www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAhHNCfA7NI

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFLRHPUWBI8

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgvePeDIt3Y

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtczBseiAac

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuwRxha8zSU

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TkLGmf9iAE

I am posting yesterday's song (2/19/2011) late. G and I have a greyhound, who have had for merely 3 weeks. At 4:30 in the morning I took him out for a quick pee. Before I realized anything was happening in my half awake state, the dog pulled on the leash and somehow escaped the collar and had is nose up in a skunks face. Greyhounds are fast. Then once again, before I could reach him, he had raced back to the door of the house.

It was a long long day. After washing the skunkified pup, the issue was then the rank smell that lingered in the house. After much cleaning, airing out, candle burning mulled spices, lysol spraying, laughing, crying, and drinking, the house was in an acceptable condition once again.

Unfortunately this means we are probably going to have to evict our neighboring skunk (who lives under our shed, next to where the dog relieves himself). Pity. I rather like skunks.

Oh what a day, now about that restful weekend…

Song Recommendations

If you like this song, I also suggest:

• Ratatat
• Stateless
• Tiga

I also suggest the music genre:

• House

Click here for more info on Deepchild – "Skunk Disco".

The MP3 may be purchased here…

Deepchild - Skunk Disco

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vaN01VLYSQ

Sometimes I say "Zoop" when I am making my Soup, but G only hears "Shoop" …and then proceeds to have this song stuck in her head for a week. Hee hee. The power of soup!

Song Recommendations

If you like this song, I also suggest:

• Aloe Blacc
• House of Pain
• Outkast

I also suggest the music genre:

• Hip Hop

Click here for more info on Salt-N-Pepa – Very Necessary – "Shoop".

The MP3 may be purchased here…

Salt-N-Pepa - Very Necessary

Those other songs I posted in 2010… yeah, never you mind all of that! You have got to listen to this!

Bask in the glory of a good mash-up! Most include 2 or 3, maybe 10 different songs. Girl Talk has raised the bar with "All Day" though, listing over 350 songs sampled in the over 70 minute song. Could it be the sign of the apocalypse or the dawning of a new age? Are we jumping on the wagon or falling off again. Time to find out!

Part 1:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bMM7tGV9MI

Part 2:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtsxfquYHf0

Part 3:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVmXXWcfitw

Part 4:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka3GznTXur8

Part 5:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZu_lLGFDtM

Part 6:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzf8NNF1Af4

Part 7:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRCEgD1nRRM

Part 8:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr2cfwR0roU

Part 9:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DBmMoW5lSs

Part 10:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1pd69r1Il8

Part 11:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0yY0zxk-18

Part 12:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo5bBq2j2EE

PS: You can download it for free here!

PPS: Props to my "song a day" compatriot and friend "Listen To The Danielle" for tipping me off to this song!

PPPS: I am counting it all as one song, as Girl Talk intended it to be played, and as you should!

Song Recommendations

If you like this song, I also suggest:

• Baths
• DJ Earworm
• Dsico

I also suggest the music genre:

• Mashup

Click here for more info on Girl Talk – "All Day".

The MP3 may be downloaded for free here…

Girl Talk - All Day

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sYolzG2g1U

I watched a whole bunch of banned videos last night, the kind banned from youtube or MTV for example. Although some are banned for violence (e.g. M.I.A's "Born Free"), most are banned for being too sexually provocative.

I am a totally in favor of the freedom of speech, so anything that is banned, should get extra air time in my opinion! I am even thinking about doing a series of banned songs and videos. They touch on the boundaries of our social dialogue and just because something is uncomfortable to some people doesn't mean that something should be banned, deleted, outlawed or burned. (Yes… I am reading "Fahrenheit 451", so I am a little extra motivated on the "Freedom of Speech" at the moment.) You might not like the dialogue, but banning is the first step toward outlawing, and that cannot be tolerated. There are important discussions to be had! For example, I do wonder where is the line between one hip thrust and porn? I think the video for Eric Prydz's "Call on Me" explores that question.

So sit back, relax, enjoy the show! …and please do keep your hand out of your pants!

PS: I found a couple of references to this video being banned by BBC. But I could not find hard evidence (pardon the pun). I'm sure it was though, and I'm betting it is only played on MTV late at night. (Oh right… MTV isn't about the music anymore and hasn't been for about 20 years… I forgot.) I did find a lot of references to ex-UK Prime Minister Tony Blair saying "The first time it came on, I nearly fell off my rowing machine." Awesome.

Song Recommendations

If you like this song, I also suggest:

• deadmau5
• Saint Etienne
• Madonna

I also suggest the music genre:

• Progressive House

Click here for more info on Eric Prydz – "Call on Me".

The MP3 may be purchased here…

Eric Prydz - Call on Me

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gOHvDP_vCs

G finally played me SexyBack one too many times. I now not only like it, it is stuck in my head. Like so many before me, I can resist Justin no longer. *sigh*

If you "men" out there can't handle it, perhaps watching this video will sway your opinion…

From the Victoria Secret Fashion Show 2006:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kKPgMr9dQs

Update 2006-6-26:

A friend of mine's sister & friends made this parody. It is awesome!

I present "Sweaty Back":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwxYdunu6OY

Song Recommendations

If you like this song, I also suggest:

• Fergie
• Jay-Z
• Rihanna

I also suggest the music genre:

• Dance-Pop

Click here for more info on Justin Timberlake – FutureSex/LoveSounds – "SexyBack".

