My friend Pat McCurry showed me this video over the weekend. I was like, “That’s the Osmonds!?”
Seriously, it’s a really good and loud song. I was surprised.
Enjoy!
Tag Archives: Music
Song of the Day: To Sir With Love, covered by Tina Arena
I’ve always liked this song. It’s one of the few songs that I can kind of decently sing and it describes my feelings towards a lot of people who were important to me in years past. It also describes the way I feel about certain people now. This song was originally recorded and made famous by Lulu but my favorite version is this cover by Tina Arena.
Those schoolgirl days
Of telling tales and biting nails are gone
But in my mind
I know they will still live on and on
But how do you thank someone
Who has taken you from crayons to perfume?
It isn’t easy, but I’ll try
If you wanted the sky
I would write across the sky in letters
That would soar a thousand feet high
“To sir, with love”
The time has come
For closing books and long last looks must end
And as I leave
I know that I am leaving my best friend
A friend who taught me right from wrong
And weak from strong
That’s a lot to learn
What, what can I give you in return?
If you wanted the moon
I would try to make a start
But I would rather you let me give my heart
“To sir, with love”
Songwriters: Don Black / Mark London
Music Video of the Day: The Answers To The Questions by Chrystabell & David Lynch (2024, dir by David Lynch)
When Twin Peaks: The Return initially aired, Agent Tamara Preston was the character to whom I instantly related, for all sorts of reasons. One of those reasons, of course, is that Agent Preston is the one who got to do all the research and write the book on life in Twin Peaks. Another reason is because Agent Preston was both a competent professional and a self-amused femme fatale. And finally, Agent Preston’s relationship with Gordon Cole reminded me of some of my most valued relationships. Agent Preston was just one of the many pieces to the puzzle that was Twin Peaks: The Return but she was the one who I felt was standing in for me.
This wonderfully enigmatic music video would turn out to be one of David Lynch’s final short films. Both the video and the song were made in collaboration with Crystabell, the Texan whose collaboration with Lynch began in 1999 and who, of course, played Agent Preston.
Enjoy!
Song of the Day: Mercedes Benz by Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin would have been 82 years old today. Here she is, singing “a song of social import.”
(Interestingly enough, Mercedes apparently later used this song in one of their commercials. I think they missed the point.)
Music Video of the Day: Sublime Eternal Love by Chrystabell and David Lynch (2024, dir by David Lynch)
For today’s music video of the day, we have one of David Lynch’s final short films. From his collaboration with Chrystabell, here is the haunting Sublime Eternal Love.
Enjoy!
Song of the Day: These Boots Are Made For Walkin’, covered by Jessica Simpson
The other night, I was watching Class of 1984 with a group of friends (including three TSL writers), and I we started discussing what our high schools were known for. When I was a student there, my high school was probably best known for the fact that Jessica Simpson attended the school in the 90s. She didn’t graduate because she left Texas for Hollywood but that was still our claim to fame. It’s interesting because people didn’t care that was my school was also named one of the best high schools in America and that it had an acclaimed drama department. But they definitely cared that Jessica Simpson dropped out before I was even old enough to attend.
(Is it a good thing when your school is best known for a student who dropped out and went on to become a success with G.E.D.?)
Today’s song of the day was inspired by that conversation. Here’s Jessica Simpson, covering These Boots Are Made For Walkin’.
(Yes, I know that no cover can compare to Nancy Sinatra’s other but I didn’t go to Nancy Sinatra’s high school. Plus, I’m a Southern girl with a closet full of boots. I relate to this version.)
You keep sayin’ you’ve got somethin’ for me
Somethin’ you call love but confess
You’ve been a’messin’ where you shouldn’t ‘ve been a’messin’
And now someone else is getting all your best
These boots are made for walkin’
And that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
Ya
You keep lyin’ when you oughta be truthin’
And you keep losing when you oughta not bet
You keep samin’ when you oughta be a’changin’
Now what’s right is right but you ain’t been right yet
These boots are made for walkin’
And that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
You keep playin’ where you shouldn’t be playin’
And you keep thinkin’ that you’ll never get burnt (ha)
I just found me a brand new box of matches, yeah
And what he knows you ain’t had time to learn
These boots are made for walkin’
And that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
Are you ready, boots? Start walkin’
(Lyrics by Lee Hazlewood)
Music Video of the Day: Delta 88 Nightmare by X (2019, dir by Henry Mortensen)
How about starting the long weekend with X?
This video stars and was directed by Exene’s son, Henry Mortensen and co-stars her niece, Carolyn Allen. The video was shot in Cannery Row in Monterey, California.
Enjoy!
Music Video of the Day: The Business by Tiesto (2020, dir by Christian Breslauer)
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to the greatest of all DJs, Tiesto!
Enjoy!
Song of the Day: Twin Peaks Theme by Angelo Badalamenti
Music Video of the Day: Take My Breath Away by The Hospital (2024, dir by Marcelo de la Vega)
Right now, I have a cold so I can relate to the song’s title. It’s a good song and a straight-forward video. No, it’s not a cover of the song from Top Gun that played whenever Tom Cruise looked up at the sky.
Enjoy!
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