OK OK so I failed this 30 days of music meme pretty badly. So sue me. I got a bit bored with it… actually forgetful is probably the better word, and so I kinda sorta just stopped. BUT I WILL NOT LET IT BEAT ME!
I know ya’ll don’t care if I complete it in order or not, so after discovering this amazing music video today I decided to quickly zip ahead to day 28 – A song that makes you feel guilty.
Sprung on a Thug by LaLa
I was just cruisin’ on through one of my favourite blog’s Agent Lover where she posted a couple of youtube videos of a Chola singer. From there I discovered this little gem. I was a bit put off at first because I was on the hunt for bad chola music (I will probably do a post soon about the wonder that are chola’s for those who aren’t acquainted with this fascinating subculture).
The reason why I say it makes me guilty is because it goes against all of my feminist ideals. Going out with some scumbag thug just because he’s a bad boy and buys you nice things because he fucked up and left you standing on the balcony for an hour while he robbed a Maccas’s or dealt drugs? NUH UH, GURL! That is so submissive and lame, I can’t even comprehend it. But then I listen to the song and I enjoy it’s sweet RnB melody so much that I am ridden with guilt for daring to enjoy such a song. I am also pretty enamored by the title of the song. If you’re going to go out with gangbanger or petty criminal then you best be saying “I am dun sprung on a thug” and maybe I will find it in my heart to forgive you! But he also needs to be a cholo or, I dunno, a crip or something impressive because no one cares about a guy with bad neck tattoos who once thought about robbing a 711 but his mum wouldn’t let him use her car as the getaway vehicle.
About Ruby
My name is Cara (but you can call me Ruby) and I like the colour pink, swearing, fist shaking, daggy dancing and 90s RnB music. Often all at once. I live in Brisbane which is always warm and is famous for its zombies.
I have fallen a little bit behind on the 30 Days of Music meme. I could make excuses involving being busy, but let’s just say I had absolutely no idea what song to pick for day 10 (A song that makes you fall asleep) which I found kind of dumb. What do other people pick? Enya? Yani? I’m sure that if I listened to all of the music I own, I would find a song that makes me want to go to sleep, whether in a good way or not, but let’s face it, I didn’t want to do that. So I have skipped on to the next day:
Day 11 – A Song from your Favorite Band = Männer sind Schweine by Die Ärzte
Well we all now by now that my favourite band of all times is the German punk rock trio Die Ärzte. Let me now introduce you to the first song I ever heard of theirs, the song that started a major obsession when I was 14 in 1998 and took me all the way ton Europe in 2004 to see them play dozens of times.
Männer sind Schweine means “Men are Pigs” and the song is a kind of feminist song about how men are all jerks, liars and slobs. The film clip is one of the few (possibly the only?) one to have Lara Croft in it that was approved by the creator of Lara Croft’s character. Apparently he allowed it because he was a fan of the band, although I don’t know how true that is nor do I care to find out. It’s totally ridiculous, but that’s why Die Ärzte is so popular in Germany. They absolutely do not take themselves seriously, produce songs in the more random genres and make big-budget movie-style film clips. The song is off the album 13 which pretty much shaped me into the person I am today, if you’re ever goingto have a listen to this band, I cannot recommend this album any more.
Uh oh, guess who forgot a day? Oh well, I’m sure you will forgive me. To make up for it, I will two days in one.
Day 08 – A song that you know all the words to
Oh how I used to love this song. I requested it so much back in the days when Channel V was called RED, I am amazed my mum didn’t kick my arse for racking up a huge phone bill. I only realised I knew all of the words still when I randomly listened to it a year or so ago, after many years of not hearing it. Such a sexy song that makes me wanna get freaky ;)
Day 09 – A Song that you can Dance to
OK this was hard. There aren’t many songs I do not love to dance to. But I did hear this song at a Body Attack class this week and felt the urge to get up and dance (in fact Sarah, my gym/best buddy, started singing and grooving to it while we were meant to be doing sit up’s). I listen to this song HEAPS right before I go on a holiday, for obvious reasons. The end bit makes me really want to dance, like that embarrassing spazz dancing you do when you think no one is watching/you’re totally wasted.
Oooh I love this one! I have a long list of songs that remind me of places, especially of European cities as I watched MTV alot while backpacking around the place. But the song with the strongest memory is from my very first day in Germany:
30 Days of Music – Day 6 – A Song that Reminds of you of Somewhere = Trick Me by Kelis.
On my first day in Germany I flew into Frankfurt by myself and realised very quickly I had no idea what was going on or how to get around a foreign country I knew very little about. I was meant to go and find a hostel to stay in as I had a night by myself before a friend flew in the next day but I took a bus that went the opposite way to the city and just got a room at a Holiday Inn just outside of the city. While there I turned on MTV, brimming with excitement that I’d finally get to see Die Ärzte play on normal TV. The first song that I saw was “Trick Me” and from now on whenever I hear it, I think back to being in that hotel in German and how scary/exciting that day was for me.
