I admit things have been quite stressful this year: there’s the economic crisis, the election, quite unpredicatable weather and other personal reasons that I would rather not say. Ok, so we’re not here to do some ranting and complaining about how screwed we are–it’s time to turn to oh-so-nice music that will definitely change your mood, even if you woke up at the wrong side of the bed this morning!

Time to turn on the players and listen to Colbie Caillat and her soothing voice with “Realize“. Personally, i feel uplifted with just the sound of her voice.  The lyrics and the rhythm of the song is a plus and it would be nice to sing along, too!  Another song that she sang, and I really like to listen to whenever I’m blue is “Bubbly“. Sure, this track was featured in the animated hit Alvin and the Chipmunks and those cute little creatures have their own version of the song as well! Never failed to make me smile everytime!

And there’s Sara Bareilles: someone you’d probably compare with Norah Jones or Fiona Apple due to her soulful voice, but her versatile vocals can range from gentle to powerful in one song! One particular track that I love hearing is “Love Song”

I’m not gonna write you a love song
’cause you tell me it’s
make or breaking this
if you’re on your way
I’m not gonna write you to stay
If all you have is leaving I’m gonna need a better
reason to write you a love song today

The song’s upbeat tempo simply picks up the mood every morning–or night that I wake up and get ready for work.  Makes me think that somehow, there’s something good waiting for me as I step outside my place and something spectacular is gonna greet me in the outside world!

Life’s generally good, specially when you have a good soundtrack to back it up!