For better or worse, I was an MTV/VH1 baby. I remember the days when cable came with an A and B side, and I would switch it over to B to watch music videos. (Remember when these channels actually played music videos?!) I would watch every morning before my ride picked me up for school. There sure were some gems back in the day, so this is in no way an exhaustive list. Tell me you all remember and love these too!

Those outfits. Those moves. SO 90's!



For whatever reason, my favorite part of this video was when the dancers slapped the ground. I remember watching it with a friend in high school, and she agreed. I was not alone! Ha.



This video was an epic mind f*ck when it first came out.



And to round out this awesome list, I give you Lisa Loeb. (This song also doubles as a karaoke favorite!

I'm a huge fan of finding new music. It doesn't always come easy, though, because there are way too many places to search for it. I used to find great songs on Grey's Anatomy, but I'll admit I don't watch much anymore. (SO not invested in these newer characters or story lines. That's a whole different post though.)

Pandora has recently been my means to finding new artists. I tend to be in a Joshua Radin sort of mood when at work, so I listen to his Pandora station. It's very calm, soothing, beautiful music, if I may say so. The songs generally aren't overproduced or auto-tuned, unlike most pop songs these days. I'm looking at you Ke$ha.

Anywho, I thought I'd share the love and list a few of my favorite Pandora finds. If you already knew these songs, awesome! If you didn't, I hope you enjoy as much as I do!

"Welcome Home"-Radical Face


"Ships in The Night"-Mat Kearney


"Empty"-Ray LaMontagne
I came across Ray LaMontagne years ago from Grey's, and I'm still finding more songs from him that I love. This is one of them.


"Sinner's Sonnet"-Andrew Whitman


"The Girl"-City and Colour


"Curl Up And Die"-Bird and the Bee Sides

I'm a sucker for a really good love song. I'm a not-so-subtle hopeless romantic, so the lyrics to this song get me every time. Yes, I first heard it in Breaking Dawn, but don't let its affiliation with Twilight sway you. If you like love songs, I have no doubts you'll love this. The song is "Turning Page" from a great group called Sleeping At Last.



As I expressed in my first Musical Favorites post, I'm madly in love with The Civil Wars. There isn't a single song they've created that I don't adore. "Falling" is one of my favorites off their CD Barton Hallow. Anyone who has been in/confused by/messed up by love can relate to this song. My opinion anyway. :)



I'll admit the first time I heard this song was on Glee. Original fans of this song have expressed a lot of disdain for this, but I love that it was an outlet to expose me to this song. I probably wouldn't have heard it otherwise. It's fun, it's quirky, and almost feels like a throw back to the 80's/early 90's. The video weirds me out, but the song is awesome.

I discovered The Civil Wars one morning when watching Vh1, and I'm so happy I did! This duo's chemistry, harmonies, and lyrics are absolutely amazing. If you haven't heard of them before, you must look them up! The amazingness doesn't stop at this song! But this is definitely one of my favorites from them:


My next favorite of the moment is from Adele. This isn't the official video, but it still demonstrates the power of this song. 21 is an incredible album, as I'm sure anyone with ears would recognize!

This last one has been a favorite of mine for quite sometime. I still thank Grey's Anatomy every day for introducing me to Ingrid Michaelson. This also isn't an official video, but I thought it was too cute not to post!

Let me know what your favorites are! I love learning of new music. :)