Whenever I interview a musician, I can hardly wait to get to my favorite part of the interview is asking an artist about the inspiration behind his or her songs.  The inspiration for songs is as imaginative as can be—some stories are silly, some are lovely, others aren’t all that special—but they’re all interesting.  This is why I love the latest Chicken Soup for the Soul Book: The Story Behind the Song.

I know, I know.  I usually stay away from sloppy, emotional stuff, and Chicken Soup books can definitely fit that category, but this book is different.  It offers a look into the minds of contemporary artists from a variety of genres, such as Jewel, Christina Aguilera, Kanye West, John Legend, Rick Springfield, Iggy Pop, Tom Higgenson of Plain White T’s, Ann Wilson of Heart, and many, many more!

For example, did you know that “Jessie’s Girl” was written about a cute girl in Rick Springfield’s stained glass class, the guy’s name wasn’t actually Jessie, and that it was the catalyst for his career?  How about the fact there’s a real Delilah who inspired “Hey Delilah” by the Plain White T’s, but Tom Higgenson never actually dated her?  I have learned all sorts of interesting facts about some of my favorite songs—“Livin’ On a Prayer” by Bon Jovi, “Operator” by Jim Croce (yes, I’m a dork!), “At Seventeen” by Janis Ian, “Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett, and “Right Here Waiting” by Richard Marx.  And I finally know what “Sister Christian” (Night Ranger) is all about!  That in and of itself is worth the price of the book.

The fine folks at Plan A Media and Soul Publishing have given Backseat Writer a FREE COPY to give away to one lucky reader!  To win this amazing book, all you have to do is head to Twitter, tweet this comment, “I want to win STORY BEHIND THE SONG from @backseatwriter, how ‘bout you? http://bit.ly/W5mfk” and you’ll be entered to win. Winner will be notified via Twitter, so make sure you’re following Backseat Writer (@backseatwriter) on Twitter.  The contest ends December 1 at 5 PM EST.

Also, on December 1, Backseat Writer will be posting an excerpt from Chicken Soup: The Story Behind the Song–how Jewel came to write the song “Hands.”  You will definitely want to read that!

*In the interest of full disclosure, I want you, dear reader, to know that Plan A Media did provide me a review copy of this book.  There, now the FTC should be happy!*

Justin Bergh is a young, good looking, talented songwriter and guitarist with a voice of Striking proportions. He is an established solo artist in South Africa. His voice is a unique blend of Bon Jovi, Axl Rose and Bryan Adams. He has released 2 highly acclaimed albums through Sony/BMG in South Africa, as well as having performed all over South Africa in Major music events throughout his career, as well as performances at some of  the world’s most prestigious stages. He Has received Numerous awards for his achievements, as well as enjoyed Huge amounts of Airplay throughout South Africa.

FACTS:

• 1^st Album recorded in Australia, 2^nd Album recorded In America (NY, LA, Vancouver)
• 2 singles off the 1st Album (love the sinner, no ordinary world) spent months in the top 40 making it to Number 1 on all major national and regional radio stations throughout the country.
• 4 singles off the 2^nd album (out of my hands, not a day goes by, misunderstood, here with you) reached number 1 and in the top 5 throughout the country on all major national and regional radio stations.
• Latest Single “special” from upcoming album for 2009, reached Number 1 and within the top 10 on all major national and regional radio stations In South Africa.
• Performed and worked with American Super group Collective Soul
• Nominated for Best Rock Album At the South African Music Awards.
• Has appeared on many of the TOP Local Television Programmes from News to Magazine programmes plus Acted as a guest star on Local television Sitcom’s.
• Been reviewed and interviewed by Top Selling Magazines and Newspapers in South Africa as well as Abroad. (UK, US )
• Written and worked with top writers and producers around the world including: Luke Ebin (Bon Jovi), peter Zizzo (Avril lavign, Celine dion), Brian Howes ( Daughtry, puddle of mud), Randy cantor (Ricky martin) Saul Davies (James) just to name a few.
• Performed at Twickenham in Front of 82 000 People, singing the South African National anthem at the Big Rugby Test match between SA and England
• Performances abroad include : Shepards Bush Empire(London), The Clapham Grand (London)Twickenham rugby stadium (London) The Bitter end (New York), Arlene’s Grocery (New York)
• Invited to Perform for SABMiller UK’s Millers Music Tour in Istanbul
• Recently was asked by personal Request to perform for Prince Albert of Monaco
• Latest Single “Special” used by American Cable Giant SHOWTIME to Advertise their satellite Network
• “Special” used on American Sitcom “notes from the underbelly” as well as by South African Sports Illustrated Swimwear and FHM television Programmes as the main Song.

Huomenta!

Keskiviikkoisilla sitseillä Ilkka Kärrylä & The Downtown Fiven vetämä setti jäi varmasti mietityttämään useita. Ollaan aika hipstereitä ja koska humalatilassani en muistanut spiikata näitä suurella yleiselle kenties tuntemattomia underground-tekeleitä, niin ollaan mielestäni lukijoillemme velkaa vähintään tämä MERISITSIEN SETTILISTA – s’il vous plait (ranskaa).

1. Lady Gaga – Poker Face

Hulvaton P-p-p-pokerinaama-sovituksemme epävireisellä mandoliinilla, solisti-Ilkan perkussioilla, leden taustastemmoilla (NAILED IT!) ja MELODICALLA (mitä vittuu?!) sekä virtuoosimaisella kuoropojan äänelläni kuorrutettuna pisti bileet käyntiin.

