Entry 114– "One (Your Name)"

Song: “One (Your Name)”
Artist: Swedish House Mafia feat Pharrell
http://youtu.be/PkQ5rEJaTmk
Comments: Another gift from an amazing person– you know who you are– that keeps getting itself lodged firmly in my skull. This song is epic on so many levels. I would have liked to have sat down and done a thoughtful, meaningful post for the final post of 2011, but this is late enough as it is. I’ll try and throw together a post to wrap up the year tomorrow. As far as the song goes, it is epic. As far as the video goes… the keyboard-thing in the beginning? If it exists, (which I doubt,) I want it.

Entry 113– "Amaranth"

Song: “Amaranth”
Artist: Nightwish
http://youtu.be/GdZn7k5rZLQ
Comments: “Amaranth” is a wonderful proof by demonstration of a variety of different ideas I hold about symphonic metal as a genre and music in general. One– new isn’t bad. (No, I don’t wish to get into the “new” Nightwish versus “old” Nightwish debate over vocalists.) Two– music videos can be art. Three– metal requires crazy hair, no exceptions. Actually, the last one is mostly a joke, not a serious allegation, but it usually holds. More to the point, this song is wonderful– take a listen!

Entry 112– "I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself"

Song: “I Just Don’t Know What To Do”
Artist: The White Stripes
http://youtu.be/Snyxh8PtYkQ
Comments: Sorry for the missed posts, folks. Hopefully everyone enjoyed their holiday of choice– I know I did. Moving right along. This is an old song that’s currently stuck in my head. Good old Jack White’s voice is distinct– when paired with Meg White, there’s no mistaking what duo you’re listening to. Enjoy!

Entry 111– Heart Week, Part 5: "Fight for You"

❤ Week, Part 5
Song: “Fight For You”
Artist: Jason Derulo
http://youtu.be/pV36OEBWRvU
Comments: Well, here we are, wrapping up ❤ Week. So far as I can tell, this song hasn't gotten much notice yet. I've yet to hear it on the radio, and as far as I can tell, it hasn't charted yet, but that's irrelevant. This song speaks for itself. I love you, and I will fight for you. <3!

Entry 110– Heart Week, Part 4: "Who’d Have Known"

❤ Week, Part 4
Song: “Who’d Have Known”
Artist: Lily Allen
http://youtu.be/XMTSsKhiBUA
Comments: No, T-Pain’s “5’O Clock” did not come first, YouTube commenters. This song was first, and for the purposes of ❤ Week, quite a bit better. I'll let the lyrics talk for me. "Who'da known, who'da known / When you flash up on my phone / I'd no longer feel alone / No longer feel alone." <3!

Entry 109– Heart Week, Part 3: "You Da One"

❤ Week, Part 3
Song: “You Da One”
Artist: Rihanna
http://youtu.be/2iAczjvLoi8
Comments: And ❤ Week continues! This song says it all. "You are the one that I dream about all day / You are the one that I think about all day." Approaching this more musically, the song is easy to listen to, uptempo but not fast, and if my ears aren't deceiving me, has a hint of dubstep around 2:32. Anyone else noticing a trend towards dubstep-y beats in pop songs? I'll find examples of that for some other post. Anyway. There's supposedly an official video in the works for this song; I'll post it if/when it happens. To the one that I love, <3!

*edit: Finally got the titles working for this week. Oh well, I guess it will have to be “Heart Week” instead of “<3 Week" in the post titles. So be it– the meaning is the same.
 *edit 1/8/12: Well, the official video happened awhile ago, and I kept neglecting to post it. Here it is, but frankly, I don’t like it. It makes the song sexual and not in the least bit romantic… http://youtu.be/b3HeLs8Yosw