Hey Guys,
When you were both being born, Mom and I made a music mix to play in the delivery room. For Decker’s, we made a big, giant long list. For Gibson’s, it was much shorter, because we were pretty sure that it wouldn’t be such a long labor. Decker’s labor was nine hours from water break (in Mom and Dad’s bed) to arrival. Gibson’s was five hours from the beginning of labor pains til arrival. Decker was three weeks early, Gibby was born right on the due date.
These mixes have a ton of different kinds of songs. Some have a good beat, some are ballads; some are cheesy, some are deep; some get you up, some keep you down. Some are mom and dad’s favorites, some were songs of the moments, some snuck their way in.
Decker’s Mix…
| All I Want Is You | U2 |
| Angel | Sarah McLachlan |
| Anything’s Possible | Jonny Lang |
| Baby Baby Baby | Joss Stone |
| Be Like That | 3 Doors Down |
| Beautiful Day | U2 |
| Because the Night (Live) | 10,000 Maniacs |
| Beverly Hills | Weezer |
| Blow Me (One Last Kiss) | P!nk |
| Blown Away | Carrie Underwood |
| Bulletproof | La Roux |
| By My Side | Ben Harper |
| By Your Side | Sade |
| Californication | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Call Me Maybe | Carly Rae Jepsen |
| Celebration | Kool & The Gang |
| Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes | Jimmy Buffett |
| Breathe (2 AM) | Anna Nalick |
| Closer to Fine | Indigo Girls |
| Detective | No Doubt |
| Dog Days Are Over | Florence + The Machine |
| Don’t Let Us Get Sick | Warren Zevon |
| Don’t Stop | Fleetwood Mac |
| Down On Me (feat. 50 Cent) | Jeremih & 50 Cent |
| Early In the Morning | Peter, Paul And Mary |
| Family Business | Kanye West |
| Father and Son | Johnny Cash & Fiona Apple |
| Fell In Love With a Boy | Joss Stone |
| Fields of Gold | Eva Cassidy |
| Forever | Mariah Carey |
| From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come) | Bruce Springsteen |
| Gives You Hell | The All-American Rejects |
| Glitter In the Air | P!nk |
| Glory Days | Bruce Springsteen |
| God Only Knows | The Beach Boys |
| Good Time | Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen |
| Hands | Jewel |
| Home | Phillip Phillips |
| Human | The Killers |
| Hysteric | Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
| I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) | Stevie Wonder |
| I’ll Stand By You | Pretenders |
| I’m a Slave 4 U | Britney Spears |
| I’m the Only One | Melissa Etheridge |
| I’m Yours | Jason Mraz |
| Idlewild Blue (Don’tchu Worry ‘Bout Me) | OutKast |
| In My Life | The Beatles |
| Juicy | The Notorious B.I.G. |
| Just Like Heaven | Katie Melua |
| Just The Way You Are | Billy Joel |
| Keep Ya Head Up | 2Pac |
| Keep Your Head Up | Andy Grammer |
| Keep Your Heart Young | Brandi Carlile |
| Kryptonite | 3 Doors Down |
| Land Of Hope And Dreams [Live] | Bruce Springsteen |
| Let’s Stay Together | Al Green |
| Lights (Single Version) | Ellie Goulding |
| Love the One You’re With | Stephen Stills |
| Make You Feel My Love | ADELE |
| A Matter of Trust | Billy Joel |
| Midnight Train to Georgia | Gladys Knight & The Pips |
| Moment of Truth | Gang Starr |
| My Own Worst Enemy | Lit |
| Newborn | Joss Stone |
| One | U2 |
| One and Only | ADELE |
| Overprotected | Britney Spears |
| Party In the U.S.A. | Miley Cyrus |
| Piece of Me | Britney Spears |
| Poker Face | Lady GaGa |
| Pumped Up Kicks | Foster the People |
| Raise Your Glass | P!nk |
| Rhythm of Love | Plain White T’s |
| Rich Girl | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| The River of Dreams | Billy Joel |
| Rockstar | Nickelback |
| Romeo and Juliet | Indigo Girls |
| American Girl | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
| Second Hand News | Fleetwood Mac |
| Sleeping In | The Postal Service |
| So What | P!nk |
| Some Nights | |
| Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) | Gotye |
| Someone Like You | ADELE |
| Standing Still | Jewel |
| The Story | Brandi Carlile |
| Such Great Heights | The Postal Service |
| Summertime | Kenny Chesney |
| The Sweet Escape (feat. Akon) | Gwen Stefani |
| Sweetheart | Mariah Carey |
| Then | Brad Paisley |
| These Are Days | 10,000 Maniacs |
