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Day 30 - Your favourite song from this time last year.
Last year? I can barely remember last week never mind last year! Again, I can't say that this was my favourite due to not having one fave song. However, I do recall that it was last summer/autumn that I bought the album "Some nights" by Fun! and around this time of year I was listening to the album quite a bit.
Nate has a great voice and the energy that the band put into their live gigs is right up there at the top of the scale. I saw them over in Leeds and had a brilliant time at the gig, their live sound being (in my opinion) better than the production on the album. They seemed to genuinely have a really good time on stage and put everything into the gig.
They have had a few chart hits over here so I am not going with the obvious choices of "we are young" or the album title track "some nights" although they are both good songs. My choice; simple, stripped back and acoustic but full of passion. I hope you enjoy it :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9PiLdjmR0w
So, this is the last day of the challenge as it was set...if you have read through all of my comments and listened to all of the music in all of the 30 days of my Music Challenge Blog, then thank you very much for your time, I can only hope that you have found one song that is either new to you or that you have revisited and enjoyed. Come and talk music with me sometime :)
Stella x
Day 29 - a song from your childhood.
Apart from the usual childrens songs, my childhood was filled with music from the 60's/70's, welsh male voice choirs, country music and Mr Cash - quite a mix! This has long been a fave of mine and takes me directly to some special memories with my mum.
Legend. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7K4jH7NqUw
Enjoy x
Day 28 - A song that makes you feel guilty.
This. No explanation, listen to the words. It's nothing to do with the movie.
Day 27 - A song that you wished you could play on an instrument
I wish with every part of me that I was talented enough to play/compose like this guy can. This is probably my fave piece of his...a beautiful piece. It is my aim, when I have some time, to at least get a little bit closer to being able to play this. I present Giovanni Allevi with Secret Love.
I really hope you enjoy this as much as I do
Day 26 - A song that you can play on an instrument
I used to play the flute and piano, to some degree I still can but certainly not as well as I used to! I'm not sure how I would go on now....but there was a time when I could play this on either of those two instruments. I think now I might be limited to chopsticks and twinkle twinkle!! hahaha
Try and stay awake... :)
Day 25 - a song that makes you laugh. There are very few in this category but this one sprang to mind as one that I actually did laugh out loud to when I first heard it. It's also the right time of year for this.. come on heee haw with me :)
Day 24 - A song that you want to be played at your funeral.
Well that's not an easy one. Firstly, if I have karked it then I won't actually care about what is played at my funeral because I'm not going to be around to enjoy it!
I suppose I could leave instructions for various tunes to be played but I'm not sure that my music taste would be appreciated by everyone. I could have some fun with those instructions.. "Living in a Box", "we didn't start the fire", "underground" just for starters...hehehehe. Whatever music is played when I've gone is more for those folk who are still alive and it is for them to take what ever comfort they want/can from the music choices.
I quite like this, its simple, it's lovely...it's actually a mash up of two songs... but it really is (despite all the crap that goes on in life) a wonderful world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1bFr2SWP1I
Enjoy
Stella x
Day 23 - A song that you want payed at your wedding. hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...oh hang on let me catch my breath...hahahahahahahaha I can't ever imagine getting married in the future so this is not really an appropriate question. However, I will play along with the game and pick a song ;)
I've photographed upwards of 50+ weddings so I've heard one or two "wedding songs" in my time! Some have been rather strange choices, some very personal to the bride and groom, others all soft and romantic and then there are the out and out crazy choices. This would probably raise a few eyebrows with any oldies at a wedding - but who cares about that?!
Apart from having a great sax part in this song, I think this song says exactly how I would want any groom to feel about me - and not just on a wedding day but for many years after (and I assume other girls feel the same?!)
Day 22 - a song that you listen to when you are happy.
Well, that's rather wide open given that I'm happy for the vast majority of the time that I'm listening to music!
This band has been one of the "bands of the summer" featuring at many of the UK festivals. They also undertook a small headline tour of their own with the rather good Langhorne slim and the Law as their support act. The gig I saw them at was at a venue holding less than 1000 people and it was a gig I was lucky enough to watch from the front row. I came away from the gig happy and with a general sense of things being ok with the world. They are on my list to see again, but I know I won't be lucky enough with my gig spot next time! This song has appeared in commercials, tv shows and has been all over the radio this summer so some of you UK folk might be sick of it by now however I don't think you can be anything but happy when listening to the album. So get on your feet, wiggle your bum, dance with me and enjoy some happy music!
Day 21 - A song that you listen to when you are sad.
Unlike the "angry" choice at day 20 I do have some "go-to" songs when I'm not feeling so chirpy. I nearly went for 3am by Matchbox 20 which is one that gets played quite a bit however the one I've eventually gone for dates waaaay back to 1994. One of a few bands I saw live way back in the days of ripped jean shorts, DMs and crazy hair :) If you've not heard anything by AIC before, where have you been?!
Please listen all the way through...
