Song of the Day: Prince Performs “Purple Rain” During Downpour | Super Bowl XLI

Once again, it's time for a Super Bowl.  Which means it is time for another Super Bowl halftime show.

Lest you young people forget, there is ONE halftime show performance that stands head and shoulders above them all.  Prince.  No lip syncing.  In the rain.  Prince: "Can you make it rain harder?"  

Fantastic talent, at the very top of his game.  He died way too young.  I was privileged to see him play his final concert, at the Fox in Atlanta.

Last year I watched Rihanna's performance.  So much commentary online about whether she was pregnant.  Very few people commenting on the fact that she didn't sing a word.  That show was terrible.  All recorded and lip synced, which I guess they all are nowadays.   :(   I think she's great, of course.  But that show was just a recording with no performance at all.  She barely moved (understandable why, but still).

Anyway here's the video.

Prince Performs “Purple Rain” During Downpour | Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show | NFL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NN3gsSf-Ys

Scroll down, the comments are priceless.

Pretty dope to see God is a Prince fan

The fact that Prince was dry in the middle of rain storm is legendary

He only got wet in the waters of Lake Minatonka

Even the rain isn't worthy enough to touch prince

I imagine mother nature was very honored to have been an integral part of a Prince concert.

It was mighty kind of Prince to allow them to play a football game during his concert.

Every Super Bowl performer before and after will never come close to this. This isn't just a great Super Bowl performance. It's one of the greatest performances in music history.

I come to watch this after every superbowl halftime show just to remind myself that no halftime will ever compare to how incredible this performance was

Song of the Day: County Clover - Midnight Crow

This song has it all for me.  Fantastic music.  Finding a new artist before they've made it big.  The song talks about a CROW (long story, but I love crows!).  I found both videos below when each had less than 10 "likes" even after liking them myself.

Most importantly, it was my daughter who told me about this artist and this video.  Do you know how priceless it is to be able to share something like this with your daughter?  I wouldn't trade it for the world.

County Clover is the stage name for Amanda Grayson (sp?), or A.G. Schiano according to this link:

https://athfest.com/artist/clover-county/

Another link with some songs:

https://soundcloud.com/amgrace1

Finally, the music:

Clover County on The AMP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Oz26pep6qw

"Midnight Crow" is the first song in the video.  And the best song in the video, in my very biased opinion.  :)

After a bit of looking, here is another version:

Clover County @ SLEUTH FEST 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEXlLe1gbLE&list=PLTqsEbDj3rrGzco9C23IZjO7mdSYwyxN3&index=3

(Yes, I included the whole list there, if you want to hear more)

Normally I would post lyrics here.  But this song is so new that I couldn't find any lyrics online!  Perfect.  I will see her in person at some point.

Song of the Day: Cyndi Lauper - When You Were Mine (live performance)

Well, this has long been one of my favorite Cyndi Lauper songs.  But of course it is, it is a Prince song originally.  Fantastic.

I've posted this song before, multiple versions.  

https://tblooming.blogspot.com/2016/07/song-of-day-prince-and-cyndi-lauper.html

But I won't let that stop me.  Here is another version YouTubed happened to recommend to me recently.

Cyndi Lauper – When You Were Mine (live performance)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I_Z3TcxQ24

Song of the Day: Mama's Broke - How It Ends

Another sad song.  What can I say?  I love this sad, poignant song about a failed relationship.

But it's not all sad!  Even though it ended, the singer has to admit that it wasn't all bad.  Although maybe, based on the quote below, she doesn't want to remember that "the best [she's] ever had" was someone who let her down so badly.

What can I say, we've all been there.  Or at least I hope we have--I think.  Sometimes you have to take the bad with the good, in order to taste the good.  Look back and realize, oh man, there were some great times, hopefully, in any relationship.

