Friday, December 21, 2012

Song of the Day 66!!!

Congratulations for surviving 12/21/12! (Unless something major happens in the next hour or so pacific time). In honor of the apocalypse, here is the song "We Will Become Silhouettes" by The Postal Service. Despite the upbeat vibe of the video and song, just listen to the lyrics and be happy that this is all over. Enjoy!



I've got a cupboard with cans of food
Filtered water, and pictures of you
And I'm not coming out until this is all over
And I'm looking through the glass
Where the light bends at the cracks
And I'm screaming at the top of my lungs
Pretending the echoes belong to someone
Someone I used to know

And we become silhouettes
When our bodies finally go

I wanted to walk though the empty streets
And feel something constant under my feet
But all the news reports recommended that I stay indoors
Because the air outside will make
Our cells divide at an alarming rate
Until our shells simply cannot hold
All our insides in, and that's when we'll explode
(And it won't be a pretty sight)

And we'll become silhouettes
When our bodies finally go

Friday, December 7, 2012

Song of the Day 65!!!

Welcome to December! I am currently trying to decide if I can find a good holiday themed song for the end of the month or an apocalypse song for the end of the world. I guess we will wait and see. In the mean time, enjoy this song called "Present Yet Unseen" by the band Leisure Alaska. And it being Leisure Alaska means that I have to listen to the lyrics and type them out which usually isn't too hard, except for the fact that they have weird lyrics most of the time. I will try though and if you think I am wrong, feel free to let me know. Enjoy!



When a few shut up
Everyone will guide
They could not think or see
They all would like to be
Present yet unseen

There are ways to tell
There are ways to learn
Less ability
It's ok to yearn
Present yet unseen

You'll be surprised
It's Paradise

When a few shut up
Everyone will guide
To act and think and see
Suceeding just to be
Present yet unseen

You'll be surprised (You know that sometimes that it's nice)
It's paradise (Being a fly on the wall)
You'll be surprised (Not being seen by anyone)
It's paradise

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Song of the Day 64!!!

Thanksgiving has come and gone. Hope everyone's was amazing. I have a busy day tomorrow, so this will be short. The song is called "What You Know" by Two Door Cinema Club. Beware: it's quite catchy. Enjoy!!!



In a few weeks, I will get time
To realize it's right before my eyes
And I can take it, if it's what I want to do

I am leaving, this is starting
To feel like it's right before my eyes
And I can taste it, it's my sweet beginning

And I can tell just what you want
You don't want to be alone
You don't want to be alone

And I can't say it's what you know
But you've known it the whole time
Yeah, you've known it the whole time

Maybe next year I'll have no time
To think about the questions to address
Am I the one to try to stop the fire?

I wouldn't test you
I'm not the best you could have attained
Why try anything?
I will get there, just remember I know

And I can tell just what you want
You don't want to be alone
You don't want to be alone

And I can't say it's what you know
But you've known it the whole time
Yeah, you've known it the whole time

And I can tell just what you want
You don't want to be alone
You don't want to be alone

And I can't say it's what you know
But you've known it the whole time
Yeah, you've known it the whole time

Friday, November 9, 2012

Song of the Day 63!!!

Ah, the election is finally over. It feels good, doesnt it? Time to relax and I have a great song to do that to. Its called "She Owns the Streets" by The Raveonettes. I heard this song listening to Rodney on the ROQ (Monday (Late Sunday night) from Midnight to 3 am on KROQ) and fell in love. I hope you enjoy!!!




I wanna know her
I wanna ask her
I wanna know where she did go wrong

Is it valium, is it all drugs?
Or is it just every day fun?

She’s dancing in the street
Yeah, she’s dancing in the street
Dancing in the street
Yeah she’s dancing, dancing, dancing in the street

See your cool now
It’s a gas now
Watch her dance among the Bowery cabs
á¹–eople fear her
They’re so boring
They call the cops on anyone who is fun

She’s dancing in the street
Yeah, she’s dancing in the street
Dancing in the street
Yeah she’s dancing, dancing, dancing in the street
Dancing, dancing, dancing in the street

I can’t wait to get to know you
I wanna be the one that keeps it alive
If they catch you and convict you
They’ll never know what this life is about

She’s dancing in the street
Yeah, she’s dancing in the street
Dancing in the street
Yeah she’s dancing, dancing, dancing in the street
Dancing, dancing, dancing in the street

She Owns, She Owns, She Owns the streets

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Song of the Day 62!!!

