Untitled #1(falling leaves)

The summer days are gone too soon
You shoot the moon
And miss completely
And now you're left to face the gloom
The empty room that once smelled sweetly
Of all the flowers you plucked if only
You knew the reason
Why you had to each be lonely
Was it just the season?

Now the fall is here again
You can't begin to give in
-Norah Jones

What's up blogosphere? Rhetorical question. Don't answer. Just read the blog. Unless you're named Norah Jones. Then you can answer, and I'll ask you for your phone number, and then you may proceed to read the blog...
Did you notice my indie title to this blog post? Numbers, vague parenthetical statement, lowercase letters. I thought I did a pretty good job. I flatter myself.

Inspired by Mr. Abraham, I too decided to make a September playlist. Fall is truly a magical time. I always get pretty reminiscent, nostalgic. It reminds me of my days as a young Volunteer, riding through the Tennessee hills to watch the Vols when they were actually relevant. Now all I hear about are Rebels and the Crimson Tide. Spare me.
I digress (When do i not? Rhetorical). Enjoy.

1. Shoot the Moon-Norah Jones

Ms. Jones,
Or is it "Mrs. Jones"? If it is, than I might as well stop now. But if you're out there, and you're reading this, and you're still single, come to Winston-Salem. Quickly.

2. Murray-Pete Yorn
Fall of my sophomore year of high school, someone burned me Yorn's musicforthemorningafter album, and it didn't leave my cd player for two weeks. That was my first fall as a legal driver, and this song still takes me back.

3. Dogs-Damien Rice
Just a good song. I still don't know why he decided to name it dogs. I mean, I like dogs, and it talks about dogs running, but it's not about dogs. Whatever. I'm over it. At least it's not cats. If you're a cat-lover, we need to talk...and don't bother driving to Winston-Salem.

4. Pretty Girl at the Airport- Avett Brothers
My favorite Avetts' song at the moment. It's just beautiful. "Wish me luck, I know you think I'll need it." They always have a way of mixing sarcasm and irony and longing and regret into this heartbreaking synthesis of song-writing. It's really not even fair how good they are.

5. These Days-Jackson Browne
This is where the nostalgia comes in. Browne is always overshadowed by James Taylor, but he might be as good.

6.Blue Ridge Mountains- Fleet Foxes
Mountains. An excuse to make the long drive to Wake Forest even after realizing it's 10 hours away from most SEC schools. Listen to Fleet Foxes' whole album on the way.

7. Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses?- U2
I'm in countdown mode until October 3rd, when my life will change in the hands of Bono and Co. in Raleigh. This is one of my all-time U2 favorites, and one of my favorite descriptions of a girl in all of songwriting. I'd love to meet her-- and her wild horses-- as long as she doesn't break my heart. Even if she does, to say I dated the same girl as Bono...

8. In An Aeroplane Over the Sea- matt pond PA
Somewhere Monty Miller is saying he will "literally kill me" because I didn't put the original Neutral Milk Hotel version of this song. For whatever reason, I like this one more. I think it's the intro, maybe, I don't know. What is certain is that the imagery of the song is just phenomenal.

9.Daylight- Jump, Little Children
This goes out to Matt King. Jump is one of the most underrated bands of the 90s. If you haven't heard them, listen to the "Between the Dim and the Dark" album. They found a sound on that album that is just unbelievable. This is one of the better songs from it.

10. I Got a Name- Jim Croce
Makes me think of driving through the mountains. Fall. That is all.

11. For Emma- Bon Iver
My roommate (Alexander Ivey) and I recently named the Bon Iver album the official sound of our dorm room for this semester. The man-crush continues... and I'm perfectly okay with it. Look up the lyrics for this song. It gives it a whole new meaning, and makes it that much more impressive.

12. Portland is Leaving- Rocky Volotalo
Some would call this "Johnny Smackers" music. Cliche singer-songwriter dude with cult following. I don't care if it is. Count me as a member of rocky's rowdies... Bad joke. Moving on.

13. The Sun Also Sets- Ryan Adams
I second everything Sumner said about Ryan Adams. If I was him, i'm 99.9% sure I could get a date with Norah Jones- Ms. OR Mrs.

14. Murder of One-Counting Crows
Hey Jordan, you just put this song on here because it's from the album "August and Everything After", and it's now September, which is, well, after August. Okay, you caught me. Now if you're a girl, come to Winston-Salem and get here before Norah Jones or Bono's wild horse girl, because you might be as nerdy and lyrical as I am and I think we just might work. Maybe.

15. Why does it Always Rain on Me? (rhetorical)- Travis
"The better 90's British band not named Coldplay or Radiohead", Travis, puts their bitter rival Oasis to shame. In one of their songs, they ask, "And what's a 'wonderwall' anway?" Haha. Funny. Does no one else think that's funny? Okay. Maybe not. ITunes has destroyed all musical rivalry/jabs/humor. Anyways, "Why does it always..." is wonderful songwriting. I'm partial to anything with a violin in the fall.

That's all I've got. Blogging is cool. U2 is in 17 days. Sumner, 2 days until...well, nevermind.

Peace out to all my followers. There are four of you.