Pick The Song For Twilight [Round 2]
July 5th, 2008 by Kaleb Nation
And thus, with over 7,000 entries, we step into the second round to Pick The Song For Twilight!
These songs were the top-10 suggested tracks from the past week on the site, from visitors all around the world. Below the voting box, I have placed clips from the ten songs for you to hear. Also, as mentioned before, TwilightTeez.com and The Mitch Hansen Band will be giving away a Bite Me hat and Mitch Hansen CD to one randomly chosen entry from the voters!
Again, the goal is to pick the song that describes Twilight as a whole. You can vote up to 3 times, and discuss the music and your votes in the comment box below. I will announce the final, most-voted-for track on my post for the epilogue of Twilight!
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Preview the Songs:
Your Guardian Angel by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Seventeen Forever by Metro Station
This is For Keeps by The Spill Canvas
Time Is Running Out by Muse
Hero/Heroine by Boys Like Girls
Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
Lion by Rebecca St.James
Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis
All Around Me by Flyleaf
Here (In Your Arms) by Hellogoodbye
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July 5th, 2008 at 2:12 am
First to comment! Yaay! Thanks for this, Kaleb! We love you!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:21 am
I am so happy with the outcome of the final songs to choose from! They are all amazing, and I have no idea how I’m going to vote for only three!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:25 am
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July 5th, 2008 at 2:29 am
Yay fun!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:42 am
uh comment 3…is that real or a joke?
just wondring…
July 5th, 2008 at 2:43 am
Keep your fingers crossed for Time Is Running Out!!!!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:57 am
It was so hard to choose but the song i picked fits Twilight so perfectly.
July 5th, 2008 at 3:52 am
all these songs are very… emo - except muse and that leona girl but man that song is shocking.
must we be so depressing? it’s a happy ending.
July 5th, 2008 at 4:35 am
Some of these songs re annoying because I either dislike them (bleeding love) or son’t think they totalyl apply. But the ones left are SO close. Yikes. People found some really good songs. Now at least I have more to add to my playlist.
July 5th, 2008 at 4:36 am
Woops, spelling mistakes. Typing too fast…
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July 5th, 2008 at 4:48 am
Muse! Must be Muse! I love that song with a passion and it so fits Twilight!!
MUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSEMUSE
Sorry. Had to be done =]
July 5th, 2008 at 6:10 am
This is hard!
may the best song wins!
July 5th, 2008 at 6:13 am
This *is* hard. I’ve already voted for one, but I have no idea which other ones to vote for
All the songs are great though, they fit really well. But I can’t imagine you had to go through 7000 entries, that’s some serious dedication!
July 5th, 2008 at 8:19 am
i think some bands like Hellogoodbye and Metro Station and Boys Like Girls (though I don’t dislike them) just dont fit with the book. I think they’re too..poppy and bubbly…can’t really see edward and bella scenes with that kind of music
July 5th, 2008 at 8:57 am
I can so see the movie being over, the credits coming on, and “Time is Running Out” playing over the credits.
And then everyone in the audience screams. (That is going to be a FUN midnight showing.)
July 5th, 2008 at 9:06 am
Here’s one more vote for MUSE!!!!!! Time is Running Out fits Twilight nearly perfectly ^_^
July 5th, 2008 at 9:07 am
I’m voting for MUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Time is running out fits Twilight so well!
July 5th, 2008 at 9:10 am
Great songs! My Twilight playlist just grew.
This is *really* hard! I am down to three that I really like. Great job submitting everyone and thanks Kaleb for doing this! YOU ROCK!!!
July 5th, 2008 at 9:31 am
I can’t believe that
A.) The song I voted for got on the list!
B.) I know and love most of the other candidates.
Great Job!
July 5th, 2008 at 9:54 am
I like the seventeen forever, I laughed when I read the title.
July 5th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Who’s idea was it to put bleeding love up there?! That song gets on my nerves and doesnt really apply to twilight. But every other song was an amazing pick!
July 5th, 2008 at 9:59 am
OMG Iris is on there! I submitted/voted for tht one! -screams-
Love that song, Muse is awesome too, tough choices Kaleb!
July 5th, 2008 at 10:35 am
Wow, this is hard… They’re all great. Well, some are better *cough*Muse*cough*ThisIsForKeeps*cough* than others *cough*bleedinglove*cough* but in general you did a really great job… I’m gonnna have to think about this for a while before voting. What? Anyhting Twilight is really important!
