I'm fond of saying that there were three TV shows that I truly grew up on, and two of them had Muppets. I can't imagine my childhood without the Muppets, and this is one of my favorite Muppet songs of all time (although there are many). This song would be yet another one that's high on the list of ones I'd want to learn if ever I took up the ( Read more... )

Forgot yesterday again, so today will be another two-fer. No bad thing that, since this entry would leave me on sort of a low note.

Once when we were dating back in college, exilejedi and I had a fight that consisted solely of each of us playing a song at each other. This is the one he played at me.

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I've always regretted not sticking with the cello. Unfortunately, in 5th grade orchestra, rehearsal was in the half hour before school started, and my mom had to put up with enough bitching and moaning to get me to school at 8am, let alone to have me lugging a cello to school at 7:30, so she let me talk her into quitting. Wish she'd stuck to her ( Read more... )

I can't play it quite as well as this guy does, but then again, my hands are big enough I can play it without any mechanical aids.

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I love this song.

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Like Angel, Halloween is my favorite holiday. And I want a choir of fantastic, vibrant young and old voices to sing this when I die. Preferably Amasong + a gay men's choir, if I can get 'em.

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If you're cold and you're lonely
You've got one nickel only
When you're worn out and tired
When your heart has expired

Oh, lover... I'll cover you

Well, I already had my wedding, and we did play this at the reception. After seeing Muriel's Wedding, however, I joked with Lars about using it as a processional...

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No proper video for this one, but it's by far my favorite song to listen to when I'm sad: not because it makes me wallow in the pain, but because it reminds me that surviving the pain will make me stronger, and that This Too Shall Pass. Yeah, I needed to hear this today. Good timing.

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Sweet pain, from the moment of your birth ( Read more... )

Whoops, forgot to update yesterday! I guess I'll just do two days worth instead today.

I not only love this song, I adore the video, not least of which for the cameos by Tenacious D.

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Also, the drummer makes for a remarkably hot woman. That will be all.

Back in my teenage years, when I was angry A LOT, I used to put on this song and dance out the worst of my anger.

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Don't know if anyone who reads my FL is epileptic, but just in case, here's a heads-up: strobe lighting at about 1:00-1:15.