Alright?!

Yeah, we’ve been away a little bit too long. It seems exams have taken over.

I do have 2 exams left myself, but Music Monday is supposed to be weekly and I’ve actually bombarded you with dusty, old history articles instead of hip (is that word still cool?) music shizzle. Ma nizzle. I’m attempting to up my street cred now, after that 60s hippie vocab outburst.

Proceeding now.

Song #1: I Won’t Say (I’m In Love) – Susan Egan: Who, you ask? Well, this quality piece of tunage is actually from Disney’s Hercules soundtrack. Musical theatre super-nerds will know that Ms. Egan is a Broadway superstar. She’s already starred in Cabaret, Beauty and the Beast and Thoroughly Modern Millie – an awesome track record, if you ask me. But what about this song?

Well, the fact that Egan’s super thoroughly trained pipes are so perfect make this song a little bit perfect from the start. In the background though, Susan is accompanied by a 3 piece gospel choir, which bulks up the vocal slightly. Everyone knows Disney songs are always catchy anyway, so that’s not really a factor. Fun, cheesy pop-style song.

Song #2: Open House – Bombay Bicycle Club: Ah, the Bicycle Club. You dedicated, eagle-eyed readers might have seen thisband mentioned before on The Daily Wiggle. Again, if you know me you’ll know I’m always advocating British music, so these cheeky Londoners are right up my alley. They’ve only actually had one album and have another on the way, but I’m expecting big things from these guys.

Chances are, if you’ve heard any of this band before, this will be the song you’ve heard. It’s catchy, fun and definitely good enough for release. The minimalism that this track harbours is actually what makes it so great. It’s not minimalistic in a Coldplay, slash my wrists because of the painful silence kind of way, it’s just typical, British indie that somehow manages to be slightly different from the rest.

Song #3: Six Feet Under The Stars – All Time Low: I never actually listen to All Time Low. Like, ever. In fact, I only have 3 of their songs and I’m pretty sure I only downloaded them because an ex told me they were good. Apparently though, they are pretty successful. They’ve have 4 studio albums since 2005 and have toured with bands such as Fall Out Boy and Metro Station.

Now in my head, they’re a little boring. And when I listen to this song, my head proves to be correct. I think my heart is to blame too: I don’t really even want to like them, so I am sort of making it difficult. It’s not that this song sounds like a train-wreck or anything, but when I listen to it, it makes me want to skip it. To be honest, it feels like they’re nothing more than a Cute Is What We Aim For wannabe. Over it.

Song #4: Breathe On Me – Britney Spears: This is the second time Britney has appeared on Music Monday. Seeing as about 5million of the tracks on my iPod are by Britney or feature Britney, this probably won’t be the last time you’ll see her. This track is from her comeback ‘In The Zone’ album, which showed us a more grown up, mature side of Britters. Even though it was released prior to her breakdown.

What can I say about this song? It is a song that is obviously about sex and Britney does nothing to hide it. With a pounding bass in the background and Ms. Spears’ groans of pleasure in the foreground, this is definitely a song Britney performs to encourage all the horny couples out there to have sex. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if you gained a half erection when listening to it. Just sayin’.

Song #5: Ironic – Alanis Morissette: Oh, Alanis. Everyone knows Alanis, don’t they? Well, in case you don’t, she has 7 studioalbums and has an extensive list of TV and movie credits, including Dogma and Sex & the City. In my opinion, Jagged Little Pill is the best album she’s released, and this track is actually from that album.

You’ll have definitely heard this song. I have no idea where, but in general, every person I know has heard this song and knows a good proportion of the words to it. It speaks a lot of words about the irony in life, such as “a no-smoking sign on your cigarette break” and “a death row pardon two minutes too late”. Can you just imagine?! Yeah, Alanis captures the idea of irony here in a fabulously musical fashion. Full marks.

Top Track This Week: Open House – Bombay Bicycle Club.