July 5th, 2008 at 10:43 am
I don’t think that a huge hit should be the song for Twilight… it should be something that isn’t overplayed and has more of an “indie” feel. Thats just what I think…
July 5th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Has anyone told you about The Walk, Imogen Heap? Cause if they haven’t, the song is totally Edward all the way.
Oh, and voted, some songs, that I already guessed and some was…a surprise. Gonna vote again.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:59 am
OMG OMG….squee!!!!!!
LOL.
Well, most of these songs’ lyrics fit the idea of Twilight very well for me, but if Bleeding Love wins, or we get stuck with some of the more pop-ey songs, I’m kicking someone. I do like This is for Keeps :].
July 5th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Why would someone put All Around Me by FlyLeaf? Its a sad song but its perfect for New Moon. I’m going for Lion by Rebecca St James because it describes Edward perfectly I have no Idea about muse though I’m just starting to listen to them ALSO Lion is not emo it is happy just listen to the lyrics
July 5th, 2008 at 11:14 am
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July 5th, 2008 at 11:15 am
Aww yeah, “Iris” hands down. That’s the song I thought of when I first read the chapter in the first place. Plus, y’know, it’s the most beautiful, touching song that came out of the 90’s.
July 5th, 2008 at 11:18 am
All Around Me is not a sad song…it describes Bella perfectly because all day everyday, Bella can feel Edward around her, whether is physically, mentally, or spirtually. Its gonna be hard to vote but I’m excited to find out which one will win! =]
July 5th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Your Guardian Angel, Hero/Heroine, and Lion fits Twilight perfectly! You need to look at the lyrics!
I didn’t choose Time is Running Out by Muse because, well, it’s already in Stephenie Meyer’s playlist and I thought that was kind of cheap. I wanted to choose a different song!
I agree! All Around Me is definitely a New Moon song!!
July 5th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Lion, hands down! Not just in the chorus, but all the lyrics were almost written by Bella!
July 5th, 2008 at 11:50 am
I’m not votingbecause I LOVE them all, xD There all very perfect too many good choices. xD
July 5th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Yay! I voted 3 times on the first round and all 3 songs that I submitted were chosen as part of th top 10! (Who knew I was so predictable in my music choices…)
This is so hard. I love all the top 10 songs except Bleeding Love and the dreadfully overplayed Hero/Heroine ughh, so I’m gonna have a difficult time voting.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
OME!!! your guardian angel is PERFECT! i totally am in love with red jumpsuit apparatus, and now i love it even more! haha. i really do NOT enjoy bleeding love, it annoys me greatly
and i don’t seem to get a twilight-y feel from time is running out. the book isn’t about ‘is there enough time’ or anything. it’s about the fact that edward and bella [bella especially] will do ANYTHING for each other, if it means death, or pain, or separation! not time….
July 5th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
honestly, i’m a huge fan of metro station and muse and rja, but after listening to the lyrics, heroheroine was absolutely perfect for twilight. i got the chills because i could see something related to bella and edward as i heard the lyrics and lsjgdalg its just perfect!
July 5th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
I choose Flyleaf. The music is a good tone and emotional. But dang, Lion has perfect lyrics! The Lion is the angel..
July 5th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Kaleb–thanks so much for taking all this time to make all of us Twilight fans happy, when you’re not even quite finished with the book!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
I couldn’t choose, so i voted 3 times, for 3 different songs… it did say that you could vote three times!
I picked:
Hero/Heroine, for it’s perfect lyrics
Time is Running Out, because, hello?, stephenie meyer herself put that on her playlist!
aand i picked All Around Me, because it totally captures the atmosphere of the book!
=] <3 =P
July 5th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
I really like Muse, but I don’t think Time Is Running Out describes the ENTIRE book. It definitely describes part of it though, so I guess I wouldn’t mind if that was THE song… I’d never heard “Lion” before, and that describes Edward almost perfectly… I don’t know, a lot of these songs could work! As long as it’s not “Bleeding Love”
July 5th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
I think that the Muse song everybody is in love with is very good - but for the whole series. I personally think that “This Is For Keeps” by The Spill Canvas is the best. It fits the song soooo well!! Look it up on YouTube! Seriously! I’m totally voting for it on all three of my votes =D
Kaleb, you rock dude! You went through so many songs and the songs you chose ROCK!! =D Great job and you must be incredibly dedicated. Thanks!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
ah, good choices.
your amazing Kaleb.
