Dont-cha Give Up

 

 

Another Monday post on a Tuesday... welp, theres no way to fix this because I don't have access to a time machine. But if it is any consultation I did pick out these tracks whilst I stayed up to see the moon change colors. it should count in the long run haha

At first this mix tape was going to be titled No Guys Allowed. there was a reason or this. when I started making these lists I noticed that the ratio of male artists to female artists in my music library was completely unbalanced and heavy handed in the male artists favor. I wasn't really baffled at this but I felt guilty for not supporting more female artists. So all of the artists preforming today's tracks are female.

But now, as you can see its no longer about an all female cast. This is the message I needed to hear and need to hear daily. I need a daily reminder to seek the positive not only in emotion but in word and action. These songs are just a handful of lyrics out there for situations like these. What are your favorite?



1. Fall Down or Fly - Lindi Ortega

This song reminds me that i'm the one that decides how situations affect me. I can either let things affect me negatively or I can let them affect me positively. Those are the only two choices, being unaffected is not even.... you can't be unaffected by anything.


2. Don't Waste the Pretty - Alison Iraheta

Fun fact Alison was a contestant on the first season of American Idol that I watched. This song has a lot of different messages. The most prominent is about a sour relationship. What I take from it is that I shouldn't waste my energy on things that are negative.


3. Give Your Heart a Break - Demi Lovato

Challenge. Listen to this song  as if you're best friend is giving you the best advice in the world (though the 'when my lips are on your lips" line doesn't really go with this take on the song).  Sometimes you just need someone to be there for you.


4. Fly - Hilary Duff

Nothing like pulling the soundtrack of your tween years off the dust shelf.


5. Stronger - Kelly Clarkson

Victory chant!



I'm going to leave it at that. Thanks for hanging out with me.
-Awel