Has anyone been watching The Voice? I have, and I've really been enjoying it. Mostly, I'm enjoying seeing really talented singers who actually deserve a national platform, but I'm also getting a kick out of the judges: Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Cee-Lo Green, and Blake Shelton. Currently, the show is doing four weeks of "Battles," wherein the judges are cutting their teams in half with the help of trusted advisors.
Christina Aguilera's trusted advisor is an Australian singer/songwriter named Sia - who looked really familiar to me as soon as I saw her in the show, and I quickly recalled that she sang this amazing song over the heartbreaking final montage of Six Feet Under (still the best HBO Original Series ever, in my humble opinion).
So, for this week's Friday Jukebox, I did something unusual and sought out a song I didn't already know. I was curious to see what Sia was up to these days, and I found this. I listened to it once, and I liked it. And here we are. Enjoy.
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Showing posts with label Friday Jukebox. Show all posts
4/29/11
Friday Jukebox: Shape of My Heart (Sting)
For this week's Friday Jukebox, I decided to step into the way-back machine. And yes, I picked this song partly because he's singing about clubs, hearts, spades, and diamonds - but it's always been one of my favorites.
Sadly (or happily, depending on your point of view), this song was recorded in the days before every single that was sent to the radio stations got the "full" treatment on video. Some, like this one, were mostly shots of the performer sitting with the band, and singing. The imagery in the lyrics could have been translated into some amazing visuals, I think - more than just a few random (lovely, but random) shots of the English countryside). And I always pictured Sting playing the lonely card player he's singing about here. But watching Sting simply play a guitar and sing is never a bad thing either.
Sadly (or happily, depending on your point of view), this song was recorded in the days before every single that was sent to the radio stations got the "full" treatment on video. Some, like this one, were mostly shots of the performer sitting with the band, and singing. The imagery in the lyrics could have been translated into some amazing visuals, I think - more than just a few random (lovely, but random) shots of the English countryside). And I always pictured Sting playing the lonely card player he's singing about here. But watching Sting simply play a guitar and sing is never a bad thing either.
4/22/11
Friday Jukebox: I Wrote the Book (Beth Ditto)
"Friday Jukebox" is a fun thing I like to do when there's a song - new or old - that I'd like to "spin" ... I'm not promising that there'll be a song here every Friday, but it's a fun little tradition I'd like to pick back up again.
Most of the songs are likely to be older rather than newer. But I thought I'd start things off by at least pretending to be current. This song was the free download of the week last week on iTunes, and since I'm a fan of Beth Ditto, I thought I'd grab it. I was surprised that it was so reminiscent of '80s disco, and not the rockin' stuff she sings as frontwoman of The Gossip. But I immediately liked it - I think mostly I just like her. And yes, if I'm honest, part of it is that I admire her chutzpah. She's a big girl, she owns it, and she's sexy as hell - more because of it than in spite of it.
And yes, I realize the whole black-and-white, hotel room with a slutty vibe thing is totally "Justify My Love," I prefer to think of it as an homage rather than a rip-off. Discuss.
Most of the songs are likely to be older rather than newer. But I thought I'd start things off by at least pretending to be current. This song was the free download of the week last week on iTunes, and since I'm a fan of Beth Ditto, I thought I'd grab it. I was surprised that it was so reminiscent of '80s disco, and not the rockin' stuff she sings as frontwoman of The Gossip. But I immediately liked it - I think mostly I just like her. And yes, if I'm honest, part of it is that I admire her chutzpah. She's a big girl, she owns it, and she's sexy as hell - more because of it than in spite of it.
And yes, I realize the whole black-and-white, hotel room with a slutty vibe thing is totally "Justify My Love," I prefer to think of it as an homage rather than a rip-off. Discuss.
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