the muse in music

One of the best examples of the joy, power, and talent of music was captured in a small Irish pub in Doolin, Ireland. The band, which consisted of three people, controlled the hearts and emotions of all the men and women who were enjoying pints in the pub. The musicians through the stomping of the floor, the smooth vibrations of the Bodhran Drum, and the strings of the fiddle called the room to smile, shout, and drink another stout. Beyond this experience, I have listed some of the bands and songs that have been my close companion the last two months.


The Hazards of Love album by The Decemberists has truly been a wonderful friend. The Decemberists in general are just my favorite.


White America by Eminem.
I never would've dreamed in a million years I'd see,
So many motherfuckin' people who feel like me, who share the same views
And the same exact beliefs, it's like a fuckin' army marchin' in back of me, so many lives I touch, so much anger aimed, in no particular direction, just sprays and sprays, and straight through your radio waves it plays and plays, 'till it stays stuck in your head for days and days…


A little song the English sing when a special someone is saving the Queen, which means drinking your entire alcoholic beverage to remove the pence, which was strategically place in your drink, from your glass.
Get it down you zulu warrier
Get it down you zulu chief, chief, chief, chief, chief, chief, chief, chief.

Get it down you zulu house wife
Get it down you zulu wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife....

Why was he born so beautiful, why was he born at t'all t'all t'all
He's no fucking use to anyone, he's no fucking use at t'all t'all t'all
He should be publicly pissed on, he should be fucking shot.
BANG BANG BANG
He should be tied to a urinal and left there to fester and rot.


Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust album by Sigur Rós is a “Buzz in [my] Ears as [I] Play Endlessly.”


Noah and the Whale is such a fun sounding group with clear lyrics that speak of the pain and joys of daily life.
Two Atoms and a Molecule by Noah and the Whale
Last night, I had a dream
We were inseparably entwined
Like a piece of rope made out of two pieces of vine
Held together, holding each other
With no one else in mind
Like two atoms in a molecule
Inseparably combined

But then I woke from the dream
To realise I was alone
A tragic event, I must admit
But let's not be overblown
I'm gonna try to ride a love song
Just a sad, pathetic moan
And maybe I just need change
Maybe I just need a new cologne

But now I look at love
Like being stabbed in the heart
You torture each other from day to day
And then one day you part
Most of the time it's misery
But there's some joy at the start
And for that, I'd say it's worth it
Just as you play the shortest sharp on me

And if love is just a game
Then how come it's no fun?
If love is just a game
How come I've never won?
I guess maybe it's possible I might be playing it wrong
And that's why every time I roll the dice
I always come undone


The Mountain Goats


The Hold Steady is still a great band to listen to while writing a paper.


I got a feelin by Black Eyed Peas