WOW Song of the Moment: Four Women

Featuring Jill Scott, Marsha Ambrosius, Kelly Price and Ledisi.

I found this diamond of a song while searching for natural hair videos on YouTube and someone had this playing in the background and I immediately forgot about the video and was listening intently on the song.


I really have no intro for it because it speaks for its self, it is SO MOVING!


Please take a moment to listen and tell me what you think. I can only say, it gave me chills and by the time Ledisi wraps it up, I was about ready to  throw myself on the floor.


It is THAT POWERFUL!

Songs My Husband Hates But I Love

(I'm posting this as I sit right next to him)

Seems like if there is a song that is kinda girly, with an infectious, finger-snapping beat and a high-pitched, maybe whiny sounding voice or bratty chorus, my hubby hates it...but I love it!

Top ones at the moment are:


The Ting Tings - Shut and Let Me Go
Mind you, I was annoyed by this one when I first heard it over-played on the Lifetime Channel a few years back promoting some dumb mini-series. But after the 25th time, it stuck....much to hubby's chagrin.

The Ting Tings -That's Not My Name
I think they specialize in annoying girly hooks. Love this. 

Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Push The Envelope
I can't even play this one around him,lest I get the steely eye, but I think they have a very unique sound. Found this gem on a cosmetics commercial. Actually a very good album

Camille - Ta Douleur
Ok, this one is a little off but hear my out, I first heard this one on Saturday Night Live with Emma Stone, while they were doing this skit. They were dancing all funky and weird and it just caught my eye. The video is stupid but I like the song.

CSS - Music is My Hot Hot Sex

I don't even know where I first heard this one but I think what hubs hates about this one is my insistence on changing the words to anything I want, ad nauseam. But all in good fun!

*watching him cringe right now*

Tribute to Those We Have Lost: Michael, Aaliyah, Amy and Freddie

Hurricane Irene left me without power on Michael Jackson's birthday (8/29) and I didn't get to it on the 10 year anniversary of Aaliyah's death (8/25). I hadn't decided to start blogging again when Amy Winehouse and since Google created such a lovely tribute to the late, great Freddie Mercury, I decided my tributes were long overdue. So I will keep this short and sweet.


Michael Jackson 
I remember being about 8 or 9 and being in my mom's bedroom with the cover jacket to Thriller open on her bed, listening tot he album and reading the liner notes. This song came on and I listened intently to the lyrics and it was then that I decided, I wanted to marry him.

Aaliyah
I was about 16 when I fist heard Back & Forth and immediately was a fan. Her "wrap" hairstyle was my go-to hair style throughout college and I wanted to dress and dance just like her. Are You That Somebody came out the summer of 1998 and was my sho nuff joint. Every time it came on the radio, I would crank that ish and go sailing down the beltway like that was my song and I was in the video. 

Amy Winehouse
I came across Amy Winehouse while I was single and going through some things. Her bluesy songs spoke to me and I loved her hip hop body language and straight up real lyrics. While I was not surprised when she died, I was still sad. She was a great talent was a gorgeous big voice. I found this gem on YouTube right afterwards.

Freddie Mercury
I didn't really discover Queen until recent years. It was the tune Dont' Stop me Now from Shawn of the Dead that caught my attention but I always loved We Are the Champions (heard in Revenge of the Nerds). he had a wonderful voice and I am still only learning about him. Google created this creative lil tribute using one of my fave songs:

Introducing Spotify!

My co-worker just put me down with this (big ups to Kristen C.) and I downloaded it.

Basically, unlike Pandora where you have to pick a song to create a radio playlist, with Spotify, you can search for songs and listen to them...for free. Pretty much any song you can think of. AND for some, you can listen to the entire album. Create playlists and it will even pull files from your computer so you can play music with it to.

It uses a similar format as Apple but to my knowledge you can't purchase music on it. Just listen. Which is fine by me. Great way to hear whole tracks or an album before purchasing it.

Damn, music is getting so advanced. I love it! 

http://www.spotify.com

Best Obscure Madonna Songs

Yeah, yeah, yeah, well all know the big hits, Material Girl, Like a Virgin, Vogue, Borderline, whatever! But as I logged on to Spotify the other day (big up to Kristen C. for putting me down with it!) I searched for Madonna since I am currently reading a book about her and came across a bunch of unreleased songs that I used to adore.

