Give Me That Filet o Fish
Hey you “Give Me Back That Filet-o-fish” haters…the singing fish is back.
Easter’s close, which means McDonalds (and every other fast food chain) is promoting Lent-friendly food options to Christians everywhere. Which also means one of my favorite all time ringtone-worthy commercial jingles, the filet o fish song, is back with a vengeance in a new commercial:
New Filet of Fish Video:
Gimme Back That Filet-o-Fish Ringtone Download
For those of you looking for the filet o fish ringtone, you’re one step closer. You can get a high quality mp3 (plus free GarageSpin song downloads) by signing up for GarageSpin downloads here:
Pulse Music is the production house that created the song.
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Got Some Luv from Mashable’s Free Music Monday
Mashable posted “Spinning Daydream” in its weekly music series, “Free Music Monday: 10 Free Downloads for Your Collection“. It’s #10 of 10 songs chosen by Barb Dybwad. Mashable happens to be my “go to” blog for social media news, pop culture, and geekery, so it’s both an honor and a privilege. Thanks, Mashablites!
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Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” Cover Song Smackdown
It’s time for this week’s COVER SONG SMACKDOWN, this time with the Black Eyed Peas’s “I Gotta Feeling”.
Three indie artists recorded videos of themselves playing pretty cool live (and not so live) covers of the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling”, the #12 single in Billboard this week. (It was actually a challenge sifting through all the Jonas Brothers covers in YouTube to find these…)
Who’s version do you think rocks more? Check ‘em out, vote below, and support a new artist with a little luv — it’s what the Cover Song Smackdown is all about.
Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” Cover by Joshua Pui
Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” Cover by David Choi
Ok, yes, this version is a little less “live” than what I usually post. But it’s pretty solid.
Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” Cover by WiseMan01
So, which band do you think deserves “I Gotta Feeling” Cover Song Smackdown bragging rights? Vote to see who’s in the lead:
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For those of you that want to sing along, here are some of the lyrics to “I Gotta Feeling”:
Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” Lyrics
I got a feeling that tonight’s gonna be a good night
that tonight’s gonna be a good night
that tonight’s gonna be a good good night wooh hoo (x4)
Tonight’s the night night
Let’s live it up
I got my money
Let’s spend it up
go out and smash it
like oh my god
Jump off that sofa
Let’s get get up
I know that we’ll have a ball
if we get down and go out and just lose it all
I feel stressed out I wanna let it go
Lets go way out spaced out and losing all control
More “I Gotta Feeling” lyrics here…
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Play an Interactive Piano on YouTube
At any time, someone, somewhere, is doing something cool on YouTube. I’m loving this interactive piano video…even if playing something as simply as Chopsticks is impossible:
Enjoy…
(via Mashable)
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Owl City “Fireflies” Cover Song Smackdown
It’s time for this week’s COVER SONG SMACKDOWN, this time with Owl City’s “Fireflies”.
Three indie artists recorded videos of themselves playing pretty cool live covers of Owl City’s “Fireflies”, the #4 single in Billboard this week. (I’m actually a fan of this guy ’cause he’s a DIY musician…he recorded his entire album in his basement. Awesome.)
Who’s version do you think rocks more? Check ‘em out, vote below, and support a new artist with a little luv — it’s what the Cover Song Smackdown is all about.
Owl City “Fireflies” Cover by Andrew Garcia
Owl City “Fireflies” Cover by Daiyel
Owl City “Fireflies” Cover by The Heart Render
So, which band do you think deserves “Fireflies” Cover Song Smackdown bragging rights? Vote to see who’s in the lead:
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For those of you that want to sing along, here are some of the lyrics to “Fireflies”:
Owl City - Fireflies Lyrics
You would not believe your eyes
If ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as I fell asleep
Cause they fill the open air
And leave teardrops everywhere
You’d think me rude, but I
Would just stand and stare.
I’d like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly.
It’s hard to say that I’d
Rather stay awake when I’m asleep,
Cause everything is never as it seems.
