........Can't get a song/tune/riff out of your head!!! 'NA NA NA NA HEYYYY GOODBYE'!! Well today's one of those annoying days when everywhere I turn, to every channel I change, the same bloomin' songs are on! Is someone trying to tell me something?!
Now you probably know that they are all bitin' the 60's song 'Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye' by Paul Lenka. Even Bananarama decided to bring the song back around in the 80's . Watch the Lenka vid below, lol @ what they're wearing?!
Now you've probably watched about 20 seconds of that (I watched about 10, just 2 make sure I had the right vid!!!) Watch the little copycats below, and get this annoyingly catchy tune in your head!!
I think the 3 recent revivals of this song is enough for a life time!
Y!!
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Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Wednesday, 9 September 2009
Wednesday, 2 September 2009
NO NO NO!!! That is definitely not the one!!!
Now I was a Whitney fan like a lot of the worlds population, and yes I did kinda desert her when she went through her 'crack' phase!! But those 80's and 90's classics can never be duplicated, so I didn't see the point in hoping for a miracle. Nonetheless I was still interested to hear what she was gonna come back with!!
Watch the vid below!!!
OMG!!Yes that is the 'diva' the 'one and only' the 'queen', sounding like she's got tonsillitis or like she had a really rough time the night before!!! That was cringe worthy beyond measure, and I was hoping she would pick it up towards the end and give us 'the note!!' but noooooooo,nothing, I'm sooooo embarrassed for her! Falling from glory is never a pretty sight, as this car crash of a performance demonstrates, and at least when Mariah had her meltdown, she still had her vocals in tact and came back on point!!
I mean c'mon, the back-up singers, and backing track were more together than she was!! CRACK IS WACKKKKKK!!!! GET IT TOGETHER WHIT!!
Y!!
Watch the vid below!!!
OMG!!Yes that is the 'diva' the 'one and only' the 'queen', sounding like she's got tonsillitis or like she had a really rough time the night before!!! That was cringe worthy beyond measure, and I was hoping she would pick it up towards the end and give us 'the note!!' but noooooooo,nothing, I'm sooooo embarrassed for her! Falling from glory is never a pretty sight, as this car crash of a performance demonstrates, and at least when Mariah had her meltdown, she still had her vocals in tact and came back on point!!
I mean c'mon, the back-up singers, and backing track were more together than she was!! CRACK IS WACKKKKKK!!!! GET IT TOGETHER WHIT!!
Y!!
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
SEPTMBER!!
So its september!!! wooooo hooooo, which means 3 weeks till my birthday!! and as usual i've been slacking on the blog duties! :(
So in the last couple of months i've graduated, gone on holiday to Morocco, left my job, currently looking for another one, blah blah blah!!!!
The US Open has officially started, so I need to start cathching up with that, plus i've seen a couple of decent movies in the last few weeks which I will chat about later.
Because of my slacker ways i'm thinking of bringing another blogger in, to fill in the big ol' spaces I keep leaving, and to hopefully bring something new!!! So let me get recruiting!!
And heres a classic, which is very appropriate for today I think!!!
Y!!
So in the last couple of months i've graduated, gone on holiday to Morocco, left my job, currently looking for another one, blah blah blah!!!!
The US Open has officially started, so I need to start cathching up with that, plus i've seen a couple of decent movies in the last few weeks which I will chat about later.
Because of my slacker ways i'm thinking of bringing another blogger in, to fill in the big ol' spaces I keep leaving, and to hopefully bring something new!!! So let me get recruiting!!
And heres a classic, which is very appropriate for today I think!!!
Y!!
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Hometown Glory!!
Why is it i was never feeling Adele, then all of a sudden i hear a song i've heard a million times, but in a different way!! Whatever, I know i'm late, but still, this song is lovely!
Y!!
Y!!
Sunday, 31 May 2009
Classic!!
I've been hearing this song a lot lately!! Completely forgot about The Verve, and of course everyone knows Bittersweet Symphony which is great, but this has to be my favourite song from them! Makes me a little emotional! :(
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Sunday, 25 January 2009
Sell Out or Pure Genius?