July 5th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
there’s too many perfect songs!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Yay! I voted! I have to say, this is reeaally hard. But I SOOOOOOOOOOO hope LION wins. It matches it PERFECTLY.
sigh, but I don’t think it will, because it’s not a well known song… PEOPLE! GIVE LION A CHANCE! READ THE LYRICS AND LISTEN TO THE WHOLE SONG! EVERYTHING MATCHES! IT EVEN HAS “YOUR GENTLENESS MELTS ME” AND “I’M SCARED AND I’M NOT SURE YOU’RE SAFE/ BUT YOUR EYES SEEM TO SAY THAT YOU ARE GOOD”. IT’S AN AWESOME SONG!
Anyway, as long as it’s not Bleeding Love (overrated) or Muse (i’m sorry, they’re a great band, but suddenly since stephenie says she loves it, everyone is screaming about it. Give other artists a chance!) I’m fine. I also like Iris. There’s my two cents!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
I voted for Lion. It really seems to fit it pretty good. But the Muse one and “This is for keeps” were pretty close too
July 5th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
I don’t know, Time is running out is a good song, and I don’t think it should be an overly played-pop song, (like Bleeding Love, I hope that one doesnt win) but I like Hero/Heroin. I mean Edward eventells Bella that she is his brand of heroin right in the book, in the medow I’m pretty sure is where he said it. I like This is For Keeps alos, because Edward is all about forever and everything that comes with it.
July 5th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
I agree with Hallie that it’s kind of cheap to pick Muse because it’s on the playlist (but Muse is still a good band).
Seventeen forever almost seems like it could fit the entire series though it fits just twilight pretty well.
Your Gaurdian Angel is one of the best, I’d say. Because Edward is like Bella’s angel. The only bad part for the relationship is the “even if saving you sends me to heaven” because Edward doesn’t believe he should go to heaven.
All Around me is a pretty awesome song.
Here (in your arms) is good for the ending but not for the entire book.
July 5th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
I love Hero/Heroine and Your Guardian Angel. Iris is an amazing song, but i really don’t understand where it fits in with twilight? . If you really understand the lyrics, it’s sort of abut a bad breakup … and
Metro Station is also an amazing band, but not for twilight Bleeding Love isn’t very good either . Lion has very relevant lyrics.
July 5th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
OMG .
DID NOT LOOK AT THE WHOLE LIST
THE SPILL CANVAS!
ALL THE WAY!
July 5th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
These are ok. I’m sad that neither of my picks (”Everytime We Touch” by Cascada and “Can’t Help Falling in Lone with You” by Elvis-you can’t go wrong with Elvis!) got in, but I voted for “Your Guardian Angel” and “Lion”. I listened to these clips and then searched for the ones that sounded ok on youtube. I couldn’t find Lion for a long time because I kept using the artist’s name as Rachel instead of Rebecca. I like “Here in Your Arms” but there wasn’t much to the song
(in terms of verses) and I couldn’t understand the chorus without lyrics.
July 5th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
oops! as if it wasn’t obvious, that Elvis song is supposed to be “Can’t Help Falling in LOVE With You” not “lone”. by the way, “This is for keeps” does not make sense to me as being for Twilight. I’m not saying it’s a bad song, and yes, it’s clearly about a vampire, but that’s the problem. It uses the word “fangs” in the first verse, and the vamp in the song clearly wants to turn this girl. Edward is set on keeping Bella human for all of Twilight.
July 5th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
I think that Bleeding Love should be for New Moon if they every turn that one into a movie!
July 5th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Oh and also, I voted for Seventeen forever in the first round!
I was surprised and really happy to see it up there because that usually doesn’t happen to me!!
July 5th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
I must say, the top ten choices are so cliche it’s not even funny. I must say that I wasn’t very enthused with the top ten choices. I would have liked the fans of twilight to be a little more creative. Yes, Time is Running Out by Muse is one of my favorites, but yet, we all know that this song describes twilight. I would have liked to see people have a little more fun and creativity with this.
I was pleasently surprised that Spill Canvas and Rebecca St. James made the list, and I enjoyed those choices.
But the other choices, Metro Station, Boys Like Girls, Leona Lewis. I have to say that those were a slight let down to the minds of those with some taste in good music. I’m not saying that I don’t like some of those bands, but twilight doesn’t deserve some overplayed pop crud that is on MTV 24/7. THE FANS OF TWILIGHT SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST SOME TASTE IN GOOD MUSIC OTHER THEN THIS LUDICROUS OVERPLAYED HIGH-FELUTININ NONSENSE!!!!!
July 5th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
this is me again, i forgot to say what i think would be a better song. (this would be Stephanie from comment 54).
