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bossymarmalade) wrote2008-04-05 08:34 am
bossymarmalade) wrote2008-04-05 08:34 am
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all glory to the hypno-toad
I need to get started on my last paper of the term, so of course I'm procrastinating. Anyhow! Some links:
. amphibian ark - did you know tht 2008 is the Year of the Frog? Many of these wonderful amphibians have been put on the endangered list, prompting organizations to develop a stopgap conservation method: raise the froggies in captivity until their ecosystems are once again safe and able to sustain them. While you're at the page, be sure to check out the EDGE amphibians. My personal favourite is the purple frog, bless.
. werbung gegen realität - this site is in German, but it's pictures so I'm sure non-German speakers will still enjoy it. Click through the photostream to see the difference between the photos/pictures of food on the package and the contents inside! Hell, this photostream is worth it just to see the fascinating German food products. What I wouldn't give for kebabs-in-a-can or Currywurst!!
. becoming cary grant - an excellent, informative, and fond article that touches on a couple of Grant-related books dealing with his personal history, film work, and fashion sense. I really liked it.
Right-click download, please!
across the universe - i wanna hold your hand: I really loved this movie, and TV Carpio's dreamy version of this Beatles standard is unbelievable.
andy kim - rock me gently: if you don't love this song, there's something wrong with you.
creedence clearwater revival - the midnight special: CCR is the bomb, and some of their lesser-known songs are even better than the ones that got popular.
dean martin - that's amore: I don't think it's possible to sing this in anything other than a drunken slur. Wait, that's ALL of Deano's songs!
fiddler on the roof - if i were a rich man: the movie version, with Topol instead of that shrieky Zero Mostel. I will take a deep resonant voice over a high reedy one any day. Yes, I'm looking at you, Mister Timberlake.
frank sinatra - don't fence me in: I know it's the equivalent to saying you liked Alanis *before* she got all deep, but I love Frank's early years at Capitol and the breezy oh-so-Brooklyn way he sings. Like here, where he fucks up the words of the song. hee!
fred astaire - steppin' out: wow, it's nostalgia party around here, evidently. But in this song, more than any other, Fred's voice sounds exactly like the way he danced.
gene autry - red river valley: to be honest, I never knew all the verses until I found this recording! But I love the song.
great big sea - general taylor (live): the live version is a little more edgy and ragged than the studio version, which is much more suited to this song full of derision for a cowardly commanding officer.
hairspray - it takes two: okay, this song had all of two seconds in the movie, and it's total old-fashioned heteronormative slush, but I HEART IT SO MUCH.
johnny cash - cry cry cry: I adored this song from the very first second I heard it, and felt like I'd always known it. It's one of those kinds of songs.
just jack - lovefool: I don't know where the hell I got this song from, but the first time it came up on the playlist I swear I thought it was JC. ahahhaah!
justin timberlake - lovestoned (justice mix): I am still trying to wrap my head around this remix, because it's very dismantled into funky, shimmery '70s disco-porn ... but there's a discordance in the way that the music and the vocals are constantly off-beat with each other, and downright sinister in places. It's kind of like if Boogie Nights coalesced into a single song.
keither frank & the soileau zydeco band - three little birds: if loving zydeco covers of classic reggae songs is wrong, then hey I don't wanna be right.
keri & justin timberlake - headsprung: I finally found a full version! Whoo-hoo!
loo & placido - black beatles: this should be the standard by which all other mashups are measured. They made a couple of meh Beatles songs into PURE AWESOMOSITY with the addition of Ludacris and the BEP, which makes the whole affair even *more* improbable. And yet--!
mandy moore - umbrella: Yes, *that* "Umbrella". Although now I have to say that I am officially over the whole "earnest singer-songwriter version of wildly popular hip-hop/R&B/rock song" thing. Probably because I heard a fucking repulsive version of Sexyback by Corrine Bailey Rae, and the smug self-satisfaction oozing through the speakers made me want to eviscerate first her, then myself.
nerd - rockstar (remix): we had some good times, didn't we, Neptunes? I'll always remember you that way, doing the robot with La Timberlake at a European awards show.
snowpolice - every car you chase: another stellar mashup, this one of The Police's "Every Breath" and Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars".
