Music & Lyrics...

So today while looking for a good cd to sing along to in my car I realized that there aren't a lot of songs these days that are instant sing-alongs. Aside from country, there really isn't a whole lot of music to sing along to on the radio. Granted I never listen to the radio but this might be one of the reasons. Transport yourself back to the early to mid 90s for a second. Remember how every song that was on the radio was really easy to sing along to. Hootie and the Blowfish, Mariah Carey (the good years), Boyz II Men, R.E.M, Pearl Jam, Nirvana and the list goes on and on. It was like songs were made for people to sing along to whether with people or alone in your car. Then it evolved into singing and dancing with the likes of N' Sync, Backstreet Boys, Britney and Jordan Knight.

But for some reason it doesn't seem like there are a whole lot of contemporary songs that are fun to sing along to. Kelly Clarkston doesn't even have a jam of the moment. I mean there are the old faithfuls like JT, R Kelly, Usher, Ashlee Simpson, Beyonce and what not. But there is a serious lack of new songs by new artists that are just fun to sing along to. I realize that there are certain songs on the radio that you might know the chorus to, but it's not the same and it's also not lasting. If you play any top 40 hit from 88-00 I can almost guarantee that most of my peers around the age of 25 would know the lyrics. But in 10 years I'm not going to remember the hook from a Chingy song (does he still make music?)




















(I do know all of Taylor Swift's lyrics though)

I bring this up because on a cd that I recently purchased, Danity Kane, there isn't a single song that I can sing along to. There are some really fun pop dance songs that make me wanna drink, go to Rick's* and dance, but there is nothing there that I can memorize and store in the annals of lyrics in my mind.

* For those who don't know, Rick's is a bar in East Lansing & Ann Arbor that is home to many drunken dance offs, cheap pitchers, short skirts and general skanky-ness. It's a lot of fun.

Anyways, I just wanted to sing. As always, go big or go home...

-M, p, z & shredder

oh ps - I'm sure I am forgetting a lot of current fun music to sing but I can't think of any and that's kind of my point. So don't comment saying, "You're crazy! What about songs like "Love Song," by Sara Bareilles?" To which I will reply, "That song doesn't count because I don't think anyone knows any lyrics besides "I'm not gonna write you a love song...cause you something something something..."

Confessions...

I've had this problem in my life with loving bad music. It doesn't just extend to the depths of loving all that is R-Kelly but it also embraces terrible artists like Ashlee Simpson, Kellie Pickler, Juelz Santana and even Lil John. I used to get teased a lot in high school and middle school for loving people like Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and N Sync. All of whom are great but when you are a 16 year old boy, not so much. Never one to want to be 'cool' I would not only like them but listen to them while at school.

So in keeping with that tone, I must admit one of my darkest loves.




















Danity Kane. Better known as MTV's Making the Band 3. You know the all girl group. I'm not sure why. Perhaps it's the stranglehold Diddy has on me. But whatever the reason, after purchasing the new album Tuesday, I realized not only did I own both albums but I bought them both on opening day. As if my world revolved around the release of those albums.

The worst part is the first one sucked, but I was pleasantly surprised to hear their new and improved sound. It's wayyy better than the last one.

I'm pretty terrible I know but I justify it with the amount of completely awesome semi-obscure music I listen to/purchase. For example the reason I was at the record store in the first place yesterday was to buy the highly anticipated She & Him album which is in the running for best album of the year already (and I've only listened to it once so far).

Anyways, live and love is my motto. Among others I guess. Go big or go home...

-M, p, z & shredder

oh ps - as it's now past noon, I can divulge my secret to winning my NCAA pools, MSU is going to the final four. Count it.

oh pps - If you like the new making the band all boy band as much as I do, they're called Day 26 and their album drops next tuesday.