Cotton Eyed Joe
by Rednex
"Where did you come from?
Where did you go?
Where did you come from,
Cotton Eyed Joe?"

&

5, 6, 7, 8
by Steps
"A cowboy guy from head to toe"

I'm feeling very energetic and happy and hyper and wow. Yes. Um, strange choices... and two of them. I realise that this is UNPRECEDENTED but what can I say? Hyper.

These are songs that I have chosen as choices for Tony to dance to. So I expect for Tony to start dancing to one of these songs very very very very soon. VERY.

Steps link
Rednex link

I'm A Man
by Jobriath
"I'm a man
Light of step and soft of touch
A gentle man"

I got into Jobriath for absolutely the wrong reasons, not to mention the most superficial reasons of all time. Basically, some of the artwork in Velvet Goldmine was based on one of his album covers. And then I read about him and found out that he was a gay glam rock star. Next thing I know, a couple of his albums are on my Amazon Wishlist... and then... OHEMGEE, I own them.

Now, I have actually listened to his stuff... and I am actually surprised by the fact that I actually rather like it. Sadly, there is a bit of a shortage of his stuff on the internet. There's a song I really like called Inside. It's got some amazing piano-playing and his voice sounds lovely... but I could only find that tiny little clip of it. Which is a shame.

Anyway, have a little listen to this beauty.

Listen To It Here <3

Sandy
from Grease
"In heaven forever
And ever we will be
Oh please say you'll stay
Oh, Sandy"

I felt the need to post this one after it came on on the journey to work yesterday morning and Dave and I were just bellowing the lyrics, haha. As many many others, I have always been a big fan of musicals and let's face it; Grease is one of the best. I love 'Hopelessly Devoted To You' more than I can ever articulate.

Seriously though, there is nothing that singing along with John Travolta can't solve. FACT. Speaking of which, I need to phone Wall Street.

You gotta love it when he sings "why-ai-ai-ai-aiiiiii... Oh Sandy" at the end.

Listen To It Here <3

Waitin' For Superman
by The Flaming Lips
"Tell everybody waitin' for Superman
That they should try to hold on as best they can
He hasn't dropped them,
Forgot them or anything"

I probably only really heard this song for the first time this year. I find it somewhat endearing as I do with everything by The Flaming Lips. There's something about the lyrical style that's just very cute. I'm hoping these blogs will get a little more detailed soon. I'm just feeling very very lazy :)

Listen To It Here <3

Just The Two Of Us
by Will Smith
" daddy loves you, daddy loves, you, WOO"

jim says:
i mean, in a way its a really good song for parents
except for the whole
yknow
"just the two of us" part

And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen.

jim says:
he's pretty damned handsome for a 40 year old

Have a great Christmas, my pretties!

Listen To It Here

Half-Jack
by The Dresden Dolls
"It might destroy me
But I'd sacrifice my body
If it meant I'd get the Jack part out..."

This song probably spoke to me the most out of anything else off the album. You can have some official brownie points if you can guess how I read this one.

As we all know, Amanda Palmer is utterly inspiring as a pianist, a poet and a vocalist. She is one of the most impressive musicians that I have come across. There is so much expression in the way she uses her voice, not to mention the way she uses the piano - and Brian's percussion adds a lot to the whole mix too!

Listen To It Here <3

Untitled 1
by Brand New
"Well I wrote your name
And burned it
To see the colours of the flame
And it burned out the whole spectrum
As if you were everything
Mine just burned gold
The normal flame
I am not anything

And all I remember
Is the feeling of waking up
We were kids
You were the sun
To which my eyes would not adjust
We were kids
I was a fountain
You could never drink enough

Then came all the boys
Who swept you up
Playing careless with your heart
Every night there was a new girl
Sitting beside me in my car

Something dies when you grow older
But you do the best you can
I am glad
I am glad you found a good man."

A friend of mine covered this ages ago and just recently I came across his cover and absolutely fell in love with the song. The lyrics are desperately sad but incredibly beautiful. They make me very very weepy. This is actually one of the few songs that I think require for all the lyrics to be posted.

Stunning.

Listen To It Here <3

Here's Where The Story Ends
by The Sundays
"I never should have said
That the books that you read
Were all I loved you for"

Dad lent me an album by The Sundays that I hadn't heard before so I've been listening to that and in pure enthusiasm for her voice, I thought I'd go ahead and post my very favourite Sundays song which I remember hearing a long long time ago in a parents car. The Sundays and The Cranberries are actually very very closely associated for me because of childhood car journies.

But yeah, the vocallist in the Sundays has this amazing, high-pitched but beautiful voice. It's kind of dusty too in places... I love it.

Listen To It Here <3

My Little Rainbow
by East River Pipe
"And it's alright now
My little rainbow"

Fred Cornog is, as far as I'm concerned, one of the most talented musicians in the world. I don't feel the need to justify this comment. Just listen to this song.

