15 December 2006

Music Makes It Better




Music can have the most profound effect on you. Yeah, yeah - we all know that, but how do you describe that chill you get when you hear someone belting out a melody. Just yesterday I was talking to my sister and I mentioned that I rarely listen to the actual words in a song. Maybe that's why I like French and Spanish music so damn much - I have no idea what the hell people are saying in any language.

If you've never listened to Radio David Byrne (yes... from the Talking Heads) you should. Every month he changes up his playlist and trust me you never know what he's going to choose (Old School Club Music, Rock en Espanol, Afro-Cuban Classics). The man knows his music.

This month the theme is gospel. If you know me, you know I am definitely NOT religious (there are far too many skeletons in the closets of the organized religions for my taste). I do however appreciate and admire the love some people have for their spiritual maker. I just get pissed off when that faith is bastardized for political goals. Anyway...listen in this month, especially if you're wrapping gifts or preparing to see family for the holidays. It'll make you happy.

Here are some other songs you should add to your iTunes library:


A Charlie Brown Christmas
*listen to this to keep you in the right mood if you're baking holiday cookies or doing anything else that could make you lose your sense of humor


Quarteto by Jobim-Morelenbaum
*I don't joke around when it comes to my bossa nova, but there are 2 songs on this album that are actually Astrud worthy covers - Só Tinha De Ser Com Você and Desafinado

Seu Jorge ok anything by him!
*if you didn't see The Life Acquatic with Steve Zissou (I heart that movie), Seu Jorge is the amazing Brazilian musician who redid David Bowie's songs as acoustic masterpieces in Portuguese. My favorite is Rebel Rebel. From his other albums (esp. Cru) I like Carolina and Tive Razão.

Love You Inside Out by Na Leo
*I just found this last night on iTunes. Na Leo is a Hawaiian group and they do a cover of the Bee-Gees song Love You Inside Out that is so good. Lynda and I heard this or a version last weekend at Cafe 1980 (formerly Saint Helens in Williamburg. I love their avocado toast- smashed avocado, lemon and cumin on thick slices of mutligrain...wow). For those of us who remember, Puff Daddy's group Total sampled this in their song "When Boy Meets Girl"

Paris Combo
*mi esposo gave me tickets to this show for my birthday and it was incredible! (Thanks PW for coming to the show). My favorite song that I can't ever stop listening to: Aquarium

Africando by Africando
*Senegalese salsa and it's oh soooooo good. The song that'll keep you doing spins by yourself: Yay Boy

Enjoy!

Thank you so much to the fabulous people that ordered the shoebags and cards from our site!

Sorry for the blogging absence...I will blog again in a few days (after we finish our orders, the x-mas cookie swap and our sama performane on Sun)!