Well, after surviving a 5 A.M.-1 P.M. Monday shift, 12-8 P.M. and Kids Night on Tuesday, OPENING yesterday, and still half-asleep after my 5 A.M.-1 P.M. today, I am getting this done and out of the way so I can get a nap in. Happy Christmas Eve, Underground Citizens. I have to be in the Choir Room at 9:30 P.M. tonight. No, I am NOT spending Christmas Eve with the family this year--I'm too tired, too irritated and sleep-deprived. And if I have to go to Christmas Dinner with the family tonight, someone's gonna get yelled at by a rather irked me. And 'irked' is putting that nicely. I'm sorry but... no. Not this year. This isn't the year to subject myself to extra stress on top of the hell and high water I've already dealt with so far. In fact, I think I've been saying "Bah humbug" more than "Happy Christmas" this year--far more. That's a first--it's also pretty scary too.
Sooo, that said, here's a Thursday Tradition filled with YouTubes of music, fun and holiday cheer. Turn up the tune'age. And raise a cup of cheer for me--or at least, try to anyway, if you're as bleah as me.
"Wonderful Christmastime" - Paul McCartney
*Old-School Alternation Song of the Week*
"The Chanukah Song" - Adam Sandler
*Dedicated to my Jewish second family. Much love + respect!*
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
*Favorite version of the Christmas classic*
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - James Taylor
*Christmas Anthem 2008 + Song of the Week*
*Dedicated to family and friends within the Underground, with love*
"Oi! to the World!" - The Vandals
*Christmas Anthem 2007*
*No Doubt did a fantabulous cover of this tune!*
"Christmas Wrapping" - The Waitresses
*Christmas Anthem 2009*
Merry Christmas, with lots of love. Make the best of it, even in face of the worst of it.
~ me
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24 December 2009
12 November 2009
The Thursday Tradition #...?
Yes. I lost count. BUT, it's gonna be an interesting Thursday Tradition, because for the first Tradition in months, it's a good ol' slew of YouTubes. But, trust me. It's all good.
First and foremost, here's a bit of a surprise from Newsweek. And while it doesn't touch on everything, it *does* touch on some of the most memorable stuff that went down in the last decade. Yes, it's almost 2010 already. That said...
The Decade in 7 Minutes - Newsweek
Next up, ah yes. One of those pop-ish, overplayed songs. But you know what? I love it. It was my Song of the Week for last week [despite a 6-day workweek and major temper tantrum from hell]. I find myself singing along to it at work. Yes, don't lie--it's addictive.
Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
From the heart of the Indie Intelligence files, an all-but-forgotten favorite song of mine. And, in fact, it's what I'm considering as my Classic Indie Intelligence Song of the Year for 2009, which I will be doing sometime next month for the final Thursday Tradition of this year--and so much as this DECADE! That said, from the year 1994, a 15-year-old gem,
Skull - Sebadoh
And digging deeper into the Indie Intelligence files, a brand-spankin'-new addition. One of many, actually. But, here's a really interesting one, particularly as the song came out in 1978. Fair warning--it is DEFINITELY not of the usualities within the Indie Intelligence files. All the more reason it BELONGS in the I2 files! All I can say now is, you. have. been. warned!
Warm Leatherette - The Normal
Surfacing somewhere slightly closer to the usualities of the I2 files, is a song that has also been a favorite. Well, more like a favorite of the I2 files' usualities. Great song all in all. Grand classic.
Love My Way - The Psychedlic Furs
Once again, this song surfaces for the first time in about a month or so. And it's a nomination for Anthem of the Year for this year for me. We all know this tune... LOL! And, yes, this -is- the video for it. Sing along, you Underground loons...
Stand or Fall - The Fixx
Now, sing-along done, get your ass up and dance. Yes, y'all read proper. Because this is another new addition to the I2 files--and THIS one, y'all didn't see coming. In fact, this was [and SO is] the anthem to Halloween 2009. And to think this was old-school freestyle musique!! Now, that said, GET YOUR ASS UP AND DANCE!!
Don't Stop the Rock - FreeStyle
And, to close it all up, is the Song of the Week. I *love* this song. And at this point, the lyrics speak up enough for me, especially the chorus. The song is awesomeness. And it's my
*Song of the Week* This and That - Michael Penn
We will return to your regularly-scheduled madness tomorrow. I promise.
