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SWOD (Song of the Day/Word of the Day) #12 – Fatidic

Today’s Word

Fatidic - Prophetic

Fatidic (adj) : Prophetic

Musical Example:

Okay, let’s get the first order of business handled. The word is pronounced fuh-TID-ik. So, yeah, it is not what you are all thinking. Yet, still, I believe it is now my favorite word. Next time you want to mention that your friend made a rather prophetic statement when he foretold that you were going to procrastinate, instead say that it was a fatidic statement. Then, watch them get reasonably confused. Well, they should have read the blog.

Anyway, on to a musical example of the word fatidic. Denny Zagar and Rick Evans may have only had one hit song; but man was it a fatidic song. “In the Year 2525” was one-hit-wonder that warned people of the dangers of technology, spent six weeks as the #1 song on the Pop Chart in 1969. Well, maybe Zagar and Evans were on to something.

“You’ll pick your son
pick your daughter too
From the bottom of a long glass tube.
In the year seventyfiveten
If God’s a-coming he oughta make it by then”

We may not have to wait that long before selective breeding in humans is popular!?!

Fun Fact: The song was #1 when perhaps the greatest technological achievement of all time happened July 20, 1969. The Moon Landing.

In the year 1969 when people can fly.

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Author Matthew Coleman

Two Completely Different Pieces of Music News: Ben Folds vs. Singing Fishermen

22 Mar

I do not believe that I have ever posted two pieces of music news so far apart from each other on the music spectrum. But, there is a first for everything. So, without further ado, I present Ben Folds and the Fisherman’s Friends (that would actually be an awesome combination).

Ben Folds vs. Merlon the piano guy

There is a new Internet fad that has spread across cyberspace like a virus. It is called Chatroulette, and it enables any person throughout the world to randomly video chat with others. It is the perfect place to meet odd strangers. Some of these strangers decide to show a little too much of themselves on the video screen. And, when you get bored – or disgusted – you can simply disconnect and be brought to the next video conversation. A pianist known only as “Merlon” decided it would be a funny idea to melodically narrate the random people he encountered on Chatroulette. The video became viral and it is now well-known throughout the Internet community.

“Merlon’s Song”:

He looks a lot like Ben Folds. So much so that many people thought it actually was Folds in disguise. Heck, it is something the eccentric musician would do. On March 20, Folds performed his original version of Merlon’s idea at a concert in Charlotte, North Carolina. The end result was hilarious. Folds’ random serenading people was just great. Like usual, Folds was able to entertain a crowd in an unconventional manner. Here is his video below.

Article: http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/22/ben-folds-pays-tribute-to-chatroulette-improv-at-gig/

Folds’ Video:

Well, I am moving to England and joining a band of Fishermen who sing sea shanties. This is my new career goal. The Fisherman’s Friends, a group of sailors from Cornwall, have signed with Universal Music for around one million pounds ($1.53 million dollars). A music executive, Rupert Christie, was listening to the group of 10 sailors perform at a local bar when he decided that they were worth the deal. The mariners, who have been performing for more than 15 years, are surprised about the deal. “We don’t really know what to expect, to be honest — we’re just making it up as we go along,” said fisherman Baritone Brown (great name).

This is the classic success story and I am so happy for these guys. Their music is great and they definitely deserve the deal. Take a listen to one of their songs: