The Cribs - I'm a Realist

Artist: The Cribs

Song: I'm a Realist

Album: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever

Year: 2007

"I'm a realist, I'm a romantic, I'm an indecisive piece of shit..."

"I know that it's only a matter of time before you know it, I'll be leaving town, see it in my eyes, no one will do, no one will ever do..."

*NO COMMENT TODAY!! ENJOY YOUR FRIDAY!!

http://www.thecribs.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cribs

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Hard-Fi - Can't Get Along (Without You)

Artist: Hard-Fi

Song: Can't Get Along (Without You)

Album: Once Upon a Time In The West

Year: 2007

"Well I walked out, cos I had some plans, yeah I walked out, destiny in my own hands, I thought I'd get by without you oh, I thought I'd survive without you..."

"I can't get along without you, no something is wrong, I can't get along without you..."

*AN ANECDOTE: All began 2 days ago, I went over a bump (which are abundant in my city) and the CD that was running (Pala from Friendly Fires) began to skip some parts and my stereo began to make this weird noise like if it was ejecting the CD but it wasn't, even weirder the music kept on playing and if I pressed the 'eject' button nothing happened... Finally after pressing buttons like crazy I managed to cause an error and the CD was ejected... Yesterday morning I decided I would insert the CD again as I cannot live without music and I was dumbly hoping everything had worked itself out, it played, then I tried to eject it and the same thing happened, no ejection and the weird noise began again, I did not mind, at least the music was on... As I was driving I hit another motherfucking bump and the music stopped and the CD was suddenly ejected and the stereo was dead not even the radio worked... in that moment I almost pooped my pants! I freaked out! To me, having no stereo in my car is like a soccer player without his ball, a sick man without his medicine... The first thing I did when I arrived to my workplace was google what the hell had happened and I did find some useful stuff, it turned out that my stereo somehow got deprogrammed and turned to "SAFE" mode... Thanks to Yahoo Answers and to a couple of forums that brought back my stereo, saved me some money but most importantly gave me back the tremendous joy of listening to music while driving...

http://www.hard-fi.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard-fi

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Under the Influence of Giants - In The Clouds/Mama's Room

Artist: Under the Influence Of Giants

Songs: In the Clouds

Album: Under the Influence Of Giants

Year: 2006

"I like the bullet in the water yeah, I like the morning after pill, hello, breath in, lose control... I wanna fuck ya in fire yeah, I wanna hold ya till you breath no more, can't hide oh..."

"Meet me in the clouds, let me work it out, don't you take it personal, personal, don't you like the control..."

*TWO WORDS: Unprotected sex...

Artist: Under the Influence Of Giants

Songs: Mama's Room

Album: Under the Influence Of Giants

Year: 2006

"Here I go again, react without a plan, oh but there's something missing, there's something missing here..."

"Makin' love in mama's room, takin' all I can from you and when you go, go, go, oh, oh, oh, go, go, go, oh, oh, oh..."

*MORE THAN TWO WORDS: Sexy groovy song... Perhaps talking about the thrill one gets from doing "prohibited" stuff...

http://www.myspace.com/thegiants

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_the_Influence_of_Giants

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Incubus - If Not Now, When?

Artist: Incubus

Song: If Not Now, When?

Album: If Not Now, When?

Year: 2011

"I've waited all my life, if not now, when will I? Stand up and face the bright light, don't hide your eyes, it's time..."

*I'M SO EXCITED AND I JUST CAN'T HIDE IT!: Okay just ignore that! :D But it is truth, you can bet your skinny/fat/tight/flabby or whatever adjective that fits ass I am! Today's the day when my favorite band is releasing, after five years, their new album and even though I will have to wait until it arrives to my house probably 2 or 3 days more, I'm like a child being taken to have an ice cream, to the amusement park or to the arcade... Now I would like to take some lines to talk about Hillel's quote that inspired the name of this album, let's break it down...

"If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? And, if not now, when?"

1.- If I am not for myself, who will be for me?: On paper the premise it is very simple, but it is also so very often forgotten or ignored, the most important person is yourself... Why is it ignored? Due to the fact there is always some external pressures, we are often worried about what other people might think of us, of our actions and that transforms us into something we are not, it stops us from being ourselves. "THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IS YOURSELF", it may sound selfish, but hey! there comes a time to be selfish, to scratch your own back, there are points in life when nobody else is going to come and help you solve your problems, you cannot go through life entirely depending on others. You have got to know when to say yes, when to say no and when to screw those who are not reciprocal in any relationship or situation in your life with no or almost no remorse of doing it... The 'me time' is very important.

