tisdag, januari 31, 2006
"Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" with Nina Persson
But the song is the new one from Nina Persson (from Cardigans) who also is the main actress in the beautiful (but a bit slow and "arty" for me) "Om Gud Vill".
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Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" with Nina Persson
måndag, januari 30, 2006
"A Different Corner" with George Michael
I saw one brilliant documentary about George Michael today, called George Michael: A Different Story. It made me run home and fill my iPod with his hits right away! Such an inspiering man...and what good songs!!
Unfortunately I had very little Wham! on mp3s….almost all my Wham! songs are on vinyl.
Anyone who can help me?
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Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "A Different Corner" with George Michael
söndag, januari 29, 2006
"Seasons of Love" from Rent
But now I’m here and it is finally Film Festival 2006!
Two movies today (none of them very good, actually) and for the song of the day I choose the one hit song from the musical (and from now on also the movie) "Rent".
Keep readin’
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Seasons of Love" from Rent
lördag, januari 28, 2006
"Känn Ingen Sorg För Mig Göteborg" with Håkan Hellström
Very exciting indeed.
Look out for reviews (in Swedish) in the other blog, and for songs related to the movies I see in this one!
Keep readin’
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Känn Ingen Sorg För Mig Göteborg" with Håkan Hellström
fredag, januari 27, 2006
"The Wanderer" with Johnny Cash feat. U2
My music chart is back this week. Felt it was time to reveal what’s being played in my iPod while in Stockholm.
The last chart had U2 feat. Mary J Blige as number one (the only remaining song from that chart by the way…Madonna left my chart after 11 weeks on it with "Hung Up"…but I know she’s lurking in the shadows with one of the biggest hits this spring so just look out) and now another U2 collaboration takes the lead. It’s an old favorite of mine (from U2’s Zooropa album) that have sprung to life again due to my new found Johnny Cash obsession, an obsession that also gives you number 6 and 10 on the chart.
The Texas song have I covered here and the Knife hit here.
Milky and Sunblock are two radio-favorites that have been on the radio for a while now and finally got their way into my iPod, and Ladytron and Black Eyed Peas (yeah, I’m also shocked…I HATE the B.E.P….but this one is irresistible due to its PulpFiction-sample) are this weeks new favorites played all the time on Swedish radio P3.
Here we go:
01/NE/01/01/Johnny Cash feaut. U2 - The Wanderer
02/NE/02/01/Texas feat. Paul Buchanan - Sleep
03/NE/03/01/The Knife - Silent Shout
04/NE/04/01/Milky - Be My World
05/01/01/02/Mary J Blige feat. U2 - One
06/NE/06/01/Johnny Cash - Hurt
07/NE/07/01/Sunblock - I'll Be Ready
08/NE/08/01/Laydtron – Destroy Everything You Touch
09/NE/09/01/Black Eyed Peas – Pump It Up
10/NE/10/01/Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
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Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "The Wanderer" with Johnny Cash feat. U2
torsdag, januari 26, 2006
"Frozen" with Madonna
"That’s why I keep my mother and father in the fridge!"
That article really has it all.
It’s bizarre: He actually has his both parents frozen in the basement.
It’s tragic: They want to take his frozen parents away from him.
It’s kind-a-cute: He doesn’t believe in this freezing-technique, but he celebrates the will of his dead parents
It’s religious: He’s made a cross on the door to the basement, since he wanted "some kind of spirituality" in the room (even though he didn’t know if his parents where Christians) (probably not by the way…I don’t think God would have liked them frozen)
It’s fun: There actually is a town called Nederland in Denver, Colorado which already has a frozen dead guy and therefore celebrates "Frozen Dead Guy Day" every year
It’s enlightening from a customer perspective: It costs 900 000 to freeze your whole body when you die – half the prize for just the head.
Keep readin’.
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Frozen" with Madonna
onsdag, januari 25, 2006
"I'll Be There for You" with The Rembrandts
The cast of "Friends" will re-unite for four new one-hour episodes this year…
Well, with a promised salary of $5.000.000 for each friend, I guess that wouldn't have been such a hard decision…more like a present from above.
Have any of them had a decent career since the last episode?
Nope.
Not even all the flops of Jennifer Aniston or the sad and tragic show that is "Joey" can count as careers.
Let’s hope this will turn out to be true some day and that the writers will get some of the dough also then, so we’ll get some good scripts for the episodes also…
…the show was really, really far from its former greatness when it was cancelled.
