#SHEA Ultimate S.O.S. Playlist, Volume 2 (tracks 6-10)

Again, THANKS SO MUCH for all the Ultimate S.O.S. Playlist suggestions! Keep them coming!

As you recall, the first five songs (which I’m calling Volume 1) were more about Shaun and Lea in general. I’ve got more from that “category” and will share them another day. This time around, I’m focusing on the FUTURE #Shea… songs that seem to point to S4 onward. Let’s go—

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SONG: “Invincible” by Muse  

Songwriter: Matt Bellamy

Submitted by: Rose Amelie

Comments from Rose Amelie: 

“I think fits perfectly with #Shea because the lyrics are related with the challenges that Shaun and Lea must face in their new romantic relationship… This song is a ‘courage theme’. Their first weeks as couple will be important, and many people will say something about that (Glassy we can hear you!). But the consequence of the earthquake is the new chance to find the happiness that #Shea deserves.”

SAMPLE LYRIC:

During the struggle
They will pull us down
But please, please
Let's use this chance
To turn things around
And tonight
We can truly say
Together we're invincible

HEAR IT HERE (dual language!)

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SONG: “Life is Beautiful” by Vega4

Songwriters: Nic Cester/Cameron Muncey

Submitted by: Faghost

Comments from me: 

Here’s another British band that isn’t well known in the States, but this particular song (which reminds me a bit of Snow Patrol’s “Chasing Cars”) has been featured in TV and film numerous times, including episodes of Grey’s Anatomy and One Tree Hill. Which might be why Faghost says of this choice…

“This song is, I think, very common…but it makes me think of that 3.20 kissing scene and for the future, no?”

Me, I kind of see it as the music beneath an all-#Shea edition of the S4 trailer.

Sample Lyrics

Life is beautiful
But it's complicated
We barely make it
We don't need
To understand
There are miracles
Miracles

HEAR IT HERE

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SONG: “Follow You, Follow Me” by Genesis

Songwriters: Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins

Submitted by: Sonya

Comments from me: 

Genesis was a progressive rock band from England in the 1970s that traded Phil Collins for Peter Gabriel somewhere around 1976, and then slowly morphed into a bestselling pop-rock band from England in the 80s and 90s. “Follow You, Follow Me” was their first Billboard Hot 100 hit in the U.S., and was decidedly more sentimental lyrically than earlier Genesis efforts.

 

The end result? A simple, timeless sentiment that captures #Shea’s future… and perhaps started in the past, thinking back to when Shaun wanted to leave San Jose and “follow” Lea…

Sample Lyrics

With the dark,
Oh I see so very clearly now
All my fears are drifting by me so slowly now
Fading away

I can say
The night is long but you are here
Close at hand, oh I'm better for the smile you give
And while I live
I will follow you will you follow me…

HEAR IT HERE 

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SONG: “Portuguese Love Song” by Craig Armstrong (from the Love, Actually OST)

Songwriter: Craig Armstrong

Submitted by: Rose Amelie

Comment from me: 

I mentioned when I first put out the call for Playlist entries that instrumentals were welcome too… and so far, two readers have taken up the baton with non-lyric suggestions! This is one of them.

Comment from Rose Amelie: 

“Love, Actually is a film that shows beautiful stories, all of them with different kinds of love. “Portuguese Love Song” is for two people who fall in love in an unexpected way, with many differences, and in a situation that made being together almost impossible. But both decided to change that, and finally be a couple. Like Shaun and Lea.

“#Shea is a couple who needs to be brave and face together many fears, questions and challenges. But they already have the most important thing: the love for each other.”

HEAR IT HERE

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SONG: “Where My Heart Will Take Me” by Russell Watson

Songwriter: Diane Warren

Submitted by: Andreas

Comment from Andreas:

“The lyrics of this song describe Shaun and Lea after the last scene of season 3, taking off to season 4 with the best hopes for their future… It took almost 3 years, but Shaun and Lea finally dare to love each other. Shaun does no longer listen to others but to his heart. Lea isn’t held back by her self-doubt anymore.”

Sample Lyrics:

It's been a long road, getting from there to here
It's been a long time, but my time is finally near
And I can feel a change in the wind right now, nothing's in my way
And they're not gonna hold me down no more
No they're not gonna hold me down

'Cuz I've got faith of the heart, I'm going where my heart will take me
I've got faith to believe I can do anything
I've got strength of the soul, no one's gonna bend or break me
I can reach any star
I've got faith, I've got faith, faith of the heart

Comment from me:

Diane Warren wrote—not much of an exaggeration here—EVERY. THING. On pop radio (and some country, and some R&B) in the U.S. and probably elsewhere in the 1990s. For fellow songwriters like myself, this made her annoying as hell. BUT she clearly knew how to write compelling songs for the times with mass appeal.

Andreas came upon this version by (yet another Brit!) Russell Watson—a singer with a repertoire similar to America’s Josh Groban—which was apparently used as the theme for Star Trek Enterprise. In the U.S., this same song was actually an adult contemporary hit for Rod Stewart in 1998 when he recorded it for the soundtrack of the Robin Williams film Patch Adams. Back then the song was known by its original title “Faith of the Heart.” (So if you’re like me, and wonder ‘where have I heard this before?’… that’s where.)

HEAR IT HERE

And that’s Volume 2 of the Playlist!

Remember, this project is continuing to evolve… if you’ve got a #Shea-suitable song (or songs) to suggest, check out this post to find out how to do it!

(And you can simply leave your suggestion in the comments, or Tweet it to me, but I may follow up with a question or two.)