Today was not looking like it was going to be a very good day. In fact it wasn't such a good day. But then I found out Monday is a public holiday so I have a 3 day weekend, which makes it all better. That and I'm headed up north to visit a friend for the weekend and stay on the gold mine he manages. I'm hoping I can get a couple pounds as a souvenir. For free, obviously. I mean what are friends for if not to hook you up at their job?
I'm in Ghana, by the way. For like the 4th time this year. Which is fine by me cause I kind of like it here. And the food is good. I would actually be happy being poor in Ghana, because I could honestly eat banku (this gruel stuff made from maize) and shito (Ghanaian hot sauce) every day, and I figure that's like the Chinese equivalent of rice and soy sauce. So I'd be set.
Anyway this blog is supposed to be about music, so music it is. This time it's what is probably my favorite band: Stars. They're part of that whole Toronto/Broken Social Scene group of artists (which includes Feist, another favorite). Their album Set Yourself on Fire is my favorite album of theirs, and possibly one of my favorite albums. Never gets old, and I can relate to pretty much every song on there.
I'm not sure which song is my favorite. There are a bunch of great ones, but two in particular that I are probably my favorite Stars songs, period. Don't really know what to say about the two songs except that they're my favorites. So just have a listen. Your Ex-Lover Is Dead.
I'm in Ghana, by the way. For like the 4th time this year. Which is fine by me cause I kind of like it here. And the food is good. I would actually be happy being poor in Ghana, because I could honestly eat banku (this gruel stuff made from maize) and shito (Ghanaian hot sauce) every day, and I figure that's like the Chinese equivalent of rice and soy sauce. So I'd be set.
Anyway this blog is supposed to be about music, so music it is. This time it's what is probably my favorite band: Stars. They're part of that whole Toronto/Broken Social Scene group of artists (which includes Feist, another favorite). Their album Set Yourself on Fire is my favorite album of theirs, and possibly one of my favorite albums. Never gets old, and I can relate to pretty much every song on there.
I'm not sure which song is my favorite. There are a bunch of great ones, but two in particular that I are probably my favorite Stars songs, period. Don't really know what to say about the two songs except that they're my favorites. So just have a listen. Your Ex-Lover Is Dead.
They took the words right out of my mouth. And probably hers, too, but I'm not as concerned with that.
I used to play One More Night for my students in Japan as part of class. I would play them songs and make it a fill in the blank excersize. I'd mix up the songs for different classes, basically whatever I was feeling, but all of my students heard this one (and Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis cause it was #1 on the Billboard charts at the time and I was trying to incorporate the Billboard charts into my lesson. I probably know every word of that song thanks to teaching in Japan.)
So the good news is you've now heard these songs in case you hadn't before. The better news is that Stars's new album comes out next month and I'm very excited about it. The few songs I've heard so far have been great and I would like to have it now.
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