With long days like today I'm bound to have more than one song stuck in my head and that's what happened. Earlier today I was listening to the radio, God I know the radio, and Katy Perry's new single hit. I'll admit I'm a KP fan, but mostly for her singles. Her albums lack something for me personally, but her singles are always the best of the bunch. No different with this one, "The One That Got Away." Nice lyrics, sung well, melody and music itself good. Just a song that I've come to like as of today. Also the music video for this is superb..just saying.
Katy Perry- "The One That Got Away" from Teenage Dream
As I'm typing this in the good ole Windows notepad while the internet is being a piece of shit at school, I occurs to me why I picked this Childish Gambino song as my song of the day. Ever since my dad passed away I'm feeling as if I've fallen into depression. Sleeping too much, loneliness, sadness, terrible thoughts, etc. I've built a cocoon around casting, football talk on Sundays/Mondays (and now Thursday's) and playing Minecraft and the like with everyone. While these times are helping me coupe, there's few genuine moments of joy and happiness in my life anymore. Not saying that if I've been hanging out with you lately it's for the worst, here's a quick that you to EVERYONE who's been there the past month and a half now. But this song, and I have no clue why, every time it comes on since I've gotten Camp, has made me smile, happy and go wow. Music is such a powerful thing. It's doesn't even have to be a song about anything going on, but can make you feel good.
Childish Gambino- "Kids (Keep Up)" from Camp
"If we were kids I wouldn’t act like this but we not"
"If we were kids
I'd want to give you everything that you would want
Woke up, hopped in the shower, this popped on my shuffle, and I've been listening to it on repeat ever since. The perfect morning song. Upbeat, Talib Kweli raps perfectly, the beat is awesome, and the chorus' words and message are amazing for ANYONES lives. Going good or bad right now, this song could or is for you. (12.5 cause I pre-posted a Song(s) of the Day #12 yesterday cause I'm still bumpin those Drake songs from Take Care)
Talib Kweli- "Get By" from Quality
"[Chorus: Background singers]
This morning, I woke up
Feeling brand new and I jumped up
Feeling my highs, and my lows
In my soul, and my goals
Just to stop smokin, and stop drinkin
And I've been thinkin - I've got my reasons
Just to get (by), just to get (by)
Just to get (by), just to get (by)
[Talib: repeat 2x - with background singers]
Yoyoyo, yo
Some people cry, and some people try
Just to get by, for a piece of the pie
You love to eat and get high
We decieve when we lie, and we keepin it fly
Yoyoyo, yo
When, the people decide, to keep a disguise
Can't see they eyes, see the evil inside
But there's people you find
Strong or feeble in mind, I stay readin' the signs"
This is a highly preemptive song of the day post, well mostly cause today isn't tomorrow. Today I finally got through two listens of Drake's new album Take Care. Yet another great rap album not only from this week (Childish Gambino, Camp) but from 2011 as a whole. Drake, to me has improved in one area on this album to make it far better than Thank Me Later, he stuck to what he's good at. RnB beats/singing and slower, almost methodical choruses and verses. Not to mention when you put Andre 3000 on a verse, you're gonna grab my attention. Did I mention I LOVE these beats? Cause I do.
Drake feat Chantal Kreviazuk- "Over My Dead Body" from Take Care
Drake feat. Lil Wanye and Andre 3000- "The Real Her" from Take Care
"Shower her with dollar tips
Shawty went and bought a whip
Guarantee the city remember your whole name
You throw the ho a scholarship
All of them ain't all equipped
And this saddens me, I see the pecking order
Quote-unquote "bad bitches" work the whole floor
Those that get laughed at sit off in the corner
Like a lab rat nobody want her
Niggas that are married don't wanna go home
We look up to them, they wish they were us
They want some new trim
We lust for some trust
Now the both of us are colorblind
Cause the other side looks greener
Which leaves your turf in the Boise state
Can't see her play or the team, cuz
Everybody has an addiction; mine happens to be you
So on my way to school and in first period I listened to Childish Gambino's first official album release, Camp. With me being a pretty big Donald Glover fan, of course I loved it. On the way home I stopped at Target to grab the physical copy of the album ($8, not too shabby). But after the first three listens yesterday there were two songs (so far) that got stuck in my head. These are those two songs. On the album they're starting off the meat of the album itself. The beats are nice (especially the background to "Letter Home" which I already adore), the lyrics are real, and the rapping is on point. Not much more you can ask for me music-wise. *Nods head to the beats*
"You're the only girl that I have ever wanted
Every other girl is trying to be you
My mama says that I should write you letters
But I think you're with other dudes
Take my hand, you'll like it
You don't even have to call
Yes I've had some alcohol, I'm sorry
Take my hand
You don't even have to call
You're somewhere out there after all
You're all I ever wanted
You're all I ever wanted
You're all I ever wanted"
"She ain't a killer, but she'd fucking blow your head off
I know he wondering, "What the fuck you hiding?"
That we dated like raps about Bin Laden
Ayo, fuck this
Are we dating? Are we fucking?
Are we best friends? Are we something in between that?"
Ahhh comedies. Over the past 6 years they've consumed my life. From juggernaut ones from Apatow like Knocked Up, to lesser known ones like The Foot Fist Way, to cult classics like Clerks and The Big Lewboski. I'm a comedy connoisseur you could say. So after lasts month's array of horror movies, from now on when you see a movie review on here it's more than likely gonna be a comedy. This is no different. 30 Minutes or Less follows the story of Nick and Chet. Nick is a slacker pizza delivery man, and Chet is his best friend who is recently getting promoted in his teaching profession. Meanwhile two guys, Dwayne and Travis, one of which's dad struck it big with the lottery, are planning on hiring a hit-man to kill him to get the rest of the money. They plot a plan to kidnap someone, strap a bomb to their chest, and make them rob a bank. The poor soul turns out to be Nick and he's forced to ask his best friend Chet to help him rob the bank, lest he blow up. This, for me, has two of the funniest actors of the last three years in Aziz Ansari and Danny McBride. Jesse Eisenberg is very underrated as a comedic actor and while I haven't given Swardson too much of a chance he was solid in this. Especially in the scenes where he's given an extended back and forth with McBride. There is lulls in this movie and some unfunny parts, but as a whole you'll be laughing a lot (at least I did, but I'm pretty easy to please comedy-wise). Aziz and Eisenberg (like Swardson/McBride) work very well off of each other. There's social and current age humor, the cruder low brow parts are done well, there's even psychical humor (quite a bit actually). Wasn't looking for Oscar caliber acting in this film, just jokes, one liners, and good comedy. For the most part, I found it. Never felt long, I was laughing a lot, and made me feel quite good and upbeat afterward. Really all I can ask for in a film.
