Wasting My Young Years

Two of the most beautiful songs right now.

"You crossed this line

Do you find it hard to sit with me tonight?

I've walked these miles but I've walked 'em straight lined

You'll never know what was like to be fine

I'm wasting my young years

It doesn't matter

I'm chasing old ideas

It doesn't matter"

Hannah Reid in the group London Grammar has just an amazing voice and I love their songs. Her voice is like a mix of Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine) and Lana Del Rey. Perfection.

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Alex and Sierra

I've been following X Factor USA sporadically this year, and only mostly because Alex and Sierra caught my attention already in their audition. These two, a couple, have such a chemistry, sexiness and realness about them, that it's hard not to like them. They are so talented and perfect each other.

Therefore I am so happy they won this year (the finals were a couple of days ago) and I can't wait to hear more from them. They will be superstars and they really deserve it. Congratulations!

To get what I am talking about watch at least these clips:

Say Something by A Great Big World
(My favorite performance by them. And probably the best I've ever heard on X Factor and such)

Let her go by Passenger (at 1:30)

Gravity by Sara Bareilles (at 0:50)

Little Talks by Monsters Of Men (at 2:50)

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MUSIC OBSESSIONS ATM

These songs really help me when studying or working out. Love 'em! Also listen to alternative and indie here and here. Just amazing!

The Cutaway - Never Been Alone

Scattered Trees - Love and Leave

The Postal Service - Such Great Heights

Young the Giant - My Body

Passion Pit - Take A Walk

Mikky Ekko - Place For Us (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack)

Rock Kills Kids - Paralyzed

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (B.R.M.C) - Long Way Down

The National - I Need My Girl

Gorillaz - DARE

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we were nothing like the rest

Another music obsession I have at the moment is for Of Monsters and Men. Ahh they're just awesome, that's why. It's funny how you listen to the same songs over and over again, then you get tired and don't listen to them for a while. Suddenly you listen to one song again and you're totally hooked for a while. That's what's practically happening with me right now; re-discovering "old" favorites.

Mountain Sound

Little Talks

King And Lionheart

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CATCHING FIRE SOUNDTRACK

So the Catching Fire soundtrack was published a couple of weeks ago. I'm so excited to see the movie and gosh they've made some good band and song choices! Of course I haven't heard all of them yet, because not all of them are available yet (I think). But the ones so far, whoa! I'm so excited because there's some Coldplay, Christina Aguilera, Imagine Dragons, Mikky Ekko, Phantogram and so on and so on. You can find the soundtrack list on the Rolling Stones site for example. Here's some of them that I could find on youtube.

Sia ft. Weeknd & Diplo - Elastic Heart

Christina Aguilera - We remain

Coldplay - Atlas

The Lumineers - Gale Song (So lovely!)

And here's a song I just happened to find when listening to the songs above:

John Smith - Great Lakes

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Bye bye to the too good to be true kind of love

My music obsession at the moment is Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros all over again. So good to listen to when you're studying. I even typed in the rhythm of the music yesterday. Haha. Here's some favorites, and of course Home is included ;)

40 Day Dream

Janglin

Man on Fire

Home

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YOU MAKE ME... LOVE SATURDAY!

Avicii - You make me

Alesso & Calvin Harris ft. Theo Hutchcraft - Under Control

Daft Punk - Lose Yourself to Dance

Lorde - Royals

Strange Talk - So So La La

Imagine Dragons - Demons

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Has everything gone back to zero?

I feel that good music will save this day for me. Here you have some of my favorites right now. I miss listening to Swedish music, so I usually do it by myself in my room. Nobody else except me and the other Finnish girls understands it so we don't play it that often for the others.

Veronica Maggio - Sergels torg (LINK)

Anna Kendrick - Cups (LINK)

ENVY - Am I Wrong (LINK)

Coldplay - Atlas (LINK)

Soundgarden - Halfway There (LINK)

Delorean - Destitute Time (LINK)

Mumford & Sons - Hopeless Wanderer (LINK)

Until The Ribbon Breaks - Pressure (LINK)

Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball (LINK)

By the way this is the first Miley song I've ever truly liked! Miley is so big here, even in one test we had her as an example of something.

