en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal The Last.fm journal for bluetopaz. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2009/01/08/2dqy71_%3A%7C Thu, 8 Jan 2009 03:27:54 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2009/01/08/2dqy71_%3A%7C Come Back To Me... hm I have such a polarizing reaction to it. I really like listening to it, and she totally sounds in pain (which is a good thing) like at the end of Prisoner of Love where she pleads, "Stay with me / My baby, say you love me," but the song sounds so generic. It sounds like all those other R&B songs out there; if it were not her singing, I'd probably skip it... probably. I dunno. Plus, some of the beats sound really cheap, like it came straight from the computer, but then again, Flavor of Life -Ballad Version- sounded totally cheap, too, with the strings, but it sold like a bajillion downloads*. But I find really funny people trying to interpret this one line in the song:

"Lower East Side of Manhattan
She goes shopping for new clothes
And she buys this
And she buys that
Just leave her alone"

I've seen:
"Will you reside of Manhattan" - FAIL
and "On the bayside of Manhattan" - Better, but Bayside is in Queens. OH NO YOU DID NOT JUST DO THAT.

Maybe because I've lived in L.E.S. all my life, but my ears perked up immediately at that and knew that that was what she was singing.

Anyway, at least she's back... but will that be it?

*Estimated]]> http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2008/12/05/2bfuga_lulz Fri, 5 Dec 2008 01:55:56 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2008/12/05/2bfuga_lulz But all of the boys and all the girls are begging to if you seek Amy

Oh baby baby if you seek Amy tonight
Oh baby baby we'll do whatever you like

- If U Seek Amy

I remember saying I missed Max Martin (who has not been seen since Oops!...I Did It Again, I believe) re: Britney's songs. Max is back, all right! --> Also written by Max Martin (with Denniz PoP).]]> http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2008/11/15/2a1zay_yessss%21%21 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:56:15 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2008/11/15/2a1zay_yessss%21%21 http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2008/10/25/28ntv9_cleaning_out_my_notepad Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:20:41 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2008/10/25/28ntv9_cleaning_out_my_notepad eclectic score. If the score is small (extreme = 5) your musical preferences are very limited, and if it is large (larger than 80, extreme = 100), then you have an eclectic musical preference. You can compute your own score at http://anthony.liekens.net/pub/scripts/last.fm/eclectic.php

My eclectic score is currently

94/100

The 94 related artists for my profile are *NSYNC, 2Pac, 50 Cent, Ace of Base, Agnetha Fältskog, Alejandro Sanz, An Horse, Angelfish, Ashlee Simpson (2), Bee Gees, Bernard Herrmann, Better Than Ezra, Beyoncé, BoA, Boney M., Brian Littrell, Carmine Coppola, Christina Aguilera (2), Coldplay, D12, Destiny's Child, Ennio Morricone, Eve 6, Everclear, Franz Ferdinand, Frida, Goo Goo Dolls, Hilary Duff (2), Hole, Hootie & the Blowfish, Janet Jackson, Jann Arden, Jesse McCartney, Jewel, Juanes, Jump5, Kaiser Chiefs (2), Kelly Clarkson, La Oreja de Van Gogh, Lindsay Lohan, M2M, Madonna, Marie Serneholt, Matchbox Twenty (2), Metric, Michael Nyman, Missy Higgins, Natalie Merchant, Nick Carter, No Doubt, Obie Trice, Paramore, Paula Cole, Paulina Rubio, Proof, Rilo Kiley, S Club 7, Snow Patrol, Starsailor, Stroke 9, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, Thalía, The Bravery, The Cardigans, The Cranberries, The New Pornographers, The Pointer Sisters, The Strokes, The Veronicas, The Verve Pipe, The Walkmen, Tonic, Tori Amos, Travis, Uh Huh Her, Utada, Voxtrot, We Are Scientists, Westlife, Whitney Houston, Wilco, YUI, Zbigniew Preisner, mihimaru GT, 上戸彩, 今堀恒雄, 倖田來未 (2), 宇多田ヒカル, 安室奈美恵, 川井憲次, 河野伸, 浜崎あゆみ, 羽毛田丈史, 菅野よう子

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Take your top 50 artists. For each of these artists, collect the top 20 similar artists (where the artist itself is the #1 most similar). The resulting number of unique artists is your super-eclectic score. You can compute your own score at http://anthony.liekens.net/pub/scripts/last.fm/supereclectic.php

My super-eclectic score is currently

723/1000

The most similar artists for my profile are Mariah Carey (6), Christina Aguilera (6), Britney Spears (5), Jessica Simpson (5), 浜崎あゆみ (5), Ashanti (4), Hilary Duff (4), Madonna (4), 宇多田ヒカル (4), Janet Jackson (4)]]> http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2008/09/30/273fl9_i_don%27t_like_facebook_either Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:12:30 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2008/09/30/273fl9_i_don%27t_like_facebook_either this page. Kind of really stupid.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2008/09/04/25c96i_favorite_song_ever%3F Thu, 4 Sep 2008 03:27:36 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2008/09/04/25c96i_favorite_song_ever%3F 宇多田ヒカル - Prisoner Of Love

