I Don't Like Mondays
Monday is my least favorite day of the week. I get sick on Sunday nights, thinking about having to go to work on Monday morning. I thought that this hatred of Mondays would dissipate once I was "working from home" a/k/a NOT WORKING, but it is almost MORE pathetic to be sitting around on Monday afternoon, after sleeping until noon realizing that everyone is at work and all that I have planned is an hour in front of the TV watcing All My Children. With all of this free time that I've been having, you'd think I'd be a blogging machine, but frankly I can't really bring myself to sit in front of the computer when I haven't done anything worth writing about.
Therefore, I bring you my Top 10 Things I've Learned While "Being On Vacation"/"Being Unemployed:
10) Laurel Canyon, one of my favorite movies, is like porn for women. It has been on cable like every day for two weeks and watching it repeatedly has really proven my point. I mean, it is about a middle aged woman who, in real life, wouldn't be able to get a date because every man her age would be dating someone 25, but in the movie she has a sexy 20-something rocker boyfriend who thinks that she is super hot. All they do is smoke dope, drink whiskey sours, and skinny dip in her gorgeous pool. Plus she has a kick-ass job as a music producer and her hot, young boyfriend is dying to commit to her. It's just as realistic as those ugly, mustacheod dudes in porn who manage to get the hottest, most wet-lipped women in bed make them scream with really unsexy moves. But I like to believe Laurel Canyon's fantasy. What girl doesn't want to grow up and be Francis McDormand in it?
9) I'm not the only person in cyberspace obsessed with Paul Lynde.
8) The Arcade Fire album never gets tired. I've been listening to it on repeat since I've been "unbusy" and it still sounds new and exciting to me and "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" is just about one of my favorite songs of the year.
7) Sometimes...just sometimes, the Grammys get things right! Now, I must admit up front that I only pay attention to the pop, rock, and alternative nominations because I couldn't really give a shit about Usher and all of his R&B nominations (cuz frankly the thing that made "Yeah" such a kick ass song is the Lil Jon crunk beat and the Ludacris rap. Any jackass could have sung the chorus). But I was so pleased for the Killers (with their 3 nominations!) and Ryan Adams (as previously stated, I lurve his cover of Wonderwall) and Franz Ferdinand and Modest Mouse. They actually made some good choices this year.
6) Blender also made some good choices in their best album and best song lists from their December issue. All of my favorites are represented like the Thermals and Bright Eyes and Rilo Kiley (as well as the Killers and Franz) plus they said that Kanye West's album was the best of the year. And it was, if you exclude that shitty Jesus song.
5) Lindsay Lohan is not a good enough actress to NOT look bored when doing press for her new "album." I use that title loosely because the word album connotes a collection of songs not a dismal piece of trash made using a lethal mixture of Pro-tools, lazy Swedish songwriters ("Rumors," anyone?), and cocaine (which, I hear Linds has sadly lost along with her license and AM/EX). She was on TRL twice in the span of a week and everytime she wasn't actually reading off of a cue card, she was looking bored or scowling. Ditto for her appearance on SNL. She can sparkle when she has a line to say but she CANNOT look remotely happy or not petulant when she's just sitting there.
4) I will go to Coachella this year. Internet rumors abound about the lineup
(Including David Bowie,The Faint, Franz Ferdinand, TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dogs Die In Hot Cars, Wilco, Modest Mouse, Bright Eyes,The Postal Service, Rilo Kiley, The Arcade Fire) and if they are remotely right I could ignore my hatred of California and all things hot or camping-related and go. Jenny Lewis already confirmed that Rilo is definitely playing. Who's with me?
3) Queen are awesome. I know that I noted earlier that they were the best performers at Live Aid (um, is it sad that I've watched the four disk set like 3 times already--when I get obsessed, I get obsessed), but have you heard the Electric Six cover of Radio Ga Ga yet? Yes, it's Queen's silliest song but the cover is pretty good and the video is worth watching, if for no other reason than to watch the clapping poodles. Don't ask, just go watch it!
