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Showing posts with label The Dresden Dolls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Dresden Dolls. Show all posts
I really love "The Dresden Dolls" self-titled album- It's obvious because I think this is now the 4th song from that album that I've now blogged about.
This is a pretty nasty break-up song. I hope you like it. Sorry I don't have more to say about it, just listen to all 8 minutes of the song. Sorry not sorry.
Good day to you from us here at thesongsstuckinmyhead.blogspot.com and good day from our lovely friend Amanda Palmer and The Dresden Dolls.
If for anything, check out the drumming in this video. I'm not a drummer- but man, it seems like some serious drumming.
My interpretation is that this song is about 2 friends (or a relationship?) one who is trying to move on from a darker time, and the other who is still sucking life out of the former. There is something about the dark mood of this music that sticks in my brain. I have always been a fan of sad music. I think this is because I'm such a happy-go-lucky person- I am forced to show my darker side through art and music especially.
I've had the fortune of having an amazingly kind and patient father. It would seem that poor Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls has not had the same thing. Either that or she's singing about somebody else that has a lousy dad. Or maybe she's singing about watermelons and Gallagher or something else important like that.
Today's song, "Half Jack" I personally believe touches on this unfortunately common subject, dead-beat dads. It uses the poem "Jack and Jill" as a metaphor- very clever- very dark and sad.
I've already touched on Amanda Palmer a bit in the past. I believe we'll be hearing lots from her in years to come. Not only is she a great song writer with an intense passion for the arts, she's also headlined music news with the upcoming release of her new album "Theatre is Evil."
Completely independent of a studio, she managed to raise well over a million dollars (of a 100,000$ goal!) from fans to fund the album's release. She offered all kinds of valuable merchandise, including original art, music, and even a visit to a private party for the right price.
Amanda Palmer may very well have revolutionized the way artists publish music. I know some artists like Ben Folds Five have already followed in her footsteps.
The buzz is that it is cutting edge and incredible music. I can't wait to hear it.
Amanda's fund raising has inspired me! I have an original work of art available.
This is a beautiful piece of work inspired by things that I love and beautiful neon colors, it's available to the highest bidder. My fingers were practically bleeding when I was done I worked so hard on it. And if you can believe it, I did it only with art supplies available to me in my work office!
Also for 500$ or some Hi-Chew candy I will come to your next party and play the piano backwards. I can only play one song, but it will BLOW YOUR MIND!
This sort of mentality will make us all rich some day. Thanks, Amanda Palmer.
My wife was right. Last night, after humming this song around the house, she predicted that it would be stuck in my head this morning:
I find this song 50% annoying and 95% awesome. It gets stuck in your head really bad, so use caution before watching.
Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls has done some pretty cool things, musically. I really dig her solo album "Who Killed Amanda Palmer." She also has an album of her just playing Ukulele songs, which is fun.
One project she spearheaded was a band called 8in8. She got together with author (and her husband) Neil Gaiman, Ben Folds and Damian Kulash of OK go. They decided they were going to make an album of 8 songs in 8 hours. They did it over the internet, getting suggestions for songs ideas from Twitter, and streaming the process of putting the songs together and recording them live on YouTube. The end result was 6 songs in 12 hours. You can buy the EP on her website for a dollar. Surprisingly, the songs didn't turn out half-bad, and watching them get thrown together was fun. I admire people with the talent to write music, and wish I had that gift.
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