Video Of The Year: "Runaway" (As Fast As You Can)

If there is 1 light still burning bright in the Rap world, it is Kanye, I love how he keeps pushing the medium of the music video.

NO i didn't realize she is a bird, ha....



I do love me some interpretative ballet!

(I am pissed how the cameraman didn't get the shot framed right, so a lot of times you can't see all of the dancer's legs/feet & body in the shot. Almost perfect thou.)

This is my favorite version of this video, since it has the kick ass Ballet in it (yes I called Ballet, KICK ASS)

Baby I got a plan.... runaway as fast as you can!

Hands down, the best video, produced this year, wonder how Lady Gaga will respond?

Full version of Runaway is here.

Also, Kanye brought out the dancers when he performed this song on the MTV Video Music Awards (shout out to my 1st girlfriend who turned me on to modern dance/ballet)

2010 MTV Video Music Awards - More VMA Video

 Which by the way is my favorite version of this song, he ups the Hip Hop sound of the song, and plus he made everyone think that it was about his "imma let you finish moment", but really it was about him and his big ego.

Ohh and just in case you doubt how awesome he is, there will always be this, to cement his place as the man.



There has been NO. COMPETITION. Ironically he will probably win Video of the Year next year, at the VMA's for this song.

Runaway (MTV VMA version, with vocals amped up ;)

1st Song Of The Week (SOTW) "I Got A Story To Tell"

The 1st SOTW is in honor of a man who died 13 years ago on March 9th 1997

The Notorious B.I.G.

His 1st album was called "Ready to Die" and his 2nd album was called "Life After Death" released March 25th.....

15 days AFTER he was murdered. I always remember how pumped I was to go and get "Life After Death" and how ironic and perverse that it was getting this mans magnum opus, which was so rife with him dealing with his own mortality.

The last song on the album is called: "You're Nobody (Till Somebody Kills You)".

Anyway this posting isn't really tied to how much of a tragedy his life and music is and was.

This is about the music. 

There used to be a time when album release dates were a big thing. Albums didn't get leaked, they had lead in singles and promotional tours.

Albums were events.

The Exclusive Company, used to do midnight release parties, I remember getting all sorts of albums the night they came out, and the one I remember the most was the album release for "Life After Death" by Biggie.

They had all the promotional posters up, and there was a big line of people really excited to be getting the album. It used to always reassure me that there were so many diverse people who were just as into music as me that they would be up and out and about at midnight on a Monday night/Tuesday morning, I really miss those days.

Sometimes I wonder if we all lose our sense of wonderment and enthusiasm for the world, when we get older & our lives get filled with so many bad things.

I digress....

I couldn't decide to do this post on his album release date (March 25th) or on his death (March 9th) I did know that, I wanted to have the 1st SOTW be about my favorite rapper.

So as to the music: 3 songs

1. I Got A Story To Tell <-- "you better talk to him...., arm, leg"
2. Juicy <-- "It was all a dream...."
3. Wake Up Show Freestyle <-- "I wanna curse"

 I have always thought that good flow and rapping, reminds me tremendously of poetry, and Biggie was almost comically gifted with prose and flow.

Biggie is certainly somebody....

Feb 25th Show: Love At First Sight

Here we go!

Now this is the ticket, the Kylie video below seems to be off, don't know why but it should suffice to say the least, love the big ass "K" earrings she has on, cool/good touch.

Hope you enjoy this show, it's kinda awesome.



 
  