Its almost Halloween, so here is a spooky themed video for you. I love pretty much everything Neil Cicierega does, and that includes his band Lemon Demon. If you dont know any of his work, check out both his comedy videos and his music videos. Here is a taste with his song "Goosebumps". Enjoy!!!





To THE GIRL WHO CRIED MONSTER
It's me, THE GHOST NEXT DOOR
I think I'm in DEEP TROUBLE
You're the one I'm dying for
Every NIGHT IN TERROR TOWER
I meet you in a dream
I say that YOU CAN'T SCARE ME
But in my heart I scream

You give me GOOSEBUMPS
GOOSEBUMPS
Honey, beware, you're in for a scare
Oh no

Beneath THE HAUNTED MASK I wear
My eyes light up for you
I feel you in my MONSTER BLOOD
Am I in your MONSTER BLOOD II?
THE SCARECROW WALKS AT MIDNIGHT
But I walk all alone
Up and down the GHOST BEACH
Where I found your bones

You give me GOOSEBUMPS
GOOSEBUMPS
GOOSEBUMPS
GOOSEBUMPS
GOOSEBUMPS
GOOSEBUMPS
Honey, beware, you're in for a scare
Oh no

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Song of the Day 61!!!

Welcome to October! I have a video up my sleeve for Halloween, so stay tuned! In the mean time, enjoy this video from The Shins called "Simple Song". Its hard to choose what is more interesting in this one: the music, or the video. The Shins are masters at what they do and I will shut up now and let you enjoy!!!




Well this is just a simple song
To say what you done
I told you about all those fears
And away they did run
You sure must be strong
And you feel like an ocean
Being warmed by the sun

When I was just nine years old
I swear that I dreamt
Your face on a football field
And a kiss that I kept
Under my vest
Apart from everything, but the heart in my chest

I know that things can really get rough when you go it alone
Don’t go thinking you gotta be tough, to play like a stone
Could be there’s nothing else in our lives so critical
As this little home!

My life in an upturned boat, marooned on a cliff
You brought me a great big flood
And you gave me a lift
To care, what a gift
You tell me with your tongue
And your breath was in my lungs
And you float over the rift

I know that things can really get rough when you go it alone
Don’t go thinking you gotta be tough, to play like a stone
Could be there’s nothing else in our lives so critical
As this little home!

Well this will be a simple song to say what you’ve done
I told you about all those fears and away they did run
You sure must be strong
And you feel like an ocean
Being warmed by the sun

Remember walking a mile to your house, a glow in the dark
I made a fumblin’ play for your heart and the act struck a spark
You wore a charm in a chain that I stole especially for you
Love’s such a delicate thing that we do, with nothing to prove
Which I never knew

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Song of the Day 60!!!

The big 6-0! Whoo! And boy, do I have a good one for you today. The song today is called "Keep An Open Mind" by the band Captain. I just found this recently and its a real gem. Be warned though, it is very, very catchy. You may also want to watch the video itself a few times to see how much stuff is going on in it. So sit back and enjoy!!!




Sieve the iron from my blood
And fashion it into a small nail
Bang into your head
For all of things I said
Now I don't have to try for cool
It's a long while now since we were at school
In every way
The nails will bear our names

Keep an open mind, I know you will
Keep it in time, I know you will
Give a little look to show you care
When you look around it's everywhere
I know what you mean to me
It took a long time just for me to see
My fever is receding
Now I have one thing to believe in

Tired shoulders, avoiding time
I've got your back if I know you've got mine
And we should have known
For all of the seeds we've sown
I'll feel broken if you'll do too
Now the earth is hard, but the seeds will push through
The race has been won
It ends with a starting gun

Keep an open mind, I know you will
Keep it in time, I know you will
Give a little look to show you care
When you look around it's everywhere
I know what you mean to me
It took a long time just for me to see
My fever is receding
Now I have one thing to believe in

Keep an open mind, I know you will
Keep it in time, I know you will
Give a little look to show you care
When you look around it's everywhere
I know what you mean to me
It took a long time just for me to see
My fever is receding
Now I have one thing to believe in

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Flashback: SOTD 22!!!

