MOOZAK

So, this mix I'm making has hit a critical stage- I've pared it down to 30 songs, but I don't know if I can cut any more! The goal is a nice little "love songs" mix, so I'm going to work through why each of these songs makes the cut, and then if I should keep them on here or not. Okay? Okay.

• "This Must Be the Place"-Arcade Fire cover (one of my favorite bands, and it's such a cute song!)
• "Sleep"-Azure Ray (pretty pretty pretty)
• "All I Want Is You"-Barry Louis Polisar (wedding song. Am I right?)
• "Falling"-Ben Kweller (so, so, so cute)
• "All Is Full of Love"-Bjork (one of those songs you listen to a lot after you get dumped, actually... Removing now)
• "First Day of My Life"-Bright Eyes (always makes me think of the first boy I ever loved, and it's super cute)
• "Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss"-Built to Spill (not really a love song... more just a song I love... shit. Remove)
• "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"-The Darkness (this song IS 9th grade to me, and it's just so ridiculous it makes me happy. and, obviously, it's about love)
• "Soul Meets Body"-Death Cab for Cutie (the lyrics are so pretty.... but maybe it's on notice, 'cause I've already got a Ben Gibbard project on here, and I'm not fond of repetition, and I do prefer that little Mario-esque sample "Brand New Colony"'s got going on... And the lyrics on that one... Removing)
• "Trashcan"-Delta Spirit (okay, are they just on here for being one of my favorite bands? Let's take a look at lyrics... okay, not really a love song. Removing)
• "Mushaboom"-Feist (I just love "I got a man to stick it out/make a home from a rented house/and we'll collect moments one by one/I guess that's how the future's done")
• "Do You Realize??"-The Flaming Lips (it's just beautiful... and it could totally be a love song... I'll remove it if I have to)
• "The Way I Am"-Ingrid Michaelson (Rogaine when you start losing all your hair? Sweaters? Taking people the way they are? Too cute!)
• "Such Great Heights"-Iron & Wine cover (I love this song... and I think this version's beautiful... And I love the whole first verse... But maybe it's really more of a break-up song? Remove)
• "Kim & Jessie"-M83 (because it sounds like a John Hughes movie)
• "Toothpaste Kisses"-The Maccabees (once again, so, so cute)
• "Speak Easy"-Maria Taylor (I do already have Azure Ray on here... I like the lyrics, but I really love the old-timey feel of this one... But, as I said, this is a critical stage. Sacrifices must be made. Remove)
• "Anyone Else But You"-Michael Cera & Ellen Page version from Juno (I like both versions a lot, but I especially like how awkward this one sounds. Like awkward, 16-year-old indie kids singing a cute song to each other)
• "Arms Tonite"-Mother Mother (My favorite band writing a cutesy little song about being sad in the afterlife because the person you love isn't there? Adorable and dance-y? Yes, I do "think it's kinda cute"!)
• "She's Got You High"-Mumm-Ra (I mean, it IS in the 500 Days of Summer soundtrack... Never mind. Remove. It's super cute, but it will remind me of sad! And that's no good.)
• "Fake Empire"-The National (maybe not such a happy song... in a way, it's sort of pretty, but it doesn't really give me a warm, fuzzy, lovey feeling. it does have a horn section, though, and everyone should know how I feel about those! ilovethemtheyareliketheauralequivalentofjoy)
• "Baby"-Pnau (also features horn sections, and is much happier and cuter than the above... bye "Fake Empire")
• "Brand New Colony"-The Postal Service (as previously stated, love the lyrics and the Mario-style sample!)
• "Can You Tell"-Ra Ra Riot (I feel like the line about "when you turn your eyes/I promise I won't care" kind of bothers me... Removing)
• "Wonderwall"-Ryan Adams version (Once again... Song I love... Damn)
• "My Hands Are Shaking"-Sondre Lerche (super cute)
• "Hotel Yorba"-The White Stripes (great song, and the reason I fell in love with the White Stripes all over again when I heard it out of the blue last fall and hadn't listened to White Blood Cells since 8th grade)
• "Jesus, Etc."-Wilco (let's face it... kinda sad. nothing personal, Jeff Tweedy)
• "This Heart's On Fire"-Wolf Parade ("Sometimes we rock 'n' roll/sometimes we stay at home/and it's just fine", how can I say no? Also, one of my favorite bands...)
• "Hysteric"-Yeah Yeah Yeahs (once again... one of my favorite bands... and this song's just pretty. it sounds like holding hands in a nightclub)

And, with that, we have hit 19 songs, and I'm going to bed!