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 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.
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.
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.
The video is so fun to watch. The idea that they have a massive fan base and girls passing out around them is a bit egotistical, yet true.
I love how they make it look like there is a big band when infact there is just two of them. However the band in the video consists of seven clones of lead singer 'Andre 3000' and the other member 'Antwan "big boi" Patton' is nowhere to be seen, this is because this particular album is separated into two albums, one for each artist.
It's very clever and such a random idea.
This is not your standard kind of chart song. It's not romantic and it's not about heartbreak, Andre 3000 is simply singing about wanting no strings attached, claiming to not want things such as love.
"Seperates always better when there's feelings involved." As this lyric shows us.
This is just an upbeat, funny song that just makes you want to shake your hips a bit (as I always do) so just do it, have a little shake and it usually makes my day a bit better.
The band Outkast only consist of two men. They were originally called The Outkast brothers but later shortened it.
They have released six studio albums and a greatest hits and won 6grammy's
They originally wanted to be called '2 shades deep' or 'Misfits' but when they found those names had been taken they simply looked in a dictionary for the synonym of Misfits where they found the name we all know so well today, Outkast.
This is the first chart song i've done so far and i've got to say, I am a fan of chart music. For some reason I come across a lot of people these days that seem ashamed by the fact they like chart music.
WHY?
It's chart music for a reason, yes a lot of it is bulls**t but the same can be said about any genre or style of music. Chart isn't my favourite kind, to be honest I don't have a favourite kind but I do personally get tired of some people judging others for liking chart music, claiming they don't like it themselves in some desperate attempt to be 'different'.
Now some people may genuinely not like chart and fair enough but the majority do. What ever happened to Each to their own? That's what makes people different.
I think Bruno Mars is an individual. He has his own sense of style is an extremely versatile artist and an incredible songwriter.
I love this song as do many other girls I know and a lot of boys. It's quite soppy but happy, romantic. Every girl wants to hear their boy sing to them (or at least say)...
"If perfects what you're searching for then just stay the same." awwwwww.
It's a lovely song and I am personally glad to hear Bruno get out there and sing a solo song totally by himself and get more of the credit he deserves.
He has done a lot of different songs either with another artist such as 'nothin' on you - B.O.B' and 'Billionaire - Travie McCoy' and I think he did the better parts in these songs yet they are better known to be by B.O.B. and Travie McCoy. Unfair.
Did you know:
He was Hawiian raised and his real name is Peter Hernandez. He recieved the nickname 'Bruno' as a baby because he was chubby like a famous wrestler at the time.
He has been nominated for seven awards this year. (Mostly for his collaboration with B.O.B on 'Nothin on you'
He has writen songs or partially writen songs or sung with: B.O.B, Alexandra Burke, Travie McCoy, Adam Levine, Brandy, Sean Kingston, Flo Rida, Sugababes, Far East Movements and Cee Lo Green.
I've really struggled to find an earworm today. Infact i'm not sure you can call it an earworm if you got it in your head by default.
Never the less I do have a song in my head now. Its been a long day involving a long drive down to Devon. My boyfriend and I made a 'road trip' play list and the old classic 'Breakfast at Tiffany's by Deep Blue Something' happened to come on.
I sang my heart out at the chorus to say the least. As did he (even if he doesn't want to admit it).
"I said what about,
Breakfast at Tiffany's,
she said I think I remember that film and
if I recall I think we both kinda liked,
and I said well thats, the one thing we've got."
Deep Blue Something released this song in 1995. It hit the number one spot in the UK and was their best song to date.
The background to the story is quite simply that he and his girlfriend are having issues, pretty much breaking up and in a desperate attempt to save the relationship he searches for something they still have in common. This is the Film Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Therefore, Breakfast at Tiffany's inspired the song.
Breakfast at Tiffany's is a popular 1961Audrey Hepburn film.
For those who haven't seen the film Holly (Audrey Hepburn) is an extrovert, classy young care free woman who eats pastry's whilst staring into the jewellery shop Tiffany's. She then continues on, to get stuck in romantic, dramatic love triangle.
It is one of my all time favourite songs. It seems to have become pretty popular lately thanks to X-factor and a contestant singing it for an audition.
If anyone follows X-factor you'll know Rebecca also did a version of it on saturday night.
Although she sung it beautifully you all know how it feels to see your favourite songs copied on X-factor.
Adele's version on her 2008 album '19' is a cover of Bob Dylan who originally wrote and produced it in 1997 for his album 'Time out of mind'.
On her home page( Click here for Adeles homepage )she says: "The whole reason I called my first album “19” was about cataloging what happened to me then and who I was then, like a photo album" This is the only song on her album which is a cover but she's says it's the one that best expresses her feelings at that time.
She sings the song with such passion and beauty it makes my skin crawl. She is a Beautiful woman with a Beautiful, Original voice and it almost seems like the song was meant for her.
How do you all feel about it?
Has anyone else's favourite songs been sung on X-factor? Don't be shy let me know.
Hope you enjoy the song.
I do often get it in my head because I think it's a really catchy tune. The subtle mix of soul and R&B is a fantastic style which only the voice of Amy Winehouse can pull off in the way she does.
"We only said goodbye with words, I died a hundred times, you go back to her and I go back to black."
Taken from peirce clipart
These are lyrics almost every member of the public feels they can relate to as everyone thinks they've been through heartbreak.
This song however maybe have quite a dark aura about it but i think it also feels strangely positive.
I must admit this is the last song I expected to have in my head today let alone for a second post as i'm in a reasonably good mood and this is a morbid song. I don't understand who has actually died in the video, is it her loved one? Has he died because of their lifestyle? does anyone know?
Maybe it's some kind of metaphor and she knows this is the worst case scenario if she continues in this lifestlyle.
Basically its a reflection of her experiences with relationships, drugs and sex. Thanks for sharing Amy! And she's shared it the general British public's favourite way, in the form of a well liked song from 2006.
Did you know:
Amy Winehouse has never been in prison despite what many might think because of all her convictions.
Back to Black won 5 awards at the grammy awards.
Back to Black was the third best selling album in the UK in the 2000's.
