Mario Goes To Chicago
April 8, 2009 § 1 Comment
A malfunctioning warp whistle blows Mario to a land unknown…otherwise known as Chi-Town:
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Other Side Of The World
April 6, 2009 § 1 Comment
I’ve come to realize that Korean music is pretty awesome. It started with Jung Hyun Lee, who my cousin in China loved [she would copy her pinky-finger-point while singing & dancing during karaoke], and then I started listening to Loveholic, Wonder Girls, BoA, DBSK, and others. My favorite has to be Tae Yang, though, due to sheer sex appeal. The boy is fiiiiine [and he’s in my age range!]:
When I first saw the music video for Prayer on ONTD last year, I dismissed him as some random Asian dude. I don’t remember how exactly I rediscovered him, but I am immensely glad to have done so.
His song 죄인 [translated as either Prisoner or Sinner…it’d be helpful I could read Korean] has always been a favorite of mine, but I didn’t think to look up the English translation until recently. I originally mistook it for a love song, but boy was I wrong. In fact, the lyrics resonate with me much more than I thought:
Now if only China could manufacture some quality dance music [I’m open to suggestions!], I’d be set.
Copycats
March 30, 2009 § Leave a comment
What’s up with artists sampling other people’s music nowadays? On the radio the other day I heard Sugar by Flo Rida, which uses part of Blue by Eiffel 65. Flo Rida’s other single, Right Round, also uses bits from another song, You Spin Me Round by Dead or Alive, although I prefer the Eiffel 65 version [Flo Rida’s lyrics are nasty!]. And it’s no secret that T.I.’s song Live Your Life samples the beginning of Dragostea Din Tei by O-Zone.
Although it might be nice to revisit past pop hits, I give them negative props for being unoriginal.
Speaking of music, I am currently loving Lady GaGa’s music video for LoveGame [it’s very sexual. Probably NSFW]:
It kind of sounds similar to Britney Spears’ Phonography, but a Wikipedia comparison shows that they have different writers, so I guess it’s merely a coincidence.
Love and Sex and Magic
March 25, 2009 § Leave a comment
The other day I watched the new music video for Ciara’s Love Sex Magic featuring Justin Timberlake, and although I don’t love the song [it sounds too much like JT’s Senorita to me, and everything is too high-pitched], the video is fabulous:
The sexual tension between Ciara and JT is palpable, and frankly, much more believable than that of JT and Rihanna [though of course the song’s content differs]. My my, C looks fine in this music video. She’s been on a roll lately; I love her duet with Enrique Iglesias, in which the two singers also connect rather well.
Apparently some people aren’t happy about Ciara cramping on Beyoncé’s style, but I don’t really care. Others are irate about JT’s treatment of women, which rouses a little more concern but it’s still kind of a stretch. Both are interesting viewpoints, however.
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