It's amazing that I took this long to post such a powerful song. And it has a great story!
"Titanium" started off life as a demo.... written by Sia, recorded by Sia, and sent to David Guetta, possibly for a collaboration with Katy Perry, or Alicia Keys. Sia had retired from performing and recording her own music, since she was meeting with little to moderate success, and, as a pop star, she was done....
04 June 2015
03 June 2015
3 June 2015 - Madonna - Borderline
My least favorite days are when I can't think of something to post. I mean, I love guilty pleasure music. If my well is running dry, even for a minute, it's time to worry.
Thank GOD for Madonna. She's been making this music for so long, I will always have a deep catalog as a go-to. This is the first Madonna song I ever heard, and I was instantly hooked, even at a time when I was fighting against my love of commercial music.
Thank GOD for Madonna. She's been making this music for so long, I will always have a deep catalog as a go-to. This is the first Madonna song I ever heard, and I was instantly hooked, even at a time when I was fighting against my love of commercial music.
02 June 2015
2 June 2015 - Jason Derulo - Want To Want Me
Jason Derulo's new album Everything Is 4 is out today. The first single from that album is today's post.... and despite being about what every Jason Derulo song is about (being naked with a member of the opposite sex), it's a fun throwback that shows off Jason's vocal abilities. And it's lyrically damned catchy.
Also, if you look up the phrase "guilty pleasure" in the dictionary, Jason Derulo's picture is right there.
As an added bonus, here's a live performance of the song, from The Ellen Show. Even in this performance, you can hear the song starts with a whispered "Derulo".
Also, if you look up the phrase "guilty pleasure" in the dictionary, Jason Derulo's picture is right there.
As an added bonus, here's a live performance of the song, from The Ellen Show. Even in this performance, you can hear the song starts with a whispered "Derulo".
06 May 2015
6 May 2015 - The Darling Buds - Please Yourself
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date;
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date;
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
21 April 2015
21 April 2015 - Charli XCX - Famous (& Sucker)
I have a problem.
I know this.
But c'mon. This song is fun, and this might be the most bizarre, inventive and awesome video in the last few year. And as much as I just wanted to let this one go, and stop it with the Charli XCX posts...
Also, check at about 2:38, to hear the one song off the Sucker album - the title track - that can never be a single.
You know I always like to give you a bonus. So how about a live version? Here ya go!
And, here is "Sucker" live...... Completely different style... less pop... very angry... and she pulls it off.
I know this.
But c'mon. This song is fun, and this might be the most bizarre, inventive and awesome video in the last few year. And as much as I just wanted to let this one go, and stop it with the Charli XCX posts...
- She is one of the most original pop artists today.
- She's a reasonably prolific songwriter.
- Charli XCX posts are usually the most widely read ones on this blog.
Also, check at about 2:38, to hear the one song off the Sucker album - the title track - that can never be a single.
You know I always like to give you a bonus. So how about a live version? Here ya go!
And, here is "Sucker" live...... Completely different style... less pop... very angry... and she pulls it off.
01 April 2015
30 March 2015
30 March 2015 - Echosmith - Cool Kids
I've been seriously deficient on the recent pop hits, haven't I?
Well, deficiency, be gone!
I think the song is a little strange. After all, by virtue of being in a band, they are already the cool kids. But it's a fun song - a bit of an 80's throwback, in my opinion. It's fun, and I like that an unknown little band of kids suddenly had a top 20 hit.
Little known fact: that was actually the 2nd video for this song. Turns out the song was almost two years old before it was a big hit.... and I like the performing-in-the-living-room aspect of this one a little better......
But, they're still a bunch of cool kids.
(22 August 2023: Update)
Well, deficiency, be gone!
I think the song is a little strange. After all, by virtue of being in a band, they are already the cool kids. But it's a fun song - a bit of an 80's throwback, in my opinion. It's fun, and I like that an unknown little band of kids suddenly had a top 20 hit.
Little known fact: that was actually the 2nd video for this song. Turns out the song was almost two years old before it was a big hit.... and I like the performing-in-the-living-room aspect of this one a little better......
But, they're still a bunch of cool kids.
(22 August 2023: Update)
Echosmth rerecorded their own song. It's different and amazing. There isn't a lot more we can say about it. The band is a trio now, but they still slap.
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