Mama's Broke - How It Ends (Official Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1sLVRceymU

All of the love could never be enough

To cover up the ugly and the sad

But honey if I could, I’d cover up the good

Cause even when it was bad, you were the best I’vе ever had

Then again, later in the song: 

Even when it was bad, you were the best I’ve ever had

Now I know how it ends

But I should have known then

Song lyrics, from Genius:

https://genius.com/Mamas-broke-how-it-ends-lyrics

How It Ends Lyrics

[Verse 1]

All those nights you wouldn’t dance with me

You spent the whole time smoking

And avoiding all my friends

I should have known then

[Verse 2]

Down at the bottom, sitting in the car

You left me on the hilltop

To mourn alone the passing of my friend

I should have known then

I should have known then

[Chorus]

All of the love could never be enough

To cover up the ugly and the sad

But honey if I could, I’d cover up the good

Cause even when it was bad, you were the best I’vе ever had

[Verse 3]

You came in crying, sworе you needed God

Said it broke your heart to go

But I was in your way

There’s nothing left to say

So many lies that all begin this way. A home with a garden, and “I’m yours forever darling” But you wrote the same old story in another woman’s bed Just like all the other men I should have known then

[Chorus]

All of the love could never be enough

To cover up the ugly and the sad

But honey if I could, I’d cover up the good

Even when it was bad, you were the best I’ve ever had

Now I know how it ends

But I should have known then

Song of the Day: Strawberry Runners - Look Like This

Have I mentioned before that I love finding new music?  You, my seven listeners*, know I do!

I LOVE the vibe of this song.

Strawberry Runners - Look Like This

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Sog7_2Dho

I've got needs

I can't pinpoint

It's a comedy

I'm just a decoy

Lyrics, from Genius.com:

https://genius.com/Strawberry-runners-look-like-this-lyrics

Look Like This

Strawberry Runners

Listen to me

I'm not half right

But if I could be

I'd never put up a fight

I've got needs

I can't pinpoint

It's a comedy

I'm just a decoy

And you

Are you the catalyst?

Or you

Are you the monolith?

And if I could see it

Like Patrick

I wouldn't be so sick

I'd be a big hit

But on the count of three

I'm gonna wake up

I'm gonna shake this dread

I'm gonna clean my head

And you

You don't exist

And you

You look like this

And you

You don't exist

And you

You look like this

And you

You look like this

And you

You look like this

And you

* estimated     :)

Song of the Day: Dengue Fever - Seeing Hands

I've always loved this song, but I happened to listen to it again recently and look up the lyrics.  Obviously I don't know what they are singing.  But check out this translation, wow!!  It's more intense than I realized!

Seeing Hands

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGINn-PKlAA

Lyrics from Genius.com:

https://genius.com/Dengue-fever-seeing-hands-lyrics

Seeing Hands

Dengue Fever

Forest of pine trees on the ocean floor

Self-hypnotized from holding still for hours

Drift out to sea, frozen

Forgetting how to move muscle

First I'm going to heat you up

And then I'm going to freeze you

So that you can think

Of all the ways you hurt me

Then, after thousands of years

If I'm in a good mood

I'll let you crawl out

Crawl out from your cave

I've given you everything I have

And you wasted it all

Now it's winter time

And you can suck on a hair ball

And chew on dry fish bones

Then, if I'm in a good mood

We can go for a walk

Roll down a grass hill

Soak our feet in the river

Song of the Day: The Japanese House - Boyhood

Another song that captures a vibe, both music and lyrics.  Listen, and pay attention to the lyrics.  I can totally relate.  Maybe we all can.

I could have been somebody who

You wanted to have around to hold

I should have jumped when you told me to

I wanna change but it's nothing new

And if I grow I gotta get so old

Will you hold me like you always do

The Japanese House - Boyhood (Official Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE0PSlNVN0Q

Lyrics from AZLyrics.com:

https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/japanesehouse/boyhood.html

The Japanese House Lyrics

"Boyhood"

I could have been somebody else but

I've been out looking for me

It doesn't matter what I tell myself

For a moment there I swear I saw me

I went to meet to somebody new

Changed beneath the evening light

And she held me kind of like you do

I hope you know

I could have been somebody who

You wanted to have around to hold

I should have jumped when you told me to

I wanna change but it's nothing new

And if I grow I gotta get so old

Will you hold me like you always do

I used to be somebody else and

I'm still out looking for me

I go out and try to chase myself

Find someone that might restore me

I could have been somebody new

And I'm talking to myself again

But I don't know who I'm talking to

I think it's you

I could have been somebody who

You wanted to have around to hold

I should have jumped when you told me to

I wanna change but it's nothing new

And if I grow I gotta get so old

Will you hold me like you always do

I could have been somebody who

You wanted to have around to hold

I should have jumped when you told me to

I wanna change but it's nothing new

And if I grow I gotta get so old

Will you hold me like you always do