3 January 2025 - Lights - Damage

"Hey, remember when you used to use that quote style in your blog posts?"  

"Yeah, that was kind of lazy.  It was usually a sign I was out of ideas."

"Kind of like when you try to sneak in a Lights post?"  

"Are you implying something?"

"Yeah, I'm implying that there is literally a relatively new Lights song you haven't posted featuring a video of her giving herself a haircut."

"I just assumed her hair would fit behind that LŪN mask easier if she cut it?"

"I mean, I guess that's true.  Want to actually say something of substance about this song?"

"It's kind of a throwback to older Lights, I guess, and even she's said it's Little Machines coded. "

"Seems like you're making an excuse to add another link here."  

"Just listen to the music."

"I mean, also, that's not her hair colour.  She probably was wearing a wig."

"This live video implies otherwise, buddy."

"OK, we stand corrected.  Sorry."

"Her tears at the end of that video were also real, buddy.  Wanna doubt that?!"

2 January 2025 - Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down

I think I've mentioned here that I thought Lover was a high water mark for Taylor Swift.  This song is yet another reason why.  Written and produced by Swift and Joel Little, this LGBTQ+ anthem is fun, funky and smart.  The song peaked at #2 on the pop charts in the US, blocked from #1 by the juggernaut that was "Old Town Road".   

But can we talk about this video?  So many cameos - and a lot of them are members of the LGBTQ+ community, which is wonderful.... but also, for all those people who thought "Bad Blood" was about Katy Perry must have been satified to see Ms. Hudson show up in this video wearing a hamburger and sharing a sweet moment with a fries-wearing Swift.  

The video is fun and completely unhinged.   

What would we be if we didn't include an Eras Tour version of this song?

1 January 2025 - Tommy Richman - Million Dollar Baby

What a weird song to start 2025 with?

Yeah.  It is.   

But also, it's unlike any other song released in 2024, and it was a HUGE hit.... Richman's first as a vocalist.  Strangely, it's a non-album single that does not appear on his later-in-2024 album Coyote, itself a decent piece of work.

Anyway, I don't post a lot of trap music, so when I hear something interesting and different, I am going to post it.  

This is going to be our biggest year yet, so stay tuned.