When listening to a really great tune as I work on the computer here, I often find myself tapping my fingers or feet to it’s rhythm, sometimes I even get up and dance for a while, I just can’t stop myself. I have danced about as long as I can remember, and am also pretty sure I danced before all my memories in my diapers when I was a baby.
Dancing was a pretty big part of socializing for me growing up, through elementary school it was part of our Physical Education curriculum, and my class was even on TV for dancing once when I was eight. From the age of about twelve until eighteen there were a few school dances each year. I found I had a great time, and even made a few girlfriends during them.
For some reason though, when I hit about 15, I became self conscious about dancing. Some of the guys had learned moves I hadn’t that were causing many of the teenage girls to watch them and cheer, I did not know the fancy spins, moonwalks, waves, and other such things that a few of them could do. So during the following summer, I ended up taking a few dance classes, some break dancing and other types of dance. I got pretty good at dancing, and I felt confident enough to dance freely again once I was on a dance floor, and was again able to woo some ladies.
My dancing seemed to get better as I got older, I understood music much better, and confidence was not an issue. Sometime during my late twenties, I even started dancing to separate beats with my upper and lower body, and dancing to offbeats and other such things. I can still do that of course today, and the girls always seemed to love it, as was my goal.
However, I think that time of my great dancing confidence has just come to an end, after watching the video below, “Epic Dubstep Robot Man” may have just moved the bar up so high, I am not sure if I will ever be able to reach it.
This song popped up on my iTunes today, I was thoroughly enjoying it, so I thought I would share it with all of you here.
Beck’s songs are not always uplifting, think of “Loser“, but they are usually all very interesting. Though this song’s lyrics are a little bit of a downer, the music and rhythm seem very positive at the same time, leaving you just about as happy when your done, as when you started…
Beck’s Heaven Hammer – Missing – Remix By Air
Beck – Heaven Hammer – Missing Lyrics
I prayed Heaven today
Bring its hammer down on me
And pound you out of my head
I can’t think with you in it
I dragged all that I owned
Down the dirt road to find you
My shoes worn out and used
They can’t take me much farther
Something always takes the place of missing pieces
You can take and put together even though
You know there’s something missing
Something always takes the place of missing pieces
You can take and put together even though
You know there’s something missing
She rides in a car, like a queen on a card
And the guns of her mind, aim a line straight at mine
To a heart that was broke, tried to feel but got choked
In the smoke of a desert, a beach with no treasure
A night that’s so blue, feed the aching in you
And the background birds, take a flight from the earth
Where the bonfire burns and the night current turns
On a lifeboat floating, down a river of sleep
I can’t see her hollow eyes
I’m walkin’ along with my boots full of rocks
I can’t believe these tears were mine
I’ll give them to you to keep away in a box
I’ll give them to you to keep away in a box
I’ll give them to you to keep away in a box
I’ll give them to you to keep away in a box
Something always takes the place of missing pieces
You can take and put together even though
You know there’s something missing
Have you ever heard the story of the Three Little Pigs as told by Green Jelly?
This one was one of my favorites in my teen years. It is the story of the three little pigs modernized to some very simple music, shouted into a microphone, and told through the magic of Claymation (this is real claymation with time lapse clay figures, before CGI)
Normally I would tell you to crank it up, but better just to make it so you can hear the voice, I have a feeling this song at loud volumes would definitely give you hearing damage, if not brain damage.
Enjoy
Lyrics – Green Jelly – Three Little Pigs
Why don’t you sit right back and I
I may tell you a tale, a tale of 3
Little pigs and a big bad wolf
Well, the first little piggy
Well, he was kinda hick
He spent most of his days
Just day dreamin’ of the city
And then one day he bought a guitar
He moved to Hollywood to become a star
But living on the farm he knew nothing of the city
Built his house outta straw, what a pity?
