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Hello You Lovely Lot!

So, it's that time of month again and I tried to put this off as long as possible since my first post was the review of the Little Mix album but here we are, let's get started!

You Gotta Not - Glory Days - Little Mix

I've done a whole review of this album if you want to know what I really think of this. All you need to know now is that I love this and it is one of my favourite songs from the album!

Favourite Lyric : 'Is that what you call flirting? You gotta not'

Broken Piano - Tape Deck Heart - Frank Turner

I love Frank Turner and this is one of my favourite songs by him. I think it's just so beautiful and when the drums come in it just gets me EVERY time. I think Frank is just absolutely amazing and as I'm seeing him twice this month I thought it was only right that I rekindle my love for him. This is my favourite album by him too and every song on it is incredible, this is just especially incredible.

Favourite Lyric : 'As I stroked those broken keys, you did not join in harmony'

Anymore - Tape Deck Heart - Frank Turner

Another song from the amazing album. We all know I love a sad song and this is the epitome of sad. It's about realising you aren't in love with someone anymore and being able to walk away from it. Sometimes I find it hard to listen to this just because it makes me so sad but it just too good for words. One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard

Favourite Lyric : 'Not with a bang, but with a whimper'

Oceans - Ghost Stories - Coldplay

I'll be honest I hardly listen to this Coldplay album and I don't know why I just seem to forget it because it has some amazing songs on it. It's one of their best albums in  my opinion so I really should listen to it more. A while ago I rediscovered it because Lewis Watson did a gorgeous cover of this. This song doesn't really make much sense to me but I still love it and I think it really shows off Chris' beautiful voice

Favourite Lyric : 'Meet me in blue sky, meet me again'

Polaroid Picture - Tape Deck Heart - Frank Turner

This is another one of my favourite Frank Turner songs. I just think it sums up that you have to remember the little things because things can change so fast. This one is a little more rocky than the other two in this playlist but still just as good and deserves its place here.

Favourite Lyric : 'Let go of the little distractions, hold close to the ones that you love' OR 'Remind yourself that everything changes but there was this time when things were ok'

When You Love Someone (Acoustic) - When You Love Someone (Single) - James TW

I think i found this by accident? However, either way there was a time when I listened to ti non stop. I think this song is just so innocent and perfect. James' voice is beautiful and the song is emotional. It's just a lovely calm one to listen to when you're in bed or just on a rainy day when you're sat inside listening to the rain (because we all know those are the best times, lets be honest)

Favourite Lyric : 'We didn't raise you up like this now did we?'

I Am Disappeared - England Keep My Bones - Frank Turner

I think this is my favourite Frank Turner song ever. I think i first heard it live and I fell in love. It is just so incredibly beautiful. There's a bit in it that goes 'and on the worst days when it feels like life weighs ten thousand tonnes' and it was me and Dad sat in the car on the way home. I was going through quite a rough patch and had been for a while and he pointed at me and sang it and I nearly burst in to tears there and then. It is such a special song to me and when I see him next week I wish for nothing more than for this to be on the setlist. What an incredible song.

Favourite Lyric : 'And on the worst days when it feels like life weighs ten thousand tonnes' OR 'I can get up, shower and in half an hour I'll be gone' OR 'A car pulls up and Bob's driving' OR 'these rivers of tarmac are like arteries across the country' (SO MANY FAVES)

Don't Wanna Know - Don't Wanna Know (Single) - Maroon 5

I used to love Maroon 5 when I was little because there was just something different about them and I remember being quite disappointed when I first started to hear their new stuff because it was so similar to what I was hearing in the charts and that's not what I expected from them. However, I found this song on my recommended and played it and was obsessed straight away! I also love the video for this because it's a Pokemon Go kind of thing. Also Adam Levine is gorgeous, enough said

Favourite Lyric : 'The more I drink, the more I think about you'

Novels - Calm & Normal - Rusty Clanton

I first heard this when Dodie Clark did a cover of it with Rusty himself on her YouTube channel and I fell in love. I would play the video again and again because I couldn't find it on iTunes. Then for whatever reason I just thought I would look on Spotify and there it was. I think it is such a gorgeous song and has made me shed a tear many a time. Rusty just has one of the most beautiful voices and writes incredible songs such as this one

Favourite Lyric : 'Someday I won't have to wait for you'

All Night - All Night (Single) - The Vamps

I heard this for the first time when I was driving in my friend Maddy's car with my other friend Markie and it came on and I was just humming along, Then Maddy goes 'this is The Vamps isn't it?' and I was just like 'what?!'. If you know me or have read my blog before you might know that I love The Vamps and I couldn't believe that this has skipped under my radar for so long! It's not what we usually hear from The Vamps but I do love it!

