The New "Ice Ice Baby"?

Another belated Friday forte. Short but sweet.



CREAKY BOARDS the songs i didn't write download removed
COLDPLAY viva la vida download removed
You've probably already heard of or seen this YouTube video. I do agree that they are similar, but people are making too big of a deal out of it. I personally like the Creaky Boards version a little better (though the ending is lame). OBVIOUSLY the melody goes down where Coldplay's melody goes up. ::a bit of sarcasm::

ALICE DEEJAY better off alone download
Lastly, at band practice Marc totally heard "Better Off Alone" hidden in a new keyboard patch I was using. So now I know how to play it. HELL YESSS

nerds (Friday forte 6-20-08)

everyone nose (all the girls standing in the line for the bathroom) download
you know what download
windows download
yeah you download
I got this CD last week and these are my favorite 4 tracks. N.E.R.D. is one of my top favorite bands and this third album of theirs is somewhat disappointing. For one, the quality of the mix (the way the instruments blend together) isn't good. I listen to this in my car and wish the sound was less shallow and just had more..i dunno... volume. Also, their songwriting hasn't been as it once was, like when they first came out with In Search Of... ::sigh:: Oh well. I hope you enjoy these tracks nonetheless and as a bonus, I included what is probably my most favorite N.E.R.D. track:
the way she dances (from Fly or Die) download

Friday forte 06-13-08

Mangia!



NIZA por las tardes download
Of all the places to discover a song I really like! I had to Verizon SongID this one while walking through CityWalk ::ashamed:: But if I had to pick my favorite genre ever it would be the big umbrella [pun intended] of "tropical music"... e.g. bossa nova.

ADELE daydreamer download
I REALLY dislike Amy Winehouse. And although Joss Stone is pretty good, the soul-singing Brit that I prefer is Adele. I fell in love with this song the first time I heard it.

WEEZER heart songs download
I normally hate songs that have tons of pop culture references (like the fcukin' annoying Abercrombie & Fitch song by LFO!) but I really enjoy this Weezer ballad nonetheless.

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB & COLDPLAY clocks download
COCO FREEMAN & FRANZ FERDINAND download
These two are my favorite tracks from "Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba" by the Buena Vista Social Club. It was a charity covers album released in 2006, but I only bought recently. I've gone astray from my former Coldplay devotion, but I will always love their older work.

(belated) Friday forte 06-06-08

Here's my belated Friday forte. I don't - ok, well I DO - mean to brag; I was previewing Toy Story Mania yesterday. =P Enjoy the list!



RADIOHEAD weird fishes/arpeggi download
GOD I could listen to this song all day.

REGINA SPEKTOR fidelity download
This was used in some commercial and didn't realize how catchy it was until I saw the music video last week.

FLEETWOOD MAC little lies download
My bf teased me of lying the other day and randomly sang the chorus from this. It just reminded me how much I liked this song when I was little (as well as impressed with Chris' knowledge of 80s pop).

MUSIQ teachme download
MUSIQ buddy download
"Teachme" is like, a year old, but didn't realize how much I liked it until recently, when I stumbled upon a piano tutorial on YouTube (I don't remember what I was originally looking at). That, in turn, led me to a cool video of some guy playing "buddy" by ear. Hardcore musicians are always uppity about this kind of thing and never impressed with people who play pop songs by ear, but I say Get off your high horse cuz it's still a cool gift [that I am jealous of].


TAANA GARDNER heartbeat download
INI KAMOZE here come the hotstepper download
Lastly, the original that's sampled in "buddy". LOTS of hip-hop have sampled "heartbeat", but c'mon... hotstepper's the shit.