tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34438160001380614962009-11-09T08:37:42.712-05:00Critiquing and finding meaning (or lack thereof) in songs and their videos.Dedicatedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03213517783981534338noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443816000138061496.post-50971900138350302352007-08-24T00:55:00.000-04:002007-08-24T01:10:31.335-04:00

As the the summer school session came to its end I became increasingly busy and unable to post as often as usual. Now I am on vacation for 2 weeks which again leaves me unable to post. I just got back from NYC the other day and I am heading down to Florida today! I will be there for a little over a week, so I apologize in advance for not being able to post until I return.Exciting news though...

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A new version of Rihanna's song Umbrella has been brought to my attention. I was watching the season premiere of MTV show the Hills and I heard a wonderful acoustic version. At first I thought that it might be Mandy Moore singing, but have since discovered that it is in fact Marie Digby. Her version of the song is available on iTunes and below she performs it "live". LOVE IT! So who did it better

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I am sure everyone has seen the CPDRC inmates dancing to Thriller by now. It's kind of old news, but did you realize how many more videos of them there actually are?! The prison is the Cebu Provincial Dentention and Rehabilitation Center and the coreography is done by a Mr. Byron F. Garcia who said:Using music, you can involve the body and the mind. Inmates say to me: 'You've put my mind off

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First, I must apologize for my absence lately. I have become very busy with extra stuff at work plus the winding down of the school session. I doubt anyone even noticed anyway....so down to business....Mr. Will.I.Am of the Black Eyes Peas is coming out with a solo album (drops Setember 25th) and has released his first single off of it "I Got it from my Mama".Will.I.AmThe basic message of the song

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View the LYRICS to this song.The other day I mentioned that there are many rap songs that I enjoy despite their actual lyrical content. Today I provide examples of such songs. One of the best examples is the Ho song by Ludacris.I enjoy Ludacris mainly because he is creative and witty. This song is a great display of his sense of humor. I find it hilarious, and I definitely sing along to it in my

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View the LYRICS to this song.Another example of a song that is offensive to women, yet I don't care cause I love it!Most offensive line: Imma tell ya what I cant standWhen a woman play the role of a man Say that to my face and I lose all respect for you.Favorite Lines:Shoo fly dont botha me, will I get with her? ProbablyThen I thought about it, I wontDo I really want to, I dontThe headache I

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View the LYRICS to this song.This song was requested by reader 'themapples' who says:I would like to dedicate this song to my GF, we have hit a rough patch in our realtionship and this song really expresses how I feel. I have done things that I think have pushed her away from me and I feel so guilty for that. I dedicate this to anyone one who has felt like they walked out of an amazing thing in

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View the LYRICS to this song.First I have to say that I loooooooove this song, and it has nothing to do with what he is saying (cause I really have no idea). That is actually how I feel about most rap songs. If they have a good beat, melody, and hook, I'll love it no matter what they are saying...to a certain extent. I think this is another one of those songs where the rapper talks about how

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View the LYRICS to this song.I won't even pretend that I know what this song is about. People have their different theories but I don't care enough to venture a guess. What I find interesting about this duo is that there was a time when people didn't know if they were brother and sister or a divorced couple. According to Wikipedia they are divorced. Icky Thump is a purposly mispelled "Ecky Thump"

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View the LYRICS to this song.Technically, whenever I post a song that someone else hasn't requested, then it is my request I suppose. Today, however, is a bit different. This is my choice and my request for a reason. Whenver I am going through a difficut time or in a situation where it is hard to trust my gut, this song always ends up on repeat on my stereo. It's one of those times again, so here

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View the LYRICS to this song.This song was requested by blogger SiD who writes the blog A Space For Music Liberation. He said,The video for [this] song really got me into the band, who are led by the enigmatic Casey Chaos.This post is a perfect example of why I ask for song suggestions. I have never heard of this group and probably....make that definitely... wouldn't have posted it unless it was

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View the LYRICS to this song.I'll keep the rock theme today and post the newest realease from My Chemical Romance. I absolutely adore this song. It is one of my car favorites. This group had me at "Helena". I rarely buy CDs anymore so I am definitely not an MCR expert, but I usually love the songs that are released.The video immediately reminded me of the video for Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen

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View the LYRICS to this song.I am very annoyed that YouTube has started this "embedding disabled by request" crap. If I were an artist I would want as many people as possible to be able to share my music and the video. Anyway...this is the first single and video from the up-and-coming 17 year-old, Sean Kingston. It samples Ben E. King's Stand By Me. I can definitely see me rockin to this song in

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View the LYRICS to this song.Poor little Chris has too many girls that want him and he can't choose. Boo effing hoo.I really don't have much to say about this song. It's not quite the most original content, and a bit shallow. It seems like Mr. Brown needed another song to fill a slot in his album repetoire, so this was written within a minute or so to remedy that. At least the video isn't quite

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View the LYRICS to this song.I have been so caught up in older songs that I have neglected the new. That being said, here is a new one from Paramore. I won't pretend that I know anything about this group, but I could definitely see myself rockin to this song in my car (which is how I judge all songs). I like the video, it has kind of a Mean Girls/Heather's vibe to it. This song is from Paramore's

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View the LYRICS to this song.Orginally I was going to compare Ike and Tina's version of this song with Beyonce's performance of it at the 2005 Kennedy Center Honors, thinking that Ike and Tina did the original. I was surprised to find that I was wrong! I actually had to do a little digging to find who did the true original, and good ol' Wikipedia gave me the answers.Various people (Elvis, Prince,

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View the LYRICS to this song.This is a classic song, so there is a chance that more than one person has redone it, but I don't care. These are the only two versions I care about.I'll Be There - The Jackson 5Ahhh, the days when Michael Jackson was still cute and normal. I enjoy watching old performances of the Jackson 5. This particular one was a 1971 television performance. Thier clothes are a

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View the LYRICS to this song.I was never really a fan of Lionel Richie. I am pretty indifferent when it comes to his music. The only reason I am posting this song is because of the person who did their own take on it. Scroll down if you can't wait to see who.Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie I had never seen this video before I looked it up. I immediately noticed that it was used in the soundtrack

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View the LYRICS to this song.This song was requested by fellow blogger vagabondtramp who says:One of my all time favourite songs is don't worry be happy by bobby mcferrin. No matter if i'm depressed, happy, or somewhere in between, it always makes me feel better. It makes me forget about the troubles i've got and allows me to just enjoy the song. If you could do a post for that song, i'm sure

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View the LYRICS to this song.When I hear "Don't Worry be Happy" I'm reminded of this song too. I loved this movie. Too bad Simba's Hakuna Matata mentality was shattered when he realized the home he left behind was in shambles because of him.Lesson: This "no worries" phrase doesn't cut it if you have responsibility for people other than yourself...such as entire kingdoms.Jonathan Taylor Thomas:

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View the LYRICS to this song.I had a completely different idea for today's post, but then I stumbled across a video on YouTube that I found very amusing. Some guys did their own version of the music video for N'Sync's "I Drive Myself Crazy", and I think they did a better job than the actual video....but I will let you judge for yourself....I dedicate today's posts to talented amateur artists...

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I have decided to start a new "series." Every once and a while I will post a song in its original form, and then a new version of it created by another artist. This includes rappers who use the chorus from an old song as a hook in their new one. The first of this series is Toy Soldier. The orgininal was sang by Martika and then Eminem later used the chorus in his own version.Toy Soldiers -

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View the LYRICS to this song. (although if you're American you SHOULD already know them)....and apparently Jimi Hendrix wrote the Star Spangled Banner....who knew?!In honor of the 4th of July, it seems appropriate for today's post to be patriotic- and what is more patriotic than the Star Spangled Banner? The first video is one of my favorite Saturday Night Live clips. Maya Rudolph makes fun of

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View the LYRICS to this song.I am super stressed this week, which has led me to this song choice. It doesn't only have to be about surviving a failed relationship. This is a great song for anyone who needs to get through any type of difficult time. I like to put it on when I am stressed. Also, it just so happens that anytime I wish I could just get away, to make myself feel better I imagine

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View the LYRICS to this song.I felt this was an appropriate song for a Monday. Watching old videos are always enjoyable for so many reasons.A few comments/observations:*I was very annoyed by the woman's reaction to the guy smacking her rear in the restaurant. If it were me he would have been smacked right back.*I don't know about you, but I would be a bit creeped out if I looked out of my kitchen

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