brit pop: keane

Poll Request Selection for week 20.02 - 26.02: KEANE

Tom Chaplin (vocals), Richard Hughes (drums), and Tim Rice-Oxley (piano) are childhood friends from Battle, East Sussex, England who make up the merry pop sounds of Keane.

Formed in 1997 while each were attending college, Keane initially started out as a cover band. They played Oasis, U2 and Beatles songs in and around Sussex with guitarist Dominic Scott. The schtick would only last so long, for Keane got tired of playing everyone else's songs and yearned to do things on their own. When Chaplin left his Art History studies at Edinburgh University behind in 1999 and moved to London to join the rest of his mates, Keane had a chance to really do it.

They began writing and recording almost immediately. Call Me What You Like marked their self-released debut single in early 2000 and Wolf At The Door followed a year later, however things were slow to develop. Scott left the band in July 2001 and labels weren't really biting at Keane's rich, piano-driven kind of rock & roll because Coldplay was supposedly doing it. In December 2002, Keane got the break that they'd be waiting for. Fierce Panda's Simon Williams was summoned by a friend to attend a Keane gig in London. He was so impressed by the band's performance, Williams offered to issue the band's next single, Everything's Changing, on the spot. The limited-edition release was such a success on radio, several labels soon swarmed around the indie rock trio, eager to offer them a recording contract. Keane signed to Island UK in fall 2003 and released their fourth single, This Is The Last Time. The band's full-length debut, Hopes and Fears, appeared the following spring.

~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide

this one's for fishcip - enjoy the vids!

somewhere only we know


everybody's changing


this is the last time

jazz - piano: dave brubeck

Dave Brubeck was born in 1920 in Concord California, a small town near San Francisco. He was the youngest of 3 sons, all of them musical. Brubeck began to improvise tunes at age 4 (his mother, a pianist, jotted them down). The family moved to a ranch when he was 11, and in that period of relative isolation he listened to jazz records and continued learning his way around the piano. Even though Dave's father wanted him to be a rancher, or a veterinarian, Dave chose music and studied it in College, and then embarked on a career as jazz pianist and composer in the early 1940's.

Starting in the late 40's and early 50's, Dave Brubeck began to make his mark: the innovative Octet, then his Trio, then his classic Quartet made a huge impact on music in that period. Brubeck was on the cover of Time Magazine in 1954, and had the first million-selling jazz record in 1959 with the celebrated tune "Take Five" from the album Time Out. There was another stellar quartet in the 70's, and a series of compositions that combind classical music and jazz.

Lately Brubeck is active in the "Brubeck Institute," a program for young jazz players, and tours widely. His 1968 piece "The Gates of Justice" has been released on CD, and his latest solo piano recording features World War II songs: it is called Private Brubeck Remembers.

taken from wnyc.org

Take Five

rhythm & blues: sade

Sade was born Helen Folesade Adu in Nigeria, the daughter of a Nigerian teacher and an English nurse. Her parents separated when she was four, and she moved with her mother to London's North End. In her teens, she worked a succession of part-time jobs from waitress to bike messenger, yet devoted all of her free time to music, inspired by the likes of Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye and Al Green. Subsequently, Sade studied fashion design at St. Martin's College in London, and even saw some of her work shown in New York in conjunction with Spandau Ballet's first U.S. appearance. But her musical passions quickly overtook her budding fashion career, and soon Sade was performing as one of three vocalists in a promising jazz-funk collective known as Pride.

Early in 1984, Sade reemerged as lead singer and principal songwriter of the group bearing her name, accompanied by her former Pride cohorts Stuart Matthewman (sax and guitar), Andrew Hale (keyboards) and Paul Spencer Denman (bass). Their instrumental and compo- sitional talents brought additional form and color to Sade's words and melodies, providing a solid base for her natural vocal charisma. The team would continue to play and write together for the next decade.

well.. here's my version of how i came to know about sade..

simply put.. i grew up listening to smooth operator and the sweetest taboo.. one of my uncles used to say i look like sade *gasp/lol* - must be the way i used to tie my hair up..

years down the road, it happened one day.. a long distance phone call from goob.. telling me to "hey.. go grab sade's cd and listen to track no. 8" and so i did.. and there's no turning back from then on..

now, sade is like our mutual favourite female vocalist..

once again.. as promised.. enjoy the videos..

by your side


king of sorrow


paradise


kiss of life


nothing can come between us


love is stronger than pride


no ordinary love


smooth operator


the sweetest taboo

brit pop: sting

• Name: Gordon Matther Sumner
• Born: 2 October 1951
• Brithplace: Wallsend, Northumberland, England
• Best Known as: Former frontman for the Police

how shall i describe sting..? off my head.. excellent song writer, impressive bassist *does it count since i'm clueless on bass-playing?*, beautiful music, unique voice, pretty cute.. in a manly way.. and a friend used to say.. he practised tantra sex *??*

personal favourite tunes from sting gotta be:

