Tomorrow night I am going to see Kings of Leon. It seems ages ago since I bought the ticket, and they postponed, so my excitement has sort of waned. But this week I've been listening to their music on my iPod while doing admin stuff at work. I love Caleb's gravelly voice. And even though I love their old stuff better than their new stuff (especially Because of the Times), I love the sexiness of this song.
Manhattan's the music I've been missing. I hope my time in Manhattan,
New York is as hot as this song. Caleb Followill is hot damn sexy.
If I get close enough to the stage (I have a standing ticket, but am going alone so I don't feel safe enough to be in the mosh like last time) I will take some photos, and I'll try to do a review for the blog. :)
There's something about Darren Hayes
songs that make me feel safe, and warm and at peace. The familiarity
of his voice, which I have adored for half of my life, and the
imagery his lyrics paint. His songs speak to me - I often feel
they're written about me, and I know many fans who feel this way too.
There are not many other artists who I relate to so much - I could
count them on one hand.
For years I've immersed myself in The
Lover After Me, Dublin Sky, Darkness and Who Would Have Thought?. The
words and sounds enveloped me like a rich sky, there's a warmth to
them. I like the darkness, the sadness. It's humanising. I especially like walking through cold city streets listening to
these songs through headphones, pacing to the beat, feeling like
Darren is my only company in the concrete jungle.
And now with the release of Secret
Codes and Battleships, I immerse myself again. It's been on constant repeat since Friday. He's the music I've been missing.
As I mentioned
previously, I identify so much with this album. So many lyrics feel
like they pertain to what's gone on for me since June. The lyrics are
comforting yet hard to hear. Don't Give Up ("I want to run to run
away from this, but I wouldn't leave a sinking a ship, without you in
it there's no point to our story..."), Hurt (it's everything I was
warned about), Talk Talk Talk and Bloodstained Heart (it's so
comforting, I feel looked after and loved when I listen) resonate
with me most. Cruel Cruel World reminds me of the connection I once had.
In the dark hours, Black Out The Sun
makes my throat thick and eyes well with tears. The emotion of
Darren's voice paired with the fated story in the song feels like my
reality.
"...switch off the stars and paint the sky
black
love isn’t ever coming back
there’s no use in imagining a world
without you
your love was like a drug i was
addicted to
because there’s nobody else who can
hurt like you hurt me
I don’t want to be lonely
and there’s no other way there’s no
joy there’s no meaning
just this hollowed out feeling..."
It's The Siren's Call that has become
the light in my darkness - it has easily become a favourite. It's gentle, like a sailboat slowly
drifting at sea, and lonely too. It feels a bit like the mornings
I've woken up realising things won't be the same. I think of whales
moaning, and a black bird carrying me through the air to a happier
place. And like Darren sings, I can almost taste happiness.
"...But I can almost taste happiness
It's
such a long way off
But I can almost feel your embrace
Above
the siren's call
And I've seen a hint of it
This
happiness
This bliss
Just knowing it exists I know that I must
try
And I've caught a glimpse of it
One moment just one
kiss
From the corner of my eye
Of better days gone by."
For so many days now I just wish that I
could forget, and feel truly happy again, and soon. It seems like a
long journey, but I feel these songs on Secret Codes and Battleships
will help these feelings pass.
"and i want so much to believe that i won’t disappear in the water that i won’t always be swimming against the tide..."
Thank you Darren. I know next week when I see you play live (twice) there will be tears.
"You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness" ~ Somebody that I used to know, Gotye feat Kimbra
When I did my Hack interview a couple of weeks ago, I told journalist Alex Mann that I prepared myself for talking about love by listening to the saddest love songs I had on my iPod that morning. Songs by Angus and Julia Stone mostly. Alex said it's funny how when we think of love we don't immediately go for the happiest love songs.
Despite how sad the lyrics are, they can lift me up. Listening to sad
love songs is a form of empathy. It's reassuring to know that someone as
popular, talented and good looking as my musical idols have experienced
some of the heartbreak and longing I have. And there's also the
fleeting moment of me thinking 'he's single, I'm single, we've both been
hurt by love, we can be soulmates...' Um. No.
We discussed how it's like the lyrics of sad songs were written to fit our exact situations. Like this one:
"Here I go.
I'd tell you,
but you already know.
If you love me, with all of your heart.
