iPod Shufflings: Part Five

Hey everyone!  I'm really sorry about not writing on the blog!  I've been doing the whole "high-school-experience."  Well sort-of.  I'm on winter break now, so maybe I will tell you funny high school stories.  For now, let's  begin the shufflings! 

So, in "The iPod Shufflings" I will press shuffle on my iPod and will write a review on the first ten songs.  I have all different genres of music on my iPod including a few classical and several Latin songs. 

I will rate the songs from 1 to 5.  

5 music notes: Yelling the lyrics on the street at the top of your lungs!

4 music notes: Singing to yourself quietly on the street.

3 music notes: Worth listening to a few times, but not over and over again.

2 music notes: Good at first, but became annoying.

1 music note:   Not good at all.

1.) Don't Bother Me by the Beatles

When I was little I yelled the Beatles at the top of my lungs!  I love their songs so much.  It's impossible for me to not like this song or any of their other songs.  

5 music notes *****

2.) The Music of The Night (from the Phantom of the Opera) sung by Michael Crawford
                                            

This was from the first Broadway production of the Phantom of the Opera.  Michael Crawford gives a ghostly facade to the song which gives me goosebumps.  The musicians are taking their time with song and you can feel the emotions rolling off the crescendos.  It's a beautiful piece and it worth being applauded.  

4 music notes ****

3.) Vienna by The Fray

 

The song gradually leads up to a melody of flowing drifting chords.  The lead singer, Isaac Slade has a great deep melancholy voice which transcends into a song which I believe is about a couple who have left each other and he doesn't know if he has actually left the relationship.  He hopes that they may still be friends in a few years.  The song is a touching melody with several instruments layering to create a beautiful song.  The song may be a metaphor for something else.  I did a Google search on the meaning of this song and on one website someone said it could be a metaphor for death.  

4 music notes ****

4.)  Monster by Lady Gaga

This is a classic Lady Gaga song with the synthesizer and electronic percussion.  This song is about a destroyed relationship and every time Gaga sees him or hears about him walking around town, she tells her friends, "That boy is a monster."  

4 music notes ****

5.) She Wolf by Shakira

This song is about a girl who everyone thinks is a very quiet girl, but she is actually a wolf and she as fierce as a she wolf when she is at the clubs and at parties.  She goes hunting for the boys at the night clubs.  She could also be telling girls to let out their inner She Wolves.  "There is a she wolf in your closet.  Let it out so if can breathe."  

3 music notes ***

6.) All the Right Moves by OneRepublic

This eclectic style of sound is powerful and charming at the same time, sending the listener into almost a steampunk style of music.  This song to me is about a guy trying to measure up to someone else, and prove that they are worth being with compared to the other guy.  I love this song a lot and it sweeps me away to a place where I can disappear and listen.

5 music notes *****

7.)  Vanilla Twilight by Owl City

This is a very smooth electronic piece.  It's about someone wishing that they could fix the past, because they miss the one they love.  It's beautifully done and it inspires me to do things I never thought were possible.  

4 music notes ****

8.) Hotel California by the Eagles

I would hear this song on the radio a lot when I was younger.  No one could ever cover this song because it is the Eagles and it can never be anyone else.  This song is about the living in California and what it's like to live the high life.  Everyone who lives there are "prisoners of their own device." They are stuck there because of what they have done in their lives and of their own cause.  The guitar solo on this song is smooth and awesome.  Definitely in my top songs list.  

5 music notes *****

9.) American Idiot by Green Day

This song is about what America really is like.  It's a song of rebellion and strength.  It talks about how materialism is constantly shoved in our face and we are always being told what to do by someone in the government.  They are pushing individuality and that certain things should not be controlled by the government.  "...We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that's enough to argue.  Don't want to be an American idiot.  One nation controlled by the media.  Information age of hysteria.  It's calling out to idiot America..."  This is a powerful song and it is absolutely and unequivocally correct.

5 music notes *****

10.) The Creep by Lonely Island featuring Nicki Minaj


Lonely Island is my favorite comedy group, who is extremely creative and talented.  I don't even need to explain the meaning of it because it is so blatant.  This is a hilarious song and from time to time I walk around my house listening to it.   Props to Lonely Island for this hilarious hit!

