Top 5...

The following list is a list of the 5 songs that i have been introduced to over the course of this school year(since september) that i like the most (with #1 being the favorite). i will list the artist, followed by the song title and a brief dialogue of why i picked it. but first i'll list a couple of honorable mentions that just didn't quite make it.

honorable mentions:
David Grey:Everytime - A good tune from one of my favorite new artists
Pink Floyd: Wish you were here - the title track from one of their cds, this is an old song, but one i had never heard until recently and i quite enjoyed it.

Top 5 new songs:
#5. Rise Against: Swing life away - i just plain and simply find this to be a good catchy tune. well written music with a few enjoyable lyrics made this an instant hit in my books.
#4. KT Tunstall: Black Horse and Cherry Tree - i came accross the music video of this song purely by chance when i briefly had my internet cable hooked up to my TV(giving me about 10 cable channells including much more music). i have been on a kick recently of finding songs that i classify as a good walking song - that is, a song that is just fitting to listen to loudly as you walk down the street...kind of the equivalent of a good cruising song when driving, only minus the car. This song instantly fit this category for me as it has a very solid beat and is a pretty groovy tune.
#3. The Arcade Fire: Neighbourhood #3 (Power out) - This band was introduced to me earlier this year, and i have found that they have a different sort of sound than any other group i have ever really heard before. Most of the songs i have heard i have liked and i think thus far this has been my favorite...it is one of the more upbeat songs of theirs and i find the lyrics to be very interesting and challenging (though i admit i am still deciphering them a bit)
#2. Donavon Frankenreiter: Butterfly - This artist shares a very similar sound to Jack Johnson whom i enjoy quite a bit. upon listening to his cd briefly, this is the song that caught my attention the most. it's nice and light but not slow, and so far it is the kind of song i can listen to no matter what my mood may be.
#1. David Grey: Please Forgive Me - recommended to me by a friend, i quickly came to enjoy David Grey quite alot, especially the musical side of his songs. lyrically i could take or leave many of the songs, but i enjoy most of the music alot. with this song, however, i found that the music and lyrics were both there. i guess this probably would count for the "cheesy love song" selection of this group of songs, but i'm most ok with that. i didn't find the lyrics too sappy (i actually thought they were far better than most "love songs" that i have heard), and the music that the lyrics have been put to is absolutely fantastic. Not only does this song rank in my top 5 new songs, but i would place it very high in an overall favorites ranking.

So there it is for tonight...feedback on my choices? do you have any new favorites? random comments having nothing to do with any of this? bring it on!