Flashback to SOTD 22!!! The song is called "A Decade Under the Influence" by Taking Back Sunday. Enjoy!



Well, sad, small, sweet, so delicate.
It used to be this dying breed.
I've got a bad feeling about this,
I've got a bad feeling about this.

You kept still until the long drive home,
Slept safe and close to the window.
Well, I've got a bad feeling about this,
I've got a bad feeling about

Whose to say you'll have to go (I could go on)
Well, say you'll have to go (I could go on)
To hell with you and all your friends
To hell with you and all your friends, it's on

Well, sad, small, sure in porcelain.
You're skin and bones, I'm a nervous wreck.
Well, I've got a bad feeling about this (when it comes to this)
I've got a bad feeling about this.

You kept still until the long drive home,
Slept safe and close to the window.
Well, I've got a bad feeling about this,
I've got a bad feeling about

Whose to say you'll have to go (I could go on)
Well, say you'll have to go (I could go on)
To hell with you and all your friends
To hell with you and all your friends, it's on

Well, I got a bad feeling about this.
I got a bad feeling about.

Anyone will do tonight.
Close your eyes, just settle, settle.

Well I got a bad feeling about this,
I got a bad feeling about this.
I'm coming over but it never was enough,
I thought of you and my worst brings out the best in you.
And I got a bad feeling about this,
I got a bad feeling about this.

I got it bad.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Song of the Day 59!!!

I am not a rap person. There is a tiny fraction of hip hop I like, but besides that, I cant get into it. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis though, they have my rap heart. I like to shop Goodwill as most of my friends know. I dont go there cause I need to, I go there for the weird crap and odd finds. This song sums my love for Goodwill up nicely and packages it in a catchy beat. The song is called "Thrift Shop". Enjoy!




(Note from me: Im sure some of the lyrics are slightly off, but I cant change them. I am terrible at trying to decipher semi-fast lyrics)

What, what, what, what, what....

I’m gonna pop some tags
Only got 20 dollars in my pocket
I, I, I’m hunting, lookin’ for a come-up
This is fucking awesome.

Walk into the club like what up, I got a big cock
I’m so pumped, I bought some shit from a thrift shop
Ice in the fridge is so damn frosty,
The people like “damn, that’s a cold ass honkey”
Rollin’ in hella deep, headed to the mezzanine
Dressed in all pink, except my gator shoes, those are green.
Draped in a leopard mink girls standin’ next to me
Probably should have washed this, it smells like R. Kelly’s sheets
Pissssssssssssss.
But shit, it was 99 cents.

If I get caught in it, washin’ it,
‘Bout to go and get some compliments passin’ off in those moccasins
Someone else has been walkin’ in, but me and grungie fuckin’ ‘em
I am stuck in a closet and savin’ my money
And I’m hella happy, that’s a bargain, bitch.
Imma take it grandpa style, imma take it grandpa style,
No, for real I asked your grandpa, can I have his hand-me-downs?

The lords jump suit and some house slippers,
Doukie brown leather jacket that I found diggin’.
They had a broken keyboard, I bought a broken keyboard
I bought a ski blanket, then I bought an kneeboard.
Hello, hello, my ace man, my mello
John Wayne ain’t got nothing on my friends game,
Hello!
I can take some pro wings make ‘em cool, sell those
The sneaker heads will be like
“Ah he got the Velcro”

I’m gonna pop some tags
Only got 20 dollars in my pocket
I, I, I’m hunting, lookin’ for a come-up
This is fucking awesome.

What you know ‘bout rockin’ the wolf on your noggin
What you knowin’ about wearing a fur fox skin
I’m digging, I’m digging, I’m searching right through that luggage
One man’s trash, thats another man’s come-up.
Thanking grand dad, for donating that plaid button-up shirt
‘cause right now I’m up in here stuntin' I’m at the Goodwill, you can find me in the attic,
I’m not, I’m not, I’m not searching in that section.
Your grandma, your aunts, your momma, you mammy,
I’ll take those flannel zebra ‘jammies secondhand, I’ll rock that motherfucker.
They built an onesie with the socks on the motherfucker,
I hit the party and they stopped in that motherfucker.

