Well fellow Bloggers, what can I say, one of my all time favourite bands has let me down and I am heartbroken!
I hadBlinks new album on pre order the second I caught wind of it. It came and as excited as I was I must admit, I have only now found time to listen to it.
I put it on in my car travelling home tonight and all I can say is it was the worst part of my drive.
I love Blink I have been a devoted fan since I was 14 and I have every album they have ever made and I think I will stick to listening to them.
This album is so monotone and dull. I have to say when I first heard Heart's all gone I was excited, it is a cracking tune but when blended in with the rest of the album, it felt like I was listening to one seriously long, depressing song.
I was quite scared tonight on the M60. I genuinely started dropping to sleep a few times, considering how I feel it is safe to say this album was not the right match for this mood and Blink is always the right choice.
So Hearts all gone.. great song as long as it is listened to on shuffle. It is sad to say that my driving abilities and my attention span perked back up again when I put my Ipod on shuffle and Britney Spears came on.
I have no doubt that when I have listened to these songs moderately and definitely not together I shall be telling you how great and spine tingling one or two of them are, but until then I leave you readers, a disappointed soul.
WOW, that is all I have to say.
So I decided to spend the evening having a bit of a Bon Iver marathon as I am some what of a huge fan and I stumble upon this little gem.
I didn't realise they had a new song out and all I have to say is... RADIO 1 why haven't you showcased it to the maximum.
I thought Blindsided wasspine tingling, this one has potential to become my number one Bon Iver.
Even the video is amazing. It is just so different, talk about original, quirky voice from Justin Vernon but what about this new visual metaphor for the difficulty in finding love? Tell me if you disagree but I believe that is what he wants to put across and of course it has the happy ending, the happy ever after.
I have to say this is unusual for Bon Iver as their sound is wasted on heart break love songs(not that I am complaining, sing those songs to me for ever Vernon.)
I have to say I don't understand the frozen bear at the end but hey! What is a Bon Iver song without some mystery.
I can't do a blog without commenting on the whole album -For Emma Forever Ago, I realise it is old now but I challenge anyone with a decent amount of appreciation for Indie music to get bored of that album.
Skinny Love, beautiful song, Birdy I am sorry your version does it justice but doesn't compare to Bon Iver'sraw, soothing melody.
How does they do it? That voice, that tone, their lyrics aren't even always clear but Justin makes it sound alluring.
I just simply love his delicacy, his charm and his pure talent.
I know it's been a while guys but it's coming up to summer time <3 so I will have more time on my hands to do my blog.
No more assignments woooh!
The song of the day today is by a new band most of you have probably heard of by now - The Vaccines.
I think they're fantastic, their new album is so diverse. They have managed to come up with their own sound (which has been compared to the Smiths ((who I personally don't like so totally do NOT agree with) and Joy Division.) but it isn't and each song sounds different.
In todays music market it is hard to come up with a sound that is totally original and I challenge anyone to find a group or artist that sounds like nothing that has been heard before!
I bet no one can do it.
This is officially my new driving album atm - What did you expect from the Vaccines?
It's right their in their own album title? What more can you expect from them other than a great sound.
I am personally both pleased and greatful for Justin Young's lovely voice and the rest of the bands awesome talent.
I'd also like to add, how many songs do we hear about sex? But non about post- break - up sex. It's refreshing. That's new!
FactFile:
If you wanna was named hottest record in the world right by Zane Lowe last summer- He's on board with the Vaccine fan club.
They have already been nominated for 2 awards, the BBC sound of 2011 and MTV awards.
I have neglected my Blog as of late. I have had every intention to update it, however I really have been very busy. University is NOT as easy as you would think.
Anyway, my Earworm of the day is a song I have loved for years. Laura Marling - Ghosts.
This is a song I personally love, for no specific reason other than, it sends chills down my spine. I could listen to her voice all day long.
This video compliments her voice and matches her quirky personality perfectly, although it is kind of morbid, it is still sweet.
The paper cut outs which tell the story are cute and girly suiting her and the song well. Gentle and harmless are two words I think are fitting for both her voice and this music video.
It is different and I think that is why radio and music channels do not do Laura Marling enough justice.