My recommendation is “This Wasn’t Supposed to Happen -
Sugarcubes”.
This describes basically everything Bella is feeling towards Edward. It is a wonderful song that I think best describes the book. Plus, it isn’t an overplayed ludicrous high-felutinin nonsense of a song.
July 5th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
It’s a tough choice seeing as how every single love song that has ever been written could apply to the book. I love Iris though….
July 5th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
I like almost all of these songs for Twilight! Some, like Iris, will only ever have one meaning for me though. But I’ve always thought Your Guardian Angel was a good fit. It’s a tough choice though…
July 5th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
I do agree that Time is Running Out fits, but I just think the lyrics to Lion by Rebecca St. James were written for Twilight!!! Go check them out, especially the first verse.
July 5th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
I thought some choices were good, and some were overplayed. I like the title of Seventeen Forever, but the lyrics go “Won’t be seventeen forever/So we can get away with this tonight”
July 5th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Your Guardian Angel is the PERFECT song for Twilight!! If you really read the lyrics, it relates perfectly to the book. I voted for it the first round and voted for it again. Go RJA!!!
July 5th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
All of these songs are really amazing picks. Its going to be really hard to choose just one! I wish we could see the results as people vote; I want to know what everyone is choosing!
It was really hard for me to vote, with the Goo Goo Dolls, Boys Like Girls, Muse, and the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus on the list. They’re all amazing songs. (Plus Hero/Heroine is my favorite song ever). But in the end I had to go with “Lion” because the song suits Twilight to a t.
July 5th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
This is such a great idea! I love all the songs, but the one problem with “Time Is Running Out” is the fact that it’s on Stephenie’s actual playlist, which makes it not too original. But it does fit the book so well! Luv them all!
July 5th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
ok This is fo keeps is definately the best song in my opinion.
July 5th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
GUYS I KNOW THIS MIGHT BE OOF TOPIC BUT SOMEONE POSTED A DVD SNEAK PEAK OF THE TWILIGHT TRAILER. IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT HERE IT IS http://www.youtube.com/user/Vivi051387
July 5th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
ugh why does everyone like Muse? oh well i voted for Spill Canvas, Goo Goo Dolls & Boys Like Girls
*crosses fingers*
July 5th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Woo! My song choice made it to round 2! Metrostation ftw ;P The lyrics do fit from Edward’s perspective, and it captures the essential conflict in Twilight. Plus, I thought a popular, upbeat song would be great for the ending of Twilight (assuming its the Prom scene).
I can’t imagine how hard it was for you to narrow it down to 10, Kaleb. I find it real hard to just choose three.
But I like Muse. I don’t care if it’s on Stephenie’s playlist, it fits Twilight perfectly, which cannot be said for some of these that made it up there (Bleeding love? whaa?).
July 5th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
To Andrea: OMG!!! I watched that clip a couple of hours ago and I completely died!! I immediately showed it to my friend and she screamed! Robert is absolutely amazing, I love that guy <33 I knew he would make a great Edward! Ha! to all those who doubted him. =)
and it’s not a trailer, it’s one of the scenes in the movie, and they are AMAZING! Robert is adorable *swoons over him*
July 5th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
I have to say that these are GREAT choices. Good job fellow twilight guy readers. :p
I honestly like the Lion song. Its one of the few that are sung by a girl. I know that’s kinda weird, but the way I look at it, the book is from Bella’s point of few. Essentially, it’s following her life story, not anyone elses. It’s about her. It’s easier to connect a song sang by a girl to twilight. Maybe it’s just me? I could be crazy. :p
Anyways, the lyrics to that song are perfect. That one and Gaurdian Angel are my two favorite. I like the Muse song too, but I agree that it doesn’t apply to the whole book as well.
July 5th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Woah TWO HALLIE’S IN A ROW! That’s pretty freaky. :p
To Audrey and Hallie: THAT IS THE BEST CLIP EVER!!! Robert is perfect, and no one can deny that. :p
July 5th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Omg, that’s hilarious xD and we both picked 2 of the same songs too!
and yes, Robert is perfect. <3
July 5th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Your guardian angel is the best out of these, hands down. Personally, I think that Several songs by Lifehouse like Learn You Inside Out and a song by Dashboard Confessional, Rooftops and Invitations, are better choices, but out of these I vote for red jumpsuit apparatus.
July 5th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
c’mon. Lion fits Twilight perfectly all the way..
