Shuffle

So here's the deal, I'm doing something so fresh, so clean. I'm going to shuffle my massive ipod library and whatever four and four quarters song come up, I'll try explain the significance of that song to my life.
For clarification, I'm skipping over songs that I have no idea what they are.

one. "Control" by Moses Mayfield. Back in my freshmen year of high school, I went to a Switchfoot concert. My friends Lindsay, Kelida, and I were all chilling outside Switchfoot's bus before (well, and after) the show in hopes of getting to meet them (success, by the way). This family came up and started talking to us, and they mentioned that they were the family of the lead singer of Moses Mayfield (the opening band). They were actually pretty nice and had this conversation with us about the band. When Moses Mayfield actually played, they sounded good to my immature 14 year old ears. Now, I probably wouldn't listen to them...but hey, I met the lead singer's family!

two. "Misery Business (Live)" by Paramore. This band reached their peak as I was a junior in high school. I tried so hard to not like them since everyone else did, but they're actually pretty decent. I laugh at my youthful attempts to be cool. I still listen to them, and it just gets me all pumped up for the day. Plus, Hayley (lead singer)-- I may be a tad jealous of those vocals.

three. "Clocks" by Coldplay. This song...goodness, it's a bit overplayed. Back in either my freshmen or sophomore year of high school, we played this in one of our band shows. I got the solo/lead part, which was pretty tight. I would get SO nervous before I had to play, but overall I think it turned out okay. Playing this song was the first time I had solo-ed in front of a large group (2-3k).

four. "Stay (Wasting Time) (Live at Piedmont Park)" by Dave Matthews Band. Once upon a time I went to the Dave concert at Piedmont Park. It was up there with one of the best days of my life. You hear those people clapping in the background of this track? Yeah, that's me, Amy, and Regan. There was so much smoke (from cigarettes, of course!) that there really was a purple haze and my nose bled from the secondhand smoke. Party!

four and four quarters. "Day Tripper" by The Beatles. My mama always said I needed to be cultured, so we listened to Rubber Soul and other Beatles albums in the car. But all jokes aside, one things my parents really pushed was that I knew the history and culture of where I came from so I could understand the world and it's people better. Every time we would drive around, my mom would be our historical tour guide (whether it was about her life or actual history). If nothing else, it's helped in trivia. Needless to say, The Beatles reminds me of my parents and their attempts to culture me.