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music, thenandnow

Then and Now: Episode 37 You can just keep your sexy to yourself, kiddo.

You know, until I was preparing this Then and Now, I had never really listened to this entire song. I’d seen bits and pieces of the video on the television. And I knew enough about it to think it was funny when Al Gore said he was bringing the sexy back. (You know, every time I see Al on a talk show recently, talking about the environment, he’s dressed like Johnny Cash, all in black. And he’s more relaxed than he used to be. Funnier. He may not be wrong, he may be brining the sexy back. I dig Al Gore.) But, I never really listened to this whole song. Until now. My god, I hate pop music sometimes. Enough said?

Sexy Back – Justin Timberlake

One of the music blogs a read, and a great source for cover tunes, is My Old Kentucky Blog. A few days ago, they published a bunch of cover tunes by an independent artist named James Eric Laczkowski. As soon as I heard his acoustic version of Sexy Back, I knew I had to use it. It’s too much fun. Covering it acoustically is brilliant. Strip out all the samples and beats and maybe there really is a story of a guy who will be your slave, and let you whip him if he misbehaves. Hee!

Sexy Back – James Eric Laczkowski.

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music

To Estimate the Song

I was poking around Six Apart’s new VOX service and I came across this game, which I think is great.

  1. Randomly pick a song from your music library.
  2. Find the lyrics for the first four verses/chorus
  3. Go to Google translation and translate the lyrics from English into German.
  4. Take the new German lyrics and translate them into French.
  5. Take the new French lyrics and translate them into English.
  6. Post the NEW English lyrics and have people guess the original song

I don’t think mine is too difficult, if you read through it a a couple of times.

Wells I do not know, why I came this evening;

I received the feeling which does not have something right;

I frightened thus, if I fall far from my chair;

And I am astonished to the bottom, as me the staircase receives;

Clowne on the left side me; I am on the right, here birds of recreation;

Adhered to the medium with you;

I am adhered in the medium with you;

And I am astonished, which it would owe me makes is;

It is so hard to hold this smile of my face;

Conclusion Orientation yeah I am whole on the place;

Clowne on the left side me, birds of recreation on the right;

Here, I, am adhered in the medium with you. ;

You do not pour ace started outside with nothing and you are proud that yourself are which it man is formed;

And your friends all, come it crawlin, you on the back strike and please say. Ask;

Attempts to be logical slightly at him all;

But I can see that all of it is logical none;

It is necessary to coldly go to sleep on the floor;

It does not think cause I that I can take more;

Clowne on the left side me, Birds of recreation on the right;

Here, I, am adhered in the medium with you.

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evildeb, music

Hey man, now you are really living.

Sunday was a big day for the GWEMAC. Busy day, much to do, many things planned. I’ll start with the last thing first, since it really was my favorite. Except for maybe the Cock Dishes part, mostly because I do so love to laugh, but I’ll explain that later. Rounding out our day was the Eels Show at the Showbox.

If you know me, you know I don’t really like crowds, and I don’t like strangers in my personal space. So, when I tell you that next time I see the Eels, I plan on wearing less restrictive, more breathable, clothing, comfortable shoes, my hair up, and no heavy handbag so I can GIT UP FRONT AND ROCK, you’ll understand how much I enjoyed the show.

We arrived after Eels took the stage, because of the aforementioned busy day. I think, that my favorite part was the Security Guy. He’s our New Boyfriend. Technically, KK called him first, but going to the show was my idea, so I think we’ll have to split him. Tessa and Louise are out of luck unless they want to fight us for him. I don’t know what his name is, but at first I thought he really was just stage security guy, he was a big musclely guy with a shaved head, biker glasses and mutton chops, tattoos and a black tshirt that said SECURITY on it. But then he started to dance. During some songs, he would just stand there, with his arms crossed over his chest, looking out on the audience. Often he would say some kind of non-sequitor in between songs. However, when he started to dance, he really got into it, it was awesome. The dancing sometimes had a theme. One time, he was martial arts dancing. Another, he was boxing and while dancing. Sometimes he sang, and sometimes he played an instrument. But then he’d just go back to standing there. Between songs, he would call the lights up, and E would point people out to him. He’d snap on a new rubber glove and start hi-fiving the people that E pointed out. Once, he very gingerly brought up a heckler guy, being very careful and courteous, and then he bum rushed him off the other side of the stage.

All in all, a great show. E sang a Screamin Jay Hawkins song and you can’t go wrong with that. I’ll talk about the rest of the day later.

Ok, today is Lloyd and Evildeb’s 21st wedding anniversary. Everyone say Happy Anniversary to them.

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