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The Real Lyrics to Masoko Tanga
One of my favorite songs by The Police is a little tune on their first full length record Outlandous D'Amour called Masoko Tanga.
Well, if you are a Police fan and know the story, you know that there were never really any lyrics to it, Sting just made up his own baby talk throughout the song and left it at that, it worked, its a great tune, don't know if they ever performed it live, I have looked on Youtube but never found anything until now that is.
This brave soul did a great job I think of actually interpreting the lyrics and its pretty funny too, great tune, funny interpretation:
Category: Music
The Doo Wops- An Important Message
Category: Music
My Top Ten Favorite Songs From High School
This summer will be the GIHS Class of 1991 20th high school reunion and I'm getting a little naustalgic. Here is my top ten list of favorite songs from back in the day and in no particular order, GIHS Class of 1991, lets have some fun, leave your lists in the comments section:
1. Jesus Jones: Right Here Right Now
2. Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right To Party
3. EMF- Unbelievable
4. INXS- Suicide Blonde
5. Rush- Show Don't Tell
6. The Cult- Wild Flower
7. Depeche Mode- Halo
Depeche Mode - Halo by cladstrife
8. Sting- Soul Cages
9. REM- Pop Song 89
10. U2- Desire
Category: GIHS Class of 1991 20 Year Reunion | Music
NOIS Killer Whale 19,000+ Hits
Who knew? A while ago I posted with just some random picture of the band I thought was cool to go with the song I posted the audio of the Tragically Hip's New Orleans Is Sinking Killer Whale Tank live version on Youtube. Little did I know that it would get 19,000+ hits and over 50 comments. It has also received 87 likes and one dislike. This particular live version can only be found on a rare live disc called Roxy & Elsewhere.
Here it is, get it to 20,000:
Category: Music | The Tragically Hip
Bob Marley: 30 Years Later
30 years ago today one of the greatest musical talents ever died after battling brain cancer. Bob Marley was truly a legend. Hes in my collection, and honestly how can his music not find its way into anyone's music collection if they have any taste what so ever.
Bob Marley has influenced everything from the punk movement of the late 70's in the music of the Clash to the new wave of the 80's to current artists. I'd love to do a poll of current musicians and just ask has your music been influenced by Bob Marley, I'll bet the number of musicians who list him is staggering.
He is easily still, 30 years later one of the most recognizable people in the world amongst young and old.
Category: Music
My Theme Song for the Royal Wedding
How brain washed are we? Brain washed into waking up at 4 AM to watch a wedding between two rich kids who call themselves royalty. Are we still in the middle ages? All the royal family does in Britain is cost the tax payers money. They serve absolutely no purpose other than that of a figurehead. yet they are somehow put up on this gigantic pedestal. I wasn't opening one eyelid for that circus unless Prince William himself stood at my front door handing out $100 bills. .
We live in the US and during these tough economic and political times we are making headline news of some money pit of a royal wedding in another country? Get your heads out of your collective asses and come back to reality.
Category: Miscellaneous | Music | News | Television
Just In Case Mother Nature Forgot
The first day of spring was two days ago, The Ghandarvas provide the reminder:
Category: Music
Dear Radio Station Formerly Known as CFNY
Just a suggestion, I know you have alienated just about everyone who used to listen to the station, but I have to get this off my chest. If you are going to find time to play this crappy Alexisonfire cover version of this classic:
Then find the time to play the original masterpiece so the kids know this songs true roots and meanings. Alexisonfire's version in a word sucks. Here is the true original, Midnight Oil and The Dead Heart:Grey Cell Green Live
I haven't posted anything music wise on BBM in quite some time so in honor of the Green Bay Packers, I found this live Ned's Atomic Dustbin which may be my favorite song with the word "green" in it.
Ned's Atomic Dustbin- Grey Cell Green:
Category: Music
Francis Would Be Pissed
Francis Scott Key, he has been dead for a while, but could you imagine if he were still around to hear disaster after disaster of his song that became our national anthem? All too often its treated as a joke that we get famous celebrities some good singers and some not so good to go out and essentially butcher the song. Last nigth, did anyone other than me hear Christina start singing the thing and think "Damn, the game isn't going to start for 15 minutes?" I did.
From Rosanne Barr's hideous vocals to Ozzy Osborne at the Cubs game to last night, Christina Aguilera, don't get me wrong she has a great voice, she can sing, but get it right.
Don't just get the lyrics right but sing the song it was meant to be sung. Don't add notes where they don't need to be added. The Star Spangled Banner is a good song all by itself without having some pop star try to do it in their own way.
I have watched thousands of regular season and playoff hockey games and not once have I heard the run of the mill anthem singer try to make either the Canadian National Anthem or the American National Anthem something its not. Its bigger than any star that can get up there and try to do it like it was their own. Its not their own, it belongs to me, you and every other US citizen and it should be sung straight up.
It was meant to be sung at a specific cadence if you will and not be......glamorized for lack of a better word by X pop star in a national spotlight. Don't turn a minute and a half national anthem into a 5 minute pop song, no pop star is that big to have that right. Just sing the anthem the way it was meant to be sung.
Who is to blame when things like last night happen? I blame the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA and other major events for allowing it and saying to these stars, your job is to use your voice and sing it the way it was supposed to be sung, don't turn the thing into something its not, something the writer, Francis Scott Key would probably be pretty pissed at right now. There are plent of professional anthem singers that sing the thing on a nightly basis at everyday sporting events who would love to be in Christna's shoes last night and they would have done a much better job than what she ended up doing.
She fucked up, she sounded good doing it, but she fucked up, and she deserved to fuck up, as does any singer who turns our national anthem into something that its not meant to be. Just sing the damn song.
Category: Music | Television
