Yay for making it through ten days, and still being mostly on top of this little challenge!
In case you're new here and wondering what this is all about, here's the link back to the original post for this little challenge, now that I'm 1/3 of the way through.
Day 10 - A song that makes you fall asleep: A Beautiful Mess by Jason Mraz is my go-to lullabye at the moment, and has been for months. I have the YouTube video of his performance of this song at the Nobel Peace Prize awards ceremony saved as a bookmark on my phone. Sometimes when I'm having trouble sleeping, I put it on, and I inevitably wake up in the morning with my phone having tumbled out of bed onto the floor, with the YouTube page still open. It's such a sweet melody to lull me off to sleep.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
30 Day Music Challenge - Days 8 & 9
I swear I started to write the day 8 post yesterday, but I got sidetracked and never finished it. I'm trying.
Happy Mothers' Day!
Day 08 - A song that you know all the words to: Seriously? I think I've already covered the fact that I've been known to look up lyrics whenever I decide I love a song, so it probably goes without saying that I know all the words to most every song I listen to. This morning I woke up with Don't Stand So Close to Me by The Police stuck in my head, though, so that's my answer. What a great song. It's definitely one of my favorite Police songs, and I could listen to Sting sing all day long.
Day 09 - A song that you can dance to: Again, there are SO MANY! I depends on the kind of dancing, so I'm picking two. The first is Ain't That a Kick in the Head, by Dean Martin. J and I danced to this at our wedding - we danced the foxtrot and a little bit of swing, and it was wicked fun. The second is Missing My Baby by G. Love. It has just the right mix of funk and blues and a little rappy-dance flavor thrown in. Definitely one of my favorite songs.
Happy Mothers' Day!
Day 08 - A song that you know all the words to: Seriously? I think I've already covered the fact that I've been known to look up lyrics whenever I decide I love a song, so it probably goes without saying that I know all the words to most every song I listen to. This morning I woke up with Don't Stand So Close to Me by The Police stuck in my head, though, so that's my answer. What a great song. It's definitely one of my favorite Police songs, and I could listen to Sting sing all day long.
Day 09 - A song that you can dance to: Again, there are SO MANY! I depends on the kind of dancing, so I'm picking two. The first is Ain't That a Kick in the Head, by Dean Martin. J and I danced to this at our wedding - we danced the foxtrot and a little bit of swing, and it was wicked fun. The second is Missing My Baby by G. Love. It has just the right mix of funk and blues and a little rappy-dance flavor thrown in. Definitely one of my favorite songs.
Friday, May 7, 2010
30 Day Music Challenge - Day 7
Holy crap, looking at me posting two days in a row! Woot!
Day 07 - A song that reminds you of a certain event: Which to choose, which to choose? I don't like making decisions, so I'm going with both. Rhianna's Umbrella reminds me of my bachelorette party and Garth Brooks' Ain't Goin Down (Til the Sun Comes Up) reminds me of karaoke in Virginia Beach on vacation a few years ago. I told you my taste in music was pretty diverse. There's not really a story to the Rhianna song, other than that we were all wasted and singing and dancing to it in the limo between bars during my kick-ass bachelorette party. Every time I hear the song now, that night is all I can think of. Ella-ella-ella. In Virginia Beach, while on vacation with J, Jocelyn, and some other dude, Jocelyn and I wanted to sing Ain't Goin Down (the crowd was pretty country, and we had just been celebrating the fact that we both know all the words on the drive down a few days before). The karaoke DJ didn't have it, but agreed to just play the regular CD and let us sing it without words on the screen if we got it from the car. So we did. The crowd went wild. It was awesome. In my opinion, only Informer, by the illustrious white rapper Snow, is more impressive in the karaoke forum, especially without the lyrics on screen.
Day 07 - A song that reminds you of a certain event: Which to choose, which to choose? I don't like making decisions, so I'm going with both. Rhianna's Umbrella reminds me of my bachelorette party and Garth Brooks' Ain't Goin Down (Til the Sun Comes Up) reminds me of karaoke in Virginia Beach on vacation a few years ago. I told you my taste in music was pretty diverse. There's not really a story to the Rhianna song, other than that we were all wasted and singing and dancing to it in the limo between bars during my kick-ass bachelorette party. Every time I hear the song now, that night is all I can think of. Ella-ella-ella. In Virginia Beach, while on vacation with J, Jocelyn, and some other dude, Jocelyn and I wanted to sing Ain't Goin Down (the crowd was pretty country, and we had just been celebrating the fact that we both know all the words on the drive down a few days before). The karaoke DJ didn't have it, but agreed to just play the regular CD and let us sing it without words on the screen if we got it from the car. So we did. The crowd went wild. It was awesome. In my opinion, only Informer, by the illustrious white rapper Snow, is more impressive in the karaoke forum, especially without the lyrics on screen.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
30 Day Music Challenge - Days 4, 5 & 6
I officially suck at this. In my defense, I spent two whole days thinking about the Day 4 challenge, and still had a really hard time coming up with something. For Day 5, it was a matter of picking which one of many to use, and Day 6 is the easiest one yet.
Day 04 - A song that makes you sad: Wow. Music makes me happy, not sad. There are some songs that remind me of tough times, and in that way, I guess they sort of make me sad - but it's not the song that makes me sad, it's the memory that the song triggers. Some songs are really sad songs, but they don't necessarily make me feel sad. So, call this a cop out, but the only thing I can come up with is the I'll Cover You Reprise from Rent, especially as sung by Jesse L. Martin. When he nails the line "When your heart has expired," my heart wants to break in half.
