So, a lot of blogs I read do a song of the day every so often. I love hearing what other people are into. I’m not super cool or anything when it comes to music- but I definitely have a few artists/songs etc that I love.

Earlier this week I borrowed my Dad’s copy of Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest songs of all time & got to thinking that I should compile a list as well. So, I am thinking I will do a post a every so often about music. Videos, quotes and songs to check out from my favorite musicians.

Since this blog is named for a Bright Eyes song- I suppose I should start there. Since- Conor Oberst may be one of the best song writers of my generation. In fact- I’d say hands down he is. I don’t even care if that makes me lame. His story telling abilities sometimes reduce me to tears if I am in the right kind of mood.

If you are new to Bright Eyes:
Best Albums: Fevers & Mirrors, I’m Wide Awake it’s Morning.

Best Songs:
If Winter Ends/Poison Oak/This is the First Day of My Life/Bowl of Oranges/I Will Be Grateful for this Day/Lover I Don’t Have to Love/True Blue/The Center of the World.

“But if the world could remain within a frame like a painting on a wall. Then I think we would see the beauty then. We would stand staring in awe at our still lives posed like a bowl of oranges, like a story told by the fault lines and the soil.” -Bowl of Oranges

“The story is incomplete. The pictures’ left unfinished. So I am writing my own ending. I’ll let my pen bleed black or blue. And I will color in the meaning. It will be gold and green and true. And I’ll learn to love my new discovered proof. I’ll be grateful for this day. I will be grateful for each day to come.” -I Will Be Grateful for This Day