I'm Still A Guy

My latest iTunes purchase is Brad Paisely's I'm Still A Guy:

And I’ll pour out my heart
Hold your hand in the car
Write a love song that makes you cry
Then turn right around
Knock some jerk to the ground
‘Cause he copped a feel as you walked by

These days there’s dudes getting facials
Manicured waxed and botoxed
But with deep spray on tans and creamy lotioney hands
You can’t grip a tackle box
With all of these men lining up to get neutered
It’s hip now to be feminized
I don’t highlight my hair
I’ve still got a pair
Yeah, honey I’m still a guy

My eyebrows ain’t plucked
There's a gun in my truck
Thank God I’m still a guy

Interesting Song

I'm also intrigued by The Fray's new song, Where Were You? It brings to mind lines from Lewis's A Grief Observed.

New Tunes

I'm digging the first track from The Airborne Toxic Event. Little bit of an Arcade Fire kind of vibe.




"and the piano's this melancholy soundtrack to her smile"

That's A Man

I heard this song for the first time on the radio tonight. I dig it. It makes me think of my dad and grandfathers.

Jack Ingram
 
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O Holy Night

I'm not a big fan of Christmas music, but shortly after I woke up yesterday morning, I heard a rendition of O Holy Night by none other than Weezer. I find that my enjoyment of nearly any song can be enhanced by the utilization of an electric guitar.

Dare You To Move

I was listening to Switchfoot on the way to work yesterday, and this song struck me yet again with some of its great lines and fantastic sound.

I dare you to move.
I dare you to move.
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor.

The tension is here, the tension is here,
Between who you are, and who you could be,
Between how it is, and how it should be

Maybe redemption has stories to tell.
Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell.
Where can you run to escape from yourself,
Where you gonna go, where you gonna go?
Salvation is here.

Snow

I woke up this morning at 3:30, looked outside, and in the streetlights saw there was already snow on my car. Why do I live here? The weather sucks almost half the year.

The song Boston by Augustana has always resonated with me, except for me it would be in reverse because I would want to get away from the snow and the sunrise and head somewhere warm like California.

She said I think I'll go to Boston
Think I'll start a new life
I think I'll start it over
Where no one knows my name
I'll get out of California
I'm tired of the weather
Think I'll get a lover
And fly him out to Spain
I think I'll go to Boston
I think that I'm just tired
I think I need a new town
To leave this all behind
I think I need a sunrise
I'm tired of a sunset
I hear it's nice in the summer
Some snow would be nice
Oh yeah

Keep On Rockin' In The Free World

This song came up on my iTunes this morning. Sounded appropriate for an election week soundtrack.

Right here, right now
Watching the world wake up from history

Rock Star Dreams

So last night I had a dream that I was at a concert performing Rise Above This by Seether. I'm pretty sure that's the first time I've ever actually dreamed of being a rock star. At least I was rockin' out to a song that I liked.

So anyway, here is a video of the real Seether doing a live acoustic set at a concert in Philadelphia.

Pork and Beans

So speaking of music, have you heard the new Weezer song, Pork and Beans? I'm digging it. Very catchy with a nice "don't do it just because it's popular" message.

Rivers Cuomo is an interesting rock star.

You Beautiful Baby

So, after about a year hiatus, I have decided to pick up my guitar again. I strummed a little tonight, and it felt good in that "this really hurts until you get blisters" kind of way. I have had a wonderful guitar, a Taylor Big Baby, for several years, but even with the excellent equipment I have never been able to progress beyond marginally functional. I got some encouraging nudges from one of my friends in small group though so I figure it's worth another go. I am toying with the idea of taking classes, but I'm not sure how much that would set me back financially, and it's not as though I have abundant free time. I have discovered I generally do better when I do this kind of thing with someone I don't know, so I don't want to bum lessons from friends this time. We'll see.

Now, where are those chords for Swing Low Sweet Chariot?

Song of the Day: Rise Above This ~ Seether

I dig Seether. I heard this song when I was driving today, and like many of their songs the music really caught me and their songs just resonate in a sad sort of way.

Song of the Day: Chocolate ~ Snow Patrol

I'm still getting some mileage out of my I-tunes gift card. Today I purchased Chocolate by Snow Patrol. Very cool song, and I like the video too. It's a good commentary on society.

Lyrics On The Loose

I saw this on Courtney's blog and thought it was pretty groovy.

Step 1: Put your (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc) on shuffle.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 20 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing.
Step 3: Strike-out the songs when someone guesses the song and artist correctly.
Step 4: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING!

** I made two additional caveats. I did not play two songs from the same artist or include a song which contained the title in the first line. **

1. I'm not the hero who will always save the day.
2. If God had a name, what would it be?
3. This could be the saddest dusk I've ever seen.
4. What if the armies of the Lord picked up and dusted off their swords?
5. Ooh you get me ready in your '56 Chevy, why don't we go sit down in the shade?
6. I met a man locked away for things he hadn't done.
7. Faded flowers in her room, as black as night without a moon.
8. You're like a lonely statue, the wind and rain come at you.
9. Well it's such a shame to let this go to waste, there's little time here for saving face.
10. Cynical, it's just your way. You play the doubting Thomas, feels the scars and wipe the stains.
11. Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high and the dreams that you dreamed of once in a lullaby.
12. All my life is changing every day, in every possible way.
13. And now we're just like old friends, we just can't pretend that lovers make amends.
14. I'm what you're looking for, no need to search anymore, I'm in need of your saving.
15. I've got another confession to make, I'm your fool.
16. Yesterday is a wrinkle on your forehead.
17. It's the song of the redeemed, rising from the African plain.
18. Hope dangles on a string like slow spinning redemption.
19. Here comes my faith to carry me on.
20. What did you say? I know I saw you singing.

Good luck. Some of these are obscure songs, and I don't think I would even get some of the more common ones myself. Oh, and what a smooth transition from songs 4 to 5. Yikes.

Oh, and how do you do strikethrough on Blogspot?

Song of the Day: Overcome ~ Live

I made another I-tunes purchase this evening. Like the video, I associate this song with 9/11. It takes me back and gives me chills every time I hear it.

Bonus Song of the Day: You Can Shake the Mountains ~ Lifehouse

Yet another song from Lifehouse before they were Lifehouse. Where on earth are people finding these songs and why can't I find them on CD or MP3?

Christmas Song

I remember hearing this song several years ago on Y100 and found it to be rather intriguing. It may be the only DMB song I have ever liked.

New Lifehouse - Whatever It Takes

Man, who hasn't been there?

Oh, and why are their songs so awesome and their videos, well, not so much?

I Celebrate The Day

Okay, so I'm beginning the celebration 30 hours ahead of schedule. This is one of my very favorite Christmas songs.

Always Winter Never Christmas

Relient K and C.S. Lewis together in one song. Yahtzee.