Britt Nicole - Gold

I believe there's an official video for this, but this one is kind of nice, too.



Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh

You were walking on the moon, now you're feeling low
What they said wasn't true, you're beautiful
Sticks and stones break your bones, I know what you're feeling
words like those won't steal your glow, you're one in a million

this, this is for all the girls, and boys all over the world
whatever you've been told, you're worth more than gold
so hold your head up high, it's your time to shine
from the inside it shows, you're worth more than gold
(gold gold, you're gold)
You're worth more than gold
(gold gold you're gold)

well everybody keeps score, afraid you're gonna lose
just ignore they don't know the real you
all the rain in the sky can't put out your fire
of all the stars out tonight, you shine brighter

this, this is for all the girls, and boys all over the world
whatever you've been told, you're worth more than gold
so hold your head up high, it's your time to shine
from the inside it shows, you're worth more than gold
(gold gold, you're gold)
You're worth more than gold
(gold gold you're gold)

so don't let anybody tell you that you're not loved
and don't let anybody tell you that you're not enough
yeah there are days that we all feel like we are messed up
but the truth is that we're all diamonds in the rough
so don't be ashamed to wear your crown
you're a king you're a queen inside and out
you glow like the moon, you shine like the stars
this is for you, wherever you are

oh, oh, yeah, yeah, oh, oh,
you're gold

this, this is for all the girls, and boys all over the world
whatever you've been told, you're worth more than gold
(so hold your head up high) so hold your head up high,
it's your time to shine
from the inside it shows, you're worth more than gold
(gold gold, you're gold)
You're worth more than gold
(gold gold you're gold)

so don't be ashamed to wear your crown
you're a king you're a queen inside and out

It begins with you - -

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.

- Harriet Tubman

BDP ~ Love's Gonna Getcha

Still as awesome as I remember

The Copper Caper

I wasn’t a huge Sanford and Son fan (thought they were unnecessarily mean to each other more times than not) but some episodes were funny and this one was very memorable to me.

Watching it again all these years later, I think we can guess that Lil Jon was probably a bit of a fan of the show me.

You can skip to minute 24 if you want to jump straight to the connection.

Hal Douglas

Sad to hear a critical component of cinema history has left us. Hal Douglas passed away earlier this month at the age of 89.

If you remember when movies were preceded in theaters with only advertisements for other movies, or if you watched television back when most of the shows were still scripted, you will recognize this voice.

Earworm Wednesday

It’s been some time since we last did this so I’ve got plenty to share.

One of these days I’m going to get around to doing a full post for these guys.
Police – Don’t Stand So Close to Me



Mssl Cmmnd featuring Trackademicks f/ Kid Sister and 1 O.A.K – The Spark



Still not crazy about this album yet (okay, I’m downright disappointed) but I plan to keep listening until I love it. This song reminds me of De La Soul’s “Buddy” and the ending – wow!
Pharrell – It Girl


Rhea – Motorcycle (since the not-so-good, sounded-like-it-was-still-the-demo Pharrell version reminded me how much I liked this version)


Ike and Tina Turner – Proud Mary


Foo Fighters – Learn to Fly


Doobie Brothers – Another Park, Another Sunday


The version from the album that’s in your parents’ basement. You must at least once in life answer someone properly if they ask you for the time
Chicago – Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?


If I’m not mistaken, that’s Detroit legend Lorenzo in the Soul Train Line kicking his leg up over his head
Jane’s Addiction – Been Caught Stealing


Clipse – Been Caught Dealin’


I had no idea there was an official video for this. Kind of cool.
Rhye – 3 Days

Spooky Tooth - the Lost Broadcasts

Mary's Meals - Saving Grace

Very simple and absolutely amazing, Mary's Meals combines two things all children can't live without, nourishment and education as a tool to end world hunger.

Mary's Meals

Mayer Hawthorne – A Long Time Ago

I happened to come across this old clip from Mayer Hawthorne featuring clips from the New Dance Show, which replaced The Scene as the local version of Soul Train. (and we all know how much I loved the Scene)

I’m not even ashamed to admit that I remembered all the lyrics to the Colonial Merchandise Mart commercial

 

A Long Time - Mayer Hawthorne from MayerHawthorne on Vimeo.

"Catfish" before the Internet

Good Times was ahead of the game as usual.

In this 1977 episode, “Breaker, Breaker” Michael embellishes a few facts about himself as he falls for girl he meets through his CB radio only to find she has a bit of an imagination, too.

Part 1 of 2

Part 2 of 2

Pure Michigan: Pure Pothole Hell

I can’t begin to explain the anxiety I feel driving around these days. You come to expect the potholes after winter starts to fade but you can only anticipate for so long. After some time it just becomes stupid and enraging how you have to zigzag down the street to miss the holes that will take your tires.

And then there are the streets that used to be paved. The ones that look like they must be right on top of a fault line and are more dirty hole than busted road.

But, if we must laugh to keep from crying, then watch this. It won’t cover the cost of your alignment but it might make you feel a little better.

 

Know Your Rights

For some reason my computer gets a bit fritzy when I play this clip. It's almost as if someone doesn't want you to view it.

From the good people at hitRECord.

Brian Williams Raps Rapper’s Delight

No doubt you’ve caught at least one of the Brian Williams Raps videos and they are all incredibly well done but this one might be the winner.

And may I just say I’m not sure who puts these together for Jimmy Fallon, but they deserve an Emmy for editing and probably a raise .

Happy Hour

Pharrell’s single from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack, Happy was accompanied by the world’s first 24 hour video (Visit 24 Hours of Happy for the full interactive experience).

