Mr. Brightside

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 It was on their Debut album Hot fuss which was released in 2004 although the song was originally made in 2001.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 Album was 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 7 Grammy'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. 

Year 3000

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 loved Matt 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.

Dreidel

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'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'.





My First Post

I've never had a blog before. I've often considered making one but only recently had the inspiration to do so.

I could write a casual blog about day to day life but realistically, who wants to hear about my life?

For those of you who do not know, an earworm is the term used when you have a song stuck in your head.

I don't know about the rest of you but I know I have a tendency to get random songs stuck in my head.

The idea of this page is to share with you all the random, often irritating, often great songs I get in my head and fill your heads with this crap too. I'd love it if you could all comment and tell me what song you've had in your heads today.

The one song i've had stuck in my head more then most recently is the childrens classic

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.<click

The classic main lyric of "there was an old lady who swallowed a fly, I don't know why she swallowed a fly, perhaps she'll die." Is a lovely morbid lyric. Would I say it was suitable for a nursary rhyme, probably not but it is so funny. Pessimism at its finest.

I just love how the lady swallows a fly, then a spider, then a bird, then a cat, then a dog, then a goat, then a cow and then finally only when she swallows a horse does she die.

I understand the theory or spiders eating flies, birds eating spiders, cats eating birds and the dogs chasing cats. But a goat getting a dog!! and then a cow getting a goat then a horse finally finishing them all off. The food change doesn't quite go like that, I would personally have used more ferocious animals like lions, tigers and bears. (Did that make anyone else think of Dorothy? Classic.) but hey ho, strangely it works.

I've got to say I love the song, it is definately an old classic from the days of nappies and dummies. 'Good times.'

It was written in the 1950's by Canadian folk singer Alan Mills and I think he did a great job.

I've also got to sadly admit that I have had christmas songs stuck in my head for a few weeks now.

The main ones have been:

• 
• dreaming of a white christmas
• rocking around the christmas tree
• winter wonderland
• jingle bells



I know this is unacceptable considering it started in october and christmas isn't for another two months but I love it and i'm totally in the spirit.



Future blogs will not be this long I promise.