I never use an iPod.

Are you shocked? I may be the only person in the world who has never owned an iPod. It’s not that my parents never offered to buy me one, but I would probably never use it. The only time I have found that it would have been nice to have one is on long car rides and even then, I usually just listen to the radio. I think it’s interesting to always listen to the different music and music as it changes when you drive to new parts of the country. Even though I don’t have an iPod, I probably listen to more music than most people with iPods. Music is almost constantly on at my house or when I am driving. When I’m working on homework, I’m listening to Pandora. When I’m relaxing, I’ll usually look up new music on YouTube. When I’m driving, I turn on the radio to 104.5 or 106.3 or put in one of my antiquated, but beloved CDs. On my usual homework playlist, there are so many different songs, artists, and genres that it is hard to describe my music tastes, but the first five songs that appeared on my Pandora while I worked on this blog post were:

• · Inventing Shadows- Dia Frampton- This song caught my attention because it was on the season finale of The Voice and it was an original song created by one of my favorite contestants. It’s just a very relaxing song because it just has voice and piano and it makes great background music when I’m working.
• · The Way It Ends- Landon Pigg- I actually first heard this song on my Pandora and then completely liked it. It is scary how well my Pandora can know that I will like a song. But sometimes, I just go to Landon Pigg’s Facebook page and listen to all of his songs because they are just so pleasant and calming.
• · Crazier- Taylor Swift- Yes, I know this song was on the Hannah Montana movie, but it is one of my favorite Taylor Swift songs. It has a very natural sound and it is one of the few songs that isn’t about a breakup.
• · Somewhere Only We Know- Keane- The lyrics of this song are very peaceful and simple. It’s very easy to listen to and it reminds me of my childhood memories at my grandparent’s backyard playing with my cousins. Their forested backyard reminds me of the Hundred Acre Wood, which is funny because this song was used in the trailer for the new Winnie the Pooh movie that came out this year.
• · Beautiful, Beautiful- Francesca Battistelli- This song reminds me of this summer when I was working at camp. The staff used to blast music in the cafeteria as loud as possible and have dance parties when we were setting up or cleaning before and after meals. It always makes me smile whenever I hear it.