If you love me, I would make you a star in my universe.
you'll never have to go to work.
you'll spend everyday, shining your light my way." ~ For You, Angus and Julia Stone
Or this one:
"How many days am I gonna regret you?
How many nights till I forget you?
Have I been wasting all those years
Held down by these tears
How many dreams have I left deserted?
How many hopes have been diverted?
Have I been buried in the dirt
Held down by this hurt
And how many lows did I let you highjack
How many ways can I study the playback
How did I end up lying here
Crying underneath a Dublin sky?" ~ Dublin Sky, Darren Hayes
Alex and I also talked about what my ideal romance would be like. Dates at concerts and laughing and cuddles and happiness I guess. I told him that I often idealise the thought of love, rather than the relationship itself. That I tend to create this illusion of what he might really be like in my mind, and in reality, he's not. And I said I am a bit like the Seeker Lover Keeper song:
"I love you
more when I’m missing you...
I think I was born to be
in a state of longing
Born to be wanting wanting
I put in a
letter for you
I love the danger in distance..." ~ Even though I'm a Woman, Seeker Lover Keeper
I quite like missing someone. And I thought I was the only one. But I stand in good company with singer-songwriters Blasko, Seltmann and Throsby with being content with yearning.
This week I discovered the beautiful song, Somebody that I Used to Know by Gotye feat Kimbra. Gotye is the music I've been missing. I don't know how it escaped my radar, but hearing Somebody that I Used to Know reminded me of Gotye's 2006 gem Heart's A Mess. Its dramatic moans, eery bleeps and bleeding lyrics mirrored my heart
back then. I'd play it on repeat, pining for my (yet again) unrequited love, never making a move. I'd drive home from his house in the dark hours, analysing every move that nearly happened, singing my lungs out. I am never as dramatic as when I am yearning for a boy.
Somebody that I Used to Know has similar sentiments. It'd be good to play after a breakup. Perhaps this is the quiet man's You Oughta Know? A few lyrics resonate with me, not that I am in that broken up place now, but my heart does ache, and I am both yearning to be loved and for everything to be ok (heavily weighted to the latter).
"Now and then I think of when we were
together
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
Told myself that you were right for me
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
Like resignation to the end
Always the end
So when we found that we could not make sense
Well you said that we would still be friends
But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over
But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened
And that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger
And that feels so rough
No you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records
And then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
But I don't wanna live that way
Reading into every word you say
You said that you could let it go
And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know
But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened
And that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger
And that feels so rough
No you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records
And then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
(Somebody)
I used to know
(Somebody)
Somebody that I used to know
(Somebody)
I used to know
(Somebody)
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
I used to know
That I used to know
I used to know
Somebody"
While listening to Triple J's Hottest 100 on Australia Day, I heard these two songs that I fell in love with, and wondered why I'd missed them last year. I bought them on iTunes soon after hearing them. They are the music I've literally been missing (out on). But thank God I found them!
Like a lot of music I love, I seem to make discoveries more than a decade too late. It's happened with Nirvana, and it's currently happening with Jebediah.
As mentioned last Saturday, I love She's Like a Comet. It's catchy and fun. And I LOVE Bob Evans - he can be catchy and fun too. So I kinda got the feeling that Jebediah, back in the day, would sound catchy and fun. Right? Right!
And so I listened to them over the weekend. And my feelings were right. Catchy and fun! Great lyrics, awesome rocking sound, upbeat and downbeat. I love Leaving Home, Animal, Nothing Lasts Forever and Fall Down. Not at all scary like I feared in 1998.
How can a band be scary eating rainbow lolly snakes?
Remember when I interviewed The Basement Birds and told them that when Jebediah started out, I was listening to Savage Garden? I don't know why as a 16 year old, I didn't realise that the two bands could co-exist, harmoniously in my music collection. Hindsight and YouTube and JB HiFi are useful tools. (Don't worry, I haven't broken my spending ban - I already own Of Someday Shambles and Braxton Hicks which I bought a few years back, but I did spend $1.69 on She's Like a Comet from iTunes - kill me now.)
I declared my love for She's Like a Comet on Bob Evans' Facebook.
I feel like I've missed out on something special in the Australian music scene. Jebediah is the music I've been missing.
This is the Jebediah song I've fallen in love with. Such a gorgeous sound.
The lyrics are so beautiful, and really pertinent.