Favourite Lyric : 'Can you wake me up before you leave?'

F.U. - Glory Days - Little Mix

This is another one that is on the whole album review so you can go over and read that to find out my full opinion. However, I do really love this song and I remember seeing the little teaser on Instagram and just being SO excited, it definitely lived up to the hype I'd created for myself

Favourite Lyric : 'I don't wanna be friends, no'

Sick of Losing Soulmates - Intertwined (EP) - Dodie

I have loved Dodie for years from her YouTube channel and when she first put up this video I cried for ages. I can't even relate to this song really because I haven't ever really had a serious relationship. Maybe you could take it about friendship I guess? However, either way, Dodie will always be one of my favourite people and this will always be one of my favourite songs. It is so incredible and so beautiful and I even learnt to play it on my guitar but can't get through it without crying which just shows you something

Favourite Lyric : 'Which path will we take cause we both know a break does exactly what it says on the tin?'

Boys Will Be Boys - How To Get Everything You Ever Wanted In Ten Easy Steps - The Ordinary Boys

I downloaded a playlist full of 'Indie Hits' and this was on it and for whatever reason I just fell in love. I can't listen to it without thinking of that time that Preston stormed off 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' though (does anyone else remember that?! what a brilliant episode). I just love songs that make you feel happy and weirdly enough this is one.

Favourite Lyric : 'We've had girls that have broken our hearts'

I Luv U - How To Get Everything You Ever Wanted In Ten Easy Steps - The Ordinary Boys

This is a very sweet song and I did know it before I went through The Ordinary Boys' songs on spotify but I just became obsessed with it over this month. I think it's a weird song that makes me feel happy and sad at the same time? Is that even possible? It's quite an unconventional love song and maybe that's what I love about it.

Favourite Lyric : 'I love you, you know that...don't you?'

That's My Girl - 7/27 - Fifth Harmony

This song will always remind me of Natalie now. She's been through some tough times that I obviously won't go through but just know it was hard. However, every single time she got knocked down I watched get back up on her feet and dust herself off and this song just sums up how proud of her I am. That's all I can say really!

Favourite Lyric : 'Get mad independent and don't you ever forget it'

24K Magic - 24K Magic (Single) - Bruno Mars

This was another one I fell in love with in Maddy's car. it came on and I hadn't heard it before but Markie and Maddy were singing along to it in the front seats and ever since that moment it's been a song that has not left my head. I used to love Bruno Mars but he kind of left my radar after 'Doowops and Hooligans' but this song has got him back on it a little bit so fair play.

Favourite Lyric : 'Showtime, guess who's back again?'

When (Live) - Intertwined (EP) -  Dodie

Another Dodie song and so I won't go in to the same explanation about how I found Dodie but I remember that when she uploaded this I didn't listen to it for a few days for whatever reason but I'm so thankful I did. It's one of the only songs on this playlist that I could still listen to gain and again even though it's pretty much all I listened to in November. When I was feeling a bit low at the start of last month it was just something I always had on and I think it will always be a song I can go back to.

Favourite Lyric : 'I'm sick of faking dairy entries, gotta get it in my head, I'll never be 16 again'

Power - Glory Days - Little Mix

This is obviously another one that you can see the full review of if you look at my other blog post but I will tell you that this is my favourite song off this album, I just think it's amazing and that's all I can say!

Favourite Lyric : 'HOOOOOLD UP......my turn'

Those Days Are Gone - Night Driver - Busted

I will be putting up a review of this album soon but this is probably my favourite song from it. When I first heard this I thought it was going to be like old Busted songs just because the start of it sounded so much like one but I was wrong. It changes after a while and for a bit I wasn't sure how I felt about that because I was such a big fan of Busted but this has really brought me round. I don't know what it is about it but I think it's incredible

Favourite Lyric : 'I wish that you would just reappear'


So there you go! My favourite songs of last month!

Thanks For Reading!

Becky

So, like I did last month, I have made a playlist of all my favourite songs from the past 4 weeks! There's not really much of a mix here since some pretty big albums came out this month and I have loved most of the songs from them, however, still going to go through my playlist!

Grown - Get Weird - Little Mix 



I LOVE this song. It's probably one of my favourites from this album. I did a whole review of this album so you can go there and see what I have to say about this song but all I can say is it's very catchy and one that i love listening to whilst I get ready.

