'I'm Happy But You Don't Like Me' - Asobi Seksu

Ano kumo o miteru
Kotori ga tounderu
Ureshii kedo kimi wa watashi ga kirai

Futari de koi shite
Tanoshii tokoro e ikitai kedo
Kimi wa dokonimo inai

Naze kietai no
Kimi wa nigeteru no
Naze naze doshite
Kimi ga daisuke, daisuki, daisuki, suki nano ni

TRANSLATION:

I'm looking at a cloud
A small bird is flying
I'm happy but you don't like

Let's fall in love
I want to go to a fun place but
You aren't around

Why do you want to disappear?
Why are you running away?
Why why why
When I love you, love you, love you!

SHAMELESS PROMOTION!

Okay, so I kind of promised my best friend Amrit that I would shamelessly promote him on my blog...

So...here it is

You guys should SO check out his blog. It is this really amazing blog about technology and he does demo videos of programs that he has created. DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THE BACKGROUND.

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LISTEN TO STARFUCKER!

Starfucker - Biggie Smalls video

Oe one of my many recent romps through the internet, I managed to find this band named Starfucker. I LOVE their name! It has an ironic twist to it don't you think?

According to the Urban Dictionary, the word 'starfucker' means:

starfucker
	A person who obessessed with and seeks out personal interaction with celebrities. The desired interaction is often, but not necessarily, sexual in nature. Examples include Courtney Love, Star Jones, and pretty much every person on the E! television network.

	an alternative band from Portland, Oregon. Briefly changed their name to "Pyramiddd", but they're back to Starfucker/STRFKR now. Starfucker is awesome

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (my music essay)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

“Not so long ago…In the mysterious land…Of Toronto, Canada…Scott Pilgrim was dating a high schooler.”

In a nutshell, ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ is basically a comedy film about a boy, Scott Pilgrim, who meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers. In order to win her heart, he must defeat her ‘Seven Evil Exes’ who want to fight him…to the death. The movie was directed by Edgar Wright and is based on the graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O’Malley.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: Original Score was composed by Nigel Godrich and the majority of songs on the score were written by Beck Hansen, Godrich and Osymyso. Nigel Godrich was born on 28 February 1971 in 1971. He is a recording engineer, record producer and musician and is best known for his work with the famous English rock band, Radiohead. He’s sometimes referred to as the ‘sixth member’ of the band. He was also a member of Thorn Yorke’s live band, Atoms for Peace, since 2009. Nigel has also worked with artists such as Sir Paul McCartney, Travis, Beck, Ultrasound, Jason Falkner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Pavement, Brazzaville, Air, Natalie Imbruglia, The Divine Comedy, The Sundays, U2 and R.E.M. He is most famous for his production technique, which mainly consists of dense layers of sound.

The song ‘Ramona’ by Beck Hansen was sad and slow. It made you feel like you were walking alone in the middle of the street on a snowy day, thinking of the lover who scorned you. It went well with the scene depicted at the end as the two lovers walked off into an alternate dimension. It really set the mood, as I was felt yearning for more as the movie ended. The timeline wasn't quite clear in the song but I would say around mid-20^th century. I have to say that the song made me think of a character that was lost and even they were only saying “Ramona” over and over again in the chorus. It made the character seem defenseless and depicted him begging for the love of someone even though their love was forbidden.

The second song, ‘Teenage Dream’ by T. Rex was essentially a mixed bag of emotions. The singer’s voice was male and had a hint of some electronic edge to it. The song mainly comprised of drums, electric guitar and a violin. It brought a wave of yearning for the ‘good-old days’ in my opinion, as the singer sang the haunting hook, “Whatever happened to the teenage dream?” With close examination of the lyrics, it told a tale of someone looking back on their younger years and reminiscing over missed opportunities. It gave me a sense of both happiness and sadness. I’m not sure how to explain it, as the song was ruled by heavy instrumental gymnastics, especially with the overbearing tone of the electric guitar. It set the scene for a romantic meeting between two lovers in a diner, maybe in the 1950s. The song sounds like it’s from the ‘50s and with a little research I soon learned that it was made in 1974. It fit well with the subway scene in the movie as the main character was thinking of a breakup that he had just been through. The mood depicted was sort of that of relief as the character was finally free of all their worries (or in this case-his ex-girlfriend!).

One of my favourite songs was ‘Black Sheep’, the cover version by the fictional band, The Clash at Demonhead! It was my favourite because it was a song that you can really get up and dance to. The scene was a band playing at a concert and I really think this fit well. The song mainly consisted of heavy bass guitar, electric guitar, drums and of course, a killer female vocalist. The song set the scene for maybe a rock concert in the 21^st century. Listening to the song brought a surge of excitement and rage as I listened closely to the lyrics. In a nutshell, the lyrics describe you meeting a friend that you share a common goal with, however as time wears on; you start to see that that person relies heavily on the emotional support of others. The friend is manipulative but when they get bullied by other people, they come back to you and you still take them back, despite not liking them anymore. You try to separate from them and in doing so you point out all their flaws and how they are so dependent on others. This was ALL from the chorus! The verses basically describe two friends falling out. The one becomes rich and successful and ignores their friend, while the old friend stays in their normal life. It really made me think twice about my friendships, but I felt really happy whenever I listened to this song, and wanted to confess my true feelings to others.

