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
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.
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.
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
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
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
It’s been a while since I put a trio of videos up on a weekend and that’s because I’m forgetful and lazy.
However, today I went swimming for the first time in months in a bid to be marginally less lazy. It was hard work. I’m not designed for swimming. I’m more of your blimp-like swimmer. And not the buoyant kind of blimp either. The dense, heavy kind of blimp that struggles to stay above the water.
Which is why I’ve picked Led Zeppelin for today’s triple taste of video goodness. Enjoy, while I wheeze over here in the corner.
Kashmir
Whole Lotta Love
Over The Hills And Far Away
The Rapture is almost upon us – if you believe one of the many, many, many determinations of the timing of this fictional event from one of the many, many, many variations of the fictional account of the life of the fictional Jesus in the all-too-real dross that is the Bible – and that means just one thing:
website owners will want to embed Blondie’s 1981 hit Rapture in their sites because of the hilarious pun!
Website owners aren’t renowned for their wit or originality.
On a related note:
Fun Boy Three – The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum
Napoleon XIV – They’re Coming To Take Me Away
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