This will take some explaining but I think you will agree
There is no use pretending that there's hope for you and me
And I love her, but do you think she can see
When I tell her, it's the end for you and me
It was over, ever since you went and shot me
Like a harpoon
Like a harpoon
Like a harpoon in my heart....
Like a harpoon
Like a harpoon in my heart
Yeah
I can handle the fighting, it's the affection I can't stand
And I don't mind us talking, just don't try and touch my hand
When you left I didn't want you back
But now your gone so won't you come right back
Come right back [x 5]
Why does it hurt
Simple matters don't seem worth
We're the same but it's not happening again
They're back with a new record soon. Read about it here. Thank goodness for them coming out of retirement, or I may never have discovered this wonderful band more than a decade after they first hit the big time.
I got this iTunes shuffle from Bern Morley's blog. She says it's easy and a lazy thing to do on a blog in the summer months. Hell, I even got this picture from her blog. I am lazy as.
I always listen to music on my computer if I am not watching TV. Currently my iTunes is on shuffle, which is very rare because usually I select/make a playlist of the artist/s I want to listen to.
Anyhow, here's my iTunes shuffle. It's like the music I've been missing. You can do one too.
Instructions: Put your ipod or media player on Shuffle. The the first fifteen songs that play must be written down, with a short explanation of what it means to you (if anything).
I preface this by saying not all the music I listen to is on my Macbook. I have many CDs, another computer full of music, plus my iPod which I am too scared to load onto my Macbook in case the content gets deleted. (Can someone please tell me how to safely do this?)
Hold on my Heart - Sarah Blasko
I bought As Day Follows Night after I saw Sarah Blasko in Albury last year. She's got an unusual voice. Lovely music to drift to sleep to.
Tears of Pearls - Savage Garden
Of course a Savage Garden song would come up. There is about four hours worth of Darren Hayes and Savage Garden on my Macbook. Tears of Pearls was from their 1997 self titled album. It's so pop! 'We twist and turn where angels burn. Like fallen soldiers we will learn...' I don't recall this video at all... And I call myself a fan...
Time is Running Out - Muse
My favourite Muse song, the first I heard. I love the beat. The gasps. It's theatrical. It was awesome live last year. I have very fond memories of listening to this song.
Your Song - Elton John
So someone I know said they like Elton John and so I downloaded some of his music for conversational purposes. Yep, the things I do for love. Now I am listening to the lyrics, Your Song is not too bad.
We Won't Run - Sarah Blasko
Another track from As Day Follows Night. We Won't Run is one of my favourites of Sarah Blasko's. It's got a nice beat. And nice lyrics. 'Let's not waste another minute of our lives...'
By My Side - INXS
I loved INXS in the Michael Hutchence days, except I got into their music after he died. I remember buying their album when I was about 17. By My Side is probably my favourite song of theirs after Never Tear Us Apart. I remember when Michael Hutchence died - I was making up my bed and Mum told me he'd died, a few months after Princess Di. His coffin was covered in purple flowers. It was so very sad. I recently posted this article on my Facebook and offended some INXS fans. I got a little nostalgic at the U2 concert when Bono dedicated Stuck in a Moment to Michael.
Big Love (live) - Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac is a band my Dad got me into. They are my favourite band from my parents' era. I remember in 1997, we would sit in front of the TV watching The Dance on VHS. I bought the CD for my Dad's birthday and was afraid that me doing so would bump Savage Garden off the top spot of the charts!
Rabbit Heart - Florence and the Machine
I love Florence's power songs. She is quite beautiful and reminds me of Cate from All cats are grey at night. Is this a religious song? The official video is very ornate.
Goodbye Mr A - The Hoosiers
I have never heard this song til now. Sometimes I see a recommendation for a song by someone whose music choice I respect. So I do a disrespectful thing and illegally download it. And I think this was the case with the Hoosiers. I believe Darren Hayes pointed me in the direction of The Hoosiers. Because that's the kind of power Mr Hayes has over me. Disclaimer: Darren Hayes did not encourage me to illegally download music. Goodbye Mr A is nice and upbeat. I may have to respectfully purchase more of The Hoosiers.
Outside of Me - Killing Heidi
I LOVED Killing Heidi when I was 17 - 19. They were from Violet Town, quite close to Albury. When I was in first year uni, I saw them play live in Albury, then met them at the record store where they signed my CDs. I had a huge crush on the drummer Adam Pedretti (left on picture below) and took a million photos of him. I even wrote a poem about him. No I will not share it with you.
