This song is by the Italian band Vanilla Sky. It is a cover song to Rhianna’s wonderful song Umbrella. I’m not into pop music but I do have a lot of respect for Rhianna, I think she is an amazing singer. There were so many covers done to this song but this is definitely my favourite. I’ve also added the cover by Manic Street Preachers which is very good as well. Btw they have made a really cool cover for “Just Dance” by Lady Gaga as well.
Apparently when this song reached number 1 in the UK , Ireland & New Zealand the weather became really bad, storms and rainfall and flooding everywhere. The UK media blamed it on the song and referred to it as “Rhianna’s Curse”. They have also blamed it on the fact that the video was shot on Friday 13th. Quite silly isn’t it? Everybody knows that the weather in UK, Ireland and NZ is crap anyway. Why blame Rhianna’s for it? I personally can’t stand the winter, I hate it when it rains, and I always manage to break my umbrella no matter how expensive it is, it always breaks and I end up holding something that supposed to look like umbrella but doesn’t really do the job! Check out this cold weather song...
This song is by the Germen Rock band Reamonn. It’s an awesome song. Their lead singer Rea Garvey is actually Irish that moved to Germany. But this information has nothing to do with anything!
I think this song is about a girl pretending to be so strong and independent and scared to open up to her man because she scared to be perceived as weak, she keeps telling him that she is a Supergirl and she doesn’t show her true feelings. I’m not a Supergirl and I’m pretty proud of it. I often share my feelings with my hubby because he is there to protect me and take care of me and this is an important part of being in a good relationship. I think you always need someone else to balance you and to complete you. I agree that there situations in life that you need to deal with issues on your own, so I don’t cry on my Hubby’s shoulder all the time – he would probably argue on what I just wrote since he thinks I’m quite a whinger! Anyway, I believe it’s healthy to show your weaknesses and it’s even better to have someone beside you to share your emotions and it’s OK not to be a Supergirl or a superman all the time. We are only human and we all just want to be loved and the best way to accept love is to unveil all masks. Check out this super song...
This next song is by Pulp. It is such a cool song and a cool video clip. They are quite a cool band. Their music style is quite similar to Blur, Suede, oasis and the rest of the Britpop movement.
This song talks about a guy that is in love with his friend and dying to know what it would be like to meet her again when they are much older. My friend and I made a pact to meet again on the 24/1/2000 in a place we used to call the “Magic Square” , we named it this way because it used to be our meeting area where we use to chat and smoke cigarettes and it was a cubic structure that was in front of a building area. It was just a place where we could be alone and do whatever we liked without anyone to watch us. The 24/01 is a birthday of another good friend of ours. We have decided on this date because we have ruined her 16 birthday. We have decided from this day onward that this will be the most important day of our lives. We didn’t mean to ruin it for her but we accidently did and we felt sorry for it for a long period. That was back in 1993 before this song was released. When I heard this song for the first time, I thought it was quite ironic that it talks about the same subject except that my friend was a girl and we just wanted to meet again to see how we turned out and what has changed in our life. She got married in 1998. We got together again on my wedding day in 2007. I’ve reminded her of our secret pact; we both wondered why we never kept this pact. Check out this gorgeous song...
The song tells the story of a narrator falling for a childhood friend called Deborah, who is more popular than he is and wondering what it would be like to meet again when they are older. The song is based on true events. Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker said "the only bit that isn't true is the woodchip wallpaper." (Wikipedia – Disco 2000)
This song is by joy division. It’s another band that had a really short career due to the death of their lead singer Ian Curtis that committed suicide in 1980. This is their most famous song; I don’t think I know any of their other songs. In 1980 the remaining of the group formed a new band called “New Order”. This song was covered by so many famous artists, among them are: The Cure, U2 , Fall Out Boy , Thom Yorke and many more. It is quite a depressing song about love that gone wrong. Well, Ian Curtis was obviously not a happy man, that’s why he took his own life. I think it’s a great song! Check out all the different covers...
It is one of the few songs in which singer Ian Curtis played guitar (albeit somewhat minimally). The lyrics ostensibly reflect the problems in Ian Curtis's marriage to Deborah Curtis, as well as his general frame of mind in the time leading up to his suicide in May 1980. Deborah Curtis had the phrase "Love Will Tear Us Apart" inscribed on Ian Curtis's memorial stone (Wikipedia – Love will tear us apart)
This song is by Soundgarden. It is from “Singles” movie soundtrack which I love very much – the movie is pure crap! This is the best song from this album. It completely blows my mind.
