Warm

It was a snow day
I know I remember that true
I think it was sunday
There was enough heat for one too
Snowballs and t shirts
I wish I threw more at you

There were whales by the pier
And it was there I realized
No matter where I go bright eyes
You'll be with me too
I'd buy my own car and we'll drive at least as far as the zoo

The new year lights were so cold
I wish this song would right what's wrong
In other words, I'd say no
Blue wool sweaters to embarrass you

When a boy asks for something
They'll say he's not yet a man
Or at least I'd always think so at first
You were my spring smell
So I pray that you still laugh in the rain
The drops will become warm again

I'm wanting to scream out loud
To let my heart flow into these sounds
But I don't want to scare you
So I won't wake you
So I won't touch you
I'll blink my eyes
I swear we'll both be warm

Dropping beats yo

Step 1: Go to Google Translate
Step 2: Set the language to German

Step 3: Copy and paste the phrase below into the first box
Step 4: Click the listen button
Step 5: Bust out your moves! Like this guy!



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Special thanks to my friend Balta for this :)

Living large and in charge

Thanks to my friend Keeley, I have this sweet list to keep myself creative.
I think everyone benefits from this advice.

This is Keeley's blog.
You should check it out.

Dry your eyes; keep them set on silver mountain

The day that music stops being profitable is the day that those who play for love will thrive.
-Dan Kikkert

I realize that I are more than likely to be just as famous in 10 and 20 years than I am right now. This is a let down at first, but then I realize how much more life I can live when I have only 6 people expecting great things from me instead of 60,000.
"Too much pressure" I tell myself so it's easier to accept ha ha.

Also, after reading many comments by people on the internet as they debate the pros and cons of internet music promotion/piracy (depending on your point of view), I realize that the internet is not the issue here. Neither is the actual sharing of music.
The problem is the attitude.
We think music should be free because:
-The latest generation (myself included) believes we are entitled to it like so many other things.
-Something that can be mass produced so easily doesn't have a lot of value.
-Music is something that is part of what it means to be human so who can say they own any of it?
Regardless of the reason(s), if I don't think I should pay for music, I'll download it or trade albums with a friend in person.
Humanity always finds a way to do what it wants.
Therefore, we have to change what we want.
Challenge accepted?

Idea:
What if once a week, everyone made a point to tell one friend about a new awesome band that they found out about?
How about once a day?
That might help great musicians more than file sharing or record labels...

And just so we're clear, I'm all for free music and sharing, but being part of music is lot of work and support is needed.
I'm not sure if it's proper to give unsolicited advice but at the risk of offending the Internet gods: My advice to entertainers is don't do music or art if you ever expect fame, money or security. Do it because you are compelled to do it. Do it because you can't stop doing it.

I'm done :)

Here is the latest cover!!!

Prithee, take heed.

Taking a break from reading Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards: Here's an interesting article/interview with Dave Eggers about "Selling Out".

http://www.armchairnews.com/freelance/eggers.html

The rant at the end I was particularly interested in. Disclaimer: contains "fowl" language.

Also, I have neglected to update you on the Youtube covers; this one is from last week. It's "Anchors" by Secret and Whisper!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku1iyjRl3-8

Life is Balance

This isn't my work. One Drew Grav-Graham is actually the author of this. He's the editor of Sheridan College's student magazine "Travis".

I always thought I was a communist. Somewhere, that line is going to get me on J. Edgar Hoover’s blacklist. I believe that everyone deserves a fair shake when it comes to healthcare and education, and that the environment is something we’re all accountable for. But Occupy Toronto has got me thinking that maybe I’m not a communist.

I’m somewhere right in the middle. I think that certain rights should be granted to everyone, but that working hard should pay off. In 2001, the top 10% of Americans owned 71% of the wealth in America. The top 1% owned a whopping 38% of that. The shocking part was that the bottom 40% owned less than 1%. Out of context those numbers are pretty disturbing. But I just don’t feel right feeling like that top 1% owes us something.

That top 1% worked and struggled and sacrificed just like the rest of us. I think of it like a race, the people who finish at the top are the ones that ate right, worked out every day, and made sacrifices in their daily lives to achieve what they wanted. Then there are the average people, they tried, but it was hard to eat right and exercise every day, but when it came race day, they put their best foot forward and tried. And then there’s the bottom, who didn’t do either and probably slept in.

There’s a lot wrong with the top 1% but re-appropriating their hard earned dollars isn’t going to change anything. That 1% will eventually rise to the top, and it will be because they are the ones innovating and selling us cars, gas, iphones, and Artizia. What it boils down to is that we, the 99%, paved the way for that 1% to rise to the top. They’re selling what we’re buying and it’s making them rich.

I saw Fight Club a long time ago, and I guess that’s where I gave up fighting “The Man”. It’s ridiculously ironic that a commercial success like that sparked a generation of angst towards consumerism. That top 1% packaged our proletariat rage and sold it back to us and we fell for it.

It’s a mad world that we live in, but I don’t feel full of rage that we live in a capitalist state. My philosophy is that change comes from within. There’s a line in the Darcys’ new album, that’s really stuck with me, “stop thinking like a millionaire,” and in this financial climate it makes perfect sense. If we’re ever going to close the gap, we need to stop feeling entitled to the wealth in the country and start working for it. It’s so much harder to change our lifestyle for the better than it is to tell others their lifestyles are wrong. We can make conscious purchasing decisions, we can ask questions. We are part of the 99%, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have an individual responsibility to affect change.

I know we’re not American, but the Occupy Toronto event is based off the American Occupy Wall Street and their goal seems to coincide with the American economy rather than the Canadian.

If you want to check out the magazine this article came from, here's the link: http://issuu.com/sillss/docs/travis.vol.6.issue.2.web

What time is it? Adventure Time!!!

So far, no luck with the "going to bed early" resolution....

It's currently 2:13 AM.

However, the youtube cover per week is going very well!

Two so far:

"Emily" by Simon Fallon

Emily

"Swing Life Away" by Rise Against

Swing Life Away

Soon I'll have blog posts that have more substance however!

So this is the New Year!!

So only two resolutions this year.

1. Post a new Youtube song cover each week.

2. Go to bed earlier (11-ish or so).

Ready, set... go!!!