Category: Tunes

Beatles homage

I’m not one for remakes of Beatles or Eagles songs. Why mess with what is already great? I’ve even gone so far as to call the idea blasphamous BUT, my friend Naomi sent me this link and it’s so much of an homage, than a remake that I had to share it. I wonder how old this kid is???

Thank You Girl

Each week, on Tuesdays, iTunes likes to promote new artists or albums by offering a free song of the week. Most times, it’s not very good but last week, their song was by Karina (Pasian, not to be confused with the South American singer Karina) called “Just Can’t Find the Words”. It’s not really the lyrics that catch me but the upbeat tempo and the fun melody of the tune. Good for both a work out and to just kick back to. Unfortunately, it’s not free on iTunes anymore but still available for just 99 cents.

Karina
woo woo
woo woo
woo woo
woo woo

Now we’ve been talking for a while;
And you got me tryin to figure out
boy i don’t know what to say to you
but you got me feelin some kind of way for you

and all i know is when we’re together
no one can make me feel the way you do baby
i wish each moment can last forever
its hard to explain the way i feel for you
(i just can’t find the words)
you got me loosing myself
in what i’m trying to say
and its so hard to fight it
cant help but feelin this way
and every time that i’m near you its like my heart gets weak.
feels like im loosing my breath makin it hard to speak.

i just can’t find the words
woo woo
just can’t find the words
woo woo
i just cant find the words
woo woo
i just can’t find the words

————————UPDATE————————
I know what it is that I like about this song – it’s simplicity. Every chord is laid out in it’s arpeggios and it just makes the song sound so simple and, and…quaint!

Magical Mystery Tour

The Texas State Panorama Steel Drum Band performed in the lobby at TMEA this past February. These videos were too big to upload onto YouTube but my Flickr account could take them so now I can share them!

Africa by Toto

Yumbambe

Cha Cha Sandwich

Rant And Rave

Thank you San Antonio!!!!

I’ve Just Seen A Face

I recently got my CD/DVD Bundle of the Michigan State University Wind Symphony from this past Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. It was an amazing concert to see in person and I’m enjoying being able to see it again. The camera work is pretty good, too. I wish I had an option to get watch the conductors but that’s just for my personal education. The only thing that annoys me about watching this video is the camera shows the saxes a lot and they sure are a distracting bunch – constantly moving around while they’re playing! I’m all for feeling the music when you play but when it looks like you’re almost coming up off your seat, it’s a bit much. I wonder if they knew they were being video taped or something….