Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts

Monday, May 18, 2009

Songs about Jennifer, Forgot One



How could I have forgotten one of my favorites? Hole's Jennifer's Body? I really do adore Courtney Love. New album soon, oh man am I excited. Even if the song isn't about a Jennifer per say, it is close enough for me, and on a great album I listen to often. And I thought there weren't any songs about Jennifer, boy was I wrong.

Songs About Jennifer


My real name is not actually Jenna. Jenna just happens to be what most people call me, how I introduce myself, and practically my full name. But, if you happen to check out any of my records or forms of ID, or you've known me for a long time, you'd know that my full name is actually Jennifer. So few people call me Jennifer, it feels strange against my skin. It used to be so bad, that when my name was called- I wouldn't respond. This was by no means intentional- I simply wasn't used to my own name. But enough about my identity issues. What I am really interested in, are songs about Jennifers- or Jennas. I didn't think there were that many- but then I started looking.

27 Jennifers by Mike Doughty
Jenny from the Block by Jennifer Lopez (how could this one ever be forgotten?)
Jennifer Juniper by Donovan
Jennifer by Styx
Jennifer by M2M- sorry, no link for this gem
Jennifer's Song by Strangelove (same, sorry)
and the incomparable and amazing Jenifa taught me by De La Soul

Do you know any more?

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Black Moth Super Rainbow



I have fallen in love, with a band called Black Moth Super Rainbow. An experimental band, fusing elements of psychedelic folk and electronic- how could I be anything but utterly besotted? They seem to perfectly fit my mood right now- the music could really fit any season- but the tunes on Dandelion Gum are a perfect match to this early May summer. The beats are dreamy and jarring- a kaleidoscope of senses. If you wanted to give them a go- I'd recommend beginning with the track Forever Heavy off the previous mentioned album (the video link on YouTube is interesting). The songs make me want to lay outside on the grass all day and watch flowers come to life in the summer sun. I can't help but think of time lapse flowers opening and closing when I listen. I want to float away on the raspberry dawn and touch heaven.