Roommate Mix

This past school year, I lived with three other girls and, surprisingly, by the end of the year, I still genuinely liked two of them!

We had some good times but I have to say my fondest memories are our awesome jam sessions. Though we had many, MANY songs we listened to, here are some of my favorites.

Something Old

“What’s Up”- 4 Non Blondes

You haven’t lived until you’ve had a loud sing along to this song. Just make sure you get the voice right. It’s kind of a requirement. PS the lead singer of this band is awesome.

Something New

“Can We Go Wrong”- Hesta Prynn

First of all, Hesta gets some serious bonus points for the literary, yet still cool, name. Second, all of her songs sound the way swimming with clothes on feels. (Mind=blown). Thirdly, this is one of the coolest videos I’ve ever seen.

Something Borrowed

“What Makes You Beautiful”- One Direction

This isn’t borrowed in the sense that it is one band covering another. This is borrowed in the sense that my roommate, Michele, introduced me to it. Though I initially hated it and still won’t claim it’s a “good” song, it is catchy as hell and so much fun to sing along to. So c-come on and give it a chance.

Something Blue

“From This Moment On”- Shania Twain

This isn’t really a “blue” song but we didn’t really listen to sad songs in our apartment so for our purposes, the slowness of this song qualifies it as blue. Plus, I really wanted to include it on this list so I could bring up the fact that Michele and I are the best lip syncers ever to this song. Perhaps if you pester my roommate Tara enough, she will post a video she has of this online…

Something Random

“I Want It That Way”- Backstreet Boys

If you say you don’t like this song, you are a dirty, filthy liar. Give it another listen to and find some people to sing the “you are—you are—you are—you a-are” part with. You’re welcome.

Also, I know I have probably shoved Robyn down your throat enough for one lifetime but… she was the designated pop star of our apartment and it just doesn’t feel right not to include her on this.