Ten of my favorite artists in the world . Together.
Ben Foldsis my favorite paramount piano player composer. Liberally mix Billy Joel, Elton, Randy Newman, classical, stride, and completely original darkly humorous and/or serious music and lyrics.
Add British contemporary writer; Bruce Hornby . The author of High Fidelity , About A Boy, Fever Pitch, and many other wonderful novels and short stories.
The video posted below features a song with all lyrics by Hornby and all music by Folds.
Ordered the new Ben Folds album. Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls), Bruce Hornby, William Shatner (hysterical), Pomplamoose, Sydney Orchestra, Squirrel Nut Zippers , name a new indie and he’s there, NEW Ben Folds Five… Ben rocks. Several of the tracks were written during the time period that Folds and Hornby were working on Ben’s previous release ‘Picture Window’ but were not included on the album.
A CD is finally available of not only ‘best of’ Folds, new Ben Folds Five, Hornby and Fold’s collaborations but live performances and rarities. Feel free to order. I did. The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective Perceptive.
Here’s a video -which has could have been posted previously on YoYo-Dyne-. As usual with Youtube you may need to let this load to see it in full..sans the damned buffering shiat.
First of all apologies to all of the wonderful writers out there, that I have not commented on recently. Hell, am not even capable to comment on the YoYo-Dydne Posts. Back up to 500 in the Inbox unopened.
If you’ve been following for a while I’ve been known to drop off the face of the earth for a week or so at a time. Still alive and kicking though.
The disease keeps me from leaving the house, interacting , answering the phone, working like a damned normal person and keeping the fear away.
So, despite the SSD diagnosis, and Mensa membership (genius and insanity remember?) my musical compass has always been right on.
Love Leonard Cohen. Also know that there are better covers of Leonard’s songs than his original Hallelujah .
Here is Damien Rice. One of my favorite musicians, and his rendition of this beautiful song.
And I apologize once again if I have not gotten to your post.
Here’s my newest hit tune to try and get your ire up. Or Irish. Or Hebe. Perhaps Eye-talian.
Mitt Romney could be a blood relative. Scary.
Before this honorarium here’s a story dealing with murder. Well you faithful readers know PF2 from previous posts. New readers? PsychoFuck2; The last ex-husband.
So anyway he’s buried in the old farmhouse in Michigan. The one I gave over to PF2 in order to escape. Now I’m forced to leave this hip home in Reno due to lack of space.
PF2 lost my house in foreclosure. I was so depressed the party at my house was broken up by the police.
Luckily for the new owners of the place in Michigan the vegetable garden has awesome soil.
Yeppers. The basement is full. Despite The Shining furnace. Could not get the damned bodies into the wood or coal burner. Tall bastards. That’s the way I like it like it like it uh huh uh huh uh huh.
Anyway the ground has been frozen solid here in Reno for 5 months. This is NOT a funeral home. No room at the Inn. Hell, I adore dating… just not most of the dates. Basement is full. Garden can’t be dug up for at least another 4 weeks.
Moving is the only option. Oh, I’m not a nutjob like the White City murderer. Just a conscientious dating and single gal. And what’s a fire poker between friends?
Anyway, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. On to More Murder
Mitt Romney Mitt Romney Mitt Romney
Are you sure that you’re not the commie
Mitt Romney Mitt Romney Mitt Romney
Your wardrobe is bought via Palin
The losers behind in the polling
Get cash for the clothes from the mailman
Mitt Romney Mitt Romney Mitt Romney
Your RNC vests are so omni
Can hardly wait till you’re in the bathroom
Just tapping your foot with a zoom zoom
Mitt Romney Mitt Romney Mitt Romney
How can you stay ‘way from the Blacks and Jews
Your comments on all Anti-Mormon
Are all responses to morans.
Mitt Romney Mitt Romney Mitt Romney
Your voting is such a di’chotmy
Think self-deportation shall work
And medical care is for jerks
Mitt Romney Mitt Romney Mitt Romney
I know that you’re just fucking sorry
If murder was legal in this state
You’d be in my garden in slate
No Ted Nugent on this one. Still thinking of a video producer. Oh wait. I’m a TV producer. Hmmmm need casting suggestions. Any suggestions or volunteers?
Laughter is something we’re unfamiliar here at YoYo-Dyne. After all, Lithium is no longer available on credit* Funny how laughter and fear go together. Am thinking that’s why they do. What’s funnier than fear? Or death? Nothing! Here’s a tidbit including Laughter, Life and Les Mis…
Damn I miss living in NYC
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* YoYo-Dyne (and Buckaroo Banzai devotees ) will recognize that line.
Remember this tune from childhood, apparently this was released in 1971…. which made me 10 at the time.
Wait, Made me an embryo.
After the heavy last post needed this.
Well kiddies there were no videos, and I could embed the tune but F it. The video is disturbing only because I relate it to the time frame… ala ’70s.
The video is recent. Have to be happy that another generation has found it!
Enjoy!
Bow down kids. I shall allow you to kiss the ring.
Do you know how difficult it is to find Anything glam era on MP3?
I mean outside of my hard drives?
Forget the the vinyl we all ditched -bangs head against monitor-
Oh you know you love me…..
Don’t forget the great strides that were made during the late 70′s -musicians fucking off disco and punk- making a new scene. Making the 80′s.
Music and Derangement,
Well spent the last hour writing a piece on Ben Folds. His style, videos showing his amazing fingering -shut up you pervs, let’s hear form the pianists out there. oh shit no matter what,,,, – and why he is my muse for piano and pop/music.
