MEN AT WORK 1979

this is the best thing i have had to cover since leona lewis. songs fucking awesome. and the hyper fast vocals are dope and fucking shred.

its really been a pleasure to cover something which is half decent, and i think it shows in the enthusiasm. the newly enforced dogme rules of only having one take lead me to slow the song down a lot so i didnt trip all over my words, which i still did anyway( and covered it up with the other layer). but i dont really understand how they have marketed it. i covered the album version, but the freemasons radio edit is fucking rubbish. it strips the bhangra bit off of it which was dangerously close to panjabi mc' s 2003 hit "Mundian To Bach Ke(Beware of the Boys)", and leaves it sounding really bassy, like a club edit. but shit club.

the chorus has probably the best keychange i have heard , reminds me of when the theme tune to Turrican 1 on the Commodore Amiga kicks in, well Chris Huelsbeck. Well , its the best key changes since leona lewis. fucking awesome. so here it is. its songs like this that make listening to popular music and interpreting them on gameboy worthwhile, as my dad once said.

I AM HAPPY WITH YOU KELLY

YOU MADE MY TOP 3

1. AMELLE

2. LEONA

3. KELLY

HONORABLE MENTON

SEAN KINSTONS

ANYONE WHO DIDNT GET THROUGH ON AMERICAN IDOL

ONE REPUBLIC FEATURNING TIMBERLAKE

CHASING THE PAVENEMTS

HERE IS ADEDLE HERE: CHASOING PAVEMENTS.

i really struggled with this song, i couldnt really get anywhere with it. i took the initial chord progression and then listened to the rest of the song once, and then forgot about the chorus , took the lyrics and did what i probably would have done with it.

apologies for the delay on putting this up, have been very busy all week with other musical things and couldnt get round to finishing this off.

again, this was one take for both vocals, which explains some bad timings throughout.

i think it works better with vocals quite high without any effects on.

enough talking about adele. the only thing that i have encountered this week is the jared leto '30 seconds to mars, 20 minutes of ang lee rip off , 10 minutes of credits and poor dialogue'

highlights indicating that jared leto can bridge the same singer/ actor gap as greats like bruce willis ( something blues with a boardwalk in), eddie murphy ( party all the time, probably something offensive about aids or gay people) or that fit one from hollyoaks who went on a cruise ship but was in allstars include these gems:

jared leto examining a map, looking fit but confused: 'its like a map, so bizarre'

jared leto examining a scroll outlining what gift he has recieved, looking fit but confused: ' this is a gift?'

its on youtube, predictably: A + B

comments , feedback etc always appreciated and occasionally acted upon.

love you x

SUPERBSTART

BASSHUNTER IS NUMBER ONE AND HE IS GORGEOUS AND THE HIGHEST ENTRY IS LUPE FIASCO. HERE YOU GO MATE. its all change in the charts this week, good old britney's ket adventure putting her in good stead in the top 5. leon jacksons gone already, very sad times for music yes right there.

so , onto the song. ive changed the dogme rules again to make things more interesting.
from now on, its going to be the first take of the lead vocals and the backing. im not allowed another chance at it. its what ive been doing for the last few weeks anyway.
the last few have been pretty straight up, faithful -ish covers, but i thought id just take the chord progression and make it as fennesz esque as you can on gameboy. for some reason when you switch between different things too much on different channels sometimes it can glitch and go a bit mental. have no idea why this is, but it happens on the last chorus, and i think it sounds pretty boss. if you like that kind of thing. if you dont, sorry for everything.

having currently played the last gig in my old band, i am struck with the realisation that in the mean time, the only things i really do involve cover versions of pop songs on gameboy. i think this is a good thing.

so, onto other pop news. amelle from t' sugababes has smacked some lass .
shes in trouble with the police. i think i could be the person to tame her wild ways. perhaps i would take her to ferry meadows or perhaps to woburn safari park as these are calming places, and then i could play her some slowdive and my bloody valentine perhaps and she would perhaps join a new band. perhaps.

bye again.

WERE AER YOU GOIN

leona jackson ( see what i did there) is still at number 1, so this weeks highest new entry ( on downloads alone! imagine people downloading real music in a chart) is basshunter, with now you're gone at number 14. im not a fan of correct punctuation in a song title. apparently this little babe outsold abba in his native country of sweden. personally, i warmed to the guy. he calls his album lol <(^^,)>, has this on his myspace profile to indicate him on li'l headphones:
d[-_-]b
and writes songs about a bot on IRC. Guy sounds hella fucking sweet dude so far, but bam! check the photos the dudes a fucking swedish fox. he dont need no bebo and shit, guy could crack open stockholm with those bangs and girls be going mad crazy.

guys a poseur, right?
who'd waste time on teh internetz when they had a sweet bod like that .

WHEN YOU ARE GOING

p. s ive been ill, and im getting better. bear with me.

HALLY NEW YEARS

highest new entry this week is that mika lad. it got to like 70 something, even though its a re release and its not actually out until next week, its doing alright. having listened to nothing but italo disco since the new year, i made this ham fisted attempt at it. lot of repetition on this song, based around 4 key themes:
playing with fire
a train
being scared
relaxing

no, i dont think its ridiculous in the slightest. took me two attempts to get the vocal because i pissed myself reading the lyrics the first time. have to maintain some level of professionalnesses. i basically just took the keyboard line and bassline. from the intro and rocked it minimal style. was quite tempted to slip into a bit of dave gahan.

thats the last time i use that phrase, ever.

a new year is upon us, and so ill put forward a few top 5s because everyone is doing it.

TOP 5 SINGLES THIS YEAR
1. SUGABABES- ABOUT YOU NOW
2. LEONA LEWIS- BLEEDING LOVE
3. TIMBALAND 50 AND THE LADS- AYO TECHNOLOGY
4. TIMBALAND- THE WAY I ARE OR WHATEVER IT WAS CALLED
5. SEAN KINGSTON IS BRILLIANT- BEATIFUL GIRLD

TOP 5 ALBUMS BECAUSE I DIDNT BUY POP ALBUMS BECAUSE SINGLES ARE TOTALL EXPNSIVE AND ITS PRETTY MUCH ALL FROM PITCHFORK OK

1. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE- STRAWBERRY JAM
2. OF MONTREAL- HISSING FAUNA, ARE YOU THE DESTROYER?
3. YEASAYER- ALL HOUR CYMBALS
4. LIFE WITHOUT BUILDINGS- LIVE AT THE ANNANDALE HOTEL
5. LES SAVY FAV- LETS STAY FRIENDS

TOP 5 ADVERTS FROM THE HITTS
1. THAT ONE WITH THE CAR AND THAT SONG IN
2. CLUB LAND ADVERT ( EXTENDED MIXX)
3. BOOTY LUV PROMOTIONAL VIDEO FOR THEIR ALBUM BOOTY LUV
4. NEWTON FALKNER / NICKLEBACK ADVERTS ( THIS WAS TOO CCLOSE TO CALL
5. WHY ARENT THERE AS MANY PHONE ADVERTS IT UPSETS ME

oh, the songs here. CLICK ME ON