Thursday, July 05, 2007
Let's Take a Trip
There's a theme here, I guess. We're going around the world through videos.
1. Daft Punk- Around the World
That's kind of cheating, I guess, but establishing theme through literalism is just fine here. And the video is awesome. And the choreography is so simple that it makes me think that I could have made it. Except I probably couldn't have. But it's still fun to dream.
2. Erasure- A Little Respect
I make mix CDs, both for others and for myself. The ones I make for myself are often just a bunch of songs I've recently added to my collection along with some old favorites I've been into around the time the disc is made, and they're mostly made to listen to in the shower. My point here is that this song is on the one I've been listening to for the last few days, and it's pretty much stuck in my head. I really like Erasure. Our trip around the world begins in England, apparently. I'm not really married to the theme here.
3. Finland
I really want to go to Finland. Right now. Let's go.
4. Thai Optical Center Commercial
Um, wow. I don't know that we could have this one here. It might show up on cable or something, but not so much with the broadcast TV. It was funny, though.
5. One Reason I'm Glad I Don't Play in City Band Anymore
Because my ass would be on youtube playing this crap. Also, they play the same songs every freakin' year. Why are the old people so good at playing that stuff with only one rehearsal? Because they've played it every year since 1951. I quit after three years of it.
6. Inuit Throat Singing (Canada)
I think some enterprising hip hop artist or producer should latch onto this stuff and sample it for their songs. Unsolicited rap sampling idea 2: The "players only love you when they're playing" line from Fleetwood Mac's song "Dreams." Although a quick google tells me that Crazytown kind of did that. But Crazytown doesn't count. Ever.
7. Cheb Khaled- Aicha
From North Africa. Also see what Outlandish did with the song.
8. New Zealand
After Finland, we're totally going here. Who's with me?
9. Antarctica in 5 Minutes
The Hero's Grave in Terranigma is in Antarctica. That's the only Antarctica-related fact I can think of right now.
10. Sandy e Junior- Nada Vai me Sufocar
And South America (Brazil, specifically) rounds out the list.
1. Daft Punk- Around the World
That's kind of cheating, I guess, but establishing theme through literalism is just fine here. And the video is awesome. And the choreography is so simple that it makes me think that I could have made it. Except I probably couldn't have. But it's still fun to dream.
2. Erasure- A Little Respect
I make mix CDs, both for others and for myself. The ones I make for myself are often just a bunch of songs I've recently added to my collection along with some old favorites I've been into around the time the disc is made, and they're mostly made to listen to in the shower. My point here is that this song is on the one I've been listening to for the last few days, and it's pretty much stuck in my head. I really like Erasure. Our trip around the world begins in England, apparently. I'm not really married to the theme here.
3. Finland
I really want to go to Finland. Right now. Let's go.
4. Thai Optical Center Commercial
Um, wow. I don't know that we could have this one here. It might show up on cable or something, but not so much with the broadcast TV. It was funny, though.
5. One Reason I'm Glad I Don't Play in City Band Anymore
Because my ass would be on youtube playing this crap. Also, they play the same songs every freakin' year. Why are the old people so good at playing that stuff with only one rehearsal? Because they've played it every year since 1951. I quit after three years of it.
6. Inuit Throat Singing (Canada)
I think some enterprising hip hop artist or producer should latch onto this stuff and sample it for their songs. Unsolicited rap sampling idea 2: The "players only love you when they're playing" line from Fleetwood Mac's song "Dreams." Although a quick google tells me that Crazytown kind of did that. But Crazytown doesn't count. Ever.
7. Cheb Khaled- Aicha
From North Africa. Also see what Outlandish did with the song.
8. New Zealand
After Finland, we're totally going here. Who's with me?
9. Antarctica in 5 Minutes
The Hero's Grave in Terranigma is in Antarctica. That's the only Antarctica-related fact I can think of right now.
10. Sandy e Junior- Nada Vai me Sufocar
And South America (Brazil, specifically) rounds out the list.
