There has been massive construction going on around my town, I swear it feels like every road is either closed or cut down to 1 lane. I get it I live in a state where there is limited time to do road construction, but whoever decided to do this much at once deserves a big slap in the face with a dead trout fish. Not only does it cause traffic, but it also brings out the asshole in people. A few days ago I was cut off (almost in an accident) 3 times. I have noticed that customers at work have been extra grouchy, no one smiles or uses common manners. Is everyone an asshole, or is it just me? I mean I am trying to be cool, calm and collected and not jump into the idiot pool with them. I know in my last post I wrote about choosing kind words and thinking about what you say before you spew negativity, but I guess you have to release your rage somehow. I like to do it through the power of music. This song by one of my favorite "get happy bands" sums it up quite nicely. So today I am creating a new genre, I call it happy-rage. Songs that are fun and intended to make you smile while also allowing you to release all that negativity. What is your favorite happy-rage song, leave a comment below.
Reel Big Fish - Everyone Else Is An Asshole
Another from the Big Fish...the alternate version
Reel Big Fish - You Don't Know (Skacoustic)
This is the funkiest song I have ever heard. Betty was way ahead of her time when it came to music. She was also married to Miles Davis.
She met Miles Davis in 1967 and married him in September 1968. In just one year of marriage she influenced him greatly by introducing him to the fashions and the new popular music trends of the era. In his autobiography, Miles credited Betty with helping to plant the seeds of his future musical explorations by introducing the trumpeter to psychedelic rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix and funk innovator Sly Stone. The Miles Davis album Filles de Kilimanjaro (1968) includes a song named after her and her photo on the front cover.
Miles believed that Hendrix and Betty had an affair which supposedly hastened the end of their marriage, but Betty denies this. Hendrix and Miles stayed close after the divorce, planning to record until Hendrix's death. The influence of Hendrix and especially Sly Stone on Miles Davis was obvious on the album Bitches Brew (1970), which ushered in the era of jazz fusion. The origin of the album's title is unknown, but some believe Miles was subtly paying tribute to Betty and her girlfriends. In fact, it is said that he originally wanted to call the album Witches Brew—it was Betty who convinced him to change it" - Wikipedia
Betty Davis - They Say I'm Different
Lately I have been super into the animated Adult Swim show Rick And Morty. If you haven't had a chance to check it out, it's about the adventures of an insecure awkward teenage boy, Morty, and super drunk, super dickish mad scientist grandpa, Rick. They travel all over the galaxy and get into all sorts of hi jinks. The show is pretty damn funny, absolutely strange, and at time can be super deep. The episodes consist of things like visiting a planet where everyone is nice but one a year they have a "purge night" where they release all their rage, or they make a remote that can receive TV shows from other planets and other dimensions, or dropping off a not so space loving Dad at a daycare full of clones so Rick and Morty can sell illegal guns to interplanetary hit men and then go to Blips and Chitz (an otherworldly Dave and Busters knock off). The animation and creativity that goes into this show is astounding. The show has featured some great tunes as well. One of the more memorable, deep moments is scored by a song by Chaos Chaos called Do You Feel It. Even if you aren't the biggest animation fan, I highly suggest checking this show out.
Chaos Chaos - Do You Feel It
This song just caught my ear...I think I need to spend sometime with The Hotelier. Great lyrics, a little emo, but really cool sounding.
The Hotelier - An Introduction To The Album
I love me some Solomon Burke. Such a soulful voice! Yes, this was on the Dirty Dancing soundtrack. No, I am really not a fan of the movie, but I have seen it more times than I would like. However, my parents had both volumes of the soundtrack and they are fantastic. This song is what brought me to love soul music so much. It brings me memories of riding in the family Chevrolet Celebrity (which became my first car) blasting the soundtrack. This is a staple of my journey into music.
Solomon Burke - Cry To Me
