In search of the seriously beautiful…
“Music can change the world because it can change people.” ― Bono
And if you wait for me,
I’ll be the light in the dark if you lose your way.
And if you wait for me,
I’ll be your voice when you don’t know what to say.
I’ll be your shelter,
I’ll be your fate.
I’ll be forever,
Wait for me.
From CBS’ Rock Star: INXS, 2005.
When I love a song, I really love it… So I started sharing some of my favorites on Twitter, and over time it’s grown into my Song of the Day. I’ve been archiving my picks manually on my blog – but since it wasn’t automated, it was rarely as up-to-date as I’d like it to be. So I’ve decided to move the whole thing from Twitter, to my blog, which will then update Twitter – it’s a big circle – but it works!
So here’s a list of all my previous picks… A true archive!
“My Best Theory” by Jimmy Eat World – http://youtube.com/watch?v=lk47ecL1z5w My threat, My appetite, My true desire 22 Oct
“Say You’ll Haunt Me” by Stone Sour – http://youtube.com/watch?v=eEn-nTkbEM0 21 Oct
“Radioactive” by Kings Of Leon – http://youtube.com/watch?v=wPBbMbKSZrQ 20 Oct
“Politicians” by Switchfoot – http://youtube.com/watch?v=sbLYYrytGqY 19 Oct
“Animal” by Neon Trees – http://youtube.com/watch?v=qY–Yu4kzz0 18 Oct
“Alien” by Pennywise – http://youtube.com/watch?v=a_txOETYz6s 17 Oct
“Bubble Toes” by Jack Johnson – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PKdX1n5wn8 14 Oct
“Taylor” by Jack Johnson – http://youtube.com/watch?v=dTXqR1nsEMo 13 Oct
“Good People” by Jack Johnson – http://youtube.com/watch?v=hxuCLopcEy4 12 Oct
“At Or With Me” by Jack Johnson – http://youtube.com/watch?v=vM_10MzkX6k 11 Oct
“Wasting Time” by Jack Johnson – http://youtube.com/watch?v=ebpTPmRiCHA 10 Oct
“Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by Wham! – http://youtube.com/watch?v=pIgZ7gMze7A&ob=av2e 7 Oct
“Need You Tonight” by INXS – http://youtube.com/watch?v=gkLL7JdnIk0 6 Oct
“Take My Breath Away” by Berlin – http://youtube.com/watch?v=NEOem7U2LPE 5 Oct
“I Wanna Be A Cowboy” by Boy’s Don’t Cry – http://youtube.com/watch?v=s05jcrJw0as 4 Oct
“Eyes Can’t See” by Marty Casey & The Lovehammers – http://youtube.com/watch?v=IKCLxQiEPfA Should’ve learned by now… 1 Oct
“Driving Blind” by Marty Casey & The Lovehammers – http://youtube.com/watch?v=2HLlQ22NpP8 30 Sep
“Mr Brightside” by Marty Casey – http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xd8-M2F3nPQ It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss 29 Sep
“I See Stars” by Marty Casey – http://youtube.com/watch?v=zynn03FEP44 Come with me… 28 Sep
“(Hit Me) Baby One More Time” by Marty Casey – http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z1SM0kdLoFE I must confess, I still believe… 27 Sep
“Creep” by Marty Casey – http://youtube.com/watch?v=Lyn9LndGYj4 I want a perfect body, I want a perfect soul 26 Sep
“Summer’s End” by Foo Fighters – http://youtube.com/watch?v=uT_DLuDnxkg Golden lips & cherry wine, Moonshine in your hair 24 Sep
“Monkey Wrench” by Foo Fighters – http://youtube.com/watch?v=I7rCNiiNPxA What do you do when all your enemies are friends? 23 Sep
“Times Like These” by Foo Fighters http://youtube.com/watch?v=rhzmNRtIp8k It’s times like these you learn to live again 22 Sep
“Wheels” by Foo Fighters http://youtube.com/watch?v=ONkiLR5Ehys I wanted something beautiful, I wished for something true 21 Sep
“Everlong” Acoustic and Live by Dave Grohl – http://youtube.com/watch?v=PGQAfolOJUI Breathe out, so I can breathe you in 19 Sep
“Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry –http://youtube.com/watch?v=98WtmW-lfeE 17 Sep
“Thinking Of You” by Katy Perry – http://youtube.com/watch?v=kxfxDycUVnE 16 Sep
“Hot N Cold” by Katy Perry – http://youtube.com/watch?v=X75mry1LcFg 15 Sep
“Waking Up in Vegas” by Katy Perry – http://youtube.com/watch?v=1-pUaogoX5o 14 Sep
“California Gurls” by Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg – http://youtube.com/watch?v=CwE-SLnLkqY 13 Sep
“Love Hurts” by Incubus – http://youtube.com/watch?v=Wy-S2WrX-8o ’cause without love I won’t survive. 10 Sep
“Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield – http://youtube.com/watch?v=b7k0a5hYnSI Drench yourself in words unspoken… 9 Sep
“Taste It” by INXS – http://youtube.com/watch?v=J8d-MpFziDE Sweet, sweet, sweet… Could you taste it? 8 Sep
“Taste You” by Melissa Auf Der Maur – http://youtube.com/watch?v=SOhCGJ9IKRk Tempt you with it now… I will taste you. 7 Sep
“Taste” by Josh Abbott Band http://youtube.com/watch?v=WXZ2Hk2Bvrw Our lips collide in a burning ride with a warm embrace 6 Sep
“Eyes Can’t See” by Lovehammers – http://youtube.com/watch?v=IKCLxQiEPfA Wanna hop on a plane and see a show NOW! 2 Sep
“After Hours” by We Are Scientists – http://youtube.com/watch?v=rv2_LSIujHk Thoughtful, sometimes epic, vaguely danceable 1 Sep
“Must be Dreaming” by Frou Frou – http://youtube.com/watch?v=uryUCVhjtr4 31 Aug
