Songs From The Cd Player I Call My Mind, Aka, My Playlists

So it's no secret to my friends and family that i adore making mix cds, i think everyone i know or have known has at least 3 mixes from me lol. It's a passion of mine. My dream is to one day pursue a career in radio so arranging playlists just seems like an important thing to do. When i make a mix i spend hours choosing the right songs and arranging them in the perfect order...the order of a track listing is so important and it can make or break a cd. The track order can create a mood if done right, it can inspire feelings of hope, happiness, healing, or motivation. When i give someone a mix i am giving a part of myself to that person, i am giving a bit of my heart through a cd. I also love receiving mixes, my friend Amanda and i send mixes back and forth to each other (we live hours apart) and i love it. I always look forward to receiving a mix made by her for me, and i enjoy personalizing a playlist with her in mind. You learn a lot about someone through the songs they listen to and choose to share with you. So since i have such a passion for mixes i thought i'd start posting my playlists here in my blog. I hope you take the time and check out the songs for yourselves, and maybe burn the mix on a cd of yours. Cheers!

I will focus on two mixes today, the first is one that i just finished but had been written in my mind for a while now.

Playlist Title: "All dolled up and ready to take over the world, yo! Or at least make you pray i was yours, baby"

Getting ready for your day is important, the way you present yourself to the world says who you are and shows what you think of yourself. But you can't just have the look, yes the makeup and hair is important, but you must have the attitude, you must be sassy. And to get you in that sassy "I'm adorable and unique, and i can take you on" attitude, you must have the right music playing while you go about your beauty routine. This is my perfect "get ready" mix, each song gets me in a playful and rockin mood, and leaves me feeling sassy,sexy,beautiful,feminine, and most importantly confident, encouraged, and empowered.

Track Listing:

1. I Think I'm Paranoid - Garbage
2. Lithium - Nirvana
3. Oh! Emetophobia - Showbread
4. One Girl Revolution - Superchick
5. Free To Be Me - Francesca Battistelli
6. Hush - Inhabited
7. Fever - Family Force 5
8. Juice Box - The Strokes
9. Beautiful - Tristan Prettyman and Jason Mraz
10. I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry
11. Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
12. Motion - Plumb
13. Shine - Krystal Meyers
14. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
15. Hello - Hawk Nelson
16. Right Round - Flo Rida
17 Make D*** Sure - Taking Back Sunday
18. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
19. London Bridge - Fergie
20. Dance Dance Dance - Lykke Li
21. Rock 'N Roll Queen - The Subways
22. Superstar - Stephanie Smith


The next mix i'm posting is one from last year, created on August 4th '09, it has some good memories attached.

Paylist Title: "August '09 Sort of Road Trip Mix"

So this is one of my very favorite mixes i've made, personally i think every song fits just right. It has just the right amount of upbeat to mellow ratio, filled with some dance, rock, pop,and melodic songs. I made it for a sort of road trip with someone back in August of '09, and though we talked through most of it lol, the person i was driving with enjoyed it, and that made me very happy.


Track Listing:

1. Juicebox - The Strokes
2. Drive My Car - The Beatles
3. California - Hawk Nelson
4. If I Ever Leave This World Alive - Flogging Molly
5. Summertime - Mae
6. Bring Em Out - Hawk Nelson
7. Heads Will Roll - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
8. Rewind - Deas Vail
9. Play It Loud - Mxpx
10. Oh! Emetophobia - Showbread
11. Trollywood - Eisley
12. Hot Cooking - G-Love
13. Make D*** Sure - Taking Back Sunday
14. Soul Meets Body - Death Cab For Cutie
15. Car Song - Elastica
16. Mouth Like A Magazine - Showbread
17. I Woke Up In A Car - Something Corporate
18. Rock 'N Roll Queen - The Subways
19. Are You Going To Be My Girl - Jet
20. Late Show - Hawk Nelson
21. Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
22. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - Anberlin (The Smiths cover)



~ Cecily Priscilla

Brokenhearted, believe.

I wrote this sometime in early October '09, it was inspired by watching the music video for Britt Nicole's song "Believe". It turned into a sort of letter to myself, and to you, a reminder that when pain comes you always have hope, for God makes all things new, you just have to believe.


Oh brokenhearted, believe in love again. Oh confused, start to see from God's view. Oh desperate and seeking, lonely and bleeding, believe. Just believe, and hope, and rest, and receive...and never stop. Never forget, oh no, dear heart, don't you ever, ever forget, that there is a reason for you. There is a reason. And there is a hope. There is love in the midst of pain. Imitations may come, and they may leave you in pieces, but know that real unconditional, never changing and everlasting love is right there with you, And His name Abba, our Father. His name is Jehovah-raah, our shepherd. His name is Jehovah-shalom, our peace. His name is Jehovah-rophe, our healer. His name is God Almighty. His name is Love.



~ Cecily Priscilla

Silent Company...

I feel like being quiet tonight friend, it seems as though you do too, though i can't help but think that you deep down feel like talking all night...and i must confess that deep down i feel like talking all night with you. But maybe tonight silence is what we need, maybe we should just sit back and enjoy each others silent company...like we used to.


I'm not sure what we're doing here, what is going on. What are you thinking? Are my intentions looking clear?


~ Cecily Priscilla