The MP3 may be purchased here…

Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQg8IhpcLWg

Some of my back muscles are so tight I feel like a cripple, despite some quality time in a hot tub and doing yoga. It just isn't enough. I need something entirely different than the way I feel today in the hopes I can get there from here.

Song Recommendations

If you like this song, I also suggest:

• Cut Copy
• Darude
• Saint Etienne

I also suggest the music genre:

• House

Click here for more info on Spiller – "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)".

The MP3 may be purchased here…

Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)

Just released 3 days ago, this video is just too profound not to post. It is SOOO profound that YouTube has censored it! (…which is great because people are sure to watch it!) It is violent for sure, but no more gratuitous than most of our R rated action movies these days.

My interpretation of M.I.A.'s message is that we should care. We should care when there is an ethnic struggle and people of one race (or religion) are being systematically eliminated. We as in the USA, and the "first world" in general. We don't. Or we do, but barely when it is in a "third world" country. We do not take side or action, largely because there is no money involved. Those people aren't important enough. I've seen similar images to the ones in this video in news footage in the middle east and Sri Lanka, M.I.A.'s home country. Only when it is our own people, or our friends in the first world, do we take action.

When the military power portrayed is wearing the United States flag on their sleeves, and the people being rounded up are red headed kids, the message hits home a little more. We humans as a species need to become color blind. A spark of racism can ignite a fire leading to genocide. It's just not right though. M.I.A. has done us a service I think, to remind those who agree and hopefully teach others to see things from the other side of the glass.

We are all individuals. We should be judged by our actions. Not our skin, beliefs, blood, or shoe size. We should all be born free.

PS: If you want to just listen to the song without the other sounds of the video, here you go:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmXpUPRTZdo

Song Recommendations

If you like this song, I also suggest:

• Gorillaz
• Jay-Z
• Metric

I also suggest the music genre:

• Alternative Hip Hop

Click here for more info on M.I.A. – "Born Free".

The song is not for sale yet, but her new album will be released in June. Read more here…

M.I.A. - Born Free

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDe6regyJnU

Listening to the chorus of this song once was enough to get it stuck in my head so I've been singing it all morning! (G's fault!)

Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow…

…as explained in the article I totally stole (because the website it was hosted on vanished) that line is really poetry, and so true.

For those who require the 1998 Fatboy Slim remix, here you go!

Song Recommendations

If you like this song, I also suggest:

• Beck
• Cake
• Spacehog

I also suggest the music genre:

• Alternative Rock

Click here for more info on Cornershop – When I Was Born For The 7th Time – "Brimful of Asha".

The MP3 (of the original version) may be purchased here…

Cornershop - When I Was Born For The 7th Time

You know I really like it.

I can't help but look for new music all the time. The stuff I know is good, but experienced. Done. I have ridden that ride. I want to hear something new. Perhaps familiar, but different in some way.

I find it shocking when I talk to most people about music and they are still listening to the same 10 albums they've had for the past 10 years. They cannot even remember the last time they got a new one. These people do not actually like music. Or they are the kind of people who eat the exact same thing for breakfast every day. Boring! And disappointing too. Break out of your rut! Today, I have a different flavor for you to try.

Make sure to watch the video too. It is awesome. You Space Invaders out there will love it!

Whatever you do
Whatever you say
Nothing could push the feeling away
It's here in my heart and it's here in my head
I feel like I'm part of a book I've read

And every page and every paper
Seems to be part of human nature
Sending me back down on memory lane
My favorite record is playing again

Song Recommendations

If you like this song, I also suggest:

• Cut Copy
• The Knife
• Stereolab

I also suggest the music genre:

• Synthpop

Click here for more info on Röyksopp – Junior – "Happy Up Here".

The MP3 may be purchased here…

Röyksopp - Junior

Somewhere in that space between Madonna and Marilyn Manson lives Lady Gaga. I don't know as though she has the longevity of either, but who knows… she has only just begun it would appear. Her name is all over the place these days and is thus hard to ignore without some investigation by a musical slut such as myself. I wasn't terribly impressed with the first song I heard months ago, "LoveGame", but I am giving her another try. I am far more impressed this time around. I'm not even sure if the song is as good without the extreme visuals of the video. There is something very "The Dope Show" meets "Vogue" about the video for this song, and as it was with those videos, I cannot seem to take my eyes away. Approve or disapprove, original or not, good or bad there is something entertaining and bizarre, appealing and repulsive about Lady Gaga. Advert your eyes if you must, but don't feel bad if you push replay button. I did.

UPDATE 12/1/2009:

A friend and frequent visitor to TSotD.com had this to say, and I had to share…

"YES! I am so repulsively in love. LOVE that song. But, hey, did you happen to catch Poker Face yet?"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAoPJxTvZOQ

"It's great! But then take a look at the acoustic version done by Chris Daughtry. Equally or more stellar!"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t90dFkM9acg

Also "she's more bizarre the deeper you look. With one eye."

Lady Gaga, The Illuminati Puppet
http://vigilantcitizen.com/?p=1676

…it is a must read for all of you… er us… who have gone gaga!

Song Recommendations

If you like this song, I also suggest:

• Madonna
• Marilyn Manson
• P!nk

I also suggest the music genre:

• Pop

Click here for more info on Lady Gaga – "Bad Romance".

The MP3 may be purchased here…

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance