Day 24: A song that you want to play at your funeral

What... a depressing topic. I don't have one song that I have on reserves in case of death (although I guess it doesn't really matter because I wouldn't be able to tell anyone to play it because of the whole being dead thing) so I'm not sure if I actually want this song played at my funeral or not... But I do think it's a pretty appropriate funeral song.

"It Just Is" by Rilo Kiley is the last song on their More Adventurous album, one of my absolute favorite albums of all time. This album is fucking genius. Rilo Kiley is kind of weird in that they straddle the line between country and alternative and it actually works really well. It doesn't hurt, however, that they are fronted by the adorable Jenny Lewis whose voice is almost as amazing as she is.

"It Just Is" is a lot like yesterday's song, "Love is a Place," in that it's very simple ("Love is a Place" is a lot simpler, however, in that it's basically an acoustic song). The lyrics repeat themselves and there's nothing overly fancy about the music, although it is a really climactic way to end the album. The lyrics are very fitting for a funeral, too...

This loss isn't good enough for sorry or inspiration
It's such a loss for the good guys
Afraid of this life
That it just is
'Cause everybody dies

It gives me chills every time I hear it. It's weird to think that everyone in the world right now that we know or see or that is alive will someday die. You, me, celebrities, politicians, the janitor at your place of employment... Everyone. Kind of depressing, but it's something we need to accept. Existence is finite. Yeah, it sucks, but denying it won't do us any good.

Day 14: A song no one would expect you to like

Those of you who know me (and I'm assuming that's all of you unless my blog has somehow attracted creepers) know that there's one type of music I can't stand: country (the new stuff, anyway). Today's song, however, is from that awful genre and I happen to LOVE it. The song is "Whiskey Lullaby" by Brad Paisley and Allison Krauss. This song is so sad but so beautiful and Brad and Allison's voices harmonize so perfectly. If only all country music were like this. The story of the song is so sad and heartbreaking but it's also real. There are probably thousands of untold stories of people who become alcoholics after losing a lover.

This seems like it would be a good blog to share a sad, intimate story of me losing a lover... but I don't have any such stories. Sorry, guys. =)