Grew up on Billy Joel, Elton John, Randy Newman then Tori Amos. All, especially the first named, played a huge part in my own style. Then… Ben Folds came along and changed my life. THIS was the musician who said it all and played to 11. Not volume-wise but lyrics plus all.
And… lost the entire blog. Doh.
Here’s the last item I had. His latest video, fom Ben Fold’s latest album. Lyrics by Bruce Hornby (High Fidelity, Fever Pitch, About A Boy) and all music by Ben.
Cartoon: by the head of Fox Animation.
Sorry I lost the backstory and other videos. Hell, it is Friday Night
Take care kids. And yes there’s a reason I’m a piano player. Will get some Ben videos up soon, You’ll see.. and you will want to play like this cat too
First you’re probably wondering how an Executive Urban Hobo such as myself came to be eating steak and asparagus. No not ‘steak and vegetable ‘food product.’ The real deal.
Well, after receiving the obscene amount of a monthly stipend from SSD it’s time for grocery shopping. Asparagus on sale at $1.88 and two tiny filets wrapped in bacon for $3.97. I don’t purchase anything that isn’t on sale. Hear that Red? –grin-.
Aw, downsizing from Balducci’s and A&P bites heh.
Yes it was a splurge but we here at YoYo-Dyne have put on considerable weight after winning a huge loss after last’s year’s surgery. A tasty splurge.
Back to tuna, cheap ground beef and a bag of frozen chicken breasts to make the rest of the month. Oh how I’d love some fish..mmmmm fishies!
F’ing low carb diet is expensive on my ‘salary’ and a pain in the ass to prepare in the 45F kitchen at night.
Back to the topic. Slight derailment after speaking of a tasty meal. Uh huh.
Fell into a stupor after said tasty meal to be awakened by…The kids next door.
Have mentioned on prior occasion that I live in an old 1921 (drafty, impossible to heat, scary and dangerously wired, big-ass with the requisite spooky enormous basement) duplex. The architecture and lay-out make up for it, I assure you. In the Fall and Spring.
My neighbors are all members of a band. Actually two bands. One’s a sort of Rockabilly. the other Punk. Have played in other bands with two of the neighbors, when we practiced in my basement. Our lead singer and guitarist used to live in this place.
Now their bands practice in their basement. More fried-to-a-crisp electrical cords, small electrical fires and fuse blow-outs on their side now. Told you, this place is old and the circuits prevent the use of a toaster (or space heater) or practice Peavy amp use at the same time. It’s all fun and games until you’re outside in your bathrobe/fleecy sweats and T-Shirt in the snow, at the back of the house, at 7:00 am in 12F weather outside in snow because your Demon Seed is home from college and uses the microwave and two lamps at the same time..
Second Derail Apology: This means I can hear everything up from the floor and through the walls when it’s practice time; which sucks on Sunday morning I can tell ‘ya.
They put up with the concert grand piano, MIC’d vocals, and occasional jam session in the living room on my side so it works out. Yes, we DO blow the damned circuits in the living room too. I blame my bass player friends.
Who doesn’t?
From my nommy stupor tonight I hear a new tune (for best acoustics the bathroom is highly recommended; you can hear the trumpet and banjo far more clearly). These guys play all originals, in both bands. Caught my ear tonight with the sounds of a fave Old 97’s tune ‘Wont’ Be Home’
Dig this tune. Also dig my sleep. It did compel me to make a cocktail though and wake up. Whoop. Can be up all night tonight. Just as well actually.
About 300 blog notifications again…behind. That’s the least of the nasty news today so in reality the tune made my day.
So a shout-out to The Kids Next Door. And their 5 peeps packed into a two bedroom ancient duplex, basement electrical smoke, other tasty smelling smoke, and smiling, wonderful companionship on warm summer nights sharing the porch..
Take a peek at Jonathon Coulton, If you’ve never hear of him before then I pity da fool. And it’s time to find a new icon in geek rock.
He started a little something a few years ago called ‘Thing a Week. ‘ A new song each week for a year.
There have been several imitators since him. Jonathon made a buttload of cash at Mircrosoft (as opposed to a plethora El Guapo) gave the heave-ho To Gates and decided to…..
Make some great and ironic music. This goes out to Tony and EG
Here’s one of my favorites ‘I Feel Fantastic.’ If you dig this I also recommend : Creepy Doll, Code Money (yes! first song I ever hear by him. Classic if you work in web design, graphics or productions), Re: Your Brains, and Skullcrusher Mountain
By the way he allows anyone who wants to make videos of his tunes, and covers. Pretty cool.
And who we get stuck in those rooms with make up our lives. One room at a time. One minute at a time.
One day at at a time says Bill W. Oh and I had a 12 year personal relationship with Bill. Thinking of healing our relationship and talking again. Couldn’t hurt. Might help. We’ve been out of touch for a while. Life has become peculiar, but not due to the fissure with Bill. Life is…-insert favorite platitude here-. May put up a poll soon on this subject. Have to say El Guapo’s polls can’t be beat though!
Listening to Damien Rice. If you don’t know who he is go out. Listen. You’ll be hooked and caught like a child in a world of wonderful but frightening magic.
Have to thank El Guapo for reminding me to mention the music that plays as I write. He does it with every blog. If you’ve any wasted time to go back to, oh 2006 through 2008 or 2009, you’ll see the same thing was always mentioned at the end of all the YoYo-Dydne posts. Not sure when I stopped. Thanks EG.
This blog is a Chex Mix (TM in case of sue-age) theme.
So I’m going to choose Door Number One and go with Carol Merril: Music!
The ONLY reason to use auto-tune would be the following video. Let’s face it: if you need auto-tune to make your own recording… you suck.
Oh, my quiet honesty. So lovely and sweet. And no room at the Inn…