My final song was ‘Anthems For A 17 Year Old Girl’ by Broken Social Scene. It was really the icing on the cake as it brought a sense of finality to the movie and the soundtrack. The song had a country music sort of feel, and it was mainly comprised of guitar, drums and male and female vocals. They brought a sense of overwhelming sadness as the song made you think of standing alone in the woods and listening to the sounds of the creatures in the woods. It felt peaceful and quiet and the singers’ voices were very soothing. The lyrics also suggest a friendship gone wrong but in the sense that two friends have grown apart. One friend has grown more materialistic and the lyrics suggest the typical clichés of High School. I think this song evoked the feeling of missing a close friend deeply; both yearning and longing. The timeline would most likely be in the late ‘90s as the song has a sense of ‘old school’.

My final thoughts were that this was an amazing soundtrack and movie. The quirky video game effects were lifted from the game, ‘The Legend of Zelda’, with Nintendo’s permission of course. However, a majority of the songs lost their charm outside of the movie. During the movie, the songs really blended well with the scenes and sure it took some getting used to, but the heavy use of electric guitar grew on you by the end of the movie. I found that most of the songs made me feel both sad and happy, a bittersweet feeling if you will. In conclusion, despite this soundtrack being a mixed bag of emotions, that lost its charm after the movie, I feel that it was well executed and complemented the movie excellently. I give this soundtrack and score-5 stars!

My Interpretation of 'BLACK SHEEP'-METRIC

Ah yes, Black Sheep by my favourite band, Metric. This song was covered by the fictional band, The Clash At Demonhead in the video-game themed movie, Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World. Here's my interpretation of the song.

One of my favourite songs was ‘Black Sheep’, the cover version by the fictional band, The Clash at Demonhead! It was my favourite because it was a song that you can really get up and dance to. The scene was a band playing at a concert and I really think this fit well. The song mainly consisted of heavy bass guitar, electric guitar, drums and of course, a killer female vocalist. The song set the scene for maybe a rock concert in the 21^st century. Listening to the song brought a surge of excitement and rage as I listened closely to the lyrics. In a nutshell, the lyrics describe you meeting a friend that you share a common goal with, however as time wears on; you start to see that that person relies heavily on the emotional support of others. The friend is manipulative but when they get bullied by other people, they come back to you and you still take them back, despite not liking them anymore. You try to separate from them and in doing so you point out all their flaws and how they are so dependent on others. This was ALL from the chorus! The verses basically describe two friends falling out. The one becomes rich and successful and ignores their friend, while the old friend stays in their normal life. It really made me think twice about my friendships, but I felt really happy whenever I listened to this song, and wanted to confess my true feelings to others.

TEENAGERS!

Now we all know what modern society's perception of teenagers is that they are hormonal bags of anger, druggies and useless slackers with NO ambition! Well, most of that may be true for SOME teens but not all of is true...

Modern ways have changed the teens that we know and love. I'm sure that back-in-the-day, most teenagers would be sitting around in their grandmother's parlor dancing to old records and knitting quietly in the corner. They would chat about simple things like the new stockings catalogue or an outing with the Girl Scouts. The girls would be the same as us, except that they would be obsessing over someone like Elvis instead of Justin Bieber. They would meet at Sock Hops and the Skating Rink to hang out with friends and sip on malts and eat burgers; chatting about hectic school work and plans for the weekend. They would rebel against their folks by cranking up the volume on a Jerry Lee Lewis song. "GREAT BALLS OF FIRE!"

And then there's us...

I mean we are not THAT bad...are we? I mean, sure sometimes we all go off to parties, use drugs and smoke and rebel against our folks but that doesn't make us any worse than the teens of yester-....oh....
Well we mustn't dwell on the negatives. Nowadays, teens would be found swatting over the books (hopefully), hanging out with friends at the local mall or at home, chatting with weirdos on the internet...oh and of course we have that small percentage of party-goers and bingers who seem to be able to spread their poisonous reach onto everyone in the immediate vicinity.

I miss the good old days when people didn't think I  wasn't some hormonal pimples being with a bad attitude. I miss the days when we could run around  without shirts on even though we were girls, I miss the days when they thought we were cute, I miss the days when my blog posts made SENSE!

I suppose...I guess that...what I mean to say is...I MISS THE DAYS WHEN WE WERE INFINITE!

P.S-sorry this  post is a little...meh. I had a great idea for something epic  but then it went all crappy and I got lazy and I held up my middle fingers and was like, "**** IT! LEMME GO EAT!"


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KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

In a mdern era, most of us human beings have sought the comforting luxury of an uncultured and uneducated lifestyle. We don't realise that in order to maintain our basic functions of existence e.g EAT! we would need money and to get money we would need...all together now kiddies-KNOWLEDGE!

Now I know what you're thinking-'What the hell is this chick on about?' I am actually making a very valid point. After all. if we as human beings don't take it unto ourselves to learn more about this planet, then we'll be screwed! I mean, look at Obama. If he were a leering idiot with buck teeth and a 12 o'clock shadow WITHOUT a degree or at least some obvious moments of general knowledge, then he wouldn't be president now would he?

Well that was long-winded sentence...

My point mostly is that we should just pay attention in class! It doesn't matter if you're gonna become a rugby player when you grow up-you still might need the stuff you learn in class today. I'm not saying that right in the middle of a game the centre-forward aks you to calculate the amount of right angles used in a standard defense tactic! The thing is-there's a bunch of stuff I learn in school that I'll probably NEVER use again in my lifetime but heck-I still gotta learn it.

Who knows...perhaps calculating the amount of right-angles might help you impress your future spouse or something like that... :P