Michael's Sidetracks #11

It's been a bit of time since my last sidetrack, due to moving. But now we're all settled, or at least 87% settled, so time to resume. Today's song is from a group you've probably never head of, Fight From Above. From their debut album, L.A. Kids. Formed I believe, at USC in 2006, I'm continuing my tour of the 60's/90's Los Angeles type sound.  Sweet video too, don't get to show much of those with the acts I find.  Usually it's a dirty sheet backdrop with community theater actors/girlfriend with delusions of talent.  Although, I have to admit, there are flashes of imagery that remind me of the 70's movie "Xanadu" with ELO, Olivia Newton John, and Gene Kelly.  I think it fits the L.A. scene of the song well in this case...

Group: Fight From Above
Song: Between the Curves




Angeles is cold tonight
Lighted streets and faded signs
Fallen stars in rising tides
Dizzy maze of yellow lines

But I got lost between the curves
This empty glass my life is worth
But underneath your smoking breath I heard you say,
"There's still something left

Just go out and find it
Things could be different
You could be happy."

But I'm out with my friends on a downtown bender
Watching buildings collide as they spin together
I am flying high

Cause I know where I am but not where
I've been Singing songs in the streets about how it ends
So sure I'd never die

LA kids in faded kicks
Spitting game and turning tricks
Another night another fix
So full of life and full of shit

And I got lost between the curves
This empty glass my life is worth
But underneath your smoking breath I heard you say,

"There's still something left
Just go out and find it
Things could be different
You could be happy"

But I'm out with my friends on a downtown bender
Watching buildings collide as they spin together
I am flying high

Cause I know where I am but not where I've been
Singing songs in the streets about how it ends
So sure I'd never die

I'll go out and find it
If things could be different
I'll go out and find it
If I could be happy
I'll go out and find it
If things could be different
I'll go out and find it
If I could be happy
I'll go out and find it
If things could be different
I'll go out...

If I could, But I can't.
So I won't

Ear Candy: Sail by AWOLNATION (Unlimited Gravity Remix)

This will be my first post over here, so be kind to me Inter-Webs! This song started off really nicely as an original but the Unlimited Gravity remix brings in just a bit more synth and bass to give it some snazz. It's not the most lyrically complex song by any stretch of the imagination, but that's not really why you're listening. Since it is just a remix, the music video is just a still-graphic, unfortunately. Hope you enjoy!

SAIL!

This is how I show my love

Made it in my mind because

Blame it on my A.D.D. baby 

This is how an angel dies

Blame it on my own sick pride

Blame it on my A.D.D. baby 

SAIL! (5x) 

Maybe I should cry for help

Maybe I should kill myself

Blame it on my A.D.D. baby 

Maybe I'm a different breed

Maybe I'm not listening

So blame it on my A.D.D. baby 

SAIL! (5x) 

LalalalalaLalalalala, ohh 

LalalalalaLalalalala, ohh 

SAIL! (5x) 

(Sail with me into the dark)

SAIL!

(Sail with me into the dark)

SAIL!

(Sail with me into the dark)

SAIL!

(Sail with me, sail with me)

SAIL!

Song of the Day 76!!!

Lots of stuff I have been doing since the move. I am really trying to stay updated on this. Give me some slack. Anyway, this one recently played on the radio and memories flooded back to me. It took me back to high school when people thought the bands I listened to sucked ass while they continued to listen to some bad rap cover of a good song. The band: Hot Hot Heat, the song: "Goodnight Goodnight". As always, the video is interesting as well. As a side note, I may be posted videos that aren't official music videos soon. I was looking through possibilities for this edition and found only one official video, but it was so grainy and bad. But, it shouldn't take away too much. So sit back and enjoy!!!




It's not enough to hear me say you've won, 
You only wanted me for havin' fun.
But now I think you've gone and had your way, 
And left me with a pile of bills to pay.
I can't even rewind the tape machine, 
To listen to your drunken reasoning.

So here it is, your final lullaby:

So goodnight, goodnight.
You're embarrassing me, 
You're embarrassing you.
So goodnight, goodnight.
Walk away from the door, 
Walk away from my life.
So goodnight.

I've given up on social niceties, 
I threw 'em out when I threw out your keys.
Along with all your records I can't stand; 
You never even listened to any one of them.
You're never gonna drag me out again, 
With all the people that were never ever even your friends.

So here it is, your final lullaby:

So goodnight, goodnight.
You're embarrassing me, 
You're embarrassing you.
So goodnight, goodnight.
Walk away from the door, 
Walk away from my life.

A little bit of rain I'd say is fair, 
But when it starts to thunder they all stare, 
This isn't goodnight, this is goodbye.

So goodnight, goodnight.
You're embarrassing me, 
You're embarrassing you.
So goodnight, goodnight.
Walk away from the door, 
Walk away from my life.

So goodnight, goodnight.
You're embarrassing me, 
You're embarrassing you.
So goodnight, goodnight.
Walk away from the door, 
Walk away from my life.
So goodnight.