Original video located here. Accessed 26th April 2013
Song title: Get Lucky
Artist: Daft Punk with Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers
Year: 2013
Why I like this song:
I am at a loss for words: It may be a revamp of seventies disco but it does it so well, with not a single note out of place. Certainly seems a strange progression from the duo that made Homework but it's welcome one.
Original video located here. Accessed 24th April 2013
Song title: Human Spring
Artist: Buchanan
Year: 2013
Why I like this song:
It charges out the speakers with so much force that it's difficult to ignore.
Original video located here. Accessed 22nd April 2013
Song title: I Touch Myself
Artist: Divinyls
Year: 1991
Why I like this song:
R.I.P. Chrissy Amphlett
I must've been nine years old when this song hit big. At the time, it made me giggle with the opening line. This was due because I had already heard the phrase 'They love themselves' and knew it has used in anything but a positive manner (of course, it was only years later that I picked up on what being 'self-absorbed' means).
Needless to say, it took me some considerable time before I latched onto what this song was trying to convey.
Still it's a snappy song and part of the appeal is Chrissy's performance, playing the true provocateur and enjoying every minute of it.
So here's to you Chrissy
Song title: Duvet
Artist: Boa
Year: 1998
Why I like this song:
Back in 2000, I watched all of Serial Experiment Lain in one sitting.
It effectively turned my brain to custard but it did have a really unforgettable opening theme.
Given that this is by a western band, does this count as Asian pop? Maybe not but I can only wonder how many people got into Boa through Serial Experiments Lain.
Original video located here. Accessed 10th June 2013
Song title: Diane Young
Artist: Vampire Weekend
Year: 2013
Why I like this song:
Very strange but kinda fun.
And I'll give Vampire Weekend credit for clearly not wanting the same stuff twice.
Original video located here. Accessed 22nd February 2017
Song title: Time Machine
Artist: Joe Satriani
Year: 1993
Why I like this song:
This came out during the height of grunge. It may have stuck like an anachronism at the time but I will argue this has aged better than a lot of what was popular at the time. Largely because nothing says 'off to new adventures' quite like this.
Original video located here. Accessed 6th March 2013
Song title: Thickfreakness
Artist: Black Keys
Year: 2013
Why I like this song:
Given my recent interest in the Black Keys, it would be inevitable that I would come to their debut album. The one that announced them to the world and was, famously, written, recorded and produced in the space of fourteen hours.
The rawness is unmistakable and that's what makes it so compelling, lurching out like a behemoth crushing all in it's path. Certainly sounds worlds apart from their more recent material - and naturally the less refined approach packs a greater punch.