MUSIC TO OUR EARS

Man its been a while hasn't it... We haven't done a Music to our Ears post in forever so why not start with a beat that will get you moving and shaking on the dance floor.


Walk the Moon ~ Shut Up and Dance

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Christmas has gone and passed but we are still in the festive period as we head towards Hogmanay and New Years Day. Sadly I will be working January 1st so it won't be a late night for me but for many others the party still rages on.

I have loved this song for as long as I can remember and Tori and I christened her new home by singing this at the top of our voices in the living room, scaring the neighbours in the process. I can't think of a more perfect song for the start of the new year!

 

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons ~ December 1963 (Oh what a night)

Mish | Music To Our Ears ~ Mark Ronson Ft Bruno Mars

Driving back from a late night of volunteering and feeling exhausted after running around all day. The DJ introduced this new song from two of my favourite artists and I actually drove the long way home to hear the song in full. Gotta love a bit of funk!


Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk ft. Bruno Mars

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Hello Everyone! 

It's been a while so we thought we ease ourselves back in with a new Music to our Ears post

Last Friday we both attended the Dundee Christmas Lights switch on and decided to drive and get a cheeky wee MacDonald's after the festivities. Sitting in the car eating our "meals" this song floated through the car speakers. As we have said before some songs just make your world a better place as soon as you hear them and frankly anything Elton John sings is always a winner with us.


Elton John ~ Are You Ready for Love

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There are some songs which just stick in your head; this newish one from Enrique Iglesias does just that. I have been humming along to this all week. As with most of his songs there is a Spanish and English version although I must say I do prefer the Spanish version. Enjoy

Enrique Iglesias  ~ Bailando

  

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MUSIC TO OUR EARS ~ Was Not Was: Walk the Dinosaur

I love listening to the radio whilst driving in the car. It is one of life's greatest pleasures. Driving home from work on Friday and stuck in traffic, this song came on over the radio. I couldn't remember it at all to begin with, and then the rush on nostalgia hit me like a wave. It constantly fascinated me how something simple as a song can remind us of so much. Hope you enjoy this!

Was Not Was: Walk the Dinosaur

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Sometimes in life you just need a song to get you going. The music market is saturated with songs concerning womanhood and its power, some good, some should never have seen the light of day, but one song stands alone in its greatness! We cannot think of any other song which gets us singing and dancing as much as this one does. Can we also say how kick ass is this video, Shania you rock!

Shania Twain - Man! I feel like a woman.

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Most nights an episode of Sex and the City is on at least one TV channel in the U.K. Last night one of my favourite episodes "Anchors Away" was being aired. As Carrie talks to the handsome sailor Louis Leroy at the end of the episode, the strains of Otis Redding's "Try A Little Tenderness" filled the air. The way in which this song slowly builds up to its climax is perfection (more musicians need to learn the fine art of this) and Redding's voice is simply divine.

Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness

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I am sure we have said this before, but some songs just deserve our presence on the dance floor. Really can't say much more about the greatness that is...


 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight

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Blondie. Who doesn't love her. Many a years have been spent dancing along to her music in our bedrooms, Mish even wanted to dye and cut her hair like Debbie, but thankfully stopped at the dying process. Dark Brunette to bleach blonde, would have only ended in tears.

Debbie Harry (and the rest of the band) personified cool to us. The way she performs in this video is just perfection and we love the fact that even thought they were seen as the fore runners of New Wave / Punk that didn't stop them from verging into other territories (disco) Class act can turn their hand to anything. Enjoy!



Blondie: Heart of Glass

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Hello Lovelies

First Aid Kit

Bumbling around Spotify one night I came across Swedish Folk duo, First Aid Kit.

I am so glad I found these two as their music is simply wonderful and listening to it really helped through a stressful time at university. 

One of my favourite songs of theirs is actually a cover track originally by Fever Ray, I'm not a massive fan of covers but this is just beautiful.

First Aid Kit - When I Grow Up 

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Carrying on with our Motown theme on Music to our Ears, whilst wandering down Glasgow's Buchanan Street a live band started playing this song.

The band consisting of 4 brass players and a drummer acquired a large joyous crowd around them and plaid with all their heart, which really is the only way you can go about it when playing this song.

The fact this has been shot on Sesame Street just makes us love it even more!

Stevie Wonder - Superstition (Live on Sesame Street)

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We love a good sing song here at Jute, Jam and Joy and nothing gets us singing along louder than anything produced by Motown.

The music they produced is a playlist to many people's lives including ours. It's crazy to think that "Jimmy Mack" was recorded then pulled from being released but thankfully they saw sense and the song became an instant classic upon its eventual release.


Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack

Tori & Mish | MUSIC TO OUR EARS - The Proclaimers

It's been a busy weekend at Jute, Jam and Joy!!

We both went to see two events at Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and one song kept rearing its joyous little head everywhere we went. Introducing Scotland's unofficial national anthem:

The Proclaimers - 500 Miles

P.S. Stay tuned for our blog post on our adventure to Glasgow 2014!!

Mish & Tori | MUSIC TO OUR EARS - Elvis

We both love Elvis. It makes us sad we never could experience him live; we just have to listen feverishly to what our parents tell us about him. There are numerous explanations floating about for why Elvis laughed during this rendition of are you lonesome tonight. Mish's favourite is that a bald man in the audience was trying to impress his girlfriend when his toupee fell off. Cue that heavenly laughter from the King. Another story, most likely to be true, is that while Elvis and his band were on the road, they would create amusing alternative lyrics. Looks like Elvis forgot himself and we now have this beauty of a recording.

Elvis: Are you lonesome tonight (Laughing Version)

Tori & Mish | MUSIC TO OUR EARS # 2 - Meatloaf

 

Meatloaf: Paradise by the Dashboard Light

 

I spent the past fortnight playing this song on repeat. I sang it to myself in the shower, while I cycled, while I dressed, in bed... darn, I sang it all the time. Mish shares my love of Meatloaf and following a good sing-a-long in her kitchen, I managed to get this belting tune stuck in her head before she jetted off to the U. S. of A. Mission accomplished.. 

 

 

Mish | MUSIC TO OUR EARS # 1 - Stromae

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I detest adverts on YouTube. Do they actually believe I want to buy, look at, feel or eat what they are ramming down our throats. NO! However, something caught my eye one day and I went against all my instincts and clicked the link.

Stromae is what I clicked on. My fist impression was damn he is handsome, like seriously handsome, he is from Belgium and speaks French (what's not to like? Oui?).

The advert consisted of Stromae being labelled the next big thing in music. Aye right I thought, but then I listened. Pure Bliss. In most cases i don't understand what he's saying (learning French has been my biggest failure in life so far) but that's possible the charm of it. Even thought I don't understand the words I feel his emotions through the music. Papaotai is the perfect heartbreaking example. It takes a very special artist to do this.

In interviews Stromae comes across incredibly genuine and passionate about what he produces, his enthusiasm is lovely to watch and I wish him all the best of success in the future.

If you need some new music in your life I urge you to check Stromae out, you will not be disappointed. Now I think its probably best I find my 'Learning French' CD's from Lidl so I can fully understand what this great talent is saying.

Here is Stromae's official website - Stromae

An article from the Guardian website - Stromae Article

Finally remember this, it was huge a couple of years ago - Alors on Danse 


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