Song Of The Day!

Well, technically it's the song of yesterday... But I'm only an hour late so it's sort of okay.
Like so many of the artists I love, I first heard Hollie Cook on Jools Holland in November of last year and ever since she's had a place on my iPod. The BBC called her 2011 album, which was produced by Prince Fatty, one of the most enjoyable reggae albums of the year and Milk & Honey is a prime tune to kick back to. For something born in London, it sounds like it belongs somewhere much more exotic...

Every day in the morning paper you 

Look at the news of the world economic pages. 

It's time to laugh all alone in your room, 

If only you could shine through the darkness, Yeah.

Hey 

And the day and the night, you dine out 

So far, the reason you feel lonely. 

Hey 

You should try, 

You should try, 

The milk and the rice 

With just a bit of honey. 

Every day in the evening pay per view 

You see the boys and the girls, 

They wanna be famous. 

They talk and laugh, 

You don't care for the rules. 

You know that nothing 

Ever really changes, yeah. 

Hey 

And the day and the night you dine out 

So far, the reason you feel lonely. 

Hey 

You should try, 

You should try, 

The milk and the rice 

With just a bit of honey.

Song Of The Day!

A day late again... I'm so shit, sorry. BUT yesterday's tune is an especially amazing one. I'm not sure if I've mentioned it in previous posts (I'd be surprised if I hadn't) but Beyoncé is, without a shadow of a doubt, my favourite artist and has been for years. She's incredibly talented, creative, beautiful and humble, but she's also strong-minded and works hard to hone her talents. Despite her huge success, she's always thinking bigger and better. Her success is, in my opinion, entirely deserved.
Speechless is on her album, Dangerously In Love, which is probably one of my favourites. It's very sensual and quite erotic... The chorus grows into a musical climax when she sings 'You got me... speechless.' Yeah, that's right. Climax.

You’ve got me,

You’ve got me,

You’ve got me,

You’ve got me speechless.

Where you been baby?

Waited for you all day,

Waited for you to use the key

That opens my place.

My heart starts trembling

As I hear your footsteps pace.

Lock opens, doorknob turns,

There appeared your face.

Going outta my head I think I’m loosing all my mind,

Drive me crazy burning candles making love all night.

Feels so strange it feels so crazy to be in your world,

In your arms, lost for words,

You’ve got me!

You’ve got me,

You’ve got me,

You’ve got me,

You’ve got me speechless.

Laying so closely,

I feel your skin rubbing and touching me.

Only sweat between us,

Feeling you kissing and pleasing me.

I rub your back,

I kiss your neck,

I know that you love when we touch like that.

I can feel you need me,

Feels so good to me,

Feels so good to me.

Going outta my head I think I’m loosing all my mind,

Drive me crazy burning candles making love all night.

Feels so strange it feels so crazy to be in your world,

In your arms lost for words

You’ve got me!

You’ve got me,

You’ve got me,

You’ve got me,

You’ve got me speechless.

Yes, yes, yes,

Yes, yes, yes,

Speechless, all I can say,

Yes, yes, yes,

All I can say is

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

Kiss me,

Hold me,

You’ve got me

Speechless.

(While you're at it, watch this live version from The Beyonce Experience. I am very close to becoming a fully fledged lesbian...)

Song Of The Day!

Haters gon' hate, but I retain my right to post classical music on here. And this piece is so amazing, it somehow makes you feel really pure and uplifted. It's a little dream of mine to have the Sixteen sing this while I walk down the aisle... I would probably/definitely cry. In Paradise Lost, when the choir of angels 'In full harmonic number joined' to 'Divide the night, and lift our thoughts to Heaven'... They were singing this song.

P.S. This has been a very nerdy post, sorry. I will never quote Milton in a blog post again...

Song Of The Day!

Missed a day again, sorry... I'm not very consistent at this. Essays, uni work, house party to organise blah blah blah. So this song is for yesterday and iiitttt iiiiiiisssssss........... Butterfly by Talvin Singh! *applause* 
He's a producer and composer from London who writes amazing fusions of Indian, electronic and drum and bass music. Most of his stuff is amazing to chill out to (check out It's Not Over - another one of my favourites) but Butterfly has so much energy and is more uplifting. Having trained in Indian classical music, it also features some pretty amazing virtuosic sitar and Indian flute (I think) playing. I have a bit of an obsession with Eastern music, but I reckon there's a huge amount of people who just appreciate a good beat and beautiful music who would love this song.