the beatles - the end (anthology): I generally prefer lyrics to instrumentals, but you can hear John, Paul, and George trading off on guitar riffs here! How awesome is THAT?!?
the road to el dorado - it's tough to be a god: Lori drew Tulio and Miguel in Indian clothes the other day and it left me with a burning desire to watch this movie. hee!
the simpsons - happy the way we are: when the Simpson family finishes singing their part, there's a bit where Homer doesn't sing along with them; in the actual animation, they only realized they'd forgotten to record his vocals when it was too late, so Homer dances along in a kind of dumb show while the others sing. ahahahah! It makes me laugh so hard even THINKING of it. Seriously, nothing is as funny as Lori miming Homer's actions without singing anything when the song comes on in the car!
tool - aenima: ahhhhh, high school. I gotta say, I prefer Tool's oddly introspective brand of industrial rock (videos with high meat-content and all) than the screamo bands that are all the rage with you whippersnappers today. America, do you want Billy Talent and Alexis on Fire and Hedley? Because omg, YOU CAN HAVE THEM.
u2 - bullet the blue sky (boston): this is the version from the Elevation tour; it starts out with a gospel choir and a soundbyte from Charlton Heston, then whirls into a condemnation of gun violence through the guise of notorious John Lennon assassin Mark Chapman. It's bewildering and powerful and whoo, I love this group SO MUCH.
wyclef jean - mona lisa: it's not a cover of the Nat King Cole song, and it's got both Neville brothers. Believe me, I know what a strike that is; and yet, this song manages to overcome that and be smooth, silky, and soulful nonetheless.
yo-yo ma - cello suite prelude: I know this is a Bach something-or-other, but I can't remember the actual name at the moment. Anyhow, I loved it in Master & Commander and I loved it in The West Wing, so right now I am listening to it a whole lot.
And here's some bonus songs that I just didn't feel like writing up!
be good tanyas - oh susanna
david bowie - life on mars
dolly parton - tennessee mountain home
judy collins - both sides now
louis armstrong - the bare necessities
mozart - requiem
nena - 99 red balloons
the chiffons - one fine day
tori amos - 1000 oceans
u2 - babyface
weezer - perfect situation
Okay, I guess I can't put off this paper any longer, sigh. ONLY ONE MORE WEEK OF SCHOOL this term, thank the heavens!
. amphibian ark - did you know tht 2008 is the Year of the Frog? Many of these wonderful amphibians have been put on the endangered list, prompting organizations to develop a stopgap conservation method: raise the froggies in captivity until their ecosystems are once again safe and able to sustain them. While you're at the page, be sure to check out the EDGE amphibians. My personal favourite is the purple frog, bless.
. werbung gegen realität - this site is in German, but it's pictures so I'm sure non-German speakers will still enjoy it. Click through the photostream to see the difference between the photos/pictures of food on the package and the contents inside! Hell, this photostream is worth it just to see the fascinating German food products. What I wouldn't give for kebabs-in-a-can or Currywurst!!
. becoming cary grant - an excellent, informative, and fond article that touches on a couple of Grant-related books dealing with his personal history, film work, and fashion sense. I really liked it.
Right-click download, please!
across the universe - i wanna hold your hand: I really loved this movie, and TV Carpio's dreamy version of this Beatles standard is unbelievable.
andy kim - rock me gently: if you don't love this song, there's something wrong with you.
creedence clearwater revival - the midnight special: CCR is the bomb, and some of their lesser-known songs are even better than the ones that got popular.
dean martin - that's amore: I don't think it's possible to sing this in anything other than a drunken slur. Wait, that's ALL of Deano's songs!
fiddler on the roof - if i were a rich man: the movie version, with Topol instead of that shrieky Zero Mostel. I will take a deep resonant voice over a high reedy one any day. Yes, I'm looking at you, Mister Timberlake.
frank sinatra - don't fence me in: I know it's the equivalent to saying you liked Alanis *before* she got all deep, but I love Frank's early years at Capitol and the breezy oh-so-Brooklyn way he sings. Like here, where he fucks up the words of the song. hee!
fred astaire - steppin' out: wow, it's nostalgia party around here, evidently. But in this song, more than any other, Fred's voice sounds exactly like the way he danced.
gene autry - red river valley: to be honest, I never knew all the verses until I found this recording! But I love the song.
