Song of the Week 11/6/16

     I'm going to make this short because a lot of deep things happened this evening and I don't want to dampen the atmosphere. But this is a remix I found yesterday and I want to share it here. I've listened to it twice and it's very catchy because I remember a lot of it in my head. A few quick words on the sound; I love how the future house synth melody counters the beat rhythm in the climax, and that's something you'll find in a lot of future house but I love it. It makes me feel like I've known the song for a long time because that sound is so familiar to me, and yet at the same time, because of that, the atmosphere is absolutely stunning. I love the way the verses flow into the drops as well, especially with the delay put on the 2nd drop.
     I've been a fan of Capital Kings for a while and they're still one of my favorite groups. I have a lot of respect for anything they produce and love the way they're trying out so many subgenres as they grow into better EDM producers, so I'm excited for anything they put out. There's not a single song of theirs that I dislike. I knew future house would be coming from them because they seemed really into it lately and Cole actually saw Oliver Heldens live a few months back which is insanely cool. But I'm so glad I finally get to hear them trying this sound, and it seems like they're natural at everything they try. It blows me away. This is their remix of 'Love With Your Life' by Hollyn.

Song of the Week 10/23/16

     I had a different song in mind for this week but I'll have to save it for the next. I found this song yesterday and I'm so obsessed with it that I've listened to it four times so far and I'm trying not to overlisten. I was listening to TobyMac nightcores (because it was his birthday and I wanted to celebrate) then I got off track and started listening to other Christian nightcores which led to this one. I'd never heard of it before but I knew of Jonathan Thulin so I thought I'd give it a try. It's called 'Masquerade'. I loved the deepness in it and it seemed to pull me in so I decided to listen to the original and ended up listening to that twice yesterday and another time this morning.

     I know all the lyrics by now (they were fairly easy to learn). They hold a lot of truth as they are convicting Christians who are too afraid to let their light shine because of the judgment of the world. The light is nothing to be ashamed of, but it can be hard to stand strong when we're scared. However, the Bible says "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." (Ephesians 6:12) Besides, we're in God's hands, and God is so much stronger than the world. This song is a challenge to never hide the light of Jesus, and I grasped that meaning right away because of personal events. I love the way this concept is pulled off metaphorically, which is something I really enjoy doing in songwriting.
     I don't actually know what genre Jonathan Thulin generally releases, as I haven't listened to much of him yet (although I do know his brother is David Thulin, who is an EDM artist, so I'd expect something slightly electronic), and I don't even know what genre this song is. But nonetheless, the instrumental side of it is awesome. It has a nice rhythm, although the tempo is a little slow, but the rapid violin melody counters that and creates an atmosphere which makes you picture dancing in your mind. All that together with the awesome vocal fillers after the hook echo the lyrical concept very well.
     I love the descending rhythm of the vocals in the verses, which are contrasted later by the ascending vocals in the bridge. There is also a suspenseful feeling just after the bridge vocals which adds to the entire atmosphere as well. The chorus is actually repeated four times, but I'm fine with that because I love it. This whole track is pulled off pretty nicely when you break its elements down. Jonathan Thulin is not a very well known artist, but this track is amazing, so I'd definitely recommend checking it out and giving it some support if you like it.

Fan photography for this song; photo cred to me :)

Song of the Week 10/16/16

     I chose this song, "Blessings" by Laura Story, because a woman did a cover of it this morning at church and it's been stuck in my head all day because I've been working on this blog so much that I haven't listened to anything else. The lyrics are very reassuring and have a level of insight that most Christian songs don't achieve. I found this lyric video so you can see what I mean, but there's almost no need because Laura sings the words so clearly that you can easily understand them.
     The instrumental part takes a minimalist approach with only the piano creating a simple melody and giving most of the spotlight to the deepness of the vocal, while between the verses and at the beginning and end it appears for a short time to echo the melody. You can also hear the complexity of the piano which gets louder at the very end of the bridge to perfectly accompany the soaring voice of the singer. I love the extension of the last chorus as well. This isn't like most Christian songs on the radio, whose pop sound gets monotonous after a while. This one stands out a lot because of its uniqueness and it's one I still love.

     I finally figured out how to use the coding to make the embedding smaller. *sigh of relief* It was going to drive me insane having every video stick out twenty feet on the right and cover up my beautiful new tag cloud.

Song of the Week 10/29/13

Hi! What's up? :P

I had been toying around with lots of ideas for song of the week before I picked this one out. This is the one I had thought of originally, and then lots of other songs came to mind, but this song seemed to stand out. This morning I was still trying to pick one when I checked out the Recently Played Songs list on the K-LOVE website, and it was playing, then this afternoon going to piano lessons I heard it in the car again:

Holding Nothing Back by Ryan Stevenson.

This is a song about not letting anything get between you and God, and following him without hesitation. Here is the official lyric video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vzMyIzkyD4

I had no idea it was co-written by TobyMac, but that's what it says!

And here's the video of Ryan Stevenson performing it live on K-LOVE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5lbeniCVlk

I hope you enjoyed it!
(THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO GET POSTED ON TUESDAY!!!)

Song of the Week 10/22/13 and Kitty On My Knees Lyrics

(:  HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOBYMAC!!!  :)

(I drew the party hat on ArtStudio. This was one of the only pictures of him in which he is not wearing a hat, so I figured that he needs one! And how fitting for his birthday! LOL)

In honor of TobyMac's birthday, here is the song of the week from his 2010 album Tonight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHsrAiWLr3Y

This has to be one of my favorite TobyMac songs, maybe my favorite from that album. But you can't make me pick one single favorite TobyMac song. They're all so good!!!

