Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Sign of The Times
Lincoln's latest luxury vehicle commercial features an MTV esque pop cover of Peter Schilling's Major Tom. I loved that song so much.
Just the other day, my coworker was listening to Mariah Carey's cover of Foreigner's I Want to Know What Love Is and she had no idea it was a cover. That and another cover of Tears for Fears' Mad World. She had no idea who either were. I suppose it's no different than when I was a kid and Guns and Roses covered Bob Dylan but boy does it make me feel a little old.
Just the other day, my coworker was listening to Mariah Carey's cover of Foreigner's I Want to Know What Love Is and she had no idea it was a cover. That and another cover of Tears for Fears' Mad World. She had no idea who either were. I suppose it's no different than when I was a kid and Guns and Roses covered Bob Dylan but boy does it make me feel a little old.
Labels:
Foreigner,
Mariah Carey,
Peter Schilling,
Pulp,
Tears For Fears
Friday, January 22, 2010
I Can Go For That!
Speaking of guilty pleasures, I just came across this hilarious interview between Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes and Hall & Oates. Check it out here.
A cool friend of mine introduced me to The Bird and The Bee [thanks super cool friend!] and apparently they also consider Hall & Oates to be guilty pleasures and are releasing an album of cover songs called appropriately Guilty Pleasures Volume I.
Fondue Sailing
Ever just need to listen to a little Christopher Cross and Neil Diamond to get you through the day? I totally want Neil Diamond's slick polyester shirts.
Labels:
christopher cross,
neil diamond
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
My Couch is Fly Paper. I'm the Fly.
Having just moved into my new apartment, the boxes are breeding like rabbits and I have zero energy to do anything about it.
Hope I'm not turning into The Fly.
Labels:
jeff goldblum,
rasputina
Monday, January 18, 2010
Lottery or Cockroach?
I'm notorious for misunderstanding music lyrics. For example, I thought Til Tuesdays song "Voices Carry" sang "Ooh hush, keep it downtown this is Carry" and Dream Academy's "Life in a Northern Town" was instead of "life in a northern town", "laughing along"
Dream Academy Life in a Northern Town video
Bjork is one of those core musicians for me though I find her lyrics notoriously indecipherable. Her song "Crying" off of Debut is no different. For years I thought she sang the following:
Misheard Lyrics:
Crank the shiny tune!
Crank! I can feel you.
Crank the shiny tune!
Crank! Cuz I care.
Actual Lyrics:
Crying cuz I need you.
Crying I can feel you.
Crying cuz I need you.
Crying cuz I care.
Dream Academy Life in a Northern Town video
Bjork is one of those core musicians for me though I find her lyrics notoriously indecipherable. Her song "Crying" off of Debut is no different. For years I thought she sang the following:
Misheard Lyrics:
Crank the shiny tune!
Crank! I can feel you.
Crank the shiny tune!
Crank! Cuz I care.
Actual Lyrics:
Crying cuz I need you.
Crying I can feel you.
Crying cuz I need you.
Crying cuz I care.
Labels:
bjork,
crank the shiny tune,
dream academy,
misheard lyrics,
til tuesday
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