Friday i'm in Love

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. 

This song has been used for all sorts of things and for films like '50 first dates' and 'He's just not that into you'.

Random facts:

• 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. 

Wherever you will go.

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.


Check it out.


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.

Save tonight

My Earworm today is one of my favourite songs of all time. 'Eagle eye cherry - save tonight.'

Unfortunately, it is probably the only one of Eagle's songs out of four albums which is well known and if you don't know it.



I love this song, I think he has a lovely voice, it isn't too strong and it's calming. The background music is fantastic and is the bigger part of the song which I get stuck in my head.

I get it stuck in my head all the time.

This is his first song ever released, that was in 1997.
It was the first song on his first album Desireless.

Eagle Eye Cherry got his name when he was Christened. He was actually Christened Eagle Eye because the first time he ever looked at his dad he only did it with one eye open, therefore he became Eagle Eye. 

Cherry is his last name.

He was born in Sweden then moved to New York to study at the age of twelve. He stayed on after to pursue an acting career. 

When that wasn't working he moved on to pursue a singing career and moved back to Sweden to work on his album. Desireless which he released in 1998.

His songs have been used on loads of films including Billy Elliot.

Somewhere over the rainbow

My earworm of the day is 'Judy Garlands - somewhere over the rainbow'. Famously known from The Wizard of Oz.

click here to hear song

This song is one of the opening songs. It's probably one of the best known songs from the classic film and is definately one of the nicer ones.

It takes me back to my childhood and was one of my favourite films then.

It is a spectacular film with alsorts of quirky things going on, midgets witches and tin men are just a few to name.

She has a little dog Toto always at her side which I, as a mad dog fan, love.

click her to see trailer

The film is based on her attempt to get back home after a tornado blew her and her house to an alter universe.
She makes three friends, the cowardly lion, the scarecrow who doesn't have a brain and the tin man who doesn't have a heart. They all set out on a quest to get the things they want from the wizard. As odd as it sounds it really works and is a wonderful film.

The Wizard of Oz was made in 1939 and was one of Judy Garlands most famous roles.

The film won Two Oscars and 5 other awards. It has had a special edition released and everyone knows the film.
It was based on the 1900 novel by L.Frank Baum and the film was released 20 years after he died.

It was MGM's most expensive film up until that time and although it is a favourite classic and one of the best known movies of our time now, back then it only had average rates and didn't profit much, around one million. It sounds like a lot but for a film it isn't.

Judy Garland died at the age of 47 after an accidental overdose leaving behind three kids, Liza Minelli being one.

She was married Five times the first 4 ending in divorce.

Throughout her career she was told she was unattractive and criticized despite being a versitile and brilliant actress and singer.

She won a tony award, a golden globe award and two grammy's. Along with many others.
She also won a grammy lifetime achievement award and was inducted into the grammy hall of fame.

Fantastic lifetime achievements if you ask me.

Anyone for breakfast at Tiffany's?

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.                              

Click here to hear Breakfast at Tiffany's

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 1961 Audrey Hepburn film.

click here to view Trailer

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.

I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else.

teThis morning I got up, jumped in the shower and there, in that place where everyone finds it, I found my earworm.

Ellen Page and Michael Cera, Anyone else. <click here to hear>

I love this song, its such a happy, upbeat song, its a romantic song but hasn't got that low soppy edge to it most love songs have. I've never considered myself a romantic but this song brings it out in me.



Taken from picsearch



My house mate mentioned it to me a few weeks back and its been playing in my head since.

 

We all know the song from Juno. A 2007 comedy directed byJason Reitman and writen by Diablo Cody.

If you haven't seen it already you really should it's a great film about a quirky teenage pregnancy and has fantastic cast:

Michael Cera - Bleeker

Ellen Page - Juno

Jennifer Garner - Vanessa

Jason Bateman - Mark

Click here for trailer

Juno won an Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.

Also won another 53 awards and was nominated for a further 39 awards.

I absolutely love the song on Juno. It is originally written and performed by The Moldy Peaches and I personally aren't too big a fan of their version. On Juno they sing it to one another and it feels like they mean it, the Moldy Peaches just sing a song. 

Click here to see the Moldy Peaches Perform the song at the Juno Premier

The Moldy Peaches released their first record in 1996 and are a quirky look originally sadistic band. Not my cup of tea but this cover of the song makes them shine a little bit more in my eyes.

I'd also like to thank Siobhan, my housemate for bringing this song to my attention. 

I'm gonna kidnap Sandy claus

This morning I literally woke up singing my personal favourite from 'The Nightmare before Christmas'.

'Kidnap Sandy Claus.'



Taken from Picsearch



http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi902824985/.



The film itself is not one i'd watch again, it bored me a bit. Considering it's a cartoon I didn't find it funny, it is also supposed to be 'cartoon horror' yet it wasn't scary.

The song itself has a horrible theme, Kidnapping Santa. NIGHTMARE! That's not something that anyone wants to think about, kid, teen or adult. Although we know he isn't real he is the foundation of christmas these days. Yes I know its supposed to be a time for giving and coming together etc... but realistically its all about the spirit, Santa, pressies and DINNER :-)

'Kidnap that sandy claus' is the main part of the chorus

but it changes everytime to things such as:

'lock him up real tight, throw away the key and turn off all the lights.'

OR

'throw him in a box bury him for 90 years, then see if he talks.'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXqQIxkJTDk

It is funny but they are drastic and disturbing idea's. Who comes up with these things?

It's very Catchy.

It was made and released in 1994 and is still a popular christmas film. Tim Burton is a well respected very well known director with other films such as 'Sweeney Todd' and 'Corpse Bride'.