wongie's music world

GLEE HIGHLIGHTS: don't make me over / papa don't preach / hair & crazy in love / bootylicious / true colors

2009-11-23T04:22:00.007-05:00

glee cast - don't make me over (dionne warwick cover)
[oh mercedes is just brilliant!!!]

glee cast - papa don't preach (madonna cover)
[quinn sings this obvious solo wonderfully]

glee cast - hair & crazy in love (cowsills & beyonce mash up)
[artie and mercedes does duet duties]

glee - bootylicious (destinys child cover)
[oooh this sounds like a competing glee club!]

glee cast - true colors (cyndi lauper cover)
[tina gets a solo!]

DANCE BITCH DANCE: wiley feat chew fu - take that

2009-11-23T01:57:00.002-05:00

wiley feat chew fu - take that
[hm...a few days after my audio post, i'm kind of finding this track a bit grating... i 'take back' my initial statement ;)]

WONGIE DISCOVERY: the good natured - your body is a machine

2009-11-22T23:04:00.003-05:00

the good natured - your body is a machine
[from the guardian:
"Good Natured is about right: she sounds like what she is, a nice Home Counties girl, and although her voice keeps drifting towards mockney, you can hear the posh, plummy tones beneath. She's a techno Dido, a Lily Allen who's given in to depression, or a Kate Nash who wants to prove herself with serious clubbers. Rose has the pounding piano of a rave tune, but this is for playing after the lights have come on and the party is over."

like what you hear? the great folks over at nme have offered this as a free mp3!]

DANCE BITCH DANCE: major lazer feat nina sky and ricky blaze - keep it going louder (new video)

2009-11-22T20:23:00.005-05:00

major lazer feat nina sky and ricky blaze - keep it going louder (new video)
[this is the new video version of the brilliant club song and boy is the video naughty and weird! i think i love it, but then again what does that say about me?]

NEW ANIMAL COLLECTIVE!: animal collective - in the flowers

2009-11-22T03:35:00.003-05:00

animal collective - in the flowers
[i'm kind of not tripped out enough to appreciate this on face value. but there are some really nice elements scattered throughout the song, just not feeling it as a whole.]

INDIE DANCE BITCH DANCE: crookers feat kelis - no security

2009-11-22T03:32:00.002-05:00

crookers feat kelis - no security
[i'm kind of meh about this track (and i really shouldn't cause i love both the crookers and kelis). maybe it'll grow on me?]

NEW GRIZZLY BEAR!: grizzly bear - ready, able

2009-11-22T03:27:00.000-05:00

grizzly bear - ready, able

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: alicia keys - empire state of mind (live)

2009-11-22T03:17:00.002-05:00

alicia keys - empire state of mind (live)
[alicia's version sans jay z... beautiful yet somber. i hope she'll release this version on her upcoming album.]

WONGIE COVER OF THE WEEK: butch walker - you belong with me (taylor swift cover)

2009-11-22T01:15:00.002-05:00

butch walker - you belong with me (taylor swift cover)
[butch throws in all the pre-preparation in the 1st half of the video, so if you want to just hear the song, go to around 2'50" to listen to this AWESOME cover of the taylor swift smash hit! it's just simply wonderful and proves how the original is also a piece of pop genius.]

HOT COVER: lykki li - will you still love me tomorrow (the shirelles cover)

2009-11-21T19:18:00.002-05:00

lykki li - will you still love me tomorrow (the shirelles cover)
[if you love this cover, head on over to lykki li's official site and get the mp3 for free!]

NEW JANET!: janet jackson - make me

2009-11-21T19:06:00.002-05:00

janet jackson - make me
[recorded for her upcoming greatest hits collection 'number 1's'. i like how this is such a dance centric video, the kind that janet REALLY knows how to make]

WONGIE DISCOVERY: peggy sue - yo mama (live in session) / lover gone / alice in the kitchen

2009-11-21T17:06:00.003-05:00

FROM DROWNED IN SOUND:
"A band without anyone actually named Peggy as a member. Formerly called Peggy Sue and the Pirates. "Something like the Moldy Peaches if they had grown up dancing to Sleater Kinney and learnt to sing listening to Billie Holiday."

