A Month Of... Getting From A To B...

Taxi! Or, more precisely, Vanessa Paradis and "Joe Le Taxi"...

And a link for Counting Crows feat. Vanessa Carlton and their version of "Big Yellow Taxi" here.

Vanessa Paradis
Counting Crows
Taxi

A Month Of... Getting From A To B...

Another mode of transport you don't argue with if you're driving a mini...

Nizlopi and "The JCB Song"...

Nizlopi
JCB

A Month Of... Getting From A To B...

Then there's always various ways of getting around on foot...

You could "Run" like Amy MacDonald...

Amy MacDonald
Run

A Month Of... Getting From A To B...

Girls Aloud and "Sound Of The Underground"...

Girls Aloud
Underground

A Month Of... Weather...

Damn... I hate having to repeat myself, but nobody would help me out with some other titles... yes, I mean you lot!

Alphabeat and "10,000 Nights Of Thunder"...

Alphabeat
Thunder (again)

A Month Of... Weather...

It's cold today... almost cold enough for "Snow" (okay, maybe I'm exaggerating a little)...

Had a choice of 2 "Snow" songs, and couldn't really decide which to go for, so I've reached a compromise with myself...

The video to "Snow" by JJ72... I'd forgotten just how good this song is...

And a link to the video of "Snow ((Hey Oh))" by Red Hot Chili Peppers here.

JJ72
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Snow

A Month Of... Working On The Chain Gang...

So, we continue the chain, and who are always trying to get photographs of anyone even remotely famous? Yep...

"Paparazzi" by Lady Gaga... don't think much of the video, but I like the song, and at least it means our tinpot local radio has stopped playing "Poker Face"... I hate it with a passion!

Lady Gaga
Paparazzi

A Month Of... Name Dropping...

Lily Allen and "Alfie"...

Links:

Lily Allen
Alfie / Alfred (Meaning)

A Month Of... Name Dropping...

Today it's the turn of Fountains Of Wayne to drop "Stacy's Mom"...

Links:

Fountains Of Wayne
Stacy (Meaning)

A Month Of... Name Dropping...

Today Eminem helps us by dropping "Stan"...

Links:

Eminem
Stanley (Meaning)

A Month Of... Name Dropping...

Whew... sorry about that epic catch-up, but I'm back up to date now... and if you haven't been here this month yet, you would never know that I've been neglecting my poor wee blog (damn... shouldn't really have owned up then, should I?)...

Anyway, today I give you Green Day and "St Jimmy"...

Links:

Green Day
Jimmy (Meaning)
James (Meaning)

The Michael Jackson Songs...

I picked yesterday were met with a "OMG... Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuj!" by Viki (hint... she wasn't impressed)... so I'm being made to post a more acceptable selection of videos:

Earth Song (1995)
Billie Jean (1983)
Dirty Diana (1988)
Black Or White (1991)
Beat It (1983)
Blame It On The Boogie (as The Jackson 5) (1978)

The only one of my choices that she approved of was "Thriller"!

Hope that's better, draga!

The "OMG... I Just Can't Believe It's True" Post...

Didn't have the computer on last night, or the radio or anything, so didn't hear the big news story before I went to bed... just I got a text message from Viki after she'd set off to work this morning that ended with "Michael Jackson has died. Mivan!"

And, indeed, it's true... looking it up on the BBC news site on my mobile phone confirmed it:

Michael Jackson Dies Aged 50

He was declared dead at UCLA hospital at 10:26pm (British Time) last night.

It doesn't feel real yet though... Yes, I along with everyone else had read the stories about how his health was not good, and how there were doubts about his fitness for the series of concerts that were scheduled for the O2 Arena, but Michael Jackson wasn't really mortal... not like ordinary people... Not that I'm saying he was a god or anything like that, because - I'll be honest - he wasn't up there in my Top 10 artists, either as I was growing up, or now... I wasn't THAT big a fan... didn't own any albums or anything, never had his posters on my wall... and, yes, I thought (and still think) he was a bit "Wacko"... certainly there was something wrong with him... a naivety that bordered on mentally underdeveloped... But you can't deny his talent, showmanship, and influence on today's music and artists.

And he was always THERE... all the time I was growing up and discovering music and bands... Let's face it, he's been in pop longer than I've been alive... so you just kind of felt like he would go on forever.

It would be good if it was his music he was remembered for... rather than the baggage that followed him around... the accusations of child abuse (was he guilty? I guess we'll never really know)... the spendaholic lifestyle and subsequent money troubles... the demons that fuelled his plastic surgery obsession... all of that.

My thoughts and prayers go out to his family... to his children... his ex-wives... his mother and father... his brothers and sisters... his friends... and to his fans worldwide who feel that they have lost someone special to them...

And I leave you with some of my favourite songs of his as tribute:

Heal The World (1992)
You Are Not Alone (1995)
Scream (With Janet Jackson) (1995)
Thriller (1984)
Say Say Say (With Paul McCartney) (1983)

A Month Of... Around The World...

Staying in Ireland, but heading across the border into the Irish Republic, today with Steve Earle and "The Galway Girl"...

Wikipedia Links:

Steve Earle
Galway, Republic Of Ireland

A Month Of... Around The World...

Staying in the UK capital today, and moving to the district of Chelsea with Fratellis and "Chelsea Dagger"...

Wikipedia Links:

Fratellis
Chelsea, Greater London

A Month Of... Around The World...

Keep your heads down! Today we're still in Iraq, with OutKast dodging "B.O.B"... which, of course, stood for "Bombs Over Baghdad"...

Wikipedia Links:

OutKast
Baghdad, Iraq

A Month Of... Around The World...

Today we're in "Babylon" with David Gray...

Wikipedia Links:

David Gray
Babylon, Mesopotamia (now part of Iraq)

A Month Of... Keeping Yourself Occupied...

Robbie Williams and "Rock DJ"...

Wikipedia Links:

Robbie Williams
Disc Jockey

Er... please be aware that this is the full video, flesh-stripping and all, so if you are of a sensitive disposition, please avoid it... or, if you must watch, don't say I didn't warn you!

A Month Of... Keeping Yourself Occupied...

Today the wonderful, talented, gorgeous Rufus Wainwright and "The Art Teacher"...

Wikipedia Links:

Rufus Wainwright
Art Teacher
Teacher

A Month Of... Keeping Yourself Occupied...

Back on to more practical career choices today...

"Oxygen" by Willy Mason...

Wikipedia Links:

Willy Mason
Mason