Check out our playlist for this week and be sure to let us know your suggestions too.
We’ve picked tunes to match your mood, from sleepy Mondays to Friday nights out on the town.
#Monday coffee time
Breakfast on the morning tram by Stacey Kent
What do you usually listen to when having a coffee in the morning? However hectic your morning is, music can make it easier. This Monday morning turn on some rustic, romantic jazz to get your day off to a sweet start. Stacey Kent’s music and lyrics are the perfect addition to your morning bus route.
“And the mist on the windows will start to fade
As the sun climbs higher in the sky
And you can sit back with your café au lait
While outside the waking city clatters by
So things didn’t quite meet expectations
But you’re bound to conclude upon reflection
There’s no reason you should give a damn”
#Tuesday in the library
Instrumental music by Chris Spheeris
This week, make your studying time in the library less dull and sleepy with Chris Spheeris instrumental music. His songs combine both Greek and Eastern European melodies. They are vivid and beautiful arrangements, which will lift your spirit and allow a sweet escape to another land. The perfect short break from revision time.
#Wednesday first exam
Take it easy by Mika
So the first exam of the semester is finally coming. How are you feeling?
“It’s as if I’m scared
It’s as if I’m terrified
It’s as if I’m scared
It’s as if I’m playing with fire…”
Remember the three things you should do now are relax, relax and relax!
“Relax, take it easy, for there is nothing that we can do…”
#Thursday homesickness
The stress of the exam season is likely to make you very homesick. In this time of weakness, just recall the things your parents said to you when you first stepped into university life.
Son, in life you’re gonna go far, and if you do it right you’ll love where you are
Son, sometimes it may seem dark, but the absence of the light is a necessary part
Wherever you go, you’re not alone, you can always go home
Every road is a slippery slope
There is always a hand that you can hold on to
Looking deeper through the telescope
You can see that your home’s inside of you
Just know, that wherever you go, know you’re never alone, you will always get back home
#Friday in love
Friday I’m in love by The Cure
However busy you are, clear some space in your timetable for your loved ones. Love might be the best thing on earth to get you through the week. As Oscar Wilde once said: ‘life without love is like a sunless garden when flowers are dead.‘
If you’re in love, this song by The Cure might match your mood…
“I don’t care if Monday’s blue
Tuesday’s grey and Wednesday too
Thursday I don’t care about you
It’s Friday I’m in love
Monday you can fall apart
Tuesday, Wednesday break my heart
Thursday doesn’t even start
It’s Friday I’m in love
Saturday wait
And Sunday always comes too late
But Friday never hesitate…”
#Saturday moving house
New soul by Yael Naim
The new semester is coming and you may have been searching for new accommodation. Moving into a new house with completely new housemates and lots of work to do might be a bit tricky at first. To best enjoy the excitement of changing your surroundings and making new friends, stay open-minded and cheerful. Start the first day in your new house with this lovely song!
“I’m a new soul
I came to this strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit about how to give and take
But since I came here
Felt the joy and the fear
Finding myself making every possible mistake
I’m a young soul in this very strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit ’bout what is true and fake
But why all this hate?
Try to communicate
Finding trust and love is not always easy to make”
#Sunday chilling
Time without consequence by Alexi Murdoch
It’s been such a busy week! Now it’s time to chill out and let your cares fall away with easy breezy music from the album “Time without consequence.” The most popular songs on the album are Orange Sky and All My Days which are both perfect for you to enjoy your laid-back moments this week. Here’s my favourite:
“So watch your time
Time descends
Let it spill quietly
From your hands
Oh, and the time is at hand
When all things under the sky
Go free of time
Time is passing you by
Got no time
And I am drifting
Yes, slowly, I am drifting”
