The thought of me dancing is, well, not pleasant and I'm sorry that you are now thinking about it. I do have some go to dance music though, which would be anything by Sam Sparro or Lady Gaga. I appreciate both for not trying to be deep, and for not trying to hide their crazy. That's all I expect from dance music.
Gotta love this video too. Reminds me of my babysitter from Las Vegas.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
All The Words By Heart
This is one of the few (very few) songs I can sing and play at the same time. Hence, I know all the words. It reminds me of my brother too. True To Life Fun Fact: Mike Durnt, aka, Mike Pritchard, the base player is distantly related to me. Not really anything to write home about. Meeting Chris LeDoux at the Denny's in Cheyenne was as close to fame as I've ever gotten.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
A Threefur
I've got a little catching up to do on my song list, I went to visit my in-laws in The Basin, and I haven't been around for a few days.
A song that reminds me of someone: This song always reminds me of my dad. I remember the first time I really heard it, I was very little, and he was singing along with it in his Semi and we were headed down the freeway in LA. It's still awesome, and it still makes me smile.
A song that reminds me of someplace: I have plenty of songs that remind me of someplace. My life is like a never ending road trip. I have one song that is like a time machine though, and it's this one. It's a stupid song, but it takes me back to 1995 in Ephraim, UT just like it was yesterday.
A song that reminds me of an event: This song will forever remind me of my high school graduation. 11 Years later, it rings true.
A song that reminds me of someone: This song always reminds me of my dad. I remember the first time I really heard it, I was very little, and he was singing along with it in his Semi and we were headed down the freeway in LA. It's still awesome, and it still makes me smile.
A song that reminds me of someplace: I have plenty of songs that remind me of someplace. My life is like a never ending road trip. I have one song that is like a time machine though, and it's this one. It's a stupid song, but it takes me back to 1995 in Ephraim, UT just like it was yesterday.
A song that reminds me of an event: This song will forever remind me of my high school graduation. 11 Years later, it rings true.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Sad Songs & Waltzes
I don't really have one go to song for sadness. These three are melancholic in the most perfect ways though.
Je Regret...
This Blink video has to be in my top three videos of all time, and I'm not a huge Blink fan. It's so beautifully shot, even Travis Barker looks hot.
If your album name is Sing the Sorrow, then you better bring the sorrow. Love me some AFI.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The Hap-Happiest Song of All
There are some songs that make little or no sense, but when you hear them you can't help but be lifted from whatever minor funk you were in. Most of Beck's songs are like that. A close second would be this one:
I am no fan of New Country, but Dwight Yoakam is kind of like Alternative/Country. Buck Owens was ahead of his time. This song can improve my mood too.
However, the Hap-Happiest Song of all is this one:
Is it a good song. NO. Is it well written? Absolutely not. Do I break out in a fit of laughter every time it comes on? YES! It's terrifically bad, so bad, it has gone all the way around the circle back to good. Kind of like Pulp Fiction. So, no matter how crappy my day is, if this song comes on it can lift me from the deepest depression.
I am no fan of New Country, but Dwight Yoakam is kind of like Alternative/Country. Buck Owens was ahead of his time. This song can improve my mood too.
However, the Hap-Happiest Song of all is this one:
Is it a good song. NO. Is it well written? Absolutely not. Do I break out in a fit of laughter every time it comes on? YES! It's terrifically bad, so bad, it has gone all the way around the circle back to good. Kind of like Pulp Fiction. So, no matter how crappy my day is, if this song comes on it can lift me from the deepest depression.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Songs Gone Horribly Wrong
Today, I'm supposed to post my least favorite song. I can actually point you to my least favorite genre, and that would be New Country. Let me make my case:
5. Lady Antebellum, Need You Now. Yes ladies and gents, this is a song about booty calling your ex. Don't glorify it. It's drunk dialing at it's finest. You can lay it down as a haunting ballad, but it's still trashy and a little sad.
4. Brad Paisley, Ticks. I think that a song about checking people for parasites is a little yuck. Not clever, just yuck. This is from the mind that brought you "Get A Little Mud on The Tires," I'm hoping this is an homage to four wheeling and not what it sounds like. Parasites and Mud references--eeeeewwww.
3. Anything by Taylor Swift. Not because Taylor Swift is a bad singer or song writer. She's quite good. It's her fans. They make me want to scream and throw things. A good song played every fifteen minutes, everyday, becomes a monster and must be staked through the heart.
2. Kenny Chesney, remake Fishin In The Dark. This one chapped my ass pretty hard. In fact I had to leave the store I was shopping in before I had a come apart the first time I heard it. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band did this right. They made it fun, it's one of my favorites. Kenny Chesney slutted it up and dumbed it down and made it awful. He should be shot repeatedly in the crotch with a paintball gun at close range for what he did to this song.
1. The song you've all been waiting for and quite possibly the most insipid thing on the radio today:
Sugarland, Stuck Like Glue:
When you become a successful country singer, and someone says to you "Hey, I think we need to do a Jamaican Style Rap in the middle of this song!" Just say no. It's wrong. Stop doing it. Fire your manager, change your label, whatever you have to do to get away from it.
