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10 Little Big Town Tracks I’m Loving Right Now

ashleylately — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:58:00 +0000

I’m going to go music geek on all of you and do a special edition of my “10 Tracks I’m Loving Right Now”. I am super super pumped because after three years, my favorite band Little Big Town is releasing a new CD! “The Reason Why” will be released tomorrow. LBT is a fantastic band! Their harmonies and lyrics are beautiful. Unfortunately, the music player I use for my blog doesn’t have ANY LBT songs or I’d be sharing them with all of you!

I’ve seen them in concert twice, once when they opened for Carrie Underwood and once when they headlined a show. They are awesome performers!

Anyway, in honor of their new CD, I have put together a list of my favorite LBT songs. If you haven’t heard their stuff, DEFINITELY check them out! From the few songs iTunes released early, the new CD is going to be amazing!

1. Bring It On Home

This is my absolute favorite one of theirs! From the first time I heard it, I was HOOKED! Beautiful song!

Album: The Road To Here

2. Vapor

This one has a great message about making the most of life before it’s gone. Beautiful!

Album: A Place To Land

3. Stay

This one is gorgeous too!

Album: The Road To Here

4. Looking for a Reason

Album: The Road To Here

5. Fine With Me

Album: The Road To Here

6. A Place To Land

Album: A Place To Land

7. Firebird Fly

Album: A Place To Land

8. Boondocks

Album: The Road To Here

and, from the new CD The Reason Why…

9. Kiss Goodbye

This song is beautiful too! Phillip’s voice is just so awesome!

10. Little White Church

Their newest hit! Awesome fun song!

Anyone else listen to Little Big Town? What do you think of them? As always, I’d love to hear your thoughts! I’m totally going to get their CD before work in the morning! :)

*1st picture is from www.littlebigtown.com. All of the rest belong to me!

10 Tracks I’m Loving Right Now

ashleylately — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:08:00 +0000

First of all, I am so excited because I won Tara’s awesome giveaway! Tara’s blog That’s Why Her Hair is So Big is one of my absolute favorites! If you don’t read it, you must check it out! Thanks, Tara!

Ok, here’s what’s on repeat on my iPod right now!“Airplanes”-B.o.B. feat. Hayley Williams

Y’all know that I’m a country girl when it comes to music, but I just love this song!

“Someday When I Stop Loving You”-Carrie Underwood

Love this girl! One of my favorites, probably ever!

Album: Play On

“She Won’t Be Lonely Long”-Clay Walker

Album: She Won’t Be Lonely Long

“Alejandro”-Lady Gaga

I play this one in my car ALL THE TIME!

Album: The Fame Monster

“Macon”-Jamey Johnson

I’ve never been crazy about this guy, but for some reason I really, really like this song!

“Is That So Wrong”-Julianne Hough

“Tik Tok”-Ke$ha

Oh goodness, I hate to admit this, but I really enjoy this song! This girl is weird and kind of annoying, but I like this one. Its another one of my car songs!

Album: Animal

“The Truth”-Kris Allen

Album: Kris Allen

“Postcard from Paris”-The Band Perry

Probably my favorite song right now!

Album: The Band Perry EP

“Colder Weather”-Zac Brown Band featuring Little Big Town

Album: Pass the Jar-Zac Brown Band and Friends

Like always, I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments! What are y’all listening to right now?

Ten Glee Tracks I’m Loving Now

ashleylately — Tue, 25 May 2010 23:02:00 +0000

I’ve been thinking about doing another of my ‘Ten Tracks I’m Loving Now’ posts, and since tonight is Glee’s big Lady Gaga episode, I decided to do a special Glee list! So, here’s my ten current Glee favorites in alphabetical order!

1. “Alone”
2. “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”

3. “Defying Gravity”

4. “Don’t Rain On My Parade”

5. “Don’t Stop Believing”

6. “Dream On”

7. “Hello”
8. “I Dreamed a Dream”

9. “Take a Bow”

10. “Taking Chances”

I’d love to hear from all the Gleeks out there which songs are your favorites! Can’t wait for tonight’s episode!

*Update-I need to add “Poker Face” and “Bad Romance” from tonight’s episode to this list!
A-mazing!

10 Tracks I’m Loving Now

ashleylately — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:47:00 +0000

Here are a few of the songs playing on my iPod right now!

“Little White Church”-Little Big Town

These guys are so awesome! They have been one of my favorites for a long time, and I’m so excited that they have new music out! The song is so fun, and I can’t wait for the album to drop this summer!

“Speechless”-Lady Gaga

I really hate to admit it, but I really like this girl’s music! I heard this song for the first time when she performed it at the Grammy’s with Elton John (love him!). I downloaded the song a couple of weeks ago, and I love love love it! The live Grammy version is awesome too! That one will have you randomly yelling “Take my picture, Hollywood. I wanna be a star!” :)

Album: The Fame Monster

“American Honey”-Lady Antebellum

I just love these guys! This song is cute and fun and summery, and I love it!

