[PICSPAM] Jason Mraz
At the beginning, I was trying to figure out what I should spam next, now that I'm done with NaNoWriMo. After suggestions and such, I ended up with Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert - a great idea, but then I remember it'd span over the years then I thought I don't have time for that now. Somehow I ended up with Jason Mraz since I've never picspammed a musician before, and now I'm happy because I get to listen to his music while I work on this. :)
Jason Mraz, born June 23, 1977, is an American singer-songwriter, born and raised in Mechanicsville, Virginia. Mraz's stylistic influences include reggae, pop, rock, folk, jazz, and hip hop.
He has three studio albums - Waiting for My Rocket to Come (2002), Mr. A-Z (2005), and We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. (2008), with four live albums - Live at Java Joe's (2001), Tonight, Not Again: Jason Mraz Live at the Eagles Ballroom (2004), Selections for Friends - Live from: Schubas Tavern, Chicago, Montalvo Winery, Saratoga California (2007), Jason Mraz's Beautiful Mess - Live from Earth (2009), and countless 12 EPs.
Anyway...
So there was this weirdo [meaning it in a nice way]...
... who plopped on this hat (and other variations, or beanie in other cases)
and stopped caring what people wanted him to do
and did his own thing instead
and became this guy
and I got to see him live (November 8, 2008)
(with first appearance from Toca [in this spam]!)
and went on Saturday Night Live when everyone knew who he was...
[intermission]
Ivy's Top 5 Favourite Mraz Songs (from Albums)
(okay, I'm lazy)
1. You and I Both [dl]
And it's okay if you had to go away
Oh, just remember that telephones
Well, they work out of both ways
(I was so disappointed that he didn't sing it when I was at his concert, then sang it a year later here, lol damn. This song makes me weepy.)
(omg, this is the first time I've ever seen the MV, many cringes
& no wonder the girl looked so familiar!)
2. Clockwatching [dl]
Smoking, often, and calling out our guilty pleasures,
Let's keep, talking, anything to stop clockwatching.
Lately we're running out of time, aren't we?
Crazy for running all the time, m-m-m-m-maybe.
Let's forget we're running out of time.
(His songs are so pervy, hahaha)
3. I'm Yours [original demo | album version]
I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and laughed
(I've listened to the demo, then original so many times already, then I was all ^_^
(Mraz? On *my* radio?) when I heard it on the radio for the first time going :O too,
then later, i was ;____; from overplaying.)
4.Absolutely Zero [dl]
Well neither one of us deserves the blame
because opportunities moved us away
And it's not an easy thing to learn
to play a game that's made for two
that's you and me
The rules remain a mystery. See it can be easy.
5. If It Kills Me [dl]
Well all I really wanna do is love you
A kind much closer than friends use
But I still cant say it after all we've been through
[insert 'a beautiful mess' somewhere in that list]
[intermisson over]
not-sure-what-he-is-doing!mraz thanks you for visiting this post.
(and hopes that you didn't know him from ONTD and his toilet-paper controversy, ha.)
& picture sources:
Jason Mraz Live at the Pearl
West Beach Music Festival-SANTA BARBARA
1010 Jason Mraz @ Radio City
Jason Mraz - Hollywood Bowl
Mraz Daily
JMraz @ tumblr
& finally, myself.
& forever thanks to jetpants & em16 (who both aren't around lj anymore) for introducing me to Jason Mraz. (waves at eelrak)
& eta: after listening to the songs again, i want to add so many more to that top 5. why did i restrict myself to that. I love 'Make It Mine' too!
Jason Mraz, born June 23, 1977, is an American singer-songwriter, born and raised in Mechanicsville, Virginia. Mraz's stylistic influences include reggae, pop, rock, folk, jazz, and hip hop.
He has three studio albums - Waiting for My Rocket to Come (2002), Mr. A-Z (2005), and We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. (2008), with four live albums - Live at Java Joe's (2001), Tonight, Not Again: Jason Mraz Live at the Eagles Ballroom (2004), Selections for Friends - Live from: Schubas Tavern, Chicago, Montalvo Winery, Saratoga California (2007), Jason Mraz's Beautiful Mess - Live from Earth (2009), and countless 12 EPs.
Anyway...
So there was this weirdo [meaning it in a nice way]...
... who plopped on this hat (and other variations, or beanie in other cases)
and stopped caring what people wanted him to do
and did his own thing instead
and became this guy
and I got to see him live (November 8, 2008)
(with first appearance from Toca [in this spam]!)
and went on Saturday Night Live when everyone knew who he was...
[intermission]
Ivy's Top 5 Favourite Mraz Songs (from Albums)
(okay, I'm lazy)
1. You and I Both [dl]
And it's okay if you had to go away
Oh, just remember that telephones
Well, they work out of both ways
(I was so disappointed that he didn't sing it when I was at his concert, then sang it a year later here, lol damn. This song makes me weepy.)
Click to view(omg, this is the first time I've ever seen the MV, many cringes
& no wonder the girl looked so familiar!)
2. Clockwatching [dl]
Smoking, often, and calling out our guilty pleasures,
Let's keep, talking, anything to stop clockwatching.
Lately we're running out of time, aren't we?
Crazy for running all the time, m-m-m-m-maybe.
Let's forget we're running out of time.
(His songs are so pervy, hahaha)
3. I'm Yours [original demo | album version]
I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and laughed
(I've listened to the demo, then original so many times already, then I was all ^_^
(Mraz? On *my* radio?) when I heard it on the radio for the first time going :O too,
then later, i was ;____; from overplaying.)
4.Absolutely Zero [dl]
Well neither one of us deserves the blame
because opportunities moved us away
And it's not an easy thing to learn
to play a game that's made for two
that's you and me
The rules remain a mystery. See it can be easy.
5. If It Kills Me [dl]
Well all I really wanna do is love you
A kind much closer than friends use
But I still cant say it after all we've been through
[insert 'a beautiful mess' somewhere in that list]
[intermisson over]
not-sure-what-he-is-doing!mraz thanks you for visiting this post.
(and hopes that you didn't know him from ONTD and his toilet-paper controversy, ha.)
& picture sources:
Jason Mraz Live at the Pearl
West Beach Music Festival-SANTA BARBARA
1010 Jason Mraz @ Radio City
Jason Mraz - Hollywood Bowl
Mraz Daily
JMraz @ tumblr
& finally, myself.
& forever thanks to jetpants & em16 (who both aren't around lj anymore) for introducing me to Jason Mraz. (waves at eelrak)
& eta: after listening to the songs again, i want to add so many more to that top 5. why did i restrict myself to that. I love 'Make It Mine' too!