.

6. Cartel - The Minstrel's Prayer



It's a song about making music not for money, fame, fortune.... but to win hearts.
This is seriously the only Cartel song that I can tolerate. I think what gets me with it is that boom, boom-boom. I can't get that out of my head.

7. Say Anything - Crush'd (acoustic)



Say Anything was actually my first concert. This song is just completely addictive with it's blend of shallow and sophisticated lyrics, simple guitar riffs, and lyrical breakdown of love. It's worth listening to on repeat for a few days.

8. Jay Brannan - Housewife



A beautiful tribute to the boy we'll never have. What can I say, I love Jay's voice. Mmmm.

9. Jay Brannan - Both Hands (album version)

I can't seem to find the album version of this anywhere on youtube... but anyway, this song is addictive, and due to it only being 1.27 long, it made it into my top 25 very quickly.

10. The Cab - Risky Business



What got me with this song is honestly when they sing "'cuz I'm coming over" and the background vocal goes up a few notes. I know that sounds silly, but I love hearing it. I know, I know. ...I'm weird.


11. Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark

This is one of the first songs I learned how to play properly on Jam Sessions DS, so I spent a lot of time listening to it to make sure I was getting it somewhere near correct. Yeah, I'm embarrassed that this is on my countdown....

12. The Maine - I Must Be Dreaming (acoustic)



I didn't like the album version of this song very much, but I love this version. ...I guess I love upbeat acoustic songs? I dunno, but the lyrics of this song are so freakin' beautiful. It's such a simple explanation of what love is.

13. Ke$ha - Tik Tok

Okay, so I did a whole Ke$ha post so I'm not gonna talk about this. I'm gonna post the video and the Carly Lind cover.





14. The Scene Aesthetic - Untitled

I found this song on Andrew DeTorres' tumblr or something, and I have no idea how to go about finding it for y'all. Just trust me that it's fucking adorable.

15. The Friday Night Boys - Stuttering



The Friday Night Boys may have sold out a bit (they used to be completely electronica-pop, but when they got signed to FBR they knew they had to up their game a bit) but I can't get enough of this song. It's so much fun, and I love the repetition. Something about the Stutter in a song has always gotten me. LOVE it.

16. Cast of Glee - Keep Holding On



Okay please don't make fun of me, but when they sang this I cried. It was important. Shut up! Stop making fun of me. Please?

17. Jay Brannan - Beautifully


(Jump to 1.40 if you don't wanna hear him talk)

I really should stop talking about Jay, but it's not like I could try to stop listening to him, so what-the-fuck-ever. He's wonderful. Just listen to this song.

18. The Follow Through - So High



Wow, I didn't realize that The Follow Through was just one whimpy lookin' kid until right about now. ...that may change how I feel about this song. ...well, it's an amazing song that gives a pretty accurate description of what true love is supposed to be like. It makes my brain dance. :-)

19. Forever the Sickest Kids feat. Selena Gomez - Woah Oh!



Love this band. ...Selena Gomez can suck it, but I love this band. They sold out hardcore though, they hang out with Nickelodeon kids and appear in Nerf Commercials. Still, I love this song.

20. Jason Mraz - If It Kills Me (acoustic)



This is the first time I heard this song, and this routine restored my faith in contemporary choreography, so yeah, this song is a little bit important to me. :-)

21. Lady Gaga - Paparazzi

I still don't know how this is up there. I think I listened to it for like a day. Yes, I am embarrassed.

22. Sam Hart - Mario Kart Love Song



If you know me at all, then you have no reason to be concerned that I only got this song about two days ago.

23. Jay Brannan - Good Mother



(skip to 0.40 if you don't want to hear the horrendous announcer do her thing)

This is actually the video that introduced me to Jay Brannan. I loved this improvised West Coast Swing so much because of this song. Then I stalked out the song and loved every second of it. Mmmmm Jay Brannan.

24. Neon Trees - Animal



It's the chorus of this song that I can never get out of my head. It's SO GOOD. Okay, it's lyrical crap, but it's simplistic and real. Also, when he says "Say goodbye to my heart tonight," it sounds like "Take a bite of my heart tonight," which quite frankly, I like better. So there.

25. Backseat Goodbye - 32 Ways to Make You Smile



It's a short adorable acoustic song. Of course it's on my 25 most played!!




