Day 4 of the thirty-day song challenge

Arrghh!!!
Okay, I posted day 4 yesterday, and today it's gone!
Oh well. Luckily, my posts get sent to my gmail account so I was able to rescue it. Here it is.

Day 4 of the thirty-day song challenge
Hello, and welcome to day four! Man, I thought I was going to be getting a vacation this summer! As it turns out, I have to do scholorships! A whole bunch of them! Blaugh! Okay, that was irrelevent to...
Hello, and welcome to day four!
Man, I thought I was going to be getting a vacation this summer! As it turns out, I have to do scholorships! A whole bunch of them! Blaugh!
Okay, that was irrelevent to the topic of the post....
And one more irrelevant comment: I'm listening to the film score from the movie "Eragon." Now, the music is very good. But did any of you see the movie? Or read the book, for that matter? To the movie's credit, the special effects were amazing. I mean, that huge blue-flame explosion that happened when the main character, Eragon, shot the arrow at the urgal was amazing! But other than that, they destroyed the storyline. Characters appeared at times when they shouldn't have, they didn't act the way they did in the book, and some didn't appear at all. And worse, they minced the story into tiny fragments and then cut-and-pasted it together using crappy Elmer's glue. Well, not literally. The point is, they killed the story.
Now, one fact of which I have just become aware is that, at the end of the soundtrack, there are two extra songs, one by Avril Lavigne (Keep Holding On), and one by someone called "Jem."
I have no clue who this Jem person is, but that's beside the point.
Anyway, Jem's song, "Once in Every Lifetime", is one of those songs which basically repeat "you can do anything you set your mind to" and "believe in yourself" and "follow your dreams -- it's your destiny" over and over and over until I'm ready to puke.
I know we've all heard songs like that that they throw into kids movies. Some *cough cough Pokemon cough cough*  are worse than others. But to put this into a movie geared towards teenagers is insane. I know that I just said all the same "believe in yourself" stuff just a few posts back. Cause I've learned that's the only way you'll ever amount to anything in life. But the difference is that it was not with a song with cruddy hooks and lousy instrumentation and loads of cliches that I communicated the message.
Honestly, I cliches are easy to understand, but if you're going to write a song about "believing in yourself" and all of that crap, at least put some talent into it! You know, like good instrumentation ("Once in Every Lifetime" wasn't so bad in this regard), original lyrics, and just maybe communicating the point in some way a little more witty than "your heart will lead you to your destiny?" Come on!
Okay, random tangent there! Back to business.
Today's topic is a song that makes me sad. This one was pretty easy. There are two songs I'm posting here because they both make me equally sad. The first is "Missing" by Evanescence. Amazing song. I don't know why this one didn't become a hit. Then again, it was probably too dark and depressing for top 40 radio. Here it is.

They don't actually have a video for this one, so this is the video with the lyrics. This has to be one of the most depressing songs ever.
The second is, again, by Evanescence. Some of you (Savanna, Shannon) already know this one. It's called "Like You."
In terms of musical composition and lyrical depth, this song exceeds all expectations. It's not outright obvious about it's subject matter, yet it states its point in a way that makes you think a little bit.

This one is also way too depressing for top 40 radio. I listened to this twice in a row and couldn't listen to Evanescence (or anything even somewhat sad) for a week. But it is still, despite how depressing it is, an amazing song.



This one doesn't have a video either, so I found one with the lyrics.
So, what am I doing tomorrow.
I honestly don't remember. It might be a song that reminds me of someone, but I'm not quite sure. I guess I'll find out tomorrow.
That's all for now.... Back to the scholorships!
T-WAC

Day 3 of the thirty-day song challenge

Hello everyone, and welcome to day three, a song that makes me happy!
This one's very hard.
There are a bunch of songs that make me happy. Which one to pick....
Of course! "Freak On A Leash" by Korn!
Why? Well, I really don't know. I guess it's just the super dissonant lead riff, the sound of Johnathan Davis's voice (he sounds pretty funny!), and the breakdown in the middle, in which Davis starts singing random nonsense words! It's awesome!
Anyway, the video's a little bit strange, but it's pretty clean. One thing I do have to say is that kids probably shouldn't sneak out of bed at four in the morning to play hopscotch on a cliff in a restricted area. Their parents should be keeping better watch.
Anyway, here it is.

There's a little bit of iffy lyrical content, but they bleep out all of the swears. So it's, as the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy put it, mostly harmless.

Anyway, as I recall, tomorrow's post is a song that makes me sad.
Just so you all know, even though it's only day three, I'm thouroughly enjoying this already.

