Song of Today

Welcome to a session of goose pimples!

(Sorry I miss-spelled before, so it became another word. I've meant PIMPLES all along, nothing else!)

Shall we compare them? The goose pimples I mean!

I've moved all my previous "Song of Today" to a separate page, which you will find the link to in the new tab bar just below the header of the blog. Every time I add a new song I will do it as a post. Then I will also add it on that page.

Yes Man!!!!!

Magical Musical Mondays #8

I love this song. Makes me so happy. I even have it as the ring signal on my iPhone. :-)

K T is supercool!

Magical Musical Mondays #7

Novos Baianos. One of Brazil's most important bands ever. Peak period in the first half of the 70's. Part of the music movement MPB (Musica Publica Brasil). Their music is a mix of Bossa Nova, Samba and Rock. The album Acabou Chorale from 1972 is considered one of the best albums ever by Rolling Stones magazine.

This video is filmed when they are playing live outdoors at their "farm" in Bahia where they lived as a big collective. Look out for my favourite part where there suddenly are a few super cool shots of the speakers. And then a kind of peak view from behind and between some narrowly standing houses/sheds. Goes so very well with the music there.

If you like this, which I hope you do, you can find more on YouTube. I discovered this band a couple of years ago via an album review of a compilation album of brasilian music (in DN, the biggest newspaper here in Sweden) . It made me curious. So I searched the internet, and found a diamond. I love this!

By the way, I have myself been on the "famous people's page" in Fohla de Sao Paolo, Brazil's biggest newspaper. I shall have that article scanned so I can show you. I have been to Brazil twice. First time in 1990, when me and my boyfriend at the time were travelling through South America for 6 months. Second time when I in 1995 went to Brasil to do a two months internship at an Industrial Design company. It was part of my education to go on internship. And I just wanted to go somewhere abroad, and I also wanted to go back to Brazil. So I worked my ass off to make it happen, and it did. And I ended up among the creme de la creme of Brazil in the paper. Pretty bizarre.

I really like Brazil, although it is a land of huge social differences. I looove the people, friendliest you could imagine. And today I read they have a brand new law. "The bullshit law". You are not allowed to talk badly to your children about the other parent. Or make it difficult for them to meet and see each other. I suppose it is mainly meant for families where the parents don't live together anymore. Very good indeed!!!!

Magical Musical Mondays #6

Can it be smoother and/or more soothing?

Magical Musical Mondays - #5

Hey, before the music today I first have to tell you about my incredible luck over the last few days. TWO giveaways I have won! Look! Thank you so much Andrew & Sue, Lori & Barbara.

And here is another give away that Janet McDonald of Singingwoods is having right now. Hurry and go to her blog to find out what you need to do to have a chance to win this big bunch of beauties.

Swedish artist, singer song writer, Timo Raisanen does a cover of Radiohead's Creep.

Magical Musical Mondays - #4

Holy Macarony Morrissey - I get tingles! I love you Morrisey!

You have to see it til the end! Live at the Move Festival in Manchester '04

Magical Musical Mondays - #3

The Knife - Girl's Night Out

This is not my typical taste of music style, but gosh they are good. Such catchy tunes. And they are SWEEEEDISH! Proud I am too. I wanna go to a club and do some serious dancing now. Who wants to come along?

Magical Musical Mondays - #2

OK. Now, connect your computer or surfing device to the best speakers you have. Place yourself right in front of the speakers but at a good listening distance for maximum stereo effect. Turn on volume LOUD. Press play. Get blown away!

Enjoyed that? I can't help but crying from amazement when I hear this piece. How can anyone write such extraordinary good music? David Arnold can! I love him for that.

Magical Musical Mondays - #1

Thought I would start a regular post every monday. Some of you already know that music is really important to me. I live with it. I don't perform at all myself, but I love to find excellent music of various genres. And I love to share my finds with others.

(Some of you might also know, or have understood, that I love setting up plans, but that I sometimes fail in completing my plans ... So if I don't post a piece of Magical Music every Monday, please excuse me. And just consider my intention, and that I hopefully will come back next week.)

This song, Edit by Regina Spektor, I have chosen because I spend a lot of time editing my jewellery before they are completely ready. And because I just LOOOOVE Regina Spektor. I could put many of her songs here.