July 5th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
i dont know what lion is but i totally sugested “Your Guardian Angel” n i cant believe that it made it all the way to the top ten which i am so proud of. i was also hoping that “Only Hope” by Mandy Moore was going to make it but Your Guardian Angel is #1 all the way.
July 5th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
DUDE! i totally suggested “All Around Me” heheheh i LOVE that song! im soo xcited! i luv ur site! cant wait till u read new moon! (cuz i totally have a song suggestion for chapter three!) cant wait for ur next post!
July 5th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Lion fits perfectly.
July 5th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
wow. this is definetely really hard. i went through all the songs and listened to each one, looked up the lyrics and thought about how they fit into twilight and if i enjoyed it or not. and i had this whole paper of comments on each song and everything. it’s so hard to actually choose only 3 songs. and a lot of people liked time is running out. i listened to it once and i though “nahh.” but then i saw how many people actually voted for it based on the comments and i went to look at the lyrics without the music and then i ran into trouble cause now i have 4 songs that i like. so then i decided to listen to everything again and write comments on a sheet of paper about each one and the parts that seemed to stick with twilight.
it was so hard for me! and i’m amazed that you managed to actually go through more than 5,000 songs and pick only 10!
good luck to the songs that are best fitted!!!
July 5th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
ok. now i have to rant about LION.
IT FITS TWILIGHT PERFECTLY. the lyrics are like made for the book!
“what a sick, masochistic lion.”
gosh i hope this one wins!
July 5th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
I chose Bleeding love by Leona Lewis. I think it describes Bella almost perfectly.
Examples:
Lyrics
“They try and pull me away but they don’t know the truth”
I think that would talk about Jacob, other boys ect., Charlies, Billy and so on trying to get her away from Edward but they don’t know that she loves him with all of her heart.
Lyrics
“Something happened for the very first time with you, my heart melted to the ground found something true,”
This could be when she first kissed him, or the first time he stayed in her room.
July 5th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
I love all the songs, but I vered to the songs that would be more of Bella’s POV. Except for the song my Red Jumpsuit Apparatus; it has more of an Edward attitude but it still fits with Twilight MOSTLY as a whole.
But some of the songs had more of a pop/techno genre and to me that sort of genre doesn’t fit Twilight.
July 5th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
I voted for This is for Keeps but I wonder if it made it to the list due to fans who have read ALL THREE books. I think it will be ideal for book 3. But thinking as Kaleb instructed, for a song to play at the end of the book, I think this one would be really great.
July 5th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Gr-eth. The song I submitted was up there but I’m kicking myself in the butt right now. I can’t believe that I didn’t think of Hero/Heroine for the song cause
1–It is one of the songs in my twilight playlist
and
2–Boys Like Girls is like my favorite band
I think that song is way to perfect if you listen to the lyrics closely…
July 5th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Great, now I’m downloading 50 songs… (Legally, of course, through Rhapsody.) Yeah. I go to download the 4-5 of these I don’t have already (though I think one of them– which a lot of others have mentioned not liking– will be deleted after about three seconds) and then I end up downloading the rest of the ones by The Spill Canvas. (I love their song Lullaby. It’s one of my favorite songs.)
Speaking of Muse, there’s an awesome classical version of Time is Running Out on YouTube. Cello quartet, I think. Seriously, any song can be improved with a classical version– that’s confirmed by a decent version of Barbie Girl, but maybe it’s just lack of lyrics there….
I ramble too much… Anyway, then, I’ve finally picked three out of the 9 that I love.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
“Iris,” is the perfect song for Twilight. There are some others that are close, but The Goo Goo Dolls have take it.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
These are all great, but I agree that the song should sound like it’s from Bella’s perspective, as does the book. I picked “Lion” because of this and its otherworldly tone. Besides, the lyrics are asolutely perfect, every line.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
YESS!!! The one I wanted is up there!!! WOOT!!! The others all come in 2nd but the one I chose is just PERFECT! Please listen to them all carefuly and imagine Bella and Edward when you do… Can you really picture this song in the background??? I TOTALLY CAN!!! AWESOME!!! Thanks for doing this man! LOVE YA! GOOD LUCK MY FAV SONG!
July 5th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
I voted for Your Guardian Angel, All Around Me, and Iris. All three work amazingly.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Is it just me, or is the Bleeding Love clip longer than all the other ones?? Hmm…
I know I’m downloading them all, practically - so many of them (well, pretty much all) fit perfectly with Twilight. Good choices, Twilighters!
