Pretty Hurts - Beyonce

I like this song a lot because it talks about the definition of pretty in America. She sings about her childhood, when she was in pageants and how she felt during them. 'Perfection is a disease of a nation' is a really powerful lyric in this song. The song is really relevant to teenage girls in america. Beyonce is trying to tell girls that it's the stigma of perfection that's wrong not how you look.

Carry on - Crosby, Stills and Nash

I really love the harmonies in this song. The harmonies remind me of the Beatles a little bit. The guitar is also pretty awesome. I noticed there aren't that many instruments in the beginning of the song and it's just the voices. Then half way through the song it has kind of a latin sound.

Into the Ocean by Blue October

Usually i'm not into Blue October because I think the lead singers voice can get annoying. But this song is really good. It's relaxing and sad. I don't know how else to describe it. I like all the different instruments in it as well.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

I actually just downloaded the Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Greatest Hits' album like a week before we talked about them in class. Some of their songs I get really into and others I can live without.
     I don't understand why people are making such a big deal about them not performing 100% live. First of all it's just the Superbowl, that probably isn't the highlight of their career. If I was a singer I think performing at the Superbowl would be fun but it wouldn't be the peak of my career, I would hope something like ACL would have more of an impact. Second, they've probably played that song thousands of times and they thought 'what could happen if we didn't play the guitars live this time?'. I think people are overreacting big time, cut them some slack they've been around for 30 years.

About You XXYYXX

A girl danced to this song at the winter dance show and she was amazing. The song changes thoughout the 3 minutes it plays. There are a bunch of different noises put into it, and it only has like 5 words throughout it.

Joni Mitchell

When I got home after the class where we talked about Joni Mitchell I asked my mom if she knew about her and she like freaked out. It was so funny. She loves people who have that 'effortless' voice. My favorite song off her album 'Blue' is Blue. Its calm and I like that. She kind of reminds me of Norah Jones.

About You XXYYXX

My favorite song right now is 'About You' by XXYYXX. It kind of sounds like a remix but it's so good. It would be super trippy to listen to when you're high. I like it because it changes throughout the song. It's not just the same 4 words and music throughout the whole song.