great big sea - general taylor (live): the live version is a little more edgy and ragged than the studio version, which is much more suited to this song full of derision for a cowardly commanding officer.
hairspray - it takes two: okay, this song had all of two seconds in the movie, and it's total old-fashioned heteronormative slush, but I HEART IT SO MUCH.
johnny cash - cry cry cry: I adored this song from the very first second I heard it, and felt like I'd always known it. It's one of those kinds of songs.
just jack - lovefool: I don't know where the hell I got this song from, but the first time it came up on the playlist I swear I thought it was JC. ahahhaah!
justin timberlake - lovestoned (justice mix): I am still trying to wrap my head around this remix, because it's very dismantled into funky, shimmery '70s disco-porn ... but there's a discordance in the way that the music and the vocals are constantly off-beat with each other, and downright sinister in places. It's kind of like if Boogie Nights coalesced into a single song.
keither frank & the soileau zydeco band - three little birds: if loving zydeco covers of classic reggae songs is wrong, then hey I don't wanna be right.
keri & justin timberlake - headsprung: I finally found a full version! Whoo-hoo!
loo & placido - black beatles: this should be the standard by which all other mashups are measured. They made a couple of meh Beatles songs into PURE AWESOMOSITY with the addition of Ludacris and the BEP, which makes the whole affair even *more* improbable. And yet--!
mandy moore - umbrella: Yes, *that* "Umbrella". Although now I have to say that I am officially over the whole "earnest singer-songwriter version of wildly popular hip-hop/R&B/rock song" thing. Probably because I heard a fucking repulsive version of Sexyback by Corrine Bailey Rae, and the smug self-satisfaction oozing through the speakers made me want to eviscerate first her, then myself.
nerd - rockstar (remix): we had some good times, didn't we, Neptunes? I'll always remember you that way, doing the robot with La Timberlake at a European awards show.
snowpolice - every car you chase: another stellar mashup, this one of The Police's "Every Breath" and Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars".
the beatles - the end (anthology): I generally prefer lyrics to instrumentals, but you can hear John, Paul, and George trading off on guitar riffs here! How awesome is THAT?!?
the road to el dorado - it's tough to be a god: Lori drew Tulio and Miguel in Indian clothes the other day and it left me with a burning desire to watch this movie. hee!
the simpsons - happy the way we are: when the Simpson family finishes singing their part, there's a bit where Homer doesn't sing along with them; in the actual animation, they only realized they'd forgotten to record his vocals when it was too late, so Homer dances along in a kind of dumb show while the others sing. ahahahah! It makes me laugh so hard even THINKING of it. Seriously, nothing is as funny as Lori miming Homer's actions without singing anything when the song comes on in the car!
tool - aenima: ahhhhh, high school. I gotta say, I prefer Tool's oddly introspective brand of industrial rock (videos with high meat-content and all) than the screamo bands that are all the rage with you whippersnappers today. America, do you want Billy Talent and Alexis on Fire and Hedley? Because omg, YOU CAN HAVE THEM.
u2 - bullet the blue sky (boston): this is the version from the Elevation tour; it starts out with a gospel choir and a soundbyte from Charlton Heston, then whirls into a condemnation of gun violence through the guise of notorious John Lennon assassin Mark Chapman. It's bewildering and powerful and whoo, I love this group SO MUCH.
wyclef jean - mona lisa: it's not a cover of the Nat King Cole song, and it's got both Neville brothers. Believe me, I know what a strike that is; and yet, this song manages to overcome that and be smooth, silky, and soulful nonetheless.
yo-yo ma - cello suite prelude: I know this is a Bach something-or-other, but I can't remember the actual name at the moment. Anyhow, I loved it in Master & Commander and I loved it in The West Wing, so right now I am listening to it a whole lot.
And here's some bonus songs that I just didn't feel like writing up!
be good tanyas - oh susanna
david bowie - life on mars
dolly parton - tennessee mountain home
judy collins - both sides now
louis armstrong - the bare necessities
mozart - requiem
nena - 99 red balloons
the chiffons - one fine day
tori amos - 1000 oceans
u2 - babyface
weezer - perfect situation
Okay, I guess I can't put off this paper any longer, sigh. ONLY ONE MORE WEEK OF SCHOOL this term, thank the heavens!