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.
I swear to you, I have not seen this movie since High School, maybe earlier. Without any explanation, this song is playing in my head this morning. It's from the musical NEWSIES, and it's the most random song from the show. Here it is.....
I just found out that Newsies is making a comeback and has been adapted to the stage with professional productions touring.
Here is me doing a Newsie kick to celebrate:
Don't make fun of my ghetto phone and how it can't take pictures. Even though the picture didn't catch it, my foot nearly touched the ceiling because I'm so athletic and passionate about Newsie Kicks.
I've heard everyone's whining about my family not performing enough on the blog and so I will appease you with a commitment to perform this week.
I plan to blog Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. On those days, whoever I can round up to get involved, we will perform the song stuck in my head. I will not make excuses and I will twist the arms of my opera singing wife and cute kids to get them involved. It should be amazing, especially when we will be performing songs on the fly and unrehearsed. What song will it be? Stairway to Heaven? Lou Lou, Skip to my Lou? The theme song to Mr. Belvedere? Stay tuned......
What on earth is a tymp? I did a google search and it says something about a blah blah blah something about the upper part of an archway blah blah. Or is she referring to a tympani? Who knows, but I enjoy the song anyway.
I don't get to go to concerts very often, what with watching little babies when I'm not working to pay for little babies. This week, a miracle occurred, I got to go to 2 concerts in 2 nights!
Monday night I got to see The Gipsy Kings a flamenco group from southern France. Tuesday night I went to see Andrew Bird.
If you are wondering whether or not I liked these concerts, the answer is yes.
My subconscious is rewarding all of us with an Andrew Bird song that I really enjoy. You will too.
Whenever I've introduced Andrew Bird's music to people, they always tell me they enjoy the music but they're confused as to what he's singing about. But I don't think it's that hard- so I will break down a sampling of the song's meaning line by line with handy visual aides.
Over prescribed
Under the Mister
We had survived to turn on the History Channel
And ask our esteemed panel
Why are we alive?
And here's how they replied,
You're what happens when two substances collide
When by all accounts you really should have died
That's just the introductory verse of the song. I'm not gonna do the whole song, but if you think about it, the lyrics to the song TOTALLY make sense.
Joking aside, I do think Andrew Bird's lyrics are different and a bit vague at times, but this is what makes his music clever and challenging. For me, lyrics have always been a challenge.
He's great live too, he was switching off between violin, guitar and xylophone and looping instruments to make all kinds of noise and complex music. A cautionary note, however, don't dig too deep or you might get a nervous tic motion of your head as well.
Who remembers this song, "Pinch Me" by Canadian band, Barenaked Ladies?
I like to call this kind of song with a term I've just coined: Canadian Sing-Rapping. It's sung by Ed Robertson, one of two primary songwriters for this band. You can hear what I'm talking about in the chorus of this song. It's fun enough, but unfortunate to me when BNL has a whole slew of songs that are great pop-rock songs. As far as I know, the only kind of considerable radio play these guys have had is with this kind of song.
This is the first image that comes up when you Google "Canadian Sing Rapping."
It totally makes sense.
Barenaked Ladies best music is when Steven Page is singing- he has one of the coolest voices. If you don't believe me, then listen to any of these songs: "What A Good Boy" "Break Your Heart" or "Call and Answer."
Steven Page left the band a few years ago, and I have to be honest that I haven't been interested in their music ever since.
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.
