Playlist Play-by-play

In Elk Grove, where I live when I'm not at school, there is what some would call limited entertainment. If you like shopping and going to parks, then Elk Grove is probably your Mecca, but I have to work a little harder to find exciting things to do. (Okay, we really do have some GREAT parks, I'll admit). One the whole though, I have to get creative with the stuff I do for fun in my hometown (the reason for the Weekend Plans section of this blog). However, I can say this: my one-stop, quick fix for many of my entertainment needs is Borders. Elk Grove has a pretty good one. I mean there's a fountain outside and everything! So in honor of the many trips to Borders I will make this summer, I decided to make a playlist for book browsing (Weird? Yes. Cool? Also, yes). So here's a list of what I put together: songs I like a lot, but ones that won't make me want to rock out (too much) or jump around (because no one wants to see that when they thought they could enjoy some peaceful book reading). Enjoy. And share some of yours!
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1. I'm a Bitch - Alanis Morisette (Because it feels a little naughty to listen to this song and then even naughtier to sing it out loud! But the message is still pretty good, so points for that).
2. Anyone Else But You -The Moldy Peaches (From the Juno Soundtrack, kinda...but you have to make sure you listen to the full version by Kimya Dawson...so funny!)
3. Falling - Ben Kweller (I just want to dance).
4. Someday Never Comes - Brandi Carlile (Why can't my voice sound like hers?!)
5. First Day of My Life - Bright Eyes (This song is on every playlist I ever make...no, really.)
6. I Fought The Law - The Clash (So it's on the Border's Playlist because you can totally rock out to this behind the bookshelves while reading magazines that you have no intention of buying!)
7. Lonelily - Damien Rice (He has a dreamy voice that is better than an iced latte).
8. No Sunlight - Death Cab For Cutie (I have no idea why I chose this song over the other ones on Narrow Stairs...but in my book (Ha! Get it?) they're all good, so it doesn't matter).
9. Invasion - Eisley (I don't know if I could honestly read while listening to this, but I love it anyways).
10. Mushaboom - Feist (I feel like you have to listen to this song while you're in the section with all the Stich n' Bitch books...why? I have no idea).
11. Almost Lover - A Fine Frenzy (Probably the most well known, but I can't get enough of this song. Uhh...maybe because it sometimes makes me think of my life. Sigh. Listen to it in the Romance Section, for sure!)
12. Indiana - Jon McLaughlin (He's pretty).
13. Let Go - Frou Frou (Ah! Love!)
14. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz (This song gets stuck in my head whether I like it or not, so it might as well be on here).
15. Sunday - Sia (I don't really know why I like this...)
16. Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop -  Landon Pigg (Okay, this really is my heart's song...and secretly the theme song for this blog).
17. This is Home - Switchfoot (New song! From Chronicles of Narnia, but still!)
18. Raincoat - Kelly Sweet (Sweet! Get her whole CD, actually, because her voice is so amazing and she sings in other languages).
19. One of the Boys - Katy Perry (I love her voice, but I just can't handle getting "I Kissed a Girl" stuck in my head so I chose this as the alternative).
20. Let's Call it Off - Peter Bjorn and John (I think this is just the right amount of mellow-ness for a book store).
21. Falling For You - Ronnie Day (I like the lyrics, fo sho!)
22. These Streets - Paolo Nutini (Ah! His name! His voice! This song! Can't get enough...so of course he has to be on here).
23. Photograph - Jamie Cullum (...This is not your daddy's jazz singer).
24. Hide and Seek - Imogen Heap (I can't help laughing at this song. I have no idea why. It has to be the opening line in the synthesized voice saying "Where are we? What the hell is going on?" Exactly).
25. Stop This Train - John Mayer (John Mayer was the soundtrack to summer '07 but then my car stereo got stolen with HIS CD IN IT!! So listening to it again this summer is a total throwback).
26. Leavin' - Jesse McCartney (What happened? He used to suck! I actually like this)!
27. Ordinary People - John Legend (His voice makes me melt into a puddle...which I guess wouldn't be the best thing to happen in Borders, but I don't really care).
28. Chicago - Sufjan Stevens (Very catchy! My best friend introduced me to this song).
29. Where Do I Go? (Acoustic) - Relient K (From their newest EP The Bird and the Bee Sides. Also the free download I mentioned in my previous post)!

Lots of Love and Endless Playlists,

Caitlin