FAVOURITE LINE : 'I can hold my own, boy you missed the boat'

Safety Pin - Sounds Good Feels Good - 5 Seconds Of Summer



I wasn't sure about this album when I first heard it and there was only a few I could really get in to and this was one of them (I now love the album and have asked for it for Christmas by the way). I just think this is such a good song and is a perfect mix between a slow ballad type song and a super fast rocky song.

FAVOURITE LINE : 'Oh but this time, maybe this time, maybe two wrongs make a right'

Olivia - Made In The A.M. - One Direction



There was always going to be some One Direction on here let's be honest. Especially because their new album came out this month. This is my favourite on the album closely followed by 'Never Enough'. I sometimes feel ashamed to admit this is my favourite because it's just a bit odd I guess? Although I can get through the 'I love you, I love you, I love, I love, I love Olivia' without messing up so I think that's a proud moment for me.

FAVOURITE LINE : 'I love you, I love you, I love, I love, I love Olivia'

Cheater - Wake Up - The Vamps



I went through a stage of playing this constantly and it was just on repeat for a good week! I think I'm going to do a review of this album because I have yet to listen to all of it but I love what I've heard so far! I think this is not really what i expected from The Vamps but I'm glad that this exists. I think it's such a cheeky song and the video has made me fall in love with Connor whereas previously I loved Brad (sorry Brad, still love you...)

FAVOURITE LINE : 'I just think you should know what he is capable of'

Crashed The Wedding - A Present For Everyone - Busted



I put this on my playlist before I got the tickets for Busted because it came on shuffle one day and I realised how much I loved it. This used to my favourite Busted song and it was in my head for weeks after I put it on here. I still know all the words and I am ready for May to come around so I can sing this at the top of my lungs (I do that anyway but you know...)

FAVOURITE LINE : 'He's always hated me because I never got a J O B'

The End - Get Weird - Little Mix



I still can't listen to this without thinking of Perrie crying and it gets me every time. I think this song is so powerful even though it's just the four girls. I think that probably makes it more powerful in a way and it shows off all their voices in different ways. This is a really amazing addition to the album and it was definitely the right choice to include it as one of the songs.

FAVOURITE LINE : 'You can say what you want, but love isn't here anymore'

Stolen Moments - Wake Up - The Vamps



I remember hearing the teaser for this on instagram because you could get it early if you preordered the album. As soon as I heard that I knew I would love it, it's a ballad type song which is my favourite and it's just so beautiful. If I heard this live I genuinely think I'd break down but nobody will come with me to see The Vamps so you know, no big deal.

FAVOURITE LINE : 'You say you don't wanna fall in, but you keep fallin'

Temporary Fix - Made In The A.M. - One Direction



Another amazing song from this album. I love Harrys bit of this even though it doesn't sound like Harry to me? I just think this is so gritty and not the typical One Direction sound that i think the boys might have been trying to get away from? I do dance to this one when I'm in the shower or when I'm cleaning.

FAVOURITE LINE : 'We can moan in the darkness, let me touch you where you're hottest'

Half The World Away - The Masterplan - Oasis



This came on when I was in the car with my family a few weeks before the John Lewis advert so I added it straight away because I realised how much I loved it, I also have the John Lewis version on this playlist because I like them both. I like this one because it's a bit more upbeat I think? I tend to listen to the other one when I'm sad.

FAVOURITE LINE : 'I can feel the warning signs running around my mind'

In The Heat Of The Moment - Chasing Yesterday - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds



Bloody hell that was a mouthful! I'm seeing Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds live in April I think? My dad got me in to them and asked me if I wanted to see them in the Echo Arena which is here in Liverpool. I love Oasis and so I thought I would give them a try and surprisingly I'm quite a big fan! This is one of my favourites, hence why it's earned a spot on this playlist.

FAVOURITE LINE : 'The more that you want it, the more that you need it'

I Wont - Get Weird - Little Mix



This is another amazing song off the girls new album. i think this is just such a feel good song and it makes me feel so cheerful whenever I hear it. I think it's definitely another one I can listen to whilst i get ready in the mornings because it just makes me feel so happy and ready for the day!

FAVOURITE LINE : 'I know that nothing good comes easy'

Adventure Of A Lifetime - Head Full Of Dreams - Coldplay



YES. SOME NEW COLDPLAY SONGS. If you have been reading my blog for a while you will probably know I love Coldplay more than life itself. Their album 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head' is my favourite album of all time and 'Parachutes' is my second. I thought I had written a 'TOP TEN' on them but I cant find it now so that's on my to do list! They haven't bought any new music for a good while and I have been having withdrawal symptoms. I love the direction Coldplay is going in and this makes me want to dance and sing even though i don't know any of the words yet. I will do by the time I see them next June (OH MY GOD).