She is played once in a while and it always makes my day to hear. Someone with her talent and originality needs some recognition.
She has several fantastic songs such as New romantic. Have a listen.
WOW I've just done some research on her to do my info bit and learnt that today is her 21st birthday so HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAURA MARLING keep up the fantastic work.
She has:
Been nominated for the Mercury music prize in 2008 and 2010
performed at a few festivals including the 02 wireless festival and was personally invited to tour with Jamie T after her second ever solo gig.
She was in the original line up for Noah and the Wale and was scouted from Myspace.
She once chose to perform on the street because she was denied entry to her own gig for being under age.
I've recently not been feeling the Christmas spirit all that much but TODAY I AM.
I guess it's because I started the day with my (immature) mother diving onto my bed and waking my step sister and myself UP singing HO HO HO Merry Christmas!!!!!!!
Santa's been.
Sadly now Santa has been and gone and the day is coming to an end and I would love today's Christmas to last forever.
In the fantastic words of Wizzard. ( Potentially my fav xmas song but as you know from previous posts, it's a tough one to call.) I wish it could be Christmas EVERYDAYYYYY!
Despite not having my young cousins around to make it feel more Christmassy (because lets face it, it's always better with Kids around) It has been a cracking day and all my family have got on. SHOCK!!!!
The joyful time of year has brought us all together.
Chocolate for breaky, Xmas feast then choccy for TEA. What is there to complain about, Yes I'm exhausted but it is so worth it.
Now to the pub!!!
But the spirit of Christmas is not yet over, the next few weeks will consist of re-discovering gifts from today and SALES :) shopping shopping shopping, my MOST favourite thing to do.
And with that, I leave you with this delightful Coldplay - Christmas lights song.
Merry Christmas everyone, enjoy your big bellies, spending and pressies.!!
I love the Killers, I'd definitely call my self quite a big fan. I have about fifty Killers songs clogging up my ITunes and always welcome their songs on shuffle.
So it's a new day and I'm still miserable. I just don't feel at home, at home any more if that makes any sense. It's just boring. Everyone is different, friends, family etc... I've definitely put Pontefract behind me now. I hate Stoke but I love it and I miss my independence and housemates.
Nevertheless, I have Mr. Brightside in my head today, a song that keeps me cheery. I'm excited to write about it actually because technically, whether you think it or not it is one of the BIGGEST tunes of the 21st Century. That's not just my opinion either.
UK radio stations Absolute radio and XFM named it "song of the decade".
It was also revealed in April 2010 by Last.Fm that it was the most listened to track since the launch of online music services.
It has also been voted number 9 in the greatest guitar riffs of the 21st century by Total Guitar Magazine.
This song just takes me back to great nights out. You can guarantee that you will hear this song at some point on your night out. It is an old classic which will never get old.
The second it comes on you can just see everyone brighten up and start jumping up and down.
Especially in the club in my home town, BIG FELLAS. There are no words to describe Big Fella's all I can say is it's an experience everyone needs to have and unless you experience it yourself, you cannot be told.
This is always the last song they play as everyone is leaving. (Unless your in the room upstairs, then it's the Postman Pat theme tune.)
I couldn't help myself I had to pop it in. Don't ask me why they play it. It takes me back to my childhood when things were simple. Those were the days <3
Anyway, getting back on track. This song was the first song ever written By Brandon Flowers and David Keuning. It was on their Debut album Hot fuss which was released in 2004 although the song was originally made in 2001.
This song has pretty much always been on my playlist. Considering I was about 13 when the song was released this sounds about right. The Killers Albumwas one of the first I bought myself.
They are getting back together in May 2011 so I'm going to make it my mission to see them, I can almost guarantee they will play Mr.Brightside, they always have.
Did you know:
They have been up for 7Grammy's but have never won, but they have won a a Brit awards and two NME awards.
This song is one of the longest chart sitters in the 21st Century being in the top 100 for 71 weeks altogether. January 2010 was when it was last in, that's SIX years after it was first released.
They made 2 demo's of the song before they released it in 2003 and gave them out for free.
My ChristmasEarworm of late has been The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl - Fairy tales of New York.
This song has just been everywhere lately, way more then any of the others. I have had so many conversations about this particular Christmas song and was in shock when my boyfriend claimed not to know it. (He did he's just a bit silly).
