This week's song was inspired by a hat. Yes it has a lot to do with the person who has been wearing that hat, but really it's the fault of the hat.
The lovely Lady Sovereign is currently in the final series of Celebrity Big Brother in the UK and has this amazing monkey hat. The hat, in turn, reminded me of the great opening track from her second album 'Jigsaw' and it ended up stuck in my head all week (though it did run the gauntlet with 'Spider Pig' simply cos they've been advertising 'The Simpsons Movie' on tv all week too).
When she first came on the scene I wasn't too fussed by her to be honest. She simply didn't click with me. Yet when her second album came out something about it just worked with me and I can't get enough of it.
I initially downloaded 'Jigsaw' as I wanted to get the track 'I'm So Human' as I'd heard it and it was surprisingly catchy which made me wonder if the rest of the album was as good. So I played it and loved it from start to finish and now I can't imagine life without it.
This girl has a lot more going for her than people think and I hope she continues to develop as an artist in a positive way.
As for the monkey hat being the cause of this weeks song....just read the lyrics!
Hope you all enjoy this weeks little gem!
Lady Sovereign - Let's Be Mates
It's like...This
I'm weird and you're weird
Let's be mates.
I consider us a pair so yeah,
Let's be mates.
You like monkeys, I like monkeys.
You like funk, I like it funky.
I hate junkies, don't punch me,
I'm feelin a little drumpy.
Let's get acquainted,
You're simple I like it.
Why are we waitin,
I'm single you like it.
Follow me outside,
I need a chashpoint
You got a light?
Follow me outside,
I need a chashpoint,
Wait I said that twice.
You like my hair, I like it too
To the side, that's not all I do.
Do you mind holdin on for two
While I go do my boogaloo.
I'm weird and you're weird
Let's be mates.
I consider us a pair so yeah,
Let's be mates.
I'm weird and you're weird
Let's be mates.
I like that smile that you wear, oh yeah
Let's be mates.
You like colors, I like purple.
I'm talkin slow like a turtle.
I've had to much herbal.
I feel like im coughing furballs.
Drink cider like wurzzles
I'm fresh and clean like persil
Deliver my words like parcels
And that queen in her castle
Let's get acquainted,
You're simple I like it.
Why are we waitin,
I'm single you like it.
Let's conversate about nothing
It's timeless
And how I run about
With my invisible minders
I'm weird and you're weird
Let's be mates.
I consider us a pair so yeah,
Let's be mates.
I'm weird and you're weird
Let's be mates.
I like that smile that you wear, oh yeah
Let's be mates.
Du-na-na (uh uh)
Du-na-na (uh uh)
Du-na-na (uh uh)
Du-na-na (uh uh)
Follow me outside
Du-na-na (uh uh)
Du-na-na (uh uh)
Follow me outside
Du-na-na (uh uh)
Follow me outside,
I need a chashpoint
You got a light?
Follow me outside,
I need a chashpoint,
Wait I said that twice.
That twice
That twice
That twice
That twice
That twice
That twice
That twice
That twice
That twice
That twice
That twice
That twice
That twice
That twice
That twice
That twice
I'm weird and you're weird
Let's be mates.
I consider us a pair so yeah,
Let's be mates.
I'm weird and you're weird
Let's be mates.
I like that smile that you wear, oh yeah
Let's be mates.
Let's be mates, huh?
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Song Stuck In My Head This Week - 02nd January '10 - Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
The last week has seen this, already seriously catchy song, played enough for it to get lodged in my head. Black Eyed Peas have had songs over the years that have been catchy but the tracks that have been released from their latest album 'The E.N.D.' have been exceptionally good for their genre.
Of all of them the best one has been the track 'I Gotta Feeling' which really helps raise the spirits and create a good party atmosphere. That atmosphere is something I have seen several times over this Xmas season with people just looking so happy whenever the song's been played and that is surely a skill plus I'm sure that it's 14 week run at the top of the US chart as well as over 4 million digital sales in the US alone can attest to the feelgood factor of it.
Helping it along was the production of David Guetta - a DJ whose own album 'One Love' was one of the most fun albums of 2009 in it's own right. He seems to know how to make brilliant feelgood music right now.
Hopefully this type of music will carry on into 2010 and the year will be as positive as the tunes.
Happy New Year Everyone & Enjoy!!
Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
I gotta feeling...
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night
I gotta feeling...
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night
I gotta feeling... (Woohoo)
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night
I gotta feeling... (Woohoo)
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night
Tonight's the night
Let's live it up
I got my money
Let's spend it up
Go out and smash it
Like Oh My God
Jump off that sofa
Let's get get UP
I know that we'll have a ball
If we get down
And go out
And just lose it all
I feel stressed out
I won't let it go
Lets go way out spaced out
And loosing all control
Fill up my cup
Mazel tov
Look at her dancing
Just take it... OFF
Lets paint the town
We'll shut it down
Let's burn the roof
And then we'll do it again
Lets do it
Lets do it
Lets do it
Lets do it
And do it
And do it
Let's live it up
And do it
And do it
And do it
Do it, do it
Lets do it
Lets do it
Lets do it
Cause I gotta feeling... (WoooHooo)
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night
I gotta feeling... (WoooHooo)
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night
I gotta feeling
Tonight's the night (HEY! )
Let's live it up (lets live it up)
I got my money (I'm paid)
Lets spend it up (Lets spend it up)
Go out and smash it (Smash it)
Like Oh My God (Like Oh My God)
Jump off that sofa (Come On! )
Lets kick it OFF
Fill up my cup (Drank)
Mazel tov (La chaim)
Look at her dancing (Move it Move it)
Just take it... OFF
Lets paint the town (Paint the town)
We'll shut it down (Shut it down)
Lets burn the roof (Woooooo)
And then we'll do it again
Lets do it
Lets do it
Lets do it
Lets do it
And do it
And do it
Let's live it up
And do it
And do it
And do it
Do it, do it
Lets do it
Lets do it
Lets do it
Do it, do it, do it, do it
Here we come
Here we go
We gotta rock
Easy come
Easy go
Now we on top
Feel the shot
Body rock
Rock it don't stop
Round and round
Up and down
Around the clock
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Friday, Saturday
Saturday to Sunday
Get, get, get, get, get with us
You know what we say (say)
Party everyday
Party everyday
I gotta feeling (WooHooo)
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night
I gotta feeling (WooHooo)
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night
Whooo
Of all of them the best one has been the track 'I Gotta Feeling' which really helps raise the spirits and create a good party atmosphere. That atmosphere is something I have seen several times over this Xmas season with people just looking so happy whenever the song's been played and that is surely a skill plus I'm sure that it's 14 week run at the top of the US chart as well as over 4 million digital sales in the US alone can attest to the feelgood factor of it.
Helping it along was the production of David Guetta - a DJ whose own album 'One Love' was one of the most fun albums of 2009 in it's own right. He seems to know how to make brilliant feelgood music right now.
Hopefully this type of music will carry on into 2010 and the year will be as positive as the tunes.
Happy New Year Everyone & Enjoy!!
Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
I gotta feeling...
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night
I gotta feeling...