Beauty on the Fire - Natalie Imbruglia
Oh Natalie Imbruglia. One of my girl crushes. I really liked her second album. And her first and third. I think she's underrated.
Family Portrait - P!nk
I have only become a fan of P!nk in recent times. 2007 was when I won tickets to her concert and I was blown away. I never much liked her old stuff, but I did like this song.
All the Colours - Angus and Julia Stone
This is Angus doing Julia's Wasted, reggae style. I love this particular concept of a cover version.
Trying to Throw Your Arms Around the World - U2
From my favourite album by U2, Achtung! Baby. Two mentions of Dali. 'A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle...'
Hands Clean - Alanis Morissette
So was this song also about Alanis's underage relationship with Joey from Full House, just like You Oughta Know? Though, as I mentioned, I didn't like much of her stuff after Jagged Little Pill, I liked this one. The lyrics are sad, hinting at advantage taken, and possibly pedophilia, written from the perspective of whoever she had a relationship with.
Ok, so now that is done, I realise it was much harder work than being lazy. Lucky this is a blog entry I've prepared earlier ;)
Sometimes I think about songs and just have to hear them immediately. Songs pop into my head, and I think, 'if that song was a person, I wonder what it'd be doing now?' Like this song. If this ain't love was the music I've been missing tonight. So I looked it up on YouTube.
If this song was a person, I bet she would be a supermodel, leggily gliding down the runway, in a gold silk pants suit with no bra underneath. She'd have on gold glitter eyeshadow and blood red lips. She'd wear sandals and her feet would be perfectly pedicured. And she'd return home to Milan on a private jet to be with her millionaire boyfriend. Yep, that's the kind of weird stuff I think about.
There's a comment on YouTube saying 'seriously youtube should delet the dislike botton cause this song can't be disliked'. Ok so the spelling is not good. But the sentiment screams HELL YEAH!
This is a timeless song for me. It's from 2000 but sounds better than so much of the pop on the radio today. I love the beats and the sounds of the plane.
Sophie Ellis Bextor's voice is lovely. So interesting. I loved her Read My Lips album too. I think I have it somewhere? If not, I must get it. She is very cool. And beautiful too. She makes me wish I could wear make up.
So it's probably not surprising to you that I love a power ballad by Australian band 1927. On my Christmas break, I realised 1927 play the music I've been missing.
There was some top 1000 countdown on the local daggy oldies/contemporary radio station. Hell that station beat listening to the alternative sister station - full of Bruno Mars and Rhianna. Of course there was always Triple J, but this particular daggy radio station had me intrigued and infuriated. You know the deal - some classic By The Way by the Chilli Peppers, some Cold Chisel, then that Peter Frampton song, Baby I love Your Way - but only the one before Reality Bites made it cool. That awful sad and boring Script song (which one? It doesn't matter, they all sound the same. Sad and boring.) And then a little bit of Celine Dion and the countdown made me want to swerve my car off the Hume. Look, I like daggy. But not that daggy. I am not sure who voted in the countdown, or if it's really just regular no-repeat programing with some numbers in front of each song, but why the Hunters and Collectors' Holy Grail was at 500 and something has truly got me perplexed.
Anyhow. the countdown featured two songs by 1927! I am so glad I persevered with listening. Two songs by them made my holiday!
I love the romantic, pretty lyrics. The crescendo. I think I may even have this on my wedding song shortlist. It's beautiful. And possibly the only song that features the word 'centrifuge'.
And this is another gem. Again so romantic.
I sung my little lungs out to the 1927 songs on this countdown. I love letting my daggy side break free! And I am a little curious to know the top 10 in that countdown!
Sometimes I am best reminded of the music I've been missing when I am in that sleepy state in the morning. My radio alarm is blaring, and certain songs sort of incorporate themselves into my dreams, even though they're playing in real life. I don't know how to explain it - maybe real time dreaming? It is a weird state to be in.
The most recent song that incorporated itself into my dream was on this past weekend's sleep in when I heard MGMT's Time to Pretend. Of course, many songs went by - I slept through some, and was awake through others (usually the god-awful Rhianna, even worse Black Eyed Peas, Bruno Mars and rap/hip hop crap I hate so much), but it was only MGMT that caused my real time dream.