This is an ode to my beautiful new guitar. My hubby bought it for me a few days ago .I’ve received it on Friday night , excellent timing because I had the entire weekend to practice on it and so I did along with my Hubby that taught me some new tricks and we even played together for a few hours. I enjoyed our sessions very much. I’m just wondering why I haven’t started playing years and years ago when I was a teenager. Instead of wondering in the streets doing basically nothing I could have spent my time playing the guitar and making music. Of course it’s never too late to pursue your dreams and passions. I bet I’ll be a really good guitar player by the time I reach my 80th birthday ; ) It’s the first time I actually listen to someone else and implementing playing technics. ever since I was a little girl I always tried to teach myself new things and find my own way of doing things , I never really listened in class , at work or even when I studied at college. But for the first time I actually listen and concentrate, it is exhausting but I gain a lot from it. Check out this wonderful song that I’ve dedicated to my new guitar…
Link to my previous post on Soundgarden:Rusty Cage
This song is by Beastie Boys. Such a cool song, I love it. The music in this song is just awesome and I already told you I’m not into hip hop music but these boys are quite cool and they make the kind of noise that I like. When this song came out in 1994, I couldn’t stop listening to it! I’m not sure what this song is about and I couldn’t really find the meaning anywhere. They do mention the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974. Maybe it is just a metaphor to all of the government conspiracy theories out there. Not really sure but I read in songfacts that this song was an instrumental only and the vocals were added two weeks before the album was completed so maybe there isn’t any meaning to the lyrics after all. Check this really awesome song... Link to the song: Sabotage Beastie Boys
This song is by Gorillaz. What a great song. I remember when I first heard it; my hubby introduced this band to me. We used to drive in the car and sing along this song. My favourite part is the “La La La La La...” it was a great musical project created by Damon Albarn from Blur and British Cartoonist Jamie Hewlett back in 1998.
I think this song talks about trying to stay cool and popular by buying all the trendy accessories’ and not expressing yourself fully. I’ve never been one for trends. While some of my girlfriends were half naked I chose to wear all black and Dr Martens shoes for a long period. Didn’t really care what other people thought of me. I loved my clothes and the music that I chose to listen to. Be whatever you want to be, do not copy others, and find your own path. That’s what this song is all about. BTW I miss my Doc Marten very much. I think I’m going to get me another pair. Check out this cool song...
Here is a comment from songfacts: “this song is about brainkess idiots who follow trends and have no idividuallity. pop or popular who get the new cool shoes and dont know why theyre cool. “
This next song is by Garbage. Does anyone remember them? I was so impressed when they have released their first “Garbage” album back in 1995. I heard a few songs on the radio and bought their album straight after. I’m usually not a fan of girls in a band but I think Shirley Manson is a great vocalist.
This song is actually from their second album, I think it’s their best one. This song is probably about having a crush on a boy and playing it hard to get while you know you really want him but you pretend you don’t. I think every girl acted like that at least once in her life. I’m not really good at pretend, when I want something I’m quite obvious about it ;) check out this really cool song...
This song is by OK GO. This is the most amazing video clip I’ve ever seen in my life. I have no idea how much practice they had to go through for shooting this video. I can imagine that a lot. My hubby showed me this video. we both love it very much. I think it’s very creative.
This song is about a one night stand that turns into the love of your life life. That’s definitely the story of how I’ve met my hubby. It was supposed to be just a fling because my hubby was quite a player back in the days and it ended up being the greatest love of my life. Funny how things work out in life...“Just when you think you're in control, just when you think you've got a hold, just when you get on a roll” watch this amazing video and song...
This song is about the morning after a one-night-stand and realizing you're falling in love with that person. The band compared it to falling out of a window thinking, "this isn't good but it could be fun!" Lead singer, Damian Kulash, claims this happened to him once and he married her!
This song is by the Scottish group Franz Ferdinand. It is such a cool song. I love it very much. The music is just awesome! The video clip is quite surreal, it’s very nice. The guitars in this song are awesome!
This song talks about the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo; he was the royal prince of Austria-Hungary. This act led to the beginning of World War I. He was very much in love with his wife Sophie and his last words to her were: “Don’t die darling live for our children” unfortunately both passed away straight after. In the song he basically says that he has nothing to live for if she is dead. The lyrics are quite sad for such a funky song. Weird combination but I like it! Check it out anyway...
This song is about a sniper. The lyrics begin "So if you're lonely, you know I'm here waiting for you. I'm just a crosshair, I'm just a shot away from you."
The single release of "Take Me Out" came with the B-side, "All for You, Sophia", based on the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, whose name was Sophie, not Sophia. The band chose the name Sophia rather than Sophie to give the song a better ring. (Wikipedia – Take Me Out)
