My Playlist

Travis Tritt - Its a Great Day to be Alive

The reason why I picked this song is because of the laid-back happiness it gives me. This happy feeling is a result what I'm doing while this song is playing as well as the lyrics of the song . First, whenever my group of high school friends would go to any country concert, we would always listen to this song in the car to get into a good mood. This song, in a way, bonded my group of friends and whenever it comes on, i always think of country concerts in Cincinnati with my friends (thats an index!). Secondly, i picked this song because of the lyrics. When you look at the lyrics of this song, they are rather simple and straight forward. Basically the artist is talking about enjoying everyday life and every time I listen to these lyrics, it makes me happy and relaxed. Also I choose this song to highlight my interest in down to earth country music, not the generic pop country on the radio that portrays less meaningful topics.


AER- Songbird

I picked this song to highlight my interest in snowboarding, surfing and long boarding. My friend in California introduced this song to me as we were snowboarding in Indiana. Every time I hear this song, it reminds me of snow boarding and long boarding because of the initial frame that I was in. So now whenever I'm snowboarding or long boarding, I listen to this song to get reminded relaxed and free feeling that I experience when I'm. In other words, this song provides an index to snowboarding and the good times that come with it.  

Mohammed Salem- Galb galb (قلب قلب)

Even though I do not know Arabic, I have always found a fascination with the upbeat Arabic songs that I overheard when I was in the Middle East. This is the only song that Shazam recognized so I added it to this playlist to emphasize my curiosity in international music, especially Arabian. Now the reason why I picked this song is due to the personal index associated with it. When i listened to this song, I was in the Arabian dessert dune riding with a local driver and my dad. It was the whole frame that made it a memorable song. Being in a Land Cruiser surfing the dunes while looking at the surreal landscape around me as this song played in the background was a memory I will never forget. Not only was the environment memorable, but the people were as well. Our driver Mohammad was the nicest and most informative person I have met by far. Its people like Mohammad that inspire me to keep branching out to different countries and keep meeting new and interesting people.