In my dream I was telling someone how much I love this song. I remember in 2008 when I first heard Time to Pretend - once on the radio and then in stores, and in the movie 21. I loved it, and felt like I'd discovered a great band. Time to Pretend came in at #18 on Australia's Triple J Hottest 100 countdown for 2008. The song is also 493 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. I knew I was onto a good thing!
MGMT's subsequent singles, Kids and Electric Feel got more radio attention, but these songs didn't win my heart like Time to Pretend.
The meaning of the song may come from a place of drug use. But it's funny:
We wrote Time to Pretend our senior year of college, and the music was inspired by a praying mantis we had in our house. She laid eggs and it died, and we laid the egg case on this kinda model pirate ship on the mantle piece, and the eggs hatched and all these baby praying mantises were climbing up the rigging of the ship, and it was pretty crazy...uhm so the music was inspired by our praying mantis that liked to dance to the Clash {laugh} and the lyrics are just about us imagining being rock stars....and yeah, fantasy rock star life.
When I was watching Love Actually the other night, I was reminded of a beautiful song. River by Joni Mitchell. It was the music I've been missing.
It sounds like something played on a music box, with a little ice skater dancing around the perimeter when the music box opens. The lyrics are so wistful. So regretful.
My Mum used to listen to Joni Mitchell when I was a kid. I never appreciated the beauty of this song, or any of her music. And despite watching Love Actually 879 times, it was actually only when I heard Angus Stone's version of River that I realised its magic, and I then revisited Joni's.
Sometimes, when I hear classic songs for the first time, I realise I should have heard them years ago, and feel guilty for not giving the great music the attention it (and I) deserved. Hell, what was I thinking when I bought Holly Valance's Kiss Kiss on CD when I should have been listening to Joni.
Like Alanis Morissette, I need to play your [Mum's] Joni someday.
A friend's Facebook status mentioned the lyrics from Stuck in the Middle with You by Stealers Wheel. I didn't even have to hear the song when I realised it is the music I've been missing.
I think it is catchy and a little sexy.
Other than the song featuring in the film Reservoir Dogs, which I have never seen, I don't know anything about Stealers Wheel. I didn't even know how Stealers was spelt (Steelers, as in steel??) or whether it had an apostrophe (when in doubt, leave it out is my apostrophe motto).
Wikipedia reliably informs me that 'Stealers Wheel are a Scottish folk rock/rock band formed in Paisley, Renfrewshire in 1972 by former school friends Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty.[1] The band broke up in 1975 and re-formed in 2008'. They released four albums. And comprised A LOT of band members:
Gerry Rafferty: vocals, lead guitar (1972–1975)
Joe Egan: lead vocals, keyboard (1972–1975)
Paul Pilnick: lead guitar (1972) and (2008–present) (born 17 March 1944, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England)
Tony Williams: bass guitar (1972) and (2008–present)
Ian Campell: bass guitar (1972) (born Ian Campbell, 17 July 1941, in Glasgow, Scotland).
Rod Coombes: drums (1972) and (2008–present)
Joe Jammer: guitar (1973–1975)
Andrew Steele: drums (1973–1975) (born Andrew Roy Malcolm Steele, 2 August 1941, in Hendon, London died 18 April 2005, in Alaska, United States).
Sometimes when I flick the car radio to a mumsy station, I hear Bachelor Girl's Buses and Trains. A classic 1998 hit. I love it, and it remains so relevant.
I haven't driven for a while, thus haven't heard Buses and Trains, but it's in my head. Probably due to affairs of my heart. It's the music I've been missing.
I met the gorgeous Tania Doko, lead singer, a few times. Once, at the Darren Hayes concert at Hamer Hall in 2007.
Then the next day at the airport in Melbourne and Brisbane.
I saw her play at the Victoria Markets with her band She Said Yes.
And also at her garage sale - I have her little letter desk.
Two bits of Buses and Trains resonate:
They're like chocolate cake, like cigarettes
I know they're bad for me but I just can't leave them alone.
And:
A man can kill and still be the sweetest thing
See, I'm still hung up on the wrong guy. I know he's bad for me. But because of this, the good things he does shine like like gold.
And there's the right guy, actually waiting for me. True story.
I need to re-prioritise. And keep the doors to rooms filled with adventure and positivity open. It's the only way to happiness.
