Monday, May 07, 2007
MEANWHILE . . . .
I know I'm not updating this blog quite as regularly as I would like to, but unfortuntaly I have a life beyond bloggin. Ok, that's possibly not quite right, as I reckon I have enough time to do my blogging - after all in the real world I have to stay up-to-date with current affairs, so spending an extra 10mins or so jotting down my thoughts isn't exactly going to make me sweat. I just find I don't have the necessary peace of mind.
Anyways, during a little tea break today I was enjoying some vintage Meat Loaf (yeah!), especially the wonderfully "Paradise by the Dashboard Light". I couldn't quite figure out the lyrics and whilst looking around I found this blog entry which makes some good observations on pop music. I particularly liked this bit on old Meaty:
I know I'm not updating this blog quite as regularly as I would like to, but unfortuntaly I have a life beyond bloggin. Ok, that's possibly not quite right, as I reckon I have enough time to do my blogging - after all in the real world I have to stay up-to-date with current affairs, so spending an extra 10mins or so jotting down my thoughts isn't exactly going to make me sweat. I just find I don't have the necessary peace of mind.
Anyways, during a little tea break today I was enjoying some vintage Meat Loaf (yeah!), especially the wonderfully "Paradise by the Dashboard Light". I couldn't quite figure out the lyrics and whilst looking around I found this blog entry which makes some good observations on pop music. I particularly liked this bit on old Meaty:
Perhaps the most disturbing image from the night, however, was old friend Meat Loaf reprising his hit song "Paradise By The Dashboard Light." Unfortunately for the Meatster his former in-concert duet partner Karla DeVito was not available - rumor has it she was stuck at home babysitting her granddaughter for the evening. Instead they paired the Meat Man - who turns 60 this year - with a female singer who seemed, ironically, to be "barely 17" and, I might add, "barely dressed." The contrast was striking and creepy. Instead of "Let me sleep on it" I half- expected to hear his Meatness sing, "Young lady, you behave yourself or you’ll be grounded for a month."
Right, back to work....
Update: Here is the performance mentioned above (I think): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbxMXhIWbJc. The singer is an Aspen Miller(?). Whilst the contrast between the two is indeed noteworthy -if this was indeed supposed a tale of lust, our Meat Loaf should surely be on his way to prison- but the real question for me is Meaty’s shirt: I mean wth!?! How the mighty have fallen.
Labels: music
Sunday, February 04, 2007
DISCOVERING YOUTUBE
I know there are serious things happening in the world that I should be adding my wisdom to, but I've just "discovered" YouTube . . . yeah, I know I'm a little behind the curve. Yes, I know, I'm not a particularly productive blogger at the moment and most readers will find this entry superfluous, but I'm somewhat busy. So just enjoy.
It's a practically unlimited reservoir of music that was buried in the past, and in some cases probably justly so too:
ahh, blessed memories
men, what can you say?
Sonique looks hot in this vid and not boyish, though plenty of boys . . .
My better half told me off for liking this video, because apparently this so "out". Well, it was in 2004, but not in 1994 when I developed theses tastes.
The lyrics are as rude as the hats are silly
and finally, this should just make you feel good. It worked for me.
What seems to be quite popular is putting one's own film and pics to music:
This is sort of cool, a tribute to the Paras, set to Oasis Supersonic
This, set to Ana Johnsson's We are, is more typical YouTube-fare . . . though I'm sure it meant something to her . . .
It's also strange how all of these things can attract so much commentary. It's a whole little universe; bit like blogging really.
Sort of reporting too:
Though there's some debate whether it's genuine, it still gives you a bit of an impression of infantry combat
There's loads of funny stuff too:
he got some rap
The thing with cyber sex is, you can never really be sure who's on the other end . . . .
Righty, back to work!
I know there are serious things happening in the world that I should be adding my wisdom to, but I've just "discovered" YouTube . . . yeah, I know I'm a little behind the curve. Yes, I know, I'm not a particularly productive blogger at the moment and most readers will find this entry superfluous, but I'm somewhat busy. So just enjoy.
It's a practically unlimited reservoir of music that was buried in the past, and in some cases probably justly so too:
ahh, blessed memories
men, what can you say?
Sonique looks hot in this vid and not boyish, though plenty of boys . . .
My better half told me off for liking this video, because apparently this so "out". Well, it was in 2004, but not in 1994 when I developed theses tastes.
The lyrics are as rude as the hats are silly
and finally, this should just make you feel good. It worked for me.
What seems to be quite popular is putting one's own film and pics to music:
This is sort of cool, a tribute to the Paras, set to Oasis Supersonic
This, set to Ana Johnsson's We are, is more typical YouTube-fare . . . though I'm sure it meant something to her . . .
It's also strange how all of these things can attract so much commentary. It's a whole little universe; bit like blogging really.
Sort of reporting too:
Though there's some debate whether it's genuine, it still gives you a bit of an impression of infantry combat
There's loads of funny stuff too:
he got some rap
The thing with cyber sex is, you can never really be sure who's on the other end . . . .
Righty, back to work!
Labels: music
Monday, March 27, 2006
EUROVISION: BRITAIN’S COMING VICTORY?