I just wonder how much more traffic these listed bands are getting on iTunes and Limewire
I have to say I really like that song Lion, as well as Hero/Heroine - but I think This Is For Keeps has the most appropriate lyrics. I’ll probably change my mind, but anyway
I’m also totally suprised at how Bleeding Love fits with the story! I was like, “What? Leona Lewis made it on this list??” but when I listened to it in the context of the contest, it made so much sense. Anyone else have this revelation?
July 5th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Kaleb you definetly have patience and will power my friend! Keep doing what you’re doing…Your’e awesome!
I personally love all the songs and each relate to the series in their way. But as i voted i had to think of only twilight, that knocked like three songs out…..Then i had think of which songs screams Bellas voice through the lyrics, resembles what she feels through the whole book, and still tells me about Edward (That part was Vital)….So in the end that brought me to one…..LION….And i voted! But i also put down “seventeen forever”,even though it’s in edwards view…it still matches the book in many areas! And then Here(In Your Arms), obviously cause of the ending, but it still reminds me of a lot of other scenes in the book! So yeah!
Good luck choosing everyone!
Plus: Thanks for the Clip!
July 5th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Sweet! The song I suggested made the list! “This is for Keeps” by The Spill Canvas. I totally love Muse (I mean I really do!) but to describe Twilight as a whole I don’t think Muse cuts it. Twilight at its core is really a love story. I think “Time is running out” is better suited for Eclipse.
“This is for Keeps” FTW!
July 5th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
I just want to say that I liked Lion and Hero/Heroine equally for Bella and Edward, Lion for Bella and Hero/Heroine for Edward. Which is why I voted for Lion for Twilight, because it’s from Bella’s POV. If this is ever done for Midnight Sun, I’d vote for Hero/Heroine. Make sense?
So, go Lion!!!
July 6th, 2008 at 12:06 am
Seventeen forever because bella WONT be seventeen forever like edward… AND hero/heroine because when i hear it i think of heroin. as in “youre exactly my brand of heroin.” The lyrics to both work perfectly also!!
July 6th, 2008 at 12:22 am
OME! Lion is PERFECT…
Besides the fact that the lyrics seemed to be specifically written with Twilight in mind, it is not the typical lovey-dovey song (both the tune and the lyrics), but has a mysterious ring to it all, which perfectly fits Edward and Bella’s whole relationship… because it is far from typical.
…and so the LION fell in love with the lamb…
July 6th, 2008 at 1:00 am
I’m voting for “Seventeen Forever” because I think that it really gets the meaning of the first book perfectly.
Plus, I love Metro Station
July 6th, 2008 at 1:05 am
Wow, I would have thought that we would have had some different songs. I mean no offense to metro station or leona lewis but Twilight doesn’t strike me as the Top 20 hit songs in the US kinda book. I’d say either Muse Goo Goo Dolls or RJA.
July 6th, 2008 at 1:30 am
Your Guardian Angel sounds more like a Jacob song for me. I used to think it’s from Edward’s POV, but then I read NM and listened to the lyrics again…
“..cause you’re my true love…please don’t throw that away..
..cause I’m here for you..
..please don’t walk away..
..and please tell me you’ll stay..”
c’mon…it’s oozing with Jacobness!! we all know Bella’s gonna end up with Edward (fingers crossed) and this is just Jacob begging her to be with him!
so I’m saving this song for New Moon..lol
July 6th, 2008 at 1:52 am
Im glad the spill canvas song got through, though I am am annoyed that so many contemporary mainstream artists are picked, but i understand becuase those have the most votes. I just feel like you shouldnt just pick your favorite song, and some of these are just to peppy for the seriousness of the book.
I’m voting Spill Canvas, becuase, apart from it being abotu vampires, the tone and lyrics both fit.
Also you dont have to pick an “emo” one just becuase you thing the book is emo.
July 6th, 2008 at 4:04 am
almost every song up there applies to twilight the first one i picked was “this is for keeps” that song is perfect and of course muse then flyleaf… but after reading the comments im getting a feeling that muse will win…
July 6th, 2008 at 6:31 am
Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls is an amazing song. i also like the MUse one, but i dont want it to win because its on SM’s page and practically its choosen almost all the time. eh oh well =/
July 6th, 2008 at 6:38 am
Hey, its comment number six again. I chose Time Is Running Out because you have that whole feeling throughout the entire book, not just when James was tracking Bella. First it was mentioned when Edward tells Bella he cares more for her because he could walk away. Next when he confesses he went to Denali. Then, throughout the rest you get the impression he has no intention of changing Bella. Edward waits for the ‘running and screaming’ part. Lastly, we find out later from Alice that Edward never intented to out live Bella. He agonizes while Bella sleeps whether to break it off to keep her from harm. And then in New Moon, Jasper inadvertenly makes the decision for him. So it can’t of been that big of a shock when Edward left Bella. With little hints all throughout Twilight, you get the feeling Edward might not stick around. That’s why I chose TIRO because in the end it really does.