So I'm a huge fan of Chris Cornell, I think he has one of the most... if not the best rock voices ever! (aah Jon Bon Jovi just sprang to mind, joint 1st!) The man could sing the phone book and it would be music to my ears! Until I heard the Bond track for Casino Royale in '06. I must admit I had never heard of him (oh the shame!)and to think he's been around for donkey's years. My only excuse is that I was still discovering all the great music out there, I still am. Anywho, I was familiar with the whole Grunge thing in the 90's with Nirvana, and I liked some stuff from Rage Against the Machine. So to then find out that Cornell had split from his previous group Soundgarden and had formed a hybrid super-group with members from Rage, to create Audioslave, meant I had to hear their stuff! And out of all the work,whether solo, or with Temple, Soundgarden, Rage, I must admit that the best stuff is with Audioslave! So what else is there for the king of grunge/indie/rock to do!
TEAM UP WITH TIMBALAND!
Now when I first heard this I did the whole 'what the...' 'but he can't...'! Then gradually i came to think that there could be some genius in this. Cornell at the pinnacle of what he does, and Timbaland certainly top dog of what he does, what could go wrong!! Now all over the net die-hard Audioslave/Cornell fans have been up in arms, callin him a 'traitor' or 'sell-out'! But what i realised is it must be harder for those hardcore fans who probably only listen to that genre of music to accept the change. I love my Hip Hop as much as I love my Rock, my mood can change on any given day and either genre can become more appealing than the other, so for me it wasn't such a big stretch hearing this concoction of flavours and styles! Cornell said in an interview, something along the lines of not wanting to do another record where he was in his comfort zone, doing what we all know he can do well, so he took a risk and for me it paid off! Although I have yet to hear the whole record, I have heard a few songs, and by far my fave is 'Long Gone'! 'Part of Me' is great as well, and has more of that Timbaland stamp on it. Overall the songs are not that surprising, in that you get exactly what it says on the tin, no funny business! Simply Cornell singing over Timbaland beats! I really hope this record does well and launches Cornell further into the mainstream, (which i think he is obviously hoping it would do, why else would you hire Timbaland!!) so everyone can get familiar with his music, because for me music is not just about the songs, but the voice as well, and his is definately a powerfull instrument!
Long Gone
Part of Me
Y!
TEAM UP WITH TIMBALAND!
Now when I first heard this I did the whole 'what the...' 'but he can't...'! Then gradually i came to think that there could be some genius in this. Cornell at the pinnacle of what he does, and Timbaland certainly top dog of what he does, what could go wrong!! Now all over the net die-hard Audioslave/Cornell fans have been up in arms, callin him a 'traitor' or 'sell-out'! But what i realised is it must be harder for those hardcore fans who probably only listen to that genre of music to accept the change. I love my Hip Hop as much as I love my Rock, my mood can change on any given day and either genre can become more appealing than the other, so for me it wasn't such a big stretch hearing this concoction of flavours and styles! Cornell said in an interview, something along the lines of not wanting to do another record where he was in his comfort zone, doing what we all know he can do well, so he took a risk and for me it paid off! Although I have yet to hear the whole record, I have heard a few songs, and by far my fave is 'Long Gone'! 'Part of Me' is great as well, and has more of that Timbaland stamp on it. Overall the songs are not that surprising, in that you get exactly what it says on the tin, no funny business! Simply Cornell singing over Timbaland beats! I really hope this record does well and launches Cornell further into the mainstream, (which i think he is obviously hoping it would do, why else would you hire Timbaland!!) so everyone can get familiar with his music, because for me music is not just about the songs, but the voice as well, and his is definately a powerfull instrument!
Long Gone
Part of Me
Y!
Thursday, 22 January 2009
I'M BACK PART 2!
Righty Ho! back to some stuff that has happened in the last couple of months!!
There is always a hot new band or artist that everyone is listening to, but when it comes to music i'm really slow to 'jumping on the bang wagon' if you will! It often takes me a while to get into certain music, e.g i do recall saying about three years ago to a mate, 'Kings of Leon are shit!'. Look at me now eh! Anyway at the moment i am absolutely loving MGMT, Vampire Weekend and The Boxer Rebellion!
Mainly MGMT, who's album Oracular Spectacular, is just that...spectacular! Three words to describe them would be Psychedelic, futuristic, indie, pop, ok so thats four! Their music is fused with everything i love, the best bits from the 70's & 80's, and enough of what no one else is doing to set them apart. After hearing 'Electric Feel' I was hooked and got the album straight away! LISTEN!!