I guess this song is fitting to my recent mood as I have been feeling far from Christmassy due to recent events, yet as it is that time of year I have to spread 'joy and happiness'.
I like to think I'm always joyful and happy but I can't help but feel negative lately so I feel this Christmas song is the most appropriate one really.
This song is so often voted the best Christmas song of all time. Especially after it was re-released in 2005.
The song is about a Christmas eve shared by a couple who's lives have been ruined by alcoholism and drug use.
My favourite lyrics from this song are "you scum bag you maggot you cheap lousy faggot." Which just generally amuses me. The song faced controversy over the term 'faggot' in 2006 but was disregarded as there had been no complaints about the song in the 19 years it has been around.
Another lyric is "You took my dreams from me, I kept them with me babe I put them with my own, can't make it out alone." It's just great, a real contradiction to the spirit of Christmas. Isn't Christmas supposed to be about hope and dreams.
These pessimistic words are just a few within the song that make me question how it has been voted the greatest Christmas song ever year after year. Surely it would be songs like John Lennon - Happy Xmas (war is over) which has a much more positive message. Or Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody. Which is generally a joyful tune, simply wishing the world a Merry Christmas.
This is definitely one of my favourites.
I don't know about everyone else but I'm just not feeling the Christmas atmosphere as much as usual. Is it just me being a Scrooge or is there less effort this year.
This year is the tenth year since Kirsty MacColl was killed in that horrible boating accident. Brave Kirsty dived to her son to push him out of the way of the unmanned boat and instantly died when hit. She had a massive fan base and has a memorial bench in Soho square where all her fans gather to celebrate her life around her birthday.
Little fact about Kirsty and the song: She was never meant to be a part of it. The female vocal should have been the bands bassist but she left in 1986, the year before it was due to be released. Kirsty's husband was the producer and he asked her to fill in, the band loved her part so much it stuck.
It seems to me all the best songs come about in some kind of 'disaster averted' way.
This may be a less than Christmassy song, but nevertheless, it is one of my favourite Christmas songs. Despite some of my opinions towards it.
It has always rated high in the charts and always will I think. Does everyone love this song? Is it one of the Best Christmas songs?
My top five Christmas songs (not in order, don't ask me to do that) are:
Yes I'm well aware there is more then five there but I couldn't narrow it down. Whether I'm in a bad mood or not, I still love Christmas and it's songs.
So have a great Christmas followers and Thankyou for supporting my blog, whether you were bribed or not.
Now I wouldn't call The Cure a favourite band of mine. I don't have any of their albums or many of their songs on my Itunes, but the ones I do have are great.
The Cure - Friday I'm in love is a song I'm sure most of you know.
The song it's self doesn't really mean that much to me or have a significant memory, I just love it and when it's in my head, it's there for days.
It's a good tune to sing when drunk.
The groups lead vocalist, Robert Smith is very odd and quirky. The video looks as though it was made on a budget of a 10er.
The song was originally supposed to be recorded one chord higher, this mistake was made when Smith forgot to turn of the vari-speed on the tape after messing with it before recording. They perform it in its originally intended form live but left it like that for the record.
Robert Smith is the only original member of the band with other band members leaving and returning throughout the thirty years the band has been together.
This song was nominated for a Grammy and won the award for European Viewer's Choice for Best Music Video at the 1992 MTV Video Music awards. I personally thought the song was fantastic but the video was crap.
So, posts have been few and far between recently, but you all know how it is. Determination to get all those assignments which should have been done earlier out of the way. Packing to go home to a warm house and good food. I won't lie the blog has been the last thing on my mind.
I know, i'm terrible.
But today I have an earworm which has been floating between my ears for a few days now.
This earworm does conflict with this time of the year as its Christmas soon, but it's great.
Just Jack - Glory days.
This song reminds me of summer. Although it doesn't specifically mention the summer season but it came out in April 2006 and then stuck with me to be one of my summer tunes.
It only reached number 32 in the charts. This disappointed me as it was a real feel good song.
The video doesn't even come across summery but just the term Glory Days sounds summery and it always made me feel upbeat. Hope it does for you guys too.