Here are the lyrics:

City on our Knees

If you gotta start somewhere
Why not here?
If you gotta start sometime
Why not now?
If we gotta start somewhere
I say here
If we gotta start sometime
I say now

Through the fog
There is hope in the distance
From cathedrals
To third world missions
Love will fall to the earth
Like a crashing wave

Tonight's the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide
In a beautiful display
It's all love tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one king
A city on our knees

A city on our knees

If you gotta start somewhere
Why not here?
If you gotta start sometime
Why not now?
If we gotta start somewhere
I say here
If we gotta start sometime
I say now

Through the fog
There is hope in the distance
From cathedrals
To third world missions
Love will fall to the earth
Like a crashing wave

Tonight's the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide
In a beautiful display
It's all love tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one king
A city on our knees

A city on our knees

Tonight could last forever
We are one choice from together
Tonight could last forever

Oh, tonight could last forever
We are one choice from together
Family, we're family

Oh, tonight could last forever
We are one choice from together
You and me yeah you and me

Tonight's the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide
In a glorious display
'Cause it's all love tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one king
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
A city on our knees

If we gotta start somewhere
Why not here?
If we gotta start sometime
Why not now?

I'm always getting inspired by my cats, and here are the latest results:

Kitty On My Knees

If you gotta eat somewhere why not here?

If you gotta eat sometime why not now?

If you gotta eat somewhere I say here

If you gotta eat sometime I say now

Look around, there are treats in the distance

From moist Pounce treats to dry Temptations

And every treat is just one step away

Tonight's the night

For the kittens and the cats

And now we come

The thin ones and the fat

So just give us some treats tonight

Those treats smell so divine

Oh, human, can't you see

I'm a kitty with one dream

A kitty on my knees

A kitty on my knees

If we gotta have tuna why not here?

If we gotta have catnip why not now?

If we gotta have salmon I say here

If we gotta have turkey I say now

Look around, there are treats in the distance

From milk-flavored to beef and chicken, and

Seafood medley, so this is why I say

Tonight's the night

For the kittens and the cats

And now we come

The thin ones and the fat

So just give us some treats tonight

Those mix-ups smell divine

Oh, human, can't you see

I'm a kitty with one dream

A kitty on my knees

A kitty on my knees

Oh, we'll stand here forever

We are standing here together

We'll stand here forever

Oh

We'll stand here forever

Yes, we're standing here together

Waiting, waiting

Oh, we'll stand here forever

Yeah, we're waiting here together

For our treats

Yeah, for our treats

Tonight's the night

For the kittens and the cats

And now we come

The thin ones and the fat

So just give us some treats tonight

Oh, and make this night divine

Oh, human, can't you see

We're the kitties with one dream

The kitties on our knees

The kitties on our knees

A kitty on my knees

A kitty on my knees

If we gotta eat somewhere, why not here?

If we gotta eat sometime, why not now?

The treat flavors talked about in the song are all Temptations treat flavors. So, big thanks to them. Big thanks to my cats too. And the lyrics wouldn't be here anyway if it wasn't for TobyMac. And TobyMac wouldn't be here if it wasn't for God. Praise God!!! :) :) :)

So anyway, let me know what you think!!!

I'm so excited... on Friday I'm going to sleep over at my Aunt's house, and I think I'll get pretty much all day Friday and Saturday there too! One of my old friends I haven't seen in a while is coming too so we'll get to see each other again and play some. I usually take a movie up there for us to watch, but I can't think of a movie to take, so I'm taking all sorts of Webkinz concert stuff to make up for it. The lead singers from TobyMeow and Sunshine are going to be there, but I picked out a variety of other pets for the rest of the group, so it will be interesting to see how they all do together at the concert!

Also, I'm ordering TobyMac's Eye On It Deluxe Edition CD!!! I wanted to get the CD so I can take it to my friend's house (I don't take my iPad there), and I can burn it to the computer and put the songs on my iPad too. I can't wait...

Song of the Week 10/15/13

Our song of the week is by my 2nd favorite singer, Mandisa. Overcomer has been the top song on K-LOVE for a little while now and they used the instrumental version of it a lot for their pledge drive, which I think is very cool.

\o/ You're an overcomer... \o/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z29olPjFbqg
Isn't it so cool how they do the lyrics??
TobyMac on the radio?! Yay!!! LOL
Stay tuned for the next song of the week...by TobyMac, of course. :)

Song Of The Week 10/4/13

Hi everyone! Big news!

I'm going to start doing a song of the week on my blog!!!

Listening to music (and dancing to it) is one of my favorite pastimes. So I'm really happy to share some of my favorite songs with you! Most of the songs I'll be using are on K-LOVE, my favorite radio station. They do contemporary Christian music (including TobyMac, Jamie Grace, Mandisa, and Chris Tomlin), and I really believe it's the best music out there. You can listen online or find a radio station near you at www.klove.com.

I'm going to start with a traditional one that most of everybody knows: Amazing Grace. This is the Chris Tomlin version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbe7OruLk8I

If you enjoyed this song, come back soon for the next song of the week, by TobyMac. It will be part of a bigger post featuring my latest drawing, so stick around! :)