Kids
Alexandra Burke! The winner of the X Factor 2008! Thank god she won, and not that sorry excuse for an 'R&B' boyband JLS, or that Irish leprechaun Eoghan, uoghan, eogen! How the hell do you spell his name? I personally was a fan of Austin Drage! You know, the 4 foot something R&B/Soul singer! Oh, and Alexandra's performance with Beyonce....'wicked'! I admit I was a little excited at home when i knew Beyonce was going to be on the show, not because i'm and extreme fan of hers, but more to see what these two singers could conjure up,and the results spoke for themselves. Would it be a stretch to say that that one perfomance alone won the whole show for her..........
JOSH HARTNETT! Pearl Harbour (My fave!), The Faculty, Lucky Number Sleven! All great movies, but what would Mr Hot, I mean Mr Hartnett be like live on a West End stage? Well I found out in December with a couple of mates, we went to see one of the last showings of Rainman at the Apollo! Now although i've been to the theatre a few times, to see sum musicals, a few dreary plays for school. This I would say was my first 'proper' play! We had ok seats in the mezzanine, and a clear view of Josh! Now although my friend Rach thought it was ok to catch some z's during the production, I decided to stay alert and engrossed in this adaptation of the 1980's film starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman. Overall I thought it was quite good, a little slow towards the end but the 2 hour duration did go by quicker than expected, plus a little bit of flesh exhibited by Hartnett (AKA my future husband if Caleb Followill is taken!) was a highlight! :)
Again, to reiterate what i mentioned before with the 'being late' with stuff!! I have now decided that I will now and forever continue to watch The Hills! Like a lot of people who were not hooked I thought it was a load of crap that MTV decided to make, due to a lack of ideas for truly great shows! But now after watching one episode, the drama is addictive, and yes it does all seem a little scripted and posed at some moments but WHO CARES! it's one guilty pleasure that i think everyone should have, and it also helps that they have a plethora of HOT! Californian dudes, waltzing around looking.......Hot!! But top dog for sure would be Audrina's serious eye candy of a boyfriend Justin Bobby! Now i don't know about you but his attitude and behaviour towards Audrina kinda stinks, but lookin like that i'd probably keep takin him back too!! So as long as they keep bringin' the drama, and episodes featuring Justin! I'll keep tunin' in!
Lady GaGa is a HOT MESS!! Sorry to steal my favourite Comedienne Chelsea Handler's saying but it's true! Yes, 'Just Dance' was a great song and it got her lots of recognition world wide, as well as the current No.1 spot on the charts in the UK! But there's something 'tacky' about her, to be honest i like her style and what she's trying to do, but recent pictures of her performing on stage with a man's head buried in her crotch really put me off, oh! and her prancing around London with granny knickers and tights (tights over the knickers!, just made me think eeew! No way she wasn't cold in these sub-zero temperatures, and all you fashionistas out there don't gimme that crap about 'sacrifice' and doing anything to look great! Or is seeking out Hypothermia the new cool thing to do now?
Y.
There is always a hot new band or artist that everyone is listening to, but when it comes to music i'm really slow to 'jumping on the bang wagon' if you will! It often takes me a while to get into certain music, e.g i do recall saying about three years ago to a mate, 'Kings of Leon are shit!'. Look at me now eh! Anyway at the moment i am absolutely loving MGMT, Vampire Weekend and The Boxer Rebellion!
Mainly MGMT, who's album Oracular Spectacular, is just that...spectacular! Three words to describe them would be Psychedelic, futuristic, indie, pop, ok so thats four! Their music is fused with everything i love, the best bits from the 70's & 80's, and enough of what no one else is doing to set them apart. After hearing 'Electric Feel' I was hooked and got the album straight away! LISTEN!!
Kids
Alexandra Burke! The winner of the X Factor 2008! Thank god she won, and not that sorry excuse for an 'R&B' boyband JLS, or that Irish leprechaun Eoghan, uoghan, eogen! How the hell do you spell his name? I personally was a fan of Austin Drage! You know, the 4 foot something R&B/Soul singer! Oh, and Alexandra's performance with Beyonce....'wicked'! I admit I was a little excited at home when i knew Beyonce was going to be on the show, not because i'm and extreme fan of hers, but more to see what these two singers could conjure up,and the results spoke for themselves. Would it be a stretch to say that that one perfomance alone won the whole show for her..........
