Link of the Day: Jay-Z and Elvis

17 Sep

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8259787.stm

Elvis and Jay-Z

Read the article and attempt not to throw up. I am not discrediting Jay-Z who has marketed himself fantastically in today’s musical cesspool but come on. This is like Barry Bonds breaking Hank Aaron’s home run record. Bonds was on steroids and Jay-Z is producing in a musically inept world. I apologize for my clear anger but I just do not see how this can be possible. Yet, I guess records are records and I can safely presume that fifty years from now the king of rock will still be in the forefront of people’s minds.

According the the article, “Meanwhile, Madonna has just notched up her 40th number one single in the US dance charts with Celebration.” Okay, you are now permitted to throw up. I just did.

Lyric #3

17 Sep

Hey everyone,

I hope everything is going well. Let’s see how you fair with today’s lyric.

“And it turns out Mona Lisa, well she ain’t ugly/ yeah but she can’t get much loving from the war/and if some stranger tries to take you from me/ well first I’d rescue you and then I’d punch him in the jaw”

Fun Fact/hint: The album in which this song appeared was actually recorded in the European country that lent it’s name to the album’s and song’s titles.

In Spanish, one could say that the time setting of this song is “por la mañana.”

Answer: Paris in the Morning, by Joe Purdy

Schedule for the Remainder of the Week/Links of the Day

16 Sep

After months of the existence of this blog we finally have a dual category post. I understand this is most likely not a big deal for anyone but me, but, I am a blog loser and hey you have to deal with me. Please don’t click off! Anyway, I wanted to use this post to outline out the rest of the blog week here at the music court. Things will run slightly differently and I will let you know why. Firstly, tonight’s post will only include some links for you to feast on. Tomorrow Josh will be presenting Lyric #3 in his Guess the Lyric series and I will be doing a special section that will profile one song by the Mountain Goats that I find amazing. The Mountain Goats are an eccentric folk rock band led by amazing lyricist John Darnielle (who will eventually be profiled in our top 100 lyricists section). On friday Anthony will be running a special flying Visual Music. You will see what that means friday. On Friday Anthony, our friend Foo (Marc), and myself will be traveling up to Ithaca to visit my brother at Cornell and see John Darnielle and The Mountain Goats. Since we will be staying there the entire weekend there will be no posting on Saturday or Sunday. I know I am crying to. But, we will be back on monday. I promise.

5 Words: Iggy Pop Lego Rock Star: http://www.twentyfourbit.com/post/188917197/iggy-pop-avatar-in-lego-rock-band-correction

An incredibly creative and hilarious post highlighting the best of the worst in the 2000’s. The worst song in this decade so far? I will give you one clue. It is by two people and was released in 2006. Now enjoy the fifty: http://www.gigwise.com/photos/52402/50/The-50-Worst-Albums-Of-The-2000s

Song of the Day #61: “World Spins Madly On,” by The Weepies

15 Sep

Anthony, or Visual Music man as you have come to know and love him as, and I were pondering a song for the song of the day. I decided to pick up my guitar and play a few poorly sung covers in search of a suitable song and I forced Anthony to play along with me. After our unsuccessful jam session where Anthony and I both realized once again that our dream to be the next Simon and Garfunkel will never come to fruition, Anthony asked me if I had profiled The Weepies yet. I said no and he scorned me with some expletives and the song of the day was  born

WEEPIES!!!!!!!!

WEEPIES!!!!!!!!

The story of our Weepies obsession reaches back to a vacation where I was shuffling through new music. The Weepies presented themselves during my 3:00 in the morning search and the song of the day played. After hearing it I let it play around 70 or so times before I told Anthony about the song when we went back to school. Anthony listened to it, got the Weepies, and their music has never ceased to leave our heads. So, now that you know about our weird longing for everything Weepies let me get to something about the song.

Say I Am You

“World Spins Madly On,” fits perfectly into a wonderful description I found online (wikipedia). The Weepies’ music is “subtly intoxicating folk-pop.” You don’t know that the Weep virus is infecting you as you listen but, trust me, it is. It is like a tape worm that just sucks all music into a vacuum and consumes it so the Weep virus keeps all Weepies songs perpetually stuck in your head. Also, the tape worm never leaves. This beautiful analogy leads in perfectly to the creation of the Weepies by Deb Talan and Steve Tannen. Actually it has nothing to do with anything of the story but whatever. The two met at a show Tannen was playing and quickly found out that they shared many of the same music roots and interest. Love sprouted like autumn foliage and these vivid colors have been spread to all listeners. “World Spins Madly On,” is just one example of their great music. The song appeared on the 2006 album Say I Am You and also in the movie “Because I Said So,” which is pretty funny when you think about. Say I am you. Why? Because I said so. Or, just listen to the song.

“World Spins Madly On”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4sa2HoXpsE

I also particularly liked this cover. Good job guys. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIjly8KKNpM

Lyric #2

15 Sep

Hello Everyone,

Firstly, I want to say hello to all my fellow Delta Sigma Phi brothers out there. YITBOS. Congrats to the Jets as well. It’s that time of the week again. Try to figure out what you can about this lyric. I have a feeling it won’t be too hard. I would also like to wish Foo a very happy birthday. I will be giving him his well-deserved birthday punches shortly after I post this. Anyway, good luck with lyric #2. Ready…set…GO.

“If you’re black/you better not show up on the streets/’less you want to draw the heat”

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Fun Fact/Hint:  This song was rerecorded by the artist, who was currently practicing for a tour anyway. After Columbia Records noted that as the references stating that Alfred Bello and Arthur Dexter Bradley “robbed the bodies” were not legally charged or proven, they would probably result in a lawsuit. This song cinematically tells the story of Rubin Carter.

Answer: Hurricane, by Bob Dylan (co-written with Jacques Levy)

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