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night
I gotta feeling... (Woohoo)
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night
I gotta feeling... (Woohoo)
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night
Tonight's the night
Let's live it up
I got my money
Let's spend it up
Go out and smash it
Like Oh My God
Jump off that sofa
Let's get get UP
I know that we'll have a ball
If we get down
And go out
And just lose it all
I feel stressed out
I won't let it go
Lets go way out spaced out
And loosing all control
Fill up my cup
Mazel tov
Look at her dancing
Just take it... OFF
Lets paint the town
We'll shut it down
Let's burn the roof
And then we'll do it again
Lets do it
Lets do it
Lets do it
Lets do it
And do it
And do it
Let's live it up
And do it
And do it
And do it
Do it, do it
Lets do it
Lets do it
Lets do it
Cause I gotta feeling... (WoooHooo)
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night
I gotta feeling... (WoooHooo)
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night
I gotta feeling
Tonight's the night (HEY! )
Let's live it up (lets live it up)
I got my money (I'm paid)
Lets spend it up (Lets spend it up)
Go out and smash it (Smash it)
Like Oh My God (Like Oh My God)
Jump off that sofa (Come On! )
Lets kick it OFF
Fill up my cup (Drank)
Mazel tov (La chaim)
Look at her dancing (Move it Move it)
Just take it... OFF
Lets paint the town (Paint the town)
We'll shut it down (Shut it down)
Lets burn the roof (Woooooo)
And then we'll do it again
Lets do it
Lets do it
Lets do it
Lets do it
And do it
And do it
Let's live it up
And do it
And do it
And do it
Do it, do it
Lets do it
Lets do it
Lets do it
Do it, do it, do it, do it
Here we come
Here we go
We gotta rock
Easy come
Easy go
Now we on top
Feel the shot
Body rock
Rock it don't stop
Round and round
Up and down
Around the clock
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Friday, Saturday
Saturday to Sunday
Get, get, get, get, get with us
You know what we say (say)
Party everyday
Party everyday
I gotta feeling (WooHooo)
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night
I gotta feeling (WooHooo)
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good night
That tonight's gonna be a good good night
Whooo
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Song Stuck In My Head This Week - 27th December '09 - Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang
A little late this week but, heck, it's Christmas.
This week's song got planted in my head courtesy of some of the regulars at my friends new pub.
Sometimes the best bit about music is when you can sing along with people and enjoy the music and this song gave me one of those moments this week.
Bay City Rollers made some really catchy pop tunes in the 70s and had a huge following in the UK as well as being successful in the rest of the world including the US. However, success was fleeting and they were as quick to fall out of fashion as they were to rise to success in the first place.
'Shang-A-Lang' is a good track to sum up the fun of the band, however, and I hope you enjoy it!
Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang
We Were Rippin' It Up
We Were Rockin' Up
Roll It Over And Lay It Down
We Were Shakin' It
We Were Breakin' Up
We Were Rockin' To The Shang-a-lang Sound Of The Music
Hey, Hey, Rockin' To The Music.
Hey, Hey, Rockin' To The Music
Rockin' Every Night And Day
Hey, Hey
We Sang Shang-a-lang
And We Ran With The Gang
Doin' Doo-op-dooby-doo-ay
We Were All In The News
With Our Blue Suede Shoes
And Our Dancin' The Night Away
Yeah, We Sang Shang-a-lang
And We Ran With The Gang
Doin' Doo-op-dooby-doo-i
With The Juke Box Playin'
And Everybody Sayin'
That Music Like Ours Couldn't Die
We Were Groovin'
We Were Movin'
Pussy Footin' And Bootin' It 'round
We Were Boppin' It
We Were Hoppin' It
Really Jumping To The Shang-a-lang Sound Of The Music
Hey, Hey, Rockin' To The Music.
Hey, Hey, Rockin' To The Music
Rockin' Every Night And Day
Hey, Hey
We Sang Shang-a-lang
And We Ran With The Gang
Doin' Doo-op-dooby-doo-ay
We Were All In The News
With Our Blue Suede Shoes
And Our Dancin' The Night Away
Yeah, We Sang Shang-a-lang
And We Ran With The Gang
Doin' Doo-op-dooby-doo-i
With The Juke Box Playin'
And Everybody Sayin'
That Music Like Ours Couldn't Die
Shang-a-lang
Shang-a-lang
Shang-a-lang
Shang-a-lang
Shang-a-lang
Shang-a-lang...
