Like most of us, you probably thought you did not know any musician from Serbia. Well, that’s about to change: in a minute, you will either realize that you already knew one, but simply didn’t realize he was Serbian, or you will soon know one after listening to this super catchy Why Don’t You.
Gramophonedzie is a Serbian DJ best known for this song, released in 2010.
When I get a new phone (I’m already dropping the prefix smart- to keep this post relevant for future use: we will soon all consider the term smartphone as something only older people use – compare it to the people still talking about a digital camera, while all of us are simply using camera to refer to these devices) I also pick a new ringtone. Requirements: catchy from the first few tones, not too loud, and an intro that covers at least the time it takes my voicemail to be activated.
This time I chose Wallpaper by Staygold, so whenever you want to hear this song: just give me a call.
In case you are unlike me and find the choice of phone more important than the choice of ringtone (yes, I do realize I belong to a minority): it’s a Samsung S III Mini (the requirements were: enable me to make phone calls and send text messages; allow me to check if there are urgent e-mails when I’m traveling; not necessitate the purchase of pants with oversized pockets).
Listening to this song, you will have to admit that nomen is defintely omen with regard to the band name.
Not sure if we will still hear from them a lot in the future, as most band members are/have been involved in other projects/bands as well. But that is totally irrelevant as the mere fact of having released a single song as great as this ‘218’ entitles them to a spot in our collective and eternal memory.
In the 1980’s there was something called ‘free radio’ in Belgium. Officially only the state was allowed to broadcast (it was acceptable until the 80s), but every town, even every village had at least two or three of these free radios. Most of them were just a couple of kids (some young, some a bit older, but all young at heart) with some often second hand equipment broadcasting to the local community (from a few streets to a few kilometers).
In 1982 I became of those kids. And the very first song I threw into the ether was Abracadabra by the Steve Miller Band. A magical word that indeed really put a spell on me. Even today I still feel a craving from time to time to go live on air for an hour again (prerecorded is a drag, live is a thrill).
The video and sound quality are not spectacular, but it was acceptable in the 80s.
To be perfectly honest, this is the only song by The Divine Comedy in my entire iTunes collection. If you know that it is taken from Bang Goes the Knighthood, the 10th album that this band from Northern Ireland have released (factoids I had to look up myself on Wikipedia) you will understand that I’m not exactly a raving fan (never saw them live either). But this particular song is one of those that have the unique quality to evoke a really good mood every time I hear it (especially when they get to the part that goes ‘I like it when you’re sitting next to me texting me sexy things’).
I sincerely hope it has the same effect on you. Make sure to let me know if it did.
Caroline Polachek is her name and some of the sounds her voice unleashes in this song have a very special effect on my ears and my spine. She’s one half of the Brooklyn based duo Chairlift. In case you wonder where you have heard the song before: it was used in the commercial for the launch of the 4th generation iPod Nano.
Beck has been one of my favourite artists for a while, but this particular song was quite hard to get hold of (that is: in an official way – as I’m working in the software industry, you will understand I’m not a big fan of illegal downloads). I have most of his CDs but it isn’t on any of them and the only version I found on iTunes was a Karaoke version – not exactly what I was looking for.
I finally got hold of it from a UK online shop offering second had CDs that was offering the CD single. The reason it was not on any of the Beck CDs in my collection was that the song was released on the soundtrack of A Life Less Ordinary (also NOT available on iTunes).
Lay back & enjoy this übercatchy tune!
Absynthe Minded is a Belgian band that has been releasing some wonderful songs since the early 2000’s. My Heroics, Part One is one of my personal favourites – slow, yet very catchy.
THE SECOND HALF 