Formula
Trick on Love
Christian St.
Can’t Hardly Wait
Night Time
Fever
Muskie Moon
Walt Whitman Bridge
Fairytale of NY
Bums on the Street
Roundeye Blues
Point Breeze
Faraway You
Reservation Girl
Limb
Category: Music
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marah ultimate set
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Happy Birthday, Baby
Anyone remember that old AT&T (or similar) commercial from way back when were this guy played a song called “Happy Birthday, Baby” over the phone to someone? You think it is his girlfriend/wife/whatever, but in the end it turns out to be his little sister. Maybe it’s the fact that my little sis is 12 years younger than me, but this commercial always got me.
And, today just happens to be my very own birthday. So sing it to me…
“Happy Birthday, Baby
I wish I could be there today,
cause I love you, thinking of you,
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It’s all about the Backstreet Boys
First, let’s jam a little Acoustic Ninja, Trace Bundy. This guy is freakin’ sick!
Also checkout Trace’s absurd version of Pachelbel’s Canon.
Next, something I’m told is all over the media but I’ve never heard about, the Chinese Backstreet Boys. These guys are absolutely hysterical:
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40-Year Old Virgin Music
Just checked out the DVD for the 40-Year Old Virgin, and whoever did the music for that movie should get some kind of award. The best two scenes of the movie are when Andy gets the “box o’ movies” and lights some candles to Lionel Ritchie’s “Hello”, and the chase scene to Asia’s “Heat of the Moment” (which, by the way, ties in nicely to the poster in Andy’s apartment) . Just the perfect songs for these scenes… almost like the use of “Fortunate Son” in Forest Gump.
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Top 5 Song Lyrics
So Britain chose the line “One life, with each other, sisters, brothers” from U2’s “One” as their all time favorite song lyric. (This, by the way, was my Senior Prom theme.)
That being said, I tried to think of my favorite song lyrics ever. It’s quite a daunting task, actually, but here’s 5 I came up with this morning, in no particular order:
Bruce Springsteen: “Show a little faith, there’s magic in the night”, from “Thunder Road”Golden Smog: “In a bar-room patrons singing, but I just sat there drinkin’, that’s until you came along”, from “Until You Came Along”
Marah: “My heart is a saxophone solo from a third story window just before dawn”, from “My Heart is the Bums on the Street”
The Haynes Boys (Tim Easton): “I don’t want to grow old, always drinkin’, but I want to grow old, drinkin’ with you”, from “Bitters Past”.
Bruce Springsteen: “The poets down here don’t write nothing at all, they just stand back and let it all be”, from “Jungleland”
What are your favorites? Which ones did I miss?
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How Matt Nathanson Relates to the Triumphant Return of The Hooters
On Friday June 16, legendary Philadelphia band The Hooters will descend on the Electric Factory. I’ve been waiting for this one for a heck of a long time…
On a related note, I saw Matt Nathanson perform at World Cafe Live the other night. As always, Nathanson rocked the joint with his hysterical, energy-packed show (even though the live broadcast factor may have reigned him in a bit). But that isn’t really my point. Nathanson played two songs — a cover of James’ “Laid”, and “Suspended” — that have Hooters ties. “Laid” was recorded for the American Wedding soundtrack at Hooters frontman Eric Bazillian’s Philly studio; the two collaborated again on “Suspended” during the recording of Beneath These Fireworks.
It’s safe to say that pretty much anything goes at a Nathanson show; the other night fans yelled requests continuously — from the absurd (“Stone in Love”), to the obscure (“Amazng Again”), to the obvious (“Play some Skynyrd, man!”). So when I saw Matt perform at The Point in Bryn Mawr just after Beneath These Fireworks came out, I certainly had Hooters on the brain (heh). I refrained from yelling anything throughout the show, however, which would come back to haunt me almost immediately. When the house lights came up at the end of the night, I noticed none other than Mr. Bazillian sitting a few tables behind me. A golden opportunity — denied!
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Chinese Democracy gets Olympic Gold
This just in — its no wonder those Olympic medals look so strange, like CDs — they are! Winning a medal is the only way you can get a copy of Chinese Democracy.
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Let’s All Go to Walla Walla, Washington!
So I’m watching this “Funniest Commercials of 2005” show on TBS the other night, and they show an IKEA ad from Canada which has a catchy tune in the background that I kind of dig. The only lyrics I can pick out are “Let’s all go to Walla Walla, Washington”, so, as any early adopter is wont to do, I head over to Google to figure out what the song is so I can grab myself a copy.
Only problem is, when I get to Google, all I find is other people who are trying to find this song! I spent a good few minutes going through all the search methods I could think of, but the best thing I could find was a guy who claimed to correspond with IKEA’s customer service, as follows: (more…)
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Top 5 Cover Songs – Non-Xmas
So a few weeks ago my pal Gordo challenged me to put together a list of my 5 all time favorite cover songs. Feeling the Yuletide spirit, I changed the assignment, choosing to put up my five favorite Xmas covers. However, as promised, I’ve also put together my five favorite regular covers, as originally requested.
Oh, so my criteria for this is that the cover has to be better than the original. There are a lot of nice covers that pretty much just regurgitate the original, which really doesn’t do a whole lot of good for anyone. Anyhoo, here goes:
“Jersey Girl”, Bruce Springsteen: Amazingly, this song has become so ingrained in the Springsteen canon, most people don’t ever realize it was first performed by Tom Waits. Really, this is what a cover is all about — making it completely one’s own.
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World”, Israel Kamakawiwo`ole: This song has become the de facto Hawaiian anthem, and deservedly so. Just a beautifully poignant, unique song.
“Lawyers, Guns and Money”, The Wallflowers: Despite the recent trend to honor Warren Zevon posthumously, and despite his obvious success as a songwriter and performer, I never really cared for his music. However, Jakob Dylan & Co. inject new life into this one — It flat-out rocks!
“Wurlitzer Prize”, Norah Jones: Although never realeased on a proper album, it is my favorite track by Jones. Her sultry voice matches the achingly beautiful song perfectly.
“Streets of Philadelphia”, Marah: David Bielanko’s rollicking banjo turns the downtrodden original into a fun-loving barnburner. While it may take away a bit from the original’s serious overtones, it rocks nonetheless.
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Every Little Thing She Does is…
Is it me, or is “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” the most commonly used song in movie previews of all time? Is there any other song that even comes close?