FAVOURITE LINE : 'Everything you want's a dream away'

History - Made In The A.M. - One Direction



This is definitely one of the best songs from the album. It's so catchy and just not what I expected at all. I definitely don't clap along to this...nope. I just love the lyrics too because it feels like it's to the fans which warms my heart I won't lie to you.

FAVOURITE LINE : 'This is not the end, this is not the end, we can make it, you know it, you know...'

Half The World Away - Half The World Away - AURORA



I told you this was in here somewhere didn't I! I love this version so much even if the advert does make me cry. It is so beautiful and I think it makes me listen to the lyrics more if that makes sense? It's actually quite sad if you listen to it. I do love a sad song and so this is right down my alley. Perfect.

FAVOURITE LINE : 'I've been lost, i've been found but I don't feel down'

Risk It All - Meet The Vamps - The Vamps



I used to love this song so much and I would listen to it every day on the way to college. It used to make me so sad even though it's not the typical sad song as it's quite fast paced. I rediscovered after listening to The Vamps new album and remembering how much I used to listen to them. I think this is definitely my favourite from the first album along with 'Another World' but for some reason that isn't on this playlist?

FAVOURITE LINE : 'Come on, just do it, you put me through it'

Love Me Or Leave Me - Get Weird- Little Mix



As I have said many times, emotional songs are where my love truly lies. This is possibly my favourite song on the whole album simply because it is so beautiful. I think it's maybe a 'These Four Walls' part 2? The lyrics just get me so much and I think it's impossible to listen to this song without feeling something. The girls all sound amazing as per usual.

FAVOURITE LINE : 'We used to never go to bed angry but it's all we ever do lately'

Never Enough - Made In The A.M. - One Direction



This is in my top two on this album and I don't even care. I do have a review of this album ready to go so I'm waiting to post that so you can find out how much I love this song. I just think it's completely the opposite of what I would usually expect from the boys and that's why I love it.

FAVOURITE LINE : 'I don't need my heart, you can break it, you can break it and break it.'

Everglow - A Head Full Of Dreams - Coldplay



I've literally only just put this on the playlist because it only came out the other day so it will probably be on my December playlist too because I haven't listened to it too much yet. This is what I really expect from Coldplay. It's got that classic Coldplay sound which I absolutely love but it also has a few influences from the last album too! There will definitely be a review when the album comes out (IN FOUR DAYS BYE).

FAVOURITE LINE : 'So if you love someone, you should let them you and this light that you gave me will everglow'


So, there you have it! The music i've been listening to for the last month! Next month might be christmas music so be prepared!

Thanks for reading!

Becky x

Hello you lovely lot!

So...I'm just gonna say it, rip it off like a bandaid? IT'S NEARLY CHRISTMAS.

Anyway, after that bombshell, lets get on with this. 2016 is coming around so quickly, I still feel like its 2012? I will be 19 next year, when do I officially get my knitting needles and rocking chair then?
It's also that time of the month (not that time of the month....) where I write down a list of all the things that have made me happy in the space of the last four weeks. What an odd concept. Better get on with it then!

This month has been my first full month at Uni. The month I've realised that I buy way too much lipstick for my own good and overall it's been a great month! I have learnt a lot of things and I'm the happiest I've been since Summer. I think I've also changed quite a bit in the past month but they do say you're like the five people you spend the most time with which would now make me a mixture of my 5 flatmates or maybe my english friends.


Beauty / Skincare :

I can't believe this wasn't my favourite last month?! I bought it a few weeks before I moved to University and I've used it nearly every day since then. I really ought to buy a new one to be honest because my one is getting harder and harder to clean and it's starting to look a bit gross.

Real Techniques - Miracle Complexion Sponge



I am honestly obsessed with this. I watch at least two episodes a day. I'm in the middle of season three and can't wait till I'm caught up. From the girls who are in season 3 (Maddie, Mackenzie, Nia, Paige, Brooke, Kendall, Asia and Chloe) my favourites are Mackenzie, Chloe and Nia. I can't stand Abbey but I still watch it. I don't like a few of the moms but their fighting still amuses me. Even though the episodes are pretty much the same every week, it's the most addictive thing I've ever watched!

Photo :

I have five his month (sorry, I know it's a lot). I went home this month and saw loads of my friends and it was so lovely and I couldn't just pick one. My friend Chloe also came to visit at the end of the month so I have a photo from that too!