Songs I Dig - 20

The Songs I Dig blog is back with another edition this week. It's pretty rare that I write them in back-to-back weeks, but I still have music in which I am trying to catch-up on from earlier in the year. This week's edition is pretty unique, in that they are all first-timeers to appear here. One of the songs featured is a brand new tune that I am pretty confident will become a hit song, while the other two are established songs that have already done well on the charts. One was even recently featured on the hit television show "Glee" and has seen a recent climb back up the charts, too. So, let's see what this week's selections are:

Nelly - "Just a Dream" : If you asked me a year ago if I'd ever have Nelly on my "Songs I Dig" blog, I probably would've given you a flat out no. But I have really opened up to R&B style songs and honestly, the first time I heard this song on the radio, I instantly enjoyed it. What I like most about the song is the sound and the message portrayed in the song. The lyrics really say it all; the person who is singing the song has lost that significant other in their life and is really struggling with the loss. He left her and now he's lost. And then he's thinking about them as a couple and what they're going to be, then he goes to open his eyes and realizes that it was only a dream. It's a very harsh reality, I would say and the song definitely has sympathetic emotion to it. I have no doubt in my mind that this will be a hit for Nelly.

Paramore - "The Only Exception" : I wasn't all that familiar with the group Paramore or Hayley Williams up until she sang with B.o.B. in "Airplanes" and instantly, I was hooked. As you may or may not know, I kind of have a thing for Hayley Williams. She has a voice that is so pure and angelic. And it was a real treat when I heard the song "The Only Exception" start playing on the radio. I have to admit, I wasn't that big on the song early on and the repetitive "You are the only exception" of the chorus did get to me at first. But eventually, the soft, soothing tone of the song won out and I became a fan of the song since. The song is actually their third from the current album titled "Brand New Eyes." It has become Paramore's biggest selling album to date.

Mike Posner - "Cooler Than Me" : Seeing that summer has long since been over, how appropriate is it to feature one of this summer's biggest hits. "Cooler Than Me" became a top 10 single in the United States, which is no surprise given the steady airplay the song received. The song was the first from Mike Posner's debut album titled "31 Minutes to Takeoff." It has a definite laid back, hip hop vibe to it. It's about this guy who's trying to win over a girl bur cannot seem to get her attention no matter what he tries doing. She appears to be too stuck up and too good for the guy to even notice him. So he thinks that writing a song may get her to fall in love with him, but then it probably won't because she's "cooler than me."

That will wrap it up for this week's edition of the Songs I Dig. Will you see another edition next week (or should I say, later this week)? It's not out of the realm of possibility. There's still a lot of good music out there to promote. Until next time, be sure to enjoy as much music as you can! There is definitely something about music that really helps to make your day that much brighter.