Song of the Day: Meg Myers - Lemon Eyes

Just heard of this artist via a concert announcement--on a day I can't attend said concert.  :(

Anyway, I've been listening to her a lot recently.  Here's one song of hers that I adore.  I just love the mood of this song.

Meg Myers - Lemon Eyes [Official Audio]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMUis90DHtM

Lyrics from AZLyrics.com:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/megmyers/lemoneyes.html

Hush now baby, there's no need to cry
Let me wipe away those lemon eyes
All your worries, such a waste of time
You can't even see how much you're mine

You're so bitter, bitter. bitter, yellow
Settle, settle, got to settle, down okay
Listen, you listen, you listen, yellow
It's a killer, a killer, a killer, jealousy

Lemon eyes, you're mine
Yellow eyes, all mine
I bet you wanna walk away, run away, look away, turn away
Honey you can't hide
Lemon eyes, all mine

Hold on baby, careful what you say
You've been drinking someone else's pain
I can't keep on staring at the sun
Yellow, I will have to bite your tongue

You're so bitter, bitter. bitter, yellow
Settle, settle, got to settle down okay
Listen, you listen, you listen, yellow
It's a killer, a killer, a killer, jealousy

Lemon eyes, you're mine
Yellow eyes, all mine
I bet you wanna walk away, run away, look away, turn away
Honey you can't hide
Lemon eyes, all mine

(All mine)
And the doctor said you're fine (all fine)
Just don't get stuff in her eyes (all fine)
See I told you were mine (all mine)
(Lemon eyes)

Lemon eyes, you're mine
Yellow eyes, all mine
I bet you wanna walk away, run away, look away, turn away
Honey you can't hide
Lemon eyes, all mine

Song of the Day: FKA twigs - Elastic Heart (Sia cover)

FKA twigs.  Sensual and gorgeous as ever.  Love this version.

"FKA Twigs covers Elastic Heart by Sia in the Live Lounge"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RncGHVTYIs4

Song of the Day: U2 - Bad

Seems like I never get a chance to post anymore.  :(   But I still love music.  Here's an absolute classic.  Maybe I like the "wide awake" lyrics because I didn't get to bed until 2:30a last night (this morning).  I actually like to think that I'm wide awake in broader sense of the words.

"U2 Bad with lyrics"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgBtoiNxPyE

If I could, you know I would
If I could, I would let it go.

To let it go and so to find away
I'm wide awake, I'm wide awake, wide awake
I'm not sleeping
Oh no, no, no.

Lyrics:
http://www.u2.com/lyrics/20

If you twist and turn away.
It you tear yourself in two again.
If I could, yes I would
If I could, I would let it go.
Surrender, dislocate.

If I could throw this lifeless life-line to the wind.
Leave this heart of clay, see you walk, walk away
Into the night, and through the rain
Into the half light and through the flame.

If I could, through myself, set your spirit free
I'd lead your heart away, see you break, break away
Into the light and to the day.

To let it go and so to find away.
To let it go and so find away.
I'm wide awake.
I'm wide awake, wide awake.
I'm not sleeping.

If you should ask, then maybe
They'd tell you what I would say
True colours fly in blue and black
Blue silken sky and burning flag.
Colours crash, collide in blood-shot eyes.

If I could, you know I would
If I could, I would let it go.

This desperation, dislocation
Separation, condemnation
Revelation, in temptation
Isolation, desolation
Let it go and so to find away
To let it go and so to find away
To let it go and so to find away

I'm wide awake, I'm wide awake, wide awake
I'm not sleeping
Oh no, no, no.

Song of the Day: Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra - Bottomfeeder

I love the vibe of this song, from one of my favorite artists.  Not sure what caused me to rediscover this song recently, but I did.

Not sure what it means, exactly.  Maybe a general weariness with the daily struggle we all face.  Maybe a call to just let it go.  Doesn't matter, I love listening to this song.

Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra - Bottomfeeder (Lyric Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS4XM2cS_Bs

Lyrics, from AZLyrics.com:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/amandapalmer/bottomfeeder.html

"Bottomfeeder"

Why you always kickin' up the sand
Always kickin' up the sand?
God, man, you're angry, and it makes my eyes hurt
Why you always kickin' up the sand
Kickin' up the sand?
You block your sister
So the sunbeams miss her

Why you always raggin' on the man
Always raggin' on the man?