I only briefly caught bits of the the selection show some time and was already happy that the vote elected the best song to represent us as this year’s Eurovision, Daz Sampson’s ‘Teenage Life’ (Cheese and Cringe alert on, obviously). I’ve started listening through the other countries’ entrants, and from what I’ve heard so far Daz’s track is in a different league. So, on the quality we’re going to win it this year. That may of course be the problem, because it’s not quite trashy enough. It’s not quite ‘Wild dances’ I’m afraid, but you can’t have it all I suppose.
I only briefly caught bits of the the selection show some time and was already happy that the vote elected the best song to represent us as this year’s Eurovision, Daz Sampson’s ‘Teenage Life’ (Cheese and Cringe alert on, obviously). I’ve started listening through the other countries’ entrants, and from what I’ve heard so far Daz’s track is in a different league. So, on the quality we’re going to win it this year. That may of course be the problem, because it’s not quite trashy enough. It’s not quite ‘Wild dances’ I’m afraid, but you can’t have it all I suppose.
Labels: music
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
AGAINST I.D. CARDS
I'm pretty lazy and uninspired at the moment, so apologies for not posting much.
In case you haven't come across it before, this musical argument against id cards is pretty fine stuff.
Thursday, June 09, 2005
JAMES BLUNT’S ROMANTIC VIDEO
Just a random observation, but the video to James Blunt‘s song `Beautiful´, looks uncannily like this painting. I wonder if the videomakers used this imagery accidentally, whether they were inspired by Friedrich’s painting or whether they referred to 1920s German silent films, especially Nosferatu, which in turn drew on Romantic painting. Fun to see the way culture can occasionally recycle itself in different ways. Endlessly fascinating. At least to me.
Just a random observation, but the video to James Blunt‘s song `Beautiful´, looks uncannily like this painting. I wonder if the videomakers used this imagery accidentally, whether they were inspired by Friedrich’s painting or whether they referred to 1920s German silent films, especially Nosferatu, which in turn drew on Romantic painting. Fun to see the way culture can occasionally recycle itself in different ways. Endlessly fascinating. At least to me.
Labels: arts & architecture, film & television, music
Friday, June 03, 2005
THE CRAZY FROG: A DESERVED WIN
To dispel any fears amongst readers in regards to my sanity I should perhaps point out right at the beginning that I find this Crazy Frog thing quite irritating.
However, my real problem is with the alternative no1, Coldplay’s `Speed of Sound´. It is an ok song. Unfortunately though it is a clear rip-off of the glorious `Clocks´. Normally this wouldn’t bother me personally but it has spoilt my enjoyment of `Clocks´, and that is unforgiveable.
So cheers to the Crazy Frog.
To dispel any fears amongst readers in regards to my sanity I should perhaps point out right at the beginning that I find this Crazy Frog thing quite irritating.
However, my real problem is with the alternative no1, Coldplay’s `Speed of Sound´. It is an ok song. Unfortunately though it is a clear rip-off of the glorious `Clocks´. Normally this wouldn’t bother me personally but it has spoilt my enjoyment of `Clocks´, and that is unforgiveable.
So cheers to the Crazy Frog.
Labels: music
Sunday, May 22, 2005
EUROVISION
Hmm, well I’m not entirely sure why I bothered watching it. I was expecting something thoroughly awful, something so awful it makes you laugh. I found it quite disappointing in that respect. Obviously the songs still aren’t really any good, but they’re not horrendous anymore either. I guess at current trends Eurovision 2008 should be full of the best pop songwriting in Europe.
The other thing I noticed was how lame our eighteen points really is. Nil points, that has a ring to it and there’s something redeemingly glorious about complete failure. But a semi-failure like last night is just dull.
To be honest though, nothing was ever going to be as cool as last year’s winner Ruslana and her cracking Wild Dances. That is Eurovision at its best.
Hmm, well I’m not entirely sure why I bothered watching it. I was expecting something thoroughly awful, something so awful it makes you laugh. I found it quite disappointing in that respect. Obviously the songs still aren’t really any good, but they’re not horrendous anymore either. I guess at current trends Eurovision 2008 should be full of the best pop songwriting in Europe.
The other thing I noticed was how lame our eighteen points really is. Nil points, that has a ring to it and there’s something redeemingly glorious about complete failure. But a semi-failure like last night is just dull.
To be honest though, nothing was ever going to be as cool as last year’s winner Ruslana and her cracking Wild Dances. That is Eurovision at its best.
Labels: music
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
SURPRISING CHART SUCCESS
Iron Maiden at 3! And not with just any old song, but with “The Number of the Beast”. Well, old song, but not just any song. Stranger things have happened I suppose, but it’s still a sub-optimal choice of a song to re-record and re-release. Something from the debut album would have been more appropriate, or perhaps from the much-ignored “Killers” album. But nonetheless, cracking stuff. And, to my knowledge, without any airplay.
Iron Maiden at 3! And not with just any old song, but with “The Number of the Beast”. Well, old song, but not just any song. Stranger things have happened I suppose, but it’s still a sub-optimal choice of a song to re-record and re-release. Something from the debut album would have been more appropriate, or perhaps from the much-ignored “Killers” album. But nonetheless, cracking stuff. And, to my knowledge, without any airplay.
Labels: music
Monday, August 23, 2004
EIGTHIES QUIZ
Look, I was a child in the 1980s and I'm not a great fan of the period music wise, so that's why:
Look, I was a child in the 1980s and I'm not a great fan of the period music wise, so that's why:
Labels: blogging and the blogger, humour etc., music
