“Beam Me Up” by the Swedish DJ duo Cazzette is yet another song introduced to me by satellite radio a few months ago. And, oh, how I love it. I’m not a dancing person — and certainly not in public — but every time I hear this song, I’m right…
my happy for the day
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My Happy for the Day: “Female Robbery”
As with most new-to-me music these days, I first heard this song by The Neighbourhood on Sirius XM. I was entranced by singer Jesse Rutherford’s smooth-as-velvet voice and the overall British sound (to me, anyway) of the song. From start to finish, it feels almost hypnotic to me. Add in…
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My Happy for the Day: “Titanium”
Through the spouse, I was introduced to David Guetta‘s music. While I’ve enjoyed most of what I’ve heard by him, my favorite of his songs has to be “Titanium,” which features Sia. There are a lot of interpretations out there as to the song’s meaning — that it’s about standing…
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My Happy for the Day: Bathtime Fun
I saw this on the Ellen show the other day, and it makes me laugh every time I watch it. This is a good indicator of the kind of thing we can’t wait to experience when Coraline’s a bit older: bathtime and giggles. Of course, with a dog like Troubadour,…
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My Happy for the Day: Coraline Hits the Gym
This is one of my favorite things these days: watching Coraline play on her gym. She “talks” to the flashing, smiling sun at the top of it, the one that blinks in time with the music. She’s just now started grabbing the toys that hang from it and staring at…
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My Happy for the Day:
Watching Addams Family Values every Thanksgiving has become something of a tradition for me, mostly because of the sublime ridiculousness of Gary’s politically incorrect play about the first Thanksgiving. The song featuring Pugsley dressed as a turkey singing “eat me!” is of course a huge part of that. Enjoy, and…
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My Happy for the Day: "Sweet Disposition"
The first time I heard “Sweet Disposition” by The Temper Trap, I was mesmerized. Listening to singer Dougy Mandagi’s angelic voice, I fell in love with the song; it didn’t hurt that his voice reminds me a bit of the late, great Jeff Buckley‘s. Dougy’s voice, the lyrics, the beautiful…
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My Happy for the Day: "Home"
I can’t remember the first time I heard Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros‘ “Home,” but it was fairly recently. I’m pretty sure it was on a TV show or a commercial — I’d heard it and liked it but had no idea who sang the song. It was catchy…
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My Happy for the Day: "Bulletproof"
The first time I saw the video for La Roux‘s “Bulletproof,” I was mesmerized. It looked and sounded like the result of an ’80s music video doing it with a ’90s music video, with this fascinating, entertaining, and catchy gem having popped out nine months later. Add a dash of…
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My Happy for the Day: The Orangutan and the Hound
A friend sent this to me late yesterday. It’s a video from a National Geographic show about the amazing friendship between — you guessed it — an orangutan and a hound dog. Being the animal lover that I am, I just love stories like these. If only we humans could…