Let’s hope for a script like the shows in season one! Where Phoebe sings! And Chandler IS funny! And Joey DOESN’T say "How you doin?". And the Gellers act like human beings and not crazy stereotype.
THAT would be worth $5.000.000!
Keep readin’.
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "I'll Be There for You" with The Rembrandts
tisdag, januari 24, 2006
"Jennie Jennie" with Lasse Berghagen
Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!
The BIG three-o.
Welcome to the club. It’s not as hard as you (everyone) think.
I promise.
And you know you have to trust me ´cause I’m your big brother.
=)
Keep readin’.
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Jennie Jennie" with Lasse Berghagen
måndag, januari 23, 2006
"Don’t Worry Be Happy" with Bobby McFerrin
Oh joy.
Like everything has been sunshine and pieces of cake until today.
Well, I guess it’s just to hang in there everyone and keep your eyes fixed on tomorrow (like anything is better then…except for my Sis birthday maybe…but otherwise…it’s not payday until Wednesday!).
Let’s have something happy as the song of today, shall we!
Keep readin’.
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Don’t Worry Be Happy" with Bobby McFerrin
söndag, januari 22, 2006
"Sleep" with Texas feat. Paul Buchanan
I really, really should be sleeping now.
The song of today is the one I can’t get out of my head right now…which is quite extraordinary, since it is with Texas and included a flute-solo!
Maybe I’m getting soft?
Keep readin’.
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Sleep" with Texas feat. Paul Buchanan
lördag, januari 21, 2006
"Ring of Fire" with Johnny Cash
As you understand I’m still totally hooked up on Mr Johnny Cash... So instead of writing about something new in today’s blog, I just encourage you to read yesterdays blog, my Swedish review – or just go and watch the damn film instead (if you’re in Sweden you’ll have to wait some weeks, though. I was luckily invited to a preview).
And since the picture yesterday was showing the movie’s version och Johnny&June, I’ll give you the originals today.
=)
Keep readin’
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Ring of Fire" with Johnny Cash
fredag, januari 20, 2006
"Walk the Line" with Johnny Cash
Walk the Line by James Mangold
Last night I saw a beautiful movie called "Walk the Line" about the life of the country legend Johnny Cash. The story of the movie might not have been something you’ve never seen before in the rock-artist genre; abusive father, bad marriage, alcohol and drug-problems, touring with a young Elvis (oh, maybe that one)...but it was so beautifully acted by Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon that these things didn’t matter after a while...and they both sung all the songs in the movie by themselves. Very impressive and truly Oscarworthy.
You'll find my review in Swedish here!
But the absolute best thing with the movie must have been the music, and the big spin-off effect is that I can’t stop listening to Johnny Cash today.
Damn that man made some good music!
Keep readin’.
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Walk the Line" with Johnny Cash
torsdag, januari 19, 2006
"Silent Shout" with The Knife
D-man: Flip
They're back and I love the sound. Such a beat! But hey... wait... now they pretend to sing. And now as they don't, I'm happy again. Stomp! Stomp! Stomp! What's this then...No! They're "singing" again... stop messing with my ears. I like it more when they shut up and just play their instruments. However, this is a serious smash hit for any trance-inspired-london-wanna-be dancefloor.
(a new)E-man: Flip
Strangely irritating but remarkably clever. Intellectual disco music for the C64 generation which are used to SID chip blip-and-blop extravaganzas. You must like it! I'm not sure about the massive bass in flipflopmaster's subwoofer though...
K-man: Flip
This sounds so….different….or something….at least for the music I’ve listened to for a while now. But I like it. I can’t stop listening to it. And it makes me feel like walking into the Cyberdog store in Camden, London. And that’s really on of the highest grades you can get in my world.
I guess you noticed we have a stand in for our regular E-man (actually another E-man) since it all turned green as a summer meadow this time. The Knife has a solid Flip in their hands!
Keep readin’.
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Silent Shout" with The Knife
onsdag, januari 18, 2006
"Wanna Be Starting Something" with Michael Jackson
"A poor Michael Jackson has to get an ordinary job"
When you read that you obviously think about a fragile Michael standing among some butch carpenters or factory workers…or maybe cleaning someone’s puke up from a hospital toilet…or driving a cab…or any other common work. Then you read the next line:
"Will help out starting amusement parks in the middle-east"
…and then you really start doubting that anyone at Aftonbladet EVER has had an ordinary job…
Keep readin’.
