From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V12 #124 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Monday, May 15 2006 Volume 12 : Number 124 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Not so ecto, but very cool: Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy" ["Xenu's Sister" Subject: Not so ecto, but very cool: Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy" Get ready for the earworm of all earworms! In between sending out add requests and accepting add requests, I have Gnarls Barley's MySpace page up and I keep listening to this song. Once in a while a song comes along that's an instant classic and so totally addictive that genre doesn't matter, and you just know that it's going to take over the world. Just like that Norah Jones song, for now I just can't get enough of this song. It's very addictive. Unless you live in the UK or are a MySpace slut, you probably haven't heard this song. Don't worry. You will. Oh my, will you. This very well might be THE song of the summer and I can see it sweeping the Grammys and every other musical awards show. And it'll be deserved! The song harkens back to the old Motown days in feel and style, it's grooving, it's catchy, it's one of those songs where you don't need the lyrics to love it, but as a bonus the lyrics are actually interesting. Give a listen: http://www.myspace.com/gnarlsbarkley Gnarls Barkley are two guys, and they are having so much fun. On the site are several picutures of them in various movie poses (A Clockwork Orange, Up In Smoke, The Big Lebowski, Nightmare on Elm Street and others), The artwork department went absolutely nuts with creativity regarding posters and design (that alone is going to win some awards), the video is killer creative and fascinating, and if it all weren't so great enough, the record companies involved (Downtown / Atlantic / Warners) are actually embracing the Internet and doing things right. 1) they have 4 songs from the album, including "Crazy" available on MySpace. 2) a few weeks ago the ENTIRE album was on MySpace. You could listen to the whole thing. 3) they just posted all their lyrics via a Bulletin (uh yes, I'm looking at Bulletins now while I still can). 4) they allow their shows to be video and audiotaped. They just posted a link to a fan video of their Coachella performance. I think this is an experiment by the record companies. Let it all out there and let the people decide. In this case, the people are going to go nuts for "Crazy" and I'll betcha it'll be a massive hit all over the world for weeks and weeks and weeks, and it couldn't happen to a nicer song. All that's just off the top of my head. I haven't read any articles or reviews or any press at all about the band/song. If I'm just stating what everybody else already knows because they keep up with what's going on more, then never mind. :) Vickie - -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Music, all I hear is music, guaranteed to please... Happy's MySpace profile: http://www.myspace.com/happyrhodes Happy Rhodes song samples and rarities: http://wretchawry.com - -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 11:38:20 -0700 From: "Sue Trowbridge" Subject: Re: Not so ecto, but very cool: Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy" On 5/14/06, Xenu's Sister wrote: > In between sending out add requests and accepting add requests, > I have Gnarls Barley's MySpace page up and I keep listening to > this song. Once in a while a song comes along that's an instant > classic and so totally addictive that genre doesn't matter, and > you just know that it's going to take over the world. Just like > that Norah Jones song, for now I just can't get enough of this > song. It's very addictive. > > Unless you live in the UK or are a MySpace slut, you probably > haven't heard this song. Don't worry. You will. This song is all over Live 105 in San Francisco, so it seems to be catching on here in the Bay Area. I agree, it's very catchy. FYI, Gnarls Barkley is going to be on the Conan O'Brien show this Wednesday night. - --Sue T. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 18:45:59 -0700 (PDT) From: "Xenu's Sister" Subject: Re: Not so ecto, but very cool: Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy" - --- Sue Trowbridge wrote: > This song is all over Live 105 in San Francisco, so > it seems to be catching on here in the Bay Area. I > agree, it's very catchy. FYI, Gnarls Barkley is going > to be on the Conan O'Brien show this Wednesday night. Thanks for that. It'll be interesting to see how they do it. I was just on YouTube looking at the videos (turns out there are 2 very different versions both very cool) and I watched an appearance on Top of the Pops, where the band and backup singers were all dressed as airline pilots and flight attendants :). That version of the song was totally different, very slowed-down. They turned a catchy, uptempo song into a haunting, Motown ballad. And it worked! I think it shows how good the underlying song is. I never listen to the radio, and I never pay attention to the charts, but this is a song I'll keep an eye on. I'm glad to hear it's doing well in SFO. I swear I've heard it 20 times today, but I love it just as much each and every time. I may yet get sick of it, but not yet. This is what radio used to be filled from end-to-end with, good, solid, classic songs. Anyone who's surprised that I'd be listening to something like this shouldn't be. I grew up with 60's and 70's Top 40, and loved it to death, back when it was very eclectic and before they compartmentalized genres (in America). I had a stack of Motown singles too. I don't know if it's nostalgia that's making me love this song or what. I just know that I do. Vickie > > --Sue T. > - -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Music, all I hear is music, guaranteed to please... Happy's MySpace profile: http://www.myspace.com/happyrhodes Happy Rhodes song samples and rarities: http://wretchawry.com - -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V12 #124 ***************************