Recent Obsessions (part1)

Today, we shall discuss MY new favorite songs, and the respective people/bands who made them so awesome! I would even like to be so bold as to nominate them (yes already) for best songs out of (late) 2009 early (2010)..GREAT songs!
*Caution:yes i knwo im repetitive and iv probably talked about most of these in the last few posts..eh!

Florence and the Machine- ohhh if you havent heard them (i cannot stress enough) please go listen! The band is actually centered around Florence(vocalist) with a loosly built backing band(dont know any famous guys in it). the Name of the band..well more of a joke that florence came up with..all u need to know is, the 'band' band did not come up with together..she's the front man and she decided the name..this is not a group-i repeat, not your average group(type band).
-Songs to DL: Drumming song; Youve got the lvoe; Rabbit heart(get the album it tell you!)

Selah sue- Man can this girl sing..what i love about her is, first time i heard her i was like okay girls got a different style, she even has the pipes..but then i heard her song raggamuffin,and i was like woah! Now i will warn you, shes one of those aquired tastes, doesnt really fit into a single genre and even has the whole dark deep thing going on for her.. i like.
-Songs to DL: Raggamuffin; Valerie(amy winehouse cover)

Katy Perry- a friend of mine sent me a song (i kissed a girl) and first time i ehard it i was like..wait, fristly why would you send me this? and secondly what a typical teeny bopper song..i hated it..and i secretly loved it at the same time..but i couldnt admit that to my friend, since we have this 'ohh i discovered a good song before you' competitive thing.
ohh and about katy, i love her raw unique half scream vocals..but she could work a bit on the lyrics! but i guess its her thing-to be the rebellious controvercial singer-songwriter that she is.
-Songs to DL: i kissed a girl(tee-hee); starstruck(3oh!3's)

Kings of Leon- the lead vocalists voice just does me.
period.
HOW can you not feel anything when you hear him LIFT you..gives me goosebumps..and i think (for me atleast) gossip girl was the show that made me fall in L-O-V-E with them..
theyr perfect..musically, lyrically, vocally, sexually..haha(i like the bearded boys (although the long hair'd fellow-not so much)
-Songs to DL: omg all of them!!

Paolo Nutini- Scottish born(with a little italian blood running through his veins) and a rusty vibrating voice-that was all to make my ears stand up! hes cute(kind of-too skinny) sounds like an old man sometimes(another aquired taste i guess) but i have come to aquire it..i have fallen in love with his old man voice and harmonica backed drum-filled music..good stuff!
-Songs to DL: Pencil full of lead; last request(featured on grey's anatomy);Candy

Lily Allen- Okay i know shes not new..but i ahve rediscovered her, and iv realized i love her(and yes il be honest her accent has ALOT to do with it-im a sucker for accents)
-Songs to DL: Smile; The Fear; Who'd have known

Vampire weekend- this is known as the band to look out for..dont know that much about them..but i will dif do some research on them..all i know is so far i like the name of their band, the vocals, even the music..and i loved their song 'Horchatta'..subtle sweet and all based on an almond, rice and milk beverage..haha i still hvnt figured out the song..getting there..

Honerable mention:
Judge me all you want but i think Miley cyrus(not her tenny bopper hannah montana version) but her new 'image' shes portraying..ohh okay i admit, i like her new songs! theyr catchy okay and i like them! i dont care what anyone thinks..
Miley cyrus- Party in the U.S.A; We belong to the music(feat. Timbaland-so its automatically considered cool)
Kesha(Tic Toc) and her raw vocals are nice too..although i just saw her on the Grammy's and she talks like she sings..haha ul know what i mean if u listen to her song and then hear her talk..hehe it kept me amused for a while(I youtubed her)

(Part2)..plz scroll down read the first part first!

*..continuation

Foundations-Kate Nash
In her sweet brit accent she casually starts describing her crumbing relationship with her lover. Ridiculing each other infront of people, winding each other up..te end of a relationship but theyr both still hanging onto something..they fight like crazy but dont want to let go of one another-"my fingertips are holding onto the cracks in our foundation..and i know that i should let go but i cant.." and she sings it all without so much as raising her pitch- i mean maybe kelly clarkson or carrie underwood could learn a thing or two from her..that you dont have to rip car seats and shout out teh lyrics to get a point through!
(if you havnt heard it, download it-its brilliant)

I tried to do handstands for you-Chairlift
i think i mentioned this one in another post, sicne its a new fav of mine lately! i must admit i get a bit obsessed..this one is interesting because at first i thought it was about a girlfriend bending over backwards to please her man n he wasnt acknowleging her.."im permanently black and blue..for you"..and witht he cooing and sweet bass in teh background, i thought what a lovely song, this could be my status one day..AND THEN he sang.."I grabbed some frozen strawberries so I could ice your bruisy knees.. I got bruises on my knees for you And grass stains on my knees for you.." hahaha cmon you didnt think what i thought? well all i can say is its teh sweetest song about sex iv come across..not dirty at all, since they neevr mention the three letter dirty word haha and they even include strawberries in the mix so its love and games and SO not dirty! i love it! who knows i might still make it my status ;)
(Download it trust me its a Great song!)