See way back when I was an impressionable young teen, Madonna came out with the movie Truth or Dare and being too young to get it, I was determined to do so. When I finally did see it, I walked away thinking she was the coolest thing on earth and quickly became absorbed with her, her Like a Prayer and Immaculate Collection albums and her Blond Ambition tour that used to show on HBO ( I used to know every dance and song in the show). It was during this time, I used to wear out my lil cassette tapes.

So here are a few on my mind:

Keep it Together (Like a Prayer) - Sly & The family stone-esque, rich, soulful, hip bumping

Love Song duet with Prince (Like A Prayer) - bare backing beat, seductive and playful, I love her voice on this one.

More - (I'm Breathless) the wannabe show girl in me love to sing along to this one, 

Broadway-esque, fun, girly lyrics

Secret Garden - (Erotica) hip hop beat (love it), ultra mellow spoken-word lyrics with this softly sung chorus, (I wore this out!!!)

Loving the Big Band, Happy Sound of Squirrel Nut Zippers

Introduced to me by my hubby (like a lot of stuff), I instantly loved the sound of Squirrel Nut Zippers and their big band, throwback sound. Its my happy music. Its also quirky and goofy, just like me!


Soon as I put on the album, I was dancing. I was tapping my toes. I was smiling. I was feeling good. It just had that effect on me.


I defy you to listen to these songs and not feel good!

Make-out Song of the Moment: Dreamworld - Robin Thicke

I rediscovered this one while playing around on Pandora listening to a radio station created using Fitz & The Tantrums. And I am very taken with it.

Its moody and mellow and but I also like the dreamy lyrics particularly this one, in reference to his interracial marriage to beautiful black actress Paula Patton:

There would be no black and white, 
the world just treat my wife right,
We could walk down in Mississippi and no one would look at us twice.


*swoon*

My Faux Reality TV Show Theme Song

If I had a reality TV show that followed me around and exploited my daily exploits, I imagine the theme song would be something like this:



I think if captures the essence of my natural kooky, cartoony personality.

"Kielbasa sausage, your butt cheeks is warm"

If your not down, they're called Tenacious D, featuring my boy, Jack Black.


I love ya baby but all I can think about is
Kielbasa sausage, your butt cheeks is warm.
I check my dipstick, you need lubrication honey,
My kielbasa sausage has just got to perform.
Now get it on!

I see you walkin', but all I can think about is
Dianetics, your butt cheeks is warm.
I check my dipstick, you need lubrication honey,
My kielbasa sausage has just got to perform.
Now I've been set loose-ah,
I'm shooting my juice-ah,
Right in your caboose.
Now fuckin' get it on!
Now get it on.
Get it on!

Dianetics cure ya much better than Krishna,
Dianetics cure ya much better indeed,
And all you people here you're tremendous,
(Except the people in the middle),
And you're smokin' up a big-ass bowl of weed
With me, me and KG.
All right!
Oh yeah,
All right! Oh my God!
All the ladies in the house say yeah (yeah),
C'mon, you muthafucka say a prayer (prayer),
When ya fight, ya gotsta fight fair,
You muthafucka, ho, you muthafucka,
You know what time it is?
Tenacious D time, you muthafucka, go!
Fuck yeah!
Yeah, yeah!

[spoken]
Dude, that was TNT. 

The Explosive Ms. Jessie J

Months ago, I was half watching SNL and nodding off. It  the week a singer unknown to me was to appear.


I fell sleep before her performance but was soon awakened by this noise, a high pitched sound really and lots of horns. The sheer volume of this chick's belting woke me up and formed me to wipe the crust from my eye to see what the hell was going on.


This girl with the sharp, black hair was on the floor, hands out to her sides with fingers all spread out that she was  having al all out tantrum. This girl in her tiny little Lady Gaga-esque one-piece was on the stage like she was possessed. The girl was SANGING!! I mean she tore it up!!!! By the time the show ended, I was wide awake still thinking 'who the hell was that?'. The next day, I looked for a clip of the show and posted it on my Facebook.


Jessie J is her name and her voice is SERIOUS. Her range AMAZING. But her album was not out yet and I had to wait to download the goods.

This is the SNL performance:


I can't even get into her vocal prowess, the vocal stuttering, the pure insanity that comes out of her mouth. If you appreciate big voices dripping with soul and sputtering runs, then you have to experience Jessie J:



Let me know what ya think.