I would like to declare I am going to boycott The Lego Movie 2 when it comes out on February 8th because of the theme song from the movie. I thought it was bad having Everything is Awesome stuck in my head for weeks, but they came up with a tune that is even more of an earworm. So much so, they could not even hide the fact, thus they called it Catchy Song. That is exactly what the Dillon Francis feat. T-Pain and That Girl Lay Lay track is to our grey matter.
Since I do not believe in suffering alone, I am sharing thius melody with you. I challenge you to not get Catchy Head stuck in your brain. Impossible, no?
Back in 1991, Rockapella sang the theme song to Where In the World Is Carmen San Diego?. Now, nearly two decades later the A Cappella group reworked the tune for their new album Jams Vol. 2.
I normally love their sound, but this not so much. They took all the fun out of it. I guess they felt the need to do something with it since Netflix is not using them for the cartoon version of the show. Which makes no sense to me. Who doesn’t love their song? Well, the original catchy tune?
Even though most of us were not around in 1969, it is still hard to believe that this summer will mark the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. To honor the occasion, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts will open their land up again for a 3-day music festival starting on August 16th that will also include TED Talks and exhibitions.
Since they are in the early phases of planning, we do not know who will be playing there and how much the tickets will cost. I would expect them to be expensive.
As cool as I think this is, I don’t think you can ever recreate that once-in-a-lifetime experience. Plus, you don’t have performers today like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison. Not only because they are dead, but also because their music had a much deeper meaning. Now it is all about selling out and autotune and not about getting the message across to their fans.
I am sure they are going to try to get the Beyonces and Lady Gagas, but they are not The Who, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and Sha Na Na. How did I not know that Sha Na Na performed at Woodstock?
Are you going to go or are you like what the world does not need now is another music festival?
A few years ago, I heard this great medley of the year beforehand’s biggest hits and I loved the song. I used Shazam to find out who did it and it was Anthem Lights. I found out that was one of their many year-end medleys.
Well, it is that time of year for 2018’s version and they mashed together Maroon 5’s Girls Like You, Ariana Grande’s no tears left to cry, Drake’s Gd’s Plans, The Greatest Showman’s This Is Me (although wasn’t that 2017) and Zedd’s The Middle for one awesome tune.
Sit back and listen to it and then listen to their other mashups on their YouTube page.
I have been to dozens of concerts in my life. I had a singer try to hit me on the head with a mic stand. Another one looked at me like I was crazy. I was told by another one I was crazy. And a guitarist splashed Jack Daniels on me. But I have never been thrown out.
That is me. A couple on Friday was so excited to see Machine Head that they could not control themselves. Or as the band put it, “San Diego! HOLY… FREAKIN… SH*T!!!?? When a guy and gal get ejected for having sex during ‘Davidian’ (in the front row no less!?) you know it’s gonna complete insanity! *no joke!*… WOW, what a welcome back you gave us, we are blown away! ⠀
“Epic circle pits, the jumping was crazy, boobies, sing-a-longs, crowd-surfing-mania, couples having sex!!?”
In the front row? I cannot even imagine how. Especially since it is so packed. But when there is a willy, there is a way. Maybe if she just gave him some machine head instead, they could’ve stayed for the whole show. Hopefully, they will cum to their next show because it sounds like they will be back in San Diego again soon after an 11-year hiatus.
