Welcome to another edition of The Lion’s
Tunes.
At the suggestion of a close friend, I
decided to put my love of music to good use.
She pointed out to me that since I love
music and listen to so much of it, I should share what songs I’m currently
jamming to at the moment.
If you follow me on twitter then you’d know
I usually tweet about what music has got me all caught up and catching
feelings.
I’m by no means a music expert and I won’t
pretend to be. Most of what will be written here is information I’ve learned on
the net and just my personal opinions on the songs.
I was told that because all of you bitches are lazy, I should just embed the stuff. Sure it does make my workload a little complicated, but I do it all for you.
The things we do for the ones we love. -sigh-
So have at it...
I was told that because all of you bitches are lazy, I should just embed the stuff. Sure it does make my workload a little complicated, but I do it all for you.
The things we do for the ones we love. -sigh-
So have at it...
·
Song: Never Sleep Alone
Artist: Kasade
Description:
I came across this banger of
a song from my twitter pal (@Hey_rynhardt). I really have nothing to else but
to let the song speak for itself. It’s a mother*cking great song.
I can guarantee you that you
will be murdering it on repeat.
· Song: Nightmare
Artist: Miley Cyrus
Description:
This song was actually leaked off Miley's forthcoming new release, and my my is it a mother banger of a tune. I heard it once and became as obsessed as I do. I am always critical and skeptical when it comes to Miley but my criticism of her celebrity persona aside, this woman sure knows how to make damn good music.
·
Song: Repetiton
Artist: Purity Ring
Description:
I discovered this song after
only hearing the first 10 seconds on it on someone’s Instagram account. They
posted a clip of the first 10 seconds at a live performance they were at. I
asked the guy what the song was, he told me and I obviously went to Youtube to
hear the full song. I was so glad that he gave me the name of this song because
it is a masterpiece. I feel that this song speaks to my soul and I get it on an
emotional level.
Sometimes stuff gets to me
and all I do is put the song and block everything out.
This is definitely my one of
my favourite songs at the moment.
·
Song: Our Own House
Artist: Misterwives
Album: Our Own House
Description:
I have featured this group
before and the last time I had mentioned that they fit into what I call “Sassy
Jazzy Rock” and if their newly released album revealed anything it is that my
description of them was utterly perfect.
(Theo for the win!!).
As usual, I’m listening to
the song right now as I am typing, and it’s just such a damn funky song. The
trumpets, the groovy guitar and everything just makes me fall more in love with
the song the longer it plays. The lead singer (I really should Google her name)
has an amazing set of pipes to her and she is quite a petite girl btw. Her tone
of voice just works so well.
I am basically ready to learn
every single word to the song...actually I’m half way there:
“We built our own house (own house) with our hands over our hearts,
And we swore on that day, that it’ll never fall apart.
We built our own house (own house) with our hands over our hearts,
And we swore on that day, that it’ll never fall apart.
We’ll never fall apart
We’ll never fall apart
With our hands over our heart
We’ll never fall apart”
Additional Mention: “Not Your Way”
As much as they love doing
their love songs, they equally love telling someone to move on their way. “Not
Your Way” tells the story of a woman telling a guy that his way isn’t law and
that she will do things her way. She did not grow up to be anyone’s trophy
wife, and this song is all about the woman empowerment but in a way that will
even have the guys singing along. It’s fun, spunky and sassy- basically
everything I love about this band.
·
Song: Gooey
Artist: Glass Animals
Description:
This song is “Gooey”, and I
love it.
When the first few seconds of
the song starts you will understand what I mean and then, after that, the beat
drops and it’s just a senses overload. I know nothing about the group Glass
Animals. I watched the music video for the other day and I was left utterly
stumped, it is one of those metaphorical music videos that speak to deeper
message of the music videos. Which you never really listen to one the first few
times, you only start paying attention to lyrics after about the 5th
time you’ve heard it (or that is what happened in my case). Still it is a damn
banging tune and just makes me want to imagine I’m in a dark room slowly
swaying my body to the music. Yes, I said sway.
Additional Mention: “Cocoa Hooves”
I didn’t like this song. I thought that the
potential was there but the song didn’t really do much. As what often happens
with me is that I sometimes judge songs too quickly, and not all songs make a
home in your heart immediately. This one grew on me and while I never seek it
on my playlist, when it does come on it just makes me stop and I don’t skip it.
