What are your five favorite songs at this point in time? Why?
1. "I Will Rise" by Chris Tomlin - I'm addicted to this song right now because of its haunting beauty. I first heard about it on Facebook. A friend's daughter died from brain cancer three years ago - she wasn't even three years old. This song was played at her funeral.
2. "Somewhere in Neverland" by All Time Low - This is pretty much the furthest from "I Will Rise" as I can get. I'm not exactly sure why I'm hooked on this song, except it has a strong beat and it's easy to walk to (which is what I'm focusing on now that speech is over and I have time to exercise).
3. "Payphone" by Maroon 5 - This is also very different from the first song, but again, it's easy to exercise to. Plus, I love Adam Levine (and Blake Shelton - but I don't like country music much) on The Voice.
4. "Some Nights" by Fun. - Besides the first song I've listed, most of the music I'm listening to right now has a beat because I'm using them to exercise to. I guess this song is just catchy.
5. "Air and Simple Gifts" by Yo-Yo Ma, Anthony McGill, Gabriela Montero & Itzhak Perlman - This is obviously a classical piece. While I don't listen to much classical music, this one struck me ever since I heard it. I played clarinet in high school and college and I absolutely love the clarinet part in this song.
I could have added pretty much any song by The Piano Guys, as well. I don't know if they're considered "classical" music - most are instrumental - but I love their versions of popular songs and their playful takes on well-known classics.
All time Low is good. I listen to Payphone and Some Nights metal versions.
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