July 6th, 2008 at 6:39 am
I apologize for my massive block of text. Sorry!!!
July 6th, 2008 at 6:59 am
Forgetting about the competition for a minute ;), I can’t believe I’ve never heard Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls. What an amazing song.
Oh, and the lyrics from ‘Lion’ fit Twilight perfectly!
July 6th, 2008 at 7:06 am
OME this is an amazing list of songs!
they are all really good for the twilight series but i think some songs are not very suitable for the first book… for example AAM by flyleaf/ its perfect for new moon but not really for twilight (in my opinion). nyway may the best song win!
July 6th, 2008 at 7:12 am
ome!
All Around Me!
BEST SONG EVER!!!
and Your Gaurdian Angel!
i can play that on piano!
and Metro Station rocks!
and Hero/Herione is an amazing song!
love it!
love them all!
ilykaleb.
peace.
July 6th, 2008 at 7:14 am
i agree w/ Tessa(#95)
Your Gaurdian Angel has always been my ‘Bella/Jacob’ song.
July 6th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Audrey-
that’s a really good idea! that song (seventeen forever) would be so perfect for the prom scene/ending of Twilight. it will totally throw the non-Twilight audience, thinking that Bella we be turned that night but of course we fans know better
July 6th, 2008 at 10:07 am
LOL, I submitted “This is For Keeps” in the preliminary round as well. I hate to say it, but alot of the songs just don’t seem to fit. I mean, I like Metro Station and Flyleaf but those songs just don’t feel very ‘Twilight’-y, be it in terms of the lyrics or the general tone.
But, eh. That’s my two cents.
July 6th, 2008 at 10:15 am
I love them all! When I saw the list I was like: oh boy, this is going to be difficult… I wonder what will feel like voting in the top 3 :S
The Spill Canvas, Metro Station and Rebecca Saint James for me ;)! <3
July 6th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Is there any way to see the current stats?!
I really hope bleeding love doesnt win. its too mainstream.
but seriously. I really want to know where each song stands!
July 6th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Okay, I realize that I didn’t get a voting thing that shows you the current results, so here’s some of the positions now:
Your Guardian Angel and Time Is Running Out are exactly tied. EXACTLY the same number of votes, literally. Iris is just below them, then Lion. The others are nearby, but less than those. Keep voting!
July 6th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Is anyone voting for Here(in your arms)? Just wondering cuz no one seems to be commenting on that song. I personally don’t think it fits really well, either, but I was just wondering if anyone has an argument for it. Everyone is proving really good points for the other songs, but not this one. I think this song may come in last.
July 6th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Yay! Your Guardian angel is up there! Thanks for the update, Kaleb!
July 6th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Well, I chose Time is Running Out also, even though it’s already on her playlist. But, I mean, part of the lyrics are actually IN the book. When Edward and Bella are going to the baseball field, and she kisses him all “enthusiastically” he says something like “you’ll be the death of me”. And I just thought it was too weird that the exact same lyrics are in that song. I think it captures the intensity of the book. So, there’s my two cents…
July 6th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
If you haven’t read the lyrics to This is For Keeps.. you are voting a for the wrong song!! Here is a sample (just so you’ll understand)::
The streets are dark, my pulse is flat-lined
as I’m running to you
You sit completely unaware of what I’m about to do
The air is thick with tension much like when we are together
My fangs are aching as I’m pondering about you and I forever….Eternity will never be enough for me
and eternally we’ll live our infallible love…
Read the rest and vote for the best!!
July 6th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
VOTE HERO/HEROINE is matches PERFECTLY to the book (mostly edward, but still):
I never thought that you could break me apart
I keep a sinister smile and a hold of my heart
I feel like a hero and you are my heroine
Do you know that your love is the sweetest sin?
And I feel a weakness coming on
Never felt so good to be so wrong
Had my heart on lockdown
And then you turned me around
I’m feeling like a new born child
Every time I get a chance to see you smile
It’s not complicated
I was so jaded
thats just some of the lyrics, if you listen to the entire song you will see how it matches up to the book.