Things are busy. I can't recall a day when I haven't had something to do. My life has become scheduled outside of my 9-5 job. It's all good though.
Today was the storm before the calm at work. Crazy busy. I can breathe now. Tomorrow I shall be going to Canberra for a large event. I am excited!
I seem to be fitting things in. Forecasting. Even my shopping trips have purpose now. I can't afford to mosey. One Friday night, the day before the ball, I was looking for a trench coat that could be worn as evening wear. In a shop I had no luck in, I heard Mark Morrison's Return of the Mack.
I don't know why this song made me smile. But I think because it hailed from my favourite music era, 1996-1997.
Return of the Mack. The music I've been missing. And an appropriate song for trench coat shopping.
Julia Stone's lyrics sum up many of my feelings perfectly. I am often too afraid to write poetry as I know my poems won't be as beautiful as Julia's lyrics.
This song, What You Wanted, played on my iTunes a few minutes ago. I have known the song for years, but the lyrics seemed more poignant today. It's the music I've been missing.
I'd forgotten how great this video is too.
So many good things are happening for me right now. And yet I still found myself sad. I have plenty more things to be happy than sad about. I have come to a realisation after discussions with a good friend. I make my own happiness, others make theirs. It's a bit of a weight lifted.
I'm doing ok now. Better than the past weeks. Getting there. I'll be myself soon :) I didn't think it'd be this hard.
Those who know me will be aware I have a really anti rap/American hip-hop stance. Hate it. I find it repetitive, violent fueled, often derogatory and highly sexualised. I don't mind some Australian/New Zealand hip-hop (I enjoy some songs by Scribe and Hilltop Hoods). And last summer I quite enjoyed Jay Z's Empire State of Mind. But that's it. Hate the bling. Hate the mouth grills. Hate the (mostly) nonsensical lyrics. And hate the arrogance.
So you can imagine my surprise when I heard the latest Nelly song on radio and enjoyed it on first listen, and turned the radio up on subsequent listens.
Then I got thinking. I have actually enjoyed quite a few of Nelly's songs.
There was this one, which I remember listening to when some family friends took me into Sydney city in 2000 - these boys were quite a lot older than me, and I felt very cool hanging out with them aged 18.
I also have the CD single. Back in the day when CD singles weren't an endangered species, and when I worked in the music section of a department store, I bought about three singles a week. These days...well I can't find enough music that I like to actually fork out money for. I probably buy 10 CDs a year, and pay for about 20 iTunes downloads. The rest, sadly, is free. I've gone back on what I believed in all those years ago.
I quite like this one, when Nelly teamed up with Kelly Rowland.
Ok so it's repetitive, but bearable. I hate the reference to 'my boo' though.
And this one features Tim McGraw.
I have it on good authority that Tim McGraw looks hot in chaps and has a fine arse. I haven't looked - I don't want to cut my friend's lunch. Plus I am quite satisfied with Rob Thomas's arse.
I have found Nelly catchy, and at times, soothing. Actually I prefer the other singer in the duet songs. Alright, so when I listen closely, I hear Nelly's lyrics aren't lacking the bad content I hate so much in rap. And he probably wears grills. But his songs are damn catchy. But overall, I don't switch off when Nelly comes on the radio. And I even have him on a playlist.
I know. I felt my pulse when I realised Nelly was the music I've been missing. I hope never to discover this about rap or hip-hop again. Or discuss it on my blog.
What a beautiful song. I love Bob Evans and his music. Maybe not so much that it hurts, but I do immerse myself in his music and lyrics to the point of feeling wonderful, nostalgic, romantic and heartbroken all at once.
This song, Someone so much, is the music I've been missing. Well, maybe the song I can relate to the most at this point in time.
Maybe it is a flaw that I have the capacity to love someone too easily. When I love someone so much it hurts. And they may not love me in the same way as I love them. It hasn't happened often, but it's happened to give me a spectrum of emotions and confusion. Destined to be a friend not a lover, I guess.
I love this song and one day I hope it applies to a love I feel that is not just one sided.
Here is the backstory behind the clip.
Lyrically it's gorgeous. Like all songs on the Goodnight Bull Creek album.
'I stayed up all night thinking of ways to tell you that my whole life I've been waiting for you'.
I'm a recent convert to Pink. I like her heartfelt lyrics and catchy tunes. I can relate to her lyrics so much. Given that I'm not a huge fan of top 40 commercial music, Pink's a surprising part of my music collection. She's the music I've been missing.
