I’ll Never Find Another You
Friday, October 5th, 2007There is always someone
For each of us they say
And you’ll be my someone
For ever and a day
I could search the whole world over
Until my life is through
But I know I’ll never find another you
Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
You Don’t Own Me
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007Before yesterday, I knew one song by Lesley Gore, “It’s My Party” (and that was mainly because it was covered by Barbara Gaskin and Dave Stewart in the 80s) and it has commonplace boo-hoo lyrics like “I’ll Cry Instead”. So I wasn’t impressed when on The T.A.M.I. Show from 1964 she first sang “Maybe I Know” with the lyrics:
Maybe I know that he’s been a cheating
Maybe I know that he’s been untrue
But what can I do?
but the next song “You Don’t Own Me” was a revelation (and a real grower).
You don’t own me, I’m not just one of your many toys
You don’t own me, don’t say I can’t go with other boysAnd don’t tell me what to do
And don’t tell me what to say
And please, when I go out with you
Don’t put me on display, ’causeYou don’t own me, don’t try to change me in any way
You don’t own me, don’t tie me down ’cause I’d never stayOh, I don’t tell you what to say
I don’t tell you what to do
So just let me be myself
That’s all I ask of youI’m young and I love to be young
I’m free and I love to be free
To live my life the way I want
To say and do whatever I please
Written by John Madara and David White.
“You’re going to lose a good thing”
Thursday, September 27th, 2007Reparata & The Delrons - Captain Of Your Ship
I am lucky that sometimes I get to watch things at work that some people watch for pleasure. Working through a compilation of pop songs taken from various programmes of the 60s, 70s and 80s, it was with great delight that I came across this gem. I vaguely knew the song but it was this delightful, albeit lip-synced, rendition that made me go wow!
Reparata & the Delrons were never really famous like the Shangri-Las and this wasn’t even a hit in the USA but it was a top twenty success over here in 1968. 1968! It sounds more like a song from the late 70s.
It was sampled by Betty Boo for her pop classic from 1990, “Doin’ the Do“. Watch out for the superb use of the “you’re” from the line “You’re going to lose a good thing”.
Basking in reflected glory
Monday, August 27th, 2007I highly recommend a very readable book by David Jennings called Net, Blogs and Rock ‘n’ Roll. It is a look at how people use the Internet to listen to music, to find new music and to make new friends.
Andy, my husband/partner/spouse, gets a mention several times including a chapter that begins with his name. I’m feeling warm from all that glory. Seriously, he should be proud of what he has done over the years, I know that I am. David has posted this rather wonderful post profiling Andy and A Head Full of Wishes.
A visit to the Dome
Saturday, July 28th, 2007Aimee Mann at Indigo2
The Dome was a mass of humanity particularly along Entertainment Avenue. It was like Blade Runner but without the rain: thoroughly depressing. The Scissor Sisters were also playing in the Arena and there was a disappointing lack of outrageous clothing and campiness.
Aimee Mann was as accomplished as all the live performances I have downloaded suggested she would be. She was pleasantly rude about Posh and Becks, charmingly forgot her lyrics and concluded with the “I have never played this live before”, Superball. The sound was superb and yet the venue was lifeless. It might have been different in the stalls but up in gods it was lacking in any atmosphere. There was no excitement, no anticipation, no squeals of recognition when a song began, just polite applause. There is no way I’d go there again. No amount of being able to see properly makes up for the thrill of feeling the atmosphere of Espers at the Bush Hall even though I couldn’t see Meg and Helena at all.
So sadly, the highlight of my evening wasn’t Aimee but the journey back to Waterloo on a catamaran. It was drizzling, it was chilly, it was fabulous: racing down the Thames watching commerce and history go by. The boat was full to capacity and buzzing with excitement unlike the O2.
Tara vid
Saturday, June 30th, 2007A cool video of Tara (Amber Benson) made cooler with a song by Mirah:
Made and uploaded by nullasalus.
Glastonbury 2007
Sunday, June 24th, 2007Here is a list of artists that I caught at least twenty seconds of who performed over the past couple of days: John Fogerty, Björk, Amy Winehouse, Babyshambles, Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Bat for Lashes, The Killers, The Kooks, Klaxons, Iggy Pop, Dirty Pretty Things, The Fratellis, Maxïmo Park, The Pigeon Detectives, Buffy Biffy Clyro, Lily Allen, Editors, Get Cape.Wear Cape.Fly.
With the notable exceptions of Björk, Bat for Lashes (who are is now my new favourite band artist) and that one song by Lily Allen (because the one after Smile sounded, as Andy said, like Chas and Dave) there were all boring.
Andy said you aren’t being fair all you are doing is looking at the stage band to see if there any women there and dismissing the band if there aren’t. I was silent for a moment and then said but that’s maybe the point: they are all men. (I know, not Amy Winehouse.)
Obviously, not all music made by men is boring (duh) but the vast majority of music they show from Glastonbury is dull guitar rock with dreary vocals: 6 Music come alive (if that isn’t a tautology).
I’m being unfair and showing my prejudices but it is so boring.
Sirens’ Muse is a corrective that really made me feel that there is a heaven: Paula Frazer, Baird, Espvall & Kraus, Neko Case, Juliet Turner, Aimee Mann, Coach Said Not To, Shannon Wright, Joan as Police Woman, Tori Amos, Throwing Muses, Mirah, etc
Jodie Foster, chanteuse
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007This made my day: the post is funny and Jodie is just so…
