I'm still there, thinking about you
I cannot believe I'm listening to Rihanna's Breakin' Dishes. God. And I even have to admit that it's not half bad. But I do have a deeply rooted prejudice for Rihanna because I kind of, um, hate her song Murderer? Or whatever that was called. It was such a pretentious, self-indulgent, naïve, whiny song that even the very first time I heard it, I wanted to hurl things at the radio. But anyway, Breakin' Dishes isn't half bad.
Why am I listening to the song? Well, I stayed up until four in the morning last night because I was having some sort of music bender. For the first time in ages, I had popped down at one of my favourite music journals, and man, had I been provided or what. ...I'm not sure what exactly that sentence meant but, well, four am, people? Do the math.
And also, there was the fact that me and
delgaserasca kept perving nerding gushing over this song which I'm about to pimp to ya'll now. I think some of you might be interested if not for anything else than curiousity. Why?
Because it has TORRI HIGGINSON (yes, Elizabeth Weir from Stargate Atlantis) being marvelous and... marvelous! A nerdy tidbit: this song is based on a real letter that Torri wrote to Andy White. I cannot stress how fantastic it all is.
Andy White featuring Torri Higginson (!): Don't Choose the Wrong Way
Also, as I'm here, being all big pimpin', I might as well rec you another song. This one is quite intriguing in that I cannot figure out if it's in 6/8 or 7/8. It took a couple of listens to get into the rhythm (the lead piano was quite confusing because it sounds like 4/4) but then I came to appreciate how the different instruments, apparently each playing to its own rhythm, come together in the second half.
The National - Fake Empire
Remember, support the artists you love.
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Well, anyhoo. Now I think I should start writing that essay of mine. I'm trying to get it done today, so that I can return it tomorrow, and then have the rest of the week for making presents and cleaning the flat and whatnot. Toodles!
Why am I listening to the song? Well, I stayed up until four in the morning last night because I was having some sort of music bender. For the first time in ages, I had popped down at one of my favourite music journals, and man, had I been provided or what. ...I'm not sure what exactly that sentence meant but, well, four am, people? Do the math.
And also, there was the fact that me and
delgaserasca kept Because it has TORRI HIGGINSON (yes, Elizabeth Weir from Stargate Atlantis) being marvelous and... marvelous! A nerdy tidbit: this song is based on a real letter that Torri wrote to Andy White. I cannot stress how fantastic it all is.
Also, as I'm here, being all big pimpin', I might as well rec you another song. This one is quite intriguing in that I cannot figure out if it's in 6/8 or 7/8. It took a couple of listens to get into the rhythm (the lead piano was quite confusing because it sounds like 4/4) but then I came to appreciate how the different instruments, apparently each playing to its own rhythm, come together in the second half.
Remember, support the artists you love.
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Well, anyhoo. Now I think I should start writing that essay of mine. I'm trying to get it done today, so that I can return it tomorrow, and then have the rest of the week for making presents and cleaning the flat and whatnot. Toodles!