Laulu kertoo tulkintani mukaan naisesta, jolla on vakava peliongelma.

“Russian roulette is not the same without a gun, and baby when it’s love if it’s not rought, it isn’t fun.”

Öö, okei.. hullu.

2. Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer

80-luvulla breikannut Jon “Bon Jovi” Bongiovi on kasari-indietähtien aatelia. Tätä biisiä syytän ääneni menettämisestä. Myös bnth sekä Leijonakuningas-laulut aamun pikkutunneilla pelasivat roolia (spelade en rol).

Laulu kertoo uskovaisesta pariskunnasta (Tommy ja Gina), jotka ovat ilmeisiä sosiaalipummeja eläen “rukouksen päällä”. Tommy voi kiittää ay-liikettä ahdingostaan, sillä liiton ollessa lakossa menettää mies työnsä telakalla. Lukekaa sanat, jos ette usko!

Lisäksi Tommy ei päästä naistaan lähtemään, vaikka Gina panee selvästi jotain toista MIESTÄ, joka pystys elättämään tän.

Gina dreams of running away
When she cries in the night
Tommy whispers: Baby it’s okay, someday

3. Scorpions – Wind Of Change

Moni väittää tämän biisin liittyvän Berliinin muurin murtumiseen ja siitä seuranneeseen (ja edeltäneeseen) ns. RAUTAESIRIPUN säröilyyn 1989. En ole tuosta ihan varma, mielestäni kyseessä on jonkinlainen oodi Moskovan maamerkeille sekä ilmastolle. Video saa minut itkemään, mutta se olisi emotionaalisesti vieläkin vahvempi, jos siinä ei kuvattais jotain HISTORIAA.

Tämä biisi meni sitseillä huonoiten, mutta Leden soittama Melodica-intro puhalsi tosiaan MUUTOKSEN TUULIA haltioituneen sitsikansan kasvoille.

“Skorpparit” ovat yhä aktiivisia. Jos olet onnekas, voit löytää bändin levyn esim. Stupidosta!

4. Eagle Eye Cherry – Save Tonight

Merisen settimme päätti yleisön jopa AGGRESSIIVISESTI vaatima encore, singer-songwriter KOTKASILMÄ KIRSIKAN “Save Tonight” -hitti, jonka musavideo jaksaa hämmentää! Myös tässä kappaleessa nainen itkee. Mikä märinäfantasia näillä biisintekijöillä on?! Biisi kertoo hetkeen tarttumisesta, muijien juottamisesta känniin sekä sääliheruttamisesta.

Itse poistuin sitseiltä tunteja ennen pilkkua. Fight the break of dawn, my ass.

Olen aika varma, että Eagle Eye on kuollut heroiinin yliannostukseen.

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Tänään menen PUNTILLE, jos kipeä kurkkuni antaa myötä. Eilisestä krapulasta tuli aika hirveä ja voin pahoin vielä nukkumaan mennessäni. Tarkoituksena tänään illemmalla olisi myös haudata rakas yhteiskuntahistorian laitoksemme (symbolisesti, rakennus säilyy) Kampin Kannas-baarissa, jossa ei varmasti kyyneliltä säästytä. Kotkista Antsa tulee paikalle, Lede lähtee Keski-Suomeen MUMMOLAAN. Watch out, Jyväskylän bithces!

Minulla on tänään suuri tarve pelata lautapelejä ja leipoa. Se oli hienovarainen ehdotus blogin kautta juuri sinulle.. mutta ei sulle.

KEEP YOUR EAGLE ON AND SPREAD THOSE WINGS!

After prolifically touring and recording during the late 1980s, the band went on hiatus following the New Jersey Tour in 1990, during which time Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora both released successful solo albums. In 1992 the band returned with the album Keep the Faith and have since created successful albums throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Their 2000 single “It’s My Life”, which followed a second hiatus, successfully introduced the band to a younger audience. Their latest album The Circle was released on 10 November 2009 in the United States.

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In April 2009, Phil Griffin’s documentary on the band, “When We Were Beautiful,” debuted at the Tribeca film festival, chronicling Bon Jovi’s ups and downs over 25 years and following the band on their latest Lost Highway tour. In June 2009, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame. With the assistance of producer and writer John Shanks, the band began writing and recording new material soon after the end of the highly successful Lost Highway tour. The song talks of tough economic times and will be used on the upcoming game Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers for the Wii, a first in the series that has been known for only using J-pop previously, it’s unknown if it’ll only be used on the promotional campaigns or if it plays somewhere during the game. The album title, as confirmed by long time friend and mixer Obie O’Brien, is to be named The Circle.

This tour, being shorter than previous ones with only seventy-five shows originally planned, took the band to numerous stages and stadiums throughout the world. The tour was a significant commercial success, as the group played to 2,002,000 fans, and the tour grossed a total $191 million. The tour was the third-highest-grossing tour of 2006 taking in just over $131 million, just behind The Rolling Stones’ A Bigger Bang World Tour and Madonna’s Confessions Tour. On November 14, 2006, Bon Jovi were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame alongside James Brown and Led Zeppelin.

That summer the band played to more than one million fans in less than 30 shows. Upon their return to the U.S. the band did a sold-out arena tour in the Fall of 2000, followed in the Spring of 2001 with a sold-out arena-amphitheatre run of dates in America. They revisited stadiums in Japan and Europe before one more lap of shed dates in America. Bon Jovi sold out two homecoming concerts at New Jersey’s Giants Stadium. Concerts were not only fulfilling career and personal highlights for the band but the broadcast broke ratings records for the VH-1 network.

