All the small things -Blink 182 "All the Small Things"
The principal thing missing from hiphop music: joy. Not message,not bling,not swagger.Not drama,not bank accounts,not booty. Just people who enjoy what they do for a living and are willing to share that same feeling with the rest of us. And what they shared with me,I share with you. Ladies and gentlemen,Matt and Kim.
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Ever categorized people by music?Try it.I used to.Time was,you could tell the testosterone poisoned by the size and composition of their CD collections.Tupac,Notorious BIG,Dre,Nas,JayZ,50 Cent,The Game;if their CD collection had these artistes in greater than 75%,the guy was often a victim of testosterone poisoning,which often resulted in expenditure of large amounts of time,money and electricity maintaining the requisite "image".Side effects included going into debt and drinking garri for dinner.
Then there were the Celine Dion addicts.Often characterized by an infatuation with Indian movies and South American telenovellas,they exhibited tendencies straight out of a Meg Ryan flick.Needless to say,they were(mostly)female.Usually Toni Braxton fans as well.Often responsible for the drinking garri state of the testosterone poisoned.
There were also the people who bought Kenny Rogers albums(dry),Mary Mary(churchalicious),Enya&Tracy Chapman(pushovers),pop(bourgeois),and rock(weirdos).
I suspect it still (largely)holds true.The specific musicians may have changed,but the core themes remain.Issues of masculinity,of expectations,of rebellion.That and people just being pricks:).You all have a lovely weekend.
From a Greek brother called Nicolas Georgakis.If you don't enjoy this,you have no soul.
No mother ever dreams that her daughter's going to grow up to be a junkie, No mother ever dreams that her daughter's going to grow up to sleep alone. -Against Me,"Thrash Unreal",2007.
I'm listening to Kate Nash.Really grooving that Cockney accent.And I officially declare Foundations to be the official dysfunctional relationship song of this blog.At least until something better comes along.The way her characters....dig at each other in that song puts me in mind of every couple I've seen.
Was going to put a video up,but hey,that's what youtube is for:).
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