Blogs are so passe and pretentious. Oh well, here's my blog about music that's stuck in my head when I wake up in the mornings along with adventures of the Cash family and wacky wacky crazy wacky shenanigans.
My subconscious would like to share some Emo with you. Today's song comes from Dashboard Confessional. For those of you who aren't familiar with the term "Emo," it refers to a type of music, and even sub-culture I would say, that has to do with emotion in music/lifestyle. It's a way of saying "hey, there's nothing wrong with expressing your emotions."
Generally, I find the music a bit sub-par, and the lyrics to be pretty direct. There's little interpretation when it comes to what an artist is trying to express in this type of music.
Dashboard Confessional was the first band I had ever heard referred to as "Emo." For fun, just now I did a Google search "list of emo bands," and Dashboard came up second on the list, right behind Jimmy Eat World. I first heard today's song on a compilation disc my little brother made for me, probably in 2004, or 2005. I do like this song. I hope you enjoy it too.
An unexpected song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers was stuck in my head as I woke up this morning. It's from their 2002 album "By the Way." The song is called Midnight, here it is:
I suppose this song is about a relationship where the singer feels that there is something cosmic and fateful about their love. Having listened to the song a bit more closely, I find that I really like it. That's what's fun about this blog. I get to share music and it forces me to listen more closely to music I would otherwise listen to casually.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an important band for me in a way. As a young child, I always listened to classical music. I won't bore you with the details, but I liked classical music and I especially liked to listen to it really loud. My older brother liked Rock and Roll and I liked being different than him. My taste for music evolved in 1992 when my family moved to Phoenix, Arizona. I didn't have friends and it was the summer- no school, no friends. There was an interesting television station where viewers could call in, pay money and the station would play a music video of the payers choice. I think it was called The Jukebox, but my memory isn't so good sometimes.
Anyway, I started watching this TV station. This was right around the time that Nirvanna and Pearl Jam changed the look and sound of Rock. A lot of these bands played on the Jukebox. U2's "One" was a common video played as well. It was at this time that I fell in love with "Under the Bridge" by The Red Hot Chili Peppers. I didn't have the money, so I could never call in to The Jukebox to pay for a video, but secretly I wanted "Under the Bridge" to play, and it did often. I couldn't believe that I actually enjoyed listening to a song that wasn't Classical.
Consequently, as an adult, I've found that the kind of music I like most is where Classical and Contemporary Pop/Rock combine, take for example the intro of today's song with piano and strings.
Blah blah blah, I'm kind of rambling and I don't think today's post is terribly exciting. Thanks for reading if you did. Thanks even more if you enjoyed it. Have fun. Seriously.
Today I woke up with some skankin' ska playing in my head. This is a great song by a great band. Here's "Together Someday" by Hepcat:
I thought about what I could say here that's interesting today. This obviously is a love song, where the author hopes to be with the person he loves. He's confident they will be together someday.
I'm lucky to already have that somebody in my life. I also have 4 pretty great kids too. What makes me feel most lucky though is that I believe that no matter what we'll all be together forever someday, even after death. This is a pretty great thing to believe and hope for.
I can tell already this post is going to be all over the place. I can't seem to pin down my thoughts.
First and foremost, I am resolute to write more often. This blog used to be a big part of my life, and I enjoyed sharing songs, stories, and making an attempt to entertain people. Periodically somebody will stop me and ask why I stopped blogging and they tell me they miss it. I know there are few of you who read here frequently, but I enjoy doing it and if somebody's reading, I suppose it's worth it.
First of all, I woke up with a song stuck in my head from an album I've talked about before. "Here Lies Love" which is an odd compilation album by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim about the bizarre life of Imelda Marcos. I don't listen to this album much. In the end, it's interesting to me and I'm glad that it's part of my collection; that doesn't mean I listen to the album often. My subconscious does like it though and I find these catchy melodies going through my head.
Today's song is called "Don't You Agree." It's sung by Irish singer Roisin Murphy who has a pretty rad voice I must say. The song is sung from Marcos' perspective and appears to be some of her political ideas, in particular about how to take care of people. Here's the song if you'd like to hear it:
Since I don't feel much like adding any more about this song and album, and since the song is titled "Don't You Agree," I suppose I'll share a few things that I've been thinking about lately. You can decide if you agree with me.
First of all: I've decided that I'm going to try to lose 15 pounds. I've never been overweight, I've never had to exercise. I'm lucky that way I suppose, but I have put on some pounds. As I get older, it gets harder and I see that I'm starting to have a little gut. I'd rather lose 15 pounds now than lose 30 pounds in 5 years. I'm also trying to exercise at least 30 minutes each day. I'm confident that if I make this a habit I'll be able to maintain my weight and health where it should me. I will say this: Dieting is not fun. Don't you agree?
Next, I guess some thoughts that have sat with me recently. I'm not a profound thinker- but I'm seeing more and more that this world is becoming more and more proud, whether it's politics, religion, ideology, and general human behavior. Do you agree with me on this? Nobody seems to want to listen to anybody else, understand someone else, and especially people won't admit when they err or apologize for any wrong doing. I think everybody needs just a little bit more humility if things are going to improve in our world- and in the United States especially. I won't go into any specifics, but I see pride every day: at work, at church, in the home, on the news, and around town. It worries me immensely. I think the lousiest human flaw, is the inability to admit when you've done something wrong. Don't you agree?
Lastly, I'm having a sort of life crisis I think. Look what I wore to church today.
The shirt has floral prints and the tie is bright green. For a Mormon, this is not "typical" church wear. Usually it's dark suits and white shirts with conservative ties. There is no handbook that says this is how you should dress, but it's generally expected that conservative is the way to go.
I've always been eccentric, but I'm finding as I get older that I'm getting more eccentric. I like expressing myself with what I wear and I think it's a unique part of who I am. Lately I've been indulging in a few flashy things to make what I wear more interesting. This is probably dumb to some, but it's been on my mind a lot lately.
OK, enough of my ramblings. Blogging is such an indulgent thing, don't you agree?
