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I’m sure some…ok many…of you skip over my song posts, but please I urge you to listen to this one.
This amazing piece of music & song writing comes from The Cinematic Orchestra, sung by Patrick Watson.
I even won a song off with the wifey using this tune. Believe me, that’s high praise indeed, as she says my music is girlie! How rude you might think, but to be fair, I haven’t heard a Taylor Swift song I don’t like yet . Even that early one where she lays a princess in the video…
Hope you enjoy it. In fact let me know what you think.
I know a certain Blogger called Lexi from Thee Truth Is who likes learning new words from around the world. Not necessarily words in another language, but slang words or variations in how we say things. So in America the first two that come to mind would be ‘Trunk’ & ‘Sidewalk’, whereas the English UK version is ‘Boot’ & ‘Pavement’ respectively.
A slang example in Britain would be ‘come over here’. Translate that into Scouse, spoken by people from Liverpool, (Beatles territory) & where I live, you get ‘come ed’. I do remember people thinking I was offending them when I first went to Uni. They assumed I was calling them a cum head
Anyway language lesson over. Have a look at this cover of Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe. It’s sung by two girls from Newcastle using their unique Geordie slang…
I first heard a clip of this music on “This Week Ahead On The BBC” advert.
Of all instruments, Piano is my favourite. I love how they can evoke memories and tell a story. I suppose the same can be said for all musical instruments, but for me the piano is so much more thought provoking & powerful.
I’ve probably mentioned it before, but I need to learn how to play the piano. Right now I couldn’t even play chopsticks & I ain’t talking about the eating utensil either…
I remember when I was in my final year at Uni (1999). My house mates & I would play FIFA 98 & we got into a habit of trying to psych each other out by playing our favourite song during a game. We’d take turns of having our own song playing (usually at full blast) & try to convince the other that because our particular song was playing we would win. More often than not that was the case.
Aaahhhh student lifestyle…playing FIFA & mind games on your friends, when I should have been studying. Those were the days
Well the song below was my lucky song & was instrumental in getting me the goals!!! (at least that what I tell myself)
In order to get the best out of this post you must first turn the volumne up loud…..LOUDER………don’t worry if it’s on an odd number, just crank it up…..a little bit more…. there, that’ll do! Now Press play on the video below.
Why? Because as a 7-8 year old kid I used to do just this on my vhs recorder & go nuts when the music kicked in. There I was, from a suburban living room in Liverpool UK, boogieing away to a song depicting scenes of the steel city, Detroit USA!
I watched Beverley Hills Cop again tonight & got a blast from the past
My favourite part of the song is over within 42secs…starting with the police sirens mingled with the ticking clock…leading to the spine tingling bit starting at 22secs, to the full blown start at 34secs. This is where baby Graham goes ballistic in said living room all those years ago. 35 year old Graham did it to a lesser extent tonight. The only difference? I was drinking Ribeana back then…today it was a nice glass of red wine
OK well enough waffle & one last thing. The person to comment on, in my humble opinion, the best one liner from Beverley Hills Cop will get a post about their very own blog. I promise to be gushing & complimentary only.
Comments apply to Beverley Hills Cop 1 only. Any comments on the following 3 sequels will be ignored & in some cases criticised openly, if you’re offended by this disclaimer well that’s not my problem!
. Even that early one where she lays a princess in the video…