Raisin' the noise, raisin' the roof...
~ me
First and foremost, here's a bit of a surprise from Newsweek. And while it doesn't touch on everything, it *does* touch on some of the most memorable stuff that went down in the last decade. Yes, it's almost 2010 already. That said...
The Decade in 7 Minutes - Newsweek
Next up, ah yes. One of those pop-ish, overplayed songs. But you know what? I love it. It was my Song of the Week for last week [despite a 6-day workweek and major temper tantrum from hell]. I find myself singing along to it at work. Yes, don't lie--it's addictive.
Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
From the heart of the Indie Intelligence files, an all-but-forgotten favorite song of mine. And, in fact, it's what I'm considering as my Classic Indie Intelligence Song of the Year for 2009, which I will be doing sometime next month for the final Thursday Tradition of this year--and so much as this DECADE! That said, from the year 1994, a 15-year-old gem,
Skull - Sebadoh
And digging deeper into the Indie Intelligence files, a brand-spankin'-new addition. One of many, actually. But, here's a really interesting one, particularly as the song came out in 1978. Fair warning--it is DEFINITELY not of the usualities within the Indie Intelligence files. All the more reason it BELONGS in the I2 files! All I can say now is, you. have. been. warned!
Warm Leatherette - The Normal
Surfacing somewhere slightly closer to the usualities of the I2 files, is a song that has also been a favorite. Well, more like a favorite of the I2 files' usualities. Great song all in all. Grand classic.
Love My Way - The Psychedlic Furs
Once again, this song surfaces for the first time in about a month or so. And it's a nomination for Anthem of the Year for this year for me. We all know this tune... LOL! And, yes, this -is- the video for it. Sing along, you Underground loons...
Stand or Fall - The Fixx
Now, sing-along done, get your ass up and dance. Yes, y'all read proper. Because this is another new addition to the I2 files--and THIS one, y'all didn't see coming. In fact, this was [and SO is] the anthem to Halloween 2009. And to think this was old-school freestyle musique!! Now, that said, GET YOUR ASS UP AND DANCE!!
Don't Stop the Rock - FreeStyle
And, to close it all up, is the Song of the Week. I *love* this song. And at this point, the lyrics speak up enough for me, especially the chorus. The song is awesomeness. And it's my
*Song of the Week* This and That - Michael Penn
We will return to your regularly-scheduled madness tomorrow. I promise.
Raisin' the noise, raisin' the roof...
~ me
07 May 2009
The Thursday Tradition #6!
Welcome [back] to the 90's!! Yep, that's the theme of this month's all four Thursday Traditions. And it kicks off today with Pearl Jam--whom, I'll admit, I wasn't really a big fan of much. But... they've grown on me now! [I even have a mix c.d. of 19 tracks of awesomeness to show for it!] So, they're probably the one grunge band that I won't tire of. And, they're still going.
That said, 10 of the proper musical gems by Eddie Vedder and the guys, Pearl Jam.
~ "Evenflow"
~ "Jeremy"
~ "Go"
~ "Daughter"
~ "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town"
~ "Corduroy"
~ "Hail Hail"
~ "Given To Fly"
~ "Wish List" *Song of the Week*
~ "World-Wide Suicide"
And there y'all have it--10 good tunes from Seattle's finest, Pearl Jam!
Enjoy the noise ~ next week it's all about Oasis, and the Random 20 returns in full force with this band whose music helped me survive middle school! This promises to be a lot of fun, so tune in next week for some of Manchester's finest!
And on that bombshell... until the next round...
~ me
That said, 10 of the proper musical gems by Eddie Vedder and the guys, Pearl Jam.
~ "Evenflow"
~ "Jeremy"
~ "Go"
~ "Daughter"
~ "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town"
~ "Corduroy"
~ "Hail Hail"
~ "Given To Fly"
~ "Wish List" *Song of the Week*
~ "World-Wide Suicide"
And there y'all have it--10 good tunes from Seattle's finest, Pearl Jam!
Enjoy the noise ~ next week it's all about Oasis, and the Random 20 returns in full force with this band whose music helped me survive middle school! This promises to be a lot of fun, so tune in next week for some of Manchester's finest!
And on that bombshell... until the next round...
~ me
30 April 2009
The Thursday Tradition #5!
Alrighty then, gang. Before I get down to the tunage of the day, please, PLEASE excuse me and allow me to admit just how much of an absolute absent-minded ID10T I've been. To put it this way, everyone remembers I did the Thursday Tradition on Toad the Wet Sprocket last week, right? Well... does anyone remember Chapter 202? Aptly titled Temperance? Scroll down a bit, then scroll back up.
...okay, back? Good.
Because, yes... I posted the Spotlight on them. TWICE. >.< Epic FAIL on my part, and major apologies on a repeat performance, fellow Citizens of the Underground. That just about goes to show y'all just how much I was really paying attention between trying to update a blog and preparing for a visit from Roboter last Friday. Go me.
Now, that said, two bands have my almost-undivided attention this week inside the Tradition. One goes by the name of Better Than Ezra, the other goes by the name of Semisonic. This week there will be NO Random 20 Countdown. Instead it's gonna be ten tunes, five from each band as far as my favorites are concerned.
And with that, let's kick things back to the 90's a bit, shall we?
Band: Better Than Ezra ~
~ "In the Blood" *Song of the Week 1/2*
~ "Good"
~ "Rosealia"
~ "Normal Town"
~ "Desperately Wanting"
Band: Semisonic ~
~ "Delicious"
~ "Closing Time"
~ "Singing In My Sleep"
~ "Made To Last"
~ "This Will Be My Year" *Song of the Week 2/2*
Aaannnddd, there ya go, folks! Ten quality tunes from the 90's, which probably helped make this not so bad an era. *LOL* You know, I should make May's Thursday Traditions all 90's related, sooo: next week's Thursday Tradition spotlight will be on Pearl Jam!
Yes, Pearl Jam. I *am* a fan of Pearl Jam. What?
So, this is how I'm looking at it for the next month, Thursday Tradition-wise:
Thursday 7 May ~ Pearl Jam
Thursday 14 May ~ Oasis
Thursday 21 May ~ Radiohead
Thursday 28 May ~ The Verve
Yes, Pearl Jam, and then the three bands who shaped my school years. I am definitely looking forward to Thursdays this May!! [Which, by the way, starts tomorrow. Already!] In the meantime, enjoy the tunage! I have a funny feeling this is gonna be a fun twist to the Tradition in the coming weeks ahead...
And on that bombshell... Until the next round...
~ me
...okay, back? Good.
Because, yes... I posted the Spotlight on them. TWICE. >.< Epic FAIL on my part, and major apologies on a repeat performance, fellow Citizens of the Underground. That just about goes to show y'all just how much I was really paying attention between trying to update a blog and preparing for a visit from Roboter last Friday. Go me.
Now, that said, two bands have my almost-undivided attention this week inside the Tradition. One goes by the name of Better Than Ezra, the other goes by the name of Semisonic. This week there will be NO Random 20 Countdown. Instead it's gonna be ten tunes, five from each band as far as my favorites are concerned.
And with that, let's kick things back to the 90's a bit, shall we?
Band: Better Than Ezra ~
~ "In the Blood" *Song of the Week 1/2*
~ "Good"
~ "Rosealia"
~ "Normal Town"
~ "Desperately Wanting"
Band: Semisonic ~
~ "Delicious"
~ "Closing Time"
~ "Singing In My Sleep"
~ "Made To Last"
~ "This Will Be My Year" *Song of the Week 2/2*
Aaannnddd, there ya go, folks! Ten quality tunes from the 90's, which probably helped make this not so bad an era. *LOL* You know, I should make May's Thursday Traditions all 90's related, sooo: next week's Thursday Tradition spotlight will be on Pearl Jam!
Yes, Pearl Jam. I *am* a fan of Pearl Jam. What?
So, this is how I'm looking at it for the next month, Thursday Tradition-wise:
Thursday 7 May ~ Pearl Jam
Thursday 14 May ~ Oasis
Thursday 21 May ~ Radiohead
Thursday 28 May ~ The Verve
Yes, Pearl Jam, and then the three bands who shaped my school years. I am definitely looking forward to Thursdays this May!! [Which, by the way, starts tomorrow. Already!] In the meantime, enjoy the tunage! I have a funny feeling this is gonna be a fun twist to the Tradition in the coming weeks ahead...
And on that bombshell... Until the next round...
~ me
16 January 2009
The Thursday Tradition #3 ~ The Cocteau Twins
Shaddup, I know it's Friday. *LOL* But, unfortunately, it's been a rather long week--in fact I'd no time yesterday, after a very long day which included 9 hours at work and then visiting Mom at her office, and was practically exhausted when all was said and done. So, it's a special Day-after-Thursday Tradition, and as promised it's spotlighting the amazing Cocteau Twins. This time around, I'm doing a double-take special Tradition--posting the originals and the BBC Sessions versions so you can pick for yourselves the favorite versions of some of the brilliant songs. I'm staunchly picky about these, don't ask why. *LOL*
I guess one could almost say, depends on how you want your tuneage. Some songs, both versions sound quite similar. Other songs, the versions are different in some form or another. Depends on your preference. Heh
Ready? Kinda thought so...
"Wax and Wane"
~ Original - "Garlands" [album, 1982]
~ BBC Session [15 July 1982]
"Blind Dumb Deaf"
~ Original - "Garlands" [album, 1982]
~ BBC Session [31 January 1983]
"The Tinderbox [of a Heart]"
~ Original - "Head Over Heels" [album, 1983]
~ BBC Session [my birthday! 4 October 1983]
"In Our Angelhood"
~ Original - "Head Over Heels" [album, 1983]
~ BBC Session [10 October 1983]
"Pepper-Tree"
~ Original - "The Spangle-Maker" [EP, 1984]
~ BBC Session [5 September 1984]
"Beatrix"
~ Original - "Treasure" [album, 1984]
~ BBC Session [5 September 1984]
"Serpentskirt"
~ Original - "Milk and Kisses" [album, 1996]
~ BBC Session [12 March 1996]
"Violaine"
~ Original - "Milk and Kisses" [album, 1996]
~ BBC Session [10 April 1996]
Oh and, this week's Song of the Week, another Twins tune, and a favorite of mine for a long time. This is from the album "Four-Calendar Cafe" released in... 1996, I believe...
"Know Who You Are At Every Age" - The Cocteau Twins
Well... I've been trying to get a hold on the boyfriend and, so far no luck so, until then I'll be enjoying the tuneage. And you should too.
...I hope you enjoy the tuneage!
Until the next round...
I guess one could almost say, depends on how you want your tuneage. Some songs, both versions sound quite similar. Other songs, the versions are different in some form or another. Depends on your preference. Heh
Ready? Kinda thought so...
"Wax and Wane"
~ Original - "Garlands" [album, 1982]
~ BBC Session [15 July 1982]
"Blind Dumb Deaf"
~ Original - "Garlands" [album, 1982]
~ BBC Session [31 January 1983]
"The Tinderbox [of a Heart]"
~ Original - "Head Over Heels" [album, 1983]
~ BBC Session [my birthday! 4 October 1983]
"In Our Angelhood"
~ Original - "Head Over Heels" [album, 1983]
~ BBC Session [10 October 1983]
"Pepper-Tree"
~ Original - "The Spangle-Maker" [EP, 1984]
~ BBC Session [5 September 1984]
"Beatrix"
~ Original - "Treasure" [album, 1984]
~ BBC Session [5 September 1984]
"Serpentskirt"
~ Original - "Milk and Kisses" [album, 1996]
~ BBC Session [12 March 1996]
"Violaine"
~ Original - "Milk and Kisses" [album, 1996]
~ BBC Session [10 April 1996]
Oh and, this week's Song of the Week, another Twins tune, and a favorite of mine for a long time. This is from the album "Four-Calendar Cafe" released in... 1996, I believe...
"Know Who You Are At Every Age" - The Cocteau Twins
Well... I've been trying to get a hold on the boyfriend and, so far no luck so, until then I'll be enjoying the tuneage. And you should too.
...I hope you enjoy the tuneage!
Until the next round...
08 January 2009
The Thursday Tradition #2 ~ Part 1 of 2 - The Random 20
This week's Thursday Tradition is divided into two parts--tonight, part 1, is just the Random 20 and tomorrow there'll be more music including the Song of the Week, because next week it'll be a special Random 20 featuring one of my favorite groups that I'm now hunting down the music for as its whole: The Cocteau Twins.
The Starian Union Radio Random 20 for Thursday 8 January 2009
1] "Get Innocuous!" [Soulwax Remix] - LCD Soundsystem
2] "White Riot" - The Clash
3] "Know Who You Are In Every Age" - The Cocteau Twins
4] "Blue Monday '88" - New Order
5] "This Woman's Work" - Kate Bush
6] "Eperdu" - The Cocteau Twins
7] "Happiness" - Goldfrapp
8] "Young Lust" - Pink Floyd
9] "Black and White Town" - The Doves
10] "Scratch" - Contagion
11] "Who's Your Daddy" - Benny Benassi
12] "Theft, and Wandering Around Lost" - The Cocteau Twins
13] "Dream of You" - Schiller
14] "Lost in the Supermarket" - The Clash
15] "Comfortably Numb" - Pink Floyd
16] "Here Comes the Flood" - Peter Gabriel
17] "Halo" - Depeche Mode
18] "Lost" - Morrissey
19] "Rubber Ring" - The Smiths
20] "Love" - The Sundays
Part 2 tomorrow...! And some tuneage too!!
The Starian Union Radio Random 20 for Thursday 8 January 2009
1] "Get Innocuous!" [Soulwax Remix] - LCD Soundsystem
2] "White Riot" - The Clash
3] "Know Who You Are In Every Age" - The Cocteau Twins
4] "Blue Monday '88" - New Order
5] "This Woman's Work" - Kate Bush
6] "Eperdu" - The Cocteau Twins
7] "Happiness" - Goldfrapp
8] "Young Lust" - Pink Floyd
9] "Black and White Town" - The Doves
10] "Scratch" - Contagion
11] "Who's Your Daddy" - Benny Benassi
12] "Theft, and Wandering Around Lost" - The Cocteau Twins
13] "Dream of You" - Schiller
14] "Lost in the Supermarket" - The Clash
15] "Comfortably Numb" - Pink Floyd
16] "Here Comes the Flood" - Peter Gabriel
17] "Halo" - Depeche Mode
18] "Lost" - Morrissey
19] "Rubber Ring" - The Smiths
20] "Love" - The Sundays
Part 2 tomorrow...! And some tuneage too!!
01 January 2009
The Thursday Tradition #1 ~ Happy New Year!
So I've decided to finally put numbers to my Thursday Traditions, starting with today, the first day of the New Year! Happy 2009 to you all, fellow Underground Citizens!! And of course, with the Thursday Tradition you know how random we like to rock things...
The Starian Union Random 20 ~ Thursday 1 January 2009
1] "Your Woman" - White Town
2] "Angel Dust" - New Order
3] "Get Innocuous!" [Soulwax Remix] - LCD Soundsystem
4] "The Perfect Love" - Hibernate
5] "Black and White Town" - The Doves
6] "Transmission" - Joy Division
7] "The Back of Love" - Echo and the Bunnymen
8] "Doctorin' the Tardis" - The Timelords [KLF]
9] "Scratch" - Contagion
10] "New York" - Micro Chip League
11] "Enjoy the Silence" - Depeche Mode
12] "Headhunter" - Front 242
13] "Mizerable" - Gackt
14] "Dominion/Mother Russia" - Sisters of Mercy
15] "Dream of You" - Schiller
16] "Kingdom" - VNV Nation
17] "Who's Your Daddy" - Benny Benassi
18] "Pioneers" - Bloc Party
19] "Sex on Fire" - Kings of Leon
20] "Synthesize and Divide" - The Synthetic Divide
And, my top tune this week--which kinda took me some time to find. I'd forgotten just how awesome the Doves were until today!
"Black and White Town" - The Doves
*Song of the Week [Final 2008/First 2009]*
Happy New Year to one and all! And who knows? Maybe I'll have more to say in the next handful of days or so. :-)
Until the next round...
~ me
The Starian Union Random 20 ~ Thursday 1 January 2009
1] "Your Woman" - White Town
2] "Angel Dust" - New Order
3] "Get Innocuous!" [Soulwax Remix] - LCD Soundsystem
4] "The Perfect Love" - Hibernate
5] "Black and White Town" - The Doves
6] "Transmission" - Joy Division
7] "The Back of Love" - Echo and the Bunnymen
8] "Doctorin' the Tardis" - The Timelords [KLF]
9] "Scratch" - Contagion
10] "New York" - Micro Chip League
11] "Enjoy the Silence" - Depeche Mode
12] "Headhunter" - Front 242
13] "Mizerable" - Gackt
14] "Dominion/Mother Russia" - Sisters of Mercy
15] "Dream of You" - Schiller
16] "Kingdom" - VNV Nation
17] "Who's Your Daddy" - Benny Benassi
18] "Pioneers" - Bloc Party
19] "Sex on Fire" - Kings of Leon
20] "Synthesize and Divide" - The Synthetic Divide
And, my top tune this week--which kinda took me some time to find. I'd forgotten just how awesome the Doves were until today!
"Black and White Town" - The Doves
*Song of the Week [Final 2008/First 2009]*
Happy New Year to one and all! And who knows? Maybe I'll have more to say in the next handful of days or so. :-)
Until the next round...
~ me
04 December 2008
The Sunday Tradition!
Yes, it's Thursday, and it's the Thursday Tradition here in the Underground. Today the spotlight's on one of my particular favorite bands, like, ever. PLUS, some more Doctor WHO goodies, just in time for the holidays!
As I promised, it's the Sundays up in the Underground tonight. And it's my Top 10 favorite Sundays tunage of all time. I chose between the two brilliant albums Reading, Writing & Arithmetic and Blind as third and last album Static and Silence [from 1997] wasn't up-to-par. And I have a very proper Honourable Mention to note as well. So, that said...
1] I remember falling in love with this song the first time I heard it. There are times nowadays that I'll fall into a glum and this will be the song I put on. The lyrics in the chorus are just so true sometimes. Really.
~ "Love" [from Blind]
2] I actually hear this song every now and then at work. Who knew!?
~ "My Finest Hour" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
3] This is the tune that the Sundays are, if anything, well-known for. Whether everyone knew who the Sundays knew or not. My parents heard about a minute of it on the radio while we were heading to South Carolina, and then they changed it. I got kinda mad but got over it and listened to my Sundays mix all Thanksgiving long.
~ "Here's Where The Story Ends" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
4] There's something about this song. I've lost count as to how many times I've fallen asleep to this song on repeat!
~ "24 Hours" [from Blind]
5] Probably the catchiest beat I've heard from 'em. I just... I don't know... bop my head along...
~ "A Certain Someone" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
6] Chances are, I've sung along to the first two lines of the song so many times. I never really tire of it. Nice tune.
~ "Goodbye" [from Blind]
7] And this is one of the reasons why as a whole I adore the album it's from.
~ "Blood On My Hands" [from Blind]
8] Between this song and "Medicine", I'll take this song any day. And anyway, I love to sing along to this song like it's nobody's business. [Never mind the fact that I've listened to the album so many times more than RW+A...]
~ "More" [from Blind]
9] A proper tune that ended the album it's from. All in all a classic on its own.
~ "Joy" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
10] This tune can classify itself as almost--ALMOST--punky. Don't ask me as to how or why I even considered it. Maybe it's the beat. Not sure.
~ "Hideous Towns" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
Honourable Mention] To be honest with you this is my favorite cover song of all time. The original was done by the Rolling Stones and, while I really love the original version, nothing really touches this cover. Nothing.
~ "Wild Horses" [from Blind]
Well there you have it! My take on the spotlighted group, the Sundays! Hopefully y'all kinda learned something new or another in your musical education. :-)
And now, some Whovian musical treats! To start, a song that got SNV airplay last month, just in time for the 45th anniversary of the show...
"Doctorin' the TARDIS" - KLF [The Timelords]
Two, my Christmas Song of the Year. Just heard it for the first time earlier today. Still hearing it. I think it's been replaying about 10 times now... anywho, it's dedicated to my beloved fellow Whovian...
"I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek" - The Go-Go's
Oh and, one more thing. My favorite titles video on my favorite rendition of the theme...
One final note--today it was agreed between store manager Joel [it was his idea] and I that I will be working TOMORROW from 5 A.M. to 1 P.M., and Saturday I'll be from 5 A.M. to 6, for one hour. As soon as the 6 o'clockers arrive I'll be dismissed for the day so I can rest up some more and be better ready for both a funeral AND a Christmas Parade later on that night. Turns out Manager Carlina [who did the schedule to begin with!] forgot about Saturday's parade at the time she was putting the Schedule together. But in any case all is well. And today was probably the best day of the week, though some of the crew were clueless as to why I said earlier this afternoon "I'll see y'all tomorrow!"
And on that note, until the next round...
As I promised, it's the Sundays up in the Underground tonight. And it's my Top 10 favorite Sundays tunage of all time. I chose between the two brilliant albums Reading, Writing & Arithmetic and Blind as third and last album Static and Silence [from 1997] wasn't up-to-par. And I have a very proper Honourable Mention to note as well. So, that said...
1] I remember falling in love with this song the first time I heard it. There are times nowadays that I'll fall into a glum and this will be the song I put on. The lyrics in the chorus are just so true sometimes. Really.
~ "Love" [from Blind]
2] I actually hear this song every now and then at work. Who knew!?
~ "My Finest Hour" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
3] This is the tune that the Sundays are, if anything, well-known for. Whether everyone knew who the Sundays knew or not. My parents heard about a minute of it on the radio while we were heading to South Carolina, and then they changed it. I got kinda mad but got over it and listened to my Sundays mix all Thanksgiving long.
~ "Here's Where The Story Ends" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
4] There's something about this song. I've lost count as to how many times I've fallen asleep to this song on repeat!
~ "24 Hours" [from Blind]
5] Probably the catchiest beat I've heard from 'em. I just... I don't know... bop my head along...
~ "A Certain Someone" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
6] Chances are, I've sung along to the first two lines of the song so many times. I never really tire of it. Nice tune.
~ "Goodbye" [from Blind]
7] And this is one of the reasons why as a whole I adore the album it's from.
~ "Blood On My Hands" [from Blind]
8] Between this song and "Medicine", I'll take this song any day. And anyway, I love to sing along to this song like it's nobody's business. [Never mind the fact that I've listened to the album so many times more than RW+A...]
~ "More" [from Blind]
9] A proper tune that ended the album it's from. All in all a classic on its own.
~ "Joy" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
10] This tune can classify itself as almost--ALMOST--punky. Don't ask me as to how or why I even considered it. Maybe it's the beat. Not sure.
~ "Hideous Towns" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
Honourable Mention] To be honest with you this is my favorite cover song of all time. The original was done by the Rolling Stones and, while I really love the original version, nothing really touches this cover. Nothing.
~ "Wild Horses" [from Blind]
Well there you have it! My take on the spotlighted group, the Sundays! Hopefully y'all kinda learned something new or another in your musical education. :-)
And now, some Whovian musical treats! To start, a song that got SNV airplay last month, just in time for the 45th anniversary of the show...
"Doctorin' the TARDIS" - KLF [The Timelords]
Two, my Christmas Song of the Year. Just heard it for the first time earlier today. Still hearing it. I think it's been replaying about 10 times now... anywho, it's dedicated to my beloved fellow Whovian...
"I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek" - The Go-Go's
Oh and, one more thing. My favorite titles video on my favorite rendition of the theme...
One final note--today it was agreed between store manager Joel [it was his idea] and I that I will be working TOMORROW from 5 A.M. to 1 P.M., and Saturday I'll be from 5 A.M. to 6, for one hour. As soon as the 6 o'clockers arrive I'll be dismissed for the day so I can rest up some more and be better ready for both a funeral AND a Christmas Parade later on that night. Turns out Manager Carlina [who did the schedule to begin with!] forgot about Saturday's parade at the time she was putting the Schedule together. But in any case all is well. And today was probably the best day of the week, though some of the crew were clueless as to why I said earlier this afternoon "I'll see y'all tomorrow!"
And on that note, until the next round...
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