#62: Some Good Songs

Here's a list of some songs I've been liking lately. If you are intersted, you can download the iMix here: ttp://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewIMix?id=213547215 (iTunes required, download it here: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

"Good Monsters", by Jars of Clay
Style: Light, catchy rock
Gist: Good won't show it's ugly face/evil won't you take your place/nothing ever changes/nothing ever changes by itself.
Rating: 4 out of 5

"Nuisance", by John Reuben (Featuring Matthew Thiesen from Relient K)
Style: Gentle, thoughtful hip-hop
Gist: "...Here we are in the same old spot/knowing something needs to happen...I'm not trying to be a nuisance, I just think we can do better than this/That was simply my two cents/you can take it or leave it..."
Rating: 5 out of 5

"The Boy Versus the Cynic", by John Reuben
Style: Gentle, reflective hip-hop
Gist: "...Don’t mistake innocence for ignorance/Don’t mistake purity for inexperience/Don’t mistake humility for weakness/I sincerely mean this/You understand more than you know/There's no goal like peace of mind..."

"4:12", by Switchfoot
Style: Upbeat, bouncy rock
Gist: "...I'm so sorry/I've been so down/but I still can't believe/that all we are, and that all of our dreams, are nothing more/than material/It's nonsensical!/Souls aren't made of stone..."
Rating: 4 out of 5

"Good-bye is All we Have", by Allison Krauss and Union Station
Style: Gently, blue-grassy country
Gist: "...Gone tomorrow, here today/Just in case you've got something to say/I'll be leaving with the rest/Goodbye is all we have."
Rating: 4 out of 5