Musik Mundi: Rachael Yamagata

If someone were to ask me what my favorite song of all time would be, without a doubt I would answer with Worn Me Down. Not only is it a great song to listen to, it also has a bit of significance for me. The first time that I really hung out with the bf was when we had lunch together with a mutual friend of ours. We had known each other for a good five or so years already but were mere aquaintances. During our little lunch tete a tete (maybe more like trois tete a trois tete?), I mentioned that I had been fancying this really awesome song and I went on and on about how much I wanted someone to download it for me. That's right. I'm pro-pirate! ARRGGH! A few days later, I got a call from my future bf. It was odd because he never ever called me ever before. He told me had been trying to search all over the internet for that song I wanted but he couldn't remember the name of the artist. He searched for silly things like 'up and coming Japanese singers' and the like. I was so incredibly smitten! So I told him her name: Rachael Yamagata. A month later, we were officially dating. Oh but there's more! A week into our official dating period. He surprised me by showing up to my house unannounced. What a creep! Kidding. He tried to surprise me but you can't surprise someone who has two rambunctious canine friends who are on a constant look-out. But of course I was still pleasantly surprised because he bought me Miss Yamagata's album: Happenstance.

Rachael Yamagata is part Japanese, Italian and German and plays the piano. I'm really big on supporting the Asian artists. She's got this super awesome low husky voice. She has had her songs on The O.C., ER, Nip/Tuck, One Tree Hill and more! In her MySpace profile picture, she has the kind of hairstyle that I WANT! Now! Obviously, my fave is Worn Me Down. The bf's fave is Reason Why and I even included my little sister's fave which is Be Be Your Love. Enjoy!

*photo courtesy of amazon.com*


Rachael Yamagata
Album: Happenstance (2004)
Song Title: Worn Me Down
Song Title: Reason Why
Song Title: Be Be Your Love