I thought I'd refer back to those Disney Sing-Along Song videos I used to watch. In the Halloween one I spoke of earlier this month, there is this song called "Grim Grinning Ghosts" that a few Disney villains sing on the front lawn of Haunted Mansion Disneyland.
When you're young, you find a lot of things frightening, and this was one of them. But, since music has always been the love of my life, I did quite enjoy it.
[Source: YouTube / Disney]
It is not necessarily the song that is creepy, I think it is the creepy characters. I mean, Disney chose the scariest villains like the Big Bad Wolf. Just look at him! Does anyone else feel like he is going to eat you?! That tongue, though.
So, I'll be out tomorrow night, considering it's Halloween, so I won't promise that I'll post. If I do not, then HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!
Okay, so I officially can't wait to receive the Union J album. I have listened to every song a million times on YouTube, and while my favorite is "Last Goodbye," I am IN LOVE with their cover of Demi Lovato's "Skyscraper."
[Source: YouTube]
I find their voices to be mesmerizing...right? I mean, it sounds a lot like Demi's version, so I like how they didn't really change anything, being as though Lovato's is amazing.
I think it is appropriate to talk about the new song by the Norwegian duo Ylvis called, "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)."
In case you have yet to hear it, here you go:
[Source: YouTube]
How on earth did they come up with that?! I don't know if I should congratulate them for thinking of those lyrics, or if I should just throw my computer at the wall. I mean even the verses are pretty...out there. "Dog goes woof. Cat goes meow. Bird goes tweet and mouse goes squeak." To me, it sounds a lot like the Italian song "Il Coccodrillo Come Fa?" which talks about all of the different sounds certain animals make but then asks, "What does a crocodile do?" Now, the MAJOR difference between the two songs is that in the Italian song, they DO NOT horribly guess what sound a coccodrillo makes like Ylvis guess the sounds that come out of a fox's mouth. I don't know what kind of foxes they're running into where they go:
Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!
Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!
Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!
What the fox say?
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
What the fox say?
Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho!
Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho!
Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho!
What the fox say?
Joff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff!
Tchoff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff!
Joff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff!
What the fox say?
Now, if you are big on giving people second chances, here's your shot! The second verse goes, "Big blue eyes. Pointy nose. Chasing mice and digging holes." Wait, it's not over!! "Tiny paws. Up the hill. Suddenly you're standing still." And it is just a little strange because the chorus changes! Here's a link to the song's lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-fox-lyrics-ylvis.html
But if you have read my blog for a long while, you know that I am generally not mean. I usually don't criticize singers and bands, so that is not what I am going to do to these two brothers. It is a clever song. After all, it IS songs like this that grab our attention. This video has millions of views. Don't hate. Just admire.
Bandsintown Concerts is a free app you can download on the App Store or Google Play.
The app allows to enter your area to see what bands/singers are playing in your area. They usually give you a 75 mile range, so every concert listed is sure to be as close as you want it to be.
The app is really easy to use and does not take long to download at all, so I highly recommend it. If you're anything like me, you'll want to stay in tune with your inner rock star. Oh my gosh, there is no way I just said that.....
1956, Dwight Yoakam, famous country singer, was born.
1962, Stevie Wonder, then 12-years-old, recorded his first single entitled, "Thank You For Loving Me All The Way."
1963, The Beatles headed to Stockholm, Sweden to begin their first foreign tour.
1966, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded their first single "Hey Joe" at De Lane Lea Studios in London.
1976, Led Zeppelin made their debut on American television on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert.
1989, Nirvana performed at Newcastle's Riverside Club in England, their first show in Europe.
1993, Meat Loaf's "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" was his first song to reach No. 1 on the UK charts and stayed at the spot for seven weeks.
1993, English band Take That's second album Everything Changes was their first to reach No. 1 on the UK charts.
1995, Def Leppard scored a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing three gigs in three continents in only 24 hours; Tangier, London, and Vancouver.
Timeflies, the American music duo, is my current obsession. The two just released a new EP Warning Signs last Monday and I am just getting a chance to listen to it now and it is fantastic!
Their single "I Choose U" from the EP has been all over radio stations for months. If you know the song, their whole release has the same sound as the successful single.
The Extended Play contains four songs:
SMFWU Explicit
I Believe (my personal favorite besides "I Choose U")
Ride Explicit
I Choose U
Of course I think you should buy it on iTunes. And for those of you who don't like spending the money on iTunes, this EP is literally only $4.26 on iTunes. I really don't think there is any way you can pass that up.
I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who follows me on Twitter. You guys are the reason why I keep posting.
Aside from that, today is the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF MY BLOG WOOOOO!!!! I am going to take this day as the perfect opportunity to share with you my favorite moments from this past year and my favorite songs.
Favorite moment: Buying a BOY record that happened to be signed
Nirvana. The American band that started the grunge movement. Three studio albums, eight years, and many in-and-out members, this band belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Even though Bon Jovi and ELO (or just Jeff Lynne) have yet to be inducted into the legendary HOF, (I am very angry that they have not been inducted) Nirvana is one of the groups that also belongs and will belong as of this year. The group made grunge a "thing." Without Kurt Cobain's basic components,singing style, and lyrics, it is hard to tell what the band would have been.
