5 on Friday -- Set 232

Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...

For anyone who wants to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday blogger -- you can sign in over at Golch Central's Rambling Stuff.

A mellow set for a mainly-rainy summer week. Unlike most people, a set of rainy days doesn't depress me. It merely follows the entire trend of my life, where I'm attracted to the things that don't spark most people.

I even like walking in the rain -- and heaven forbid -- getting soaked, as long as I can walk in the house and get changed. 

1 - Mother of Violence -- Peter Gabriel

2 - Slave to Love -- Brian Ferry

3 - It's Good to Be King -- Tom Petty

4 - Trainspotting (from the soundtrack) -- Primal Scream

5 - Sleepy Maggie -- Ashley MacIsaac featuring Mary Jane Lamond

5 on Friday -- Set 224

Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...

For anyone who wants to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday blogger -- you can sign in over at Golch Central's Rambling Stuff.

Got into a bit of a groovy, blue-eyed soul kind of mood for this week. Enjoy!

1 - Love is the Drug -- Roxy Music

2 - Tomb of Memories -- Paul Young

3 - I Didn't Mean to Turn You On -- Robert Palmer

4 - Big Time -- Peter Gabriel

5 - Modern Love -- David Bowie

5 on Friday - Set 186

Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.

This week's set was also prompted by Promises, Promises.

Last week I focused on the subject matter of the song. This week I'm revelling in the joy of complex time signatures. Promises, Promises gets a second play, as it's the launch pad once again.    

1 - Promises, Promises - Dionne Warwick  

This song alternates between 3/8 and 4/8. 

2 - Good Morning, Good Morning - The Beatles

This song uses 5/4 and 4/4, with 3/4 to transition between the two!

3 - Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel

This song uses 7/4 while moving into 4/4 at the end of each chorus.

4 - Seven Days - Sting

This song alternates between 3/4 and 2/4.

5 - First Circle - Pat Metheny Group

Hoo boy, do I love this one.

Here's a bit of conversation about it in the user comments on You Tube:

"Someone who has experience as a percussionist told me the time signature was 22/8." -- Mark

"It is. It's easier if you break it down into 12/8 and 10/8 though. Count 3+2+3+2+2 and 3+3+2+2." -- Alex

5 on Friday - Set 176

Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.

I'm back from the farewell trip to say a final goodbye to my grandmother. I wrote 13 Ways to Remember My Grandmother if you'd like to 'meet' her through my post.

This week I think it's time to embrace life. My once-a-month feature focuses on musical birthday boys and musical birthday girls. Let's see what the June birthday girls have in store for us.  

1 - You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra

2 - I Just Fall in Love Again - Anne Murray

3 - This is the Picture (Excellent Birds) - Laurie Anderson and Peter Gabriel

The volume on this one is a bit low.

4 - Head Over Feet - Alanis Morissette

5 - Wait a Minute - Nicole Scherzinger of The Pussycat Dolls featuring Timbaland

5 on Friday - Set 87

Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.

My Resistance is Futile Blog Tour of the Universe has begun its pre-show amble down the red carpet. The release of Saint Sanguinus is mere weeks away, and A Piece of My Mind will take on a decidedly vampiric flavor during October.

Settle back and enjoy these five songs whose narrators likely sport a set of awfully sharp teeth.

To vote in my Vampire Smackdown, please scroll down to Thursday's post.

1 - Blood and Roses - The Smithereens



2 - Red Rain - Peter Gabriel



3 - Temptation Waits - Garbage



4 - Creep - Radiohead



5 - Dark Shines - Muse

5 on Friday - Set 29

Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.

To continue on with my admiration for all things Richard Armitage, here are five songs I discovered on You Tube by watching various Richard fanvids.

Of course, as a graduate of film school, I should be shocked and appalled at fanvids - but I love them. The people who make them are using music and footage that in no way belong to them. However, in my not-humble opinion, these fanvids end up working as free publicity, so I look at it as a win-win situation. Discovering musicians and films through these fanvids have led directly to my buying their CD's and DVD's.

Besides which, I get a real charge out of seeing what regular folk manage to come up with, using their home editing programs. The fanvids become mini character studies which I find irresistable.

Keep in mind that these videos all contain spoilers.

1 - When You're Falling - Peter Gabriel with Afro Celt Sound System

Cause when you’re falling
I can’t tell which way is down
And when you’re screaming
Somehow I don't hear a sound

And when you're seeing things
Then your feet don’t touch the ground
Cause when you're falling
I can't tell which way is down

- Emmerson / Lionaird / McNally / Russell



2 - Lies - The Pierces

I can't tell you how many times I've cried
Over you, my baby
I've had one too many sleepless nights
Over you, my baby

While you're out there getting high
One more night for me to cry
Can you look me in the eye
Cross your heart and hope to die

- Greenawalt / Allison and Catherine Pierce



3 - Shame on the Soul - Speck Mountain

Weight of all your reason
A harder hand you'll find
Ooo I know
Lord it's cold
On this empty plane of mine

Shame on me
On me
Lord I know
Shame on me
Oh lord I know

- Speck Mountain



4 - Make Me Wanna Die - The Pretty Reckless

Taste me
Drink my soul
Show me all the things
That I shouldn't know
When there's a new moon on the rise

I had everything
Opportunities for eternity
And I could belong to the night
Your eyes
Your eyes
I can see in your eyes
Your eyes

You make me wanna die

- Khandwala / Momsen / Phillips



5 - Almost Lover - A Fine Frenzy

Goodbye my almost lover
Goodbye my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?

So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
Should have known you'd
Bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

- Alison Sudol



Jamie says It is a good set when you can't decide your favorite in the "never heard before" songs.

Mike Golch says I enjoyed these. I like that you are part of the on Friday meme.

VA Bookworm 87 says Guy is such a terrible person, but Richard Armitage [inadvertently] made him into a super hot bad boy! I love fan vids :D I watch a lot of North & South vids!