My son and I found this when we were just looking up a cappella stuff on youtube and we both loved it (I like it better than the original Fallout Boy song!) .

So for all you cat lovers out there, enjoy!

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For all those fearful of cats... now you have another reason! (mwuhahahahaha)

I know that in the scheme of things, this isn't earthshatteringly shocking or thought provoking, but great oaks from little acorns grow. I really like this song and video and I hope lots of girls and women see it and it changes their perspective a bit.

Colbie Caillat - Try

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I thought I'd celebrate with three songs, all very different but all with a message:

Annie Lennox and Aretha Franklin in what has become an anthem for women, Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves -

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Pink with Stupid Girls (Whatever happened to a girl president? She's dancing on a video
next to Fifty Cent) -

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And the wonderfully satirical and in ( Read more... )

Sleep deprivation because of a baby that won't settle. Anyone who's a parent has been there at least once. I cracked up the first time I heard this and I hope you get a giggle out of it.

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Happily bleating away in the footsteps of rangerishot and having just enjoyed The Day of the Doctor 50th Anniversary special (twice!) plus An Adventure in Space and Time, a surprisingly good drama on the early days of Doctor Who with David Bradley (Argus Filch, Walder Frey in GOT plus many, many excellent roles) as William Hartnell, how could I not do this ( Read more... )

I think you may like this song, I love him and all of his songs and first heard him when he was busking a few months ago (yes, he still busks on occasion, which I love the idea of), He has a multitude of great songs but this one is one of my recent favourites. If you want to hear more of his music, he has a channel on youtube:http://www.youtube.com ( Read more... )

A few stories I've heard lately of kids being bullied brought this song to mind:

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I posted a film clip of this song made by my son's high school quite a while ago, but I think it's such a good song I'd post it again, this time with lyrics ( Read more... )

I was listening to some music from this wonderful New Zealand band from the 70's and 80's and thought that I'd share some of the excellent musicianship and glorious madness that is Split Enz with you all ( Read more... )

I'm taking a detour from my 70's posts just to do a little showcase on The Pigs, an Aussie bluegrass band that are great - but also very funny and silly.

I've included here their songs Hey Christina, a wickedly funny break up song, Male Moisturiser, the saga of Bruce and how his skincare regime saved him and his girlfriend, and their version of ( Read more... )

Firstly, a great big THANK YOU to everyone who voted for my entry on lj_scribe - I came in second! And congratulations to the other finalists! If you didn't get a chance to read it and would like to without navigating further, I've included it at the end of this post. It's only a hundred words, so quite a quick read.

Secondly, carrying on my 70s musical ( Read more... )