Yeah, We Sang Shang-a-lang
And We Ran With The Gang
Doin' Doo-op-dooby-doo-i
With The Juke Box Playin'
And Everybody Sayin'
That Music Like Ours Couldn't Die
Oh, We Sang Shang-a-lang
And We Ran With The Gang
Doin' Doo-op-dooby-doo-ay
We Were All In The News
With Our Blue Suede Shoes
And Our Dancin' The Night Away
This week's song got planted in my head courtesy of some of the regulars at my friends new pub.
Sometimes the best bit about music is when you can sing along with people and enjoy the music and this song gave me one of those moments this week.
Bay City Rollers made some really catchy pop tunes in the 70s and had a huge following in the UK as well as being successful in the rest of the world including the US. However, success was fleeting and they were as quick to fall out of fashion as they were to rise to success in the first place.
'Shang-A-Lang' is a good track to sum up the fun of the band, however, and I hope you enjoy it!
Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang
We Were Rippin' It Up
We Were Rockin' Up
Roll It Over And Lay It Down
We Were Shakin' It
We Were Breakin' Up
We Were Rockin' To The Shang-a-lang Sound Of The Music
Hey, Hey, Rockin' To The Music.
Hey, Hey, Rockin' To The Music
Rockin' Every Night And Day
Hey, Hey
We Sang Shang-a-lang
And We Ran With The Gang
Doin' Doo-op-dooby-doo-ay
We Were All In The News
With Our Blue Suede Shoes
And Our Dancin' The Night Away
Yeah, We Sang Shang-a-lang
And We Ran With The Gang
Doin' Doo-op-dooby-doo-i
With The Juke Box Playin'
And Everybody Sayin'
That Music Like Ours Couldn't Die
We Were Groovin'
We Were Movin'
Pussy Footin' And Bootin' It 'round
We Were Boppin' It
We Were Hoppin' It
Really Jumping To The Shang-a-lang Sound Of The Music
Hey, Hey, Rockin' To The Music.
Hey, Hey, Rockin' To The Music
Rockin' Every Night And Day
Hey, Hey
We Sang Shang-a-lang
And We Ran With The Gang
Doin' Doo-op-dooby-doo-ay
We Were All In The News
With Our Blue Suede Shoes
And Our Dancin' The Night Away
Yeah, We Sang Shang-a-lang
And We Ran With The Gang
Doin' Doo-op-dooby-doo-i
With The Juke Box Playin'
And Everybody Sayin'
That Music Like Ours Couldn't Die
Shang-a-lang
Shang-a-lang
Shang-a-lang
Shang-a-lang
Shang-a-lang
Shang-a-lang...
Yeah, We Sang Shang-a-lang
And We Ran With The Gang
Doin' Doo-op-dooby-doo-i
With The Juke Box Playin'
And Everybody Sayin'
That Music Like Ours Couldn't Die
Oh, We Sang Shang-a-lang
And We Ran With The Gang
Doin' Doo-op-dooby-doo-ay
We Were All In The News
With Our Blue Suede Shoes
And Our Dancin' The Night Away
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Christmas Song Stuck In My Head This Year - East 17 - Stay Another Day
In the last decade or so there have been less and less Christmassy songs recorded by artists, however in the 90s the 'cool' bands of the day would still churn out great sentimental songs just in time for Christmas.
Though 'Babe' by Take That has to come a close second, East 17's 'Stay Another Day' has to come put on top for me.
The piano, the heart-wrenching lyrics, the slight hint of choral qualities, church bells...perfect.
It seems that I am not alone in thinking this either as I have talked to many people in the last week or so who were bringing it up as one of their favourites too.
So here it is for you all.
Enjoy and have a fabulous Christmas!