• fragile
• desert rose
• the windmills of your mind
• (his version of) insensitive
• shape of my heart
• englishman in new york
• it's probably me

favourite tunes from the police:

• wrapped around your finger
• every little thing she does is magic
  
• roxanne
  

as promised, enjoy the videos!

desert rose

fragile


englishman in new york

fields of gold


shape of my heart


every breath you take


wrapped around your finger

update 22.02

wat's new in
cherriesmyuzik.blogspot

greetings all you music video lovers,

it's been a few weeks since i started this and i'm happy to share some of my own personal favourites here with you ..

i've spent nites uploading the videos. and i seem to be getting my eye bags back again due to this but.. it doesn't really matter now cos i'm luvin' it!

i've decided to add a lil weekly poll which i'd like to call it .. the weekly poll request. let's have some fun while watching the videos.. am really excited to see the response i'll get from my visitors..

in the next couple of days, i'll be adding a couple more videos -

from the beatles:

• paperback writer
• strawberry fills forever
• here comes the sun
  

from depeche more:

• a question of lust

and from new artists (in this collection) - sting and sade.. - so clean up your ears and get ready to enjoy more videos!

i hope you'll enjoy your stay in this lil myuzik room as much as i do.. please, feel free to comment or suggest or just drop me a lil hello..

life is just too plain without myuzik.. let's enjoy it..

from the makers of

myuzik.is.sexy

alternative pop: bjork

Björk Guðmundsdóttir IPA: /'pjœr?k 'kv?ðm?nsto?ht?r/, (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer/songwriter and composer, (formerly the lead singer with The Sugarcubes) with a great expressive range and an interest in many kinds of music including popular, trip-hop, alternative rock, jazz, ambient music, electronica, folk, and classical music.

Björk means "a birch tree" in Icelandic (the meaning of Icelandic names is often transparent), cognate with Old English beorc and the modern English word. Though many English-speakers pronounce her name "Byork", a more accurate approximation would be "Byerk", which she has pointed out rhymes with "jerk". [1] Guðmundsdóttir is pronounced roughly "GWUTH-muns-doe-tir", and means "Guðmundur's daughter".

Björk's father, Guðmundur Gunnarsson, is a well known labour leader in Iceland and was nationally recognized before his daughter became famous.

Taken from Answers.com

myuzik.is.sexy: here are some of my favourite videos from bjork..

goes out to goob & dirarocks


venus as a boy


bachelorette


hunter


human behaviour


it's oh so quiet


army of me

reggae: bob marley

Bob Marley, Singer/Songwriter

• Born: 6 February 1945
• Birthplace: St. Ann's Parish, Jamaica
• Died: 11 May 1981 (cancer)
• Best Known As: The reggae hero who did "Get Up, Stand Up"

Bob Marley was the world's first reggae superstar. He was part of the Jamaican group The Wailers, along with reggae greats Bunny Livingston and Peter Tosh. In the late 1960s and early '70s Marley, a Rastafarian, gained early attention for writing hits recorded by others, including "Stir It Up" (recorded by Johnny Nash) and "I Shot The Sheriff" (a hit for Eric Clapton). But then he came into his own international fame with songs that spoke of politics, religion and life on the streets, including his anthemic "Get Up, Stand Up." A greatest hits compilation titled Legend was released in 1984; it sold millions and earned a reputation as the one reggae album owned by people who own just one reggae album.

Marley's wife, Rita, and his son, Ziggy, have recording careers of their own.

Taken from Answers.com

this one's for you goob..



redemption song


get up, stand up


one love


no woman, no cry


i shot the sheriff


could you be loved

60s: the beatles - side B

more of the beatles..


paperback writer


can't buy me love


help


here comes the sun

60s: the beatles - side A

no introduction required..

enjoy..


penny lane


michelle


the long & winding road


all you need is love


imagine


while my guitar gently weeps


all my lovin' / till there was you / she loves you / i wanna hold your hand /

90s: debbie gibson

Debbie Gibson became a pop phenomenon in the late '80s, scoring a string of hit singles when she was only 17. Although she was still a teenager, Gibson showed signs of being a talented pop craftsman, capable of making catchy dance-pop in the style of Madonna, as well as lush, orchestrated ballads. Gibson's time at the top of the charts was brief, but it was quite successful, producing five Top Ten singles, including two number ones, and two multi-platinum albums.

