My Favorite Web Videos

I haven't posted anything in a while. The stress of the end of school and the joy of summertime has taken my attention away from the blogging world. In that time, I have found some pretty great web videos. I'm going to post my top 10 here.

10.Finally!! Something to do with all of those post-its I have collecting dust in my drawer.


9.Oh, Nostalgia Critic...you tore apart my favorite movies of my childhood. But you are correct about how crappy they are. You'd be higher on my list if it wasn't for your attitude. Come on, Fern Gully wasn't THAT bad...
Ferngully

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8.YouTube would not be complete without a plethora of videos of people injuring themselves. Usually, I hate these, but I couldn't pass this one up. No, girl, you should not have preformed that...


7.Cute little David caught our eye after he took a trip to the dentist. And Christian Bale caught our ears when he yelled at a poor light guy on the set of his new Terminator movie. But what would happen if Bale took David to the dentist? Here it is.


6.Mario Kart has taken American Wii players by storm. Some people are so enthralled by it, they dress like Luigi and write it a love song. Caution-you may actually swoon.


5.The following video introduced to me to all that is Michael Buckley. Here, he dares to take on the sensation that is Twilight.


4.I don't know who this kid is. Or what's up with his hair. But he has some killer dance moves.


3.This guy goes to school with me at Drury. It's the best ShamWOW parody I've ever seen.


2.So it's not exactly a web video. But the opening number of the 2009 Oscars was beyond cool. And Hugh Jackman is hot. So of course I had to include it.


1."Total Eclipse of the Heart" is one of my favorite songs. But I've never heard it like this...

I'm in Love with Some Assassins

The Assassins is probably my new favorite musical soundtrack. It started off Broadway in 1990, then in 2004 came to Broadway, winning 4 Tony's in the process.
Stephen Sondheim (Sweeny Todd, West Side Story) did the music and lyrics, so it has to be good. And did I mention Neil Patrick Harris is the main narrator?? I may be in love.

The Assassins goes through the history of those who attempted/assassinated at American president, and the different reasons they did.



The songs are magnificent. And as I am now addicted, I'm very upset that when I try to find more about it, the only information that pops up is about the Assassins Creed video games. yuck.

However, Wikipedia has offered a magnificent article on it.
The assassins are:
Leon Czolgosz - assassin of President William McKinley
John Hinckley - attempted assassin of President Ronald Reagan
Charles Guiteau - assassin of President James Garfield
Giuseppe Zangara- attempted assassin of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Samuel Byck - attempted assassin of President Richard Nixon
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme - attempted assassin of President Gerald Ford
Sara Jane Moore - attempted assassin of President Gerald Ford
John Wilkes Booth - assassin of President Abraham Lincoln
Lee Harvey Oswald - assassin of President John F. Kennedy
David Herold - accomplice of John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of President
Abraham Lincoln

My favorite has got to be The Ballad of Booth. The lyrics are sensationally powerful, and it gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it:
"What I did was kill the man who killed my country.
Now the Southland will mend,
Now this bloody war can end,
Because someone slew th tyrant
Just as Brutus slew the tyrant-"

"Let them cry, "dirty traitor!"
They will understand it later-
The country is not what it was..."

The lryics are not for everyone. The show does feature some pretty strong language, so if you're not a fan, some of the songs may not be for you. But what you can expect from seeing this show is a good time, with outstanding music, and and incredible story. And that's pretty hard to come around these days.

Watchmen Led Me To Love

Alright, so it's not love, exactly. But it's jazz. I've always been a huge jazz fan. I watched Watchmen the other day (five stars!!) and downloaded the soundtrack today. It features a snazzy tune titled Pirate Jenny by Nina Simone. Simone released the song in the heat of the civil rights movement, a strong move as the song describes killing the rich white people the protagonist of the song works for.

She also has an exquisite version of My Funny Valentine, one of my favorite songs. I really should have lived in the 80s or the 40s. Honestly.

I can't find any videos of these songs, but I highly recommend downloading them. Pirate Jenny takes a few times to really get into, but it's worth it, believe me.

Since Watchmen inspired this post, here's a track list of songs featured in the movie. There are a couple that were featured in trailers for the movie, so don't get your panties in a twist if you can't match up the songs with any of the scenes. And kuddos to the wonderful person who posted this on Amazon!!

1) Take a Bow - Muse
2) The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning - Smashing Pumpkins
3) Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
4) The Times They Are a-Changin - Bob Dylan
5) 99 Luftballons - Nena
6) The Sound Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
7) Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
8) I'm Your Boogie Man - KC & The Sunshine Band
9) You're My Thrill - Billie Holiday
10) Pruit Igoe & Prophecies - Philip Glass
11) Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears for Fears
12) Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
13) Clyde - Waylon Jennings
14) All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
15) Desolation Row - My Chemical Romance
16) First We Take Manhattan - Leonard Cohen (I've been told the REM version is better)
17) Pirate Jenny - Nina Simone

Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix-what more can you want? And even if you don't like the movie all that much, the credits montage set to the tune of The Times They Are a-Changin will bring you to tears.

Hanson is back! Well, at least one of them...

I know! Two posts in one day! But on to a much better subject.

I have discovered the band Tinted Windows. It's a side projects of Taylor Hanson's, and includes Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick, Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne, and James Iha of Smashing Pumkins!

I know what you're thinking-how has this happened, and the world hasn't exploded yet? I don't know the answer to that questions, but here's a tidbit of what to expect from this musical group:

Kind of Girl


Messing With My Head


Personally, Messing With My Head is my favorite so far, but we'll see what happens after I hear the rest of the cd.

The One Where I Won't Mind If You Take Me Home

Alright!! Two posts in two days?? Don't get used to it!

I am an avid Gossip Girl watcher. Recently, a singer by the name of Ida Maria was featured on a commercial, and I had to look up the song immediatly. The name of the song was I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked, and I fell in love.

Video link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cySmUjQB05I

I quickly discovered another favorite, titled Stella.



I have also found that all of the videos for her songs are pretty interesting, unlike those that you watch once and then hate the song forever (Black Eyed Peas, I'm lookin at you...)

Happy listening!

This is what it's all about

I love music, movies, and books.

What I love even more is finding new favorites, and sharing them with everyone I know.

And that's what it's all about. Every few days, hopefully, I'll post my new favorites, or an old one.

I hope you all enjoy the posts, and if you have any suggestions on what I should check out, let me know!!