Zedd ft. Foxes - Clarity (LINK)

Capital Cities - Safe And Sound (LINK)

Alina Devecerski - Gå för långt (LINK)

Medina - Miss Decibel (LINK)

Coldplay - My Place (LINK)

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30 DAY MUSIC CHALLENGE - DAY 30

DAY 30: Your favorite song at this time last year

Då var det dags att avsluta denna challenge! Den var kul, även om lite tidskrävande. Så mitt sista 30 Day Music Challenge inlägg:

Min absolut favoritlåt hela förra sommaren var utan tvekan Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home. Älskade den då, älskar den nu.

EN: And then it was time to end this challenge! It was fun, even though a bit time consuming. So my last entry for the 30 Day Music Challenge:

My absolute favorite song last summer was without doubt Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home. I loved it then, I love it now.

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30 DAY MUSIC CHALLENGE - DAY 29

DAY 29: A song from your childhood

Den här var relativt enkel! Jag minns en hel del artister som spelat på repeat hemma hos oss då jag var barn, där bland annat Guns N' Roses (men eftersom jag redan abused bandet i denna challenge valde jag en annan), Black Sabbath, U2, Alanis Morisette och Sinéad O'Connor. Valde Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince cover, 1990) för den är så fin.

EN: This one was relatively easy! I remember lots of artists that have played on repeat in our house when I was a child, among others for example Guns N' Roses (but because I've already abused this band in this challenge I chose another one), Black Sabbath, U2, Alanis Morisette and Sinéad O'Connor. I chose Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince cover, 1990) because it is so beautiful.

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30 DAY MUSIC CHALLENGE - DAY 28

DAY 28: A song that makes you feel guilty

Svårt att komma på en låt jag skulle få skuldkänslor av. Närmaste jag kan komma är Matisyahu ft. Akon - One Day för att världen aldrig kommer bli krigsfri, alla kommer inte bli accepterade i vårt samhälle och hat kommer alltid existera i olika former. Låten är fin och tycker om dess positiva budskap, men den får mig att skämmas över den "moderna människan" och den värld vi lever i idag.

EN: Hard to come up with a song that makesd me feel guilty. The closest I can come is Matisyahu ft. Akon - One Day, because the world will never be free from war and cruelty, everyone is not going to be ever accepted in our society and hate in all kinds of forms will always exist. The song is beautiful and I like its positive message, but it makes me feel ashamed of the "modern human" and the world we live in today.

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30 DAY MUSIC CHALLENGE - DAY 27

DAY 27: A song that you wish you could play

Med tanke på att jag inte kan spela en endaste sång på något instrument alls har jag en hel del låtar jag önskar jag kunde spela. Den här var mellan Coldplay - Fix You eller Guns N' Roses - November Rain, men laddade upp den senare, då Slash's gitarrsolo i låten är helt awesome. Rankad till en av världens bästa gitarrsolon och en av världens bästa gitarrister någonsin är han nog värd denna.

EN: Considering I can't play any song on any kind of instrument, I have lots of songs I wish I could play. This one was between Coldplay - Fix You and Guns N' Roses - November Rain, but I uploaded the latter one since Slash's guitar solo is just simply amazing. Ranked as one of the best guitar solos and the best guitar player of all time he deserves this one.

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30 DAY MUSIC CHALLENGE - DAY 26

DAY 26: A song that you can play with an instrument

Hmm. Det här var ju pinsamt. Jag kan inte spela ett endaste instrument. Jag önskar jag kunde spela piano, gitarr eller saxofon, men icke. Närmaste jag någonsin har kommit att spela ett instrument är gitarr på Guitar Hero, hehe. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out var en låt jag gillade att spela för den var relativt enkel, med lite byten mellan knapparna i långsammare takt. Jag önskar jag skulle ha klarat av Muse - Knights Of Cydonia dock... :D

EN: Well. This is awkward. I can't play any instruments, not even one. I wish I could play piano, guitar or saxophone, but no. The closest I've ever gotten to play an instrument is guitar on Guitar Hero, hehe. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out was a song I liked to play, because it was fairly easy, with little changes between the buttons in a slower tempo. I wish I could have played Muse - Knights of Cydonia though...