It's been about five months since I first heard the song and by now I must've listened to it close to a thousand times and I still haven't tired of it. (My iTunes count says 300, but it's skewed because I constantly repeat it manually, plus I listened to it on my CD player and mp3 player). I know the romaji lyrics by heart; I sing it in the shower to time myself (it takes about four minutes to sing it, so I sing it twice and try to get outta there as I approach the end of it the second time); I've even tried whistling the tune (it sounds really weird, especially at the chorus). And this is a song I pretty much don't understand, except the gist of it.

So obsessed, I typed out the lyrics from memory without cheating! I did, however check after I was done and corrected myself and edited it thusly (focusing on the syllables/spelling, rather than if I strung them together right [kagayakidashita or kagayaki dashita?).

i'm a prisoner of love, prisoner of love
just a prisoner of love
i'm just a prisoner of love, a prisoner of love

heiki na kao de uso wo tsuite
waratte iyake ga sashite
raku bakari shiyou to shiteita

naimononedari buruusu
minna yasuragi wo motometeiru
michitariteru no ni ubaiau
ai no kage wo otteiru

taikutsu na mainichi ga kyuu ni kagayakidashita
anata ga arearawareta ano hi kara
kodoku demo tsurakutemo heiki gada to omoeta
i'm just a prisoner of love, just a prisoner of love

yameru toki mo sukoyaka naru toki mo
arashi no hi mo hare no himo tomo ni ayumou

i'm gonna tell you the truth
hitoshirezu tsurai michi wo erabu
watashi wo ouen shite kureru
anata dake wo tomo to yobu

tsuyogari ya yokubari ga muimi ni narimashita
anata ni aeai sareta ano hi kara
jiyuu demo yoyuu demo hitori ja munashii wa
i'm just a prisoner of love, just a prisoner of love

oh mou sukoshi da yo
don't you give up
oh misute nai zettaini

zankoku na genjitsu ga futari wo hikisakeba
yori issou tsuyoku hikare au
ikurademo ikurademo ganbareru ki gashita
i'm just a prisoner of love, just a prisoner of love

arifureta nichijou ga kyuu ni kagayakidashita
kokoro wo ubawareta ano hi kara
kodoku demo tsurakutemo heiki gada to omoeta
i'm just a prisoner of love, just a prisoner of love

stay with me, stay with me
my baby, say you love me
stay with me, stay with me
hitori ni sasenai]]> http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2008/08/18/24cfid_shuffle_40_songs_survey Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:21:15 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2008/08/18/24cfid_shuffle_40_songs_survey Post the first 40 songs that come up.
You can repeat artists if you want.
If you have any repeats, skip to the next track.

1. Third Eye Blind - I Want You
2. Lifehouse - Only One
3. Backstreet Boys - Missing You
4. Eminem - Spend Some Time
5. Tan Dun & Yo-Yo Ma - The Encounter
6. Shakira - Animal City
7. Luciana Souza - Muita Bobeira
8. Gavin Friday - Wig Wam Bam
9. 山下康介 - 伝説の謎
10. Dream - He Loves U Not
11. Michelle Branch - One Of These Days
12. 宇多田ヒカル - テイク 5
13. Eminem - Encore / Curtains Down
14. Shakira - En Tus Pupilas
15. Hanson - Weird
16. Britney Spears - Shadow
17. Garbage - Metal Heart
18. Bobby Goldsboro - Honey
19. Destiny's Child - Say My Name
20. Mariah Carey - Open Arms
21. A*Teens - Shame Shame Shame
22. Mariah Carey - Butterfly
23. Jay-Z - Encore
24. Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
25. Backstreet Boys - Weird World
26. Shakira - Ciega, Sordomuda
27. The Wallflowers - See You When I Get There
28. Sarah McLachlan - World On Fire
29. 山下康介 - Too sure
30. 宇多田ヒカル - Passion
31. Backstreet Boys - Drowning
32. Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica" - Scherzo: Allegro Vivace
33. 山下康介 - 小さな願い
34. Shakira - Fool
35. Al Hirt - The Green Hornet Theme
36. Fiona Apple - Across the Universe
37. John Williams - Star Wars And Revenge of the Sith
38. 山下康介 - growing
39. The Format - On Your Porch
40. Jay-Z - 99 Problems

Questions:
1. Which song do you prefer, #1 or #40?
I got 99 problems, but a bitch ain't one