Okay, there's my top 25!! Feel free to comment with your own. Does anything match up?

I'm terrified to speak, but you'd expect that from me...

Okay so because I had a dream about Alex Gaskarth, he's a really good kisser I LOVE GOOD MUSIC, I've been listening to Remembering Sunday by All Time Low on repeat. Two different versions of it, actually. I couldn't go to sleep last night because I couldn't stop listening to this song.

Here's their live performance of it for MTV's Unplugged series (feat. Kate Voegele)

All Time Low - New Music - More Music Videos

There's no actual music video for the song, but I found this fan-made one that's not too bad. It'll do. (feat. Juliet Simms of Automatic Loveletter)

Damned If I Do Ya, Damned If I Don't

New video for Damned If I Do Ya, Damned If I Don't!
...of course, I like the acoustic version better, but that's because I have problems.

All Time Low |MTV Music

All Time Low - New Music - More Music Videos

Because They're Bamf

All Time Low - New Music - More Music Videos

We've gone over how much I love All Time Low, but lately I've been downloading their acoustic stuff like crazy... because they're fucking fly.

I wanna live it up just because...

So a while back I posted All Time Low's new single Weightless and how I was listening to it on repeat. Well, my play count for the song has dwindled but my love hasn't - and they've released a video for it!





The only thing that really bothers me is that not a single positive thing was said. Yes, they took big digs on themselves too, but could have at least had a "this fan is awesome" kind of a tag. Or "We'd totally be friends with this guy." Of course, I feel like the added the "I wish this was Fall Out Boy" just for me (cuz that was me when I saw ATL...)
It's a really cool concept, I just wish they hadn't spent the entire time busting on their fans.

This Subject is Relevant to my Interests

Welcome to my newest blog, Alex's iPod. I've seen so many music blogs that are all about indie music or proving how much cooler than everyone else they are. Well... that's not how I roll. Yeah, I like the occasional indie stuff. But I also listen to Fall Out Boy and Flo Rida. Mainstream doesn't suck. Simple as that.




Kelly Clarkson will not have sex with you... but she will make out with you in front of the whole family.
The American Idol's newest single is called I Do Not Hook Up.
Let's be real for a second - we all know Kelly's not been the same since Breakaway. It's just not the same. Whoever was writing for her has to get their ass back in there. However, this new single, it's... well.. it's... uh... strangely catchy. Yeah, okay, it's not bad! I kinda like it. The video is a little pretentious and strange, but it does remind me what KC is like wasted. Man, does that bring up some memories.
Go watch the music video on youtube, then watch this video of KC wasted at a concert and being an all-around badass. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id1Ayo-G4eU


Ashley Tisdale's important...?
Just kidding, I actually have mad respect for Ashley Tisdale.
I mean, she got through High School Musical without turning to Alcohol. Wish I could have done that.
Her newest song is called It's Alright, It's OK. Please watch the video. Oh no, I'm not saying it's good, not by any stretch of the imagination. But use your imagination... does it remind you of something? No? Hmm. Well, I said I missed old school KC, I'm glad ATis is attempting to turn that around...

P!nk has attachment issues... who knew?
P!nk's new single is called Please Don't Leave Me. I think it's funny that her last albums name was "I'm not Dead Yet" considering she hasn't stopped putting out number one songs since the 1990's. My mom set me up with a girl once who was just like Pink. We went to the skating rink for three hours. I had bruises for three months. ...that might explain a lot...
Check out the video for Please Don't Leave Me, it's a killer music video.

Imma Be bored
Black Eyed Peas, come on. You've really fallen from the days of Hey Mama and My Humps. Don't get me wrong, Boom Boom Pow was good, but... well... it could have used some work. I miss the slight reggaeton feel you guys had. Imma Be is, honestly, a terrible song. Really. Please, please, go back to your roots, k? Or at least the ones you had once Fergie quit Meth and got the sex change.

Gossip Girl Bites Back
Good Girls Go Bad is the new single by Cobra Starship feat. Blair WaldorfLeighton Meester.
This is a fantastic song. Okay, yeah, Gabe didn't write it and Blair Leighton can't sing worth anything, but damn. This is going to be a bad girl anthem for a while.

Weightless
I'm not going to make a snarky title. Weightless, the new All Time Low single, is amazing. Let's just say I've been listening to it on repeat. There are few things I recommend more than this song.