Art is the music we make from the bewildered cry of being alive. ~Maria Popova
04 Jul 2019 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: lily allen, littlest things
Lily Allen: “Littlest Things” (2007)
Lily Allen can be sassy, bratty, clever and poignant–often all at the same time. “Littlest Things” is a look at how the ordinary moments and mundane memories can take on a rosy hue from the perspective of a relationship’s end:
Sometimes I find myself sittin’ back and reminiscing
Especially when I have to watch other people kissin’
And I remember when you started callin’ me your Mrs.
All the play fightin’, all the flirtatious disses
I’d tell you sad stories about my childhood
I don’t know why I trusted you but I knew that I could
We’d spend the whole weekend lying in our own dirt
I was just so happy in your boxers and your t-shirt
Dreams, dreams
Of when we had just started things
Dreams of you and me
It seems, it seems
That I can’t shake those memories
I wonder if you have the same dreams too.
The littlest things that take me there
I know it sounds lame but its so true
I know its not right, but it seems unfair
The things are reminding me of you
Sometimes I wish we could just pretend
Even if for only one weekend
So come on, tell me
Is this the end?
Drinkin’ tea in bed
Watching dvd’s
When I discovered all your dirty grotty magazines
You’d take me out shopping and all we’d buy is trainers
As if we ever needed anything to entertain us
The first time that you introduced me to your friends
And you could tell that I was nervous, so you held my hand
When I was feeling down, you made that face you do
No one in the world who could replace you
Dreams, dreams
Of when we had just started things
Dreams of me and you
It seems, it seems
That I can’t shake those memories
I wonder if you feel the same way too
The littlest things that take me there
I know it sounds lame but its so true
I know its not right, but it seems unfair
The things are reminding me of you
Sometimes I wish we could just pretend
Even if for only one weekend
So come on, tell me
Is this the end?
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01 Jul 2019 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: angelique kidjo, congoleo
Angelique Kidjo: “Congoleo” (2004)
West African singer Angelique Kidjo mixes the influences on 2004’s “Congoleo”, an infectious Afro-Caribbean earworm which features balofon, a West African xylophone-type melodic percussion instrument.
The entire Oyaya! album is an infectious exploration of the cross pollination between Latin and African musical traditions.
29 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: brendan benson, cold hands (warm heart)
Brendan Benson: “Cold Hands (Warm Heart)” (2005)
Hooks and melodies, the things that distinguish power pop, are the forte of Brendan Benson. If you like music with roots reaching back to the best pop of past decades, you’ll find Benson’s tunes instantly likeable.
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2013/12/21/songs-you-may-have-missed-507/
29 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in Video of the Week Tags: lp lost on you
This blog recently recognized a most remarkable song and performance, that of Laura Pergolizzi’s “Lost on You”. In this video a vocal coach reacts with delight on her first listen.
See also: Songs You May Have Missed #630 | Every Moment Has A Song (edcyphers.com)
15 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in General Posts Tags: master tapes destroyed, universal music fire
(Gary Friedman/Los Angeles Times)
(via Los Angeles Daily News Business) by City News Service
SANTA MONICA — The Universal Music Group is pushing back on a New York Times Magazine report that, contrary to official statements made more than a decade ago, a 2008 fire at Universal Studios Hollywood destroyed a staggering number of original master recordings stored there.
The devastation, which company executives downplayed or dismissed outright after the fire was extinguished 11 years ago this month, is breathtaking in scope, amounting to what the new report describes as “the biggest disaster in the history of the music industry.”
(AP Photo/Ric Francis, file)
Every Moment Has A Song 