2. Have you ever listened to #12 continuously on repeat?
Once or twice

3. What album is #26 from?
¿Dónde están los ladrones?

4. What do you think about the artist who did #15?
For the past seven years, I've thought, "I should get Hanson's albums after 'Middle of Nowhere'!" That plan has never come into fruition

5. Is #19 one of your favorite songs?
Not really

6. Who does #38 remind you of?
Who? ...An amoeba? 'Cuz it grows?

7. Does #20 have better lyrics or music?
Tie

8. Do any of your friends like #3?
BSB? Yeah I guess a few or a couple or one

9. Is #33 from a movie soundtrack?
OMG YES! (Well, TV. BUT STILL!)

10. Is #18 overplayed on the radio?
No

11. What does #21 remind you of?
Shame shame shame! ::brushing one pointer finger on the other for some reason::

12. Which song do you prefer, #5 or #22?
22

13. What album is #17 from?
Bad Boyfriend

14. When did you first hear #39?
When Donut was trying to sex up who he once thought was his half-sister

15. When did you first hear #7?
On my computer. It's a free .wmv from Microsoft

16. What genre is #8?
Soundtrack?

17. Do any of your friends like #14?
Probably

18. What color does #4 remind you of?
Violent yet hideous shade of chartreuse

19. Have you ever blasted #11 on your stereo?
No

20. What genre is #37?
Instrumental soundtrack

21. Can you play #13 on any instrument?
lol

22. What is your favorite lyric from #30?
Omoidaseba haruka haruka
Mirai wa doko made mo kagayaiteta
[When I remember back far, far
The future was forever shining]

23. What is your favorite lyric from #23?
Now what the hell are you waitin' for?

24. Would you recommend #24 to your friends?
Uhm, sure, if you're on acid or something... not that I've ever been on acid... or something...

25. Is #2 a good song to dance to?
Lifehouse was probably proto-emo y/n?

26. Do you ever hear #16 on the radio?
The radio... IN MY MIND!!!!!!!!!!

27. Is #32 more of a “nighttime” or “daytime” song?
Afternoon, because I used to listen to classical music mostly in the afternoon.

28. Does #36 have any special meaning to you?
Not really, except the first time I heard it I thought that it was a very pretty song when I was watching Pleasantville's closing credits.

29. Do any of your friends like #31?
BSB for the same question again?

30. Is #25 a fast or slow song?
Midtempo! Suck on that, question.

31. Is #35 a happy or sad song?
I dunno, it's very peppy and upbeat, though

32. What is one of your favorite lyrics from #9?
THERE ARE NO LYRICS!!

33. Is #34 better to listen to alone or with friends?
oreo

34. When did you first hear #27?
When I bought Red Letter Days

35. Name 3 other songs by the artist who did #29:
Geh... Mysterious chocolate, glacial, and DOMINATION

36. Do you know all the words to #6?
No

37. Does #28 have better lyrics or music?
I really don't know

38. What album is #10 from?
It Was All a Dream]]> http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2008/07/06/2217e7_i_am_impressed_by_my_sticktoitiveness Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:45:12 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2008/07/06/2217e7_i_am_impressed_by_my_sticktoitiveness
01 Utada WOW I WONDER WHO UTADA'S TOP SIMILAR ARTIST IS!!

02 安室奈美恵 Who? I knew what I was getting into when I started this. I figured I could learn the names of dozens of Japanese artists I have no idea about and therefore don't particularly care for! Dozens! (Actually I've heard of Amuro Namie, still doesn't mean I know who she is.)

03 倖田來未 (Koda Kumi) So, wasn't she real ugly before all that plastic surgery?

04 浜崎あゆみ (Hamasaki Ayumi) ::sighs:: It only took four clicks! It's like getting to the center of a Tootsie pop, except infinitely more depressing. (I kid! She's sort of okay sometimes. Still sounds like a pissed-off cat, though.)

05 BoA I haven't heard any of her songs, but she is still hell of everywhere in the Chinatown music shops.

06 ANYBAND Then I pick The Wallflowers! (Uh-oh, it's getting into K-pop. My plan of mocking J-pop folks isn't working!)

07 동방신기 (Dong Bang Shin Ki) I think I've heard of them. I think.

08 Super Junior SUPER WHO???? (A baker's dozen of Korean singers along the lines of Menudo, I guess. Also, are you sure thirteen is enough and HOW WERE THEY FORMED IN 2005, BUT FOUND THEIR LAST MEMBER IN 2001???)

09 Super Junior T Gee, I wonder how they came up with this one.

10 SS501 They sound like a radioactive element.

11 Big Bang BIG CRUNCH!

12 Wonder Girls Let's just keep me wondering.

13 Kara There are two bands! Korean pop and Finnish Christian metal, who sang Jesus Lover of My Soul. Just don't break my soul's heart, Jesus. I have a shotgun with a pitchfork attached.

