The Singing Bee

I have to do this, I wasn't going to, but after last night, I decided I can't let it go. So, here we go.

I get it, ok, I get the idea of what the network is trying to do, but ultimately it all sums up to a show based on really bad karaoke. They try to get away with it with their slogan You don't have to sing it well, you just have to sing it right. Unfortunately for us, that means we have to sit through what feels like an eternity of bad singing.

Is it me or does it seem like ex boy bander Joey Fatone searches the audience for bad singers? Speaking of which, what is this the price is right?? I mean seriously, all they need is a guy yelling... Come On Down!!!!

In case you haven't caught the show, or don't know the rules, here is how it goes down. Joey goes through the audience to pick 6 contestants to start the show. Once on stage they narrow it down to 4 by having the band sing songs and each person gets a chance to finish where the band left off. Those four compete till they are down to 2. These 2 then sing a whole verse of a song and the person with the least amount of mistakes is left standing. I believe there is money involved although all they talk about is the coveted Singing Bee trophy. Give me a break!

To add insult to injury, they have dancers...yeah I know. The scantily clad girls are not only dressed like "Bees" but are only there to shake their butts at every opportunity. The sad part is, it's very obvious. Their dance skills are limited and let's just say, there are no ex-fly girls in that bunch. They also gave them a corny name which escapes me right now. You know something like, The Queen Bees, OH NO WAIT.... The Honey Bees!! Gag me with a spoon.

The MC is some black guy dressed in a HORRIBLE teal polyester suit that looks too big, and the bands singers dress like they shop at forever 21. ( Not that there is anything wrong with forever 21, but we're talking about national t.v. here)

I can't help but feel bad that with Justin Timberlake topping the charts, and Lance coming out of the closet, Joey has to add "The singing Bee Host" to his resume ( which believe me he will be using again soon)At least J.C. just fell off the face of the earth.

My theme for the show would "Bee" If you can't sing it well...go the hell home!
Thank you and Goodnight

My take on Maroon 5

I have been considering writing this blog for awhile. You see, I was putting it off because I wanted to find just the right thing to say to get my point across. The words may never come, and I can't afford to miss this opportunity.

Maroon 5's new CD (It Won't Be Soon Before Long) kicks a%$ you see I have found that listening to the CD puts me in a different place. My mind almost wanders, but not in the way that would cause you to miss your turn off on the freeway, or zone out completely. But the kind that makes it so you can think of nothing more then the music. As if you ARE the music. You may not even know the feeling he is expressing, but you become that feeling. You are who he is talking to or talking about.

Adam Levine's (lead vocals) voice is not like a voice at all, but an instrument that you can feel without understanding what he is even saying. Although his voice is heard over the awesome background music, it doesn't cut through, but flows with the sounds. It's all one easy flowing masterpiece.

The slow songs are sweet and leave a satisfied feeling in the pit of your stomach, and the up beat ones make your blood almost rush to your ears in hope that the sound will get sweeter. I LOVE THIS CD. Here is an example, put any other way and sung by any other group this would be thought of as dirty or derogatory:

See I touch myself like it's somebody else,
But to you I touch oh,
Oh na na oh I miss you

When you hear the song, as he says it, you won't even hear it, it's like it's part of you.

My musical taste has never been picky, but I know AWESOME when I hear it, and this my friends is awesome. No matter who you are, this CD will make you a fan.
Maroon 5 Official Website

Fourth of July

This year I am really excited about the 4th of July. I'm not sure why, I have never been extremely patriotic,however, I do love the US of A. But I have this undying need to buy all that is red, white and blue and wear it around town for the next week or two. I also would like to catch an awesome fireworks show sometime soon. I always see good ones on t.v., but i want to be there. Well, this was something to write because I'm bored and needed something to do.
I'm going to share this with all of you because it's fitting for this blog.


Mariah Carey Lyrics
Fourth Of July Lyrics:

Trembling starry eyed
As you put your hand in mine...
It was twilight
On the Fourth of July
Sparkling colors were
Strewn across the sky
And we sat close enough
That we just barely touched
While roman candles
Went soaring above us and baby

Then you put your hand in mine
And we wandered away
I was trembling inside
But I wanted to stay
Pressed against you there
and leave the world behind
On that Fourth of July

So starry eyed
On the flowery hillside
Breathless and fervid
Amid the dandelions
As it swept over me
Like the wind trough the trees
I felt you sigh with a
Sweet intensity and baby

Then you put your hand in mine
And we floated away
Delicately lay entwined
In an intimate daze
A crescent moon began to shine
And I wanted to stay
Tangled up with you among the fireflies
On that Fourth of July

Thunder clouds
Hung around
So threateningly
Ominously hovering
And the sky
Opened wide
Showering

Then you put your hand in mine
And we ran from the rain
Tentatively kissed goodnight
And went our separate ways
And I've never truly felt the way that I
Felt the Fourth of July
Truly I have never felt the same inside
Like that Fourth of July
Truly I could never feel the same as I
Felt that Fourth of July

courtesy of: lyrics.com

Mondegreen ( incorrect lyrics)

I bet you didn't know that all those wrong lyrics you belt out in the shower actually have a name: Mondegreen To give credit where it's due, Sylvia Wright, as a child heard a poem as a child "They had slain the Earl of Moray/And the lady of Mondegreen. (Actual Lyrics "they had slain the Earl of Moray/And laid him on the green." So here are a few of my ( and I'm sure your) Mondegreens, feel free to add more.

Shakira ft. Wyclef:"You make a brotha wanna see spandex" (curtosy of my hubby)
Actual Lyrics:"You make a brotha wanna speak spanish"

Elton John: " Hold me closer Tony Danza"
Actual Lyrics: "Hold me closer tiny dancer"

Michael Jackson: " Thiller, Thiller Knife"
Actual Lyrics: "Thiller Thiller Night"

George Michael: "If you were the dentist, I'd be the sea"
Actual Lyrics: "If you were the desert, I'd be the sea"

Earth Wind and Fire : "Do you remember?.blahblahblah September!"
hahahaha

And does anyone really know what the hell Aretha Franklin is saying: "R-E-S-P-E-C-T Find out what it means to me, R-E-S-P-E-C-T....???????"
I'm utterly clueless to that one.
The funny thing about these, is even after you learn the proper words to the song, you will find that you will forever sing them "your way" so go ahead, with my blessing at least, roll down your windows and let tony danza hold you closer, be my dentist, watch out for that thiller knife and blah blah blah to Aretha with the rest of us!