Quick interesting fact: This song was released on his album Overtones and on that album is a collaboration with Kyle Minogue called I talk too much.
Although he isn't the most successful artist he has played at Glastonbury festival twice and V festival as well as many others.
This song is from her debut album - Do you want the truth or something beautiful but it was never released which is a shame because I do love this song.
It is my favourite of hers.
Obviously there isn't a video for this as it was never released. I think it was just made to fill the album up but I think it deserves more credit.
Lyrics such as 'I ask you for a letter so you emailed, have we failed.' and 'Now I'm carrying my own bags up, 17 flights of stairs, love.' Really amuse me.
It is pretty accurate. Effort these days is so effortless and the things that really mean a lot to us girls GUYS LISTEN, is something special, no money necessary. Flowers or even some evidence you've listened to us OR just opening a door for us.
It's easy to make a girl feel special but you guys don't get that, even when we tell you.
So thank you Paloma Faith for this song, maybe some guys will take into consideration what you have to say.
My house mates and I are having our very own Christmas today as it is our last day alone together before the Christmas holidays. Exciting....
Santa baby by Kylie Minogue is probably the most popular version for our generation, altough there is millions of versions of it.
We have been preparing the Christmas dinner and dancing around singing separate lines each. Me: Santa baby, slip a sable under the tree for me. Naomi: been an awful good girl Siobhan: Santa baby so hurry down the chimney tonight. Then all sing together :D
Brilliant. The dinner smells lovely and it is making us hungry.
Photo taken by siobhan (hence why it's shit :P )
Santa, apparently has been to our house and put goodies in our stocking. You would think this nice gesture should bring us together but no, instead we have spent the day debating which one of us it was.
No one will own up and I'm eager to know who. Everytime we've got into the heated discussion about who it is, we have burst into 'Santa baby song'. It's great and it is dead Christmassy in our house. So come over if you fancy carolling with four off key girls.
Miss Piggy has done her own version of this song and I'm not going to lie it is my favourite as she is my idol.
Ironic considering I'm about to eat one of her kind.- Pig in blanket obviously. (She's not really BTW).
So Merry Christmas from house 4. It's been cracking.
Todays Earworm in my opinion is one of the greatest songs ever made. Strong comment I know but I really do love this song.
The Calling- Wherever you will go.
There are two versions of the video. This is the first to be made and is shot in Mexico. The other is much more popular and is shot at the LA River. The girl gets her boyfriends name tatooed on her only to find him in bed with another woman. I think we all really sympathise with this character.
This song is absolutely spine tingling for me. I find that you really listen to the lyrics of it.
I'll go wherever you will go - the main title and lyrics that sum up the whole song and are just generally really nice. I hope someone wants to go wherever I will go one day.
All the lyrics within it are fantastic.
So lately, been wondering who will be there to take my place when i'm gone you'll need love to light the shadows on your face.
The 3 opening lines which define the song and tell you straight away this is a love song, and quite a haunting one at that.
This is pretty much the only song The Calling ever successfully made and released but that is not lead singer (Alex Band) or Lead guitar (Aaron Kamin)'s fault. They were never able to get a steady band together and the label didn't help them out in the right places.
Band and Kamin are the original and only 'real' two members of the band and I don't know why they didn't just try to make it as a duo.
The song was named number 1 Adult Pop song of the Decade by Billboard magazine.
They were the band that appeared in the background of the first club scene in Coyote Ugly.
It was also featured on Love actually and was confused as the Theme tune for Star Trek: Enterprise, when really it just featured.
So thats my Earworm of the day and I've got to say i've enjoyed writing about this one the most as one of my top 5 favourite songs ever. COME BACK CALLING. I'll buy your albums.
My Earworm today is Busted's Year 3000. I think it's a cracking song and not only is it their most famous song but also my favourite.
I had this stuck in my head not that long ago and for almost a week all due to my 'strange' boyfriend, who is the last person you would expect to hear singing Busted.
I used to think Matt was the lead, I'm not sure why but when I watch their video's now he really isn't. If anything he is the least talented out of them.
I've got to admit though I lovedMatt when I was younger, quite fancied him infact, I think he was most girls favourite.
