Sexie Sadie

I am devastated. I left my iPod plugged in to the speakers at my friend’s house… which is three hours away. I’ve survived decently well over the last couple of days by getting good head way into my newest read, Stieg Larson’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (which, by the way is absolutely fabulous and on its way on becoming a Sadie Fave — but more on that later!). But at work, I’ve had to suffer. However, I purchased an extra pair of headphones on my work to the office today so I could listen to my Pandora radio. Pandora’s always treated me pretty well as long as I know what I want from it, but this morning, I was a bit lost. Usually my Beatles station does the trick, and if not, Jason Mraz. At the very least, I can usually count on my Fleetwood Mac station. But not this morning. And then, for whatever reason, I decided to plug in “The Fray” and create a new  station. Wow. Winner! I’ve picked out some of my faves to get you through your Wednesday at work…

1. “Chocolate” by Snow Patrol (Final Straw – Limited Bonus Tracks Edition) – With the closing line of “I promise I’ll do anything you ask…this time,” this song is a true heartbreaker. I hadn’t really heard it before, but now that I have, I’m sure I won’t forget it. 
2. “Collide” by Howie Day (Stop All the World Now) – I know that this song got overplayed a few years back, but I don’t know if this is another album version or I just hadn’t heard it in a while, but this song is the sweetest! I’m always a sucker for simple acoustic tracks, and this one does it for me. 
3. “Boston” by Augustana (All the Stars and Boulevards) – All right, I’ll admit it: I’m obsessed with this song and will find any reason to put it on a playlist. But you can’t help your heart from breaking when listening to the poignant piano and plaintive vocals. 
4. “Dreaming with a Broken Heart” by John Mayer (Continuum) – I always think of Mia Michael’s “bed” choreography on last season’s So You Think You Can Dance, performed by the pair known as Twitchington. Even if you’re not a John Mayer fan, you’ll fall for this song. 
5. “Sympathy” by Goo Goo Dolls (Gutterflower) – I think this song was overshadowed by “Here is Gone,” which was the more popular single off the album, but I love the mix of sweet guitar fingering and more raspy vocals.