You feel the hairs on your arm raise because it just gets you. You just have to
listen. There is something quirky and off about the song but it is arbitrary in
a way that you feel like you understand. It makes sense in the way that it
doesn’t make any sense. I honestly think that that is exactly how to describe
the band.
·
Song: Confess To Me
Artist: Disclosure ft Jessie Ware
Album: Settle
I really like Disclosure. The
family EDM duo from Britain makes great music and more people really need to
hear it. It’s just superb. I had already discovered “Latch” featuring Sam Smith
and that was a song I fell in Iove with.
“Confess To Me” features the talented vocals of another brit singer I
like Jess Ware, and what a tune it is. It builds, takes you a journey where you
anticipate it to be a fun and mellow tune but when the rest of the beat comes
in it just gets me grooving.
“Confess to me, make me feel
it.
Confide in me, don’t resent
it.
Cause I can’t stop you from
nothing.
I fulfil your desires for
you.”
Additional Mention: “F For You”
Another song from their
album, “F For You” was a favourite of mine before RnB songstress Mary J Blige
added her vocals to the updated version. The original which I love utilises the
vocals of the group and I really liked it. Another version with the vocals of
Ms Blige came out of her friendship with another close friend of the group, Sam
Smith. Ms Blige came on to the song and added some modern day Rhythm and Blues
– I must say that it didn’t hurt the song either. Either way, “F For You” is a
great song and “I’d play the fool for”
Disclosure anytime when their producing such great tunes.
·
Song: 2 Shy
Artist: Shura
Description:
So I have been hearing more
about Shura as there seems to be a growing buzz around her. She is one of the
artists poised to make it big either this year or next year but it seems like
it is only a matter of time.
There is something very old
school about this song. It has that 80s Paula Abdul pop to it but the slow
stuff. I didn’t like the song the first time I heard it, and now I’m currently
listening to it for the second time and somehow I like it more the second time
around. I think because I was expecting something different the first time, but
now I get it.
I love the message of the
song too. So all in all, give it a listen and find out if you like her vibe.
·
Song: Surrender
Artist: John Lock ft Jaden Michaels
Description:
This song is the “Truth Bomb
EDM”.
It is just so good. Listening
to it at full blast right now and dancing along makes me realise why I love
this song. There is something so honest and emotional about this song. I really
love it. I am struggling to formulate how much I love it right now.
*Goosebumps*
“Surrender your heart,
Surrender your mind,
Surrender it all to love (to love)
Surrender it all to love.”
I came across this gem once I
read that this guy John Lock was actually the dude who was playing drums in
Glee for all that time but never spoke once. I always wondered why they never
included him in the plot but then I realised that the show pretty much became a
mess during season two already.
·
Song: Delilah
Artist: Florence and the Machine
Description:
If you are a Florence fan
then of course you will like this.
For those who aren’t so sold
on Florence there is nothing I can do for you. Everything I’ve been hearing
from her latest album has been darker. Flo has challenged herself in a very
different way because she does have the power behind her voice but she doesn’t
always show it off which is clearly intentional because she doesn’t want to
distract you from her verbrato tone but still keep you engaged and boy does
she. Flo of course uses it when she has to but it feels like she consciously
pulled back to make you not notice it as much.
This song is pretty cool. You
can either listen to it in the background or if you want to shake it off and go
crazy.
·
Song: Like I’m Gonna Lose you
Artist: Meghan Trainor ft John Legend
Description:
This is a collaboration that
you never knew you wanted.
It’s moody, emotional and you
can slow dance to it. Of course it is a song about loving someone like you are
going to lose them because it’s Meghan Trainor and John Legend – did you really
expect them to sing about something else?
That aside, the song is
great. Sure if you don’t have a significant other it can be pretty sucky but
that aside, it is a song that you will appreciate having heard.
It is a wonderful song, just
something you want to put your hands up it the air for and slowly move from
side to side.
The “Oud maar nog nie Koud nie”:
There might not always be this section
within future posts but I thought I would add it in this one nonetheless.
These
songs aren’t new (and may or may not exactly be well known) but yet are still
banging. The section title is in Afrikaans which in English means “The old but
not yet cold”.
·
Song: Heartbreaker
Artist: MSTRKRFT ft John Legend
I like John Legend. So does
my mother.