Foolish Beat


Electric Youth


We Could Be Together

brit pop: james

James are a popular band from Manchester, England, formed in 1981. The band had a number of hit singles throughout the 1990s, the most popular including "Sit Down" and "Laid". Following the departure of lead singer Tim in 2001, the band have promised to return with new material.

my favourite album has got to be seven.

tracks like:

• ring the bells
• born of frustration
• seven
• mother
• heaven
• bring a gun

all brings back a lot of memory.. about me.. when i was 15.

so, to all the james' fans.. enjoy their classic anthem video..

sit down

brit pop: manic street preachers

MSP .. that's how i like to call it.. or generally just manics..

first track that got my attention to this band was motorcycle emptiness.. i was 15. got their album in cassette format.. how retro.. my second fav track gotta be little baby nothing.. somehow my favourite nick - lilredcherries, was pretty much inspired by that..

the other track that i truly love is kevin carter. especially the remix.. got the single and lovin' it.. enjoy!!



motorcycle emptiness



little baby nothing



a design for life

spanish pop/ballad: alejandro sanz

myuzik.is.sexy review:
sexy.acoustic guitar.cute.sexy voice
- especially in the Me Ire Live Video.. MUST WATCH!!

Alejandro Sanz, born Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro on December 18, 1968 in Madrid, Spain, is a Spanish pop/ballad musician. The second son of María Pizarro Medina from Alcalá de los Gazules, and Jesús Sánchez Madero from Algeciras, Sanz began playing guitar at the age of seven and composing his first songs three years later. After moving to Moratalaz from the neighborhood of Pueblo Nuevo at age 16, he began attenting management classes. At the same time, he recorded his first album.

In 2005 he and Colombian singer Shakira became the first Latin duet to perform live at the MTV awards ceremony in Miami, whith the performance of their hit La Tortura. La Tortura became one of the most popular Latin songs of 2005 and was a hit throughout Latin America, Europe and even in America.

He has also recorded singles with the Irish band The Corrs in 2000, Shakira in 2005 and Lena in 2006 with the song "Tú Corazón".

Tú Corazón - Lena & Alejandro Sanz


La Tortura - Shakira & Alejandro Sanz


Me Ire (LIVE) - Alejandro Sanz & the Corrs


Una Noche - Alejandro Sanz & the Corrs


Quisiera Ser (44th Grammy Awards 2002) - Alejandro Sanz & Destiny's Child

brit pop: depeche mode

ok.. depeche mode was once tagged as the ah beng's favourite anthem - especially in the 80s with their track strange love.. tho it's been moved on to the retro genre in most clubs now.. *ah.. yes they still play up this song..*

but my favourites has got to be from the violator album. i like all the tracks there..

and a couple more tracks from their depeche mode 101 album.. a question of lust is definitely one of them and of cos.. the usual love song - somebody.

*hey goob, thnx for the 101 cd.. which somehow had lost its way after all the moving.. but i still like you really..*



here's a really excellent video interview i've just found.. a must-watch! even if you're not a fan.. really funny..

the depeche mode interview


somebody


halo - goldfrapp mix


world in my eyes


enjoy the silence


a question of lust

brit pop: the smiths

stop me oh..oh.. stop me.. stop me if you think that you've heard this one before oh.. stop me.. ohh.. ohh.. stop me.. stop me if you think that you've heard this one before..

and if you have five seconds to spare.. then i'll tell you the story of my life.. sixteen clumsy and shy, i went to london and i .. i booked myself in at the y.. w .. c.. a.. i think i like it here can i stay .. and do you have a vacancy for a back scrubber..?

all smiths fans of the world unite..

here's a special interview by the smiths.. a bonus for the fans.. and a-get-to-know-the-smiths for those who don't already know.. - *special thanx to funkywallacrew for the video*

who are the smiths?


this charming man


how soon is now?


shoplifters of the world unite


what difference does it make?


sheila take a bow

brit pop: the cure

stuff i listened to at the age of uhm.. 15. haven't heard much of the new ones tho selected videos below some of my personal favourites.. this one's dedicated to aurora :)


the lovecats - the cure



love song - the cure



boys don't cry - the cure



friday i'm in love - the cure



lullaby - the cure

4AD: This Mortal Coil / Dead Can Dance

the kinda music i listened to when i was uhmm.. 16/17.. can't recall how i ended up with this album but my favs gotta be - i come and stand at every door, you and your sister, i am the cosmos..

i dunno how else to describe their music but it's just a part of me.

enjoy the video!

late night - this mortal coil (blood)

dead can dance - into the labyrinth

lurrrvvvve this album. still my fav after all these years.
ultimate tracks for me gotta be - the ubiquitous mr lovegrove, the hand that shakes the barley, ariadne, saldek, the carnival is over & yulunga.

