8 posts tagged “sotw”
This week's song (yes, I know I skipped a week) is Don Henley's "Goodbye to a River" because I just listened to it and because it is November aka National Novel Writing Month and because that fits so well with my favorite line from this song:
"I make a church out of words"
"I make a church out of words"
I owe you a song of the week. Bit behind, because work was busy. And in related news, Apple has added a Spanish-language section to the American iTunes Store, called iTunes Latino. I'll take that as a great excuse to play you a Spanish-language American song.
From the brilliant and infectiously upbeat California band Ozomatli, here is Como Ves.
If this doesn't get you tapping your feet, you are probably dead.
From the brilliant and infectiously upbeat California band Ozomatli, here is Como Ves.
If this doesn't get you tapping your feet, you are probably dead.
Having said that, there *is* one Thom Yorke vocal that I like: his "cameo" on PJ Harvey's "Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea".
It's my song of the week: "This Mess We're In".
If you know me, you probably already figured that it would be just a matter of time until my man Elvis made an appearance.
I've been grumpy all weekend, and "My Dark Life" fits the mood. It's a live recording, from the excellent box set "Costello & Nieve", which has bits from five shows with Elvis Costello and keyboarder Steve Nieve.
This one's from the Fillmore in San Francisco.
Enjoy.
I've been grumpy all weekend, and "My Dark Life" fits the mood. It's a live recording, from the excellent box set "Costello & Nieve", which has bits from five shows with Elvis Costello and keyboarder Steve Nieve.
This one's from the Fillmore in San Francisco.
Enjoy.
I've been trading CDs on la la lately. You pay $1.75 for a CD from another la la member (a buck for the CD, and 75 cents for shipping), and you list your own CDs that you want to get rid of. And so you trade. Since it's so cheap, I've reaquainted myself with a number of never-forgotten old favorites, like "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" from Gil Scott-Heron.
"I Think I'll Call It Morning" always make me smile.
"I"m gonna take myself a piece of sunshine and paint it all over my sky
Be no rain ... be no rain ... "
Yup. My kinda attitude.
Enjoy. And if you've never heard of Gil Scott-Heron before, I'll be pleased to have introduced you.
"I Think I'll Call It Morning" always make me smile.
"I"m gonna take myself a piece of sunshine and paint it all over my sky
Be no rain ... be no rain ... "
Yup. My kinda attitude.
Enjoy. And if you've never heard of Gil Scott-Heron before, I'll be pleased to have introduced you.
I've been into mashups lately. Mashups, also called bootlegs or bastard pop, are two or more songs mixed into one song. The best ones are combinations you would never expect.
My love for mashups is all badgermama's fault. She'd been on a quest to find great stickers for my PowerBook, and bequeathed to me a several beauties, including one for Bootie SF, a great website for mashups. They list their monthly top ten, and I've downloaded quite a few gems, and found several sites for mashup artists.
Arty Fufkin is one of them, and his mashup "Crazy Logic" is one of the catchiest things. It blends Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy", Supertramp's "Logical Song", The Who's "Go to the Mirror Boy", and Rockwell's "Somebody’s Watching". Listen to it and tell me you don't start bobbing your head. If you like it as much as I do (and even if you don't), you can download it from Arty Fufkin's site.
And do check out the video. Enjoy!
My love for mashups is all badgermama's fault. She'd been on a quest to find great stickers for my PowerBook, and bequeathed to me a several beauties, including one for Bootie SF, a great website for mashups. They list their monthly top ten, and I've downloaded quite a few gems, and found several sites for mashup artists.
Arty Fufkin is one of them, and his mashup "Crazy Logic" is one of the catchiest things. It blends Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy", Supertramp's "Logical Song", The Who's "Go to the Mirror Boy", and Rockwell's "Somebody’s Watching". Listen to it and tell me you don't start bobbing your head. If you like it as much as I do (and even if you don't), you can download it from Arty Fufkin's site.
And do check out the video. Enjoy!
Here's my song of the week for this week - tell me if you can listen to this ok; it's a title I bought from the iTunes Store. [Took it down because it won't play ... if you want to hear it, check out Rich's posting linked below.]
Added later: Thanks for testing, Rich. Well, that's disappointing that it only plays one second. Too bad ... really, it's such a great song! I bought it about a month ago, and keep listening to it.
But at least now I know not to try to stream purchases from the store. Dang DRM ... alright, my second attempt at a Song of the Week is coming right up.
Added even later: Rich posted the song. Go on over and have a listen.
"... but I'm not
giving in
an inch
to fear
'cause I promised myself
this year
I feel
like I owe it
to someone"
Added later: Thanks for testing, Rich. Well, that's disappointing that it only plays one second. Too bad ... really, it's such a great song! I bought it about a month ago, and keep listening to it.
But at least now I know not to try to stream purchases from the store. Dang DRM ... alright, my second attempt at a Song of the Week is coming right up.
Added even later: Rich posted the song. Go on over and have a listen.
"... but I'm not
giving in
an inch
to fear
'cause I promised myself
this year
I feel
like I owe it
to someone"
Shamelessly stealing the "Song of the Week" idea from andrewjthomas. That'll teach him!
I'll start off with a track from one of my favorite albums of the year, Red Hot Chilli Peppers' "Stadium Arcadium". No, not "Dani, California", you all know that one by heart. One of my other faves from that album is Slow Cheetah. Enjoy.