Keep The Faith spun six hit singles internationally and sold over nine million copies world wide. As Bon Jovi’s sound morphed itself to work in the 90s music scene, their image changed, as well. When Jon Bon Jovi cut his hair he made headlines on CNN. To mark the beginning of the band’s next phase Bon Jovi embarked on an extensive international tour, visiting countries the band had never seen before and headlining stadiums in America, Europe, Asia and Australia. They visited 38 countries and performed 177 shows on the Keep The Faith tour.

In 1987, Slippery When Wet was named the top selling album of the year by Billboard and “Livin’ On A Prayer” won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance.

At the age of sixteen Bon Jovi met David Bryan (b. They played New Jersey clubs even though they were minors. Still in his teens, Bon Jovi played in the band John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones, playing local clubs like ‘The Fast Lane’ and opening for known acts in the area.

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Gonna be honest. I fucking hate Pitchfork Media with a bloody passion. Aside from getting music news (which actually starts to suck ass at a certain point too), all we get are underwhelming and stupid album reviews and lists that have no significance. I mean really, those pricks are ready to blow all of those dudes in the Fiery Furnaces anytime, anywhere. Fuck that. So, I made my own list for what was good in 2009. Yeah, I realize the year is not over just yet, so if anything good comes up, I’ll slap it up here. So without further delay, the best and worst of 2009 according to me.

The Best

Daisy – Brand New
With in a few minutes of listening to this album, I already decided that it was great. The bass on the opening track is fucking raw and the guitar is crunchy as fuck. Great record. Like it a lot better than the other one.

Horehound – The Dead Weather
Never was a huge fan of the Kills, but this record shows how Jack White can take a walking disaster like Allison Mosshart and turn it into gold. The White Stripes evil twin indeed.

The Open Door EP – Death Cab For Cutie
Yes, I like Death Cab. Blow me. Ben Gibbard is fucking genius at times.

The West Rider Pauper Lunatic Asylum – Kasabian
Just a badass album all around. Tough lyrics and interesting guitar hooks. Plus, these dudes are good friends with Noel Gallagher of Oasis. That adds to their already outstanding credibility.

Jesus Says Relax – The Tits
Got this CD for free at Grimey’s earlier this year. Thought it was going to be a bit of a joke. Decided to give it a spin, and it was fucking awesome. Totally had what the Nashville music scene was missing: balls. Big ones at that. It’s a shame that they broke up. At least we’ve still got Bad Cop.

Them Crooked Vultures – Them Crooked Vultures
Josh Homme + Dave Grohl + John Paul Jones. All three have come from great bands and all three show that while they can hold their own, they can come together on a project and make a record that will totally blow everyone away.

Cage the Elephant – Cage the Elephant
Ignoring how overplayed “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” is, this album is still fucking stellar. Lead singer looks like he’s already done too many drugs, yet the band is just getting their feet of the ground. They’ve got my vote already.

It’s Blitz – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Karen O is fucking crazy. And I love it. Missed out on this band at Lollapalooza to see Tool. Heard this record after and got pissed. Not that they should have replaced Tool, but that Perry Farrell should have retired Jane’s Addiction or better yet, not bring the cocksucking Killers to the festival and put the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s on for Sunday so I could have seen them. Oh well. Anyways, killer record.

Rain Machine – Rain Machine
First time I heard this record, I fucking hated it. I thought that Kyp should have stayed in TV on the Radio. When I gave it a second listen, after knowing what I was listening to, I liked it. A lot. Word of advice. Kyp has something that many artists don’t have today. That’s called balls. He could have made a record that sounds identical to the stuff he has done with TotR, but instead of being a pussy, he decided to piss people who wanted predictable shit and made a record he wanted to make. And it’s good if you realize it’s not TotR. Fuck it, it’s a good record all around.

Immolate Yourself – Telefon Tel Aviv
Released just two days before the death of Charles Cooper, this album showcases how fucking cool the group was and how awesome it could have been if Cooper hadn’t died. Depressing that he’s dead? Yes. But damn did he go out with one hell of a trippy album.

The Dreams We Have As Children – Noel Gallagher
Okay, so this is not really a new album or anything, but rather a live recording of Noel Gallagher doing a solo show. Let’s just consider this like a lifetime achievement award, considering that Oasis is done, and that now Noel is going to be cranking out some awesome solo albums. Gonna be fucking great.

The Worst

Relapse – Eminem
Apparently, this album is what Eminem sounds like after he got over hard drugs. However, he probably should have stayed on them, cause this album blows, hardcore.

The Resistance – Muse
“Love is our resistance.” Really? C’mon Matt Bellamy. Black Holes and Revolutions was great. You went from sounding like an awesome heavy Radiohead rip off, to a horribly bad Queen rip off. Then again, neither Thom Yorke or Freddie Mercury took huge exaggerated breaths after each single lyric sung either nor have either made an album this retarded.

The High End of Low – Marilyn Manson
Listened to the first track of this crappy album because I heard that Manson had finally got Twiggy back (who wrote the decent songs on a couple records). Big mistake. No one can save this train wreck of Oxycontin and pretentiousness. This dude needs to just OD already and get it over with.