| These Are Days (Live) | 10,000 Maniacs |
| Thunder Road | Bruce Springsteen |
| Til I Hear It from You | Gin Blossoms |
| To Make You Feel My Love | Billy Joel |
| Underneath Your Clothes | Shakira |
| Unusual You | Britney Spears |
| Viva la Vida | Coldplay |
| Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) [The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Song] {feat. Freshlyground} | Shakira |
| We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together | Taylor Swift |
| We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe) | |
| We Will Become Silhouettes | The Postal Service |
| We’re Going to Be Friends | The White Stripes |
| Who Will Save Your Soul | Jewel |
| Wild Horses | The Rolling Stones |
| Wonderful Tonight (Live) | Eric Clapton |
| You & I Both | Jason Mraz |
| Free Fallin’ | Tom Petty |
| Young Forever (feat. Mr. Hudson) | JAY Z |
Gibby’s Mix…
| Always On My Mind | Willie Nelson |
| Angel | Pearl Jam |
| Animal | Neon Trees |
| The Anthem | Good Charlotte |
| Anything’s Possible | Jonny Lang |
| Baby I Need Your Loving (Single Mono) | Four Tops |
| Best Day of My Life | American Authors |
| Better Dig Two | The Band Perry |
| Beverly Hills | Weezer |
| Big Girls Don’t Cry (Personal) | Fergie |
| Boston | Augustana |
| Bottoms Up | Brantley Gilbert |
| Burn | Ellie Goulding |
| Californication | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Chillin’ It | Cole Swindell |
| Closing the Doors | Caroline Smith And The Good Night Sleeps |
| Crazy Lucky | Better Than Ezra |
| Demons | Imagine Dragons |
| Don’t Stop Believin’ | Journey |
| Drink to That All Night | Jerrod Niemann |
| Early In the Morning | Peter, Paul And Mary |
| Easy | The Commodores |
| Float On | Modest Mouse |
| From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come) | Bruce Springsteen |
| Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers) | Daft Punk |
| Glitter In the Air | P!nk |
| Gone, Gone, Gone | Phillip Phillips |
| Goodnight Kiss | Randy Houser |
| Happy (From “Despicable Me 2”) | Pharrell Williams |
| Heat Of The Moment | Asia |
| Hey Brother | Avicii |
| Ho Hey | The Lumineers |
| Hold On | Alabama Shakes |
| Home | Phillip Phillips |
| Human | The Killers |
| Hungry Heart | Bruce Springsteen |
| I Can Drink to That All Night | Lance Wild |
| I Will Buy You a New Life | Everclear |
| I’m Still Standing | Elton John |
| I’ve Loved These Days | Billy Joel |
| Inner Ninja (feat. David Myles) | Classified |
| It Wasn’t Me | Shaggy |
| It’s Only Me (The Wizard Of Magicland) | Barenaked Ladies |
| It’s Time | Imagine Dragons |
| Jet Airliner | Steve Miller Band |
| Keep Your Heart Young | Brandi Carlile |
| Kids | MGMT |
| Kung Fu Fighting | Carl Douglas |
| Let Her Go (Acoustic) | Passenger |
| Listen to the Music | The Doobie Brothers |
| A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) | Fergie, Q-Tip & GoonRock |
| The Man | Aloe Blacc |
| Midnight Train to Georgia | Gladys Knight & The Pips |
| Mother and Child Reunion | Paul Simon |
| Play It Again | Luke Bryan |
| Raging Fire | Phillip Phillips |
| Raise Your Glass | P!nk |
| Redemption Song | Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer |
| Rhythm of Love | Plain White T’s |
| Roar | Katy Perry |
| Royals | Lorde |
| Scare Away the Dark | Passenger |
| Second Hand News | Fleetwood Mac |
| Silver Lining | Rilo Kiley |
| Some Nights | |
| Song for Zula | Phosphorescent |
| The Story | Brandi Carlile |
| That’s My Kind of Night | Luke Bryan |
| This Is How We Roll (feat. Luke Bryan) | Florida Georgia Line |
| Thunder Road | Bruce Springsteen |
| Timber (feat. Ke$ha) | Pitbull |
| True Colors | Cyndi Lauper |
| Underneath Your Clothes | Shakira |
| Unusual You | Britney Spears |
| Uptight (Everything’s Alright) | Stevie Wonder |
| Viva la Vida | Coldplay |
| Wake Me Up | Avicii |
| The Way You Make Me Feel | Michael Jackson |
| We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe) | |
| We Will Become Silhouettes | The Postal Service |
| While You See a Chance | Steve Winwood |
| Wrecking Ball | Miley Cyrus |
| You and I Both | Jason Mraz |
| You Make My Dreams | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 1234 | Feist |