1. Pure Imagination by Willy Wonka from Willy Wonka & Chocolate Factory
2. Anywhere You Are by Sunshine Jones from Fabric 37
3. S1 & The Sun Can't Compare by Francz Schubert/Larry Heard from Fabric 34
4. I'll Be Your Friend by Robert Owens from Essential Classics
5. Heaven by Satoshi Tomiie from Full Lick
6. Eight Ball by Underworld from 1992-2002
7. Slow by Kylie from Body Language
8. Prelude And Fugue In C Minor by Swingle Singers
9. Under Your Spell by Desire from II
10. Silence by DJ Tiesto from a ton of albums
11. Les Courants d'Air by Grand Tourism from French Touch
12. Tribal by Gustavo Santaolalla from Babel OST
13. Love At 1st Sight by Kylie from Fever
14. Clumsy by Fergie from The Dutchess
15. What A Sensation by Kenlou III from Essential Mix 2
16. Turkish Bizarre by Art of Trance from Digital Dancefloor
17. Love Has Come Again by Human Movement from Global Soundsystem
18. Senorita Tristeza by SCSI-9 from ATC M.A.N.D.Y
19. Fleece On Brain by Matthew Dear from Asa Breed
20. Love Me by Le Dust Sucker from Fabric 13 
21. Acid Bells by Efdemin from ATC Agoria
22. Smile + Receive by Swayzak from ATC Agoria
23. Smokebelch Il by Sabres Of Paradise from Late Night Sessions
24. Oompa Radar by Goldfrapp from Felt Mountain
25. Everything In Its Right Place by Radiohead from Kid A

Feb 25th Parts 1--3 
Feb 25th Parts 4--7

 A few hidden gems in this show: I'll be your friend by Robert Owens is not the normal version, this 1 is a little bit more jungle and the Love Me by Le Dust Sucker is a fucking monster!

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Feb 18th Show "Where's Your Head At?"

 

This is a download, click on it and you can have your very own copy of my show:

 -->  Feb 18th Show 7 Parts  <--

...All you have to do is click on the link (right above this) and then it takes you to a place where you can have music

*there are many more posts with music, just click around, not too hard to find*

Tracklisting as follows: (all easily found from important albums)

1. Robot Rock by Daft Punk
2. Kalifornia by Fatboy Slim
3. Rollin' & Scratchin' by Daft Punk
4. Everybody Loves A Carnival into Jack It Up by Fatboy Slim
5. Hey Boy Hey Girl by The Chemical Brothers
6. Sex-O-Matic into Red Alert by Edu K/Basement Jaxx
7. Flylife by Basement Jaxx
8. Where's Your Head At? by Basement Jaxx
9. It Doesn't Matter by The Chemical Brothers
10. Faster Kill Pussycat (Roman Hunter Mix) by Paul Oakenfold
11. Where Do I Begin? by The Chemical Brothers
12. Help Me to Believe by Moby
13. Child Two (Summer Love Mix) by Paul Van Dyk
14. Seven Ways by Paul Van Dyk
15. Love Stimulation by Paul Van Dyk
16. Sunset (Bird Of Prey) by Fatboy Slim
17. LSD by Paul Oakenfold
18. Go by Moby
19. God Moving Over The Face Of The Waters by Moby
20. Les Djinns remixed by Moby
21. Southern Sun by Paul Oakenfold
22. One More Time by Daft Punk

There are many superior songs in this set, however they are not necessarily the agreed upon 'greatest' hits of said artists. They are what I feel were the best songs that would fit into the show, given the artist's picked, and what I think are their best songs. For sure there are many other songs I could have picked, and there are other artist's who fit into the idea of 'best & biggest' dance acts. Hopefully you find this as illuminating as enjoyable.

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Be My Valentine

I hope you had a happy V-Day, I did.

Anyway here is an hour of music to hopefully get you to first base.

Put on and enjoy


It is in 5 parts and the songs got all jumbled up and rearranged, if you want to listen to it how I intended it to be listened to then you need to reorder the songs into the track-listing that follows.

I would recommend listening to it as intended, don't be a jerk, just listen to it how I say ;)


Part A
Part B
Part C
Part D
Part E

(The parts are just that, not in order, had to move things around so I didn't have to make 10 drops)

1. This Could Be The Start Of Something Big
   
2. Your Love
3. Unfoolish
4. I Won't Let The Chump Break Your Heart
5. Crazy For You
6. I've Fallen In Love With You
7. I'm On Fire
8. Sex On Fire
9. Little Bit
10. See Me Through
11. Number 1
12. Music Sounds Better With You
13. Stuck On Repeat 
14. Love Will Tear Us Apart
15. I Need Love
    
16. You've Got The Love 
    

If you put the songs into this order you are a genius and I love you.


 *Note these song's are uncompressed (you're welcome for that), as such that is why the drops are so big.

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