East 17 - Stay Another Day
Baby if you've got to go away
I don't think
I can take the pain
Won't you stay another day
Oh, don't leave me alone like this
Don't say it's the final kiss
Won't you stay another day
Don't you know
We've come too far now
Just to go
And try to throw it all away
Thought I heard you say
You love me
That your love was gonna be here to stay
I've only just begun
To know you
All I can say is
Won't you stay just one more day
Baby if you've got to go away
I don't think
I can take the pain
Won't you stay another day
Oh, don't leave me alone like this
Don't say it's the final kiss
Won't you stay another day
I touch your face while you are sleeping
And hold your hand
Don't understend what's going on
Good times we had return
To haunt me
Though it's for you
All that I do seem to be wrong
Baby if you've got to go away
I don't think
I can take the pain
Won't you stay another day
Oh, don't leave me alone like this
Don't say it's the final kiss
Won't you stay another day
Though 'Babe' by Take That has to come a close second, East 17's 'Stay Another Day' has to come put on top for me.
The piano, the heart-wrenching lyrics, the slight hint of choral qualities, church bells...perfect.
It seems that I am not alone in thinking this either as I have talked to many people in the last week or so who were bringing it up as one of their favourites too.
So here it is for you all.
Enjoy and have a fabulous Christmas!
East 17 - Stay Another Day
Baby if you've got to go away
I don't think
I can take the pain
Won't you stay another day
Oh, don't leave me alone like this
Don't say it's the final kiss
Won't you stay another day
Don't you know
We've come too far now
Just to go
And try to throw it all away
Thought I heard you say
You love me
That your love was gonna be here to stay
I've only just begun
To know you
All I can say is
Won't you stay just one more day
Baby if you've got to go away
I don't think
I can take the pain
Won't you stay another day
Oh, don't leave me alone like this
Don't say it's the final kiss
Won't you stay another day
I touch your face while you are sleeping
And hold your hand
Don't understend what's going on
Good times we had return
To haunt me
Though it's for you
All that I do seem to be wrong
Baby if you've got to go away
I don't think
I can take the pain
Won't you stay another day
Oh, don't leave me alone like this
Don't say it's the final kiss
Won't you stay another day
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Song Stuck In My Head This Week - 19th December '09 - Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name
I was a 13-year-old when I first heard 'Killing In The Name'. It was a Sunday afternoon as I listened to the Radio 1 Chart Show. All of a sudden the words 'Fuck you I won't do what you tell me' were blasting out of my stereo. It felt like a moment of glory. A moment of understanding. A moment when my stereo was blasting how I felt about life right back at me. It was magic. Even though the lyrics were political, for a 13-year-old in full-on 'teen angst' mode, it was perfect.
Roll on to today, I'm edging ever closer to 30 (36 days to go!!) and the song is being used to protest against the dominance of the Christmas Number 1 spot by the X Factor.
Aside from the weirdness on the following levels:
(1) The prospect of a Christmas Number 1 with the word 'fuck' in it...a lot!
(2) The fact that a song that never reached any higher than 25 in the UK could suddenly be number 1.
(3) The prospect of hearing it announced as Christmas Number 1 on the radio
and finally
(4) Watching it on Christmas TOTP
it's just interesting to see how many people feel so passionately about how they dislike the X Factor.
I personally have no issue with Joe whateverhisnameis who won it and do, to a degree, feel sorry for him. Not only will he possibly not get his number one single that seems to come as standard with this competition, but equally he'll almost certainly be one of the ones who end up on the scrapheap. Over the last 7 years since the ball was started rolling with Pop Idol, very few people have had lasting careers let alone are even remembered. The sad truth is most will have their one hit that makes Simon Cowell etc have their quick shot in the arm of cash before they are discarded as those in charge look to the next series and the next person with the 'x' factor/victim (delete as applicable). It's rare in that game for someone to end up as successful as Leona Lewis, though the show will always give people applying the dream that they might be the next one.
My issues with the whole thing are as follows.