It just makes you lookin' like a sad-sack actor
Why you always raggin' on the man?
Raggin' on some system you think killed him
But you're so so backwards

Why you gotta be like that?
You're never gonna bring him back
Big fish, little fish
Fixing in the dark

If I had one wish
Just a wish

Throw me in the water
'Cause I wanna be a bottom feeder

Why you always hatin' on the cabs
Always hatin' on the cabs?

Just means the cabs are coming that less faster
Why you always hatin' on the cabs?
You shake your fist at God
You ain't even noticing that they're all passin'

Why you gotta bitch about the band
Bitch about the band?
You know he loved 'em
And they kept him laughin'

Why you gotta bitch about the band
Bitch 'bout the band?
You aren't even listening
And, man, they're not askin'

Why you gotta be like that?
You're never gonna bring him back
Big fish, little fish
Shootin' in the dark

If I had one wish
Just a wish

Throw me in the water
'Cause I wanna be a bottom feeder
Wanna be a bottom feeder

Wanna be a bottom feeder

Why you always dyin' in the bath
Always dyin' in the bath?
Just makes me nervous that lizard king kissed you
Why you always dyin' in the bath?

Dyin' in the bath
It's awful quiet
And it makes me miss you

Why you gotta be like that?
You're never gonna bring him back
Big fish, little fish
Dyin' in the dark
If I had one wish

Just a wish
Throw me in the water

'Cause the cabs ain't comin'
Yeah, the sun's not shinin'
Yeah, the bath keeps runnin'

Yeah, it keeps on rainin'
But the band keeps playing
Yeah, the band keeps playing
Yeah, the band keeps playing

Yeah, the band keeps playing

Song of the Day: Sia - Elastic Heart

Great song, an anthem for anyone who's been hurt in the past.  We've all felt it, if we've lived long enough.

Sia - Elastic Heart feat. Shia LaBeouf & Maddie Ziegler (Official Video)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWZGAExj-es

Song lyrics from AZLyrics.com:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/sia/elasticheart.html

"Elastic Heart"
(feat. The Weeknd & Diplo)

And another one bites the dust
Oh why can I not conquer love?
And I might have thought that we were one
Wanted to fight this war without weapons

And I wanted it, I wanted it bad
But there were so many red flags
Now another one bites the dust
Yeah, let's be clear, I'll trust no one

You did not break me
I'm still fighting for peace

Well, I've got thick skin and an elastic heart,
But your blade - it might be too sharp
I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard,
Yeah, I may snap and I move fast
But you won't see me fall apart
'Cause I've got an elastic heart

I've got an elastic heart
Yeah, I've got an elastic heart

And I will stay up through the night
And let's be clear, won't close my eyes
And I know that I can survive
I'll walk through fire to save my life

And I want it, I want my life so bad
I'm doing everything I can
Then another one bites the dust
It's hard to lose a chosen one

You did not break me
(You did not break me, no)
I'm still fighting for peace

Well, I've got thick skin and an elastic heart,
But your blade - it might be too sharp
I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard,
Yeah, I may snap and I move fast
But you won't see me fall apart
'Cause I've got an elastic heart

Oh oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh

[x2:]
Well, I've got thick skin and an elastic heart,
But your blade - it might be too sharp
I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard,
Yeah, I may snap and I move fast
But you won't see me fall apart
'Cause I've got an elastic heart

I've got an elastic heart

Song of the Day: Little Big Town & Faith Hill - Girl Crush

This song is smoking hot.  What else can I say?  Amazing performance.

"Girl Crush - Little Big Town & Faith Hill"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC0YS18CUiU

The Jokes, They Write Themselves

I say it all the time, when I come up with a good joke in the moment.  "The jokes, they write themselves."  Now consider the following article.  I like to think I'm in good company.

From Harvard Business Review:
"How “Dilbert” Practically Wrote Itself" by Meghan Ennes
https://hbr.org/2013/10/how-dilbert-practically-wrote-itself

I love Dilbert, as you, my seven* readers, know.  I was laughing all the way through the article!