This isn't even NEARLY one of his best.

Trust Me <3

Missing
by Everything But The Girl
"And can I confess;
The years have proved
To offer nothing since you moved
And you're long gone
But I can't move on
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain"

I chose this song today because it's feeling particularly relevant. I have been thinking a lot about past aquaintances; a fairly dreary topic to be dwelling on, really.

Anyway, I probably first paid attention to this track when I was about 12 and I used to listen to the Crush compilation on tape (a copy my mum had made) in my walkman, at night in bed whilst I was going to sleep. It also some Suede on there which has stuck with me too. Anyway, whilst being astounding... odd-looking, the vocalist has a really beautiful voice; it's so warm and rich. Yum, methinks.

I love the atmosphere of quiet desperation and longing. It's beautiful.

G'wan... Follow this link and have a listen

Electronic Renaissance
by Belle and Sebastian
"If you dance for much very longer
You'll be known as the boy who's always dancing"

I've just been talking to my cousin, who BY THE WAY, is totally awesome and has a fantastic taste in music. His music blog would be far superior to mine. Anyway, he mentioned Idioteque which I posted fairly recently, I believe. And it reminded me of this song as I got into this song at around the time that I fell in love with Idioteque. This song on the other hand reminds me of happiness and winter beaches, romance and happiness. It's utterly happy and gorgeous.

Do you trust me enough to follow the link?...

Listen to it here

Love Shack
by The 52s
"The love shack is a little old place
Where we can get together"

I'm feeling very rough... and this was the first song to pop into my head. I wish I had something insightful to have but the only thing I really have to say about this song is it reminds me of being about 6 or 7, in my mum's car on the way to my birthday party at Charlie Chalks.

Listen to it here

The Power Of Love
by Frankie Goes To Hollywood
"I'll protect you from the hooded claw
Keep the vampires from your door"

My step dad was talking the other day about how this song is considered a Christmas-y song and always makes it onto Christmas compilations, even though the song has absolutely nothing to do with Christmas and actually just has the three wise men in the video. A fair point.

This song makes me want to run in slow motion. I hope that gives you a fairly good idea of what it's like. The vocals are pretty too :)

Just for giggles:
"This song is about true love.the mother & father of Jesus felt true love and she was giving birth to the son of god who had the truest love of all. If you dont understand dont dont posts stupid comments" - A comment there from the wise jeandonoh

Listen to it here, pickle!

Wish You Were Here
by Pink Floyd
"We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground"

I think it was Sam who introduced me to this song. And like I do with so many songs, I became attached to it almost immediately. I love how simple this song is. And the lyrics are really poetic. I rather like the sound of the vocals too... they're not perfect but they're pleasant.

And again, as you may have noticed, I've gone ahead and linked a student video because god knows, I loves 'em. I mean... just look at that guys hat. Genius.

Listen to it here, pickle!

Never Let You Go
by Jakaranda
"I've been waiting just to find somebody true
Somebody like you"

I posted the song from which the sample comes fairly recently. I just heard it in Parent Trap. I wish I had more to say.

Listen to it here <3

Tongue Tied
by Red Dwarf
"Girl, you make me tongue tied
Whenever you are near me
Tied tongue
Tied tongue
Whenever you're in town"

Okay, this song has been stuck in my head forever. I love it.

Listen to it here <3

Tokyo Moon
by Windmill
"The drugs were doing things you already could"

I pinched this album from Sam because the front cover was really lovely. So pinchy pinchy, listen listen and now love love. Love love love love love. His voice is really crazy but I got used to it really really quickly. I quite like high pitched male voices though to be honest... which is why I love Ben Gibbard and Brian Molko's voices.

But in all honesty I was feeling absolutely awful last night and I listened to this album on repeat for about six hours whilst writing a really boring essay and by the end of it I just felt relaxed and content. I love music that can do that to me... mellow me out a bit. God knows I need to be a bit mellower. I absolutely love the song Fluorescent Lights. It's so overwhelming. There's something about this album that puts me in mind of Sigor Ros or Death Cab. I think it's how it all builds up in the background.

Listen to it here <3

How To Disappear Completely
by Radiohead
"Strobe lights and blown speakers
Fireworks and hurricanes"

I'm a big Radiohead fan and have been for a fairly long time, I would say. Mainly I got into them as a result of having friends who were fans but also because my step-dad was... Which at the time was a happy coincidence because it meant I could slowly buy the albums, whilst listening to his copies of the ones I didn't have yet. I've always really wanted to see them live because I can't imagine how thrilling an experience would be. Besides, there is nothing I enjoy quite like live music. Having said that, I've not yet been to a film festival *drools*

Onto the song. I love the whininess of the guitar in this. And Thom's usual mumbliness. I love that about him, mainly because having heard his vocals in Venus In Furs for Velvet Goldmine, I know that he actually has a very impressive mainstream voice but chooses not to use it, which gives him a lot of artistic credit, I think.