They be like oh! That Gucci, that’s hella tight.
I’m like Yo! That’s 50 dollars for a t-shirt.
Limited edition, let’s do some simple editions,
50 dollars for a t-shirt, that’s just some ignorant bitch.
I call that getting swindled and perished
I call that getting strict by a business.
That shirt’s hella dope and that bliss,
I am one and six other people in this club is a hella dome.
Eat game, come take a look through my telescope
Trying to get girls with my brand, man, you hella won’t.
Man, you hella won’t.

I’m gonna pop some tags
Only got 20 dollars in my pocket
I, I, I’m hunting, looking for a come-up
This is fucking awesome.

I'll wear your grand dad’s clothes,
I’ll look incredible,
I’m in this big ass coat, from that thrift shop down the road.
I'll wear your grand dad’s clothes,
I’ll look incredible,
I’m in this big ass coat, from that thrift shop down the road.

I’m gonna pop some tags
Only got 20 dollars in my pocket
I, I, I’m hunting, looking for a come-up
This is fucking awesome.

Is that your grandmas coat?

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Flashback: SOTD 21!!!

If you are new, I started this blog to keep things organized. I REALLY started doing this all the way back on MySpace (yes that long ago). So, every once in a while, I post the videos I posted only on my MySpace. This is SOTD 21! It's called "The First Day of my Life" by Bright Eyes. This is one of those songs that I put on my playlists to just lay and relax to. I hope you enjoy!



This is the first day of my life
I swear I was born right in the doorway
I went out in the rain suddenly everything changed
They're spreading blankets on the beach

Yours is the first face that I saw
I think I was blind before I met you
Now I don’t know where I am
I don’t know where I’ve been
But I know where I want to go

And so I thought I’d let you know
That these things take forever
I especially am slow
But I realize that I need you
And I wondered if I could come home

Remember the time you drove all night
Just to meet me in the morning
And I thought it was strange you said everything changed
You felt as if you'd just woke up
And you said “this is the first day of my life
I’m glad I didn’t die before I met you
But now I don’t care I could go anywhere with you
And I’d probably be happy”

So if you want to be with me
With these things there’s no telling
We just have to wait and see
But I’d rather be working for a paycheck
Than waiting to win the lottery
Besides maybe this time is different
I mean I really think you like me

Back....again. Song of the Day 58!!!

So, as some of you know, I stopped doing this blog because I wasn't getting feedback for it. Then I realized that I should do this for me and the random people who want to find some good music. I will try to do this as often as I can and to help me do that, I am finally allowing myself to use non-video video (live or just music). There have been many times that I wanted to put a song up, but there was no video for it or it was taken down. So that will help with the amount of posts. I will try to remind myself to mention it in the post opening. To bring it back, I am posting the latest video from one of my all time favorite bands, Motion City Soundtrack. The song is called "True Romance". Its the first video off of their new album "Go". I will let you enjoy the video. I cant really explain it, so I will leave you to it. Enjoy!



You better believe it's true
You know I do, I do
You better believe it's true
You know I do, I do

I'm a screw up of epic proportions
A walking hand grenade
Hyper-manic, a dime store dramatic
A conduit for pain
She said, "Don't speak, don't think
Just take it off, take it off"
I said, "Don't speak, don't blink
Just mess me up, mess me up"

You better believe it's true
You know I do, I do
You better believe it's true
You know I do, I do

Don't speak, don't think
Just take it off
I'm pathetic, overly apologetic
I'm a tightrope tragedy
You're Chicken Little, I'm the monkey in the middle
There is something wrong with me
She said, "Don't speak, don't think
Just take it off, take it off"
I said, "Don't speak, don't blink
Just mess me up, mess me up"

You better believe it's true
You know I do, I do
You better believe it's true
You know I do, I do
You better believe it's true
You know I do, I do
You better believe it's true
You know I do, I do

Humming a slightly varied tune
Opposite angles of the moon
Buried in layers of ourselves
Leaves room for no one else
I believe it's true
Cause nothing matters when I'm all wrapped up in you
I believe it's true
Cause nothing matters when I'm all wrapped up in you

You better believe it's true
You know I do, I do
You better believe it's true
You know I do, I do
You better believe it's true
You know I do, I do
You better believe it's true
You know I do, I do