Kings of Robyn
I love Robyn. I love Kings of Leon. Here is some ven diagram intersection:
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Dance like your putting it on youtube
I love Robyn and here is another excuse to post about her. A co-worker mentioned the ridiculous dancing and get-up of the actual video to Call Your Girlfriend is only matched by Taran Killam’s re-enactment of it in a tiny SNL office at 4am in the morning. Watch the original or the side-by-side below:
State of the… ipod
Its been awhile since I did an Austin-length post, so here one is:
The last two years, I have reset all the plays on the ol’ ipod just to see what I’ve been listening to over the year. What I thought might have been a Robyn song or Austin’s fav Gone by Kanye was actually a list featuring the songs (1) Erase Me by Kid Cudi, (2) Forever in Blue Jeans by Neil, (3) Rockin Pneumonia by Johnny Rivers, Roger Miller’s (4)You Can’t Rollerskate in a buffalo herd and (5)Chug-a-lug, Mumford and Sons (6)The Cave and (7)Little Lion Man, (8)Plastic Jesus sung by Paul Newman, (9)Angel from Montgomery by Bonnie Raitt and (10)King of Spain by Tallest Man on Earth. (in case anyone cared).
Continuing the discussion about samples, particularly Otis Redding samples in rap songs, Soul-Sides has a nice post worth reading/listening.
Mike recommended a band, The Alabama Shakes, I had pretty much passed over till he showed me this hit, Hold On. You can listen to the rest of their ep at their bandcamp page.
With a recent Father/Daughter dance worth of top 40 jams in the ipod, here are some favorites that have gotten some repeat plays outside of the dance: Stronger by Kelly Clarkson, Honey Bee by Blake Shelton, Love You Like a Love Song by Selena Gomez and the Scene and T.H.E.(The Hardest Ever) by Will.I.Am.
Flo Rida’s Good Feeling might be on that last list too, but it definitely got a bump since Etta James is no longer with us. Something’s Got a Hold On Me is a jam, but nothing compares to Ellen’s fav In The Basement.
Not much else that I can think of, other than if you like The Kills or The Velvet Underground, this cover of Pale Blue Eyes is pretty good. This song has pretty awful lyrics, but the Martians vs. Aliens beat is stuck in my head.
Smörgåsbord
Can’t find that much interesting stuff, so I thought I would do a bunch of stuff:
- Rob McElhenney gained 50 pounds. Not for any reason other than thinking it would be hilarious if Mac on It’s Always Sunny was now fat.
- Samuel Jackson singing Stack-O-Lee in Black Snake Moan is great, Sam Jackson reading a children’s book called “Go The Fuck To Sleep” is mind-blowing. Get it for free for a limited time from amazon/audible. A shark ate him.
- Did you know it isn’t Tom Hank’s voice on any of the Woody toys or games?
- I though this Ferris Bueller’s Last Day Off video was pretty funny.
- This site put up a collection of Weird Al polkas. Those polkas were my introduction to popular music.
- Disco saves lives: a weird PSA; weird like it should be the last sketch of a SNL.
- This is my new jam from Robyn. Maybe because the video reminds me of an awesome Darkness video (also has girlfriend in the title).
Are you a God?
Despite looking like a Norwegian Gozer the Gozarian, Robyn has really grown on me. Though quite different from another favorite song from her, Konichiwa, Bitches, the song Dancing On My Own would be on a personal Top Songs Of The Year list, if I did one of those. You can watch the original video, or just see her perform it at the Nobel Peace Prize concert (cause thats real and not made up!?!): (its the second song)