We Are Scientists - Chick Lit

I've been thinking about what We Are Scientist song to feature since seeing them live last week with Ash. Their new album is super-catchy and full of great tunes - then there's my favourite tune from their first album, This Scene Is Dead.

I was going to go with my favourite and then I stumbled upon the clip for Chick Lit. It's a great pop rock tune off their second album, done with a country themed clip. But rather than being cattle herders, they're taking on a pack of tiny Pomeranian dogs. haha. Yep, it's a classic clip and a great tune. So Chick Lit gets the green light.

The only thing missing from the clip is the bass player's killer mustachio, but the lead singer is doing his best to bring back the silver fox look. Maybe I'll dye my hair?


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Rolling Stones - Paint It Black

A long, long time ago, just after the Jurassic period, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, invented something called 'music'. It was a radical idea at the time but centuries of touring and releasing records had finally convinced man kind of it's worth.

I was introduced to the Rolling Stones when my Dad started watching a TV series about the Vietnam War called 'Tour Of Duty'.

The intro song to the show was Paint It Black and it stuck with me for many years. My folks even got the soundtrack to the show which I quickly stole and had on high rotation in my bedroom. That's when I really started digging the old 70's tunes, and this has to be one of the greatest.


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Pulp - Common People

There's a dingy crap pub near my house that's never got anyone in there. It's recently had a big expensive fit out in search of the up market dollars, then there's the TAB section full of old gambling drunks who scare away the rest of the patrons, and they also have student specials during the week.

It's so confused about what sort of pub it is that no one ends up going at all. It's one saving grace is the $5 meals it has and the great songs that play on the jukebox.

No one ever seems to be putting the songs on, but the selection is always full of old and new gold. While eating my steak the other night with a mate, this cracker of a tune came on. Although it didn't make me want to sleep with the smelly, old common people in the TAB room, it did remind me of the awesomess that is Jarvis Cocker and Pulp.


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Weezer - Only In Dreams

They say only in dreams, but last night mine came true!

I was going to pick Ash or We Are Scientists as song of the day today, as last night I saw them co-headlining together and as expected, they were both amazing. I was smiling from ear-to-ear for the whole concert, and already thinking what songs I would pick to go on the blog.

And then came the encore...

Both bands hit the stage, two drum kids, and 5 guitars all going at once. I was pretty pumped to be seeing two of my favourite bands in one go, and then they kicked into Weezer's tune, Only In Dreams. It's one of my all time favourite tunes! I was in duck heaven.

A wave of excitement washed over me as I guzzled the end of my 13th beer, threw an arm around my mate and sang my little heart out.

Thanks Ash and We Are Scientists, and thanks Weezer, you're all bloody awesome.

PS - this isn't the film clip to this song. There isn't one, so I went with the Anime clip. haha, enjoy.


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OK Go - This Too Shall Pass

So up late yet again watching film clips on the weekend, and guest programming was OK Go. They're the masters of the one shot film clip (remember the treadmill awesomeness?) and for some reason for their song This Too Shall Pass they filmed two of them.

There's the great big marching band one which would have taken a lot of work to coordinate so many people. And then there's the big giant dominos-meets-mouse trap number. Considering Mouse Trap was such a great childhood game, and I love watching dominos fall over, this is certainly my favourite out of the two. Hmm, now that I think about it, I don't think I ever actually played  a game of Mouse Trap, I only ever set it up so I could knock it down. Great stuff.

Which clip do you like the best?


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Jamie T - Salvador

Jamie T's one top geezer, who's got some solid tunes to match. The first Jamie T tune I ever came across was Salvador. I was up late watching film clips when I nothing this little kid just tearing it up. The little dude owns it, so much so it had me wondering if the kid was actually the artist (I had been drinking) of said new found tune, clearly he's not, but he's just as cool.

There's something so damn awesome about kids singing and dancing in film clips, The Black Keys clip I've featured previously does it as good as this one.

So tiny little Jamie T you are my song of the day.


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