Ratitude – Weezer
Quote of the year: “I’m not Prince or Rivers Cuomo who brags about having hundreds of great songs,” Reznor said. “And to that I would say, Prince, if you have a hundred great songs or a thousand, how about picking a few and putting them on your record that you’ve put out because your last several have sucked. Same for you, Rivers. I say that constructively, you know.” – Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails

Full Circle – Creed
It seems like 2009 was a year for shit bands to get back together and record albums. I’m gonna be honest and say that I’m surprised that I’m not hugely depressed right now, considering that Limp Bizkit and Creed have gotten back together in the same year. Don’t know what keeps me going, but if Fallout Boy decides to get back together, I’m heading for the tallest building and taking the easy way out. Too much shit in one year.

Out of Ashes – Dead Sunrise
That whiny singer from Linkin Park made another band. That’s like a rapist going back for seconds. Let’s stop this fucker before it’s too late.

The Circle – Bon Jovi
A washed up wannabe-rocker who’s only fan base exists with alcoholic 50 year old bored housewives.

Aim and Ignite – Fun.
Shit, and I thought Panic at The Disco was bad. I found out about this shitty band from some idiot on Facebook’s constant ranting about it (to be more specfic, a former roommate). After giving it a listen, I checked my ears, and sure enough, yep, there was blood. Moral of the story? You probably shouldn’t check out music if someone post it on facebook as “Fun. is SOOOOOO gooood”. Especially when you know that kid is a complete tool.

more to be added later.

This past weekend was not as welcoming to the home team this past weekend.  Aside from UNC, the teams that struggled were the ones who reside at or near the bottom of the ACC standings.  Guess Thomas Wolfe was right about his assertion of home not being so sweet after all.

So, how well did I do?  Let’s just say I sort of paid attention to the soothsayers on this one.  As for a theme, I decided to go with Bon Jovi’s “Have A Nice Day“.

WELCOME TO WHEREVER YOU ARE

• GEORGIA TECH 49, Duke 10
• CLEMSON 43, NC State 23
• VIRGINIA TECH 36, Maryland 9
• NORTH CAROLINA 33, Miami 24
• BOSTON COLLEGE 14, Virginia 10

WHO SAYS YOU CAN’T GO HOME?

• Florida State 41, WAKE FOREST 28

TOTALS

• This Week – 5 wins, 1 loss
• Overall – 55 wins, 28 losses (66.3% winning percentage)

Lezers,

afgelopen woensdag mochten wij een tamelijk ongebruikelijk compliment in ontvangst nemen. Wij ontmoetten toen, bij toeval, een ex-vriendinnetje. En met ex bedoelen wij ook ex: het was 15/16 jaar geleden dat wij romantisch met elkaar verbonden waren. Zij woonde toen in Groningen. Wij in Leiden. Wij toerden met een muzikale theatergroep door het land. Zij maakte deel uit van een jaarclub. U kent ze wel die jaarclubs van weleer: ruim een dozijn heerlijke, wereldontdekkende en stout uit de ogenkijkende dames.

Maar goed, wij kwamen haar dus tegen. En dan maakt men een praatje, want zo gaat dat. Hoe het is met haar, haar man en haar kinderen. Zij wist mij verder te vertellen dat zij, als ware het toeval, afgelopen weekend weer eens een weekendje met de jaarclub bij elkaar hadden gezeten, wij menen dat het op een der eilanden in het Noorden was. De dames herinnerende is het daar vast niet bij een colaatje en een spaatje gebleven. Anyway: men sprak daar natuurlijk ook over de tijd van weleer. Dus ook over mannen en in het bijzonder ex-vriendjes. Welnu, daar komen wij in beeld.

Zo’n dames collectief staat natuurlijk, zonder dat dat hardop wordt uitgesproken, bol van de wedijver. Wie heeft de beste baan? Wie heeft er al rimpels? Wie heeft de slimste kinderen? Maar ook, zo vertelde zij: wie heeft het leukste ex-vriendje? Haha, lezer, wij merken dat u hem voelt aankomen! Inderdaad: dat waren wij. Wij bleken unaniem verkozen tot leukste ex-vriendje van de jaarclub.

De scherpe lezer zal onmiddellijk opmerken: maar Redactie, wat schiet u daar nu mee op? Laat staan op het relationele vlak? Lezers, u heeft volstrekt gelijk! Wij beseften ons dat ook, vrijwel onmiddellijk zelfs. Maar toch: het leukste ex-vriendje. Terugkijkend vindt de hele club dat wij de leukste ooit aan de club gebonden (en nu niet meer) man zijn. Wow! Ondanks de betekenisloosheid wellicht voor dit moment vervult ons dat van een groots gevoel.

Laat ons een beeld schetsen van die tijd. Het was de tijd dat wij slechts gewapend met een akoestieke gitaar en een drietal dichtbundels (Slauerhoff, Achterberg en Bloem) op goed geluk naar Groningen trokken. Op goed geluk bijna vier uur in de trein om te zien of we haar konden verrassen met een nieuw ontdekt gedicht of een onderweg nog te componeren lied. Soms bracht dat Groot Geluk: ze was thuis of we vonden haar, na enig deductief zoekwerk, ergens in het, trouwens weelderige, Groningen.

