I enjoyed doing the top 5 songs thing with YouTube links, so I figured I’d do something along the same lines with songs I quite like at the moment (though a couple I've liked for a good long while now and just felt like posting). That’s it. Nothing exciting. Turn off now if this bores you.
Daydreamin’ – Lupe Fiasco fting. Jill Scott
An intelligent, insightful hip-hop artist with a great deal of artistic and personal integrity. Features a great sample and guest vocals, and actually has something important to say. Hip hop’s been stagnating for too long with hyper-masculine posturing, misogynistic overtones and a complete over-emphasis on material concerns. Watch as Lupe critically evaluates all that and does it to a catchy tune!
Konichiwa Bitches – Robyn
Another hip hop tune that subverts the dominant paradigm and is damn catchy to boot!
Comfortably Numb – Roger Waters and Van Morrison [Live]
I’ve been obsessed with this one ever since it was used in the trailer for The Departed. An excellent rendition of an excellent song.
I’ll Kill Her – Soko [Live]
A light pop tune dealing with some dark heartbreak. That’s funtastic!
Blue - Yoko Kanno & the Seatbelts [Live]
This video is from the concert that Yoko Kanno & the Seatbelts played where they performed their music from Cowboy Bebop. This song, Blue, is the track that the series ends on, and it’s quite a beautiful one (especially when heard in context). It’s a little difficult to make out because of the poor sound quality, but I think it still works. And if it tickles your fancy, there’s a TONNE of Bebop clips on YouTube, all written and performed by Yoko Kanno & the Seatbelts.
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