2) Though I have often bemoaned the double denim look, I've decided that there is nothing sexier than an Irish man in a denim work shirt, jeans, and a jean jacket. Or maybe that is just because I love Bob Geldof and I've watched too much Live Aid.
1) French pop music from the '60s totally doesn't get the respect it's due. I've been listening to Francoise Hardy for a couple of months now and she is just great--like a French Nico (who can actually sing!). Some of her songs are even in English. People like the Ye-Ye girls (like Sylvie Vartan) and Johnny Halliday are jokes here in the States but they made some really great pop music. I got into Francoise Hardy because my middle/high school French teacher used to play her song "Tout Les Garcons et Les Filles De Mon Age" for us and we learned all of the lyrics. I always thought it was a school song--like Frere Jaques--and didn't realize it was a pop song until a couple of years ago. It might just be one of my favorite songs of all time, and not just because of its simple '60s sound. It's lyrics (if you speak French) are some of the saddest, most tellingly-adolescent lyrics about how all of your friends are paired up and you are alone. Maybe I'll post them later for those Francophiles out there.
Now, before I go, I'd like to direct your attention to this website where you can watch the video for Band Aid 20. I liked to watch it because you've got faux-Brit Madonna, Bob Geldof in his Frankie Says Relax-like "Feed the World" t-shirt (don't care though, he is still sexy and smart as shit!), too-cool-for-school Bono in an isolation booth, and you'll get to see who's singing each part (because just going on the audio, I had no freakin idea!). Plus, who knew that Paul McCartney was there playing guitar? So thanks to Achtung Baby! for the link!! It is all for a good cause, so it isn't very cool to mock it, but I must say that Dizzee Rascal's part really throws me off (even when I hear the original, I'm waiting for his muffled rhymes now!) and that watching this video made me really miss Paul Young!
Therefore, I bring you my Top 10 Things I've Learned While "Being On Vacation"/"Being Unemployed:
10) Laurel Canyon, one of my favorite movies, is like porn for women. It has been on cable like every day for two weeks and watching it repeatedly has really proven my point. I mean, it is about a middle aged woman who, in real life, wouldn't be able to get a date because every man her age would be dating someone 25, but in the movie she has a sexy 20-something rocker boyfriend who thinks that she is super hot. All they do is smoke dope, drink whiskey sours, and skinny dip in her gorgeous pool. Plus she has a kick-ass job as a music producer and her hot, young boyfriend is dying to commit to her. It's just as realistic as those ugly, mustacheod dudes in porn who manage to get the hottest, most wet-lipped women in bed make them scream with really unsexy moves. But I like to believe Laurel Canyon's fantasy. What girl doesn't want to grow up and be Francis McDormand in it?
9) I'm not the only person in cyberspace obsessed with Paul Lynde.
8) The Arcade Fire album never gets tired. I've been listening to it on repeat since I've been "unbusy" and it still sounds new and exciting to me and "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" is just about one of my favorite songs of the year.
7) Sometimes...just sometimes, the Grammys get things right! Now, I must admit up front that I only pay attention to the pop, rock, and alternative nominations because I couldn't really give a shit about Usher and all of his R&B nominations (cuz frankly the thing that made "Yeah" such a kick ass song is the Lil Jon crunk beat and the Ludacris rap. Any jackass could have sung the chorus). But I was so pleased for the Killers (with their 3 nominations!) and Ryan Adams (as previously stated, I lurve his cover of Wonderwall) and Franz Ferdinand and Modest Mouse. They actually made some good choices this year.
6) Blender also made some good choices in their best album and best song lists from their December issue. All of my favorites are represented like the Thermals and Bright Eyes and Rilo Kiley (as well as the Killers and Franz) plus they said that Kanye West's album was the best of the year. And it was, if you exclude that shitty Jesus song.
5) Lindsay Lohan is not a good enough actress to NOT look bored when doing press for her new "album." I use that title loosely because the word album connotes a collection of songs not a dismal piece of trash made using a lethal mixture of Pro-tools, lazy Swedish songwriters ("Rumors," anyone?), and cocaine (which, I hear Linds has sadly lost along with her license and AM/EX). She was on TRL twice in the span of a week and everytime she wasn't actually reading off of a cue card, she was looking bored or scowling. Ditto for her appearance on SNL. She can sparkle when she has a line to say but she CANNOT look remotely happy or not petulant when she's just sitting there.
4) I will go to Coachella this year. Internet rumors abound about the lineup
(Including David Bowie,The Faint, Franz Ferdinand, TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dogs Die In Hot Cars, Wilco, Modest Mouse, Bright Eyes,The Postal Service, Rilo Kiley, The Arcade Fire) and if they are remotely right I could ignore my hatred of California and all things hot or camping-related and go. Jenny Lewis already confirmed that Rilo is definitely playing. Who's with me?
3) Queen are awesome. I know that I noted earlier that they were the best performers at Live Aid (um, is it sad that I've watched the four disk set like 3 times already--when I get obsessed, I get obsessed), but have you heard the Electric Six cover of Radio Ga Ga yet? Yes, it's Queen's silliest song but the cover is pretty good and the video is worth watching, if for no other reason than to watch the clapping poodles. Don't ask, just go watch it!
2) Though I have often bemoaned the double denim look, I've decided that there is nothing sexier than an Irish man in a denim work shirt, jeans, and a jean jacket. Or maybe that is just because I love Bob Geldof and I've watched too much Live Aid.
1) French pop music from the '60s totally doesn't get the respect it's due. I've been listening to Francoise Hardy for a couple of months now and she is just great--like a French Nico (who can actually sing!). Some of her songs are even in English. People like the Ye-Ye girls (like Sylvie Vartan) and Johnny Halliday are jokes here in the States but they made some really great pop music. I got into Francoise Hardy because my middle/high school French teacher used to play her song "Tout Les Garcons et Les Filles De Mon Age" for us and we learned all of the lyrics. I always thought it was a school song--like Frere Jaques--and didn't realize it was a pop song until a couple of years ago. It might just be one of my favorite songs of all time, and not just because of its simple '60s sound. It's lyrics (if you speak French) are some of the saddest, most tellingly-adolescent lyrics about how all of your friends are paired up and you are alone. Maybe I'll post them later for those Francophiles out there.
Now, before I go, I'd like to direct your attention to this website where you can watch the video for Band Aid 20. I liked to watch it because you've got faux-Brit Madonna, Bob Geldof in his Frankie Says Relax-like "Feed the World" t-shirt (don't care though, he is still sexy and smart as shit!), too-cool-for-school Bono in an isolation booth, and you'll get to see who's singing each part (because just going on the audio, I had no freakin idea!). Plus, who knew that Paul McCartney was there playing guitar? So thanks to Achtung Baby! for the link!! It is all for a good cause, so it isn't very cool to mock it, but I must say that Dizzee Rascal's part really throws me off (even when I hear the original, I'm waiting for his muffled rhymes now!) and that watching this video made me really miss Paul Young!
2 Comments:
yes and yes (and maybe a few more yeses)...
yes, i'm down for coachella. i don't know if i will camp very well, but maybe i'll get into it and turn into one of the burning man smelly people. i don't even care about the acts or the fact that it's in california where joy is born.
and yes, i like french music a lot right now. can we become francophiles together?
I thought I was the only person who loved Laurel Canyon. Really, Frances's life was my ultimate dream -- hot BRITISH rockers, music producer, spiffy house in L.A., and the occasional future-daughter-in-law nookie. Perfection! When I try to fall asleep, I count cute British rockers (who sound like the Libertines but sometimes look like Brandon Flowers) jumping over a fence. - R (randomtica.com)
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