[rotation 55] until daybreak
Thursday, December 2, 2010 posted at 6:28 PM
![]() overview. songs for the nights you lie in bed, unable to sleep. waiting for the darkness to subside and the dawn to break, because you know you'll be wide awake until then. english, mandarin, korean, japanese, instrumental. ballad, alt rock, indie. ♪ set the fire to the third bar _snow patrol ft. martha wainwright their words, mostly noises ghosts with just voices your words in my memory are like music to me ♪ down _jason walker so why do i try, i know i'm gonna fall down ♪ seeing you off the edges _eluvium ♪ we are mice _azure ray it's all in the eyes the reckless way we dream to die our past is our future the present lies somewhere between our hearts and minds ♪ infection _chihiro onitsuka in the night i realize this infection ♪ space between _katie noonan & the captains space between us blue as oceans gold as sunshine, red as my blood ♪ nicest thing _kate nash i wish that without me you'd be spending the rest of your nights awake i wish that without me you couldn't eat i wish i was the last thing on your mind before you went to sleep ♪ lonely lonely _feist distance makes the heart grow weak so that the mouth can barely speak except to those who hide their needs ♪ still alright _pg. lost ♪ rocks _ben jelen but now i'm doubting me, i know i shouldn't be but i've been down, i've been down ♪ diary _kelly chen loved until it hurt hurt until i cried cried until i was tired the dilemmas in my heart keep repeating ♪ winter song _sara bareilles ft. ingrid michaelson is love alive? ♪ cry _kelly clarkson i'm talking in circles i'm lying, they know it why won't this just all go away ♪ apres moi _regina spektor i must go on standing you can't break that which isn't yours i must go on standing i'm not my own, it's not my choice ♪ 카페인 _mot ♪ 愛我吧 _khalil fong don't answer me, don't answer me ♪ breaking my heart again _aqualung need to know i don't wanna know already know - you're making me doubt i thought i knew you i don't even know myself ♪ teenage dream _the rescues i can't sleep let's run away and don't ever look back, don't ever look back ♪ when my time comes _dawes and now the only piece of advice that continues to help is anyone making anything new only breaks something else ♪ moonlight punch romance _nell i fell in love with the silence of the night bonus (not in zip). ♪ why _susie suh why do i ask myself these questions? comments. this mix is a bit of an amalgam. i wanted to include songs that provided some sense of comfort, but that doesn't mean they're calming - sometimes, they're only comforting because you've found something that perfectly reflects your mood. at the same time, i didn't want this to be a mix to help you get to sleep. it's more of a mix for understanding that you won't, if that makes sense. near the end of the mix, there's a few brighter, more hopeful songs - perhaps better suited for when the light is beginning to filter in. standouts include the rescues' harmonic, yearning cover of katy perry's teenage dream, regina spektor's dramatic apres moi, katie noonan's silky, rich voice in space between, and chihiro onitsuka's haunting infection. whatever keeps you up at night - i hope this helps. Labels: Chihiro Onitsuka, Dawes, eluvium, Feist, Jason Walker, Kelly Chen, Kelly Clarkson, Khalil Fong, mixtape, Mot, Nell, pg.lost, Regina Spektor, Sara Bareilles, Snow Patrol, Susie Suh, The Rescues First off - I apologize for this rotation being late, and for the fact that it's relatively small. I changed up the format a bit too - there are only two songs that I commented fully on, and they're more of a bonus than part of the actual rotation since ... they're not winter/holiday-themed, haha. White X'mas - KAT-TUN ![]() japanese | ballad | emotional, sad, sweet, sincere Only You (Winter Special) - 2PM korean | pop | sweet, driven, energetic Snow Dance winter session - DEPAPEPE instrumental | acoustic | calm, relaxing, soothing The Call - Regina Spektor ![]() english | soundtrack | sincere, bittersweet, hopeful I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - AAA engrish | pop | happy, light-hearted, cheerful So This Is Christmas (Live) - Luna Sea japanese | rock | uplifting, powerful, energetic Winter - ELLEGARDEN japanese | rock | uplifting, energetic, sincere Yeo Haeng Gi - Dong Bang Shin Ki (Travelling) ![]() korean | pop/ballad | emotional, uplifting, sweet Winter Gold - Stephanie japanese | pop | upbeat, driven, confident Cirque du Soleil - KA I had the opportunity to watch this amazing show when I was in Las Vegas, and immediately searched out the soundtrack when I got home. Even listening to it without watching the show is a wonderful experience. I was intending to share the entire album as another rotation, but I couldn't wait. Here are two songs from the soundtrack of Cirque du Soleil's show, KA. These songs are both highly recommended. Track 1. O Makunde Track 5. Deep Both these songs stayed with me because, like many songs on this soundtrack, they are capable of bringing up so much emotion, no matter what that emotion might be. Their vocal work is simply fantastic and has a quality that you simply cannot find in popular music today. O Makunde starts out with a sad tone, but rises with more and more confidence and hope. Deep is extremely sorrowful, but also exquisitely beautiful. The string accompaniment is just amazing. Labels: 2PM, AAA, Cirque du Soleil, Depapepe, Dong Bang Shin Ki, ELLEGARDEN, KAT-TUN, Luna Sea, Regina Spektor, Stephanie |