I think James used to be every bodies least favourite, I've got to admit he was mine. Now I look at him and don't understand why.
He is dead cute, he is the lead guitarists, vocalist and is the songwriter for the group. I also found out he taught Tom Fletcher from McFly how to write songs.
What ever happened to James? Come back James.
Busted were the boy band that changed boy bands, the previous being Westlife, Take That, East 17 or whatever that only sung and danced. This boyband introduced instruments and talent (not that I don't love Take That and Westlife. Great Take That are back together, love their new song.)
But anyway I loved my song today hope you guys do too.
Did you know:
The band was originally called Buster, Geri Halliwell introduced them as Busted by accident and the band liked it so it stuck.
Tom from McFly was in the band for 24 hours when 3 members left, leaving just Matt and James but he lost his place to Charlie.
The kid in the year 3000 video is James's brother. James is the glue that holds the whole band together being the song writer and lead guitarist.
So my Earworm today is an old classic. Eric Clapton-Tears in heaven.
I was totally shocked to find that two of my housemates, thats fifty percent of my house didn't know this song. I thought everyone knew it. I've known it from a young age.
I don't quite know what it is about this song that I like but I do really really like it and consider it a nice treat when it comes on shuffle in Itunes.
It was written in1992 and was about his four year old son who had died falling from the 53rd floor of a building in New York.
Did you know:
The song has received 3 grammys and has been inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame 3 times!
He came 4th in the rolling stones magazine list of 100 greatest guitarists of all time despite originally struggling to learn the guitar when he was younger.
Today's Earworm is by one of my favourite artists. Frank Turner - Photosynthesis.
Over the summer I saw Frank at Leeds Festival and loved him even more. Although he has a new album out, (Poetry of the Dead) He did perform a lot of songs from his second album (Love Ire and song) which is the album this song is from.
It's also my favourite of his three current albums.
'I won't sit down and I won't shut up. and most of all I will not grow up'
Lyrics of my life. I can be quiet, I can be sweet but I have my own mind lets say and I definitely do not intend on growing up.
It is not my favourite song on the album, that would be 'long live the queen' a song made for the breast cancer campaign in honour of a friend who suffered from the disease. However, I do love this song and it is one of his best in my opinion.
Did you know:
Frank Turner went to school with Prince William.
He was in a post hardcore band until 2005 when the band split but he wanted to continue.
Previous to becoming a singer he was an investment banker.
The Spin Doctors are an American alternative rock band who formed in New York. They are best known for this song which came from the album 'Pocket Full Of Kryptonite'.
The song reached number 2 in the U.K chart.
This song, in my opinion, is one of those that once heard, whether on the radio or when your Ipod shuffles, can brighten the most miserable of days.
The distinctive drums and percussion at the beginning slaps a smile on my face which lasts the rest of the day.
Did you know...
'Pocket Full of Kryptonie' was almost completely ignored commercially until vast numbers of grass routes fans propelled them into the mainstream.
The Spin Doctors then played their first festival on tour in 1992 at H.O.R.D.E and have since gone on to play huge music festivals such as Woodstock 1994 and the Glastonbury festival.
The Spin Doctors made an appearance on Sesame Street, singing a modified version of "Two Princes" that emphasized the importance of sharing.
Really odd Earworm today. A traditional Chanukah song. Dreidel Dreidel Dreidel.
Now i'm not Jewish, in fact i'm Christian so I can't really explain my song choice. All I can say is my housemates and I sing this ALL the time. For no apparent reason.
We love it and it tickles us. It started at a yearly festival called Leeds and Reading Festival and my housemates friend sang it (who knows why) and it has just stuck ever since.
I obviously went to the Leeds Festival (the better one).
I am deadly serious if you do not know the song don't listen to it because it is so infectious. You will have it in your head forever. Part of me resents it.
The simple, repetitive lyrics are spell binding.
I have a little Dreidel. I made it out of clay.
When it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play. Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay. Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, then dreidel I shall play.
This irritating song was written by Samuel S. Grossman and composed by Mikhl Gelbart. Unfamiliar names to me too.
This is a cool fact:
Dreidel came about when the Greeks controlled the Jewish lands and banned Jews from learning the Torah forcing them to learn in hidden dark forests. The king had many patrols though so they couldn't always do it so the would quickly hide the Torah and pull out the Dreidel and pretend to play.
