Sunday, August 19, 2007

Infected Mushrooms

In the phrase made famous by Monty Python: 'And now for something completely different...'




'Special Place' by Infected Mushrooms



'Forgive Me'




'Becoming Insane' by Infected Mushroom



'Psycho' by Infected Mushroom

Friday, August 17, 2007

Boys LIke Girls: Hero/Heroine and The Great Escape



Hero/Heroine by Boys Like Girls




One more group added by request to this site.

'The Great Escape' by Boys Like Girls

Pink : U + Ur Hands



Rather a clever song and video by a female artist. Also added by request...

And 'the search continues...'



'Stupid Girls' by Pink

Plain White T's: Hate ( I really don't Like You)



'Hate (I really don't Like You)' by the Plain White T's

I am adding this one upon request. The lyrics are clever enough, but it is the music that makes the song exceptional.

More by the same group:



'Take Me Away'



'A Lonely September'

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

More about 'The Fray'

Fans of 'The Fray' may be interested in a new website that offers exclusive video interviews with members of the band.

Nowwhat.com may be worth a visit to any one who wants to know more about this group and other contemporary hard-hitting groups who are unafraid of expressing social concerns with stark realism in their songs.

The full URL is:
http://www.nowwhat.com/music

Here is the link to the main page:
NowWhat Music

The website includes information about Projekt Revolution as well. Fans of 'My Chemical Romance', 'Taking Back Sunday' and 'Linkin Park' will find information about all these groups on the Projekt Revolution page.

'The Fray' achieved universal renown for their song, 'How to Save a Life'. Like Good Charlotte's incredibly powerful song, 'Hold On', 'How to Save a Life' deals with the genuine angst of adolescence and the role of intervention in the lives of those who are struggling to come to terms with the often harsh realities of this world. The message that is delivered in songs like these is a simple one: pay attention and listen, because lives are lost if we cannot or do not reach out to those who are on the edge of the abyss. Sometimes our attempts will be unsuccessful and heartbreaking, but when successful, the act of making a simple emotional connection with some one who is tottering on the edge can provide a lifeline.

In the words of 'How to Save a Life':

'And I would have stayed up with you all night,
Had I known how to save a life.'

Many groups express the emotions of alienation, betrayal and despair. Groups like 'The Fray' and 'Good Charlotte' take their music one step further by offering hope to those who are beseiged by these powerful influences that can threaten the lives of every human beingfrom infancy to the twilight of life.

Saturday, July 21, 2007

'Talk' and 'In my Place' by Coldplay



'Talk' by Coldplay

Oh brother, I can't, I can't get through.
I've been trying hard to reach you, 'cause I don't know what to do.
Oh brother, I can't believe it's true.
I'm so scared about the future and I wanna talk to you.
Oh I wanna talk to you.
You can take a picture of something you see,
In the future where will I be?
You can climb a ladder up to the sun,
Or write a song nobody has sung,
Or do something that's never been done.

Are you lost or incomplete?
Do you feel like a puzzle, you can't find your missing piece?
Tell me, how do you feel?
Well I feel like they're talking in a language I don't speak,
And they're talking it to me.

So you take a picture of something you see
In the future where will I be?
You can climb a ladder up to the sun,
Or a write a song nobody has sung,
Or do something that's never been done,
Do something that's never been done.

So you don't know where you're going, and you wanna talk,
And you feel like you're going where you've been before.
You tell anyone who'll listen but you feel ignored.
Nothing's really making any sense at all:
Let's talk, let's ta-a-alk,
Let's talk, let's ta-a-alk.'



'Trouble' by Coldplay



In My Place by Coldplay

In my place, in my place,
Were lines that I couldn't change,
I was lost, oh yeah.

I was lost, I was lost,
Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed,
I was lost, oh yeah.

And yeah, how long must you wait for it?
Yeah, how long must you pay for it?
Yeah, how long must you wait for it?

I was scared, I was scared,
Tired and under prepared,
But I wait for it.

And if you go, if you go,
Leave me down here on my own,
Then I'll wait for you, yeah.

Yeah, how long must you wait for it?
Yeah, how long must you pay for it?
Yeah, how long must you wait for it?
Oh for it

Sing it please, please, please,
Come back and sing to me,
To me, me.

Come on and sing it out, now, now.
Come on and sing it out
To me, me
Come on and sing.

In my place, in my place,
Were lines that I couldn't change,
I was lost, oh yeah.
Oh yeah.

N.B. I had this on the wrong page. I think I have created too many music pages. I don't really like 'Coldplay' much, but the lyrics are better than the music.

Friday, July 13, 2007

'How to Save a Life' by The Fray



'Over my Head' by The Fray



'How to Save a Life' by The Fray

'Step one,
You say: We need to talk.
He walks. You say, 'Sit down, it's just a talk.'
He smiles politely back at you.
You stare politely right on through.
Some sort of window to your right,
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame,
And you begin to wonder why you came.

Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness,
And I would have stayed up with you all night,
Had I known how to save a life.

Let him know that you know best,
'Cause after all you do know best.
Try to slip past his defence
Without granting innocence.
Lay down a list of what is wrong,
The things you've told him all along:
And pray to God he hears you,
And pray to God he hears you.

Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness,
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life.

As he begins to raise his voice,
You lower yours and grant him one last choice:
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed.
He will do one of two things:
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same,
And you'll begin to wonder why you came.

Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness,
And I would have stayed up with you all night,
Had I known how to save a life.'

'The Fray' is interesting because, like 'Midnight Oil' it is a group with 'social consciousness'. The music of 'Midnight Oil' packs more of a punch, but 'The Fray' should appeal to those who enjoy a 'softer' style.

Thursday, June 28, 2007

Muse: Time is Running Out



'Time is Running Out' by Muse

I think I'm drowning
Asphyxiated
I wanna break this spell
That you've created

You're something beautiful
A contradiction
I wanna play the game
I want the friction

You will be the death of me
You will be the death of me

Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it

Our time is running out
Our time is running out
You can't push it underground
You can't stop it screaming out

I wanted freedom
Bound and restricted
I tried to give you up
But I'm addicted

Now that you know I'm trapped sense of elation
You'd never dream of
Breaking this fixation

You will squeeze the life out of me

Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it

Our time is running out
Our time is running out
You can't push it underground
You can't stop it screaming out
How did it come to this?
Ooooohh

You will suck the life out of me

Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it

Our time is running out
Our time is running out
You can't push it underground
You can't stop it screaming out
How did it come to this?
Ooooohh



'Starlight' by Muse

Far away
The ship is taking me far away
Far away from the memories
Of the people who care if I live or die

Starlight
I will be chasing the starlight
Until the end of my life
I don't know if it's worth it anymore

Hold you in my arms
I just wanted to hold
You in my arms

My life
You electrify my life
Let's conspire to ignite
All the souls that would die just to feel alive

But I'll never let you go
If you promised not to fade away
Never fade away

Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations

Hold you in my arms
I just wanted to hold
You in my arms

Far away
The ship is taking me far away
Far away from the memories
Of the people who care if I live or die

And I'll never let you go
If you promise not to fade away
Never fade away

Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations

Hold you in my arms
I just wanted to hold
You in my arms
I just wanted to hold



'Bliss'

Everything about you is how I wanna be
Your freedom comes naturally
Everything about you resonates happiness
Now I won't settle for less

Give me all the peace and joy in your mind

Everything about you pains my envying
Your soul can't hate anything
Everything about you is so easy to love
They're watching you from above

Give me all the peace and joy in your mind
I want the peace and joy in your mind
Give me the peace and joy in your mind

Everything about you resonates happiness
Now I won't settle for less

Give me all the peace and joy in your mind
I want the peace and joy in your mind
Give me the peace and joy in your mind

Muse: Assassin



'Map of the Problematique'

Fear, and panic in the air
I want to be free
From desolation and despair
And I feel like everything I sow
Is being swept away
And I refuse to let you go

I can't get it right
Get it right
Since I met you

Loneliness be over
When will this
Loneliness be over?

Life, will flash before my eyes
So scattered and lost

I want to touch the other side
And no one thinks they are to blame
Why can't we see
When we bleed, we bleed the same

I can't get it right
Get it right
Since I met you

Loneliness be over
When will this
Loneliness be over?

Loneliness be over
When will this
Loneliness be over?



War is overdue
The time has come for you
To shoot your leaders down
Join forces underground

Lose control
In increasing pace
Wantonly waste
Intention erased
Whatever they say
These people are torn
Wild and bereft
Assassin is born (yeah)

Oppose and disagree
Destroy Demonocracy

Lose control
In increasing pace
Wantonly waste
Intention erased
Whatever they say
These people are torn
Wild and bereft
Assassin is born (yeah)

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Gregory Lemarchal: ' Et Maintenant' and Ecris l'Histoire



Gregory sings a French classic: 'Et maintenant'




'Ecris l'Histoire'



'A Corps Perdu'



De temps en temps

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Fall Out Boy: This Ain't a Scene...'



'This Ain't a Scene, It's a Goddamn Arms Race' by Fall Out Boy



'Sugar, We're Going Down Swinging'



'Fame Infamy' by Fall Out Boy



'Hum Hallelujah'



'Carpal Tunnel of Love'

'Heart in a Cage' by The Strokes



'Heart in a Cage' by The Strokes




'Last Night'



'Razorblade'



'Barely Legal'

The Strokes



'Someday' by The Strokes


In many ways they'll miss the good old days,
Someday, someday
Yeah it hurts to say but I want you to stay,
Sometimes, sometimes
When we were young, ah man, did we have fun,
Always, always
Promises they break before they're made,
Sometimes, sometimes

Oh my ex says I'm lacking in depth,
I will do my best.

You say you want to stay by my side,
Darling, your head's not right.
You see, alone we stand,
Together we fall apart.

Yeah, I think I'll be all right.
I'm working so I won't have to try so hard.

Tables they turn sometimes,
Oh someday.

I ain't wasting no more time

Trying, trying

And now my fears they come to me in threes,
So I, sometimes
They fade.
My friend, you say the strangest things
I find, sometimes

Oh my ex says I'm lacking in depth.
Say I will try my best.
You say you want to stay by my side,
Darling, your head's not right.
You see, alone we stand,
Together we fall apart.
Ah, I think I'll be all right.
I'm working so I won't have to try so hard.

Tables they turn sometimes,
Oh someday

I ain't wasting no more time.'




'The End Has No End' by The Strokes



'12.51' by The Strokes



'Reptilia' by The Strokes