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Wanna Be Starting Something" with Michael Jackson
tisdag, januari 17, 2006
"I Don’t Sleep Well" with Hello Saferide
I’ve had a terrible night, sleep wise. I really don’t think I have slept at all.
And for no know reason.
It just didn’t work.
Maybe I was upset because USA had "Golden Globes" and we where stuck with "Idrottsgalan 2006" where badly dressed sportsmen (and women) where collecting ugly prizes in-between Beatles covers and horrific celebrity imitations – but I really don’t think so.
It was just "another of these nights" where my brain can’t stop flickering like the scene with all the TV-monitors in the last Matrix-movie (or was it the second? I really hated the sequels) and there’s no way I can even do something in the close area to sleeping.
I guess it’s a symptom of something...
...maybe the next sleepless night I will try to figure out what.
Keep readin’.
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "I Don’t Sleep Well" with Hello Saferide
måndag, januari 16, 2006
"Like a Virgin" with Madonna
With that said, I can honestly say that I didn’t have to think twice about using the song of today right away. I’m as certain as you can be that there won’t be any perfect time to use it...
On my way home from work/gym/FF, "Like a Virgin" with Madonna came on the iPod. Though a bit overplayed during my life, it still works, actually…and it always make me think of a lot of stuff:
* The scene in Moulin Rouge when Jim Broadbent’s Harold Zidler sings a remarkable version of the song (with some very gay dancers) to make Richard Roxburgh’s Duke think Satine’s absents is just due to her being afraid and feeling like a virgin (while she in reality has passed out)
* The sort of country-ish version with Lars Vegas Trio with its festive: “Like a Virgin…TJO!!”
* The actual video with Madonna and a lion in Vienna
* The opening scene in Reservoir dogs where Tarantino’s Mr Brown explains that the song is actually about a girl dating a man with a very, very huge dick:
Mr. Brown: O.K., let me tell you what Like a Virgin's about. It's all about this cooze who's a regular fuck machine; I'm talking morning, day, night, afternoon, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick.
Mr. Blue: How many dicks is that?
Mr. White: A lot.
Mr. Brown: Then one day she meets this John Holmes motherfucker and it's like, whoa baby, I mean this cat is like Charles Bronson in the Great Escape, he's digging tunnels. Now, she's gettin' the serious dick action and she's feeling something she ain't felt since forever. Pain. Pain. It hurts her. It shouldn't hurt her, you know her pussy should be Bubble Yum by now, but when this cat fucks her it hurts. It hurts just like it did the first time. You see the pain is reminding a fuck machine what it once was like to be a virgin. Hence, "Like a virgin."
Keep readin’.
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Like a Virgin" with Madonna
söndag, januari 15, 2006
"Big Gay Heart" with Lemonheads
It’s quite hard to write something not to long, not to short, not too goofy, but still not to serious. No lies – but still not telling all the (boring) truth. In short: To present you in a selling way to attract just the right people…
One thing you also would like to avoid is to come out TOO gay in your presentation…but to avoid that I guess you have to make sure that you not are too gay. Yes; I am working with technical stuff as an engineer, and yes, I went out for some beers (not Cosmos) yesterday at a bar with my two best friends…but in spite of that…how do I know?
Because of this I started to think of (and will hereby list) the five gayest things I’ve done this week:
5. Surfed into Qruiser while connected to the internet at 7Eleven.
4. Went to see "Jarhead" despite of lackluster reviews, since I knew Jake Gyllenhaal would be naked in it.
3. Bought the latest issue of "Attitude" and a little pink plastic case with green dots for my Stockholm traveling card.
2. Made a playlist in my iPod called "Kylie&Madge" consisting only of songs from Kylie Minouge and Madonna.
1. Started to cry in public (in a full seated train cabin) while watching a very sad episode of "Grey’s Anatomy".
Well, what do you say? Too gay?
If my readers hadn’t been all imaginary you could have told me in the talk-back…
Otherwise I guess I will have to be my own judge and jury.
Keep readin’.
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Big Gay Heart" with Lemonheads
lördag, januari 14, 2006
"Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over" from Cold Mountain OST
I guess I should look at it as the beginning of a new year and a start, but I don’t know why, but I always get a strange feeling of ending and closure…and not in a good way.
Maybe it’s simply because my flat gets so much darker without al the extra lights (since the darkness still is compact outside in the January-cold Gothenburg), or maybe it is because all the holidays definitely are over and there are no more free working-days until Easter.