4 music notes ****

Google Scribe: Writing On It's Own

There is a new feature on Blogger which is called Google Scribe.  It gives you suggestions while you write and it is supposed to be helpful.  I decided to find out what would happen if you did write a full document with it.

Google Scribe is not intended for writing full documents.  It is just giving suggestions.

Women in the Arts and Crafts department of the University of California at Berkeley and the University of California at Berkeley and the University of California at Berkeley...(it kept going on like this)

Guys like you are in the process of the present invention is to provide a method for the determination of the amount of the compound of formula I wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of California at Berkeley...etc.

I hate to say it was a good idea to have a good time to buy a another one of those things that are not in the same way as the first step in the right direction for the future of the country and the world of the living room and dining room with a view of the fact that the two are not the only one who can not afford to pay for the cost of the project is to develop a new method for the determination (etc.)

Justin Bieber a new species of the genus in the family of the late John and Mary Ann.

Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush are the same as the one in the same way as the first step in the right direction for the future of the country.

Lady Gaga is a man who has been in the past and the present invention is to provide a method for the determination of the amount of the compound of (etc.) (I did not help this one out at all, I just typed in Lady Gaga and this happened)

Charlie Sheen is a great way to get the best of the best in the world of the living room.

President Obama has been in the past and the present invention.

Katy Perry and Russell Brand are the same as the one in the same way as the first (etc)

Blogger is a free service that allows you to create a new one and it is not a valid stream resource in D minor.

Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and family members who are not in the same way as the first step in the right direction. (etc.)

Kanye West and Jay Z are the same as a regular part of the products name and address of the person who is not a valid stream of the first and second portions.

I need to do is to make sure that the new  system is a way to get the best of the best in the world.

Hannah Montana AKA Miley Cyrus is a good idea to have a good time to buy a new one.

Google Scribe is a confused and confusing to the user and the system.  (I helped a little bit with that one.  I started it with Google Scribe is a confused and it did the rest.)

The Kardashians are not the only ones who cannot get a job.


Skirts and dresses are not only the most recent version of the game to be played on the radio.

Make-up Artist Directory provides useful information on the identity of the person who makes-up the entire screen.

SNL is a show that is not the case for the other two shows who are the most common cause of death in the family of the late John and Mary Ann.

Adam Lambert is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and the Group of Seven and a member of the Head of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Green Day is a day of rest and relaxation in the presence of a large number of people.

Stalkers are not the only ones who can not afford to pay for the cost of the project.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Battle Nexus One and the same is wrong with the way the world.

New Jersey is a great way to find out what the problem is that the number of the first and second states of the system is not a valid stream.

Santa Claus is coming to the end of the day and night to make sure that the new gifts and pledges to our  customers and our employees are our most important asset.

Lamp posts are not showing up in the morning and evening peak hours and the other is a more  detailed description of the invention is to provide an easy way to do it.

Yeah, so safe to say, that this is a highly enjoyable way to write a blog post.  Try out and see what you come up with.  

The iPod Shufflings: Part 3

We have come to part 3 of the iPod Shufflings.  I will be going to Chicago in a few weeks so when I am there I will have plenty of time to write on the blog.  I will let you know about where I visit and where you should go!   

So, in "The iPod Shufflings" I will press shuffle on my iPod and will write a review on the first ten songs.  I have all different genres of music on my iPod including a few classical and several Latin songs. 


I will rate the songs from 1 to 5.  

5 music notes: Yelling the lyrics on the street at the top of your lungs!
4 music notes: Singing to yourself quietly on the street.
3 music notes: Worth listening to a few times, but not over and over again.
2 music notes: Good at first, but became annoying.
1 music note:   Not good at all.

The Shuffling 

1.) I Can't Stop Loving You by Michael Jackson (From the album: Number Ones)

This song has extremely meaningful lyrics and makes me feel very happy.  Everyone misses MJ and this song is a perfect example of how we feel towards him.  We Can't Stop Loving Him.

3 music notes ***

2.) Higher by Taio Cruz and Travie McCoy (Single)

Something 'bout this beat has got me hooked.  I can't get enough!  A very noticeable beat and lyrics you learn quickly so that you can sing it with your friends.  A song that has been a favorite on my iPod for a long time now.  

