Posts Tagged ‘lyrics’

Balloon Flight

Friday, January 18th, 2008

New from Shael Riley’s band The Grammar Club (well, December anyway): Balloon Flight.

Previously known for Miss Information with its fucking awesome lyrics. Lol .. I used to play that loud at a guesthouse I lived in in Japan, hoping someone would comment on the lyrics! Sadly, no-one ever did…

I take a liking to this style of music. There’s an unfathomable ocean of amateur hobby music out there, most of it utter shit – so much so that I generally avoid the whole genre like the plague. I like “nerdcore” though – it’s got a real good-natured, sincere feel that really shines through. Good shit.

The whole album is available free for download, but this song is the pick of the bunch IMO. If you really liked it, you might want to check out the rest.

Balloon Flight MP3 3.9M

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Songs of the Week

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

Song of the week is two songs from the the Korean drama Dae Jang Geum (대장금).

First is Onara (오나라), the famous theme song from the drama. Sung in (old) korean. Has a wikipedia page here if you want more information.

Unaccountably, although I heard this song every saturday night for a year, I never liked it coming from the TV speaker. It was only after I finally heard it on proper speakers that I fell in love with it, several years late! This despite my general liking of korean music, especially drama theme songs, as detailed here before…

Second is The Legend Becomes History, the ending theme, sung in English. Lyrics after the break.

If you like Kanno Yoko or other highly melodic drama soundtracks, you should certainly check the soundtrack out. It’s Kanno-class – what higher praise is there?

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