Eventually, I realized that this had turned into one of those songs that I would just repeat endlessly, and found myself coding to it. It’s not really something I would normally latch onto, but it turned into a pattern – and became a soundtrack I’d work to, for several nights thereafter.
It’s surprising, as this song is not really not normally my thing, and very different from most everything else in my collection. But since I’ve listening to this track so much lately… felt like it was worth sharing.
I normally hear notes before lyrics, and what really catches my ear is the way the melody hops around so much. But with the video showing the lyrics in sync with the notes moving around, it’s a really great effect.
Sadly, I don’t think I have the same affection for the other songs in the album. But it’s possible that I haven’t really given those songs much of a chance either, as I’ve been looping the first two songs so much. Maybe in another month or two, I’ll have moved on a little more.
But the moment I heard Angel of Small Death & the Codeine Scene, I got hooked! I knew right off the bat that this would be a song that I’d end up looping nonstop. If you’re reading this and it’s Friday (10/10/2006), there’s a high probability I’ve got this song playing right now.
The weird thing is I never really listened to them, back when they were more popular. I know a few of their more famous songs – but for some reason, this one song got its hooks into me. And every time I sit down to my computer to code, I have this song running on a constant loop.
This pretty much does what it says on the tin. For those not familiar with the song, here’s the original. This was a cartoon that I never got that much into, but my sister loved it and watched it often. I think we may have argued a lot about the show, as whenever she was watching it I probably wanted to watch something else.
Chase Holfelder has an ongoing series entitled Major to Minor where he takes well-known songs in major keys and shifts them into minor. Above is his version of Girls Just Want to Have Fun. For comparison, here’s the original.
“Save Me” is a new music video by artist Irma, utilizing a group of dancing children, a group of musicians, seven digital projectors, and one very large (and versatile) white room.
Been listening a lot to “Talking Through Tin Cans,” by The Morning Benders. They’re not a group I really thought I would like, but I happened across this album and have been playing it with some regularity.
I’ve been listening to Dark Arc by Saintseneca a lot lately, and this song is another that’s caught my ear. It’s definitely one of the more pop-heavy songs on the album, but I think it shows off how tight-knit them seem as a group. There’s a lot of slow/fast moments here as well, though they’re less overt compared to other songs.
In a lot of the songs on this album, there’s a very interesting shift between tempos – a slow, single voice that shifts into the whole band singing, all instruments blaring. Initially, I wasn’t sure if I liked the group or not, but after a few listens they’ve definitely grown on me. So much so to the point where I’m now listening to this album nonstop.
I don’t really know this group, but on hearing this song… it just kind of locked itself into my brain for the past day or so. I’ve had it on loop for a few hours each day, and there’s something about the sound of the vocals – whatever that effect is – that just is very pleasing to me.
This group very much reminds me of Jim, and I have to say… on seeing this video – I’m now wondering why I didn’t check out more of their music. I’m in awe of the sound that the three of them can generate.
I’ve had this song looping a lot lately. Many years ago, it served as a source of inspiration for me wanting to create a visualization for the song. The thing I wanted to create never really manifested, so I might go back and give it another whirl. With Flash on the way out, maybe I’ll see about using HTML5 audio and CSS3 animations…