I feel the need to alert everyone to the most upbeat song that you could possibly find at this moment, and it’s just in time for bright and happy summer! I can essentially give a 100% guarantee that Regina Spektor’s Don’t Leave Me (Ne me quitte pas) will put you in a good mood. If you haven’t heard it yet, listen to it now or next time you’re doing something you hate.
Now, I’m not a Spektor fan by any means, but this song makes me think of every wholesome and pleasant thing in this world woven into one song – like a mix of Baby Gap models, hydrangeas, and pastel McQueen clutches. So, I mean, only very very cynical people may find it a little annoyingly optimistic. I’m kind of surprised I like it so much.
So far, it has mitigated such obstacles in my life as climbing my fourth floor walk-up in 700 degree heat, finding a happy place and not scream-crying in my 700 degree 2 square foot apartment, smiling at the man on the subway who keeps yelling “I just escaped from jail,” and accepting the fact that I am sweating profusely and looking heinous and completely unapproachable in the NYC summer squalor. As long as that song is on repeat on my iPhone at all times, I feel like I’m literally twirling through a meadow devoid of escaped convicts, while being pretty and a normal temperature. You should try it.