4 music notes ****

3.) Vanilla Twilight by Owl City (From the album: Ocean Eyes)

A lighthearted love song which makes me ponder.  Yes, ponder.  It makes me think about the lyrics and immerse myself in the melody.  The piano in the background makes me envious that I cannot play that well.  It is hard for me to describe the music video to this song because I can't find the words to describe it.  The word that comes to mind is: inspirational.  It has a very gentle, subdued, feel to it which makes me love this song.

4 music notes ****

4.) She Wolf by Shakira (Single)

She Wolf is a song one of my friends and I sing all the time.  It talks about a girl who is looking for a guy to love and Shakira describes her as  a she wolf because she is hunting down her "prey."  I don't understand the heavy breathing in this song at all.  Very...ummm...different???  In the music video her dancing is very strange and slightly spastic.  I still love the concept of the song and her singing.  

3 music notes ***

5.) 1983 by Neon Trees (Single)

I love this song!  It is not too repetitive and the music is amazing.  I wish that I could meet Neon Trees because they have never disappointed me with their songs.  This is one of the few songs that isn't auto-tuned and is actually real singing.  You have read this line in previous posts before.  

5 music notes *****

6.) Minority by Green Day (From the album: International Superhits)

I love the guitar playing in this song.  This song really represents what we feel.  Green Day is also sending the message of being yourself and not wanting to go with the crowd.  Not many people chose to go against the flow so there is a minority of people doing that.  So, I want to be a minority!

5 music notes *****

7.) Don't Wanna Go Home by Jason Derulo (Single)

This is a great song to dance to.  I love this song so much because you just want to get up and dance when you listen to it.  I usually don't like it when people take old songs and incorporate them in new songs but this one actually works. 

5 music notes *****

8.) Tonight Tonight by Hot Chelle Rae

The lyrics in this song are very different.  It talks about there being a crazy party "tonight, tonight" after a hard week of work.  This is the perfect song to listen to during a party because "tonight, tonight, there's a party on the rooftop tonight, tonight, and we're dancin' on the edge of a Hollywood sign."

3 music notes ***

9.) Black or White by Michael Jackson (From the album: Number Ones)

And I Told About Equality
An It's True
Either You're Wrong
Or You're Right.  

4 music notes ****

10.) Dinosaur by Ke$ha (From the album: Animal)

I wouldn't listen to this song all the time because frankly, I know how to spell dinosaur.  Also, why would you write a song about how old men stare at girls.  I have to give credit though to the originality.  


2 music notes **

The iPod Shufflings: Part One

As I mentioned in my previous post, I have decided to write about music, music videos, etc.  So, in "The iPod Shufflings" I will press shuffle on my iPod and will write a review on the first ten songs.  I have all different genres of music on my iPod including a few classical and several Latin songs.  Then I will go to the site www.billboard.com and write a review of the first five songs on their top 100 list.  

The Shuffling

1.) If I Never See Your Face Again by Maroon 5  (From the album: It Won't Be Soon Before Long.)

I find this song to be quite enjoyable for teens and adults.  It has a very distinct beat and the lead singer, Adam Levine, gives the song a sort of "bad-boy" charm.  There is another version of this song by Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna.  She makes the song sound pretty equal between Levine and Rihanna and shows the more female side of the song.  This is a truly nice song which I listen to over and over again.

2.) Boys Boys Boys by Lady Gaga (From the album: The Fame.)

I am a huge fan of Lady Gaga and she is one of the singers today that actually sing correctly.  She sings from the diaphragm not the nose.  Bravo Lady Gaga!  Anyway, considering this song, it is not one of my favorites of hers.  I don't like the over-percussion beat.  A simple beat to give the song character is good enough.  She does know how to sing, though, which is impressive considering some of today's singers.  

3.) Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen (From the album: Classic Queen.)

The lead singer, Freddie Mercury, is an idol from the seventies who was a leader in the music world.  He really impresses me in this song by carrying very high notes and he incorporates some operatic qualities in a rock genre.  He shows the high notes at 4:05 in the song.  I would love to hear some singers today do what Mercury did in this song.  The lead guitarist also has amazing solos which are beautifully articulated.  My favorite solo is 4:08 in the song.  The rock genre is really shown in this part of the song.       

4.) It's All Your Fault by P!nk (From the album: Funhouse.)