2.- If I am only for myself, what am I?: This continues the chain, and it is about 'choosing' what we become... If in the previous chunk of quote I said you have got to be selfish, then am I a selfish son of a bitch? This is a tricky one and I hope I make myself clear on this... It is OK to be selfish, to think/worry/care about what WE want, but there is a thin line separating being selfish to pursue our goals and being a total prick, putting yourself first doesn't not mean trample on others, if you do that then you are a selfish son of a bitch...

3.- And, if not now, when?: This is basically living the moment, not leaving for tomorrow what you can do today

, as you don't know if there will be another chance to do what you intended to do...

Well, there you have it, my brief interpretation... Now let's sleep for 2 or 3 days, or let's get busy as hell, so time will go faster...

http://www.enjoyincubus.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incubus_(band)

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Athlete - Second Hand Stores

Artist: Athlete

Song: Second Hand Stores

Album: Beyond the Neighbourhood

Year: 2007

"Let's fall in love again, tap the windows and rescue our friends, how long 'til this makes sense?"

"It's calling out and it's taking over, we give it our all so we don't know why we can't slow it down, it's way too fast..."

"We're going on a search in some second hand stores, gotta get back what we all threw away, we're going on a search in the middle of nowhere, we don't know what we're doing but we gotta just give it a go..."

*A COMMENT: So this weekend was rather odd, it was not bad, sure it had its moments of alienation, feeling like a tourist in you own environment, but it was definitely not bad... For now there's a busy week ahead of me in terms of doctor appointments and knee therapy, which have helped me but I still cannot run and I still have some discomfort at times but I'm optimistic about the issue, I cannot wait to get this over with, first to avoid surgery and second to start running again... HAVE AN EXCELLENT START TO THE WEEK! :)

http://www.athlete.mu/home

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlete_(band)

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The Bravery - Bad Sun

Artist: The Bravery

Song: Bad Sun

Album: The Sun and The Moon

Year: 2007

"Someday back when we were young I guess something just went wrong, the two of us are hung from the same twisted rope..."

"And I don't know where we belong, I think we grew under a bad sun, I know we're not like everyone, you and me we grew under a bad sun..."

*A QUICKIE: Today I saw people I did not expect to see, and did not see the one I expected to. I also felt like a tourist for the most part of the night, weird feeling. Anyway, I think I'll fool around for a little while and do something that will make me feel "familiar" again... I'll play some guitar...

http://www.thebravery.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bravery

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Razorlight - Stumble and Fall/Stinger

Artist: Razorlight

Song: Stumble and Fall

Album: Up All Night

Year: 2004

"And I never asked you to understand how I keep myself to myself in the crush of the crowd, but all you can say is 'who cares? It's part of the deal'..."

Artist: Razorlight

Song: Stinger

Album: Slipway Fires

Year: 2008

"I don't want to get to know you, get too close to you though you may want me to, I've been watching you, they've been deceiving you, it gives you an excuse to take some abuse..."

"I don't love you, don't respect you, don't expect too much from me or you, I don't know you, I never did, I dig who you were and that's it..."

*A BELATED POST: I intended to post this last night, in fact I was doing it, but I was so sleepy, I got distracted and the next thing I knew I was lying on the couch, the lap ran out of battery... But here it is... HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND...

http://www.razorlight.co.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razorlight

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Embrace - Ashes

Artist: Embrace

Song: Ashes

Album: Out Of Nothing

Year: 2004

"I've waited, and given the chance again, I'd do it all the same, but either way I'm always outplayed, up on your down days, I left it the right way, to start again..."

"Now watch me rise up and leave all the ashes you made out of me, when you said that we were wrong, life goes on, just look how long I've agreed..."

"Out of place, like a gem on a coalface, lost on the right way, it's all the same. 'Cause I've had my hopes raised, riding the wrong waves, scared when you feel safe to start again..."

*A PHRASE: Just like the Phoenix, just like the Phoenix... Hell yeah!

BTW... It's Friday, cheer up!

http://www.embrace.co.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace_(English_band)

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Semisonic - F.N.T.

Artist: Semisonic

Song: F.N.T.

Album: Great Divide

Year: 1996

"Fascinating new thing, you delight me and I know you're speaking of me..."

"I'm surprised that you've never been told before that you're lovely and you're perfect and that somebody wants you... I'm surprised that you've never been told before that you're priceless, yeah, you're precious even when you are not new..."

*A BIG SIGH: I've never had spent so much time deciding which song to post... Almost 2 hours and no song convinced me... But here it is... F.N.T. Enjoy! :)

http://www.semisonic.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semisonic

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Pixies - Here Comes Your Man

Artist: Pixies

Song: Here Comes Your Man

Album: Doolittle

Year: 1989

"...I know the nervous walking, I know the dirty beard hangs out by the box car waiting. Take me away to nowhere plains, there is a wait so long, you never wait so long, here comes your man, here comes your man, here comes your man!"