But the band really would not have been what they were if the other members had never been there. Krist Novoselic and Cobain were the only members present for the full eight years with the rest coming and going as they pleased.
In honor of their nomination for entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Kurt Cobain, here's their 1992 VMA performance:
I am currently obsessed with "Royals" by 16-year-old Lorde. No instruments (except maybe a drum), just hands that were made for snapping. This girl so young yet so talented.
"'O Sole Mio" was composed by Eduardo Di Capua in 1898 and is referred to as a Neapolitan song. Neapolitan songs were written for the Festival of Piedigrotta in Naples, Italy. Di Capua set the music to the poem by Giovanni Capurro.
One of the most popular versions of the song is "It's Now or Never" by Elvis Presley.
Here are the Neapolitan Italian lyrics:
Che bella cosa na jurnata 'e sole,
n'aria serena doppo na tempesta!
Pe' ll'aria fresca pare già na festa...
Che bella cosa na jurnata 'e sole.
Ma n'atu sole
cchiù bello, oje ne'.
O sole mio
sta 'nfronte a te!
O sole
O sole mio
sta 'nfronte a te!
sta 'nfronte a te!
Quanna fa notte e 'o sole se ne scenne
me vene quase 'na malincunia;
sotto 'a fenesta toia restarria
quanno fa notte e 'o sole se ne scenne.
Ma n'atu sole
cchiù bello, oje ne'.
O sole mio
sta 'nfronte a te!
O sole
O sole mio
sta 'nfronte a te!
sta 'nfronte a te!
I know that it is probably not easy to read, but that's because the Neapolitan dialect is a little...informal. Also, some of the words are definitely a little different from regular Italian. For instance, in lines 1 and 4, the word "jurnata" is really "giornata." In the Italian language, there is no "j" in the alphabet.
Anyway, here is an English translation:
What a wonderful thing a sunny day
The serene air after a thunderstorm
The fresh air, and a party is already going on...
What a wonderful thing a sunny day.
But another sun,
that's brighter still
It's my own sun
that's in your face!
The sun, my own sun
It's in your face!
It's in your face!
When night comes and the sun has gone down,
I start feeling blue;
I'd stay below your window
When night comes and the sun has gone down.
But another sun,
that's brighter still
It's my own sun
that's in your face!
The sun, my own sun
It's in your face!
It's in your face!
The song was really made popular by Luciano Pavarotti, a famous Italian opera singer. The Italian tenor pop group Il Volo recorded a cover of the song two years ago.
[Source: IlVoloVevo on YouTube]
It's a beautiful song, isn't it? If you search for it on iTunes, so many different versions appear. Andrea Bocelli, Bryan Adams, Luciano Pavarotti...the list is endless!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I traveled to Vintage Vinyl in Fords, NJ today and got some new records! Well, they were used. One man's trash is another man's treasure?
Back to the point, I bought three records. The one was Money by the Flying Lizards. The record contains only two tracks since it is in fact in single format. I also purchased a Mamas & the Papas record that features their hits "Monday Monday," "Dedicated To The One I Love," "Words of Love,"and several others. The last record I bought was a Queen hits album which includes "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," "We Will Rock You," and many more hits.
If you live in the area, Vintage Vinyl has a huge and great selection of vinyls, CDs, and DVDs, although the music takes up a majority of the space. They have used and new vinyl records available for purchase and the prices are not bad either. I love the store and try to get there as much as I can!
"We Own It (Fast & Furious)" is a song that was originally recorded by 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa. I know I do not like rap but I love a remix done of this.
Mike Posner, the guy who sings "Cooler Than Me" and features in "L.A. Story" by Sammy Adams, got together with Niykee Heaton, T. Mills, and Sammy Adams to recreate this song. I think I first watched the video just because Sammy Adams was in it but I ended up really liking the tune!
Now, the interesting part is the lyrics were changed, hence why it is a remix! Here's the video:
So I bought The Neighbourhood's I Love You. on Saturday and it is fantastic, no joke!
All of the songs are written by the lead singer Jesse Rutherford. They are all so well written and I think they really show what The Neighbourhood, nicknamed THE NBHD, is all about.
I Love You. is their first studio album and was released this past April. It has eleven tracks as listed below:
How
Afraid*
Everybody's Watching Me (Uh Oh)
Sweater Weather*
Let It Go*
Alleyways
W.D.Y.W.F.M.?
Flawless
Female Robbery
Staying Up
Float
I bet you have jumped to the conclusion that they are another British band since they spell neighborhood with a "u" but that is not the case. According to the group, they originally came up with The Neighborhood, but it was suggested that they spell it the English way because it looks cooler and I think it does look cooler.
Jesse Rutherford, Jeremy Freedman, Zach Abels, Mikey Margott, and Bryan Sammis all make up the alternative rock band. I watch interviews with them on YouTube and they are a fun group of guys, I won't lie.
You can purchase the debut album on iTunes and in stores (I got mine at Target).
