Random Music Thoughts

JazzyRandy said:
I was long oblivious to Tool....


video spoilered
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I've heard of the band but never felt like I needed to give them a listen. As a teenager, hard rock was what we listened to. I don't anymore. I've moved on to other music that takes less energy to listen to. Tool reminds me of that music - updated a little, of course.

I really enjoyed the video. I probably wouldn't have given the song as much credit if I hadn't seen all that went into performing it.

As to ChrisRocco - I miss the Car Porn thread from the old MG.
 
Also random TV/movie thought:
Last night was watching the show Dead to Me (Linda Cardellini...sigh) and an Irma Thomas song "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)" was used.
I think an AWESOME job would be the person who TV/film directors hire to pick juuuust the right song for a certain scene. I love shows like Mad Men or Marvelous Mrs. Maisel where these random lesser known songs are used during the show or over the closing credits. I could see being that guy with all my music cataloged by mood and cross-referenced by categories (Grieving Songs, Breakup Songs, Workout Songs) and saying "Ya know what would work great in this scene"

If I had known this was a job when I was in high school, I might...just might have changed my career path :)
 
Zeeba Neighba said:
Also random TV/movie thought:
Last night was watching the show Dead to Me (Linda Cardellini...sigh) and an Irma Thomas song "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)" was used.
I think an AWESOME job would be the person who TV/film directors hire to pick juuuust the right song for a certain scene. I love shows like Mad Men or Marvelous Mrs. Maisel where these random lesser known songs are used during the show or over the closing credits. I could see being that guy with all my music cataloged by mood and cross-referenced by categories (Grieving Songs, Breakup Songs, Workout Songs) and saying "Ya know what would work great in this scene"

If I had known this was a job when I was in high school, I might...just might have changed my career path :)
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That's a great idea.

I wonder how many of us would be friends and rivals? Would we be stealing each other's ideas/bits like stand-up comedians?

Yes, I borrowed that thought from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. So, sue me already.
 
Zeeba Neighba said:
Also random TV/movie thought:
Last night was watching the show Dead to Me (Linda Cardellini...sigh) and an Irma Thomas song "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)" was used.
I think an AWESOME job would be the person who TV/film directors hire to pick juuuust the right song for a certain scene. I love shows like Mad Men or Marvelous Mrs. Maisel where these random lesser known songs are used during the show or over the closing credits. I could see being that guy with all my music cataloged by mood and cross-referenced by categories (Grieving Songs, Breakup Songs, Workout Songs) and saying "Ya know what would work great in this scene"

If I had known this was a job when I was in high school, I might...just might have changed my career path :)
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That Irma Thomas song was used a few years ago in BBC's "Black Mirror". Perfectly balancing the creepy story line with the sultry, 60s song. Yin and Yang at its finest.
 
Nickyboy said:
That Irma Thomas song was used a few years ago in BBC's "Black Mirror". Perfectly balancing the creepy story line with the sultry, 60s song. Yin and Yang at its finest.
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I had to watch it. I think Jessica Brown-Findlay does a serviceable job of it. Her raspy, smoky voice lends the right sound to the song.

Trivia time!
Do you recognize the woman judge in the clip?
She is the caterer in "Love Actually" for the corporate party scene.
 
Unsomnambulist said:
www.theringer.com

Sufjan Stevens and the Curious Case of the Missing 48 States

More than 15 years ago, a young indie folk artist set a course to traverse the United States of America through song, accruing acclaim, a fan base, and lots of anticipation along the way. Or did he?
www.theringer.com
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The following year, after Donald Trump’s election, an Illinois writer named Nicky Martin called on Stevens to finish the project as a matter of national urgency. “Once Sufjan releases a record for every state, we’ll understand ourselves better as Americans,” Martin wrote in a hilarious and bizarre Medium post. “When we understand our American heritage, we’ll stop voting against our own interests!”
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:)
Is there any chance Stevens might eventually resume the project? “I don’t think there’s any way he would consider doing another state release,” says Gill (who, it should be stressed, is not speaking on the artist’s behalf in any capacity). “But you never say never with Sufjan. He already has two box sets of Christmas songs—that’s crazy.”
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:mrgreen:
 
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