“Check My Brain” by Alice In Chains – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZTQ7xlFFA8 30 Aug
“Californication” by Red Hot Chili Peppers – http://youtube.com/watch?v=YlUKcNNmywk If you want these kind of dreams… 27 Aug
“Dragonfly” LIVE by Patrice Pike – http://youtube.com/watch?v=29VRN-Uvkc4 26 Aug
“This Is War” by 30 Seconds To Mars – http://youtube.com/watch?v=LPajZ0074Ks It’s a brave new world!v24 Aug
“In The Sun” by She & Him – http://youtube.com/watch?v=pZ3cTwI9bIw How can you not like Zooey Deschanel? 23 Aug
Vintage Trouble live at Harvelle’s Blues Bar Gracefully – http://youtube.com/watch?v=Mk_t7yc1j2M Ty Taylor’s new band! 20 Aug
“The High Road” by Broken Bells http://youtube.com/watch?v=gWBG1j_flrg 19 Aug
“My Body” by Young the Giant http://youtube.com/watch?v=DlrrYYPvHFA Orange County band signed to Roadrunner Records 18 Aug
“California Via Tennessee” by Shooter Jennings – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7ti6L93dGw 17 Aug
“The Fixer” by Pearl Jam – http://youtube.com/watch?v=U-K_MHXeO2Q Love this one! So awesome! 16 Aug
“YOU” by Deanna Johnston – http://youtube.com/watch?v=gHepSQKO7qU Sultry and gorgeous… 13 Aug
“Barricade” by Interpol – http://youtube.com/watch?v=6W873FDIviM Full speed half blind, full tilt decline… 12 Aug
“Skinny Little Bitch” by Hole – http://youtube.com/watch?v=FbOmwSPoR-E 11 Aug
“Collector” by Here We Go Magic – http://youtube.com/watch?v=EKLKszXzHts It’s dizzyingly hypnotic and fun! 10 Aug
“Believe” by Suzie McNeil – http://youtube.com/watch?v=aByA-svpXYw Suzie with a full orchestra and Olympic athletes! 9 Aug
“Real A Lie” by Melissa Auf Der Maur – http://youtube.com/watch?v=m2lSa8Bnx_M I want to make a video like this someday… 6 Aug
“No Mercy” LIVE by LA Guns w/ Marty Casey – http://youtube.com/watch?v=0fYtBN0ENMs Missed this live? You missed out… 5 Aug
“Let go” by Frou frou – http://youtube.com/watch?v=x52w8txtiQs Love me if you dare… 4 Aug
“Hollywood” by Lukas Rossi http://youtube.com/watch?v=lP9K8sW80kQ It’s Lukas NOW and it’s beautiful. 3 Aug
“Never Tear Us Apart” by INXS featuring Ben Harper http://www.inxs.com/ben_harper_inxs.htm Brand New Song! Released today! 2 Aug
“Taste It” from the Max Sessions by INXS 2.0 – http://youtube.com/watch?v=vX04kgi9VKY Is there such a thing as too sexy? 31 Jul
“Elegantly Wasted” by INXS – http://youtube.com/watch?v=D2SRrUGW5Gw Sexier than you thought was humanly possible… 30 Jul
“Madame Chung” by Mink http://youtube.com/watch?v=xpXESO9b7yM Hear it tonight on the season two premiere of Jersey Shore! 29 Jul
“Driving Blind” by Marty Casey & The Lovehammers – http://youtube.com/watch?v=2HLlQ22NpP8 So luscious… 28 Jul
“Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry http://youtube.com/watch?v=8fj2HVYlD_4 Come on… Listen to it! It’s really good! 27 Jul
“Breathe” by Ryan Star – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUKO6yOWm-g 26 Jul
“A New Day” by Tamar Kaprelian http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBtU8POWZgA 24 Jul
I seem to have a thing for female voices lately – and these two songs are the two that I keep looping, over and over. I do that when I really love a song, listen to it again and again…
A New Day
Tamar Kaprelian
2008
the lyrics…
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Let Go
Frou Frou
2004
the lyrics…
I’ve written about my grandfather’s cousin before – Ruth Etting – who was arguably the most popular female singer in the 1930’s, but lost her career due to scandal – her ex-husband shot her new boyfriend. Today a scandal like that would likely give her career a nice boost, and cement her place in history, but back then it was the kiss of death for an entertainer’s career.
She made quite a few films, and so there’s lots of footage out there of Ruth singing – but not all of it has ended up on YouTube yet – although I have no doubt it will eventually! But this is the first time I’ve found a clip of her on a stage, with just a piano. I like the simplicity. And the song. And the fact that at the end of the song she plays with the phrasing. It’s definitely stylized, and definitely torchy, and definitely an acquired taste, but if you like a good torch song, she’s the best!
For more on Ruth Etting, go to RuthEtting.com.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=MaO34xRtvwo
Merry Christmas Everyone! One of my favorite musicians, JD Fortune, just posted an acoustic version of Silent Night that is simple and honest and really beautiful. It’s the perfect thing to listen to on this Christmas Eve!
The coming year should be fabulous for JD – he has a solo album coming out in early 2009 – and there are rumors that he may tour. I hope so! But I absolutely love that with all that going on, he made a simple recording with just him and a guitar and a favorite Christmas carol, and posted it today. Just very, very cool!
I hope everyone has a very merry Christmas!