Charles Dickens Music Triple

Posted by Mark on Feb 21, 2012 | 0 Comments

Charles Dickens… music… triple?

Did he write any music?

No, no he didn’t. However, there’s a bit of a Dicken’s celebration taking place round about now and his birthplace, Portsmouth, just so happens to be mine too. More importantly than that, however, I could do with breaking up some of these photo posts with something different and you don’t get much more different than music videos with extremely tenuous links to the great author.

Chuck Berry – Carol
As in A Christmas Carol. Naturally.

Paris – Rainy Day in London
Can anyone say “A Tale Of Two Cities“? Thought I was quite clever here. No? Well, who asked you?

Curiosity Shoppe Band – Raspberry Beret
From Martin Chuzzlewit who liked eating raspberries and wearing berets. Honestly. Read it.

Soul Train Triple

Posted by Mark on Jan 24, 2012 | 0 Comments

I’m dying from this cold/cough/death-by-phlegm and you don’t even care!

Which leads me nicely onto a selection of music videos from American TV series Soul Train that made me smile despite my situation. And then I coughed and spluttered and felt awful right afterwards. But I’m still going to embed them.

Jungle Boogie

I Love Music

Mighty, Mighty

Jazz Triple

Posted by Mark on Nov 6, 2011 | 0 Comments

I’m knackered from the swim this morning so how about some laid-back, easy jazz to pick me up?

I don’t think I’m thinking straight. I did swallow some water. I know it’s not chlorine in there any more but who knows what entered my system?

The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Take Five

John Coltrane – Naima

Roy Haynes – Mode For Joe

Bad Music Triple

Posted by Mark on Oct 28, 2011 | 0 Comments

Yep, I’m sharing a trio of music videos featuring bad music. Now, why would I do that?

It’s possible that I hate you. Very possible.

It’s possible that I fell over and hit my head. Less possible as I’m quite careful.

It’s possible that I like this music even though – to me – it’s bad. Highly unlikely. But, as it turns out, true. These are songs that I shouldn’t like… but I do.

Faith Evans – Mesmerized
I loathe R’n'B music. Loathe it. And they’ve only gone and spelt ‘mesmerised’ in its American form. The cheek of it. Cracking song though.

Girls Aloud – Love Machine
I do not like Girls Aloud. I don’t fancy any of them. I would never buy any of their tracks. But I can sing along to this so long as nobody can see me.

Heart – These Dreams
Who likes power ballads? Not me, that’s for damn sure. But my fist will clench and my hair will become magically back-combed (in my mind) when this song enters my head hole.

Foreign Music Triple

Posted by Mark on Oct 22, 2011 | 0 Comments

You know what you want? You want some music videos sung in a foreign language; that’s what you want.

Unless you’re not a native English-speaker.

But, let’s assume that you are a native English-speaking individual… or hive mind (let’s not discriminate against my key hive mind demographic); you want some lilting, foreign tongue and tunes. You really do.

Juana Molina – Quien
If you only watch one of these videos then make it this one; stunning studio performance.

Habibi – Aman Da Bey
There are a couple of really, really, really nice things in this video. The range of outfits and the video transitions, of course. What did you think I meant?

Karm – Tinka Tinka Zara Zara
A beautiful song sung beautifully, and quite possibly inspired by Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Equally possibly not.

College Music Triple

Posted by Mark on Oct 9, 2011 | 0 Comments

Three videos that have one thing in common is what this post is all about and that thing in common is: college.

Specifically, music that I remember being popular or unpopular but played anyway while I was a college. If you went to college at the same time as me then maybe these can count as college music for you too, but it’s fairly likely that that’s not true at all. In that case feel free to come up with your own descriptive terms for this trio of musical delights all by yourself.

Echo & The Bunnymen – Seven Seas

Sugarcubes – Regina

D Mob – Put Your Hands Together

European Music Video Triple

Posted by Mark on Aug 19, 2011 | 0 Comments

I should really try to update this site more often other than simply putting up photos nobody cares about. I can’t help it. I like my camera. Also: Google+ is surprisingly engaging. For me. My time: it is being sapped.

Anyhoo… here, have some music videos as a cheap way of keeping the site “fresh” and “yeah” and “Hannah Montana”. I have no idea what I’m talking about any longer.

Duel – Propaganda

Les Rita Mitsouko – Le Petit Train (Fat Freddy Remix)

Whale – Hobo Humpin’ Slobo Babe

Classic Hip Hop Triple

Posted by Mark on Jul 17, 2011 | 0 Comments

Time for another trio of music videos. No need for a big write up here; it’s – quite simply – some true classics of hip hop. In my mind.

Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock – It Takes Two

Young MC – Know How (Stanton Warriors Remix)
I’d never heard this mix before but it is flipping (yeah, that’s right, I said “flipping”) sweet

3rd Bass – Pop Goes The Weasel