Last week on 3/25 I woke up with this song in my head. I had never seen the video before then and I think Shirley Manson is some combination of hot and scary that appeals to me. She seems like the kind of person who corrupt ’sweet little innocent me’ and I would be corrupted willingly.
My listening to Garbage 24/7 days are over though. I was a little obsessed when I first started listening to them. Listening to this bonus song of the day now I still feel like I just want to take my whole collection of Garbage and put it on shuffle.
This song of the day makes me want to leave all the things that burden me. Start over. Be free. Truth be told, many of my burdens are internal and not easily left behind. I suppose there is my day job, but leaving it would just require another day job. I guess I will stay where I am and only drive to Chicago to visit.
It is a beautiful song though, and his style is so unique and refreshing.
This is my bonus song of the day from the closing credits of Moulin Rouge. When I first heard this I was very impressed and left wanting for more, but thus far there has been little I have heard similar to this sort of “industrial orchestral” sound. I love the two beat feeling created by the percussion, the way it speeds up as it progresses, and the build to the climax. Brilliant!
Unfortunately I cannot even find anything else composed by Steve Sharples. Googling produces 5,000,000 links to this song and nothing else. He is a ghost. If anyone knows of anything else composed by Steve Sharples, please let me know via the comments below.
I don’t know about kissing Valentino, but the alarm was a bit jarring this morning and this song had my feet tapping before I could drag myself out of bed. Once you start to sing it, it is hard to stop. You almost have to think of some other more catchy tune to make it stop (if that is what you want).
This is the sort of song I love to play when work is inevitable, and otherwise, I’d rather not think about the fact my weekend is over and I am staring at what will inevitably be another very very busy work week.
I’ve decided rather than ignore all my previous MSotD songs from before I started this blog, I would list them as the “Bonus Song of the Day” starting with 3/27/2009 and going backwards to the beginning. Then those songs would still have a place on my blog.
Friday 3/27 was the day I decided facebook was not going to work for me anymore, hence this song from God Lives Underwater. A lot of people have an album or song they play when they are pissed. For me God Lives Underwater’s “Empty” is that album, and “All Wrong” is that song. Even though it sounds tame compared to some newer bands, it cranking it still gets a surprised or disdainful look from most people.
I woke up with this song in my head. I know why. It was on the radio yesterday. It is funny how Death Cab for Cutie can make a topic that could easily be found in a song by The Cure, Sarah McLachlan, or perhaps some emo band, and make it sound almost innocuous and emotionally detached in comparison.
To everyone out there looking for love, do yourself a favor an just stop. You’re unlikely to find love online, in a bar, or anyplace else that you are ‘looking for it’. Do activities you like to do out in the world. Hang out with friends and friends of friends. Meet your neighbors (not to search for love but because you should anyway). Perhaps if you’re lucky you’ll meet someone.
Although today is the first day of this blog, I have been posting “my song of the day” for several weeks on facebook. I had to leave facebook though. It became too much of a performance and social obligation. Just because we were friends once upon a time doesn’t mean I want to be friends now. Some ships have sailed never to return. Also I felt like I might as well be doing a sad little dance in front of everyone I’ve ever known. Perhaps if facebook provided more whitelisting, blacklisting and grouping privacy functions I’d consider reactivating my account. Very frustrating!
With that said, “Born of Frustration” seems like the perfect song for this new blog of mine. I love music and I have enjoyed sharing the songs stuck in my head with my friends. My friends will miss out now unless they happen upon this blog, but selfishly I will post them out to the world for my own satisfaction (and hopefully yours).
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