EmmaGoodEgg

The Return To Song

Whenever I feel the need to sing a song, its good ol' Hotel California I pick. I can sing it without the help of the wrong lyrics on the TV screen, I can sing it at the drop of a hat. For others it may be Tub Thumping or Who Let The Dogs Out (woof woof woof woof!) or whatever gets you going, but I am a Hotel California girl. Even if it is a guy song.

This week Hotel California turns 30 years old. And whilst the guy in the article from the Telegraph celebrates the song by waxing lyrical about the song that won't die, about twin guitar solos and excessive hedonism, I shall sing its tune and remember the 70s, my long haired uncles who loved The Eagles, my groovy aunties who taught me the hustle, and wishing I was living in Amsterdam so I can smell them Colitas.

"You can check out any time you like, but you can never leaaave..."

Right on you long haired musos.

Egads, It's Been Awhile...

I was sent the Virgin Digital Quiz a few days ago by a friend who obviously realises how silent Emma and The Blog has been and thought what better way to "kickstart" the ol' blogging juices by making me do a music quiz and perhaps write about it. It's a fantastic quiz and therefore should be shared with the rest of the world who hasn't tried it (although it has been around since 2005 and I am an uninspired bloated hormonal GoodEgg who seems to have lost her blogging mojo so sue me).

But I digress.

The idea is folks, to identify 75 BAND/ARTIST NAMES contained within the picture. For example, Guns N Roses and Eagles, to name the more obvious. It was part of a promotion for Virgin Digital which allowed music geeks to "Exercise Their Music Muscle". I managed 35 and then gave up, so I found the rest of the answers here and here.

Have fun and thanks Fleur.

I hope this works. If not, more hiatus pour moi, which ain't necessarily a bad thing...

Morning Musings

Nine Inch Nails (NIN) are not known for fluffy happy music. In fact, singer/songwriter Trent Reznor could give morose Morrissey a run for his money. Trent is a good friend of Marilyn Manson, who is scary (and presumably Dita Von Teese, who is very hot, but perhaps a post for another day). The troubled Nine Inch Nails frontman has been in the news lately. Apparently he's happier and PETA is his friend. NIN are a favourite of my beloved sister Inny-Pooh, who plays the Bass Guitar and used to rock in a band, made up of her friends and family. She's a wife and a mother these days, and she could still play a mean bass riff.

[I can't imagine anything more sexy than a woman playing bass guitar, and I maintain that if we lived in Seattle, she would be snapped up by the Stone Temple Pilots. Although as her Manager (of course before we have that spectacular bust-up as Manager and Stars do and tell fuck-all on The Oprah Winfrey Show), I would insist on Prince.]

My love for Nine Inch Nails maybe limited to listening to my sister and friends jam to their songs and sometimes Head Like A Hole when I feel less happy-clappy, more rage. But my favourite NIN song is the only NIN song you can dance to, which is Only (from their album With Teeth). The video for Only is directed by David Fincher, who also directed Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in The Fight Club.

Turn up the music if you need some self-affirmation and/or get out of a funk. Because if dark and oft-depressed Trent Reznor can do almost happy, you can too.

Get video codes at Bolt.

So let's look on the bright side life, the weekend is near. Have a good day everyone.

Flowers In Their Hair?

I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker is the new single by Sandi Thom, the 24-year old who grew up in Banff on the north east of Scotland.  Whilst, I still don't get the flowers bit cos this is how a punk girl would look like (as illustrated below and found at this site), and the beat is more KT Tunstall than Sid Vicious, the song is still good fun and catchy.

Like a Rolling Stone

Its really bugging me that I can't remember where I heard the last bits of this song by Bob (...oh Baaawb...) Dylan.  Is it at the ending of a movie?  But a cover perhaps?  A TV series?  Grrr.  And no, I've checked, its not in Masked & Anonymous or Assassin...

It's almost 2.30 in the morning.  Bubba is awake beside me...watching Disney Channel's America's Funniest Home Video.  Hehe, so cute my Bubba.  We had a small pre-birthday do for him this evening.  Had us some Japanese at Xcapade, Gadong and went back to the Bijou Bungalow for cake and drinks.  An old dear friend joined us, sans hubby, who is in BKK for biz.  So it was just Iz and I, M & A, MatBon & Lees, Woo and Myuzim.  Good fun :)

Okay I gotta google my ass off to find the answer to my "Like a Rolling Stone" question.  If anyone could enlighten me...please do.

Emma.  Who won't sleep well until she gets it.  Over.

xx