Soms ook bracht het Diepe Droevenis: ze bleek niet thuis. Wij zeggen ‘bleek’ want de mobiele telefonie was nog niet dermate wijdverbreid dat je elkaar even belt. Neen, wij zaten dan op een van de drie kille treden die naar haar deur leidden te wachten tot ze kwam. Eerst een beetje kijkend naar de langslopende mensen die zich door de avond over haar plein naar huis begaven. Rond elven maakten we een rondje langs de plaatsen waar ze altijd kwam. Maar ze was er niet.  Na énen werd het stil op haar plein. Zachtjes tokkelden wij wat op de tevoorschijn gehaalde gitaar. Maar ze kwam niet. Zo tussen drie en vier wordt het dan ineens koud. Wij trokken dan, langs de route die zij het meest waarschijnlijk naar huis zou lopen, weer richting het centrum van Groningen. De CinemaBar aan de Grote Markt is 24 uur per dag open. Men kan er poolen of een soort tafelijshockey spelen of gewoon een biertje drinken. Wij namen koffie. Tegen zessen slenterden wij over de markt in opbouw op zoek naar een vroeg broodje. Nog steeds koud en in vertwijfeling.

Lezers, ze bleek op excursie in Brussel. En kwam die ochtend rond elven weer thuis. Wij verzekeren u: het was een warm weerzien, ook al bleef de gitaar in de koffer. Het was, lezer, dus een tijd van grote hoogten en diepe dalen. Een tijd van je best doen volwassen te worden, maar tegelijkertijd vol dramatiek een kleine jongen te blijven. Een tijd waarin je doet wat goed voelt, maar daar vervolgens als nooit tevoren grote twijfels bij hebt. Dat wij nu net ten aanzien van die periode benoemt worden tot het leukste ex-vriendje, daar zijn geen woorden voor.

Wij willen ten slotte graag een aantal mensen en instanties bedanken zonder wie dit succes nooit mogelijk was geweest. Natuurlijk S. voor het beginnen en opbreken van onze relatie destijds (om vervolgens jaren later te beweren dat wij dat hadden gedaan!). Natuurlijk danken wij ook de andere dames van jaarclub R. voor hun kennelijk beperkte mannensmaak in die periode. Verder natuurlijk de NS, de CinemaBar, de heren Slauerhoff, Achterberg en Bloem en niet te vergeten de naamloze koreaanse kindertjes die mijn toenmalige akoestieke gitaar in elkaar lijmden. Jullie bijdrage was stuk voor stuk elementair. Als laatste zouden wij graag onszelf, zoals wij toen waren, willen danken voor onze jeugdige onnozelheid en ons grenzeloos gevoel door dramatiek. Zonder die ons van toen waren ons veel prachtige herinneringen onthouden.

En dat is misschien wel de kern, waarachtige lezer: wij hebben prachtige herinneringen aan die tijd en aan S. en haar club. Maar herinneringen zijn subjectief: soms twijfelen wij wel eens of wij het niet inmiddels idealiseren. De benoeming tot leukste ex is voor ons de erkenning dat dat inderdaad een fantastische tijd was en niet slechts een terugkijken in milde nostalgie….

Bob Seger – Like a Rock

Journey – Stone In Love
Those crazy nights
I do remember in my youth

Bon Jovi – Never Say Goodbye

A raggiungere il podio nella classifica dei SINGOLI negli Stati Uniti, ci sono  Jay-Z e Alicia Keys con Empire State Of Mind, mentre sul trono della classifica degli ALBUM siedono gli inossidabili Bon Jovi col nuovo The Circle.

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VideoClip: We Weren´t Born To Follow

Tema: We Weren´t Born To Follow

Grupo/Artista: Bon Jovi

Letra de Canción We Weren´t Born To Follow de Bon Jovi

One goes out to man who waits for miracles
This one goes out to the ones in need
This one goes out to the sinner and the cynical
This ain’t about no apology

This one was paved by the hopeless and the hungry
This one was paved by the winds of change
Walking beside the guily and the innocent
How will you raise your hand when they call your name

Yeah, yeah, yeah

We weren’t born to follow
Come on and get up off your knees
When life is a bitter pill to swallow
You gotta hold on to what you believe
Believe that the sun will shine tomorrow
Even saints and sinners bleed?
We weren’t born to follow
You gotta stand up for what you believe
Let me here you say yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah

This one’s about anyone who does it differently
This is about the one who curses and spits
This ain’t about livin in a fantasy
This ain’t about givin up or giving in

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

We weren’t born to follow
Come on and get up off your knees
When life is a bitter pill to swallow
You gotta hold on to what you believe
Believe that the sun will shine tomorrow
Even saints and sinners bleed?
We weren’t born to follow
You gotta stand up for what you believe
Let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah, oh Yeah
Let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Guitar!

We weren’t born to follow
Come on and get up off your knees
When life is a bitter pill to swallow
You gotta hold on to what you believe
Believe that the sun will shine tomorrow
Even saints and sinners bleed?
We weren’t born to follow
You gotta stand up for what you believe
Let me here you say yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Let me here you say yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah
We weren’t born to follow, oh yeah
We weren’t born to follow, oh yeah

“Meu espaço é limitado por ser baterista, mas no final estou faturando o meu. É melhor do que ser músico de estúdio.”

Tico Torres

Bon Jovi’s The Circle debuts at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart. The album sold 163,000 copies in its first week of release.

Andrea Bocelli’s My Christmas moves up one spot to number two, selling 136,000 copies (which is only an 8% decrease in sales from last week). Carrie Underwood’s Play On falls two spots to number three, selling 128,000 copies; this is a 60% decline in sales.

The This Is It soundtrack falls two spots to number four, selling 117,000 copies (this is a 40% decrease in sales from last week). Taylor Swift’s Fearless moves up one spot to number five, selling 91,000 copies (which is a 30% increase in sales).