In 2007 I rang Nova to enter a concert ticket competition. On the day I called I did not win, but two weeks later, I received a call telling me I'd won a Pink CD, tickets to her concert and a pink scooter. I did not get the scooter, I opted for the cash.
I was reluctant to go to the Pink concert as I was not familiar with her music. But I went, and I loved her. I loved her acrobatics, her strong voice, her humour and I think she has a great body.
I enjoyed her I'm not dead album, went back to listen to her older music and discovered I was a fan.
I went to her concert last year too, and loved it as much as the first time I saw her live. I had won tickets to see her a second time but ended up selling my tickets as I'd just come out of hospital.
Here are two of my favourite Pink songs.
This song, The one that got away, is a favourite of mine. It reminds me of all the unrequited loves I've had. Ok maybe just one unrequited love.
Sigh.
I'm feeling sore, and introspective, and Pink's music is the perfect way to reflect.
I've been wanting to do one of these for ages. Cover versions. Because I love them. And they're the music I've been missing.
I love these covers more than the original. The way the artists have interpreted the originals is to be commended. I enjoy that there is something different in the cover songs. I know there are some bad cover versions out there but I think these really show the artists' versatility and pay respect to the original.
I apologise for some of the songs not having moving video clips, but I hope you enjoy the songs anyway.
The first few are Australian artists. I adore Australian music out of any other genre.
Genevieve Maynard's Am I ever Gonna See Your Face Again?, originally by The Angels is a favourite cover of mine - Gen, I know you sometimes read my blog, can you please put a YouTube video of Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again up to showcase your talent in this song? Meanwhile, you can hear a bit of it here.
Bertie Blackman - In the Air Tonight (Phil Collins)
This was done for Triple J Like a Version. When I first heard it, I was blown away. I really like Bertie Blackman and I think this shows off how powerful and controlled her voice is.
Sarah Blasko - Flame Trees (Cold Chisel)
This song is from the movie Little Fish. The movie is so brilliant, Cate Blanchett is so beautiful and Sarah Blasko's cover of the classic pub-rock song by Cold Chisel adds magic to the movie.
Darren Hayes - Lost Without You (Delta Goodrem)
This was a tribute to Delta Goodrem at the 2003 ARIA Awards. I was told by a source very close to Darren that Darren's appearance was a surprise, even to Delta. Sometimes I sing this song in the shower, emulating Darren's vocal style. I am not as good as him. But if I keep practising...
Megan Washington and the Bamboos
I've become a fan of Megan Washington this year. She reminds me of Missy Higgins without the drawl. This song is very cool. I like the Kings of Leon version just as much.
The Vines - Ms Jackson (Outkast)
I like the Vines. Craig Nicholls is rather eccentric, but I like their rocking sound. I particularly like this balladesque cover.
Ben Lee - Float On (Modest Mouse)
Ben Lee's Awake is the New Sleep was on high rotation for many hours when I first bought it. I think he's an interesting and quirky lyricist. I enjoy the original by Modest Mouse but like Ben's version better :)
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold the World (David Bowie)
I eased my way into Nirvana through their MTV Unplugged album, and The Man Who Sold the World is a favourite of mine. I am not sure whether I've heard the original by David Bowie.
Placebo - Johnny and Mary (Robert Palmer)
I didn't hear the original by Robert Palmer until it was randomly played on Triple M a few years back. I like the drums and energy of Placebo's version. Robert Palmer's seems a little flat.
Florence and the Machine - Hospital Beds (Cold War Kids)
I know a few Cold War Kids songs and like them very much. When I hear this song through my headphones, it feels like Florence is singing in the same room as me.
Tori Amos - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
Ok, so I don't like the Tori Amos version more than Nirvana's, but I like it a lot. It sounds like a music box.
I've been wanting to share these covers with you. I hope you like them as much as I do.
Is this not the coolest music video clip in a long time?!
Ok, so I don't watch much music television anymore. You may notice that most of the music I've been missing videos are stuck in the 90s. But this is the coolest clip I've seen since OK Go were on treadmills back in 2006.
It's called Radar Detector and it's by Darwin Deez. So the song is a bit too repetitive for me but I can bear it because the clip is just brilliant!
I love all the innovative things in this clip! So much fun!