There is something worse than Pop Music, and it's Country Pop Music. Sure it's mostly inoffensive and catchy. That's what makes it so awful. When they play their top 40 you can actually feel yourself getting dumber. There is good country out there, it just doesn't get played on the radio. I'm sure it's all part of a conspiracy, because even King George has gotten crappy the last 10 years or so. Don't even get me started on Reba MacEntire, she's never been great, but she's gotten really awful...
Anyway it's just my opinion.
5. Lady Antebellum, Need You Now. Yes ladies and gents, this is a song about booty calling your ex. Don't glorify it. It's drunk dialing at it's finest. You can lay it down as a haunting ballad, but it's still trashy and a little sad.
4. Brad Paisley, Ticks. I think that a song about checking people for parasites is a little yuck. Not clever, just yuck. This is from the mind that brought you "Get A Little Mud on The Tires," I'm hoping this is an homage to four wheeling and not what it sounds like. Parasites and Mud references--eeeeewwww.
3. Anything by Taylor Swift. Not because Taylor Swift is a bad singer or song writer. She's quite good. It's her fans. They make me want to scream and throw things. A good song played every fifteen minutes, everyday, becomes a monster and must be staked through the heart.
2. Kenny Chesney, remake Fishin In The Dark. This one chapped my ass pretty hard. In fact I had to leave the store I was shopping in before I had a come apart the first time I heard it. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band did this right. They made it fun, it's one of my favorites. Kenny Chesney slutted it up and dumbed it down and made it awful. He should be shot repeatedly in the crotch with a paintball gun at close range for what he did to this song.
1. The song you've all been waiting for and quite possibly the most insipid thing on the radio today:
Sugarland, Stuck Like Glue:
When you become a successful country singer, and someone says to you "Hey, I think we need to do a Jamaican Style Rap in the middle of this song!" Just say no. It's wrong. Stop doing it. Fire your manager, change your label, whatever you have to do to get away from it.
There is something worse than Pop Music, and it's Country Pop Music. Sure it's mostly inoffensive and catchy. That's what makes it so awful. When they play their top 40 you can actually feel yourself getting dumber. There is good country out there, it just doesn't get played on the radio. I'm sure it's all part of a conspiracy, because even King George has gotten crappy the last 10 years or so. Don't even get me started on Reba MacEntire, she's never been great, but she's gotten really awful...
Anyway it's just my opinion.
Monday, May 16, 2011
A Departure From Depth
I love music. No, I mean, I really love music. I'm not good at playing it, I can't sing and play the guitar at the same time. I do have an endless supply of music on my iPod, and I still have my CD binder from when I was in high school. For those of you unacquainted with the CD Binder, this was a way to physically store your huge collection of music. It was also a sure indication that you were broke, ostensibly because you spent all your money buying CDs. Compact Discs, not Certificates of Deposit. Both are a lame investment, but I digress.
So I'm going to share 30 Days of My Music with you. I stole this idea from Facebook, because that's where everyone steals their ideas from. It goes like this:
day 01 - your favorite song
day 02 - your least favorite song
day 03 - a song that makes you happy
day 04 - a song that makes you sad
day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone
day 06 - a song that reminds you of somewhere
day 07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event
day 08 - a song that you know all the words to
day 09 - a song that you can dance to
day 10 - a song that makes you fall asleep
day 11 - a song from your favorite band
day 12 - a song from a band you hate
day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure
day 14 - a song that no one would expect you to love
day 15 - a song that describes you
day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate
day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio
day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio
day 19 - a song from your favorite album
day 20 - a song that you listen to when you’re angry
day 21 - a song that you listen to when you’re happy
day 22 - a song that you listen to when you’re sad
day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding
day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral
day 25 - a song that makes you laugh
day 26 - a song that you can play on an instrument
day 27 - a song that you wish you could play
day 28 - a song that makes you feel guilty
day 29 - a song from your childhood
day 30 - your favorite song at this time last year
Without further ado, my favorite song:
When they make a movie about my life, this will play during the credits.
So I'm going to share 30 Days of My Music with you. I stole this idea from Facebook, because that's where everyone steals their ideas from. It goes like this:
day 01 - your favorite song
day 02 - your least favorite song
day 03 - a song that makes you happy
day 04 - a song that makes you sad
day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone
day 06 - a song that reminds you of somewhere
day 07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event
day 08 - a song that you know all the words to
day 09 - a song that you can dance to
day 10 - a song that makes you fall asleep
day 11 - a song from your favorite band
day 12 - a song from a band you hate
day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure
day 14 - a song that no one would expect you to love
day 15 - a song that describes you
day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate
day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio
day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio
day 19 - a song from your favorite album
day 20 - a song that you listen to when you’re angry
day 21 - a song that you listen to when you’re happy
day 22 - a song that you listen to when you’re sad
day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding
day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral
day 25 - a song that makes you laugh
day 26 - a song that you can play on an instrument
day 27 - a song that you wish you could play
day 28 - a song that makes you feel guilty
day 29 - a song from your childhood
day 30 - your favorite song at this time last year
Without further ado, my favorite song:
When they make a movie about my life, this will play during the credits.
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