peggy sue - yo mama (bbc live in session)
[personally i think there's something really wonderful about their brand of edgier folk. is it the rough female harmonies or the kind of ragtag musicality that just works together? needless to say, my radar is up for this trio.]

peggy sue - lover gone

peggy sue - alice in the kitchen

THE SOUND OF BAD: jennifer lopez feat pitbull - fresh out the oven

2009-11-21T10:26:00.003-05:00

jennifer lopez feat pitbull - fresh out the oven
[no, really... don't call it a comeback... i don't even have to say anything, just press play and watch your ears bleed]

LIVE WONGIE: cheryl cole - fight for this love (children in need 2009)

2009-11-21T10:00:00.001-05:00

cheryl cole - fight for this love (children in need 2009)

LIVE WONGIE: snow patrol feat cheryl cole - set the fire on the third bar (children in need 2009)

2009-11-21T09:46:00.004-05:00

snow patrol feat cheryl cole - set the fire on the third bar (children in need 2009)

LIVE WONGIE: pixie lott - cry me out / when love takes over (david guetta feat kelly rowland cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

2009-11-21T09:32:00.004-05:00

pixie lott - cry me out (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

pixie lott - when love takes over (david guetta feat kelly rowland cover)(live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

AUDIO BUZZ: sia - you've changed

2009-11-21T09:17:00.003-05:00

sia - you've changed
[sia recorded this song a year ago and loved it so much that she's re-recorded it for her own upcoming album we are born. sweet!]

here's the original more housed up version:

lauren flax feat sia - you've changed

WACKY VIDEO: charlotte gainsbourg and beck - heaven can wait

2009-11-21T08:55:00.004-05:00

charlotte gainsbourg and beck - heaven can wait
[this is a surprising collaboration! charlotte gainsbourg teams up with beck for her latest album ILM. the 1st official video is wacky and sinister and i love it.]

charlotte gainsbourg describes why she named her title track, 'IRM'

AUDIO BUZZ: jay z feat mr hudson - forever young

2009-11-20T02:23:00.002-05:00

jay z feat mr hudson - forever young
[another winner from the blueprint 3 album. can't wait to see this video!]

NEW VAMPIRE WEEKEND!: vampire weekend - cousins

2009-11-20T02:04:00.002-05:00

Vampire Weekend - New Music - More Music Videos

vampire weekend - cousins
[not as crazy about this song, but it's vampire weekend, so i'll give it a few more listens]

AUDIO BUZZ: wiley feat chew fu - take that

2009-11-20T01:55:00.002-05:00

wiley feat chew fu - take that
[yeah... this is pretty hot! wiley finally gets that crossover hit that he deserves!]

WONGIE DISCOVERY: local natives - camera talk / airplanes (bbc radio 1 live in session)

2009-11-20T01:41:00.003-05:00

local natives - camera talk

local natives - airplanes (bbc radio 1 live in session)

[from last.fm
"Local Natives are a Southern California act preparing to release their debut full length. Upon first listen though, it seems as if there’s no way that can be the case. These songs roll by with the ease, confidence and chemistry of a much more seasoned act. My initial reaction is to compare them to bands known for their celebratory bombast like Broken Social Scene but with the rich orchestration of groups like Grizzly Bear or Fleet Foxes. Actually, here’s a comparison for you. If Arcade Fire were more interested in visiting the beach than reaching for heaven they’d probably sound a lot like Local Natives"]

NEW PATRICK WOLF!: patrick wolf - demaris

2009-11-20T01:31:00.003-05:00

patrick wolf - demaris
[is it just me, or is there something so wonderfully 80's dramatic about this song and video? we expect nothing less from this artiste!]

REEEMIX: florence and the machine - you got the love (xx remix)

2009-11-20T01:21:00.003-05:00

florence and the machine - you got the love (xx remix)
[this remix has been a favorite on so many blogs for the past month that i figured i'd add myself to the adoration with a proper video attached to it. a surprisingly upbeat xx give florence some serious twisted lofi disco grooves making it one of the highlight club tracks of the month. like what you hear? then go over to the great folks at rcrd lbl cause they have it as a free mp3!]

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: mumford and sons - winter winds

2009-11-20T01:11:00.002-05:00

mumford and sons - winter winds
[i'm already a convert to this album, but whenever i hear the trumpets play at the end of this song, it just gives me goosebumps! sheer brilliance!]