However, we like him for
different reasons. My mom loves him because he tugs on the emotional
heartstrings and makes her feel stuff in her lady bits I assume (shudder). I
like him for the fact that he has a really cool vibe but also he isn’t afraid
to step out of his genre. There have been other dance tracks where he has
volunteered his vocals and the fact that he does this is really awesome. I
think more artists should do this as it not only challenges them but also
encourages them to give their voices something to sing that they haven’t
necessarily changed to suit them. Props to MSTRKRFT (pronounced: Mastercraft)
for delivering a banger.
I discovered this song during
the Season 5 finale of So You Think You Can Dance when a couple danced a cool
Sonya Tayeh dance number, (I know it was the winner Jeanine and the adorable
Evan Kasperzak who did the dance because I had a crush on Evan). That aside, I
fell in love with the song and it has been a track I still love years later.
·
Song: Secrets
Artist: Mary Lambert ft B.O.B
I had heard this song before
but forgot about it.
Someone reminded me of it
when the revealed something personal of themselves to me. It was a shock to me
because it was something that you hear about never associate with a person
until they tell you. I respect that person so much for telling me something
like that because the person never knew how I’d take it.
Stuff has happened with me and this person, that has left me sad but I will remain optimistic and hope that things work out the way they are meant to. Que Sera Sera, what will be will be.
This song should be given a
listen to because it’s a song that just helps you say “Fuck it, I am ME and I
love who I AM”. We need more songs like this in the world that celebrate who we
are as individuals and no one person is ever identical. This song is really
great so please give it a listen when you can.
·
Song: Endorphins
Artist: Sub focus ft Alex Clare
Description:
His song fits right into that
Drum and Bass genre; it’s a banging tune with banging vocals. If I was a
runner, this would be great music to use for jogging or running as it has that
steady thud that just keeps you going.
I discovered this song on the
radio, it never really took off in South Africa but it caught a hold of me and
I have just kept it in rotation on my playlists ever since. Other than good
running music, this song is also wonderful to feel as you dance in your room
with the door closed and shut off the world with nothing but the music to be
your guide.
·
Song: Little Bit
Artist: Drake ft Lykke Li
Description:
This song is originally Lykke
Li’s tune but Drake redid it. This was a song that was originally on his
mixtape and so not many people know about it, which is my opinion is a shame
because it’s a really great song.
A friend sent me some music
and that was how I came across this song, and I’m glad I did. With Drake’s
current direction of his music, this song makes me miss the days of his first
album. He manages to sing and rap on the song doing something that he is very
good at, and in my opinion does too little of.
I think Drake will forever
have a chip on his shoulder about which genre he fits in. It’s a battle between
the purists that say he isn’t a true MC because he sings and people who will
say he isn’t a singer because he raps. Personally,
I just hope he ignores them and finds a balance between both that suits him. He
has tried with a few songs that aim for that balance but he hasn’t managed to
find it since he debuted in my opinion.
That aside, this will forever
be a favourite of mine.
Additional Mention: Hold
On (We’re Going Home) by Lykke Li
Lykke Li found a way pay back
Drake, with intentional or not, by doing a cover of his song “Hold On (We’re
Going Home)” and she does a really good job in my opinion. I like how she
changed it up, made it hers much in the same way that he took her song and made
it his own version. Who knows, maybe
they will actually managed to collaborate with each other and create a stellar
song that excels in vocals and rap lyrics.
Extra:
Songs
on the radio that I’m currently obsessed with –
1.
Ty dollar Sign ft Charli XCX – Drop That Kitty
2.
Zedd ft Jon Bellion – Beautiful
Now
3.
Alyxx Dione ft Jason Derulo -
Chingaling
4.
Tori Kelly – Nobody Love
All tracks should be available on iTunes.
If you have any suggestions don’t be scared
to let me know in the comments below.
Theo.
Over and Out.
BONUS:
There is this guy on Youtube called Leroy Sanchez. He is pretty damn gifted vocally, and he is not bad to look at either. Here is one of his covers I really like:
Thanks to @DarronDiesel for suggesting I check him out:
BONUS:
There is this guy on Youtube called Leroy Sanchez. He is pretty damn gifted vocally, and he is not bad to look at either. Here is one of his covers I really like:
Thanks to @DarronDiesel for suggesting I check him out:
PS- I came across this saying that I just felt was so perfect; it
went something to the effect of, “The right song will find you at the right
time”. I really hope that the right
song found you this week.