Kid A is probably one of my favourite albums... along with Ok Computer. I just love how relaxing and sublime Kid A is.

Listen to it here

Tiny Vessels
by Death Cab For Cutie
"This is the moment that you know
That you told her that you loved her
But you don't.
You touch her skin and then you think
'Yeah, she is beautiful,
But she don't mean a thing to me.'"

I was listening to this earlier in the car. I got the album due to a relationship I was in at the time. And so I think the whole album holds a sentimental value to me. After it ended... and I suppose every other romantic encounter I have had... I have imagined that this is basically the thought that they had... that this song kind of encapsulates my life so far.

It's a really beautiful song though. Ben Gibbard's lyrics are always absolutely poetic... and they have a certain quality to them that makes them so much more hard-hitting. I imagine partly it's the use of quite vulgar words in conjunction with romantic images.

This link probably isn't the best for sound quality... but I feel no shame in admitting that I only picked it for the Lost link. Yeah, I'm a Lostie. And for the record, I hate Jack. And Tom <3>

Listen to it here

EDIT: I actually also hate Kate. John Locke, Benjamin Linus and Daniel Farraday are Gods, on the other hand. There are no nice Lost women. They all get on my nerves.

Delicate
by Damien Rice
"We might kiss when we are alone
When nobody's watching
We might take it home
We might make out when nobody's there
It's not that we're scared
It's just that it's delicate

So why'd you fill my sorrows
With the words you've borrowed
From the only place you've known
And why'd ya sing Hallelujah
If it means nothing to you
Why'd you sing with me at all?

We might live like never before
When there's nothing to give
Well how can we ask for more
We might make love in some sacred place
The look on your face is delicate"

Another bath song. I love the strings in this song. And his voice is gorgeous. I don't remember how I first came accross this song. And I can't describe what it is that I adore about it right now. So, basically, put your faith in me and I promise you'll be rewarded with gorgeousness.

Listen to it here!

Mr Tambourine Man
by Bob Dylan
"Then take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mind,
Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves,
The haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach,
Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow."

About an hour ago, I was lying in a steaming hot bath, perfectly still. I was curled up in the corner with my eyes closed and Bob Dylan keeping me company. I've been feeling really bleak for the past couple of weeks but this song made me feel cradled and happy. The warm guitar is so soothing. And the eloquence of his lyrics is absolutely divine, and I have always found poetry comforting.

Earlier this week, I was lying on the beach and quoted my favourite line from Yeats' 'The Stolen Child'. And thinking about it now, Dylan's lyrics are just as sophisticated and gorgeous.

Listen to it here

Please Forgive Me
by David Gray
"Feels like lightning running through my veins
When you look at me that way"

Anyone who doesn't like David Gray is probably associated with baby-murder. This man has a gorgeous voice and his lyrics are utterly sumptuous.

I know I ought to say more than this but I can't bring myself to. This song is so simple and so gorgeous with it.

Listen to it here!
Then you may thank me profusely.

Dark and Long
by Underworld
"Screaming into the eye of the lens"

I bought Dubnobasswithmyheadman years ago when I saw it really cheap in Woolworths. It was easily the best find of the millenia. However, I only bought it for track six 'Dirty Epic' because I only had an edited version and this one was a full-length version. So I salvaged it and put it on my MP3 player, rather neglecting the rest of it. Then about a week ago, I put the album on in my room. I had all the lights off so the only light was from my laptop and it was just a gorgeous experience, listening to it from start to finish. And out of all of the tracks I think this one is my favourite. Having said that, there is a track called Tongue which is really relaxing. I love this strand of trance dance... it's so soothing. I can just lie in bed in the dark and listen to it and have all these different images wash over me.

I realise that it's not really to everyone's taste but I seriously recommend it; just lying down, in the dark, listening to Underworld.

Yum.

Listen to it here
And have a nice day!

Red Rover
by Rosie Thomas
"Don't let her grow up like her mother
Heart so unconvinced
In a world so undiscovered
Asking for forgiveness
Not knowing how to forgive"

I wrote an essay about the music video for this once. I don't remember what I said... but it's true. So there. I love Rosie Thomas because she totally breaks my heart. I think one of my first blogs on here was one of her songs. This one is sung with her brother and I would like to think that it is very intimate but it's hard to know whether it's written from personal experience or not. Either way, it is another classic heartbreaking Rosie Thomas song. I adore Wedding Day too but I couldn't find that one! I think it's the idea of sadness within this twee picture that makes it so tragic.

I am reminded of One Hour Photo; the way Sy is hit by the tragedy of finding dysfunction in something that seems so perfect.

Listen to it here
And have a nice day!