The Now That’s What I Call Music Volume 32 compilation album falls one spot to number six, selling 68,000 copies (which is a 33% decrease in sales from last week). Michael Buble’s Crazy Love moves back up one spot to number seven, selling 58,000 copies; however, this still represents a 2% decrease in sales.

Flyleaf debuts at number eight with Memento Mori, which sold 56,000 copies in its first week of release. The Glee soundtrack falls five spots to number nine, selling 56,000 copies (which is a 51% decline in sales from last week). The New Moon soundtrack holds steady at number ten, selling 53,000 copies (which is a 1% increase in sales).

This week’s album sales (7.04 million units) are up 3% from last week, but down 21% compared to the same week last year.

November 18th, 2009

A decent tune.  Not usually what I listen to but still worth checking out.

Meaningful lyrics that Id like to share:

This one goes out to the man who mines for miracles
This one goes out to the ones in need
This one goes out to the sinner and the cynical
This aint about no apology

This road was paved by the hopeless and the hungry
This road was paved by the winds of change
Walking beside the guilty and the innocent
How will you raise your hand when they call your name

Yeah, yeah, yeah

We weren’t born to follow
Come on and get up off your knees
When life is a bitter pill to swallow
You gotta hold on to what you believe
Believe that the sun will shine tomorrow
Even that your saints and sinners bleed
We weren’t born to follow
You gotta stand up for what you believe
Let me here you say yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah

This one’s about anyone who does it differently
This one’s about the one who curses and spits
This ain’t about our livin’ in a fantasy
This ain’t about givin’ up or givin’ in

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

We weren’t born to follow
Come on and get up off your knees
When life is a bitter pill to swallow
You gotta hold on to what you believe
Believe that the sun will shine tomorrow
Even that your saints and sinners bleed
We weren’t born to follow
You gotta stand up for what you believe
Let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Guitar!

We weren’t born to follow
Come on and get up off your knees
When life is a bitter pill to swallow
You gotta hold on to what you believe
Believe that the sun will shine tomorrow
Even that your saints and sinners bleed
We weren’t born to follow
You gotta stand up for what you believe
Let me here you say yeah, yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Let me here you say yeah, yeah, yeah, oh, oh
We weren’t born to follow, oh yeah
We weren’t born to follow, oh yeah

This past weekend I got a unique opportunity to spend time with some new friends and their band, Blaze of Glory, and just tag along all day with them doing ‘whatever’. It was pretty cool to get some insight into what the average rock band does on their day off.

Blaze of Glory is a kick ass Bon Jovi tribute band from Vancouver comprised of Ted Moore on vocals, Randy Robertson guitars, Doug Grant drums, Mike Champigny bass, and James Meyer on keyboards, and all band members are stellar musicians from various Vancouver recording acts including Nick Gilder, Doug and The Slugs, Krome, and The Devin Townsend Project.

Arriving in Kamloops around lunch time, my phone rang and it was Ted inviting me to come have lunch with the band at the club they were playing that night, On the Rocks. Standing in the parking lot of the local Starbucks, I did a 180, looked across the highway, and had to stop myself from waving – the club was just across the highway and up on the hill

Ten minutes minutes later Doug was finding me a chair to join the band at one of the larger tables near the back of the club, and Ted was introducing me to the fellows I didn’t know yet – James and Mike, as well as the band’s sound engineer, Orest Patraschuk and lighting director, Dave Dyer. The waitress came to take my order and Mike and I began to talk about photography and art while the others finished their respective conversations. By the time I’d had my fill of Calamari the band was into a full on discussion of the previous night’s performance and planning minor tweaks to both sound and lighting for the performance this evening.  I looked over into the opposite corner of the club and saw the stage – a decent sized stage for a club, but I expressed my wonderment on having a 5 man band with room for drum kit, keyboard and a singer who likes to move and get involved wholeheartedly. They all just smiled at me

Lunch over, we discussed what the afternoon’s agenda was – I had an item in my car to deliver to one of the band members (he took it to Vancouver for me) and a few of the guys wanted to go to the local music store, so we all headed back to the hotel two doors down to regroup and go from there.

Once at the hotel my item was delivered, Orest the sound man went to do the unglamorous task of laundry,  James headed to his own shared room for a quiet time, and Doug and Mike went off to do their own thing. Ted, Randy, Dave, and I piled into Randy’s van and headed to the local Long and McQuade music store to drool over guitars, amps, and all such manner of heavy metal rock and roll instrumentation.

After a good hour of wishful thinking by the guys (on what new gear they’d love to have) and equally wishful thinking on my part (I wish I could play that electric guitar my brother gave me last year when he upgraded) we left the store richer in experience but no poorer in pocket and headed back to the Starbucks which is attached to a Chapters book store. The guys were like kids in a candy store even more so than at the music shop! Ted poured over a Bon Jovi glossy hard cover for long moments, the odd sigh coming from him as he would discover a rare photo inside. Randy picked up a Kiss book and he and Ted compared notes on various photos from that book – recalling dates and tour info like it was yesterday. It wa an interesting experience to stand beside them both and listen to the chatter about their memories of gigs and concert going as ‘fans’ – I loved it.

After picking up a drink to go, we rounded everyone up and headed back to the van. On the way back to the hotel, I peeked over the back seat into the ‘cargo hold’ at the carefully stacked and wedged guitar cases – and soaked up the ambience of being in a band van Piling out of the van for the last time, it was hugs from Randy, a quick goodbye to Doug at his room, and a hug and official Blaze of Glory press badge on lanyard tucked into my pocket from Ted,  and I was off to my own car for the hour plus drive back home.

