top ten week: music.

{photo by Andrea via Hula Seventy}

For that moment when I finally get up the nerve to sing karaoke (also known as: songs I practice religiously in my car):

1. "After All" by Peter Cetera and Cher
2. "Alone" by Heart
3. "My Life Would Suck Without You" by Kelly Clarkson
4. "I'll Stand by You" by Pretenders
5. "The Chain" by Ingrid Michelson
6. "When You Say Nothing at All" by Ronan Keating
7. "Mandy" by Barry Manilow
8. "Turn Back Time" by Cher
9. "Poison & Wine" by The Civil Wars
10. "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey

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For when someone turns my life story into a romantic comedy, in which I will play myself: 

1. "Dog Days Are Over" by Florence + the Machine
2. "Same Changes" by The Weepies
3. "Hold My Heart" by Sara Bareilles
4. "Heart of Life" by John Mayer
5. "Beauty in the World" by Macy Gray
6. "Let It Be Me" by Ray LaMontagne
7. "Blue Eyes" by Timmy Curran
8. "Inside These Lines" by Trent Dabbs
9."Stuck in a Moment" by U2
10. "Whole Wide World" by Wreckless Eric

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For when I'm trying to convince people that I actually do have pretty good taste in music: 

1. "Fake Empire" by The National
2. "Living of Love" by The Avett Brothers
3. "Your Song" by Ellie Goulding
4. "Falling" by The Civil Wars
5. "Sigh No More" by Mumford & Sons
6. "Please Read the Letter" by Allison Krauss and Robert Plant
7. "Let My Love Open the Door" by Sondre Lerche
8. "Liar" by Built to Spill
9. "Pretty Flowers" by Steve Martin
10."The Everglow" by Mae