14 SMTOWN is the project name used by SM Entertainment for their vacation compilation albums. SMTOWN consists of current artists under SM Entertainment. (I... I think I have no idea what they are saying.)

15 천상지희 The Grace ::siiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh::

16 장리인 But it should be 張力尹!

17 소녀시대 Girls’ Generation (Official Name), also known as SNSD, the acronym of So Nyeo Shi Dae (Hangul: 소녀시대; Hanja: 少女時代), is a large nine member girl group formed in 2007 by SM Entertainment. The group debuted on SBS Inkigayo on August 5, 2007, performing their first single, “Into the New World” (다시 만난 세계).

The members are (in order of official announcement) YoonA, Tiffany, YuRi, HyoYeon, SooYoung, SeoHyun, TaeYeon (the leader), Jessica, and Sunny. They are said to be a multilingual group. Aside Korean, they are said to know English, Chinese, and Japanese. (I am said to be a boy!)

18 Epik High This sounds like a superhero high school. For rappers.

19 SE7EN I like the movie.

20 1TYM, at band camp...

21 태빈 1OFTDI1TYM (One of the dudes in 1TYM.)

22 Fly to the Sky And don't come back now, y'hear?

23 신화 I am confident I can blame this Kpop-ness on BoA, agreed?

24 H.O.T C.O.L.D!

25 JTL Just Too Lame to be H.O.T anymore

26 Tony An is a South Korean musician best known for being part of the popular K-pop boy band H.O.T. After H.O.T. disbanded, its ex-members ... formed the dance music trio JTL. Eventually... Tony, released solo material. He is also the CEO of TN Entertainment, a music entertainment company, Skoolooks, a school uniform company, and Shinenihs, an undergarment company.

27 Jang Woo Hyuk, (장우혁)(張佑赫) is a South Korean musician from the group H.O.T. After the revered K-pop group H.O.T. disbanded, its ex-members Tony An, Jang Woo Hyuk and Lee Jae Won formed the stylish dance music trio JTL. Now Woo Hyuk goes one step beyond by launching his highly anticipated solo career. He is also the CEO of Newest Entertainment ( a Dancing Academy).

28 Eru I am never listening to BoA.

29 SG Wannabe Damned posers.

30 SeeYa... wouldn't want to be ya

31 백지영

32 이수영 Awesome, I have her singing the Korean The Boy is Mine with whatsherface... Mumbly Joe...

33 장나라

34 Eugene I knew a Eugene, once.

35 Bada-bing, bada-bang

36 Chae Yeon (채연) is a Korean pop singer who was born on December 10, 1978. Although visible now in the public eye,it took Chae Yeon many years to attain her current level of fame in Korea’s entertainment industry. In fact, she had to start out in Japan first. She was part of a singing group called Brand New Biscuits (ブランニュービスケッツ, Brand New Biscuits?), debuted in Japan on January 1, 2001, wheren it has 6 members. Brand New Biscuits included also another Korean singer, Yuny Han (Han Tae Yoon).

37 Koyote Ugli

38 Kim Jong Kook

39 Tei

40 박효신

41 이기찬

42 이승철

43 이승환

44 김동률

45 박정현 Another Korean singer I've actually heard of! :O

46 임정희

47 별

48 신혜성

49 휘성

50 성시경

Thanks a lot, BoA... not.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2008/07/06/220pym_definitely_more Sun, 6 Jul 2008 02:09:54 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2008/07/06/220pym_definitely_more
WISH was so kiddie (even their music video was a bunch of dolls/puppets running around, IIRC), I liked Love so Sweet tons better, but One Love is the best because it just sounds so mature, which sort of fits with the movie's tone. I say "sort of" because of the whole bear-punching thing. I guess it definitely ties in with the mature aspect of their relationship, marriage and everything. Another major reason OL trumps LSS is there's no weird Engrish. "Love story" sounded like "love slowly," which BLOWS MY MIND BECAUSE THAT IS OBSCENE AND JAPANESE TWEENS ARE LISTENING BUT OF COURSE MOST OF THEM PROBABLY DON'T EVEN KNOW THE CONNOTATIONS BECAUSE THEY WEAR SHIRTS THAT SAY STUFF LIKE "TMTS PORN: NASTY FLAVOR JUICE."

What was I saying? ...

I don't want to ruin the song seeing it performed by the group because they always have unnecessary choreography, but hey what do I expect they are totally bubblegum pop. They're like Backstreet Boys, but even more hilarious. Or less... ?]]> http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2008/06/28/21m13b_sloooooow Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:25:38 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/bluetopaz/journal/2008/06/28/21m13b_sloooooow Why Can't I? contained the lyrics, "Here we go, we're at the beginning; we haven't fucked yet, but my head's spinning" until like six months ago.]]>