JOSH HARTNETT! Pearl Harbour (My fave!), The Faculty, Lucky Number Sleven! All great movies, but what would Mr Hot, I mean Mr Hartnett be like live on a West End stage? Well I found out in December with a couple of mates, we went to see one of the last showings of Rainman at the Apollo! Now although i've been to the theatre a few times, to see sum musicals, a few dreary plays for school. This I would say was my first 'proper' play! We had ok seats in the mezzanine, and a clear view of Josh! Now although my friend Rach thought it was ok to catch some z's during the production, I decided to stay alert and engrossed in this adaptation of the 1980's film starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman. Overall I thought it was quite good, a little slow towards the end but the 2 hour duration did go by quicker than expected, plus a little bit of flesh exhibited by Hartnett (AKA my future husband if Caleb Followill is taken!) was a highlight! :)
Again, to reiterate what i mentioned before with the 'being late' with stuff!! I have now decided that I will now and forever continue to watch The Hills! Like a lot of people who were not hooked I thought it was a load of crap that MTV decided to make, due to a lack of ideas for truly great shows! But now after watching one episode, the drama is addictive, and yes it does all seem a little scripted and posed at some moments but WHO CARES! it's one guilty pleasure that i think everyone should have, and it also helps that they have a plethora of HOT! Californian dudes, waltzing around looking.......Hot!! But top dog for sure would be Audrina's serious eye candy of a boyfriend Justin Bobby! Now i don't know about you but his attitude and behaviour towards Audrina kinda stinks, but lookin like that i'd probably keep takin him back too!! So as long as they keep bringin' the drama, and episodes featuring Justin! I'll keep tunin' in!
Lady GaGa is a HOT MESS!! Sorry to steal my favourite Comedienne Chelsea Handler's saying but it's true! Yes, 'Just Dance' was a great song and it got her lots of recognition world wide, as well as the current No.1 spot on the charts in the UK! But there's something 'tacky' about her, to be honest i like her style and what she's trying to do, but recent pictures of her performing on stage with a man's head buried in her crotch really put me off, oh! and her prancing around London with granny knickers and tights (tights over the knickers!, just made me think eeew! No way she wasn't cold in these sub-zero temperatures, and all you fashionistas out there don't gimme that crap about 'sacrifice' and doing anything to look great! Or is seeking out Hypothermia the new cool thing to do now?
Y.
Sunday, 10 August 2008
THEY'RE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG!!! So i have been away for 3 weeks in Morocco with my best girlies (shout out 2 Zay n Nadz!!!!. And for those 3 weeks although they were wicked, i feel i have been completely oblivious to what has been going on in the world of music and film, and actually the world in general!!!
Brangelina had their kids, Rafael Nadal is now no.1 in the world and the Kings of Leon have announced the date for thei new album!!!!!!!!!
1st off, i didnt even know they had a song out until the other day while i was completing another monotonous day at work, when i heard the unmistakable voice of Caleb, to which i then sprinted into the kitchen where the over-priviledged chefs in the kitchen were enjoying the radio on @ full blast!!!! So as i now realised that the Kings were back in business, i went straight home onto the internet and listened to 3 of their latest offerings 'Crawl', 'Manhattan', and 'Sex On Fire'. The latter being my absolute fave!!!! Calebs voice (without trying 2 sound to excitable) is absolutetly hooooooooooooooooot!!!! In other words he could sing the Yellow Pages and still kill it!!
I could go on for ages but i won't as u probably have guessed i am obsessed with this band, and i cannot wait for their 4th album release Only By The Night!! which is release only on my bloomin' birthday!!!! ooooh i can't wait,now my mates no what to get me if they are lacking ideas for prezzies!!!
Brangelina had their kids, Rafael Nadal is now no.1 in the world and the Kings of Leon have announced the date for thei new album!!!!!!!!!
1st off, i didnt even know they had a song out until the other day while i was completing another monotonous day at work, when i heard the unmistakable voice of Caleb, to which i then sprinted into the kitchen where the over-priviledged chefs in the kitchen were enjoying the radio on @ full blast!!!! So as i now realised that the Kings were back in business, i went straight home onto the internet and listened to 3 of their latest offerings 'Crawl', 'Manhattan', and 'Sex On Fire'. The latter being my absolute fave!!!! Calebs voice (without trying 2 sound to excitable) is absolutetly hooooooooooooooooot!!!! In other words he could sing the Yellow Pages and still kill it!!
