Summer Melodies

You're laying in bed after a long day, you pop on your headphones, and what comes on? For me, I have made a perfect playlist that I have recently been obsessed with for this particular scenario. It is literally called "Just Breathe and Chillax", because that is what you want to do after a long day...unless you're like the few people I know who run around thinking they are the energizer bunny. I update it occasionally with new and old favorites. I listen to it when I'm on a late night metro ride and want something soothing, laying in bed in my last minutes before going to sleep, relaxing outside in the sun, it is pretty much perfect for anything relaxing.

When making a playlist, the idea usually revolves around one song. In this case, the one song this playlist was based off of was Birdy's "Tee Shirt" from the Fault in Our Stars soundtrack. I fell in love with the soundtrack and basically had it on repeat until the movie came out. But something about "Tee Shirt" was just so calming and the lyrics were not pointless. "In the morning when I wake up, I like to believe you are thinking of me. And when the sun comes, through your window, I like to believe you've been dreaming of me." It seems so innocent. Who wouldn't want that special someone thinking of them? I mean doesn't it just make you smile? It made me smile, even though there is no special someone.

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It was like putty in my hands after that, I just thought of a few artists that I love and thought of some of their songs that I love that are so chill. Jason Mraz was first to come to mind, along with Christina Perri and Jack Johnson. Here is the list of songs on this playlist.

1) Hello, You Beautiful Thing - Jason Mraz

2) Banana Pancakes - Jack Johnson

3) Do You Remember - Jack Johnson

4) California - Mindy Gledhill

5) Whole Wide World - Mindy Gledhill

6) Anchor - Mindy Gledhill

7) The Forecast - Jason Mraz

8) So Close - Jon McLaughlin

9) The Heart of Life - John Mayer

10) A Beautiful Mess - Jason Mraz

11) Sunday Morning - Maroon 5

12) Superhero (Acoustic) - Luke Conard & Landon Austin

13) Valentine - Kina Grannis

14) You Will Find Me - Andrew Ripp

15) bluebird - Christina Perri

16) penguin - Christina Perri

17) distance - Christina Perri ft. Jason Mraz

18) Ordinary People - John Legend

19) Breathe (2 AM) - Anna Nalick

20) Drops of Jupiter - Train

21) Like A Star - Corinne Bailey Rae

22) Already Home - A Great Big World

23) 3 Things - Jason Mraz

24) Tee Shirt - Birdy

25) Don't Know Why - Norah Jones

This is definitely my go to summer playlist at the moment, at least until the new Jason Mraz album comes out next week, then I might have something else to obsess over. What is on your summer playlist? Maybe you have been jamming to something more upbeat? Or maybe you have the same idea as me and have been chilling. What do you suggests I listen to or add to my playlist here? There's a whole summer of music ahead of us.