There's upbeat pop Christmas songs and slow melancholy Christmas songs. There's Christmas carols and Christmas hymns. You've got your Christmas blues and your Christmas crooners. There are songs that have nothing to do with Christmas at all but because they were hits at Christmas-time they're Christmas songs ( Read more... )

1. You Ruin Me - The Veronicas
I love this song. I prefer female vocals to male, and there's something about the strength of emotion in their voices and the lyrics that really touches me here.

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2. Black Sheep - Gin Wigmore
I first heard this song in a Miss Fisher fanvid, and it was such a perfect combination that I just fell in love with it. And ( Read more... )

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I almost like his version of 'The Last Goodbye' better than Billy Boyd's. Almost.

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I'd never heard of George Ezra before I saw this video. You would not think that voice was coming out of a boy like him! He's like Marc Broussard - you listen to that voice and you do not think skinny white boy.

How did I miss this? I cannot stop listening to it now. I love his voice, it's so sexy. And damn, the man can sing! I've had it on repeat pretty much constantly. I want him to do a whole album - based on this I would totally buy it.

I can't find it anywhere to embed for you, but you can buy it on iTunes for the bargain price of 99 cents (or pence ( Read more... )

Okay, I was on the subject of music; you probably weren't, but I'm being inclusive.

This is my new favourite song. I love it so much. Annoyingly none of their music is available through iTunes UK though. Grrr.

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How do I love this song, let me count the ways. Most people have never heard of Marc Broussard, but they might potentially know this song. It's had a fairly wide circulation from being used on a few shows. And I love it. It's my favourite of all Marc's songs, although I have all his albums and they're all amazing. I love to crank up the volume in ( Read more... )

Tom Baxter has a new album out! How am I only just finding this out now? Oh, that will have to be bought ( Read more... )

I'm in a Marc Broussard mood today, and since I've been listening to him all day I thought I'd upload some of my favourite songs to share with you.

Marc Broussard - Gavin's Song
Marc Broussard - Let Me Leave
Marc Broussard - The Beauty of Who You Are
Marc Broussard - Home
Marc Broussard - Come Around

It's sort of soul, funk, R&B, blues with a Southern ( Read more... )

The next installment in the 'Only [insert option here] You'll Ever Need' is The Ninth Gate, the only movie score I could honestly listen to for the rest of my life. Yes, I would choose this over Lord of the Rings and damn, don't I feel disloyal for saying that!


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