The various hours feature some seemingly regular Joes and some obviously professional dancers singing, dancing, and of course clapping along. And then there are the real stars: the innocent bystanders- more confused than happy, but a few do clap along.

The song will hopefully take home an Oscar this evening despite some stiff competition from U2 and also from Disney (the Academy loves Disney) but we’re keeping our fingers crossed around here.

Until then, let’s note some of the more blissful hours in the day

10 AM
The Cat on the Hat guy gets a little scary after a minute but he makes this the most bizarre hour of the set. Well, him and the kid whose mom gave him too much Robitussin to keep him calm until it was his turn.

Now I tend to be more entertained by the “regular” people than the professional dancer types but the guy on the end of this one is pretty amazing.



3 AM
One of the happiest hours of them all, this one will definitely make your cheeks hurt from smiling. And not just because apparently if you go to see a children’s movie in the middle of the night, minions will dance around you. Awesome.

Plus, didn’t you just know that the guy around the 20 minute mark was getting ready to do something impressive?




12 PM
One of the few hours where almost everyone almost breaks into (Mickey’s) Monkey which is what every person over 60 inevitably does if you play this song for them. And because suited people expressing unbridled happiness are great entertainment. And because we’re all secretly waiting for the skateboarder to roll right out into traffic.


1 PM
Pharrell in one of the last places you’d expect to see him, a really cute guy around the 28 minute mark, three of the Odd Future kids in one of the funnier versions in the whole day, and more of the oddest bystanders of any hour.


3 PM
If for no other reason, the very first segment with the live choir. If that didn’t move your spirit and make you happy, probably nothing will. Plus there's this guy


Be sure to check out the other hours for more fun and celebrity cameos.

Bonus Clip: Hatty (not to be confused with the lady at your church with the largest hat and tissue covered mints)



-just a note-

While anyone who knows me knows that I am a HUGE Pharrell fan, I’m still a human being who is also female and half way intelligent and I have my limits.

I have ignored his dishonesty up until now. That whole thing about the Blurred Lines video being directed by a woman and being about empowerment- -  I never pretended to buy it but I never said anything either. It’s not that critical in the big picture.

Plus, I already know the truth which would have sounded something more like, “I like titties. And I’ve got enough clout to put them naked in a video and pretend it’s art. Now kiss my ass.”

That would have been so cool.  That really would have been For real Pharrell

But I guess you can’t say those kinds of things and still be considered a good humble dude, so he stuck with his horrible explanation.

Okay fine.

But if no one corrects you then, you keep going, and the thread just keeps right on pulling and everything unravels.

And on his “I love women (wink, wink)” world tour comes this little statement.

Silver-lined doors, you say?

I wonder what he calls a c-section scar?

Now somewhere in the back of my mind I’m trying to see this as a reverence for women who carry and give birth to a child. I think that’s where he’s going, I’m wanting to believe that’s where he’s going but it’s not coming out like that. (not to mention ignoring great mothers who never gave birth to their own children)

Instead of sounding like, “thank you for your role in the circle of life” it comes across more like “I love it and it’s on my mind so much it’s diminishing by ability to eloquently express myself and I might need to seek treatment for it.”

Someone stop him before it gets really dumb.

While we’re at it, let’s  officially kill the whole  “women have the pussy so women have the power” thinking.

We are so powerful that we have to get naked and/or rub ourselves down in public in order to show our joy but Pharrell can be happy and fully- clothed all day long. That’s a problem. That my friend, is the true  “unbalance”  you might want to speak on.

I should also say there’s nothing wrong with feeling good about yourself, ladies, but we have to stop tying up our pride in our vanity- both sins incidentally if you’re religious at all.  But our attention span for someone being  shot in the head in the name of education and equal rights is not as long as it sometimes is for any random whore that posts a nude pic of herself online. Some of you are running to be seen by people who are looking in the wrong direction in the first place.

Stop showing yourself this way. It doesn't make you special. Turning someone's head doesn't make you special because frankly, some people will turn their head for anything.  Bing “random naked whore” and you’ll be lucky if your picture shows up in the first million results. Doing these things makes you that common.

There is more to you than that.

Don’t let a half way cute guy with a little extra talent and mouth that apparently moves faster than his brain tell you otherwise. You rule for a lot of other reasons that have nothing to do with your body or any of the openings on it.

G I R L is in stores 3/3/14. Sounds like a lot of demos but very, very awesome demos.

Balancing Goats

Far more entertaining than you would suspect

The Ring Lady

The Ring Lady’s remains were discovered in 1982 in the Herculaneum ruins. She was given the name because of the ruby and emerald rings still on her left hand. Bracelets and earrings were also found nearby.

Herculaneum was one of five cities (Pompeii being one of the most famous) destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 (AD).

There's a definite difference in this image and most of the other skeletal remain photos out there.

Is this woman grabbing her valuables before she has to flee for her life, stopping a minute too long to marvel at her precious jewels? Or did she have no idea what was coming? Simply picking out accessories for a night out?

It's fascinating to wonder.

 

The movie, Pompeii had a less than stellar opening in theaters this weekend, but the real history is something everyone should have some knowledge of.

 

Eyewitness to History Presents the Destruction of Pompeii

The Astounding Talents of Mr. Grenade

He gave his life for his art

 

Brought to you by Shane Acker, the artist that behind the movie, 9

Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man

I hate politics and belief in politics, because it makes men arrogant, doctrinaire, obstinate and inhuman. – Thomas Mann

 

 

Prince

I don't know where it came from, I'm just glad I found it.