July 6th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Mysterious
That’s what I call You
I’m curious about You
I’m scared and not sure that You are safe
But Your eyes seem to say that You are good
Chorus
This is not a dream that I’m living
This is just a world of Your own
You took me from all that I knew
Shown me how it feels to hope
With You with me, facing tomorrow together
I can learn to fly
Feels like I’m living in a lion’s mouth, but the lion is (an angel)
Wise eyes, You see the core of me
Your gentleness melts me
And now I know that words cannot describe
The power that I feel when I’m with You
Chorus
This is not a dream that I’m living
This is just a world of Your own
You took me from all that I knew
Shown me how it feels to hope
With You with me, facing tomorrow together
I can learn to fly
Feels like I’m living in a lion’s mouth, but the lion is
Peace and power, love forever
Who am I to stand before You?
I am speechless
But in my weakness
You are here and all is well
You took me from all that I knew
Shown me how it feels to hope
With You with me, facing tomorrow together
I can learn to fly
Feels like I’m living in a lion’s mouth, but the lion is (an angel)
Chorus
This is not a dream that I’m living
This is just a world of Your own
You took me from all that I knew
Shown me how it feels to hope
With You with me, facing tomorrow together
I can learn to fly
Feels like I’m living in a lion’s mouth, but the lion is (an angel)
is an angel
It’s PERFECT!! come on ppl Vote for Lion!!!
July 6th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
I personally love Time Is Running Out (plus I’m a HUGE Muse fan) and it fits Twilight perfectly, but like someone said it’s on Stephenie’s playlist and that does seem kinda cheap to like, use it again. And I’ve always thought This Is For Keeps and Twilight were like, a match made in heaven, plus that song is really underrated as is The Spill Canvas, so that’s what I voted for!
July 6th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
I personally thought this list was a bt of a let down. That Leona Lewis and Metro Station made it on is sort of a tip off, really i would have loved to have seen some less well-known bands that aren’t all up in the Pop scene. I forget who said it, but a Dashboard Confessional song would have been great, but i think the best Dashboard song for Twilight would have been The Secret’s in the Telling
July 6th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
I just want to say that Iris is the BEST SONG EVER, but it isn’t really Twilight related, and i guess a lot of people don’t understand the song? Yes it’s a love song, but it’s more about the pain of parting. Also, I hope we do this for New Moon and Eclipse as well, because Bruised - Jack’s Mannequin is the BEST New Moon song EVER!!
July 6th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
sorry to post AGAIN, but i’ve been reading through the comments and I just wanted to add something onto what Cameryn Rose said. “Lullaby” by The Spill Canvas is an incredible song, and i recommend everyone here listen to it, because it totally fits in with what i’d imagine Edward’s lullaby for Bella would be (only with lyrics). Whenever i read about the lullaby in the book, i always think of this song. So check it out!
July 6th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
I voted for Iris, but maybe it’s cause I’ve jusy been in love with the song for EVER…but Time is Running Out would probably be best. Bleeding Love would work for New Moon, not Twilight though… dunno why it’s up there. I don’t really like Metrostation and Here in Your Arms is just… eh. All Around Me is an annoying song, I don’t think it particularly fits, and I sort of hate Your Guardian Angel, although the lyrics would connect to Twilight overall I guess.
That’s just my 2 cents :]
July 6th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
I voted for Lion. I love the song. I don’t know why Bleeding Love is up there… It doesn’t really fit. I had a lot of trouble picking, but I ended up choosing one of few that was from Bella’s point of view and related to Twilight. Why are so many of the songs from Edward’s point of view when the book is written from Bella’s?
July 6th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
#54 Kate-
It IS going to be a great midnight showing. All the fangirls will be there, and we can all squeal at everything.
July 6th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
ok. i think the muse song is good for the book. but everyone knows that one. and its even on her playlist! why dont we try to get a song that isn’t so famous for the book? i think iris is perfect!
July 6th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
I agree with comment 99. You get the feeling of time running out through most of Twilight. And also, I don’t think it’s that bad that the song is Stephenie’s playlist. And sure, the band seems much more popular after Stephenie said they were her favorite, but I was a Muse fan even before I knew who Stephenie Meyer was.
July 6th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
And also as an add on to comment 99, in the first half of Twilight, Bella would get the feeling that while Edward was saying something else, he was really trying to say goodbye.
July 6th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
THIS IS FOR KEEPS BY THE SPILL CANVAS.
FTW.
Honestly..like people have said before me, read the lyrics. The song is about a vampire.
Perfection..?
I think yes.