I think I first heard this song during season 7 of American Idol when she came on stage and performed it. The first thing I was impressed with about her was that, unlike Maria Carey and a few other women who'd been on that season, she was dressed rather conservatively, A lose fitting tan shirt with black slacks. Yes.. full length PANTS. No, I'm not one to really care much about it, but in today's age, if you DON'T dress like a two dollar hooker you are the oddball out. The tune was catchy, then she started singing. Popish with an almost rap sound to it. Other's have tried to sound like it but she really pulls it off because, well, you can understand her. Still manages to sound unique. Then there is the fact that it was.. I dunno.. upbeat and happy, but meaningful at the same time. Did I mention the song was damn -catchy-? It gets stuck in my head all the time. So tonight I hunted it down again and actually started listening to the rest of her music, and just wow. I absolutely love the music video for "Unwritten". So, for now, here are the lyrics for "Pocketful of Sunshine". Maybe I can convince quu to let me buy the album off iTunes (cause I think the music videos are included).

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I was following the
I was following the
I was following the
I was following the
I was following the
I was following the
I was following the
I was following the
I was following the pack
all swallowed in their coats
with scarves of red tied ’round their throats
to keep their little heads
from fallin’ in the snow
And I turned ’round and there you go
And, Michael, you would fall
and turn the white snow red as strawberries
in the summertime

I was following the pack
all swallowed in their coats
with scarves of red tied ’round their throats
to keep their little heads
from fallin’ in the snow
And I turned ’round and there you go
And, Michael, you would fall
and turn the white snow red as strawberries
in the summertime

I was following the pack
all swallowed in their coats
with scarves of red tied ’round their throats
to keep their little heads
from fallin’ in the snow
And I turned ’round and there you go
And, Michael, you would fall
and turn the white snow red as strawberries
in the summertime

~"White Winter Hymnal" by Fleet Foxes

I love this song. Very little I've heard from DJ Encore is unlikeable. Have to post this here because quu has been too busy to get the new wiki on the server done yet and my old one can't be edited for some odd reason.

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Let your arms enfold us
Through the dark of night
Will your angels hold us
Till we see the light

Hush, lay down your troubled mind
The day has vanished and left us behind
And the wind - whispering soft lullabies
Will soothe - so close your weary eyes

Let your arms enfold us
Through the dark of night
Will your angels hold us
Till we see the light

Sleep, angels will watch over you
And soon beautiful dreams will come true
Can you feel spirits embracing your soul
So dream while secrets of darkness unfold

Let your arms enfold us
Through the dark of night
Will your angels hold us
Till we see the light

Let your arms enfold us
Through the dark of night
Will your angels hold us
Till we see the light

Wear Sunscreen or Sunscreen Speech [1] are the common names of an essay actually called "Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young" written by Mary Schmich and published in the Chicago Tribune as a column in 1997.

The most popular and well-known form of the essay is the successful music single released in 1999, accredited to Baz Luhrmann.

The wikipedia article goes on to tell the history of the article including the rumor about it being attributed to Kurt Vonnegut's commenment speech at MIT as well as how Baz Luhrmann got the idea to use the speech in one of his songs. You can read the original article on the website for the Chicago Tribune.

For my own records, I'm gonna post the entire thing here as well. ( Read more... )

Do Your Ears Hang Low?
Do They Wobble to and Fro?
Can You Tie Them in a Knot?
Can You Tie Them in a Bow?
Can You Throw Them Over Your Shoulder Like a Continental Soldier?
Do Your Ears Hang Low?

Do Your Ears Hang High?
Do They Reach Up to the Sky?
Do The Droop When They're Wet?
Do They Stiffen When They're Dry?
Can You Semaphore Your Neighbor with a Minimum of Labor?
Do Your Ears Hang High?

Do Your Ears Hang Wide?
Do They Flap From Side to Side?
Do They Wave in the Breeze?
From the Slightest Little Sneeze?
Can You Soar Above the Nation with a Feeling of Elation?
Do Your Ears Hang Wide?

Do Your Ears Fall Off?
When You Give a Great Big Cough?
Do They Lie There on the Ground?
Or Bounce Up at Every Sound?
Can You Stick Them in Your Pocket Just Like Little Davy Crockett?
Do Your Ears Fall Off?