Last night I spent my time watching the London 2012 Closing Ceremonies, I was overall quite pleased with the whole show, but I must admit my Favorites were Ed Sheeran, The Who and obviously the Spice Girls. The rest was alright but The spice girls really did steal the show, Since it was there “Last performance ever” due to conflict between Mel B and Victoria Beckham. It was Nothing less than a perfect performance. Alas, I was also unreleased with some of the closing ceremonies as well, I really did not enjoy Jessie J’s rendition of ‘We Will Rock You’, There is just something about that makes her totally unsuitable for that position, Freddy Mercury is really irreplaceable though, So maybe it’s not all her fault, or her images. Besides that small flaw, the closing ceremonies were great, should have included Coldplay and U2 but nevertheless were still great.
1. The xx -Angels (Bohdi Remix)
2. M83 -Midnight city
3. Grouplove -Tongue tied
4. Passion pit -Take a walk
5. Tame Impala -Apocalypse dreams
6. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs -Heads will roll (A-track remix)
7. Lights -Banner
8. Coldplay -Shiver
9. Azelia Banks- Liquorice
10. Bombay Bicycle club -Shuffle
Worst song of the month- Whistle -Flo-rida
This is my first shared playlist for this blog, Since out of my 2 this one has the most followers I figured I would share my playlist with these followers. The reason I make these playlist’s and critiques is because my #1 dream is to become a music journalist for a newspaper, magazine, blog or anyone really! So I hope you enjoy these songs and my new playlist section of my blog, Thanks! :)
So, The first song on my list is by the xx, I heard of them when I was watching “It’s Kinda a Funny Story”, one of my favorite movies. In the film they have a remix of Kanye West’s “Touch the Sky”, I instantly fell in love with the band, ever since I have been keeping track of them and their new music, recently I spotted this track "Angles" but remixed by another artist (Bohdi), It has an interesting electro beat but still feels like a soft song, not just one to listen to in a club, you would probably hear it in a chill lounge as well. Although it is quite repetitive, it is irresistibly catchy.
M83’s “Midnight City” is a song most recognize from the MMVA’s (Or whatever award show that was) Nevertheless, it was extremely catchy also, and most viewers were probably searching it on google and itunes and whatever you use to find your music. The band M83 was new to me at the time, but this song gave me a good, lasting, impression on them, another track worth listening to is “We Own the Sky”.
Well, this third song “Tongue tied” by Grouplove is one of my favorites of the summer even, It is the inspiration behind my URL, and just a generally happy upbeat song. It’s become more popular over the past few weeks having the odd appearance on the main radio stations, and of course the not “pop” stations, I would have to say this song will never get old for me.
I found this fourth song “Take a Walk” by Passion Pit on itunes last week actually when it was the free song of the week. I used to keep up with Passion Pit much more after their release of “Sleepyhead”, which is probably their most popular song, but for a while I lost track of them, when this track came out I was more than pleased, It’s very similar to their original style (which I LOVED) but with a new feel, I hope they make some more big songs like this tune.
I found “Apocalypse Dreams” by Tame Impala on Balocks Indie Rock Playlist, I had never heard of them prior to them being on Augusts playlist for the site, I check the site once a month when the new playlist comes out, I try and listen to most songs on the list, and at least the most interesting looking ones, judging by the title and star rating. This one popped up with 4/5 stars and an interesting name and turned out to be an interesting beat, it actually reminded me of the 2k12 version of the Beatles, I mean that’s a lot to say, but this song just has so much going on all at once, yet sounds so perfect all together. This retro beat just really reminded me of The Beatles mixed with a little MGMT I think, It’s very interesting and it makes you want to keep on listening, so overall this is the most interesting song.
The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s Original “Heads Will Roll” is a great track, but after watching project-X and seeing how perfectly the A-Track remix of the song was for the setting just made me fall in love with the track over and over again. I can’t help but want to dance when it’s on, or just party! It’s an awesome mix to say the least.
I have always been a fan of Lights, being from Canada I really do like to support my fellow Canadians, (even the biebs). Since “Saviour" and "February Air”, I will always love Lights. This is her latest track and yet another hit for me, Her style of electro is so different yet so, I don’t know, great! I will always keep up with her and her amazing music.
Coldplay-“Shiver”, this song is from the Blue Room EP which was one of their very first, I recently discovered this song on itunes and fell head over heels for it! I went to their july 23rd concert and won front row seats and my life has been forever changed, for the better! Coldplay makes amazing music, always have always will, they put on a great show and I dearly hope everyone can get a listen at this track!
Azelia Banks is pretty new to the music scene, but I figure, If you can write a song that makes decent sense while swearing that much, you must be a poetic genius. Pus this catchy ethnic-retro beat just makes you want to bob your head, whether you can sing along or not.
Last but not least, the Bombay Bicycle Club “Shuffle”, I have been in love with this song since they opened for TDCC, not that I could go to the concert, but my friends did and showed me this track and it was just so happy and a song you can listen to at any time of the day, It just generally puts you in a good mood.
AND THE WORST SONG OF THE MONTH IS… Whistle by Flo-Rida, if you listen tothis song, you may as well unfollow me, it’s possibly the worst song ever.
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