More “Fireflies” lyrics here…
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Kesha “Tik “Tok” Cover Song Smackdown
It’s time for this year’s first COVER SONG SMACKDOWN, with Kesha: “Tik Tok”.
Three indie artists recorded videos of themselves playing interesting live covers of Kesha’s “Tik Tok” (i.e. Ke$ha), the #1 single in Billboard this week. Who’s version do you think rocks more? Check ‘em out, vote below, and support a new artist with a little love — it’s what the Cover Song Smackdown is all about.
Kesha “Tik Tok” Cover by The Shures
(Note: Song starts at 1:00)
Ke$ha “Tik Tok” Cover by Gia Farrell
Kesha “Tik Tok” Cover by Euphausia
So, which band do you think deserves “Tik Tok” Cover Song Smackdown bragging rights? Vote to see who’s in the lead:
Loading ...Thanks for listening to some new DIY bands giving Ke$ha a run for her money. Be sure to let me know what you think of the first ever Cover Song Smackdown in the comment section below.
For those of you that want to sing along, here are the lyrics to “Tik Tok”:
Kesha - Tik Tok Lyrics
Wake up in the morning feeling like P Diddy
(Hey, what up girl?)
Put my glasses on, Im out the door - Im gonna hit this city (Lets go)
Before I leave, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack
Cause when I leave for the night, I aint coming back
Im talking - pedicure on our toes, toes
Trying on all our clothes, clothes
Boys blowing up our phones, phones
Drop-toping, playing our favorite cds
Pulling up to the parties
Trying to get a little bit tipsy
[CHORUS]
Dont stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, Imma fight
Til we see the sunlight
Tick tock, on the click
But the party dont stop
Woah-oh oh oh
Woah-oh oh oh
More Ke$ha Tik Tok lyrics here…
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Cover Songs & Cover Song Smackdown Tuesdays
Who doesn’t love a unique cover of a great song? How about three covers of one song?
We’ve all got a few cover songs we love — whether it’s an acoustic version of a hard rock song (think “Pardon Me (Acoustic)” by Incubus), a humorous spin on funny classic (think “Baby Got Back” by Jonathan Coulton), or a complete track reinvention (”Faith” by Limp Biscuit).
Cover songs kindly bait listeners by borrowing solidly anchored “hooks”, then showcase a band’s stuff via the cover’s interpretation. For that reason, they’re excellent promotional tools, and are often used by bands and labels for just that purpose.
In fact, the trend has become a primary promotional tool for many new bands, as I learned during my own YouTube cover song experiment. In a nutshell, musicians are posting videos of themselves playing currently-radio-airing songs on YouTube to target the vast sea of listeners searching for those same songs — and get found. While that may annoy some rockstar-wannabe-purists (”I only respect originals, dude!”), some of these bands are quite talented, and rise to the top. Pomplamoose, Boyce Avenue, and David Choi have collected MILLIONS of views and thousands of subscribers by employing this strategy. CD sales, tours, and label offers are even included in some cases… This is no joke.
Anyway, I love the fact that some very talented musicians are using freely available social media and major label content to generate exposure for themselves. Eat that, major label moguls.
In celebration of the trend — and in support of indie artists — and for my own amusement — I’m starting “Billboard Cover Tube Tuesdays” “Cover Song Smackdown Tuesdays”, where I’ll post three awesome cover song videos of a Billboard-topping single each week. If I get bored, I’ll stop. If I don’t, and/or people like it, I’ll continue.
Check in tomorrow for the first of installment of… BILLBARD COVER TUBE TUESDAY COVER SONG SMACKDOWN TUESDAYS.
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Making of Video for Snow Patrol “Just Say Yes” Cover
The ”behind-the-scenes” video of my recording “Just Say Yes” is now live.
As many of you know, I spent a few weeks recording an acoustic cover of Snow Patrol’s, “Just Say Yes”, the single from their new album Up to Now. I also recorded video of myself doing it for a YouTube experiment. See what you think…and if you’re up for it, maybe even favorite it? ;)
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