3 posts tagged “music”
I'll never complain about feeling old after seeing Young @ Heart. It's hilarious, raucous, inspiring and heartbreakingly sad all at the same time. I laughed so hard and cried quite a bit, along with my two friends. The members of Young @ Heart are all over 70, and they put their own spin on songs by Sonic Youth, the Clash, James Brown, Coldplay, and more. Go see this film, you'll love it!
If you're looking to hear a good live band, check out The Turn-ons from Seattle tonight at the Makeout Room here in SF. They've played with the Strokes, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and Imperial Teen. My fav song by them is Crystalize, which you can hear here.
Peter Buck from R.E.M. describes them as
The Turn-ons are playing with Clean Prophets and The Otherside starting at 9:00pm at the Makeout Room, 3225 22nd Street, near Mission. Tickets are only $7....simply my favourite new Seattle band. If I said that their sound was a combination of the Velvets, T. Rex and Spiritualized with a dash of Yo La Tengo, it wouldn't do them justice."
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) by Sly & The Family Stone was the Number One song of the week that I was born.
According to Wikipedia, this song is "the first single to feature the matured form of funk music, after a half-decade of proto-funk records from the Family Stone, James Brown, Jr. Walker & the All-Stars, and others." My favorite Sly & The Family Stone song would have to be Dance to the Music.
The Number One song the day that I turned 21 was Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) by C&C Music Factory. Some of you might remember this:
Wash's vocals were lip synced in the music video by C&C's Zelma Davis. Wash, perturbed by the fact that her image had been labeled "unmarketable" because of her physical size, successfully sued to receive proper credit (and royalties). Wash's courtroom efforts spurred legislation making vocal credits mandatory on CDs and music videos.
NOTE: I used the Top 100 list on Wikipedia rather than the recommended ThisDayinMusic.com since Wikipedia is free.
