Lyric of The Day #3

28 May

         This lyric comes today from the Michael Stipe sounding singer Josh Joplin (no relation to Janis) and his early 2000 band The Josh Joplin Group. They were only around for a few years but that didn’t prevent them from creating some catchy and unheard music, and from being featured on an episode of Scrubs (for those counting that his three Zach Braff references in three days). The band unfortunately broke up way before their prime but I suggest that you find them on iTunes or online and enjoy some quality Alternative Rock.

        Keeping with the theme of fitting unconventional words into songs:

         “We storm the stage, we play our part 
         Everybody loves a thespian”

                        – Josh Joplin Group, “Wonderful Ones,” off of the album “The Future That Was”

Josh Joplin

Song of The Day #3

28 May

       When I was in a band long ago my friend would always pester me to write a song with a word that is generally not used in music. I always thought it was a cool idea and I do enjoy songs that tend to focus on some Wordsunconventional words. I often think to myself, “How do they fit that in.” Well, my band disbanded and our songs remained corny and pretty horrible (probably because I was attempting to write lyrics), but music will go on without us and today, as the spelling bee progresses on ESPN and numerous 10-13 year olds (even a third grader) continue to prove they are smarter then me, let us make our song of the day a song by the word master, Mr. Robert Zimmerman (otherwise known as the much better sounding Bob Dylan).

    In Workingman’s Blues #2 ( I do not believe there is a one but it is Bob Dylan so no one will question him) DylanAn older Bob Dylan finds a way to neatly place the word proletariat in his first verse. Proletariat. Definition: Member of a lower social class. Etymology: Latin. The song is off of his 2006 release of Modern Times which was his 32nd studio album. His wikipedia discography is huge by the way. The song is a classic Dylan release, a soft guitar and piano background highlighting the lyrics of Dylan and his distinctive deep croon. Take a listen and let Dylan sing you some of his Workingman’s Blues (even though he is pretty well off).

Here is the song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVQqpILfhpY

Court Links of The Day

28 May

A new morning, a new section. The online links of the day. I have two for you right now and you should definitely check them out. Enjoy.

http://entertainment.todaysbigthing.com/2009/05/27

                – The 100 Best Movie Lines shortened in a spliced two hundred second adventure. Check it out and see how  many movies you can recognize.

http://www.cracked.com/article_17423_12-bizarre-true-stories-behind-famous-band-names.html

               – Here is a great music related article. The story behind famous band names (in case you could not read the link above). It is from Cracked.com who proclaim themselves as “America’s only Humor and Video Site since 1958,” so it is quite funny. My personal favorite is the story of Chumbawamba. The band that sang that up and down epic, “I get knocked down but I get up again, your never gonna’ keep me down,” in 1997. Apparently, band member Danbert Nobacon was in a perfectly sober dream when he had to go to the bathroom. Yet, when reaching the bathroom he wasn’t sure which door to enter because instead of men and women there were the signs Chumba and Wamba. Now, personally, if I was Nobacon, I would have entered the Chumba door because Wamba obviously is W for Women and Chumba definitely represents C for Crazy!

Does this baby scare you. Because I am a little freaked out

Does this baby scare you. Because I am a little freaked out

Closer Songs

28 May

           I just got back from the New York Mets game tonight, enjoying my second win at the brand new Citi Field. I am 2-0 which means as of now I am a good luck charm. Anyways, as my brother and I were in transit to the Manhasset train station to take the train to the game we got to discussing closer songs. For those who do not know baseball a closer is a pitcher who comes into the game in an attempt to quite literally close out the game in the late innings. These infamous or, luckily for the Mets this season, spectacular closers are welcomed to their home mounds with a song that generally is used to pump up a.) the player and most importantly b.) the crowd. Francisco Rodriguez

       So who has the best closer song. Let’s go through the qualifications. It has to be catchy, exciting, and it must rock your socks off. Right now, the closer for the New York Mets is one Francisco Rodriguez who, while being absolutely lights out in save situations this season, does not really fit these song qualifications with his closer song, “Sandungueoso” by Tego Calderon. It is catchy but it is reggaeton and definitely does not rock out. JJ Putz, the second in line for closing situations, comes into the game with the song “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC rocking in the background. This is getting more like it. Trevor Hoffman, the closer for the Milwaukee Brewers, runs to the mound to the sound of bells ringing in “Hell’s Bells,” also by AC/DC. Closer…

      But, my friends, in my opinion to the best closer song has got to go to both a New York Met and Yankee. This is “Enter Sandman” by Metallica.  The song is just perfect. It begins with a satanic bass drum beat which sounds like coordinated muffled bombs and then it moves straight to a “rock your socks off” riff that blows you away. Not to mention the lyrics, “Exit Light, Enter Night.” It also helps when Billy Wagner for the Mets comes at you with a high 90’s fastball and Mariano Rivera for the Yankees with a sharp cutter at your feet.

   Billy WagnerWhat do you think? What is your favorite closer song. Let us know what you think in the comments mariano riverasection.

Lyric of The Day #2

27 May

Sam Beam To finish off this Sam Beam morning here is a lyric that has stuck with me throughout the morning from “The Trapeze Swinger,” off of “Around The Well.” Sam Beam you are certainly a genius and I just want to take this early afternoon moment to thank you for this wonderful song. It is rapidly becoming one of my favorites.

“Please, remember me
Fondly
I heard from someone you’re still pretty
And then
They went on to say
That the pearly gates
Had some eloquent graffiti
Like ‘We’ll meet again’
And ‘F*ck the man’
And ‘Tell my mother not to worry’
And angels with their gray
Handshakes
Were always done in such a hurry”

                  – “The Trapeze Swinger,” by Iron & Wine, off of “Around The Well”

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