I hope everyone had a good 4th of July weekend. Mine was pretty solid, if not somewhat low key. I spent the day of the 4th with some friends at the Greenville Drive game and followed that up with a solid night out downtown. Sunday was a bit slower as just I sat on the couch and watched movies all day. When I did decide to finally move, it was only because I needed to cook dinner -- which was a miracle in and of itself.
OK...that should be enough filler. On to this week's musical selections.
New Wave
XTC - "Dear God"
Like most other groups of people different from me, I have no problem with Atheists. If they choose not to believe in God, that's their business. So, not too surprisingly, I don't have any problems with XTC's 1986 track, "Dear God." In a nutshell, it's an Atheist's letter to God, asking why he stands back doing "nothing" while people suffer and if He really exists. It's definitely not your normal Top 40 fare.
Bonus: Sarah McLachlan covered this song back in '95 for an XTC tribute album.
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Alternative
Sick Puppies - "You're Going Down"
I "first" heard this song a few nights ago while listening to 99x's online simulcast. For a metal song it was kinda upbeat and almost...danceable? It's fun -- in an aggressive, crazy sort of way. After a few more listens I realized where these thoughts came from. Call it brainwashing, call it subliminal advertising, whatever, but for about three weeks straight I heard this song every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Good job WWE marketing department, you snagged another up-and-coming track to be the official theme for one of your monthly extravaganzas.
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Ballad
Martika - "Toy Soldiers"
Writing a "good" song about sad subject matter is always tricky. Outside of a few notable exceptions, topics like suicide, accidental murder, and missing runaways generally don't make for songs that are accepted by the majority of the population. So how did Martika manage to take a ballad about her friend's drug addiction and turn it into a #1 hit? Easy. She jammed a bitchin' guitar riff into it. 1980s + Ballad + Guitar = Profit.
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Rap
Method Man & Redman - "Da Rockwilder"
Throwback. It's only a little over two minutes long, but what a good two minutes it is. Remember folks, quantity isn't always better than quality.
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Adult Contemporary
Sarah Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson - "Winter Song"
I just came across this song via a tweet from a friend. I thought it was pretty, so I added it here.
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5 comments:
This weekend I was unusually low on @TOPolk Tweets. Glad you had a good 4th and didn't suffer any burns.
Martika!!! HAHAHAHA I remember her from Kids Incorporated with Stacy Fergie Ferguson. That's great.
I think more country next time :) haha how about some Dixie Chicks
OmegaRadium
I was a little light on the tweets this weekend. There were a lot of slow news days in my neck of the woods.
Phats
I wanted to mention her time on Kids Inc., but I figured that reference would go over most people's heads. I underestimated my audience.
Umm I was a regular watcher of both Kids Inc and the New MMC.
I miss celebrating 4th of July, the fireworks, the backyard bbq with family and some cocktails on the side. hehehehehe
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