Special Post #43: Music of 2010

Excuse this cheeky interlude designed to build suspense before the big reveal of my top 10 moments of 2010 tomorrow :P

This list is compiled by last.fm using my most played songs in the last 12 months. These are the songs that I listened to most in 2010.

#10: The King Blues – Hold On Tight

• Started Listening: May
• Reminds Me Of: Jake coming to visit :)
• Play Count: 60

#9: David Place – A Feeling

• Started Listening: Last year after hearing him live in The Bedford pub. It’s a great song to relax to.
• Reminds Me Of: The 2010 Boat trip.
• Play Count: 63

#8: The King Blues – Blood On My Hands

• Started Listening: April
• Reminds Me Of: Seeing the King Blues live :P
• Play Count: 65

#7: The Lonely Island – I'm On A Boat

• Started Listening: Last year
• Reminds Me Of: The 2009 boat trip!
• Play Count: 67

#6: The Fratellis – Henrietta

• Started Listening: 2008
• Reminds Me Of: Getting ready for nights out. Still THE song I have to listen to before I go to a party!
• Play Count: 77

#5: Iyaz – Replay

• Started Listening: Christmas 2009
• Reminds Me Of: Last Christmas with my sister :D
• Play Count: 86

#4: The Fratellis – Whistle For The Choir

• Started Listening: Summer 2009
• Reminds Me Of: Quiet nights in, probably writing a poem
• Play Count: 93

#3: Jason Mraz – I'm Yours (this link is cute, so click on it)

• Started Listening: Easter 2009
• Reminds Me Of: All the good times in London, there are many
• Play Count: 98

#2: Train – Hey, Soul Sister

• Started Listening: June
• Reminds Me Of: Revision with Josh, fun times
• Play Count: 105

#1: The King Blues – I Got Love (my video from Guilfest)

• Started Listening: Easter 2009
• Reminds Me Of To: Live life to the max! We’ve only only got one life, let’s use it!
• Play Count: 198

And that’s a wrap. But there are a few songs not on this list that made a difference to me this year. Check out: Colbie Caillat – Bubbly, Cee Lo Green – Forget You (explicit version), John Mayer – Free Falling and FM Static – Tonight. I’ve also come to love Freepeace and Paloma Faith. May 2011 bring a whole wave of new songs… starting with this beauty.

Poems & Lyrics

Friday didn’t turn into the productive day it could’ve been, but it did give me a much needed day off…

I spent the morning writing another poem. I like to write poetry when I can, and I can seem to write it at the moment. Sometimes my head is just in that frame of mind. I’ve written 9 poems in the last year, not because I wanted to write a poem, but because I could. Maybe one day I’ll share a few of them on this blog, although I have shared a couple before: New Sunrise and Leaving.

This evening Josh and I went to The Stoke pub for a live music night. It was really great and I recommend everyone into acoustic hip-hop should definitely check out Free Peace, very original!

• Happiness. 8 out of 10
• Tiredness. 4 out of 5
• Workload. 8 out of 10
• Last Meal. 2 for 1 pizza at The Stoke (BBQ Chicken :D)
• Song of the day. Journey – Don't Stop Believing
• Thought for the day. “I feel literally molested”
• What I’m Doing Now. Getting a lie in tomorrow :P

Special Post #27: Music of 2009

This list is compiled by last.fm using my most played songs in the last 12 months. These are the songs that I listened to most in 2009.

#10: Taylor Swift – You Belong With Me

• Started Listening: End of summer
• Reminds Me Of: Going back to university and seeing my friends again
• Play Count: 46

#9: Lazlo Bane – Superman

• Started Listening: Beginning of the year
• Reminds Me Of: Scrubs :)
• Play Count: 46

#8: The Fray - Never Say Never

• Started Listening: Easter
• Reminds Me Of: Being alone in Cathedral Court for a week
• Play Count: 47

#7: The Killers – Mr. Brightside

• Started Listening: Last year
• Reminds Me Of: All the good times in the union with mates
• Play Count: 48

#6: Smash Mouth – All Star

• Started Listening: Start of the year
• Reminds Me Of: This used to be josh’s ringtone, so it reminds me of laughing with Josh.
• Play Count: 52

#5: Smokie Norful – Nothing Without You

• Started Listening: October
• Reminds Me Of: Nights spent talking on the phone for hours…
• Play Count: 53

#4: Nickelback – Rockstar

• Started Listening: Summer
• Reminds Me Of: Moving into the house
• Play Count: 59

#3: The Fratellis – Whistle For The Choir

• Started Listening: Summer
• Reminds Me Of: Moving into the house
• Play Count: 70

#2: Jason Mraz – I’m Yours

• Started Listening: Start of Easter
• Reminds Me Of: Time spent with my brother over Easter
• Play Count: 124

#1: The King Blues – I Got Love

• Started Listening: End of Easter
• Reminds Me Of: Guilfest… and just a great 2009
• Play Count: 125

So there you go! I would like to briefly mention a couple special songs/artists that didn’t make this list. David Place, an artist I saw at The Bedford who plays great acoustic music. And I’m On A Boat, for the great memories of the boat trip. Long may life continue to deal me the best hand…

Programming & Viva La Vida

You may have noticed (in the playlist on the right) that I seem to like Viva La Vida by Coldplay at the moment, it’s just a good song.

Yesterday was the usual busy Monday, nothing I couldn’t handle, actually I quite enjoyed having lectures on a Monday for a change. I’ve started my first programming assignment which it actually really fun to do.

Today is 3 hours of lectures (starting now!) and then programming this afternoon. comedy night awaits this evening, and I’m thinking about joining a new society that has started its own “TV channel” on campus (it’s just one video at the moment).

Got to go, speak to you soon!