Music Monday – “Hallelujah”

I think the first time I was exposed to this song, sadly, was while watching “Shrek”. The next time I really noticed it was when KD Lang sang it during the Winter Olympics. Then, somehow, it left my radar again.

It came back on my radar again, and I realized I needed this song – and then realized there are dozens of covers of it as well. It was originally by Leonard Cohen – which is a much more bluesy feeling song than the covers I’ve been exposed to. The Jeff Buckley cover seems to be very popular version, one that the newer ones seemed to be based off of. There’s even a cover of it by Bon Jovi. The one from “Shrek” is performed by Rufus Wainwright, in case you were wondering.

But the version I went with was Kate Voegele’s – the simplicity of the guitar and the fact that her version’s in my range sold it to me. You know, usually, I’m not big on covers of songs – but with this one, it makes sense that someone who loves to sing would want to cover it. And this way, a person can find their favorite version, like I did.

Jan 20 2012

Happy Feet!

No, not the penguin movie that Maura loves and I’m certain has undertones of anti-religious establishment (why do all the old penguins sound like angry Scottish ministers?)

I’m talking about Kermit the Frog here and his happy feet.

There’s a commercial on tv here for some product that comes on about once an hour it seems. I have no clue what the commercial is advertising, but the musical track is Kermit singing “Happy Feet”. Maura loves this commercial for the song, and will dance to it (which is probably why I never notice what they’re trying to sell me.) I love Kermit the Frog, so have found myself singing this song in my head.

And then I thought “Why should I be the only one with this song in my head?”

So with the Power of YouTube, I can put this earworm into everyone’s heads! Woohoo! It’s okay, it’s Kermit and the Muppet Show. It’s all kinds of good.

Jan 9 2012

Music Monday and Such

It’s Monday. Who needs a song to get them moving today? Well, Train (one of my favorite bands) has a new song coming out tomorrow, and it’s out on their site now, so check it out!

Train – Drive By

If you check out other “Music Monday” selections, you’ll find a bit of Train in there. Josh called it once, when describing why our musical tastes are so different. Josh loves a good beat. The more bass the better in his world. But I like good lyrics. I do like a good tune, something to dance or jump around to, but I love good lyrics. I like a song with a soul. Train delivers that for me.

Meanwhile, in our world, the craziness of Christmas holidays are over. The kids have all gone back to school, Josh has gone back to work, and I’m here, alone, in my house. Just me, the puppy, and a huge mound of laundry to keep me company.

Zoey the Puppy has been keeping me busy all morning – she tries gnawing on things like the puppy she is, I stop her. She sneaks upstairs, I get her back downstairs. She wants out, I let her out, then back in, then out, then in again. It is a bit like having a toddler, except Zoey can’t scream “NOOOO!” at me and I can legally lock her in a cage.

The one thing I’m noticing about her is her eyes. Because she’s a blue merle collie, she has one blue eye and one brown eye. And I swear, those eyes tell different stories.

The brown eye is the happy-go-lucky good puppy eye. The blue eye though shows her disdain for the rules, her intelligence mocking us.

The brown eye says “Oh, look at me! I’m a cute little puppy! Pet me! Rub my tummy!”

Meanwhile, the blue eye is saying “That’s right, bend to my will slave. I will own you!”

Or maybe I need to just interact with more humans today.