Day 05 - A song that reminds you of someone: There are seriously so many to chose from! Drawing out of the hat that is my brain, I'll go with Birdhouse in Your Soul by They Might Be Giants, but it's really that whole album that reminds me of Kate. We used to play that album and pretty much anything by the Violent Femmes non-stop, hanging out at her mom's house during junior high and early high school summer vacations, squirting water bottles and throwing shit into the ceiling fan, just to see what would happen . . . Good times.
Day 06 - A song that reminds of you of somewhere: Hands down, this is the easiest challenge yet. Rockstar, by Nickleback, reminds me of the Hoover Dam. We drove there from Vegas about 5 years ago, when this song was all over the radio, and it was playing as we drove up to the dam and looked for parking. The entire time we were walking around the dam, on the tour and then when we walked across the dam afterwards, I was singing this song. Now every single time I hear it, I feel like I'm right back there.
Day 04 - A song that makes you sad: Wow. Music makes me happy, not sad. There are some songs that remind me of tough times, and in that way, I guess they sort of make me sad - but it's not the song that makes me sad, it's the memory that the song triggers. Some songs are really sad songs, but they don't necessarily make me feel sad. So, call this a cop out, but the only thing I can come up with is the I'll Cover You Reprise from Rent, especially as sung by Jesse L. Martin. When he nails the line "When your heart has expired," my heart wants to break in half.
Day 05 - A song that reminds you of someone: There are seriously so many to chose from! Drawing out of the hat that is my brain, I'll go with Birdhouse in Your Soul by They Might Be Giants, but it's really that whole album that reminds me of Kate. We used to play that album and pretty much anything by the Violent Femmes non-stop, hanging out at her mom's house during junior high and early high school summer vacations, squirting water bottles and throwing shit into the ceiling fan, just to see what would happen . . . Good times.
Day 06 - A song that reminds of you of somewhere: Hands down, this is the easiest challenge yet. Rockstar, by Nickleback, reminds me of the Hoover Dam. We drove there from Vegas about 5 years ago, when this song was all over the radio, and it was playing as we drove up to the dam and looked for parking. The entire time we were walking around the dam, on the tour and then when we walked across the dam afterwards, I was singing this song. Now every single time I hear it, I feel like I'm right back there.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Earth Day Remix - Just A Friend
So, for Earth Day (again, I know I'm late - STFU), Biz Markie did a remake of Just a Friend. I meant to post this forever ago, but it just popped into my head now. Love. Check it:
My favorite part, by far, is when Biz says "Happy Earf Day" at the end. Yessssss.
My favorite part, by far, is when Biz says "Happy Earf Day" at the end. Yessssss.
RS 40 reasons to be excited about music
The last issue of Rolling Stone that I received before my subscription ran out - now about two weeks ago, I reckon - included a special feature entitled 40 Reasons to be Excited about Music. It was awesome. Please go check it out:
Here.
I'm bummed that they featured the Black-Eyed Peas for this, because they're black-eyed garbage in my opinion, and there were a few other less than awesome featured artists, but overall, it's the idea of the article and some of the awesome things that pointed out in it that really made me feel great about music. It was a great way to end my subscription to RS. I wish I still got it, as I did love reading it so, but alas, fundage is tight, and magazine subscriptions are an expense that had to be cut. Hey RS editors - wanna hook a blogger up? Any devoted readers wanna gift me a subscription?
Here.
I'm bummed that they featured the Black-Eyed Peas for this, because they're black-eyed garbage in my opinion, and there were a few other less than awesome featured artists, but overall, it's the idea of the article and some of the awesome things that pointed out in it that really made me feel great about music. It was a great way to end my subscription to RS. I wish I still got it, as I did love reading it so, but alas, fundage is tight, and magazine subscriptions are an expense that had to be cut. Hey RS editors - wanna hook a blogger up? Any devoted readers wanna gift me a subscription?
30 Day Music Challenge - Days 2 and 3
Obviously, this isn't going as planned. It's day 3 and I've already missed a day. Go me. Alas, life gets in the way. Here we go, with what will likely be only the first of many multiple-day responses.
Day 02 - Your least favorite song: Again, this tends to change from hour to hour, but right now I think I gotta go with that godawful mess that is Tik-Tok, by Ke$ha. Who was the asshole record exec that said this girl should have a recording contract? Are you kidding me? The first time I heard this song, I think it was #1 on American Top 40 (a guilty pleasure, I admit. Though while I'm admitting things, I should probably add that I tune out of half the songs that they actually play on there because they all seem to suck so hard). It was way up there in the countdown, anyway, so I gave it a shot. I swear to you, it was like a train wreck for me. I hated everything about it so, so much, but I couldn't shut it off. She can't sing to save her life, even with Auto-tune, and I don't know who wrote this garbage, but even the lyrics are painful to try and listen to. Further proof that anything with a hook can get radio play, no matter how bad it might suck. A very close second = The 2010 remake of We Are the World. I love the idea of the original, even if I don't love the song, but this remake was one of the worst things I've ever heard, whether their hearts were in the right place or not. Even the production was bad, so shame on you, Quincy Jones. What a flippin' mess.
Day 03 - A song that makes you happy: J and I were just talking about songs like this. There are a few that you just have to smile at, you know? Today, I'm going with Fireflies, by Owl City. I know a lot of people hate the sugary sweetness that is the whole Owl City album, and I have to admit that a whole album of this would probably make me want to kick a rainbow-farting unicorn in the head, but for a single song to make you smile, you can't really beat lines like "I get a thousand hugs / from ten thousand lightning bugs." For the record, a few others include Jason Mraz's I'm Yours, Sublime's What I Got, RHCP's Zephyr, and pretty much the entire Jack Johnson Curious George album.
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