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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips

We are rapidly approaching Halloween. The song "Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips" by Nancy Cassidy always gets me in the mood for the spooky holiday.

The song was later covered by Bruce Springsteen and appeared in the Disney Sing Along Songs video, Happy Haunting: Party at Disneyland, which is how I know it.

Here are the lyrics to the silly song [Source: lyricsfreak.com]:

When I was a little kid

I never liked to eat

Mom would put things on my plate

And i'd dump 'em on her feet

But then one day she made this soup

I ate it all in bed

I asked her what she put in it

And this is what she said:

"Oh, chicken lips and lizard hips

And alligator eyes

Monkey legs and buzzard eggs

And salamander thighs

Rabbit ears and camel rears

And tasty toenail pies

Stir 'em all together

And it's mama's soup surprise"

I went into the bathroom

And i stood beside the sink

I said, "I'm feeling slightly ill

And I think I'd like a drink"

Mama said, "I've just the thing

I'll get it in a wink

It's full of lots of protein

And vitamins, I think"

"Oh, chicken lips and lizard hips

And alligator eyes

Monkey legs and buzzard eggs

And salamander thighs

Rabbit ears and camel rears

And tasty toenail pies

Stir 'em all together

And it's mama's soup surprise"

As Halloween gets closer and closer, I'll be posting more frequently about some spooky (and not so spooky) Halloween songs to get you in the spirit...even if you are not a huge fan of Halloween like me.

Monday, October 14, 2013

I Just Wanna Party

I am obsessed the Vine app. My favorite viners include metal singer Curtis Lepore, actors Cody and Marcus Johns, and even the redneck lineman Josh Clark.

Josh and his buddy Greg make some of the funniest vines ever. They have a series of vines where Greg asks Josh, "JOSH WHATCHA WANNA DO?!" Then the camera goes over to Josh and he dances, while driving, to the Yelawolf song "I Just Wanna Party" while lip-syncing.

[Source: Vine/YouTube]

I know, I know, you definitely think this is the most peculiar thing I have ever posted about, but if you have a Vine, I really think you should watch all of these.

Apart from that, the song itself is actually quality...just kidding. I really have no idea how to explain this song to you. For one thing, it is rap, but it's not your average rap song. There is absolutely no way this song took any longer than 20 minutes to write. I would really like to hope that Yelawolf is not trying to emulate a rapper like Eminem or Lil Wayne.

But, I do see an attempt on his part so I applaud him in that. Really. I do.

[Source: YouTube]

Saturday, October 12, 2013

So Close

So I remember hearing Jennette McCurdy's song "So Close" in 2009 on YouTube when it first came out. I had no idea she could sing so well!

The song is country and she really sounds amazing in it. Here's a video [Source: YouTube]:

I literally have not listened to the song in years and I have no idea what made me think of listening to it the other day, but I did and I forgot how amazing it actually is. Her voice is absolutely flawless and her range is incredible as well. Job well done, Jennette.

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Evangeline

It really is crazy how different a vinyl sounds from an CD.

I am listening to "Evangeline" recorded by Emmylou Harris and The Band on my iTunes playlist. I usually listen to the song on The Last Waltz original vinyl and it is incredible how different they sound. You see with vinyls, the song is directly recorded onto the record while CDs are just "copies" of the songs which are edited and what not.

But this is only true if you have classic records. New records like Skrillex and Fun. are just like CDs so for you to really see the difference you need a Peter Allen or Men at Work album.

Monday, October 7, 2013

Wrecking Ball

I have been a fan of Miley Cyrus since her Hannah Montana days. It is upsetting to see everything she has recently done, but that will not stop me from buying her new album Bangerz or from even talking about her on my blog.

She has had several music videos in the previous years. In honor of Miley Cyrus and her, as some would say, "better days," here are her music videos.

We Can't Stop - 2013