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 grandma's gonna set your flag on fire!!!

Everyone knows this song, if not from The Dixie cups then at least from the Alpro Soya Advert advert. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h5nrhXJyE4.<click

It is one of the catchiest tunes going in my opinion, if the advert comes on in the background it is guaranteed to be stuck in your head for days.

I've spent the majority of the day singing it and waving my hands in the air to 'Hey Now Hey Now'

I've managed to even get my housemates and boyfriend singing along happily.



taken from Flickr OWI agency



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wNSHPQj0W8<click

"My grandma and your grandma,

 sitting by the fire,

my grandma told your grandma gonna set your flag on fire!"

It's such a feel good song although it has quite an aggressive context. It was written in 1953 by James Crawford and released in 1965 by the Dixie cups.

It's basically a story of two indian tribes encountering one another and threatening to set the other party's flag on fire.

I'm dreaming of a White Christmas is anyone else?

Despite having one of the worst days ever, no actually one of the worst weeks ever i've had the rather cheery christmas tune  'White Christmas' in my head and been singing along with my houses mates all morning.

 It is safe to say I want to crawl into bed and sleep all day.          
The sooner the day ends the better. Its one of those days.
But... this song, and this particular video keeps putting a smile on my face. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddVZOK_9UUI



from flickr



I definately think i'm in the full swing of Christmas spirit, all thanks to all the christmas adverts popping up already http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRzTOjgXKzw.

Everyone has a christmas advert which they class as their favourite, the one that really makes them think ITS CHRISTMAS. Mine is the coca cola adverts every time. Whats everyone else's? Let me know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL4DbMAe-d0 < DEAD CUTE!

White christmas was written in 1941 by Irving Berlin and performed for the first time By Bing Crosby in 1942. It is in my eyes and i'm sure in everyone else's eyes one of the best christmas songs ever made. It allegedly meant a lot soldiers and families in the Second World War.

Back to black

We all know the world famous song Back to Black by Amy Winehouse (click here to listen). I can honestly say it has never been a favourite song of mine, however I have always really enjoyed it.

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.

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:

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• 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.