So, I love musicals, whether it's Broadway or just a box office musical. They're amazing and perfect for singing in your car so you can pretend you're on Broadway. And I love Grease. I must admit, I'll watch the whole movie just to see the last ten minutes when Sandy goes all bad ass chick and sings this song with Danny. It's a classic. So, naturally I love the song. But as I was watching So You Think You Can Dance last week, one of the dancers did their solo to this cover, and I must say, it's fabulous and rivals the original. Actually, I'll find a lot of fabulous covers just by watching this show. Sometimes, I'll even rewind the show in Tivo to see the name of the song I just heard and will jot it down on paper or in my phone, so I can purchase it later. Hey, it's a small price to pay to have an extensive and eclectic music collection :)
Friday, July 29, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
I Can't Stop Partying, Partying
Bahahaha! Post title is lyrics to a Weezer song, which is fantastic by the way. But these are the lyrics that I seem to think of when I see the name of the today's song:
Heard this song in the movie trailer for Shark Night (which btw, I can't decide if I want to see. On one hand, a shark movie in 3D could be pretty sweet, but on the other hand, it's been done before. Once you've seen one shark movie, you've seen them all essentially. Hmm...) Anyways, I started jamming out to the song during the movie trailer. Oddly thought the song was by Cobra Starship, which clearly it is not ,and I was foolish to think this. Looked it up when I got home, and viola...it's Sean Kingston. Strangely enough, I'm not a huge Sean Kingston Fan, but this song is pretty catchy and upbeat. Gotta love a good dance tune :)
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
New Favorite!!!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Throwback Thursday:
I actually don't recall this song from back in the day. But I heard it on Spring Break and fell in love. And then when I got home from school one day, the song was playing on our 90s music channel on cable. Guess, it is a classic then. Either way, love it!
Edit: "When I got home from school?!?!?!" What am I 12? Technically it was from school, but to make myself sound like the whole 23 years old I am, what I had meant to say was "when I got home from class." Ah, much better!
Edit: "When I got home from school?!?!?!" What am I 12? Technically it was from school, but to make myself sound like the whole 23 years old I am, what I had meant to say was "when I got home from class." Ah, much better!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
An Oldie
So, today's song is kinda old. I've had it for at least 3 years. But I wouldn't classify it as a throwback because for a song to be a throwback, it should be a song recognized by most people in my opinion. And I highly doubt this song has been discovered by many. Anyways, I heard it on the way to work this morning and remembered how much I love it. Sometimes it's good to have a slow, mellow, song to reflect on. So enjoy:
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Two For Tuesday
So given that I had been slacking last week, to make up for my lack of posts, I've decided to post two songs today. And they have a common theme: Hip-Hop/R&B. I'm not a huge fan of such genres and I've rarely dedicated space to them in my blog. I predominately stick to Pop/Pop-Rock or covers that fall into these categories. But, I've found myself the fan of two songs that I normally wouldn't listen to:
I heard this song when I found myself in an unlikely/awkward predicament with some friends. So, with nothing better to do, I listened to the song and oddly liked it. It's got some pretty random beats in that are fun. And as told to me from the original DJ of this song: Wait for the female rapper at the end. She's ferocious.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Special Cover of the Week
I know, I know. I've been slacking on this Song of the Day blog. For once, I've actually been pretty busy at work. So, to make up for my slacking and having missed Friday's Cover of the Week, I've decided to post it today in a special edition. So without further delay, today's song of the day/cover of the week is:
I love when pop/hip-hop/r&b songs are turned into slower acoustic versions. It's pretty sweet. And I may like this version more than the original, which is a great feat for This Century considering I love M.I.A.'s version.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Hump Day!!!
It's hump day!!! Which means, only two more days to go before the weekend. Heck yes!! So what better way to celebrate than with an upbeat, make you wanna dance, song of the day:
Love it!!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Throwback Tuesday
A friend suggested that I occassionally include throwbacks in my blogs as songs of the day. So, I had decided on this one song (that will be named at a later occassion), but on the way to work today my iPod decided to play a different tune, one which is extremely hard to get out of your head, so I decided it would be appropiate to name it as song of the day:
It's been covered a lot by different people but I'm pretty sure this is the original one. And it's way throwback, throwback, but it's so catchy, you can't help but sing along and bop with the music :)
Monday, July 11, 2011
Free Music!!!
In conjunction with iTunes Discovery of the Week, today's song is:
Saw it last week, downloaded it and loved it. It's currently free on iTunes. I think it lasts til tomorrow so hurry :)
Friday, July 8, 2011
It's A Michael Jackson Kinda Day
I woke up this morning singing "Man in the Mirror." It's an amazing song. Listened to it on the way to work and "Hold My Hand," featuring Akon...another amazing song. Which only seems to mean that it's a Michael Jackson song kind of day. So, why not keep a theme going and make today's Cover of the Week...
So, not technically a Michael Jackson song, but the Jackson 5 wouldn't have been nearly as popular without Michael. And Colbie Caillat does this song amazing justice. By far one of the best Jackson 5 covers!
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Behind the Curve
I generally pride myself in being up to date in music - discovering the Top 100 songs before they are played on the radio or finding great songs by great bands that no one has ever heard of. But, apparently, I've been behind the curve some. I heard this song this past weekend, jotted down the lyrics, and looked it up last night. I told a friend about this song and their response: "I've had this song for years." Turns out that this song was released at least 4 years ago. Gah!! I could've been listing to this song, all this time. Geez! But, the important thing is I have it now, and despite it being so old, I'm sharing it because if I haven't come across it, a great majority of others probably hasn't either. So without further delay, today's song is:
I do believe this may replace my current new favorite "Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People. Hmmmm....
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
A Summer Anthem:
Eh, it's already been featured on the radio, but I LOVE it and don't think think it's nearly popular enough. Listen to lyrics. It's definitely a summer anthem/favorite.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Hot Chelllllle Raaaaaaeeeee!!!
I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday weekend. After a much needed break, I'm back with new songs and July's favorites. Today's discovery...
I absolutely love their song "Tonight, Tonight." It's such a feel good song. But, since that song is already on the radio, it's not much a new discovery. But since it's soooooo amazing, I felt the need to share other songs by Hot Chelle Rae. I discovered this song last summer and fell in love with it. I'm pretty excited about the other songs that this band will be producing.
P.S. It's a lot of fun to shout their name out, hence the inspiration behind the post's name.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Happy Friday!!!
I have officially decided to make Fridays the "Cover of the Week" day. There are so many covers out there by amazing up and coming bands, it's hard not to share with others. And in honor of The Voice's cover of "Man in the Mirror" by Adam and Javier, I've decided that today's cover is...
Adam and Javier did a good job, but this version is absolutely perfect. It's hard to beat Michael Jackson, but I think this cover holds its own. And the original song is so amazing, that I usually end up putting this song on repeat on my iPod :)
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