Sweet Disposition-The Temper Trap
"..a moment, a love, a dream, aloud, a kiss, a cry, our rights, our wrongs, a moment, a love.."
Its actually one of the most straightforward and simple to understand songs on my list..and my early sweeping statements about not liking simple song..sorry :s but this song is beautiful..its cue in the movie trailer of '500 days of Summer' just makes the movie seem just dreamy and beautiful.
the song(combined with the lyrics) perfectly describe a relationship..and quite frankly made me want to watch the movie..which i saw and fell in love with too!
so it made me watch the movie and made me feel little tingling feelings in my stomach everytime i heard it..
sweeeeeet. i want that. all of it. NOW!

Honerable mention:
Mushaboom-Feist
if you havnt heard this song please download it-infact download all these songs..it will not dissapoint trust me.
now this song..i havnt really figured it out as yet, will have to probably google it coz im confused..but the song is great, gives me a sense of a song about two people growing old together and about everyday little things that normally one would look past as everyday happenings, but actually are milestones or memories. And thats some deep stuff right there, warm and deep. Read the lyrics and you will know what im talking about/feeling.
*dont know what a mushaboom is..but i like the word!

So far thats all i got..

Mushaboom about nothing..!
(good closing line??-doesnt make any sense-but then thats the purpose of alll of this)

More lyrics..Loving it?!!! (Part1)

*off topic but id like to dedicate this one to a friend 'Z'.. may we always listen to good music, fine wine and GREAT discussions-in that order ;) -please read it and dont tell me you dont think like me too..coz i know you do!

SO this post will consist of..songs that sound sooo sweeet with the ukelele and light bongo's playing in the background make you feel like your sitting by a camp fire on a beach watching the sunset while Jason mraz and Colbie calait are singing a soft tune...but when you listen closely you realize..theyr actually very subtly singing about some really woah big/touchy topics like sex, relationships, kinkyness etc. and not just about a girl squeeling "the party dont start till i walk in." *(although i kinda like that song too)

I'm a lyrics-lover (if that's a word-or two)
more then the music i LOVE lyrics..they have this weird effect on me..some 'Greats' can even make my stomach do swirls..and that doesn't happen often!

Let me start by saying that I'm not a big fan of songs that tell you EXACTLY what they mean in their lyrics.. i like thinking, coming up with my own conclusions, and often even hearing other peoples interpretations.
i mean i know Taylor swift is awesome, blah blah, girl with a guitar writes about everything that happens in her life, blah blah..her next song titles will consist of 'my butt itches.." and "today a mosquito flew by me "

Instead i like songs like..
Bad Romance- Lady Gaga
Im a big fan of the Gaga..shes highly entertaining(no matter what anybody says) and this song, may not have the ukelele and bongo's but in between all her "rarara's" and her "roma roma" ga ga gaa's...shes actually talking about a relationship thats not perfect, but she wants to know about every aspect of her lover's life , good and bad! its sweet, in a Gaga way!
-or then im losing it and reading too much into it and what she really wants is a bad boy! i could live with that too..

Crash into me- Dave Mathews
Seriously anyone who's heard this song thinks about sex, instantly..."come crash into me, and i come into you..in a boys dream" but its slightly deeper then that..he loves this girl so much that he thinks shes perfect in every way "Sweet, like candy to my soul" and he fell in love with her without really knowing her too well..almost prematurly, "If iv gone overboard..forgive me In my haste"
but its mostly about him fantasizing about doing her-in a nutshell!

Closer-Kings of Leon
they have got to be one of the best bands to come out of the last decade! The Vocals that quite honestly give me goosebumps and lyrics that are so deep and broody...ooohh i LOVE everything about them!
This particular song i chose because i heard somewhere that its about the love between a human and a vampire-please before you start judging me thinking im going to talk about twilight and true blood-please dont! i dont liek either-they have commercialized something that was mythically epic and sacred-it hurts.
-The song..beautifully depicts the love for a (human) girl that a vampire feels.."driven by the strangle of veins..you keep on crying, ill bleed you dry" and "..200 years of chasing taking its toll"

*...continued in next post!

Serious stuff to think about!

A wise person(persons) once said...


SuperGay- because sometimes 'Gay' just isnt a strong enough word!

Never play Leapfrog with a unicorn..

Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate!

You can only be young once..but you can be immature forever!

Families are like fudge..mostly sweet, with a few nuts!

No one wanted to share..so she decided to eat the entire bucket of Crazy herself..

..cause' fun is like a good haircut..its never the exact same twice *(heyy this one i came up with all by my crazy self)

What is flirting?
Nonsensical banter that makes you foolishly giggle and smile like a school girl..

Once again your caught between a rock and a crazy place..

I used to be lovedrunk..now im hungover!

All i need is love...but a little chocolate ocne in a while wouldnt hurt either!

Ever stop to think....
and then forget to start again?

A man was convicted smuggling butterflys into the U.S..
Airport security said they got suspicious when they saw him farting colours!


and my personal favorite(not neccessarily funny-who said this post is supposed to be funny? its serious stuff im talking about..okay getting tangential again..)

"Dont cry because its over..Smile because it happened"
(and now im going to go live by this philospphy..)

Hits the Spot..lyrically!

So im sitting listening to my ipod at work, which means that concentrating on the lyrics is the only really productive work im doing today!
and then it hits me..some of the modern day randomest tracks have underlying love ballads! okay im not saying im the first person to recognize this and people reading this are probably going DUH!!! but im thouroughly amused at the moment so bear with me..
(theyr not exactly full-fledged ballads..just quirky expressions of love)

I've all of a sudden been inspired and touched by a few lyrics i picked out of a few songs on my newly added songs..which im going to pen (type) down!

Big Ol Game(Joss Stone):
"life is just a big ol game to me, i want to be no.1 on your team call me baby.. i could never be your no.2, cause when your not there im sure someone is loving you..and i cant have it. i wont have it. cause one day someone will snatch me for their lady.."

Hey Soul Sister(Train):
" JUst in time, im so glad you have a one track mind like me..you gave my life direction, a game show love connection, im so obsessed..
i knew i wouldnt forget you, so i went and let you blow my mind.."

Sweet Disposition(the Temper Trap):
"a moment, a love, a dream, aloud, a kiss, a cry, our rights, our wrongs...wont stop till its over, wont stop till surrender.."

I tried to do handstands for you(Chairlift):
"i tried to do handstands for you, i tried to do handstands for you, but everytime i fell for you..
im permanantly black and blue, permanantly blue for you.."
[*okay this song..when u read the entire lyrics haha which i did, sounds less and less like a love balled, and more of an expressive bragging of their colourful love making sessions..haha amused me even more :)]

Bad Romance(Lady GaGa):
"i want your drama, the touch of your hand, i want your leather studded kiss in the sane..i want your love..you and me could write a bad romance..i want your love and i want your revenge."
*okay fine its not so much an expression of love as much as a sadistic dark freakish type of expression of love..HEY freaks are allowed to lvoe too! plus i love GaGa i think shes soo frikkin entertaining!

Candy(Paolo Nutini):
"darling ill bathe your skin, ill even wash your clothes, just give me some candybefore i go..well, im some stain there on your bed sheet, your my diamond in the rough..Darling ill kiss your eyes and lay you down on your rug, just give me some candy after my hug..and ill be there waitin for you"
*this man/boy has a beautifull old man's voice that is really do'ing me these days..his face/body not so much!

...so i think for today thats enough..plus i got ACTUAL work to do now..i need to be more sneaky at work with my LBDN(looking busy doing nothing) activities.

-still need a sign off :s

p.s if you havnt heard these songs..kill yourself! no seriously..go download them!!!

Thanks Facebook!

Is it just me, or has facebook become wayy too public!
Actually no wait let me rephrase that- facebook has become a glorified family reunion website!

My Grandmother joined facebook last week, and has been hooked on day and night.
Dont get me wrong, its cute! and im proud of her!
But then i have idiot friends who write all sorts of obscenities on my wall(publically bashing me, for not keeping in touch) and i dont want my grandmother, mother, aunts, uncles, grandparents friends, etc. and the countless other FAMILY-friends reading all that.

Privacy settings..could they not be subtle somehow?
Grandmother calls me last night and tells me off because she remembered something funny and wanted to write it on my wall and couldnt find it, which led to an hour of flustered hyperventilation on her part and countless phonecalls to my aunt(who put her on facebook) yelling,"there are weird-ghost-like-things-happening-to-my-facebook, i cant see anything.."

*i got an earfull from both!
and now as punishment for the chaos and panic i caused, i have to-over skype(my grandmother lives in L.A)-help grandmother fix her privacy settings also, because she doesnt want all the randoms on "googliee" to ''check her out''...*[cute na! :)]
She wont just give me her password, she said "NO TEACH ME"..

so Thanks facebook! you couldnt just be another college social site...you had to go and get all greedy and open to FAMILY! Good job!

p.s i still have a bone to pick with those darn privacy settings..WHY must you keep tweeking them! it gets more and more confusing for me everytime, so imagine my grandmother!
JESUS!