*A QUICK FACT: Even though this song is about an earthquake, today I'm giving it another interpretation (at least to the title of it), one with so much conviction in it! Oh yeah! Here comes your man!

http://www.pixiesmusic.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixies

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Mumm-Ra - She's Got You High

Artist: Mumm-Ra

Song: She's Got You High

Album: These Things Move In Threes

Year: 2007

"She's got you high and you don't even know yet, it's the search for the time before it leaves without you, have you lost your mind or has she taken all of yours too?"

"What's this about? I figured love would shine through, we've lost romance, this world it's turned so see through, open your mind, believe it's going to come true, keep romance alive and hope she's going to tell you..."

*A QUICKIE: It came and kick me right in the nuts... I felt so damn related to it and realized that I've been losing opportunities just because I was being so fucking blind and had my eyes set on something that was going nowhere and I somehow knew it but... I must not have been looking, I must not have been looking, and maybe it is high time I started to open my eyes wide and start looking... But just to be sure and have no 'What ifs' later, I'm going to go until the very end, so, as I said, there is no doubt about it...

http://www.myspace.com/mummra

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumm-Ra_(band)

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Liquido - Play Some Rock

Artist: Liquido

Song: Play Some Rock

Album: At The Rocks

Year: 2000

"...doing some rehearsal, exercising in the cold, lowering the standard for the six-string never rolled, whistling at the girls and saving for the fuel, making plans and knock, knock, knock on wood..."

"Sentenced by our faults that we were to make in time, pleasantly aware of our solitude in mind, saved me from the boredom of what we disavowed, encouraged by the sound that was the sweetest one of all..."

*A COMMENT: Holy Molly! Monday again :S But hey! Here's a good song to get us through the day! I think this song is so nostalgic, I believe it is narrated from the next perspective: there's this guy having reminiscences, perhaps while talking to some friends, about what they used to do when they were younger, about the plans the had together and stuff like that. My guess is that, now that they are older, things turned out differently from what they had planned/expected... U.U He's not the only one... there are many people that feel that way, but that's life... HAVE A GREAT START TO THE WEEK!!! and of course LET'S PLAY SOME ROCK!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquido

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Keane - Fly To Me

Artist: Keane

Song: Fly To Me

Album: Everybody's Changing

Year: 2003

"Don't turn your back on me, conceal and protect me, I need you to stop me from reeling around. The time's gonna come when you no longer need me but stay by my side til the sun has gone down..."

"As much as I want to I can't hold onto you, when will you return to your old home again? May love lie around you, good fortune surround you, you know where to turn to when you need a friend..."

"When I am an old man and live by the sea, will all your thoughts fly to me? When I'm far away from the places we've grown, will all your love bring me home?"

*PFFF: Such a beautiful song, it really is, and it totally fits my mood for this Sunday... And amazingly it was a B-Side...

http://www.keanemusic.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keane_(band)

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Friendly Fires - Running Away

Artist: Friendly Fires

Song: Running Away

Album: Pala

Year: 2011

"I'm standing opened up but you close your eyes, pretending that happiness is a thing you can't deny. Normal lights are shining, you turn away, it seems I gotten used the hardest thing to say..."

"Keep on running away, running away, feel this moment like I do..."

*NO COMMENT TODAY, JUST ENJOY AND FEEL THIS SONG, IT MAKES YOU WANT TO MOVE!! HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND...

http://www.wearefriendlyfires.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_Fires

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Frightened Rabbit - Backwards Walk

Artist: Frightened Rabbit

Song: Backwards Walk

Album: Midnight Organ Fight

Year: 2008

"I'm working on erasing you just don't have the proper tools, I get hammered, forget that you exist, there's no way I'm forgetting this..."

"I've been working on my backwards walk, there's nowhere else for me to go except back to you just one last time say yes before i change my mind... say yes before I... You're the shit and I'm knee-deep in it..."

*A COMMENT: July has just begun, so in a way is a good time to start doing some stuff differently, it is a good time for things to start changing and to let them change, but always guiding them so they can change in the desired way... May and June have been crazy as shit and have left me with some conclusions, reflections, lessons, etc. and as July begins it seems that all is becoming a bit clearer in some aspects, at least that's what I perceive, and even though there is the possibility of things to become tougher, for now, at this beginning, they seem to be settling down... So, let's see what the immediate future brings and how I face it... And yay! It's Friday!

http://frightenedrabbit.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frightened_Rabbit

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