This version of "Shells" has M.I.A.'s vocals slowed down, but the beat is still fast.
Here is a new song by Bjork called "Nattura". The video is a compilation of a lot of Bjork's videos, and I think it came out pretty cool ...
This version of "Shells" has M.I.A.'s vocals slowed down, but the beat is still fast.
Here is a new song by Bjork called "Nattura". The video is a compilation of a lot of Bjork's videos, and I think it came out pretty cool ...
I have been listening to this song a lot lately in my car. The title is "Dutty Six Pack". It sounds very reggae to me. I don't know who sings it, and I have a feeling it is an old reggae song that has just been updated a little for this mixtape, "Top Rated", but I could be wrong. Anyone know who sings this, and if there is a longer version?
Here is the song ...
Edit ... I think this is Cutty Ranks. I did a Google Search on "Dutty Six Pack", and all the links said Cutty Ranks so that makes sense. I like the song "Limb by Limb" by Cutty Ranks, too, but I have read that there are a lot of anti-gay lyrics in this kind of music. I don't know how accurate or how offended I should be by that, but I still like the song.
Cutty Ranks - Limb by Limb
Here is an article about the Dutty Six Pack song ...
http://blogs.laweekly.com/play/diplo-santogold-cutty-ranks-re-1/
The song samples Black Flag's "Six Pack" ...
Two new remixes of M.I.A.'s song, "Boyz" from Kala have come out recently. Both of the remixes just add vocals to the song, and they both mention Barack Obama.
Jay-Z's remix seems very anti-war, which is fine with me. M.I.A. also has some additional vocals on this version of "Boyz" ...
Wale added some vocals to "Boyz", too. Here is his version ...
Here is another version of the song, "Get It Up" by Radioclit, featuring M.I.A. and Santogold. This version has vocals by Esau Mwamwaya instead of a rap by Gorilla Zoe (which is on the other version, here).
Here is a clip of the song, "Shells", which M.I.A.'s fans have been waiting on for a long time. The song was supposedly done by M.I.A. and Diplo (I think), and it sounds like a lot of fun.
http://84.45.101.210/mp3/XLCD281X-N.mp3 - you have to download it because it is a stream of music, not an actual mp3.
The problem I have with this clip is how sped up the vocals are. I hope that is a mistake because I don't like sped up vocals like that. However, the song is fun to listen to. "Shells" will finally be released on the re-released version of Kala, which is already available on some sites, I think.
In other news, Britney Spears has a new expensive video for her song, "Womanizer". The video looks very slick so that's good for her. The song is catchy enough. I am amazed at how many remixes of Womanizer are already floating around the internet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-23EToh43M
I am sure there will be a higher quality version of the video above soon, but that's all I could find for right now.
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First, the song in the video is not the album version, but it's not bad, either. I like the album version better, though. Second, the special effect they use is pretty cool, but I wish she would have broken out of it at the end and the video would have become a normal video. It's still pretty cool.
This Scissor Sisters song and remix is so old, but I have listened to it again recently. I love it when it says "I don't feel like dancing without you" over and over again. I think the song is actually kind of sad. I always imagine the song is being sung by someone whose love has recently died. I try to make the lyrics of songs darker than they really are.
Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancing (Linus Loves Dub)
The mp3 I have of the above song sounds a little messed up. Sorry about that.
The remix of the song was done by Linus Loves, and he has another song on his MySpace that sounds just like Siouxsie and the Banshees' "Israel". He must have sampled it. His song is called "Rock Chk", and you can listen to it on his music player on his MySpace.
Listen to "Israel" here ...
and here is Linus Love's "Rock Chk" for comparison ...
In other news, the new Harry Potter movie has a trailer out, and it looks great! I love the idea of Voldemort as a child ...
My friend, Cristen, and I are supposed to go to the Dallas World Aquarium this Saturday. I am really excited because as far as I know we do not have anything like this in Austin, and it will be nice to be somewhere you can walk around indoors. There is also a rain forest that is connected to the aquarium, maybe ... I am not sure, but it sounds like it will be great. I love nature ... as long as I don't have to sweat to appreciate it.
These are not new songs, but they are new versions of songs.
Here is a better quality version of "Sound of Kuduro" by Buraka Som Sistema ...
Here is a remix of Bucky Done Gun that is new to me ...
Here is a song that pops into my head (just to be random) ...
Also, I wanted to post this song since it was in my head yesterday I think ...
OK, that's all I got for now. This is what happens when you can't sleep.
If you are wanting to watch a movie with the Netflix movie viewer, and you are using the Firefox 3 browser, the movie viewer will not work in the browser since it only works with Internet Explorer. However, you can install the IE tab add-on into Firefox 3, right-click on the movie's link, and choose the option, "open with IE tab", or something like that. Then, it will work perfectly and you will still be using Firefox 3 instead of Internet Explorer (the worst browser ever!).
Here is a link to the IE tab add-on for Firefox 3 ...
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419
Here are two funny YouTube videos that feature Joan Rivers . . .
Cliff Richard is also in the above video.
Here is a video of Joan Rivers on the British version of "The View". She talks some smack about Russell Crowe, and she doesn't realize that they don't have a 5-second delay for the purpose of censorship on the show ...
I hate censorship and love the Freedom of Speech so I think it is great that Joan Rivers did this. Russell Crowe probably is an asshole. I hate his movies.
Here are two new (to me) M.I.A. remixes by Instinct (MySpace for Instinct) ...
The two photos of M.I.A. were taken by Mike Schreiber (and altered by me, of course).
You can now download the official version of Firefox 3 by going here ...
Mozilla was having some trouble earlier today, but now it seems like everything is running smoothly.
Google has updated its toolbar for Firefox 3. I love the Google Toolbar because you can add little buttons to it that will take you to sites like Wikipedia, Amazon, Gmail, and IMDB.com ...
Download the latest version of Google Toolbar (it will update itself when you restart Firefox 3 or maybe before then)
Here is some music I listened to today ...
Another song from the Amores Perros soundtrack, this song is called "De Perros Amores" by Control Machete ...
I read about an artist/band called Ladyhawke on the music blog, Arjan Writes, today. Ladyhawke's song, "Paris Is Burning", is pretty catchy and it slightly reminds me of Gary Numan's song, "Cars".
Here is a remix of the song, and it is labeled "Peaches Remix", but I don't know how accurate that is ...
Here is the video for Ladyhawke's "Paris is Burning" ...
I love how she wears a Snoopy shirt in the video!
"Ladyhawke" is also the name of a movie from 1985 with Matthew Broderick, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Rutger Hauer. I have never seen it all the way through. I think there is a Canadian rock band called "Ladyhawk", but don't get them confused with the above singer!
Here is the trailer for the movie, "Ladyhawke" ...
Here is "Cars" by Gary Numan ...
Here is the video for Gary Numan's "Cars" ...