15 posts tagged “music”
It's not often that you listen to a song on the radio, love it, buy it and then find out there's a whole story behind it!
From Wikipedia:
"The explicit eroticism of the song was declared offensive at the time of its release. The lyrics are commonly thought to refer to the taboo theme of engaging in sex without love, and were delivered in a breathy, suggestive style.
This interpretation of the song as basic "soft porn" is, however, a misconception. For all who've some knowledge of Gainsbourg, here we find—as in all his work, always profoundly cerebral—the note of desperation, of angst (all in casual disguise) which has been at the core of his best work. One key line is precisely: "L'amour physique est sans issue" ("Physical love is a dead end"), which could only be singled out by someone speaking French—and even then only by "intellectuals".
The song culminates in simulated orgasm sounds by Birkin: mostly because of this, it was banned from radio play in Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and the UK, and denounced by the Vatican in a public statement."
The show was amazing. Thom Yorke's vocals just blew me away. And the band was flawless. It's interesting to listen to music that's so personal in a concert setting with 50,000 people.
I was trying to decide if I want to see The Darjeeling Limited or Across the Universe and came across the video of Fiona Apple's rendition of this Beatles classic.
And Rufus' version's a close third!
M. Ward's songs remind me of Johnny Cash. Must be that train-like guitar sound.
More of his music at: http://www.myspace.com/mward
A Pitchfork review of Post War, his latest album is at: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/37769-post-war
It's been a while since I've been obsessed by a band. This one is IT. Khmer Rock out of LA. How hip is that? Just listening to them makes me a gold medalist at the hipster olympics.
Check them out on Myspace Music.
Thanks Lisa for telling me about them. You're undoubtedly the hippest person in Sebastopol!
http://www.crammed.be/craworld/crw27/e/index.htm
It was late on a Friday evening at work. Both my colleague and I weren't in a hurry to get home. And he played Konono. The minute I heard them, I knew they were a candidate for a google search. These guys deserve a listen. They've been playing this music for 25 years. You need to listen or watch (Quicktime format) them today.
While you are at the crammed website, be sure to check out the other acts on the label.
P.S. There are 854 posts about Konono. 305,096 about Britney Spears. Where's the justice in this world?
Source: Google BlogSearch
http://www.hummer.com/
http://www.pontiac.com/
Every now and then I see a 30 second TV commercial and the music really sticks. Well it happened not once but twice some months back. The Hummer commercial had this great electronica score and the Pontiac commercial (I don't know if it was for the Solstice or the G6) had this big arena rock piece. So I did what I always do. Waste sometime on the internet looking for them. I found both a few days back.
Hummer: Midwest Product/Swamp
Pontiac: Kasabian/Club Foot
(Click the link to download the mp3s.... and yes, these links will expire soon...like all links on the Internet)
Your vs. You're
While looking for the songs featured in the aforementioned car commercials, I found this exchange between posters on a bulletin board:
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cameron
(no login) im 14 too November 14 2005, 9:08 PM
the song your talking about is on the cadilac comercial and its by Led Zeppelin its calld Rock n Roll not anything else buddy and im 14 too
Some
(no login) Re: im 14 too November 27 2005, 5:41 PM
Your is a possessive pronoun. You're means you are. When you use your to mean you are, it changes the whole meaning of what you're trying to say. It's really not that hard to learn the difference between your vs. you're and how to use it correctly.
johnnyenglish
(no login) Re: im 14 too January 5 2006, 3:47 AM
What part of grammar and compostion does, "Shut the FUCK UP!" fall into?
I was searching my e-mail for a word and came across an e-mail I had sent myself months back with a playlist from KCRW...a set of music that was close to perfect. And I found her.
Click here to stream a Windows Media Format music video.
http://www.morningwoodrocks.com
"A monster truck having sex with a Bond girl. " Thats how this band describes itself. That's gold. Morningwood rocks!