Firstly, I'm bored of the whole lazy process. I wish they'd spend more time finding and nurturing real talent in all genres than just milking the public for as much money as they can for very little reward or substance at the end in the long term.
Secondly, I'm fed up of knowing that whoever it is that wins the thing the week before will be Christmas Number 1 the next week. Yes, Simon Cowell is right when he says that some seriously rubbish tunes have gotten to number 1 at Christmas. I mean, 'Mr Blobby' by Mr Blobby beating Take That's 'Babe'?!?!?! How the hell that happened I'll never know!! And, though it was a fantastic cover version, I never did work out how the suicidally miserable version of 'Mad World' by Gary Jules beat the insanely Christmassy 'Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)' by The Darkness, but at least you used to sit there excited right to the end wondering who was going to make it. It was part of the magic of Christmas for me, even if the charts didn't bother me much the rest of the year.
Last Christmas was more exciting for me simply on the grounds that I'm a HUGE Jeff Buckley fan and was really hoping his version of 'Hallelujah' might have nicked it from the X Factor version but it was not to be.
This Christmas I shall be sat listening to my radio with equal levels of anticipation but it shouldn't come to this in order to make it exciting.
Simon Cowell needs to realise that the problem isn't with the X Factor winner or even, to a degree, with him as a person per se. It's about the fact it makes the whole thing boring and inevitable and that it's actually pretty annoying because of it.
So tomorrow I'll be hoping that Rage Against The Machine make it and then maybe he might think about doing something fresh, new and nowhere near Christmas!!
If you want to join in then go to this link for information:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=box_3&ref=profile&id=557871323#/pages/RAGE-AGAINST-THE-MACHINE-FOR-CHRISTMAS-NO1/197877130755?ref=ts
and then don’t forget to download it or go to 7digital.com where you can ‘gift’ it to your friends....give a little Rage this Christmas!
And, just for the record, I have been humming this all week anyway.
Enjoy and look for a bonus edition of the blog on Thursday!
Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name
Killing in the name of!
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Huh!
Killing in the name of!
Killing in the name of
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
But now you do what they told ya
Well now you do what they told ya
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Uggh!
Killing in the name of!
Killing in the name of
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control (7 times)
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya!
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Come on!
Yeah! Come on!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Motherfucker!
Uggh!
Roll on to today, I'm edging ever closer to 30 (36 days to go!!) and the song is being used to protest against the dominance of the Christmas Number 1 spot by the X Factor.
Aside from the weirdness on the following levels:
(1) The prospect of a Christmas Number 1 with the word 'fuck' in it...a lot!
(2) The fact that a song that never reached any higher than 25 in the UK could suddenly be number 1.
(3) The prospect of hearing it announced as Christmas Number 1 on the radio
and finally
(4) Watching it on Christmas TOTP
it's just interesting to see how many people feel so passionately about how they dislike the X Factor.
I personally have no issue with Joe whateverhisnameis who won it and do, to a degree, feel sorry for him. Not only will he possibly not get his number one single that seems to come as standard with this competition, but equally he'll almost certainly be one of the ones who end up on the scrapheap. Over the last 7 years since the ball was started rolling with Pop Idol, very few people have had lasting careers let alone are even remembered. The sad truth is most will have their one hit that makes Simon Cowell etc have their quick shot in the arm of cash before they are discarded as those in charge look to the next series and the next person with the 'x' factor/victim (delete as applicable). It's rare in that game for someone to end up as successful as Leona Lewis, though the show will always give people applying the dream that they might be the next one.
My issues with the whole thing are as follows.
Firstly, I'm bored of the whole lazy process. I wish they'd spend more time finding and nurturing real talent in all genres than just milking the public for as much money as they can for very little reward or substance at the end in the long term.
