Month: May 2024

#133 of 366: I Stand Corrected, Vampire Weekend

There was SOMETHING about Vampire Weekend I didn’t like for the longest time. Something about how they sounded the majority of the time was just off-putting to me.

I had realized though, last year, that I never game them a proper chance. Turns out, this song was a bop, which I like very much, and it was the perfect one for me to come clean with that I had really missed some good songs by them because of my blanket indifference to them.

“You’ve been checking on my facts, and I admit I have been lax, in double-screening what I say, it wasn’t funny anyway, I stand corrected, I stand corrected”

Well, here I am. I stand corrected.

BGDG. Don’t be afraid to change your mind.

#132 of 366: Bitch Better Have My Money, Rihanna

Super Bowl 2023 Halftime show memories here.

I legit hadn’t heard this song before that, and what a banger it is. Rihanna gives absolute domination in this song. Swag for days.

“Bitch better have my money!, y’all should know me well enough, bitch better have my money!, please don’t call me on my bluff, pay me what you owe me, ballin’ bigger than Lebron, bitch give me your money, who y’all think y’all frontin’ on?

Let that be your anthem today as I send you out to conquer the day (not extort people).

BGDG.

(I’m picturing my friend Michael listening to this at like 6:30 in the AM, and yes, I am laughing out loud.)

#131 of 366: Shove, Mali Velasquez

This is probably one of the deeper pulls on the list and it’s a fantastic discovery.

This one is a shortie, so I can post the whole song.


You shove your fun in my face and thumb in my mouth
And I wanna do what you say if it’d make you feel proud
And ow that burns
But it’s too late
‘Cause I held you anyway
Did I bite a hole in your neck and drain you dry?
Do we still wake up every mornin’ at the same time?
And ow that hurts
But I don’t care at all
‘Cause at least I can feel you there
And ow that hurts
But I don’t care
‘Cause at least I can…

A beautiful lament.

Just a reminder that there’s no light without the dark. As my watch of Baby Driver this evening taught me, Dolly Parton wisely said “you can’t have a rainbow without a little rain”.

Balance in all things, my friend. BGDG.

#130 of 366: Fire Drills, Dessa

Dessa sings like a boxing match sometimes. A lot of her verses HIT.

“We don’t say, “Go out and be brave”, nah, we say “be careful, stay safe”, in any given instance, that don’t hurt, but it sinks in like stilettos in soft earth, like a big win is not a day without an incident, I beg to differ with it, I think a woman’s worth, I think that she deserves, a better line of work, than motherfucking vigilance, don’t give me vigilance, by definition you can’t make a difference, if the big ambition is simply standing sentry to your innocence, that’s not a way to live, that can’t be what a woman is, that gives her nothing to aspire to, what that is, what that is, is just a life of running fire drills”

I imagine that’s a pretty apt description of what its like to be a woman in today’s society.

I don’t know how you all do it. This song is a scathing review. Dessa eviscerates from start to finish.

Let’s all try to go out today and be better. Be Good, Do Good.

#129 of 366: The Feels, Labrinth

I simply, unequivocally, and completely, love the organ sounds in this song. I feel like it gives it so much depth and gravitas.

“I got hit by a truck, I got hit by a truck, and it drove off and left me here for dead, a long night here, cryin’ in the rain, yeah, I got touched by God and it fucked me up, like an electrical current crossing through my veins, lightning came and hit me again”

Being “in our feels” can feel like that though can’t it? Heavy, like the only thing we can pay attention to. I think Labrinth does a beautiful job putting that feeling to song.

If you enjoy this, you’d definitely enjoy his entire catalog. It’s full of good listens.

BGDG.

#128 of 366: Beyond, Leon Bridges

This is a great song about falling in love. Leon does a fantastic job of channeling that feeling of butterflies in your stomach and the anxious/excited feeling of seeing that person.

“I-I-I-I’m scared top death she might bne it, that the love is real, that the shoe might fit, she might just be my everything and beyond (beyond), space and time in the afterlife, will she have my kids?, will she be my wife?, she might just be my everything and beyond”

I particularly like “I know that Grandma would’ve loved her”, because that’s the true test right? I’ve often wondered what my grandmother would’ve thought of my significant others since she passed. It’s a great litmus test.

Whether you have your everything and beyond, or if you’re still searching for it, don’t forget about yourself. You don’t need to put all your eggs in the basket of another person. Save some space, and grace honestly, for yourself.

Happy Monday! BGDG!

#127 of 366: Snow On The Beach, Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey

“This scene feels like what I once saw on the screen, I searched “aurora borealis green”, I’ve never seen someone lit from within, blurring out my periphery, my smile is like I won a contest, and to hide that, would be so dishonest, and to hide that, would be so dishonest, and it’s fine to fake it ’til you make it, ’til you do, ’til it’s true”

If you’re a Taylor fan, you’re probably immersed in The Tortured Poets Department, but I really, really enjoyed the album this track appears on, Midnights.

The duet with Lana, is just beautiful. I’m glad Taylor went back and added more Lana (and even titled the song feat. More Lana Del Rey) because in the first release of this song, it really didn’t feel like you could hear Lana. This one give her her own verse, and it’s a ton better.

I think this is a nice Sunday song. I hope you enjoy it, and your day!

BGDG!

#126 of 366: Hand In The Fire – Killen Manjaro Remix

This song is a party from beginning to end. A ton of fun to just shake out the doldrums to. There’s something about the repetitive “something in my bones” that just hits. It’s like having a feeling you can’t get rid of, or a thought you can’t get out of your head.

So on this Saturday, I want you to MOVE either to this song, or a walk, or a run, or some yoga. Find a movement that serves you today, and throw yourself into it!

BGDG.

#125 of 366: The Fade Out Line, Phoebe Killdeer, The Short Straws

Great guitar in this song, and a whole lot of funk, if I don’t say so myself. Not to be outdone though, Killdeer has voice for days.

“Did we build all those bridges, to watch them thin down to dust, or blow them voluntarily out of constant trust, the clock is ticking its last couple tocks, and there won’t be a party with weathering frocks”

It’s Friday! I hope you have some fun plans this weekend! I’m gonna go visit Mike and Erin down in Addison, VT…work on the Joanie the Motorcycle and get her roadworthy after the winter. Hope you can get your hands on something you love this weekend to…

…take that however you want. 😀

BGDG.

#124 of 366: Loose Change for the Boatman, King Charles

First off, that’s a great fucking head of hair. It’s giving lion’s mane.

“Of course there is another place, where my heart will again learn to beat, another land another king where I will need to sing, but my soul can’t be yours can’t be bought by gold, all the lovers in the land know the wise man from the fools”

To me, this is a rollicking good time of a song dressed in sad clothing. How else do we explain the take-off at 1:45? I absolutely love the uptick in energy. I’m excited to dive into more King Charles!

BGDG. Have some popcorn tonight.