Most of us can agree that music is an essential part of our lives. We all have a favorite band, or musician, that we love to listen to when we're doing homework, or driving in our cars or after we've finished our Algebra 2 test. So most of us can agree that we all had a favorite song, if not more, last year in 2012. It was that song that got constantly played on Z102.9 and you just enjoyed to blast it to the point where everyone around you got annoyed. Most people have a song in ind. I know I had quite a few that I just couldn't stop listening to and those are the same songs that I just can't get enough of today. That's what music is supposed to do, it's supposed to stay with you because you enjoy it and you're able to relate to it in some way or another.
The top five songs I enjoyed in 2012 were catchy, fun, entertaining, and most people couldn't help but sing along. Here are my top five, in no particular order:
- One Thing by One Direction. One Thing is from One Direction's first album: Up All Night, the song was released as a single about a year ago in January. I adore this song because each member of the group has their own, unique voice that contributes to the track and the lyrics to the song are so sweet and it's just a fun, catchy song to listen to overall when you're feeling down.
- I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift from her fourth studio album, Red. I know, of course this had to make the list! Whether that's a good or bad thing is up to you to determine but this song is totally different for Taylor Swift. She's singing about the same old, same old, I know but it's because she's going through life and she's just writing what she knows best and what she has experienced to let her fans know that they're not the only ones who ever feel the way she does in I Knew You Were Trouble. Because at one point we're all going to experience that toxic relationship we should probably let go of because it's what's best we but don't want to have to.
- Castle of Glass by Linkin Park from their fifth album, Living Things. The lyrics and the metaphors used in this song are just amazing, I love them for the reason that their lyrics are so powerfully conveyed in different ways. My favorite part is probably when they sing: 'Cause I'm only a crack in this castle of glass, hardly anything for you to see, for you to see. I enjoy this song because I like how I interpret it, what I'm able to get out of this song.
- This Kiss by Carly Rae Jepsen from her second album, Kiss. The reason I like this song is just because it's a fun song to listen to, to dance to, to sing to just because it's catchy.
- Madness by Muse from their sixth studio album, The 2nd Law. One of my favorite songs by them because I think it's different from their usual sound which I enjoy because their lyrics are still meaningful to me.
Music, it's all around us and it's something we can all enjoy. I can't wait for the kind of songs I hear this year.
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Kiss by Carly Rae Jepsen was released a while ago on September 14, 2012. Considering she's like one of my favorite singers, I'm actually surprised that I hadn't reviewed her album yet. Anyways, the album includes twelve songs, her hit single: Call Me Maybe is included on the album as well as Good Time, the song she's featured on with Owl City. The album is her official, second studio album.
The album starts off with Tiny Little Bows, the song has a vibrant tone with a different and refreshing feel to it. It's not one of my favorite songs but I definitely liked it. I liked how it seemed innocent and sweet, that's the tone I got from it. Kiss also ends with Your Heart Is A Muscle which I believe is a great song, I love the lyrics and I love the rhythm it has. I think it's a great song after a breakup because it sounds encouraging and it's different from other breakup songs I've heard. I like how slow that song is and I definitely can feel the sense of emotion behind the words which is kind of cool to experience. Hopefully this song becomes a single and a music video to the song would be awesome!
Notable songs, other than Your Heart Is A Muscle which is probably my favorite song from her, would be This Kiss. What I like about This Kiss is how upbeat and catchy the lyrics are, the song is fun and it's fun to dance to with your crazy friends, like mine. Another song that is definitely worth listening to is Tonight I'm Getting Over You, I like how the song is easy to relate to which usually wins me over. Tonight I'm Getting Over You is the newest single, the follow-up to This Kiss, to be released soon in either January or February 2013. The song talks about how she's had enough of a boy who has broken all of his promises, so she wants to get over him by dancing with a new guy. It's catchy and the general idea of the song is relatable. I can totally see this song having the same success as Call Me Maybe. Hopefully, with the music video she tries something new but with something that obviously makes sense.
All in all, Kiss by Carly Rae Jepsen is a catchy album which I was able to listen to from start to finish without any problems. The songs are fun, they're nothing different but they're still great to listen to. I give the album 4 out of 5 stars.
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Curiosity is an extended play by, Canadian artist, Carly Rae Jepsen, it was released on February 14, 2012. You would probably recognize her name because of her hit single Call Me Maybe, I know that that's the reason why I know her. Usually I'm not so into pop music, only your occasional catchy tune and let me tell you, Call Me Maybe is one of the songs that I just can't get enough of for some reason. It's fun and it's catchy and the music video is typical but it's adorable in its own way.
I think Curiosity is like a fresh breath of air for me, it's different from what I , personally, usually listen to. So it was kind of nice to switch things up a bit. The album starts off with my favorite song, Call Me Maybe. Anyone who knows me, will know that I just love that song! I usually don't break out into song in front of my friends, but Call Me Maybe always has me doing that. It's gotten to the point that I sing that song so much, that whenever my friends hear the song, they just can't help but think of me now! I remember when I walked into my Geometry class, last year, during passing time and I started singing the song and my friends just couldn't believe it since that was so random.
Besides, Call Me Maybe I would have to say one of my favorite songs out of Curiosity would be the song named the same as the album, Curiosity. The song, Curiosity, is another catchy tune that is fun to sing to while you're driving around with your friends in your car and having a good time. The song is soft but it's still bright in its own kind of way. I predict that this song is going to be the next song to be on continuous replay on my phone.
Picture is a bit more energetic than Curiosity, even though the lyrics and the melody is easy to get stuck in your head, I don't like it as much as the first two songs in the album.
Talk to Me! I like the song because it's easy to relate to, for me, right now. When I first heard it I couldn't believe how much in common and how easy to relate to this song was! I don't like it as much as Call Me Maybe and Curiosity but it's one of those songs you can hear every once in a while.
The last two songs of the album, Just a Step Away and Both Sides Now are nice to listen to, they have cute lyrics but I'm just not really into them.
The album, Curiosity, by Carly Rae Jepsen is good, the songs are fun to listen to and they're great for a night of relaxing and hanging out with your friends. All in all, I give the album a 3 out of 5 stars.
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