Secondly, I'm fed up of knowing that whoever it is that wins the thing the week before will be Christmas Number 1 the next week. Yes, Simon Cowell is right when he says that some seriously rubbish tunes have gotten to number 1 at Christmas. I mean, 'Mr Blobby' by Mr Blobby beating Take That's 'Babe'?!?!?! How the hell that happened I'll never know!! And, though it was a fantastic cover version, I never did work out how the suicidally miserable version of 'Mad World' by Gary Jules beat the insanely Christmassy 'Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)' by The Darkness, but at least you used to sit there excited right to the end wondering who was going to make it. It was part of the magic of Christmas for me, even if the charts didn't bother me much the rest of the year.
Last Christmas was more exciting for me simply on the grounds that I'm a HUGE Jeff Buckley fan and was really hoping his version of 'Hallelujah' might have nicked it from the X Factor version but it was not to be.
This Christmas I shall be sat listening to my radio with equal levels of anticipation but it shouldn't come to this in order to make it exciting.
Simon Cowell needs to realise that the problem isn't with the X Factor winner or even, to a degree, with him as a person per se. It's about the fact it makes the whole thing boring and inevitable and that it's actually pretty annoying because of it.
So tomorrow I'll be hoping that Rage Against The Machine make it and then maybe he might think about doing something fresh, new and nowhere near Christmas!!
If you want to join in then go to this link for information:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=box_3&ref=profile&id=557871323#/pages/RAGE-AGAINST-THE-MACHINE-FOR-CHRISTMAS-NO1/197877130755?ref=ts
and then don’t forget to download it or go to 7digital.com where you can ‘gift’ it to your friends....give a little Rage this Christmas!
And, just for the record, I have been humming this all week anyway.
Enjoy and look for a bonus edition of the blog on Thursday!
Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name
Killing in the name of!
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Huh!
Killing in the name of!
Killing in the name of
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
But now you do what they told ya
Well now you do what they told ya
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Uggh!
Killing in the name of!
Killing in the name of
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control (7 times)
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya!
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Come on!
Yeah! Come on!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!
Motherfucker!
Uggh!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Song Stuck In My Head This Week - 12th December '09 - Marilyn Manson - Devour
This week I finally got to see Marilyn Manson live and it was a truly fabulous night. As well as getting to hear so many old favourites I also got to hear tracks from his new album 'The High End Of The Low'. It was one of the track from that new album that really got itself firmly lodged in my mind.
'Devour' is possibly the closest Marilyn Manson will get to a ballad and, while still carrying all the traits of traditional Marilyn Manson bleakness, it has a really romantic quality to it as well.
I have been of the opinion for quite some time that, because of the 'strange appearence' of Marilyn Manson, people are overlooking the fact that he writes some amazing songs and that he's an extremely intelligent and talented person. Maybe one day people will see beyond the make-up,
I hope you enjoy this weeks song!!
Marilyn Manson - Devour
I'll swallow up all of you
Like a big bottle of big, big pills
You're the one that I should never take
But I can't sleep until I devour you
I can't sleep until I devour you
You're a flower that's withering
I can't feel your thorns in my head
This is no impressionability
You're not crying, this is blood all over me
You're not crying, this is blood all over me
You're not crying, this is blood all over me
And I'll love you, if you let me
And I'll love you, if you won't make me starve
I used to hold your heart to neck
I know I'll miss you if I close my eyes
But this is loaded with an open film
I'll see you and I'll blow your heart to pieces
[ Marilyn Manson Lyrics are found on www.songlyrics.com ]
I will blow your heart to pieces
I will blow your heart to pieces
I will blow your heart to pieces
And I'll love you, if you let me
And I'll love you, if you won't make me starve
Oh oh oh oh... Oh oh oh oh... Oh oh oh oh... Oh oh oh oh...
My pain's not ashamed to repeat itself
Pain's not ashamed to repeat itself
Pain's not ashamed to repeat itself
Pain's not ashamed to repeat itself
I can't sleep until I devour you
I can't sleep until I devour you
I can't sleep until I devour you
I can't sleep until I devour you
I can't sleep until I devour you
And I'll love you, if you let me
And I'll love you, if you won't make me starve
'Devour' is possibly the closest Marilyn Manson will get to a ballad and, while still carrying all the traits of traditional Marilyn Manson bleakness, it has a really romantic quality to it as well.
