Why have friends when you can have best friends?!

If you know me, I've probably asked you to be my best friend. I mean, why have friends when you can have BEST friends? Rule 2! And if I haven't, I apologize, however - I DO consider you my best friend! I like to make fun music playlists sometimes, and a few years ago I had a friend who wasn't doing so well so I sent him a care package and included a "BFF Mix" for him to listen to. It's gone though minimal changes over the years, but I thought it'd be cool to share it and explain it a little bit. I listen to it when I'm down sometimes and remember all the really awesome people I have in my life. Here goes!

Track Listing
of Montreal - She's my Best Friend. This one's pretty obvious. It's SUCH an amazing VU cover though. "She's my best friend, certainly not the average girl. She's my best friend, understands me when I'm falling down."

The Muppet Movie - Life's A Happy Song. Super adorable. Life's a happy song when there's someone by your side to sing along! Talks about what it's like to have a best friend walking though life with you. Someone to explore with and make things with and be there for you.

Belle & Sebastion - I'm A Cuckoo. "I'm glad to see you, I had a funny dream and you were wearing funny shoes." This song I feel like is about reminiscing with a friend you haven't seen in awhile about fun times together.

Kishi Bashi photo cred ME!

Ingrid Michaelson - You And I. Ok sure so this is more of a love-love song. But I feel like it's saying that even if you don't have two nickels to rub together, you still have each other no matter what, and that's the most important. "I will help you read those books if you will soothe my worried looks and we will put the lonesome on the shelf."

Kishi Bashi - Q&A. This song is SO simple sweet! "You are the answer to my question, you are my accomplice in a crime, you are my wing woman and did I mention we were together in another life?" Just what a best friend is, sung sweetly with a beautiful violin accompaniment. It also kind of makes me sad because so many of my friends are so far away, and I imagine them being here and being my accomplices and wing women :)


Weezer - My Best Friend. I could literally quote this whole song. Pretty on point description of a best friend.

Ben Kweller - Mean to Me. I feel like I hear a lot of people say someone/thing "doesn't know what they/it mean to me." Well then TELL THEM! There's been a lot of shitty stuff going on in the world lately, and I've been trying to make sure people know what they mean to me because, sadly, you never know when you can't anymore. Unfortunately, throughout my life I've not been all that great at doing that, and I'm still not a "comfortable with talking about my feelings" person. I'm sure there are a lot of people who don't know what they mean to me, but I really have some of the best friends around.

Flight of the Conchords - Friends. First off, if you haven't watched Flight of the Conchords, do it. There's one particularly funny episode that is centered around the idea of friends. "If you cross the road and a truck struck you I'll scrape you up and reconstruct you." That's a friend right there.

Queen - Friends will be Friends. Queen was the first band I ever really discovered and got into on my own, so they will always have a special place in my heart, and this song helps. "When you're through with life and all hope is lost, hold out your hands, cuz friends will be friends right til the end." Thankful I have a pretty endless amount of people who fall into that category.

The Beach Boys - Friends. Another oldie, but pretty great. About memories and helping each other out, even with simple things.

The Avett Brothers - The Perfect Spare. "I want to have friends that I can trust. That love me for the man I've become not the man that I was. And I want to have friends that'll let me be all alone when being alone is all that I need." I had something written for this, but I think this quote is just perfect.

Ben Folds Five - Alice Childress. "I think about my friends. Sometimes I wish they lived out here. But they wouldn't dig this town.""Try not to think about it." It sucks so many BFFs are so far away but, to be honest, I feel like a lot of them wouldn't necessarily love living here. Portland is a WEIRD place with strange weather. It's hard thinking about everyone who isn't here and all the fun we could have if they were.

Weezer - All My Friends Are Insects. Dude, your BFFs don't always have to be people!

Hospitality - Friends of Friends. "Cuz you've got friends who are new friends. And friends who are old friends. And friends lookin' out." I have friends I've had for 24 years, and friends I've had for 2 months. It's so nice that by adding new friends, you aren't taking anything away from old friends. It's awesome to have friends who know everything about you, but then friends too who you are brand new to and they just learn about the you that you are now.

OK Go

Japandroids - Younger Us. This song reminds me of college in a big way. I feel like this is about a friend who understands the crazy spontaneous you, and is by your side doing silly things, and you have the same ideas about what crazy silly things are fun. "Gimme that night you were already in bed and said fuck it and got up to drink with me instead."

OK Go - I Won't Let You Down. "Maybe all you need is someone to trust. I won't let you down." Fun dancey song with a good message.

Dance Hall Crashers - Cricket. I first heard this song because Ashleigh, a BFF from high school, made me some awesome mix cds. It's another song that's kinda more love-love, but it's sweet and still BFFy and fun to sing along to. "I will always hold your hand, I'll never let you fall."

Dana Buoy - Call to Be. "All our life, this is just a call to be true to you."

She & Him - If You Can't Sleep. Zooey has such an adorable voice. Sweet lullaby.

The Beatles - With A Little Help From my Friends. Duh.