Album: Need You Now

“Outside My Window”-Sarah Buxton

I just made this song my ringtone on my phone this week. It’s so fun and happy! Sarah is a great writer, and I’m so excited her album is finally out!

Album: Sarah Buxton

“Little House”-Amanda Seyfried

I loved Amanda in Mamma Mia, and I think she has a fantastic voice! She sang this in the movie Dear John, and even though I wasn’t crazy about the movie, I really liked the song!

Album: Dear John Soundtrack

“Giddy On Up”-Laura Bell Bundy

Love this song! One of my favorites to sing in the car! Laura originated the role of Elle Woods in Legally Blonde on Broadway, and I love the soundtrack from the show. She’s gone country now, and I can’t wait for her album to drop in a few weeks!

“Today Was a Fairytale”-Taylor Swift

It’s Taylor. It’s a fairytale song. What more can I say? Love it!

Album: Valentine’s Day Soundtrack

“I Need You”-Steel Magnolia

On my last Top 10 Tracks blog, I talked about their single “Keep On Lovin’ You” and about how much I wanted new music from them. Just a couple weeks ago, they released a few songs online. This song is their live cover of Tim & Faith’s “I Need You” that I’m assuming they performed on Can You Duet. The more I hear from them, the more I wish I’d seen them on the show. This song is so good. They changed up the arrangement just enough that it didn’t sound like a copycat performance. I just love them!

“The World Is Ours Tonight”-Gloriana

This song was featured on the sountrack for the Olympics. I’m loving it!

“This Is My Son”-Cherryholmes

My mom , my Mom-mom, and I saw these guys perform at the Grand Ole Opry when we were in Nashville over the summer. I’d never heard of them, but I loved this song. It’s from the point of view of a mother whose son has gone off to war. She is singing about sending her son off to fight for people who don’t know him, and about how she understands God’s sacrifice by sending His only son to die for us. Definitely have a box of kleenexes handy when listening to this for the first time.

As always, I hope you check out the songs that you haven’t heard, and I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments!

10 Tracks I’m Loving Right Now

ashleylately — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:50:00 +0000

I occasionally read a blog on CMT.com by a girl named Allison called “10 Tracks I’m Digging Right Now”. She not only lists current songs, but also older stuff she’s discovering or rediscovering. She also talks about why she is enjoying these songs. I love reading what she has to say and checking out some of the songs she recommends, so I decided to do my own lists! I love music, and I love discovering new music, so I wanted to share the music I love with “Blog Land”. Since I think the word ‘digging’ is a little goofy, I’m going to call my list “10 Tracks I’m Loving Right Now”. Here is what I’m listening to this week!

“Terrified” by Kathairne McPhee featuring Jason Reeves

Katharine just released her second CD, and it is completely different than her first one. This song quickly became my favorite on the album. Jason Reeves’ added vocals sound really awesome with Katharine’s voice. Love it!

Album: Unbroken

“Pink Guitar” by Reba McEntire

I love love love Reba! Who doesn’t enjoy listening to her stuff? She is always fantastic, and this song is super cute!

Album: Keep On Loving You

“Love Song” by Miranda Lambert featuring Charles Kelley

Really really love this song! Charles Kelley from Lady Antebellum sings background vocals, and their voices sound fantastic together. Great lyrics too!

Album: Revolution

“The Man I Want To Be” by Chris Young

This is a really beautiful song with really powerful lyrics. Chris has a really awesome voice too!

Album: The Man I Want To Be

“Ready To Love Again” by Lady Antebellum

This is one of my favorite songs on their new album. I could list nearly every song on their album on this list! If you haven’t heard their new stuff, you should check it out! Awesome stuff!

Album: Need You Now

“Lie” by David Cook

I heard this song for the first time when he performed it on Carrie Underwood’s Christmas special. I don’t know what it is about this song that I like, but it has become one of my favorites of the moment.

Album: David Cook

“Brand New Key” by Katharine McPhee

Another favorite song on Katharine’s new CD. This song is unlike anything I’ve ever heard her sing, and I love it! It is very cute and bubbly.

Album: Unbroken

“Only Prettier” by Miranda Lambert

I laughed out loud the first time I heard this song! It’s kind of an “I don’t like you, but let’s agree to disagree” kind of song, told by a southern girl. She sings about how a southern girl doesn’t have to be hateful, she can just say “bless your heart”. We should all get along because we southern girls are just like anyone else, only prettier!

Album: Revolution

“Keep On Lovin’ You” by Steel Magnolia

This song is from a brand new country duo. They won this last season of CMT’s “Can You Duet”. I don’t watch the show, but I stumbled across their song when I was playing around on iTunes, and I really like it! They have unique voices, and the song is really cute. They don’t have a CD out yet, but I look forward to new music from them!

“Unapologize” by Carrie Underwood

There’s really no way I could get through a post about music without mentioning something by Carrie! This song is from her new album. It is about letting ‘I love you’ slip out, quickly apologizing, then taking back the apology because you really meant what you said. It has cute, fun lyrics, and is one of my favorites!

Album: Play On

That’s it for this post! If anyone is listening to these songs or checks them out after reading this, I would love to hear what you think about them!