"You"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDadO8xKBEQ&feature=related

This song is by Switchfoot and they are from San Diego. Switchfoot was founded in 1996 and was originally called Chin up. Only after playing a couple of shows, the band was contacted by a record company. The band marketed mostly to some Christian radio stations. The album, "Learning to Breathe was their most successful one. In 2002, the bands music was featured in the movie "A Walk to Remember" starring Mandy Moore, in the movie she sang one of their songs known as "Only Hope". 

"Heartbreak Warfare"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeCClzNCfcA

This song is by John Mayer is an American musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. He grew up in Connecticut and then later on he moved to Georgia, where his career started. His first two albums were "Room for Squares" and "Heavier Things". He won the Best Make Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award in 2003 with his song, "Your Body Is a Wonderland."At first, he started playing acoustic rock, and then the blues, which influenced his album, "Battle Studies" which came out in 2009. Besides his singing career, John Mayer has also done stand-up comedy, design, and has wrote for the magazine, "Esquire". 

"Broken Strings"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26PAgklYYvo&ob=av3e

This song, "Broken Strings", is James Morrison's third single. It came out on December 8, 2008 and has become one of his most successful singles. This song wasn't suppose to be a duet, but then they decided to make it one and have Nelly Furtado in it. This song tells about the struggles of a relationship that are beyond repair. James Morrison is a BRIT Award winning English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He started his career as a teenager and started to write his own songs. When he was very young, he was influenced by a lot of singers and their music such as Stevie Wonder. 

Nelly is a Canadian singer/songwriter, record producer, and actress. At the age of four she was always interested in in singing and preforming. Her first performance was at her church and she sang a song with her mom. At the age of 12, she started to write songs and in her teen years she preformed them. 

"Animal"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chJgaksG4sg

This song "Animal" is by Neon Trees. This band is from Utah and plays mostly rock. They started playing under the name Neon Trees in 2005. They named their band this because of the restaurants in California that have trees outside lighted with lights. In 2006, they had their first tour in California. "Animal" is the lead single for them, this song is on the album "Habits" that was released in 2010.

"Kickin' With You"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0bPOjN_b4c

This song is by Jason Mraz, he is an American singer-songwriter. He was raised up in Virginia. His debut album was "Waiting for My Rocket to Come" that was relased in 2002. With his second album, "Mr. A-Z", Jason Mraz achieved commercial success and started to become popular. One of his most successful song was "I'm Yours" which was on the Hot 100 for 76 weeks and sold over five million, this song was also successful in New Zealand and Norway. This song "Kickin' With You" is in the movie "When in Rome".

"Saviour"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXQljspUhDE

The song "Saviour" is by Lights, the singers name is Valerie Anne Poxleitner. She is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer and songwriter. She is most known for her electropop music. This song that i picked is from her album "The Listening", it was released on July 6, 2009, in Canada then about a year later on April 13, 2010 it was released in the United States. This song is about her troubles in life and how she wishes she could change the way she is. I like this song because it is something you don't really hear to often, and its different from a lot of songs that are popular. 

"Growing Up"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l845gme4Ut8&ob=av2e

The Maine is from Tempe, Arizona, and is an American rock band that was formed in 2007. When this band was formed, the members were still in High School. They got famous though websites such as myspace, their first show was in front of over 600 fans. Their live performances stood out of Fearless Records and they were signed and released the album "The Way We Talk" in 2007. The Maine released their first single, "Inside Of You" in July 2010 in the new album Black & White. The song growing up to me, makes me think about my life now and how fast its going by, and I am realizing that we have to enjoy our life because nobody knows when it will be our last.

"One Small Step"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkQPqN-Av7k

This song is called "One Small Step" by Parachute. Its a pop rock band from Virginia. The original name of the band was "Sparky's Flaw but changed to "Parachute" in 2008. After the members graduated college they have been touring with other singers like Switchfoot, Duffy, and Kelly Clarkson. Some of their other songs  were in commercials such as the Nivea one, which used the song "She is Love" and "Under Control". One of their hit albums is "Losing Sleep" and it became available on May 19,2009, this CD dealt a lot with emotional affairs. They have appeared on TV on CBS's show, The Early Show, and have preformed on Good Morning America and Jimmy Kimmel Live. Their songs have also been featured in One Tree Hill, 90210, and Vampire Diaries. This song is about a boy that likes a girl and finally gets the courage to tell her how he feels. 

" Wonderin' "

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ4oL0i_hTI

The song " Wonderin' " is by TobyMac(his stage name), his real name is Kevin Michael McKeehan. He is a Christian Grammy Award- winning recording artist, producer and songwriter. He is one of the first Christian rappers. He has sold more than 8 million albums and has won four Grammys. I think this song can relate to a lot of people because its not just about one thing, the song talks about things, like the future and the people we care about. I like this song because its different from a lot of the songs that are on the radio today, most songs talk about girls in a disrespectful way or talk about the bad things in life, while this song can relate to anyone that listens to it.

"If I Ever Feel Better"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJp3kVelU3c&feature=search

The song "If I Ever Feel Better" is by the band Phoenix. It was released on January 22, 2001. This band has won a Grammy Award, for their alternative rock music. Phoenix is from Versailles France, the group started with making music in a garage in about 1995. The group started making appearances in bars doing covers by Hank William and Prince. Two years after that they named themselves Phoenix. They sold 500 copies on their own label known as Ghettoblaster, which followed a signing to the Paris-based Source Records. Their first album was released in 2000 with their album "United". One reason why I really like this song is because  to me it talks about the things we go through in our life and can relate to a lot of people.