Valerie

I used to watch Glee every week, but I never had the time to continue, which is the reason why I stopped.  I know I may have been a little critical with yesterday's post, but it was just my opinion.  Not every Glee cover is bad, which is why I thought I would talk about a few Glee songs that I love.

1.  Valerie - Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse version

I first heard this song while watching the One Direction concert Up All Night Tour DVD when Louis Tomlinson covered it.  When I searched for the song on iTunes I listened to the Glee cover and fell in love with it.  I think Naya Rivera's voice is the perfect match for the song.  I remembered I heard the song a few years ago in season 2 in the episode "Special Education."

Here's the real version

And here's the Glee version

2.  Wake Me Up - made famous by Avicii

I think Avicii is a great DJ, by "Wake Me Up" never really tickled my fancy.  Yes, it is a catchy song, but I kind of like how the Glee version, sung by Rachel (Lea Michele), has a country twist to it.  The song was featured in the April 23, 2014 episode "The Back-Up Plan."

Here's the real version

And here's the Glee version

3.  Pumpin Blood - made famous by NONONO

What I love about the Glee cover is the fact that they didn't change the song from the original at all, or at least from what I can hear.  The song was featured in the episode "Opening Night," the 17th episode of season 5.

Here's the real version

And here's the Glee version

All videos came from YouTube

In the house

I find house music extremely fascinating. Avicii and Swedish House Mafia are among my favorite artists and I can never seem to stop listening to it. 

There are three reasons why I love house/dance music:

1.  The atmosphere when you listen to it in a group of people is so great.  You just all of a sudden get this rush going through your entire body.  I'm getting chills just thinking about it now. 

2.  The beat.  Need I say more?  I mean, it's like an orgasm of sounds from every direction.  Some may say it's a little over-the-top or too messy.  I, on the other hand, think it's beautiful.  Well, you know what I mean. 

3.  These songs usually have great lyrics if any at all.  Swedish House Mafia's "Miami 2 Ibiza" is sung by Tinie Tempah and the lyrics are very pleasing - as long as you're not a 70-year-old. 

I would absolutely love to go to a house concert.  The DJ always gets so into it with a plethora of lights and strobes.  Jumping up and down sounds really good at a time like this. 

Tomorrowland

The annual concert took place in Belgium, as always, over three days this weekend, starting Friday and ending today.  

For those who have never heard of Tomorrowland, it is a large electronic music festival that has taken place in Boom, Belgium since 2005.  The festival always holds several stages so many artists can go on at one time.  That's a lot of house music going on at once.

On Friday, July 26, Tomorrowland hosted DJs such as:

• Sebastian Ingrosso (a former member of Swedish House Mafia)
• Redfoo (you know, from LMFAO) (you know, "Party rock is in the house tonight!")
• Afrojack (the DJ that featured in "Give Me Everything" by Pitbull.  You know what song I'm talking about, right?)
• Steve Aoki (WE HIT TURBULENCE!!!)

On Saturday, July 27, some DJs were:

• Avicii (his most famous song "Levels" is instrumental.  I don't think you want to see me type out that tune)
• Axwell (was alongside Sebastian Ingrosso in Swedish House Mafia)
• Zedd ("If our love's insanity, why are you my clarity?!")
• Martin Solveig ("I just came to say 'hello!'")

And to name a few DJs from Sunday, July 28:

• David Guetta ("I am TITANIUM!") vs. Afrojack (see Friday, July 26) vs. Nicky Romero (an attractive young (24-years-old) DJ)
• Steve Angello (we just can't seem to get rid of these Swedish House Mafia folks) (I love you Swedish House Mafia)

I would love to go if it wasn't in Belgium!  It's like the Bamboozle of house music - pretty awesome!

I haven't seen any videos from the eventful weekend, but as soon as I do, I will post them up here for you all to get a little taste of the famous Tomorrowland.

The artists are courtesy of tomorrowland.com