Song of 12/26/2010: Merry Happy by Kate Nash. Kate Nash is another one of those singers who sounds like Regina Specktor. It’s a very feminine, bouncy song. I heard it on this TV show I started watching today, Community. It’s a funny show about people in a community college, which I like because I miss college. This song is one of those interesting sad break up songs put to a happy tune. It’s funny, not necessarily unique but cute nonetheless.
Song of 12/25/2010: it’s Christmas at ground zero by weird al. Christmas is about family, giving, and laughing. So here is something to laugh about. Be glad this isn’t your Christmas. merry Christmas everyone!
Song of 12/24/2010: Dead, Dead, Dead from South Park. Best Christmas Song Ever. It’s cheery and happy and all of those things you need while dealing with your family this holiday season. You’re. Welcome.
Song of 12/23/2010: Yellow Submarine by the Beatles. So, whenever my mind goes blank or I’m randomly humming or I am bored or feeling silly or pretty much any time I’m not thinking of another song, this song is playing quietly in my head. I don’t know why, I guess I’ve always had a fascination and fear of submarines (I’m claustrophobic to the max) and so this song brings my joy and fear. Yes I am afraid of the yellow submarine but it also makes me giggle. It’s a great sing along, so try it sometime.
Song of 12/22/2010: The New Divide by Linkin Park. I’m sure you remember my Linkin Park rant so I won’t even begin to get in to it. The song is ok. It’s not great by any means. It’s ok. However, the video is epic. Before you watch it: apparently it’s a video from Transformers Three, although it’s not necessarily all the way clear but you’ll start to see transfomers and wonder. The things that they’ve done with color and movement in this video are very unique and although computer generated, it’s got a beatiful flow.
Song of 12/21/2010: Cross my Heart by a Rocket Summer. This song gets stuck in my head so easily. I didn’t really watch the video but I realized the fact is this: I haven’t blogged this song sooner because there is no video for it. Saaaaad. Anyways, I really like this song. I like that it starts acoustically and sweet and gradually builds and swells until it’s completely rocking out. I think the song has good evolution and I can completely appreciate that. It’s actually an interesting love song. Yes things have sucked, but they are going to get better. How very honest about young love and how innocently optimistic. It’s nice.
Song of 12/20/2010: Librarians do Gaga. Maybe I’ve gone into the wrong profession. I love librarians and I love spoofs. This is great. Nothing is better than a funny song about libraries based on a real song about naughty things. It makes me laugh and I hope it makes you laugh too. “This keyword search it gives you way too many hits, Boolean limits pare things down to just what fits. Use the thesaurus to find subject terms that work Then in just one minute you’ll be through like Captain Kirk.”
Song of 12/19/2010: Start Wearing Purple by Gogol Bordello. I love this song. It’s bouncy and fun. It’s politically charged but still entertaining. I love it.
Song of 12/18/2010: What you don’t know by Jonatha Brooks. This song is the theme song for Joss Whedon’s latest show, Dollhouse. I didn’t like Dollhouse at first, because I didn’t watch it from the beginning and I got pretty confused every episode about what was going on and why. After starting from the beginning, I have a newfound appreciation for it. I think that Joss Whedon is a man who will never be truly appreciated. He has all of these great ideas, like Buffy and Firefly and Dollhouse. But they are significantly before they can be appreciated by mainstream culture. Buffy and Firefly were phenomenal to those who knew about them and loved them, but if Buffy took place now, it would be better appreciated. I think that Dollhouse will have it’s time. The strange overall story arc can’t be appreciated by people who aren’t willing to think outside of the box and eventually acknowledge the consequences. I think that this show is good at that and that Joss Whedon is good at that. Being bizarre not for the sake of being bizarre but for the ability to express ideas that are outside of the box. I like this song because I think it fits the show very well. It’s slow, but gradually gets faster, and the woman’s voice is incredibly seductive yet creepy. It explains the show very well, I think. I mean the lyrics are right on par with what the show is trying to convey (it was written specifically for the show) but the music itself is fascinatingly close as well. It’s overall a very good theme song for a very weird show.
merry Christmas everyone!