I have been of the opinion for quite some time that, because of the 'strange appearence' of Marilyn Manson, people are overlooking the fact that he writes some amazing songs and that he's an extremely intelligent and talented person. Maybe one day people will see beyond the make-up,
I hope you enjoy this weeks song!!
Marilyn Manson - Devour
I'll swallow up all of you
Like a big bottle of big, big pills
You're the one that I should never take
But I can't sleep until I devour you
I can't sleep until I devour you
You're a flower that's withering
I can't feel your thorns in my head
This is no impressionability
You're not crying, this is blood all over me
You're not crying, this is blood all over me
You're not crying, this is blood all over me
And I'll love you, if you let me
And I'll love you, if you won't make me starve
I used to hold your heart to neck
I know I'll miss you if I close my eyes
But this is loaded with an open film
I'll see you and I'll blow your heart to pieces
[ Marilyn Manson Lyrics are found on www.songlyrics.com ]
I will blow your heart to pieces
I will blow your heart to pieces
I will blow your heart to pieces
And I'll love you, if you let me
And I'll love you, if you won't make me starve
Oh oh oh oh... Oh oh oh oh... Oh oh oh oh... Oh oh oh oh...
My pain's not ashamed to repeat itself
Pain's not ashamed to repeat itself
Pain's not ashamed to repeat itself
Pain's not ashamed to repeat itself
I can't sleep until I devour you
I can't sleep until I devour you
I can't sleep until I devour you
I can't sleep until I devour you
I can't sleep until I devour you
And I'll love you, if you let me
And I'll love you, if you won't make me starve
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Song Stuck In My Head This Week - 05th December '09 - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Ohio
Last Sunday I was at the acoustic night I go to at a pub near me and one of my friends did a cover of 'Ohio'. I have loved this song for years but, with the amazing performance he did (aided by a couple of friends to provide the harmonies) it has been stuck in my head all week with ease.
'Ohio' was an anti-Vietnam protest song but, unlike other ones of that era talking about the fighting going on away from home, this song was written about the deaths of four students at the Kent State University in Ohio. They had been present on campus while a group of students were protesting against the war there. The Ohio National Guard came in to the campus to restore order and ended up shooting the four students dead as well as injuring nine others (one of whom suffered permanent paralysis as a result). Some of the students who were shot were actually taking part in the protest but others were merely observers.
The song, in many parts of society, brought home the horror of what had occurred - the youth of America being killed because of a war in Vietnam, but on US soil. I think it is as symbolic how wrong the war in Vietnam was as any of the other protest songs of the time.
This is, in my opinion, a brilliant song and I hope you enjoy it.
Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young - Ohio
Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.
Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been done long ago.
What if you knew her
And found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?
Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been done long ago.
What if you knew her
And found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?
Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.
'Ohio' was an anti-Vietnam protest song but, unlike other ones of that era talking about the fighting going on away from home, this song was written about the deaths of four students at the Kent State University in Ohio. They had been present on campus while a group of students were protesting against the war there. The Ohio National Guard came in to the campus to restore order and ended up shooting the four students dead as well as injuring nine others (one of whom suffered permanent paralysis as a result). Some of the students who were shot were actually taking part in the protest but others were merely observers.
The song, in many parts of society, brought home the horror of what had occurred - the youth of America being killed because of a war in Vietnam, but on US soil. I think it is as symbolic how wrong the war in Vietnam was as any of the other protest songs of the time.
This is, in my opinion, a brilliant song and I hope you enjoy it.
Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young - Ohio
Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.
Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been done long ago.
What if you knew her
And found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?
Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been done long ago.
What if you knew her
And found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?
Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.
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