Many thanks to Ted, Doug, Randy, James, Mike – Blaze of Glory, and their sound and lighting engineers, Orest and Dave, for a really cool day. If Blaze of Glory is playing a show near you – be sure to go.

*photos and poster courtesy of Dave M. Trace Reflections Photo-Graphics and used with kind permission. Be sure to check out Dave’s site

Freude, freude. Ausgabe 2 der Charthure geht an den Start. Let’s e goooooooo. Ab heute neu mit Punkten. 0,5 Für die Fähigkeit seine heiße Luft vor einem Mikrofon abzuladen. und 5 für einen Song, wie er meiner Meinung nach sein muss.

Platz 3 Leona Lewis – Happy Als der Gesang einsetzte dachte ich: Hm, gar nicht so schlecht für so ein Casting-Produkt. Dann setzte nach kurzer Zeit das Synthie-BumBum ein. So ein Schrott.

Platz 7 Black Eyed Peas – I gotta feeling Wenn ich sehr sehr gute Laune habe und ausgelassen feiere, dann lasse ich das in der Disko noch durchgehen. Aber so kriege ich höchstens Ausschlag von dem Song. Black Eyed Peas sind mit dem aktuellen Album auch nicht mehr das was sie mal waren. Fergie aka Joko Ono II. zum Dank.

Platz 11 Silbermond – Krieger des Lichts Silbermond ist generell gut – und nicht nur, weil ich total groupiemäßig auf die Sängerin stehe. (Die es im Video im !!Doppelpack gibt!!) Song und Video sind gut gelungen. Werde ich mir sicher noch öfters anhören.

Platz 12 Jürgen Drews – Ich bau dir ein Schloss Ich hasse Schlager.

Platz 14 Agnes – Release Me Ich steh total auf solche Instrumentals, in denen epochale Streicher oder Pianos enthalten sind. Da sehe ich auch mal über den Standard-Text und Standard-Baseline hinweg. Gefällt.

Platz 16 Bon Jovi – We weren’t born to follow Wirkt schon irgendwie stark kommerzialisiert, aber die Message ist nicht schlecht. Kann man sich geben.

Platz 17 Charlie Winston – Like a Hobo Ich war begeistert von dem Song, seit ich ihn das erste mal im Radio hörte. Ich könnte mir ewig Dinge, die  in Richtung Blues und Soul gehen anhören. Unbedingt anhören.

Platz 18 Thomas Godoj – Nicht Allein Thomas Godoj halt. Na ihr wisst schon der Typ, der irgendwie 2. oder 3. in irgendeiner der unzähligen Casting-Shows war.

Platz 19 Culcha Candela – Monsta Es geht um ne Frau, wie kann ich den Song nicht mögen? Schaut euch außerdem mal Ms. Betty Lipstick im Video an.

Außerdem gibt es ab heute zum Schluss immer das Video “Außer Konkurrenz”. Diesmal ist es “Maeckes – Copy and paste Love”. Sehr schönes rundes Ding aus dem bald erscheinenden Album “Null”.

Si, me declaro seguidor de Bon Jovi… Muchos le critican por vendido, por moñas, por cortarse el pelo,… Porque fue un hombre que logró éxito, tanto con canciones que se lo merecían como con temas que dejaban algo que desear. Y con muchas baladas…

Corrían los dinosaurios sobre la tierra cuando conocí a ésta banda, yo era joven… Unos 10 años o así, mi hermana se enamoró de la canción “Allways” que se incluía como inédita en el recopilatorio Crossroads (si, mi hermana) y le grabaron la cinta, yo la escuché y me gustó. A partir de ahi conocí más sobre ellos en sus anteriores discos y cogí algo de los siguientes. Como éste tema, que fue el primer single de “These Days”.

Y es que no soy de piedra, ésta canción aún con el paso de los años me sigue entristeciendo, aún con más razón en depende que momentos de la vida.

Letra

I should have seen it coming when the roses died
Should have seen the end of summer in your eyes
I should have listened when you said good night
You really meant good bye

Baby ain’t funny how you never ever learn to fall
You’re really on your knees when you think you’re standing tall
But only fools are know-it-alls and I’ve played that fool for you

I cried and cried every night
There were nights that I died for you baby
I tried and tried to deny it that your love drove me crazy baby

If the love that I got for you is gone
If the river I’ve cried ain’t that long
Then I’m wrong yeah I’m wrong
This ain’t a love song

Baby I thought you and me would
Stand the test of time
Like we got away with the perfect crime
But we were just a legend in my mind
I guess that I was blind

Remember those nights dancing at the masquerade
The clowns wore smiles that wouldn’t fade
You and I were the renegades some things never change
It made me so mad ’cause I wanted it bad for us baby
And now it’s so sad that whatever we had
Ain’t worth saving oh oh oh

I cried and I cried every nigth
There were nigths that I died for you baby
I tried and I tried to deny it that
Your love drove me crazy

