Entry 141-- "Lose Yourself"

Song: "Lose Yourself"
Artist: Eminem
http://youtu.be/hO2wA0Te0wM

Comments: Many, many apologies for the several days of no updates-- life has been a little crazy. I woke up this morning (after some seriously weird dreams) with this song stuck in my head. Years back, this was my first exposure to both Eminem and rap as a genre-- it stuck with me. For years I didn't really like it, but it grew on me, and here I am, passing it on to you. I don't think this is an official music video, despite what it says in the comments, but I'm going to post it anyway. Enjoy!

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Entry 141-- "Lose Yourself"

Song: "Lose Yourself"
Artist: Eminem
http://youtu.be/hO2wA0Te0wM

Comments: Many, many apologies for the several days of no updates-- life has been a little crazy. I woke up this morning (after some seriously weird dreams) with this song stuck in my head. Years back, this was my first exposure to both Eminem and rap as a genre-- it stuck with me. For years I didn't really like it, but it grew on me, and here I am, passing it on to you. I don't think this is an official music video, despite what it says in the comments, but I'm going to post it anyway. Enjoy!

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Entry 140-- "Turn Me On" and Site Update!

Song: "Turn Me On"
Artist: David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj
http://youtu.be/YVw7eJ0vGfM

Comments:
First, the site update. You probably noticed that instead of just a link, I left a video embedded in this post-- a function of Blogger I'd never thought to use until now. I'm going to play around with that until it works well and looks good. Any input is appreciated.

And now for the song. The latest release from David Guetta (I think he's trying for some awards or something, with this many singles...), featuring Nicki Minaj. I'm torn on this song-- I love 80% of it, and I'm only "meh" about the other 20%, which happens to be the part where Ms. Minaj is rapping. When she sings, she's pretty decent. For what it's worth, I could see her being mistaken for sounding like Rihanna in the chorus (starts 0:54),  and it's quite excellent. At 2:46, she loses me until about 3:01. I suspect it will eventually grow on me, but I think the song would have been just fine without that break in it. In all fairness, I'm probably still baised against Nicki Minaj because of her latest release, "Stupid Hoe," which I do not like, and frankly find rather annoying. Given time, I would write out a long, reasoned argument on why this song is objectively bad as opposed to me just subjectively disliking it, and I might, but for the moment, I'll let it go.

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Entry 140-- "Turn Me On" and Site Update!

Song: "Turn Me On"
Artist: David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj
http://youtu.be/YVw7eJ0vGfM

Comments:
First, the site update. You probably noticed that instead of just a link, I left a video embedded in this post-- a function of Blogger I'd never thought to use until now. I'm going to play around with that until it works well and looks good. Any input is appreciated.

And now for the song. The latest release from David Guetta (I think he's trying for some awards or something, with this many singles...), featuring Nicki Minaj. I'm torn on this song-- I love 80% of it, and I'm only "meh" about the other 20%, which happens to be the part where Ms. Minaj is rapping. When she sings, she's pretty decent. For what it's worth, I could see her being mistaken for sounding like Rihanna in the chorus (starts 0:54),  and it's quite excellent. At 2:46, she loses me until about 3:01. I suspect it will eventually grow on me, but I think the song would have been just fine without that break in it. In all fairness, I'm probably still baised against Nicki Minaj because of her latest release, "Stupid Hoe," which I do not like, and frankly find rather annoying. Given time, I would write out a long, reasoned argument on why this song is objectively bad as opposed to me just subjectively disliking it, and I might, but for the moment, I'll let it go.

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Entry 139-- "Ever Dream"

Song: "Ever Dream"
Artist: Nightwish
http://youtu.be/W39WaGTPnvg
Comments: I was writing the labels for a post on "Nemo" when I realized I had used it back in Entry 25. And thus, at the last second, a change of songs and a new entry. "Ever Dream" might well be my favourite song off the "End of an Era" live album, and quite possibly my favourite Nightwish song ever. It's a toss-up between that, "Ghost Love Score," "Bless the Child," and "Poet and the Pendulum." Of course, I haven't heard anything but "Storytime" off the new album, so it might well be replaced once I do. In the mean time, though, it's a contender for my favourite. Enjoy!

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Entry 139-- "Ever Dream"

Song: "Ever Dream"
Artist: Nightwish
http://youtu.be/W39WaGTPnvg
Comments: I was writing the labels for a post on "Nemo" when I realized I had used it back in Entry 25. And thus, at the last second, a change of songs and a new entry. "Ever Dream" might well be my favourite song off the "End of an Era" live album, and quite possibly my favourite Nightwish song ever. It's a toss-up between that, "Ghost Love Score," "Bless the Child," and "Poet and the Pendulum." Of course, I haven't heard anything but "Storytime" off the new album, so it might well be replaced once I do. In the mean time, though, it's a contender for my favourite. Enjoy!

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Entry 138-- "Crazy Girl"

Song: "Crazy Girl"
Artist: Eli Young Band
http://youtu.be/J3HwFtdVTfM
Comments: It’s Miriah throwing in a bit of country to tie up the week; Please give it a listen (it doesn’t
sound too country-promise!) I didn’t realize when I first heard the song that when they say the girl is
crazy they actually meant mentally crazy until I saw the video. Either way I heard this song and got it
stuck in my head because it reminded me of my wonderful man. He’s not literally crazy as the video
implies and “the smartest thing I ever did was make him all mine.” Enjoy the song!

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Entry 137-- "Comfortably Numb"

Song: "Comfortably Numb"
Artist: Pink Floyd
http://youtu.be/Bpzxf_flm8M
Comments: I got this classic stuck in my head after I a discussion on how getting shots are always preceded by "this will be just a little prick," which reminds me of the "Just a little pin-prick" line from this song. Truly a classic, this song stands the test of time. Enjoy.

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Entry 137-- "Comfortably Numb"

Song: "Comfortably Numb"
Artist: Pink Floyd
http://youtu.be/Bpzxf_flm8M
Comments: I got this classic stuck in my head after I a discussion on how getting shots are always preceded by "this will be just a little prick," which reminds me of the "Just a little pin-prick" line from this song. Truly a classic, this song stands the test of time. Enjoy.

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Entry 136-- "Antidote"

Song: "Antidote"
Artist: Swedish House Mafia versus Knife Party
http://youtu.be/fbafd6UV3w4
Comments: Sorry for the late post, folks, but it's better late than never, right? For your viewing and listening pleasure, I present to you a collaboration between SHM and Knife Party, and I suspect some serious drugs. It's an excellent song, though, and I highly recommend you take a listen.

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