Or maybe it is just because I’ve turned in to such a boring, depressed, pessimistic kinda’ person in recent year…
I have to change that attitude I Stockholm; otherwise I will find no new friends at all. And I guess I have to change that attitude for myself ; otherwise I don’t want to be friends with myself anymore.
This is turning into quite a self-revealing, therapeutic kind of blog…tomorrow I HAVE to write about something very light weight, or else I might loose my imaginary readers…
Keep readin’.
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over" from Cold Mountain OST
fredag, januari 13, 2006
"I'm Confused" with Pandora
But now I get to see FF again! And J-man! And all the other crazy people.
And at the same time it feels a bit…hmm….wrong I guess…not to be here next week. I get used to things very fast. Very, very fast.
I know already know I won’t be happy going back to Stockholm a week from now.
I’m very strange that way.
I don’t even get myself.
Keep readin’.
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "I'm Confused" with Pandora
torsdag, januari 12, 2006
"Einsam in Truben Tragen" with Birgit Nilsson
No "Brokeback Mountain" at Göteborg Film Festival as promised this year.
DISAPPOINTED!!!
And the problem with finding an apartment for my year in Stockholm isn’t quite solved yet (99%...but with my luck)…
...and then I found out that P - the most friendly & funniest guy here at my new work - is home sick today.
Hmmm. Not a good start of this Thursday.
And by the way; Yesterday it was found out that Birgit Nilsson had died.
I’m not a very big opera-fan…not at all, actually - but I have very interested friends who always have declared Birgit to be one of the world greatest…
…and since death goes so well along with this "bad started day"-theme, I give you the song of to day as a tribute for Birgit.
Keep readin’.
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Einsam in Truben Tragen" with Birgit Nilsson
onsdag, januari 11, 2006
"Teardrop" with Massive Attack
In "House" the diseases are the centre of the show, and the (colorful I admit) characters relationships are secondary, when in "Grey’s Anatomy" there are hardly any room for sicknesses since we have to find out how everyone is in love with everyone or newly separated from each other…
Still; they’re both good shows and here’s some comparison:
Best Main Character: "House", Dr House (though he’s been TOO grumpy in season 2 if I where to decide) is totally superior to Meredith Grey who I think is too quirky and "Ally McBealy" for my taste.
Best Supporting Characters: "Grey’s Anatomy", even if the team in "House" is very likeable (and MAN are they competent!) the characters surrounding Dr Grey are wittier, funnier and has the greatest lines. "The Nazi" is one of TV’s best played and written characters right now.
Best Diseases: "House", of course, since they are practically unknown, very exciting (the episodes are sometimes more exciting than "CSI", when it comes to finding out "Who’s dunnit?") and always very, very dangerous. OK, people at Dr Grey’s hospital may die from the worlds largest tumor or the male might have wombs sometimes…but the patients really are there just as a beautiful backdrop for all the love affairs.
Most Good Looking Male: Hmmm… I don’t think there are any true hunks in any of the shows…but at least not in "House". I guess "Dr Dreamy" (Patrik Dempsy’s comeback) and "Alex" in "Grey’s Anatomy" wins this category by far.
Best Main Theme and Titles: "House" by far. Massive Attack crushes that annoying blip/blop-theme and "try to be sexy and smart"-titles of "Grey’s Anatomy".
OK. 3-2 to "House" then. Quite expected as I choose it as 2005’s best TV some week’s ago. But "Grey’s Anatomy" might be my biggest addiction right now…so it doesn’t feel completely comfortable.
You should certainly watch both if you like TV!
Keep readin’.
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Teardrop" with Massive Attack
tisdag, januari 10, 2006
"I Know a Girl" from Chicago, the Musical
It felt great to have someone you know that well around, and maybe for the first time I felt that this year in Stockholm can (if I just get the apartment I want – more about that when I know for sure – and get back in cyperspace – and not have to do all my blogging at /Eleven or at colleagues’ computers when the go to the toilet - turn out to be really great.
Keep readin’.
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "I Know a Girl" from Chicago, the Musical
måndag, januari 09, 2006
"First Day of My Life" with Melanie C
* X2000 is a very good way to travel (if there are no delays I guess), comfortable, fast, and with wireless internet connections at every seat
* It was very nice to meet S and P again, and the whole bunch at my new work place seemed nice. No computer and no internet makes it feel like stone age, though.
* It’s cold here. Very cold.
