Crossposted with Lit.
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Possibly only Dana will "get" this, but I just listened to then end of the Les Miz 25th Anniversary concert, which made me nostalgic for the 10th anniversary concert. And I realized that Lea Salonga as Eponine and Lea Salonga as Fantine both sing the low part in the "Take my hand, and lead me to salvation" section. I am sure it was really because she is more comfortable with that part, but it seemed all interesting and meta.
I can imagine that rehearsal: "Look, I already know the harmony line. Anyone mind if I sing that and we move on?"
I have definitely had that conversation. "Don't make me learn a new part, don't make me learn a new part..."
Do we have any The Killers fans who might be able to tell me what the key albums are? (My niece has decided she like them.)
I'm no expert on the Killers, but the consensus better albums by them are Battle Born (most recent) and Day and Age.
But the first one, Hot Fuss, is also fantastic.
I love love loved Hot Fuss. Was lukewarm on the next two, haven't gotten the latest.
Thanks all!
Bjork's new video for 'Mutual Core' makes geology look downright perverted
This stunning new video for "Mutual Core" makes us wish we had Bjӧrk for a geology teacher. Buried waist-deep in sand and surrounded by dancing rocks, she schools us in the ways of seasonal shifts and the shuffling of tectonic plates. But as the Atlantic ridge drifts to counteract the distance between herself and the object of her desire, the sedimental layers are ruptured by the sexual tension, what results in an explosion of volcanic activity. Science has never been so sexy.
The video was directed by Andrew Thomas-Huang, and the song can be found on Bjӧrk's latest album, Biophilia.