Great songs & Great covers: Handbags and Gladrags - Stereophonics

This is one of those songs that really reminds me of being about 20. Kelly Jones voice is still as beautiful as ever and the lyrics are so so sad but still very well written, from a grandfather to a grandchild. The video is also very 90's with the lava lamps and everything. Just a great piece of music. Enjoy!

Great collaborations & Great Cover: Michael Stipe & Bruce Springsteen - Because the night

All I can say is wow! Legendary voices singing such a legendary song. Thanks Patti too! Enjoy! :D

History: USS Enterprise

For two days now I have been working on the subtitles for documentaries about this great World War II ship, USS Enterprise. It's really an amazing ship and incredible how much she survived during the war: Pearl Harbor and relentless attacks from the Japanese army, including the Battle of Midway. I found this great little movie about the ship on YouTube as the ship sails her last voyage to the scrap yard. So sad that no one took care of this for the future and made it into a museum. Movie here. You can also read more about the ship here.

Great songs & Great music videos: Island in the sun - Weezer

In light of the last e-mail that was all about Christmas and Weezer it's time to celebrate the spring instead. After about 3 days of sun in all of 2009 it actually looks like sun and spring is heading this way!! I am so sick of snow, I guess this is the revenge for wishing for snow instead of brown fields for Christmas.

This is one of the most beautiful spring/summer songs there is. It makes you feel nice and safe and happy. The video is one of the most cute, sweet and videos around too. All the animal babies playing together, it's almost like a piece of heaven :) It's no wonder that it's great really, I mean, it was directed by none other than the great Spike Jonze. I am sure I'll get back to him later :) You can read more about the song here. And see the video here.

Great Covers: Chirstmas with Weezer

Yes, I know it's as far as Christmas as it can be right now, but I found this thing today and it was just to good to don't show you. It's the Weezer Christmas album where Weezer does Christmas songs. Very very good. I Especially love O,Holy Night.

Friday Fun: Bach meets Elton John

I randomly found a very cool thing on Spotify today. The pianist John Bayless is combining Bach and Elton John and improvises around the too. I think it qualifies as good Friday fun :)

Enjoy! Tiny Dancer and Your Song.

Suddenly short

I cut my hair about 40 cm a few weeks ago. Here it is. Big event for me. He he. I have had long long hair for about 15 years!

Great music videos: Elton John - This Train Don't Stop There Anymore

I have a kind of conflicted relationship with Elton John's music, but he has made some genius songs through the years. One of them is "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" where he looks back on his career. The real stroke of genius was though to hire Justin Timberlake to play Elton in the video. I think this was the first time I really thought to myself "Oh, that Justin, he's gonna be huge.. Just wait for it! He's soon gonna go off on his own..". I think Justin does an amazing job and really gets the lyrics across so clear... It has brought tears to my eyes many times :) hehe

So here is one clip with behind the scenes interviews of Elton and Justin and then the video itself.



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New songs: Phoenix - 1901

Ok, this is kind of old news by now, because I have been busy lately (:)), but still great news:

The amazing elegant beautiful band Phoenix is releasing their new album on the 25th of May, but has already put out the single "1901" on their homepage and you can listen to it or download it. I think it's really really good. Such a perfect production, it's like the song is jumping out of the speakers. And very cool, and takes a lot of self esteem to call the new album "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix". But then again, they are from Versailles ;) Can't wait to hear the new album!!

Enjoy!

Great music & film: Lord of the Rings Symphony

I don't think I have mentioned that before in this blog, but I am also a huge "Lord of the Rings"-fan and I find the music for the films a big part of why they are so so good. Howard Shore has done a masterpiece in enhancing the mood of the movies and the beautiful photos and the story created but the rest of the theme. Parts of the music is really moving and I'll never forget the first time I saw The Return of the King for the first time. I was in the front row of the worlds biggest THX movie theater and the speakers with the music was right in front of me. I was so overwhelmed by the beauty!!
The music has also been released like a Symphony and I have made a play list for you of an orchestra playing it. Enjoy this modern masterpiece!