* The hotel is great. My room has a nice double bed, a (extremely ugly) group of furniture ranging from a sofa to "something with a mirror attached", a TV with SVT1, SVT2, TV4 and some strange channels no one watches (where’s TV3 and Channel 5??), a big balcony (!) with a view of the Church of Gustav Vasa (a very CLOSE view…it’s right across the street), unfortunately not any wireless internet (I had to discover the joy of public web-surfing at 7Eleven) – but in addition an extraordinary breakfast buffet.
* When I said goodbye to P (we took the same tube from work) I feel more alone than ever before, and when F and J called an hour later they (once again) become my greatest heroes.
Keep readin’.
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "First Day of My Life" with Melanie C
söndag, januari 08, 2006
"That's What Friends Are For" with Dionne Warwick
The food turned out alright, the games where a success, I got A LOT of books (since I will be off internet for a while), and I once again realized that I have the best friends in the world.
It’s fantastic to know that even if I spend my days in another town, I will always have this bunch here if I need them…and I know I will.
…and I guess this hang-over doesn’t make the anxiety of tomorrow any easier…
Keep readin’
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "That's What Friends Are For" with Dionne Warwick
lördag, januari 07, 2006
"Time Gous By Con Loli" with Las Terremoto de Alcorcon
Thanx for the tip, P!
Keep readin’
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Time Gous By Con Loli" with Las Terremoto de Alcorcon
fredag, januari 06, 2006
"Check On It" with Beyonce Feat. Slim Thug
I guess my chart is on hold for a while…
It’s too much going on right now…and I guess being without internet connection for a while will prevent the list for being as fresh as I want it anyway… It will return. Maybe not as regularly though.
Today in short notes:
* Had Ante&Elsa here. Intense as ever, but that girl is truly the cutest thing I know. My heart melts ever time she communicates with me in any form.
* Ate my first semla.
* Saw the new Beyonce video (from the new Pink panther-movie). Not my kind of bag in music, but I could stand this.
* Had Fredrik over for some (very boring and miss-cooked) food, and he overlooked me preparing the first course for tomorrows dinner.
* Watched some new TV-shows; "French&Saunders Christmas Special" (so-so), "Let’s Dance" (fun for the moment, not unmissable) and "Australia’s Next Top Model" (my god I’m a sucker for this show whatever country it’s from).
Keep readin’
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Check On It" with Beyonce Feat. Slim Thug
torsdag, januari 05, 2006
"Drunk" with Kylie Minouge
It started out as "one fast beer after work" with David and Håkan, turned into four pints of beers at Dubliners with Eeva and David’s girlfriend added, extended itself to two pitchers of beer and to family sized pizzas at Pizza Hut (and now Fredrik joined) before borrowing some clothes from FF and leaving the gang for a new (housewarming) party (with free beer included) at Jenny Adlers.
I will really, really miss having all these people around in Stockholm. Thinking about almost not knowing anybody is terrifying, and I know it will be hard for a start.
But what the hell… A year from now I guess I know if I did right.
Keep readin’
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Drunk" with Kylie Minouge
onsdag, januari 04, 2006
"Brain Drain" with The Lightning Seeds
Of course I agreed with her (even if I’d liked a bit of extended vacation and a lot of sun and beaches) but the ironic thing is that my brain obviously equals flying with moving to Stockholm (and I’m going there by train by the way…just so the communication part is clear) because I haven’t been able to sleep normally for…well, since Christmas in Karlskrona.
Just like it is when I’m about to put myself into an airplane.
Strange thing, my brain. Very strange.
Keep readin’
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Brain Drain" with The Lightning Seeds
tisdag, januari 03, 2006
"Single" with Everything But The Girl
…and soon there be another one in the pond!
Keep readin’
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Single" with Everything But The Girl
måndag, januari 02, 2006
"Släpp Fångarne Loss" with Tommy Körberg
Don’t miss the chance to check out some good looking guys trying to get out of prison!
Keep readin’
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "Släpp Fångarne Loss" with Tommy Körberg
söndag, januari 01, 2006
"New Years Day" with U2
Hung-over like a drugged horse, I’ve spent the whole day as a wreck: first in F3’s sofa and then in my own eating pizza and having anxiety attacks and bad thoughts about the whole concept of leaving Gothenburg for Stockholm.
I sincerely hope this isn’t significant for how 2006 will turn out…
That would clearly be hell.
Great party yesterday though…I guess I should have drunk a little less though.
Maybe I had managed to not fall asleep before the 1½ year old then.
Keep readin’
Tomorrow’s a new day and a new song.
Song of Today: "New Years Day" with U2