Then one day
Jammin’ on some chords
Along came the wolf
Knockin’ on his door
Little pig, little pig let me in
Not by the hair of my chiny chin chin
Little pig, little pig let me in
Not by the hair of my chiny chin chin
Well, I’m huffin’, I’m puffin’
I’ll blow your house in
Huffin’, puffin’
I’ll blow your house in
I’m huffin’, puffin’
I’ll blow your house in
Huffin’ and puffin’
An’ I’ll blow your house in
Well, the second little piggy
Well, he was kinda stokin’
Spent most of his days just a ganja smokin’
Hoppin’ and a boppin’ down on Venice beach
Gettin’ paid money for religious speech
Built his shelter from what he garbage picked
Mostly made up of old cans and sticks
Then one day he was crankin’ out Bob Marley
Along came the wolf on his big bad harley
Little pig, little pig let me in
Not by the hair of my chiny chin chin
Little pig, little pig let me in
Not by the hair of my chiny chin chin
Well, I’m huffin’, I’m puffin’
I’ll blow your house in
Huffin’, puffin’
I’ll blow your house in
I’m huffin’, I’m puffin’
I’ll blow your house in
Huffin’ and puffin’
An’ I’ll blow your house in
Well, the third little piggy
The grade A student, his daddy was a rock star
Named Pig Nugent, earned his master’s degree
From Harvard college
Built his house from his architect knowledge
A tri level mansion
Hollywood hills
Daddy’s rock stardom
Paid for the bills
Then one day came the old house masher
The big bad wolf the little piggy slasher
Little pig, little pig let me in
Not by the hair of my chiny chin chin
Little pig, little pig let me in
Not by the hair of my chiny chin chin
Well, I’m huffin’, I’m puffin’
I’ll blow your house in
Huffin’, puffin’
I’ll blow your house in
Huffin’, puffin’
I’ll blow your house in
Huffin’ and puffin’
An’ I’ll blow your house in
Well, the big bad wolf, well, he huffed and he puffed
All that he could and low and behold
The little piggy’s house stood
It’s made out of concrete the little piggy shouted
The wolf just frowned as he pouted
So they called 911 like any piggy would
They sent out Rambo just as fast as they could
Yo wolf face
I’m your worst nightmare
Your ass is mine
Well, the wolf fell dead as you can plainly see
And that’s the end of story, for you and me
But still give a listen, you just may
Hear the big wolf and little piggies say
Little pig, little pig let me in
Not by the hair of my chiny chin chin
Little pig, little pig let me in
Not by the hair of my chiny chin chin
Well, I’m huffin’, I’m puffin’
I’ll blow your house in
Huffin’, puffin’
Blow your house in
Huffin’, puffin’
Blow your house in
Huffin’, puffin’
Blow your house in
Huffin’ and puffin’ and
I’ll blow your house in
Huffin’ and puffin’ and
I’ll blow your house in
Huffin’ and puffin’ and
I’ll blow your house in
Huffin’ and I’ll puffin’ and
I’ll blow your house in
And the moral of the story is
That bands with no talent
Can easily amuse idiots
With a stupid puppet show
It has been a while since I posted some music here, though I listen to it constantly as I work and write.
One song I have been listening to by Ween I thought I would post here, because it is just so filled with powerful emotions, and has many parts to it I think we can all relate to from one point of our life to another.
I was not able to find the official video to this song if there is one, but this fan made video with the works of a very good sand artist is very interesting and is worth watching in its own right.
Ween – If You Could Save Yourself, You’d Save Us All – Lyrics
On a free ride home from the embassy
I saw the governor, and his lover holding hands
When I got to my place, I emptied my suitcase
And opened the windows wide
If you could save yourself, you’d save us all
Is that what you called me for, is that why you’re knocking on my door?
The time I’ve spent, working myself to death
Thought that’s what you wanted
I thought you needed my help
To make it good again, to make us strong
To make you happy, to push you along
And gain some respect, to be thrown a crumb
I was on my knees, when you knocked me down
The wheels fell off, the bottom dropped out
The checks all bounced, I came in your mouth
Your mother came calling but there was no one around
The trash caught fire when the leaves turned brown
The vultures were circling when the circus left town
I left you a note but I wrote it in disappearing ink
If you could save yourself, you’d save us all
Is that what you called me for, is that why you’re knocking on my door?
The time I’ve spent, working myself to death
Thought that’s what you wanted
I thought you needed my help
To make it good again, to make us strong
To make you happy, to push you along
And gain some respect, to be thrown a crumb
I was on my knees, when you knocked me down
Crank it up and enjoy.
Ween – If You Could Save Yourself, You’d Save Us All – Lyrics
