Showing posts with label Norah Jones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Norah Jones. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 07, 2010

I Want My Music Television vol. LXXVIII


There have been a couple of videos that have caught my eye lately so I thought I’d give them some love since the death of Musical Television left a void for a forum on the art form. If you are interested in buying the video through iTunes, click the title link (where available). If you are interested in buying the song, look for a link in the analysis.


Young Blood – Norah Jones



And now for the most literal interpretation of a song ever. Well at least the most hilariously literal one. I think the sleeping shotgun wedding sequence is my favorite. Thank you Norah Jones and your silly red hat.


Tighten Up – The Black Keys



And I didn’t think that The Black Keys wouldn’t be able to top their laser tag inspired Strange Time, but a self awar dinosaur puppet with an E-Harmony account will do that.


The Last of the American Girls – Green Day



Okay, who put up a web cam in bedroom because Green Day totally stole my daily morning routine of having blonde twins pull off my bed sheets before breaking into a morning long dance routine.


Die by the Drop – The Dead Weather



I could not actually find a full embeddable version of the new video from the Dead Weather, but as I write this, you can download the full version of Die by the Drop on iTunes for free. And it is as creepy as the above teaser would have you believe.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Recasting We Are the World


When Michael Jackson passed away, like most people I went back and listened to the music of his on my iPod which included We Are the World. That got me to thinking it that there was still plenty of poverty in Africa and it may be time to remake the song for a newer generation (especially considering Do They Know it's Christmas? is already on it'd third version). While doing research, I realized the twenty-fifth anniversary was this year so I sat on the suggestions I made at the time so I could release it to coincide with the anniversary. Then new came out last week that the co-writers of the song Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones (along with Jackson) were planning on doing so after the Grammy’s next week to benefit Haitian relief (so I guess they will be renaming the group USA for Haiti). So here are my suggestions next to those that did the original part. And as a point of reference, here is the original song:




Lionel Richie – Ne-Yo

Stevie Wonder – Maxwell

Paul Simon – John Mayer

Kenny Rogers – Taylor Swift

James Ingram – John Legend

Tina Turner - Beyoncé

Billy Joel – Norah Jones

Michael Jackson – Michael Jackson

Diana Ross – Christina Aguilera

Dionne Warwick – Alicia Keys

Willie Nelson – Keith Urban

Al Jarreau – Justin Timberlake

Bruce Springsteen – dude from Green Day

Kenny Loggins – dude from Fall Out Boy

Steve Perry – dude from Maroon 5

Daryl Hall – Robin Thicke

Michael Jackson – Michael Jackson

Huey Lewis – dude from The Fray

Cyndi Lauper – Lady Gaga

Kim Carnes – Kelly Clarkson

Bob Dylan – Dave Matthews

Ray Charles – Jamie Foxx

Stevie Wonder – Stevie Wonder

Bruce Springsteen – Bruce Springsteen

Dan Akroyd – Adam Sandler

Jackson Family Chorus – Jonas Brothers and other Disney stars Chorus


Naturally the hardest singer to recast was Michael Jackson himself and came I up with three alternatives; Bono, who technically is not American; Prince, who was actually supposed to duet with Jackson in the original but didn’t show up the first time; or have a chorus do all his part. But maybe it would be best to just pipe in his original vocals. And even though I recast their earlier parts, I still have to bring back Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Wonder to recreate their duet which was the highlight the orginal. Not bringing them back would have been like not asking Bono to sing "Tonight thank God it's them instead of you" for the new Do They Know it's Christmas? versions.



Saturday, December 26, 2009

The 50 Best Music Videos of 2009


I have embedded the first couple videos, the rest you can click the link to follow to YouTube and if you are interested in buying the videos, click the iTunes badge.

1. Nothing to Worry About - Peter Bjorn and John Nothing to Worry About



2. True Player for Real - MC Lars featuring "Weird Al" Yankovic True Player for Real (feat. "Weird Al" Yankovic & Wheatus)



3. (If You're Wondering if I Want You To) I Want You To - Weezer Weezer - The Weezer Raditude Club: iTunes Pass - (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To



4. Low Rising - The Swell Season Low Rising



5. Daniel - Bat for Lashes Daniel



6. Run This Town - Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye West Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3 (Deluxe Version) - Run This Town (feat. Rihanna & Kanye West)

7. CNR - "Weird Al" Yankovic CNR

8. Chasing Pirates - Norah Jones Chasing Pirates

9. I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of the Week - Mandy Moore I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of the Week

10. People C'mon - Delta Spirit People C'mon

11. WTF - OK Go OK Go - WTF? - Single - WTF?

12. Wrong - Depeche Mode Depeche Mode - Sounds of the Universe - Wrong

13. Cousins - Vampire Weekend Cousins

14. Falling Down - Oasis Oasis - Falling Down - Single - Falling Down

15. Uprising - Muse Uprising

16. Heartless - The Fray The Fray - The Fray Live: iTunes Pass - Heartless

17. Goodnight, Travel Well - The Killers The Killers - Day & Age (Deluxe Version) - Goodnight, Travel Well

18. Lessons Learned - Matt and Kim Lessons Learned

19. Who'd Have Known - Lily Allen Who'd Have Known

20. Grapevine Fires - Death Cab for Cutie Death Cab for Cutie - The Open Door - EP - Grapevine Fires

21. Stay Up! (Viagra) - 88-Keys featuring Kanye West Stay Up! (Viagra) [feat. Kanye West]

22. Treat Me Like Your Mother - The Dead Weather Treat Me Like Your Mother

23. Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood Cowboy Casanova

24. Sleep Alone - Bat for Lashes Sleep Alone

25. Nothing but a Miracle - Diane Birch Nothing But a Miracle

26. Death to All But Metal - Steel Panther Death to All But Metal

27. Sweet About Me - Gabriella Cilmi Sweet About Me

28. 21 Guns - Green Day Green Day - The Green Day Collection - 21 Guns

29. A Dustland Fairytale - The Killers A Dustland Fairytale

30. You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift Taylor Swift - Fearless (Platinum Edition) - You Belong With Me

31. I Love College - Asher Roth I Love College

32. He's Frank - The B.P.A. featuring Iggy Pop He's Frank (feat. Iggy Pop)

33. (Expletive Deleted) You - Lily Allen Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You - Fuck You

34. We Made You - Eminem Eminem - Relapse (Deluxe Version) - We Made You

35. Carol Brown - Flight of the Concords Flight of the Conchords - Carol Brown - Single - Carol Brown

36. Brick by Boring Brick - Paramore Paramore - Paramore's Videos. All of Them. Ever. - Brick By Boring Brick

37. Money - N.A.S.A., David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge and Z-Trip N.A.S.A. - Money - Single - Money (feat. David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge, & Z-Trip)

38. Life In Technicolor ii - Coldplay Life In Technicolor ii

39. Life Is Better - Q-Tip and Norah Jones Life Is Better

40. Mykonos - Fleet Foxes Mykonos

41. You And Me - Dave Matthews Band You & Me

42. Don't Forget - Demi Lovato Don't Forget

43. Give Me the Meltdown - Rob Thomas Give Me the Meltdown

44. Best I Ever Had - Drake Drake - So Far Gone - Best I Ever Had

45. She's a Genius - Jet She's a Genius

46. The Fear - Lily Allen The Fear

47. Melody - Kate Earl Melody

48. Magnificant - U2 Magnificent

49. New in Town - Little Boots Little Boots - Illuminations - EP - New In Town

50. Make Her Say - Kid Cudi, Kanye West, and Common Kid Cudi - Man On the Moon - The End of Day (Expanded Version) - Make Her Say