Day 31: A song you can’t play without turning up the volume to max

The 31 day music challenge has come to an end. I've had fun, it made me rediscover a lot of my old favorite bands but it has taken some time away from regular blog posts and it's going to be fun to have the time to write about other things as well. For the last …

Day 30: A song in a language you don’t speak

I'm fluent in English and Swedish and understand/can speak French but have forgotten most of the things I learned in school about it, even though I studied it for six years. Is it excuse enough to say that I've only had to use it twice since I last had a class in French? Just for …

Day 28: A live performance you like better than the studio version

Music is almost always better live. The entire experience with everything from crowds to light shows and just seeing the band in real life makes for a totally different experience than what it is to listen to music at home. But I rarely experience that a recorded live performance is as good as the studio recorded …

Day 27: A song from a genre you don’t usually enjoy

There are a few music genres I just can't stand, I wouldn't go as far as to say I hate them but I feel a bit repulsed just by thinking of them. Most of them have zero songs I enjoy but there is one country song I like even though I don't get the rest …

Day 26: A song that’s a B-side track.

I might be cheating a little on this one since this song is more of a bonus track than a b-side, but then again it's kind of fuzzy when it comes to b-sides in the post-vinyl age. When I was younger it was all about the "hidden tracks", songs that weren't even listed on the …

Day 25: A love song you wish you didn’t like.

I usually own my taste in music and don't give fuck if it's considered good, bad, too old or too childish, I like what I like. But of course there are some songs that are more guilty pleasure than others. If you've met me you'll know I'm not a girl you'd think of as sweet, …

Day 24: A song by a deceased artist

This will be a short post because I didn't plan ahead and almost forgot about the music challenge. There are a few big names I could mention here and today I'm in the mood for Christian Death which (sadly) coincides with the topic of today's post. Just eight days from now it will be 20 …

Day 23: A song you think would be unsuitable for a funeral

Each to their own, there's probably a funeral somewhere for any type of music. Personally, I think it would be weird if something with lyrics that aren't really connected to emotions revolving the deceased would be played.  So far, I haven't been to a funeral where Dear Enemy by Night Club would've fit. But I …

Day 22: A song from 2007

2007. That's eleven years ago. I was turning 19, in a serious relationship with a guy who mainly listened to death metal and often mocked my taste in music, especially The Birthday Massacre. Don't do that if you want to keep your partner, just a tip. This was not the biggest or the onlye issue …

Day 21: A song from an album title that starts with the letter P.

Today calls for some darkwave and The Frozen Autumn is what I have on in my headphones. Their first album Pale Awakening from 1995 is gloomy in a beautiful way and the song Winter is fitting for the weather outside today, even though my best guess is that the song is concerning depression or loss. I love …