Tuesday, November 06, 2007

WiiHab

I certainly can relate to this...

Amy Brickhouse - Wiihab



Just for comparison here is Amy Winehouse with the original version.

Monday, November 05, 2007

Lego Mario


More coincidence.....
More Lego and Super Mario.
Like the tag says "It's always nice when to childhood passion's get together like this."

Goonies of the Caribbean


Just a random surfing find that ties in nicely to the Cindy post....
Coincidence or fate?
You be the judge.



A very nice piece of editing though.

Cyndi Lauper


It seems that I'm on a flashback to the eighties tonight.
What 80's visit is complete with out a tribute to Cyndi Lauper.
When Cyndi came to fame, about the same time as Madonna, people were saying that she was the real star.
The one with staying power.
I really like her music, but it was Madonna that just signed a $120 million dollar contract.

Here are a couple from Cyndi that have special meaning to me.

First up?

Goonies R Good Enough, the theme song from the 1985 movie "Goonies".
A fantastic movie with a fantastic video.
Staring some of the biggest wrestlers of the 80's.



More wrestlers and the classic "Girl's Just Wanna Have Fun".
Also turned into a movie starring a very young Sarah Jessica Parker.



My favorite Cyndi song "Time After Time"



What would a Cyndi Lauper retrospective be with out "True Colours"
The song that has been used by Phil Collins, Kodak, and Dove to name a few.




Last a song from 1989.
I Drove All Night.

Sunday, November 04, 2007

Thriller - Michael Jackson


How can I let another Halloween pass with out a mention of Thriller one of the more "modern" Halloween songs.

Well folks this year marks the 25th Anniversary of the hugely successful album.
I'm happy to say that I never owned a copy of this album as I was only ten years old.
Apparently I am one of the few who don't own it has sold around 104 Million copies so far.
I am very aware though, of the numerous hits that came of this record, and I'm going to get a chance to finally purchase it. When the 25th anniversary addition is released in time for Christmas.
Who am I kidding I'll probably just download it.
From a completely legal source of course.

Here are a couple of my favorite songs from the album.

The original Thriller in all its glory.
At the time it was released it was a huge sensation especially the fact that the video ran more than 13 minutes unheard of really still to this day.

Here is an edited version of the video.



Billie Jean



Of course we have to include Beat it.



It's a shame that he destroyed his life and career the way he did.
He was a very talented person.

Finally I can't leave with out the Lego version of Thriller cause' who doesn't love Lego....

I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany


I remember hearing this song while I was in my first year of high school.
Wow that was way back in 1987, twenty years ago...
Ouch.
Tiffany was the first of the "mall" singers....traveling around the U.S. singing in shopping centers.



I don't know what's worse the fact that the song is twenty years old our the fact that I can still sing along and remember every word.