Original video located here. Accessed 27th May 2011
Song title: Jungle
Artist: Emma Louise
Year: 2010
Why I like this song:
The sound of a crumbling relationship...
Original video located here. Accessed 27th May 2011
Song title: Jungle
Artist: Emma Louise
Year: 2010
Why I like this song:
The sound of a crumbling relationship...
Original video located here. Accessed 13th June 2015
Song title: Nights in Venice
Artist: The Saints
Year: 1977
Why I like this song:
Lately I've been listening to The Saints.
The Sex Pistols and the Ramones may have spearheaded the first wave of punk in the seventies but there was also these guys: the Saints. Not as wide renowned but no less important.
Really this is the punk blueprint being fed through an Australian filter: The guitars roar like no other, the rustiness is prominent and the whole thing sounds like it was recorded in one go.
So very much a punk band.
And it is utterly glorious. Still sounds fresh and fiery over three decades later. And, dare I say it, shows up a lot of recent punk bands.
Song title: Nothing Else Matters
Artist: Metallica
Year: 1991
Why I like this song:
I have an anecdote with this song: Like most schools, my primary school played songs to signal that break time was ending and everyone needs to return to class. Of course, I could say my school played Metallica and leave it at that. But I've a memory attached to this song.
Picture this: I'm in a hallway at my Primary school. The hallway in question has the lights turned off and the only light is through the sunshine coming in the window. I'm working on something. Then, this song comes on, I quietly pack up and head off to class.
Some songs require the right atmosphere.