I hope your burdened with this song in your heads too, now.
I know it is late but being a student I am terribly busy doing assignments etc..
Anyway my Earworm today has been inspired by the fact that my housemates and I HAVE PUT UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. I know a lot of you may be thinking, it's a bit early isn't it...
Well I say... Bah Humbug Get some Christmas Spirit. It only comes once a year.
The song I've chosen isn't the most popular but it is still one I sing every year.
12 drummers drumming 11 pipers piping 10 lords-a-leaping 9 ladies dancing 8 maids-a-milking 7 swans-a-swimming 6 geese-a-laying 5 Gold Rings 4 calling birds 3 french hens 2 turtle doves And a partrige in a pear tree
It excites me that Christmas is around the corner and I've already done the majority of my shopping.
Doesn't this song just take you back to your youth and give you a great Christmassy feel. We are all ready in this household.
So what you all getting me for Crimbo?
Did you know:
It is sung in France, Scotland and Australia too and they all have totally different lyrics, the French sing each number as if it is another addition to the dinner plate.
It was first published in England in 1780 but some evidence shows it to be from earlier than that and of French origin.
The twelve days of Christmas don't start until after Christmas. I may sound daft for not knowing that but i'm sure i'm not the only one. This surprised me. I don't think it makes complete sense.
It's great though, for that Christmas vibe. The count down starts soon hope you all have your advent calenders ready!
Unless your a massive Ke$ha fan like me, you will not know this song.
Ke$ha - Dancing with tears in my eyes is one of my favourite songs from her album, Animal.
There isn't an official video because it hasn't been released. I think it should be because it's a lovely song by her.
In it she keeps to her Ke$ha style and sings about going out. However, we do see a different style at the same time. Her songs usually involved her getting slaughtered and thats about it really, all about having fun.
They match her party girl status/persona.
This song shows her in a different light and shows us Ke$ha is capable of heartbreak, love all that kind of soppy stuff.
Lyrics such as:
'here we go welcome to my funeral, without you I don't even have a pulse.'
and 'I'm dancing with tears in my eyes, just fighting to get through the night'
Show that this is a love song, and although the lyrics make this obvious it doesn't feel to me like your ordinary love song, but then in my opinion, Ke$ha isn't an ordinary artist.
Her songs really express who she is I think and seem to have something behind them that link to her, whereas other artists sound like they have put some words together that sound good and you don't feel the connection between them and the song.
I say this because Ke$ha's songs match her personality. She is a party girl and I can imagine some of the songs relate to an experience of hers.
Ke$ha grew up very very poor and never knew her father. Changing the S in her name to the $ symbol is 'ironic' and is supposed to show an opposite effect than the emphasis of money being important.
Did you know:
Ke$ha is really a do gooder. She held a benefit concert in June and all the proceedings went to aids victims. She also donated 1,000 pounds worth of dog food to dog shelters.
She is the female voice in Flo Rida's single right round, but took no money for her part and didn't want to be in the video.
She has worked with Katy Perry, Britney Spears, The Veronica's and Miley Cyrus before she became a successful artist.
She also played host to Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie in an episode of the Simple life in 2004. I thought that was quite cool.
I thought my earworm today was quite odd. Not because it's by Elton John. I think Elton John is fantastic. 'Your song' is quite slow and not really the kind of song you would usually get in your head, in my opinion.
However the chorus could be. "I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words, how wonderful life is when your in the world." Yeah. It definately is, bet it's in your head's now.
This is one of Elton Johns most famous songs. It was the song which made him a recognised recording artist although it never reached number one, or even number 2. It did get into the top 10 at number seven.
It has been described as a 'near perfect song'.
Elton John has had 56 top 40 singles and 9 number one hit's. He has won 5 Grammy awards, a Golden Globe award, an Academy award and a Tony award.
Did you know:
Bernie Taupin (Johns song writing partner) wrote the song over breakfast, then John took ten minutes to write the composition for the song.
It is one of Johns favourites from his collection of songs. He performs it at almost every concert.
The song came to 136 on the Rolling Stones list of 500 greatest songs of all time.