P!nk always impresses me by being another one of those noted singer today that sing correctly.  She transmits and shares several of the same thoughts that I share with her in her songs.  I love the small piano incorporations that come back at several parts in the song.  

5.) Heartbreaker by Enrique Iglesias (From the album: Euphoria.)

The beginning of the song where all you hear is a constant beat agitates me.  It makes me nervous and I feel as if I have to do something.  His singing is also a little breathy.  The lyrics of the song though are very interesting and I can see a lot of guys thinking that after breaking up with their girlfriends.  I am a big fan of Enrique's and he definitely takes after his father, Julio.  They both have a great talent when it comes to music.  I think that Enrique is traveling down the same path as Ricky Martin.  He will be a great Latin musician.  

6.) Kiwi by Maroon 5 (From the album: It Won't Be Soon Before Long.)

My love for Adam Levine is strengthened in this song because he, again, brings that bad-boy quality to it.  I just think the part which has the heavy breathing is unnecessary.   

7.) Music of the Night by Michael Crawford (From the album: Highlights from the Phantom of the Opera.)  I believe it was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber.  

I love the Phantom of the Opera.  I find myself walking around the house pretending to be Christine or singing this song in front of millions.  I did not see the Broadway version of this play, but Michael Crawford brings the true, beautiful, lyrics to life in this rendition.  I saw the recent movie production of Phantom of the Opera and I loved Gerard Butler in it.  Unfortunately, he made me hate Raul and love the phantom.  Hey, I can't help it!

8.) Don't Trust Me by 3OH!3 (From the album: Want.)

I love this easy beat and I love Sean Forman and Nathaniel Motte.  They are great guy singers.  Think about that: great, guy, singers.  If I am walking down the street and I hear this song, I will break out singing, thinking I am in a music video of some sort.

9.) E.T. by Katy Perry (From the album: Teenage Dream.)

Katy Perry is one of those talented women of today.  She takes songs onto the next level like Lady Gaga.  They make the circumstances in the song very different and original.  Katy Perry  makes this a futuristic love scene.  The feelings that are expressed in this song are very clear and I really love it.  

10.)  Redundant by Green Day (From the album: International Superhits.)  

I love the music in this song and the guitar part is really clear and striking.  Billie Joe Armstrong shows the feelings of being redundant.  He says that when people say different things, such as "I love you," that it is a redundant saying and he says in the song, "I love you, is not enough, I'm lost for words."  "I cannot speak, I lost my voice, I'm speechless and redundant."  That phrase is exactly what a lot of us feel like sometimes: an outcast.  Green Day, you will always be one of my favorites.  

Billboard.com

1.) E.T. by Katy Perry featuring Kanye West (From the album: Teenage Dream.)

See number nine.  A lot of people say that Kanye West ruined the song.  Well, to be fair, we all have a prejudice against him since what he did to Taylor Swift.  I find the lyrics to the rap catchy.  Yet, I wished that someone else instead of Kanye sang the song.  

2.) Rolling in the Deep by ADELE (From the album: 21.) 

Another wonderful woman singer!  She reminds me of a lot of past singers who were reknowned for their singing.  In this song, she talks about how she is in the depth of a new love and she is saying that he played with her heart and how he ruined their relationship by "You had my heart in your hands and you played it to the beat."  This is a gorgeous song.

3.) Til the World Ends by Britney Spears featuring Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha (From the album: Femme Fatale.)  

I love this song because Nicki Minaj is rapping and having fun with it.  They are all singing about how they are going to go with life and dance until the world ends.  I love it when Ke$ha sings in this song.  She is actually singing in it!  There is no technology changing her voice this time!  YAY for Ke$ha!  

4.) Just Can't Get Enough by the Black Eyed Peas (From the album: The Beginning/The Best of the E.N.D.)

Whenever I sing any of the Black Eyed Peas' songs, I sing Fergie's part.  She begins the song very smoothly and nicely.  Will.I.Am is very cool in this song and I love his rap.  Fergie and Will.I.Am represent a couple who cannot get enough of each other in this song.  

5.)  The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars  (From the album: Doo-Wops and Hooligans.) 

Wonderful song!  It is exactly how I feel everyday!  I don't want to do anything and I just want to lay in my bed.  Speaking of which...