found these videos and am happy to share it with you.. enjoy!


yulunga - dead can dance (into the labyrinth)



the carnival is over - dead can dance (into the labyrinth)

silly times: nkotb

ok folks..

as stated above.. these were times of my silliness more than a decade ago..

nkotb - new kids on the block.. *haa2 *yup.. all the hangin' tough and the right stuff..

i was a major fan complete with scrap books that i still keep somewhere in my boxes.. we did silly things just to get free tickets to their concert! and we did it for weeks!!!!

but it all ended after the concert when we realised how crappy they were..

these videos are dedicated to all my girlies *muahahahaha* - josri, donzy and others whom i can't recall their glamourous nicks - *to save you guys from utter embarrassement.. *

enjoy folks and have a good laugh awrite!! *lmao*


american music awards - medley


if you go away


baby, i believe in you


valentine girl

have a happy valentine's day tomorrow guys.. *mmmuuuaaaccckkks*

brit pop: the stone roses

hmm..

now, where or how did i came across to this band.. to think about it now.. i really can't recall how i came across this band but i know for sure that i was hmm.. 14.

after a tragic death of my life as a teenybopper, somehow i seeked refuge in better music.. and since then.. there was no turning back..

the stone roses.. well, i may not know much about the band but i sure dig their music.

finally.. after nearly a decade of listening to their music, i finally get hold of their music videos.. well.. that just proved that i didn't grow up with mtv.

to all the guys *and gals* i've grown up with at that time..

these vids are for you.. and yes.. goob.. this one's for you too ;)

take pleasure and satisfaction..


waterfall


she bangs the drums


i wanna be adored


fools gold


elephant stone

bossa nova: antonio carlos jobim

February 10 2006:

antonio carlos jobim aka tom jobim

the guy who made ipanema famous.

my first experience with jobim was from his Wave album.

lotsa nice loungey tunes.. good for driving around tho i don't drive - yet. but i can imagine.. driving with the windows down.. wind blowing my hair.. smooth traffic, nice, soothing tunes to accompany me back home.. or maybe a drive to nowhere.. it's gotta be a drive to catch the sunset.. aaaahhhh.. really nice.

my personal ultimate favourite has got to be Insensitive. a track that's been sung by frank sinatra and sting.. sting's version is really nice and how i love the song..

check out this video of acj with frank..

tell me watcha think!

take pleasure and satisfaction...

february 20 2006:

here is a video i just get hold of.. a track by acj - insensatez, performed by Jaques Morelenbaum, Paula Morelenbaum and Ryuichi Sakamoto

insensatez

jazz: ella fitzgerald

ella.

the jazz ella. not the malaysian rock ella. *giggles*

this ella is my ultimate favourite in female jazz vocals. i was won over by her vocals in antonio carlos jobim's Wave album where she sang So Danco Samba.. a very upbeat and catchy song.

i love the way she sang Lush Life, Summertime and of cos So Danco Samba.

lucky me *and all ella's fans*, i've found these two videos..

so.. once again i shall say.. take pleasure and satisfaction from these videos..

summertime


lush life

bossa nova: astrud gilberto

another type of music that was introduced by my goob..

i have always wanted to listen to all types of music.. especially jazz and bossa and well.. guess i'm just blessed to have found my kismet who not only share the same kinda love and life but this gift of music he has given me is just so amazing..

started listening to astrud in around 1995 i think..

well, my dearest goob gave me a verve jazz masters boxset as a gift.. it included cds from stan getz, antonio carlos jobim and astrud gilberto.

my ultimate personal favourite from astrud is Once Upon a Summertime.. it is just such a sad song.. pretty slow but it just got stuck in me.. call me a mush but well.. who cares! *lol*

astrud's baby girl - bebel gilberto is pretty good herself. she made the song So Nice popular to all loungers..

well.. for astrud, this is the only video i have found so far. the song that made her famous - the girl from ipanema

so.. go ahead.. *receive pleasure and satisfaction* from the video!

jazz: chet baker

i was introduced to chet baker by my then boyfriend and now my dearest husband - goob.

one of the first few albums and my personal favourite albums still is right now has got to be The Best of Chet Baker Sings and Songs for Lovers.

my favourite tracks gotta be:

• imagination
• stella by starlight
• come rain or come shine
• my funny valentine
• that old feeling
• there's a lull in my life
• embraceable you
• lush life

i came across this excellent video of chet's performance.. and it's just amazing!

it'll take a while to load as the video lasts for at least 40 mins..

so.. to all chet fans..

enjoy the show!

mu·sic (myū'zĭk)

wat could one be without it?

this space is gonna be filled with all the tunes that i grew up with..

get ready to just chill and enjoy your stay..


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