25 Random Things

If you're on Facebook, then you've probably been tagged by one or more of your friends with one of these... If you haven't, the concept is this: You write a "Note" about yourself, which has "25 random facts" about yourself. You then "tag" a bunch of your friends, and ask them to also write 25 random things about themselves, tag you (along with their own friends) in their notes, and so on.

It's kind of like chain-mail, except instead of trying to spread some false information for "good luck" or whatever, you get to know more about your friends.

So the song above is about that, as well as a parody of the Miley Cyrus song, "7 Things." They also do some things to mimic Miley's video, which you can watch below, if you haven't seen it.

The Wounds of History

20 years ago, college students in Beijing held a protest, which ended in Tiananmen Square when the Chinese government sent troops and tanks to literally squash the protest, referred to at the time on the news at the Tiananmen Square massacre. The protests were broadcast in news reports all over the world.

Famous singers in Taiwan at the time got together, and produced this song, in memorandum to those who lost their lives.

Below is an interpretation of the lyrics to this song:

With something over your eyes, they think you won't be able to see
With your ears covered, they think you won't be able to hear
But the truth is your heart, the anguish is on your chest
How much longer must we abide? How much longer must we remain silent?

If warm tears can wash clean the dust
If hot blood can be traded for freedom
Let tomorrow remember the angry roars of today
Let all the world see the wounds of history

Always remember, always remember
The wounds of history

She don't got a lot to say, but there's something about her

The Book of Love

On the (possibly series) finale of Scrubs, this song was used near the end, as J.D. fantasizes about what may happen in the future. Both the song and the montage of possible future outcome of these characters are very sweet and touching. I bet most fans got teary-eyed. I know J.D. would have.

As it is, since Zach Braff is leaving the show, and most of the show was told through his character's perspective, there's no way it would remain the same. If the show does get renewed, it will certainly be interesting to see what direction the show takes.

...and here's the clip from the show itself.

You're gonna love my nuts

Not that the original informercial wasn't funny enough already, with its ridiculous statements, such as:

• "You're gonna be slapping your troubles away."
  
• "Stop having a boring tuna. Stop having a boring life."
• "We're gonna make America skinny again, one slap at a time."
• "You're gonna love my nuts."
• "You're gonna be slapping away everyday."

But anyway, enjoy.

Short Skirt/Long Jacket

I want a girl with a mind like a diamond
I want a girl who knows what's best
I want a girl with shoes that cut
And eyes that burn like cigarettes
I want a girl with the right allocations
Who is fast and thorough, and sharp as a tack
She's playing with her jewelery
She's putting up her hair
She's touring the facility and picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt
And a loooooong jacket

I want a girl who gets up early
I want a girl who stays up late
I want a girl with uninterrupted prosperity
Who uses the machete to cut through red tape
With fingernails that shine like justice
And a voice that is dark like tinted glass
She is fast, thorough, and sharp as a tack
She is touring the facility and picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt
And a looooong, long jacket

Na-na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na...

I want a girl with a smooth liquidation
I want a girl with good dividends
At Citibank we will meet accidentally
We'll start to talk when she borrows my pen
She wants a car with a cup holder armrest
She wants a car that will get her there
She's changing her name from Kitty to Karen
She's trading her MG for a white Chrysler LeBaron
I want a girl with a short skirt
And a loooooong jacket

Na-na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na...

Katie Couric

Muppet Scat

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"By the way, if you Google search 'muppet' and 'scat,' that may not be what comes up. Try it, try it. You know what? Pause the TV right now. I'll wait."

Cake

Blast from the past

No strangers to love

So wrong

Internet People

Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon

In case you don't know, Jimmy Kimmel is the host of the late night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, on ABC. As a running gag, he often ended his show with apologies to Matt Damon, because they ran out of time and had to bump his appearance on the show. They took the joke further when Matt Damon was finally scheduled for an appearance...

At the premiere of Ocean's Thirteen:

Prior to the release of The Bourne Ultimatum:

Not too long ago, Jimmy's girlfriend, comedian Sarah Silverman, was on his show, and they extended this joke with the following music video:

And last night, on the post-Oscar show, Jimmy Kimmel showed this reply video:

Jim Steinman/Meat Loaf

I was listening to Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler) the other day, and decided to look up more info about it. Then I found out that it, along with Making Love (Out of Nothing At All) (Air Supply) were both written by Jim Steinman, who had given these songs to Meat Loaf, his long time collaborator, first.

Apparently, the two have had a troubled relationship, and when they reconciled in 1986, he gave the song It's All Coming Back to Me Now to Meat Loaf to use in his then new album, but they decided to use I'd Do Anything for Love (but I Won't Do That), instead, putting it on the backburner for another album further down the line in the future.

As most of us know, it became a hit for Celine Dion when she recorded it in 1996. And as you can see, Meat Loaf did eventually record his own version in 2006, as a duet with Marion Raven (formerly of M2M).

Since all of these songs have been made famous by other people, it may be kind of hard to imagine Meat Loaf singing them. But listening to I'd Do Anything for Love (but I Won't Do That), I get it--they're all power ballads, which Meat Loaf does pretty well. What exactly is "that" which he won't do? It's actually all there in the lyrics...

Total Eclipse of the Heart... do some parts of the video seem a bit too literal to you? It does to me.

Making Love (Out of Nothing At All) is lyrically similar in structure to I'd Do Anything for Love (but I Won't Do That); in Making Love, the singer lists the things he knows, or the things he can do, then follows them quickly by something he doesn't know or can't do ("I don't know how you do it, making love out of nothing at all"). Likewise, in Anything for Love, he lists the things he'd do, then follows them with things he won't do ("But I'll never forget the way you feel right now, no way")

Christmas, Santa Claus, etc.

It's that time of year again... when we ponder the age-old question: "What does Santa Claus have to do with Jesus?"

On the Run

These are music videos for Jay Chou's recent album, "On the Run" (literal translation is "I'm very busy").

1. 牛仔很忙
2. 彩虹
3. 陽光宅男
4. 我不配
5. 扯
6. 最長的電影
7. 青花瓷
   

I'm in love with...

Warning: Porfanity

Popstar

'Cause we all just wanna be...

Missing

When You're Gone
Avril Lavigne

I always needed time on my own
I never thought I'd need you there when I cry
And the days feel like years when I'm alone
And the bed where you lie
Is made up on your side

When you walk away
I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now?

When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing, too
When you're gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through the day
And make it okay
I miss you

I've never felt this way before
Everything that I do
Reminds me of you
And the clothes you left
They lie on the floor
And they smell just like you
I love the things that you do

When you walk away
I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now?

When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
And when you're gone
The face I came to know is missing, too
And when you're gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through the day
And make it okay
I miss you

We were made for each other
Out here forever
I know we were
Yeah yeah
And all I ever wanted was for you to know
Everything I do, I give my heart and soul
I can hardly breathe, I need to feel you here with me, yeah

When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
And when you're gone
The face I came to know is missing, too
And when you're gone
The words I need to hear will always get me through the day
And make it okay
I miss you