Foreign Language Songs: Jan. 27, 2014-Feb. 2, 2014

Sometimes, the best things in life are the ones we don't understand. Here's a list of some great foreign language songs to enjoy across our second Polar Vortex:

1. "Certamente" - Madreblu

2. "Dis Moi" - BB Brunes

3. "Drunken Piper" - Natalie MacMaster

4. "The Girl From Ipanema" - Stan Getz and João Gilberto

5. "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" - The Beatles

6. "Lady Marmalade" - Pattie LaBelle [This one is worth "foreign language's" stretched definition.]

7. "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" - Doris Day [This one, too.]

8. "Piove" - Lorenzo Jovanotti

9. "Quand Tu Es La" - Silvie Vartan

10. "Guajira (I Love U 2 Much)" - Yerba Buena

11. "Rubylove" - Cat Stevens

12. "Je Ne Te Connais Pas" - Prototypes

13. "24 E Tan Pou Viv" - Wyclef Jean

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Protest Playlist: Jan. 20, 2014- Jan. 26, 2014

Today, we celebrate the great leader of the Civil Rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr. For that reason, it seems fitting to appreciate the musical works that acknowledge and support other movements. For MLK day, here's a protest playlist (some of which were played at King's March on Washington [courtesy of http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/08/27/songs-tied-to-the-1963-great-march-on-washington/2703773/] and then some others yet):

1.  "Sister Rosa" -  The Neville Brothers

2. Bob Dylan @ the March on Washington

3. "Mississippi Goddam" - Nina Simone

4. "We Shall Overcome" - Pete Seeger

5. "Fortunate Son" - Creedence Clearwater Revival

6. "Oh Freedom; Come and Go With Us; I'm On My Way" - Odetta

7. "Eyes on the Prize" - Mavis Staples

8. "I've Been 'Buked, and I've Been Scorned" - Mahlia Jackson

9. "How I Got Over" - The Blind Boys of Alabama

10. "People Get Ready" - The Impressions

11. "Long Walk to D.C." - The Staple Singers

12. "For What It's Worth" - Buffalo Springfield

13. "Signs" - Five Man Electric Band

14. "Whatever It Takes" - Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman

Stay Awake! - The Finals Cramming Post: Jan. 13, 2014-Jan. 19, 2014

For those stressful last few hours of studying, here are some songs to jangle your nerves awake, energize your final assault on that math textbook, or otherwise reflect your test-induced tension:

1. "Ride" - The Vines

2. "Walkie Talkie Man" - Steriogram

3. "Blank Generation" - Richard Hell & the Voidoids

4. "Short Skirt Long Jacket" - CAKE

5. "Mayhem" - Imelda May

6. "My Friend John" - The Fratellis

7. "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" - The Offspring

9. "Born to be Wild" - Steppenwolf

Pre-Finals Studying De-Stress: Jan. 6, 2014-Jan. 12, 2014

Finals are in just over a week, so not time to stress. Yet (Coming next week!). Here are some calming songs to ease into rigorous studying:

1. "We Used to Wait" - Arcade Fire

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2. "Can't Get it Out of My Head" - John Paul White

3. "Breathe Me" - Sia

4. "White Summer" - Yardbirds

5. "Crooked Teeth" - Death Cab for Cutie

6. "Cold Blooded Old Times" - (Smog)

7. "No Surprises" - Radiohead

8. "Lucky Man" - The Verve

9. "Hold on Hope" - Guided by Voices

10. "All the Beautiful Things" - Eels

11. "Spill the Wine" - Eric Burdon & War

12. "Walk Away Renee" - Left Banke