Contemporary
I – TAEYEON (feat. Verbal Jint)
Guess where I found this?? *cough* Shazam *cough* Anyways, it’s one of my favourite songs so I hope you like it as well. (It’s really addicting once you’ve listened to it a few times) Well, if you’re not into K-Pop, you probably won’t like it much but it’s worth a listen. Recently, TAEYEON has been really popping into my YouTube feeds and I guess this is one of her more popular songs.
I Shall Walk Looking Up (Sukiyaki AKA Ue o Muite Arukou) – Kyu Sakamoto
This was one of the songs in the movie From Up On Poppy Hill, which is one of my favourite films of all time. If you haven’t watched it, you should. Anyways, I Shall Walk Looking Up is the name on the paid soundtrack from iTunes but I also found that the song was called ‘Sukiyaki’ because it just happened to be a Japanese term that most Americans knew. Of course, the song has NOTHING to do with sukiyaki (search it up, it looks yummy!! ^^ ) AND… apparently, this song topped the charts for AGES, in the ‘60s. I mean, even my grandmother knew the track and she doesn’t listen to music AT ALL!! 😥 Of course, this video isn’t the MV but I’m not sure they would even have one… 🙂
If I Had You – Adam Lambert
I heard this on the radio ONCE and I was hooked!! Personally, I’m not a fan of Adam Lambert but I was addicted to this song for about 2 weeks. It’s a little older and slightly more upbeat compared to his more recent tracks, which (I think) is part of the reason why I like this song so much… ^^
Soundtrack/Instrumental
I giorni – Ludovico Einaudi
I LOVE this song!! It’s one of those pieces that you could play forever and even if it didn’t end, it’d still sound nice. When I’m upset or bored, I can play this piece. When I’m angry, I can play this piece. When I’m happy, I can play this piece. Therefore, I would recommend it to anyone who plays the piano (because any pianist needs to love contemporary classical pieces, not just the ‘classical’ ones)
Baroque/Classical/Romantic
Intermezzo Op. 118, No. 2 in A major – Johannes Brahms
In all honesty, I don’t have an opinion on Brahms. I’ve only ever played one or two of his pieces *cough* Hungarian Dance No. 5 *cough* Lullaby *cough*. Anyways, I never listen to his pieces and honestly, I don’t really know much about him. I can, however, honestly say that he is a great composer so I’ll leave it to you to form your own opinion on him. (By the way, this is performed by Arthur Rubinstein, one of the greatest pianists of all time, so it’ll be good ^^ )
Notable Mentions
- Infinity – One Direction
- I Will Never Let You Down – Rita Ora
- I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
- Indaco – Ludovico Einaudi
- I’m Not The Only One – Sam Smith
~Wendi
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