I could go on for ages but i won't as u probably have guessed i am obsessed with this band, and i cannot wait for their 4th album release Only By The Night!! which is release only on my bloomin' birthday!!!! ooooh i can't wait,now my mates no what to get me if they are lacking ideas for prezzies!!!
Sunday, 18 May 2008
Saturday, 17 May 2008
Definately Kings!!!
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Ok so i love music, not too fussy about genres, just as long as it sounds great, or as long as i can bust a move 2 it then i'm all good!!! So whilst searching around on youtube @ about 3 in the morning!, looking 4 Jools Holland episodes that i'd missed (big fan!) i stumbled across some live performances from the Kings of Leon!! now i was fairly familiar with the band, and as i recall i heard some of there stuff a few years back n frankly thought it was SHIT!! but this time round, being a lil' older n wiser i took the time out to listen to their stuff, and it was absolutely great!!! OMG!! i could not get 'On Call' outta my head 4 weeks! So me being me, with my tendencies to impulse buy, and my un-savvyness (thats right,new word!) ways with money, i decided to buy their whole back catalogue of Amazon, which is only three albums, Youth and Young Manhood, Aha Shake Heartbreak, and Because of the Times! as well as a few EP's! All three are absolutely wicked albums, even for those who aren't really into the whole indie-rock thing, cannot deny the catchy-ness and genius of songs like, 'On Call', 'Charmer' and 'Four Kicks'!!! In their early stages of being a group and releasing their 1st album, the band had a very questionable, image and fashion sense!! One comparison that comes 2 mind is of a throwback to the seventies, long-feathered hair, and handle-bar moustaches. But besides looking like they just stepped out of Woodstock, the bands style was refreshing, raw, and very southern (they are from Nashville, Tennessee)!!
Now with their latest release in '07 Because of the Times, the Kings came out with a much slicker (and hotter) image, frontman Caleb Followill chopped of those damn annoying locks that he often let his ears peek out through, and now looks uber hotttt!! And evidently, their sound has evolved, less of the southern drawl, n bad clothes, but more clean cut, and stylised. But however they look and what ever sound they pick for their next record, i can now say that they are definately the kings of my music collection at the moment.
So if ur not familiar, check these guys out on myspace.com
Charmer
The Bucket
On Call
Ok so i love music, not too fussy about genres, just as long as it sounds great, or as long as i can bust a move 2 it then i'm all good!!! So whilst searching around on youtube @ about 3 in the morning!, looking 4 Jools Holland episodes that i'd missed (big fan!) i stumbled across some live performances from the Kings of Leon!! now i was fairly familiar with the band, and as i recall i heard some of there stuff a few years back n frankly thought it was SHIT!! but this time round, being a lil' older n wiser i took the time out to listen to their stuff, and it was absolutely great!!! OMG!! i could not get 'On Call' outta my head 4 weeks! So me being me, with my tendencies to impulse buy, and my un-savvyness (thats right,new word!) ways with money, i decided to buy their whole back catalogue of Amazon, which is only three albums, Youth and Young Manhood, Aha Shake Heartbreak, and Because of the Times! as well as a few EP's! All three are absolutely wicked albums, even for those who aren't really into the whole indie-rock thing, cannot deny the catchy-ness and genius of songs like, 'On Call', 'Charmer' and 'Four Kicks'!!! In their early stages of being a group and releasing their 1st album, the band had a very questionable, image and fashion sense!! One comparison that comes 2 mind is of a throwback to the seventies, long-feathered hair, and handle-bar moustaches. But besides looking like they just stepped out of Woodstock, the bands style was refreshing, raw, and very southern (they are from Nashville, Tennessee)!!
Now with their latest release in '07 Because of the Times, the Kings came out with a much slicker (and hotter) image, frontman Caleb Followill chopped of those damn annoying locks that he often let his ears peek out through, and now looks uber hotttt!! And evidently, their sound has evolved, less of the southern drawl, n bad clothes, but more clean cut, and stylised. But however they look and what ever sound they pick for their next record, i can now say that they are definately the kings of my music collection at the moment.
So if ur not familiar, check these guys out on myspace.com
Charmer
The Bucket
On Call
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