Until next time,
T-WAC

Day 2 of the thirty-day song challenge

Hello everyone, and welcome back!
I just felt like starting my post a little different today, but that's irrelevent.
Today is day 2 of the thirty-day song challenge. Which means I've got to list the song I hate the most.
Now that's hard. Even though I absolutely love music, I have quite a list of songs that I absolutely hate.
So, what to post.....
Ah, yes. "Summertime" by New Kids On The Block. Why?
A. It is the most obnoxious song ever.
B. That stupid synthesizer noise that they use.
C. The subject matter. Lame!
D. The witless lyrics. (I mean, "with your strapless undress kick it back no stress as long as we was together?" Stupid, not to mention wrong!)
Anyway, for those of you who want to experience the disaster firsthand, here's the video.

Please note, I have never actually seen the video, and, given the subject matter of the song (remembering a lover who was met on the beach years ago), it is wise to proceed with caution.

Anyway, check back tomorrow for day three, a song that..... I don't quite remember, I think that it's a song that makes me happy. Ooh, that'll be fun!
That's all, folks!
T-WAC

Day 1 of the thirty-day song challenge

Hello everyone! Sorry it took so long. I've been very busy with finals. But at least school's over now!
Anyway, the list for the 30-day song challenge is here:

Day 01 – Your favorite song
Day 02 – Your least favorite song
Day 03 – A song that makes you happy
Day 04 – A song that makes you sad
Day 05 – A song that reminds you of someone
Day 06 – A song that reminds of you of somewhere
Day 07 – A song that reminds you of a certain event
Day 08 – A song that you know all the words to
Day 09 – A song that you can dance to
Day 10 – A song that makes you fall asleep
Day 11 – A song from your favorite band
Day 12 – A song from a band you hate
Day 13 – A song that is a guilty pleasure
Day 14 – A song that no one would expect you to love
Day 15 – A song that describes you
Day 16 – A song that you used to love but now hate
Day 17 – A song that you hear often on the radio
Day 18 – A song that you wish you heard on the radio
Day 19 – A song from your favorite album
Day 20 – A song that you listen to when you’re angry
Day 21 – A song that you listen to when you’re happy
Day 22 – A song that you listen to when you’re sad
Day 23 – A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 24 – A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 25 – A song that makes you laugh
Day 26 – A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27 – A song that you wish you could play
Day 28 – A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29 – A song from your childhood
Day 30 – Your favorite song at this time last year
So what's first?
Ah yes, my favorite song.
I have a bunch, but out of all of them, I'd have to say that "The Poet and the Pendulum" by Nightwish is my all-time favorite song. Why? Because:
A. It is so epicly epic (sorry Becky, if you're reading this)
B. It utilizes a full orchestra
C. It is 13:54 long
D. It is a balance between amazing symphonic metal and symphonic ballad

If you haven't heard it yet, here it is:

And here's the totally awesome live version:

So that's it for my favorite song.
And what's tomorrow?
My least favorite song!
Stay tuned!

T-WAC

School's almost over!

I'm so excited! Finals are this week!
....that shouldn't sound terribly exciting. But next week school will be out! Oh! First semester gone! And how should I celebrate? I don't know. Play video games for four hours straight, maybe. Walk to the mall with my homies. Buy some of the bleeding gummis, and some nerds jellybeans. Buy myself a copy of "Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice Chapters 1-13" by HIM. Sing along to Disarm Me With Your Loneliness at the top of my lungs.
Disarm me.... with your loneliness..... just like always be-
FOOOOOOOOOO-OOOOOO-OOOOOOOOOO-OOOOOOOORRREE!!!
Okay. I'm done. Anyway, bleeding gummis are basically gummies filled with a jelly-ish substance that tastes really good. And nerds jellybeans are basically jelly beans with a nerds coating. Delicious.
I swear, they must put something into nerds that make them so addictive. I mean, once I start eating them, I can't stop. It's ludicrous!
Anyway, remember how I said a bunch of posts ago how I was ticked with Evanescence? Well, now I'm ticked at We Are The Fallen. They've been updating their twitter, but nothing else. I'm so ticked. I'm looking forward to their "Tear The World Down" video, but they haven't said anything about it yet! Grr!
Yes, I know I'm probably too obsessed with music. But in the words of that dude from gone with the wind,
"frankly, my dear, I don't give a [expletive]."
Not to be offensive or anything.
Oh! One more thing! I got an A on my research paper! Though I did make a bunch of little mistakes, my professor says that it was well written, and he said that my grade had nothing to do with the fact that he feels the same way on the issue I presented. Imagine that! A pro-life professor in college!
Okay, I lied. Just one more thing. I've seen this thirty day music challenge a few places on blogspot, so I figured I should try it out. With how obsessed with music I am, this will be a blast! I will probably start it soon, maybe tomorrow if I have time.
Anyway, that's all folks.
T-WAC