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30 DAY MUSIC CHALLENGE - DAY 25

DAY 25: A song that makes you laugh

Det finns nog inte så många låtar som man skulle skratta till, men The Lonely Island ft. Michael Bolton - Jack Sparrow är nog en rolig sång (i alla fall sista delarna av den).

EN: There isn't that many songs that you could really laugh to, but The Lonely Island ft. Michael Bolton - Jack Sparrow is a funny song (at least the last parts).

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30 DAY MUSIC CHALLENGE - DAY 24

DAY 24: A song that you want to play at your funeral

Den har jag inte faktiskt tänkt så mycket på, men vill nog inte ha en vanlig tråkigt "dödssång" utan någon som gjort mig glad och kanske reflekterar mig på något sätt. Counting Crows - Holiday In Spain är en låt jag blir lite glad av att lyssna på och den har varit en favorit i flera år. För mig berättar låten om att flyga iväg till ett nytt ställe, prova sina egna vingar, upptäcka kärlek och sorg, lämna gamla saker bakom dig, om rastlöshet och sånt. Låtens mening är ju en annan för artisten själv, men jag antar att man tolkar den på vilket sätt man själv vill.

EN: This one I haven't thought of that much, but I definitely don't want a boring "death song" playing at my funeral, but something that have made me happy and something that reflects myself a bit. Counting Crows - Holiday In Spain is a song I've always been happy to listen to and it has been a favorite for years. For me the song is about flying away somewhere new, trying your own wings out, discover love and sorrow, leave old stuff behind you, about restlessness and so on. The meaning of the song is probably something else for the artist, but I guess you can interpret it however you like.

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30 DAY MUSIC CHALLENGE - DAY 23

DAY 23: A song that you want to play at your wedding

Jag har i år och dagar vetat vilken låt jag vill spela på mitt bröllop om den dagen någonsin kommer och det är nog ortoligt vackra Etta James - At Last.

EN: I have known for years already what I want to play at my wedding if that day ever comes and it's the amazingly beautiful Etta James - At Last.

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30 DAY MUSIC CHALLENGE - DAY 22

DAY 22: A song you listen to when you're sad

Senaste gångerna jag har varit riktigt ledsen har jag lyssnat på Snow Patrol - New York av någon anledning. Fin låt är det i alla fall från ett bra band!

EN: The last times I've been really sad I've listened to Snow Patrol - New York for some reason. It is a good song anyways from a great band!

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30 DAY MUSIC CHALLENGE - DAY 21

DAY 21: A song you listen to when you're happy

Jag har nog ingen happy låt heller. Största delen av tiden är det något som råkar finnas på spellistan som jag får fiilis av. Men kan nog säga att jag av någon anledning får ännu bättre fiilis av Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire.

EN: I do not have a happy song either. Most of the time it's something that is on my playlist that I get a good feeling about. But I can say that for some reason I get a good feeling when listening to Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire.

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30 DAY MUSIC CHALLENGE - DAY 20

DAY 20: A song that you listen to when you're angry

Jag är nog så sällan arg, men jag minns en gång jag var arg och lyssnade på musik och då Peter, Bjorn & John - Young Folks kom på blev jag direkt på lite bättre humör.

EN: I'm like never angry, but I remember this one time when I was and I listen to music and when Peter, Bjorn & John - Young Folks came on I instantly felt a little better.

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30 DAY MUSIC CHALLENGE - DAY 19

DAY 19: A song from your favorite album

Favoritalbum? Det finns väl en hel del, men Guns N' Roses debutalbum Appetite for Destruction som kom ut år 1987 är min favorit. Det finns många bra låtar på den och utan detta album skulle inte bandet ha blivit en av de bästa rockbanden genom tiderna. Listat som ett av världens bästa album (62/500, Rolling Stone Music) och mest försäljande debutalbum of all time säger nog något. Här en av låtarna från albumet, Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine.

EN: Favorite album? There's lots of them, but Guns N' Roses debut album Appetite for Destruction that came out in 1987 is my favorite. There's lots of good songs on it and without this album the band wouldn't have become one of the greatest rock bands ever. Listed as one of the best albums in the world (62/500, Rolling Stone Music) and that it is the biggest-selling debutalbum of all time says a lot. Here's one of the songs from the album, Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine.

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