“What You Know” by Northern Irish band “Two Door Cinema Club” really gets it’s 80s on. It borrows from Robert Palmer’s – Simply Irresistible and it pulls together the 80s vibe incredibly well.  Take a look at those bright red shorts and blue tank tops. Fantastic! The girls are a bit more campy than the Robert Palmer girls and lack that sophistication. The dancing is the best – totally out of sync. The girls dance as though they had two maybe three rehearsals at best. I imagine they were kicked off the synchronized swim team and were way to eager to answer the ad on Craig’s List to star in a music video. Well played girls.

My favorite part of the video is when the guys jump off the pedestals (2:16 mark) and run over to the doors where the girls proceed to hand them their guitars complete with a kiss. Yes my friends, pure cheese. I can’t stress enough how much I love the goofy dancing. The more you watch it, the better it gets. The only thing missing is a band of misfit midget circus performers.

In all seriousness Two Door Cinema Club has a fantastic sound. ‘What You Know’ is very catchy and has a solid hook. Brilliant song writing and a high campy 80s video to boot.

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Back when Paul McCartney wrote Yesterday, the original lyrics he wrote to remember the melody were “Scrambled Eggs, Oh my baby how I love your legs.”  He and Fallon sing a duet with the original lyrics expanded. McCartney shows he has a sense of humor and McCartney and Fallon pull it off beautifully.

Today, in the United States, it’s Martin Luther King Jr. day. A day or remembrance and reflection on a man whose words are as powerful today as the day he spoke them. We celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. day on the third Monday which is close to Kings birthday. (January 15)

Below is a mashup, from an earlier post, of King’s famous “Drum Major Speech.” I took the audio from the speech and created a music bed then added a female backing voice:

While touring on the road with the B-52s, “The 88” lead vocalist Keith Slettedahl disovered and downloaded the “four track” app. Collectively as a band they thought they would attempt to record an entire song on the iPhone. Yep, there’s an app for that! Not only is it a great catchy tune, but it sounds fantastic as well!

David Gilmour is arguably one of the greatest guitar players ever.  His guitar playing has helped define his band Pink Floyd. You instantly know when you’re listening to a Gilmour solo. It is utterly impressive with every bend and note of the string.

One word – HOT!  I love the impish grin!

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Songs for Gay Dogs?… What about lesbian cats?
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Dear Freddie,
I only wish I knew your friends before they passed. I bet they were fun to hang out with. Cheer up champ. There’s a light at the end of that tunnel… I mean, there’s always hope.

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Heaven came down alright… Right on his head!

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Whoa … For a second there I thought that was a real dog/wolf/lamb behind his guitar. Turns out it’s just a super realistic puppet.

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Brilliant cover. I only wish that it included a skull mask!

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Gary, please, please … Can you just sing this one for me?

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No Mike, THANK YOU for the music! Because the music fills my soul and makes me feel all warm inside. I picture doves floating above my head singing sweet songs. Thanks again Mike!

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Ummm … I’m not even going there Little David Wilkins, King of ALL the Taverns. Simply put. YOU ARE THE MAN!

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This is just wrong! Wrong, wrong, wrong. Now I would be interested in singing along with Teddy Kennedy and a bottle of Scotch!

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Addictive music video by NAIVE NEW BEATERS. I definitely enjoyed the video more than the song.

Photo by Margarita Gonzalez

This is the third time that I saw Radiohead play live. First in 1995 when they opened for REM in support of “The Bends.” REM lead singer Micheal Stipe boldy praised the band saying “They’re so good, they scare me.” He commented on Radiohead for a total of three times during their performance that night. But let’s get one thing clear – I was there to see Radiohead. It is still one of the most memorable shows I’ve seen.

I also saw Radiohead in 2003. The funny thing is that I don’t remember much of the show. I remember Thom Yorke putting in a good performance but that’s about it. It was a good friend of mine that reminded me that I even attended the show in the first place!

Fast forward to last week. Radiohead was opening their North American tour in West Palm Beach, Florida. West Palm Beach Florida? What an interesting choice since most bands skip South Florida altogether because of the location. Once a band plays Tampa, it’s straight down to Miami for a quick set up and tear down and another 7 hours before the equipment gets out of the state. Yorke commented during the show that the band spent the previous three days in Miami preparing for the show. Perhaps it was the sunshine that attracted the band.

Yorke addressed the audience like a nervous school child making an appearance at his first recital. He sauntered up to the microphone and said “Hello” with the usual normal tick. The band chose ‘All I need’ to start things off – immediately followed by ‘Bodysnatchers and ‘There there.’ I was really looking forward to hearing ‘Weird Fishes’ which was eventually played the 10th song in. This is when the concert started for me. Something rather strange happened though. Close to the ending, the band stopped playing. They had botched the ending and Yorke quickly huddled up with his band mates around their drummer, Phil Selway. After some chatter they quickly returned to where they left off. Selway counted them off and they played the ending correct.

I really don’t think too many people really noticed the screw up. However, Thom – in his pursuit of perfection – played it again the way it was written. [see videos here] Afterward he exclaimed to the audience that they really should have practiced that one or something to that tune.

All and all I would say it was a great show. The big missing for me was the more musically inspired numbers. I would have liked to have heard more of the classic Radiohead before they discovered synths. Not that the later stuff isn’t great, it’s just that I wanted to hear the guitars roar. A little less prefab action and a bit more guitar driven music.

I’m not a huge fan of musicals. I always thought it was bizarre that spontaneous song and dance would suddenly break out and the extras in any scene would never react. Hello? Does anybody else out there find musicals incredibly corny? This video shows how people really act when a musical breaks out in the food court. Brilliantly pulled off by improveverywhere.com.

Today, in the United States, it’s Martin Luther King Jr. day. A day or remembrance and reflection on a man whose words are as powerful today as the day he spoke them. One year after King’s famous “I have a dream” speech [28 August 1963], he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway on December 10, 1964. This is an excerpt from his acceptance speech:

Therefore, I must ask why this prize is awarded to a movement which is beleaguered and committed to unrelenting struggle; to a movement which has not won the very peace and brotherhood which is the essence of the Nobel Prize.

Interesting that King graciously accepts the Nobel Peace Prize and at the same time asks why the prize is awarded to a struggle which has yet won the peace and brotherhood which is what the Nobel Prize is all about in the first place. King makes a strong point without disparaging the very award he is given. He merely wants the audience to understand that the movement is ongoing until peace + brotherhood is achieved.

I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear destruction. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant. I believe that even amid today’s motor bursts and whining bullets, there is still hope for a brighter tomorrow. I believe that wounded justice, lying prostrate on the blood-flowing streets of our nations, can be lifted from this dust of shame to reign supreme among the children of men. I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down men other-centered can build up. I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and nonviolent redemptive good will proclaim the rule of the land. “And the lion and the lamb shall lie down together and every man shall sit under his own vine and fig tree and none shall be afraid.” I still believe that We Shall overcome!

“I believe that what self-centered men have torn down men other-centered can build up.” This unto itself is a powerful and relevant statement for our time. Self-centered can be good or bad. It just depends on the focus. I like the positive spin he puts on self-centered. As if to say we can take that self-centered energy and focus it on something positive for all of humanity rather than the opposite. So it is on this day I reflect on King’s words and see so much relevance for today. Like all great leaders and prophets, Martin Luther King life was taken on April 4, 1968 by an assassin’s bullet in Memphis, Tennessee. He was only 39 years old.

Here is a mashup, from an earlier post, of King’s famous “Drum Major Speech.” I took the speech and added music and a female backing voice: