Showing posts with label Janelle Monae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Janelle Monae. Show all posts

Sunday, August 15, 2010

...Fun Stuff

Late birthday present from thee boyfriend.....cool concert, good seats and awesome company....
Got to see Janelle Monae, B.O.B., Common, Chuck Brown, The Roots, and Erykah Badu all live for the first time. It was really great. Only thing I disliked was Chuck Brown...since I don't particularly fuck with gogo....and because they were a tad bit longwinded it cut The Roots set short.....and because Erykah took like 2 years to come out when her time came we didn't get to see it all - but I digress
You suck if you missed it, I didn't so I win
I wanna see Janelle in a full concert now because her performance even for the short amount of time was awesome.
BOB was cool, I can't say I'm a die hard fan of his but the few songs I know he did....too bad when he came out he screamed for Boston....when he was clearly in Columbia, Maryland.
Common is an awesome live performer....I know because he has YEARS in the game it'd be a sin for him to not have his technique down pat, but he has alot of energy, smooth transitions, and he did a freestyle using the word Samaba...I guess it was the broads name
The Roots were dope, I'd never seen them live before and now I wanna see a full set from them as well. You'd think it be a sin for me to just now be experiencing this being from Philly - but...at least I did it.
Then Erykah....from the part we got to see before we left [not tryna be stuck in that traffic] she has a feel an ambiance to her show I see....she'll also be someone I'll need to see a full set from to gain the full spectrum of her live performance
I'm glad he thought of me while also doing for himself by getting these tickets, it was a grand outing in general....

I'm just mad the mega board wouldn't post our promo/hatred messages but would fill em up with ghey ass marriage proposals and I love yous by jerks who want attention...ours were better like:
"Happy Birthday Jessica, I hope you catch gonorrhea and fall in a bush"
or promoting his Twitter page
even saying the Eagles were better since all these Deadskin/Dallas/Giants/Ravens fans had so much to say
....ah well....
Oh and death to overnight shift anywhere....I hate you

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

...Favorite Song of The Moment

So I listened to Janelle Monae's album yesterday - I adore it, if you haven't heard it you should.
Anyway my favorite song from it so far is the video below. It hit me as soon as I heard it and made me smile. While reading a review of her album I saw an explanation of the song and that solidified my adoration and my reasoning.

in her lyrics, which ask if her lover is ready to completely trust in the power of their union (“Love is such a novelty/A relic painted masterpiece…An underwater rocket love/Exactly what I’m searching for/If you’re brave enough to go then tell me so…”)

To me, it shows my progression from my last relationship to my current one. I've evolved from the hurt individual to a place of neutrality but uneasy feelings of the future. From there I'm actually coming to a place where I can hope for good things, imagine great future things, and hope he wants and see's the same with me....but that's just me....

Anyway..its a beautiful flip of Clair de Lune by Debussy....Say You'll Go - Janelle Monae
"...our love will sail in this ark, the world could end outside our window. Let's find forever and write our name in fire on each others heart...."

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

...Random Song Of The Moment

....I like this song the more I listen to it....and I like the video done for it.
I swear she's on a mission to make uniform saddle shoes cool - I spent 8 years wearing em in burgundy and white, so I'll pass - but she works it out with her James Brown-esque stage presence/dancing.

...whether I'm high or low...I'm gonna tip on the tightrope...
NOW SHUT-UP!

Tightrope - Janelle Monae