Then I’m wrong yeah I’m wrong
This ain’t a love song
Oh oh oh no no

Bon Jovi

Toamna se numara notele muzicale si parca in noiembrie cad si mai frumos din aer exact in sufletele noastre.Fiecare anotimp se identifica prin anumite melodii, fiecare sezon cu hiturile sale. Evident ca cele din timpul verii fac ravagii…
Nu inseamna ca suntem surzi doar pentru ca ne apropiem de sfarsitul toamnei.Suntem deja in a doua jumatate a lui noiembrie si exact acum parca e mai dulce, cu mierea si piperul sau. E vremea pentru ore intregi petrecute in cada plina de spuma, se va deschide in curand sezonul ciocolatei calde si magazinele se vor umple de tot felul de decoratii de Craciun ( 70% din marile magazine care se respecta s-au aprovizionat deja). Cu toate ca e inca destul de cald pentru aceasta perioada, nu putem nega faptul ca seara este frig…frig mai ales pentru persoanele singure, pentru cele indragostite de iubire dar parasite de noroc, frig pentru cele mai ocupate dintre noi cu desheurile cotidiene care ne fac sa uitam de dragoste.
Va recomand niste melodii care dupa parerea mea, sunt bune de ascultat numai in aceasta perioada aviz amatoarelor/amatorilor: nu incercati sa le ascultati vara sau primavara, nu vor avea deloc acelasi efect. Asezati-va comod in pat, cu o cana de ceai caldutz in fatza si o carte buna ( si v-am dat cateva exemple in posturile precedente ) and enjoy this!

Informazioni sul testo:

- Artista: Jeff Buckley;

- Interpreti: Leonard Cohen’s, Bon Jovi, Elisa, John Cale.

- Album: Grace;

- Anno di pubblicazione: 1994.

Il testo:

HALLELUJAH

Ho sentito che c’era un accordo segreto

Che Davide suonava per compiacere il Signore

Ma a te non importa un granché della musica, vero?

Be’, funziona così, il quarto, il quinto

Il minore scende e il maggiore sale

Il re frustrato che compone Halleluja

Halleluja, Halleluja, Halleluja, Halleluja

Beh la tua fede era forte ma avevo bisogno di una prova

L’hai vista fare il bagno sul tetto

La sua bellezza e il chiaro di luna ti vinsero

Lei ti legò a una sedia della sua cucina

Infranse il tuo trono e ti tagliò i capelli

E dalle tue labbra fece uscire l’Halleluja

Halleluja, Halleluja, Halleluja, Halleluja

Piccola, io sono già stato qui

Ho visto questa stanza e ho camminato su questo pavimento

Vivevo da solo prima di conoscerti

Ho visto la tua insegna sull’arca di marmo

Ma l’amore non è una marcia trionfale

È un freddo ed infranto Halleluja

Halleluja, Halleluja, Halleluja, Halleluja

Beh, c’era un tempo in cui mi facevi sapere

Cosa stava davvero accadendo di sotto

Ma adesso non me lo lasci mai vedere, vero?

Ma ricorda quando mi muovevo dentro di te

Ed anche il sacro spirito si muoveva

Ed ogni respiro che esalavamo era un Halleluja

Be’, forse c’è un dio lassù

Ma tutto ciò che ho imparato dall’amore

È stato come colpire qualcuno che ti ha sfruttato

Non è un grido che si sente di notte

Non è qualcuno che ha visto la luce

È un freddo ed infranto Halleluia

Halleluia, Halleluia, Halleluia, Halleluia

Looking for fairly boring photos of Lady
Gaga is like a fun Internet scavenger hunt.

The never ending battle between pop and country-pop got interesting this week, as Lady Gaga pushed Taylor Swift from a formerly rather secure perch at the top of the countdown. Taylor tumbles to sixth place in the process, as the desperate scramble to fill up on tickets to her latest set of concert dates has subsided a bit, it seems. Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball tour is gearing up for a November 27th kick-off date, with a full calendar through April of next year.

Miley and Bon Jovi both move up a spot as the SEC Championship has a softer slide than Taylor, and the Big 12 Championship remains firmly in 5th place. Making his first appearance on the countdown is John Mayer, whose new album Battle Studies dropped on November 17th. Mayer is playing a couple dates in 2009 before his concert tour expands in January 2010.

Rounding out the Top 10 the Rose Bowl remains steady a 8, while the Longhorns peek in once more at 9. Buzz continues to build on the team for a spot in the Big 12 Championship and the BCS Bowl beyond. Finally, the WWE rushes in from the outside to interfere in the countdown title match and swipe the #10 belt. That will conclude the surprisingly smart mark commentary for this week.

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Now, Thanksgiving is just around the corner. And when it comes down do it, for me? It’s all about gratitude, family, friendship, love and of course, food. So, this week’s Top 5 Music Countdown is dedicated to this joyous holiday. And if your family happens to have a karaoke machine, this awesome list doubles as a Thanksgiving-themed karaoke playlist — so you can belt out and bond with your perfectly dysfunctional family. Fun, right?

5. “Sweet Potatoe Pie“
-DominoDo you remember this guy? Popular in the 90s – early 2000s. Shamed for sharking Snoop Doggy Dogg’s rapping style.

4. “November Rain“
-Guns N’ RosesDelightful symphonic rock ballad about the month of November. One of GNR’s longest songs and one of the most expensive music videos to make (at that time).

3. “Eat It“
-Weird Al YankovicFood is good to eat.

2. “Umbrella“
-Rihanna (feat. Jay-Z)Umbrellas symbolize protection, friendship and in some cultures, love.

1. “Livin’ On a Prayer“
-Bon JoviQuintessential anthem rock about hard work, love and holding onto what we’ve got!

Post your top 5 songs of thanks above! I could really use some gratitude… and love.