I use Youtube for so many things. It was a major jump in technology in my generation, and I have to say that there definitely are some things I'm starting to hate about it. But first, let us travel into my brain and figure out what I love about Youtube.
1. Epic people doing epic things
2. Music videos and lyrics
3. Million billion other random uses and songs I didn't know until someone forwarded me the URL
I'll get into the things I don't like later, and I'm sure this is enough Megan-isms to keep you busy for a while...
Just for starters, Serj is amazing. He was the lead singer of System of a Down (SOAD), which I can only describe as a punk-metal band, if that makes any sense.
Long story short, the band broke up and Serj started his own band. His music takes his anarchic roots from SOAD and takes it to a completely new level. His music took a turn for the crazy, but it's almost a good this. His songs sometimes end with a cacophony of voices and strings.
This video I think is so defiantly simple. The lyrics play, the borders lift from the page, until at the end the map is colorful and simple, with no lines breaking it up. The lyrics have a sort of hauntingly punk air to them: "Borders are the gallows, Of our collective national egos, Subjective, lines in the sand, In the water, separating everything."
It makes you think about what life would be like if we weren't all so worried about who's invading my area and who got in for free. Music ca be deep, contrary to the popular style today.
I was looking at five different blog posts from my friends' blogs and I couldn't help but notice the strong influence of pop music. Three of the five posts had to do with pop music, and two had to do with Lady GaGa's new song, "Yoü And I". http://kostacorner.blogspot.com/2011/10/lady-gaga.html http://xykronium.blogspot.com/2011/09/you-and-i.html
These are both having to do with Lady GaGa, and "Yoü And I". Although it's not what I'd choose to listen to, I think "Yoü And I" is one of the better GaGa songs. http://squirrelwrecker-chloea.blogspot.com/2011/10/nothing-but-flowers.html
Chloe's post is about a song called "Nothing But Flowers" by the Talking Heads. The song is a bit of an oldie, and has a very cool beat in the background. http://niaweirdo.blogspot.com/2011/10/2-new-songs.html
Nia's post consists of two new songs, "We Found Love" by Rihanna and "Criminal" by Britney Spears. I've heard a bit of "We Found Love" and, frankly, I don't want to listen to any of it. Pop nowadays is so repetitive, and while some repeating parts are good, when the same tunes and styles go across a whole genre, it gets old. http://listenawayblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/ok-go-band.html
The last post is about the band Ok Go, specifically the song "This Too Shall Pass" where they use a Rube Goldberg like machine.