The other song that I have the same feelings about because it was one of the next songs that came on is “I Dont Care As Long As Sing” by Beatsteaks who is another of my top favourite bands. But I also associate this band/song with the many times I ended p seeing them play live in Germany, which is why I went with “Trick Me”.
Oh and I did manage to see a song by Die Ärzte song, “Deine Schuld” which was every bit as exciting as I’d hoped it would be!
I have decided to go with a song that reminds me of my boyfriend (becaisen I am a sap like that sometimes). I don’t know why this song reminds me of him so much, I don’t even know if he first introduced me to the show or mentioned liking it when he was younger, or if it’s just because he used to dress like them back in the day, but thins song reminds me of him:
30 Days of Music – Day 5 – A Song that Reminds you of Someone = Every Little Thing I Do by Soul for Real
As most of you probably already know, 90s RnB is up there as my favourite genre of music. It’s only outstripped by Deutschrock.
Soul for Real are four brothers, the youngest of which was only 12 when they formed the group and only 14 when they scored hits with this song and Candy Rain. Doesn’t it sicken you when whole families are talented as hell and you can’t even hold a note while singing in the shower? Shits me to tears.
As I said yesterday, I do not listen to music that makes me feel sad or angry. I really just don’t see the point. I was almost going to just go with the predictable choice of Mad World as I couldn’t think of anything else. But luckily for me, I remembered this song:
30 Days of Music – Day 4 = Revolution by John Butler Trio
I love John Butler Trio. I can’t say I’m a fan of a lot of Aussie bands, and while I’m generally not into this style of music, I really love JBT a lot. The lyrics and the people in the film clip make me quite feel sad, though it’s a song about a revolution so I’m probably also meant to feel inspired in the end. All I know is, I like the song despite the fact it isn’t the upbeat, happy-go-lucky stuff I usually listen to.
I am the type of person who listens to music to make me happy. I don’t listen to angry music, or any kind of music that could potentially make me feel worse than I already do. I like to sing along, dance a little, and feel joyous afterwards. As such today’s challenge is a tough one! Of all of the songs that make me happy when I hear them, I think I will go with the silliest one of all:
Day 2 – A Song that makes you happy = Piercing by Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte are my favourite band. I have loved them since I was 15 when some friends came back from their exchange trip to Germany with their CD “13″ and some other amazing merch. No two songs of theirs sound alike, and while they call themselves punk rock, they’ve played just about every genre and sub-genre you can possibly imagine. I find it hard being a fan of theirs in Australia as they’re really only famous (and I mean ridiculously so) in Germany and some surrounding countries, and being one of about four fans of a band in a whole country is a bit depressing. Still, I have three tattoos dedicated to them and still feel a whole lot of joy when I hear their music.
This song is pretty straight forward, it’s about a guy whose girlfriend convinces him to get his penis pierced which later gets infected. The line “This thing was made for lovin’, Du sollst es nicht versklaven” which means “This thing was made for loving, so you must not enslave it” was my favourite line ever and I used it on everything from my email signature to my LJ title (which I’ve kept, as a matter of fact).
There will plenty of other appearances by Die Ärzte in this challenge, don’t you worry!
I had a bit of trouble with this one until this song popped into my head:
Day 2 - Your least favourite Song = Big Yellow taxi by Counting Crows
OH MY GOD. I hate this band and this AWFUL song so much. I’d rather listen to a million bad pop songs until my ears bleed and my brain explodes before I’ll listen to this song in full. The lead singer creeps me out with his douchey dreadlocks and weird, dopey eyes. The stupid OOH BOP BOP bits. The try-hard set-in-NY film clip. Oh god, I’m getting so angry about it all, I have to stop!
Meanwhile their other song which I also loathe just about as much is Accidentally in Love with that retarded rabbit with the douchey dreadlocks. UGH D:
Anyone who reads my blog knows I love music. I love almost every kind of music and I love to share my musical discoveries with anyone who will listen. Because I have been in a little bit of a rut with my blog (I’ve been blaming my busy new job, but it’s been five weeks now, it’s starting to become a fairly flimsy excuse) I decided I would do that meme everyone seems to be doing on Facebook – 30 days of Music. Don’t worry though, I will continue with my rants, fashion watching and what-not. But this will hopefully get me back into the swing of posting more AND help you discover new and worldy music (since 60% of what I listen to is German).
Day 1 – Your favourite Song = Jein by Fettes Brot
Fettes Brot are my second favourite music group (if you don’t know who my favourite one is, you mustn’t know me very well, in which case all will be revealed soon). They’re a German hop hop group from Hamburg who I discovered years ago during my obsession with all German music. When I think of hip hop, it’s their music I think of. It’s melodic and while they are rappers, it’s easy to listen to (something I can;’t say for a lot of Aussie hip hop, unfortunately). “Jein” is a mix of the words Ja and Nein (Yes and No) and it’s about making trying to make a choice between something fun vs being sensible (ie. cheating on a girlfriend, sleeping with your best mate’s sister and ditching your gf to go to a party). But I mostly love it because I think it’s sexy as hell. Just ignore the terrible film clip…
Oh and I just discovered they released a live version last year. Nowhere near as wonderful as the original, but still very good. The clip is 1000x better at the very least!
