I've Got Nothing
For the first time in I don't remember how long, it is a Tuesday and I don't really know what I am going to write about. Typically, I like to have some kind of theme for the posts that I make this time of the week for #threetunetuesday, but today I've got nothing. With the road trip through the US wrapped up, and election day all taken care of, I don't really know what I am going to write about this week.
I'm kind of thinking if anything, I am just going to take three songs I like and share them with you. No connection, no theme, just three songs. It should have always been that simple right? The good thing is, while I have been doing the series taking us through the 50 states, I have found a lot of other stuff that I like.
I have a nice little list of songs and artists on my Google Keep that I have been keeping track of for the past year or so.
It's hard for me to be honest. I like having a plan, I like knowing what I am going to post about and what the theme is going to be that ties my writing together. As disjointed as my mind is at times, I'd like to think that my writing doesn't reflect that. It probably does more than I realize though.
Hopefully, by next week, I will have a bit more of a plan moving forward with my Three Tune Tuesday posts. If not, you just might be surprised at what you get!
When I first heard the song "Tiger's Blood" I was like man, this is pretty cool, I need to check out this Brandon Flowers guy a bit more. Then I promptly forgot the name of the song and the artist. Then I heard it again, and I told my wife that I needed her to text me the name of the artist (I was driving at the time). She did, and we went on to discuss how we felt like the voice of Brandon was really familiar. Skip ahead about a week, and it turns out the reason why his voice is familiar is because he is the lead singer of the Killers.
Duh!
As you probably guessed, he has a new solo album out called Thrasher and "Tiger's Blood" is one of the first singles off that album. I feel like Thrasher is going to be a really divisive album for a lot of people. It leans really heavy into the country genre which is an homage to where Flowers grew up in Utah.
Personally, I dig it, but there are times that it floats a little heavy into an Elvis imitation which Flowers has admitted was an influences of his. This song also lends a bit of Bruce Springsteen in my opinion too, which I think is one of the things that really drew me to it in the first place.
If you watch some of the other videos out there of songs from this album, some of it looks a little stiff. I don't really know how else to describe it. It's like he is trying too hard to fit into the country genre. The good news is, Flowers is so good at what he does, I think he will eventually settle in. It's a big shift I am sure.
So maybe give Thrasher a listen and see what you think...
Through my listening over the past year, I have covered a lot of different genres of music. Mostly jazz because that is what I listen to the most in my office while I am working. However, occasionally I float back towards my roots with 80's pop, 70's rock, or even a little more recent with Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo.
I remember hearing this song "Welcome to the Boomtown" by David and David and trying to figure out why I had never heard it before. I can't remember it ever crossing my radar back when this type of music was really popular. In the same vein as Bruce Hornsby, or Roxy Music, David and David had a pretty unique song that was the heart of the mid 80's.
It turns out David and David only had maybe one album at the most and this was the only song that had that came even close to reaching the top of the charts. It peaked at 37 and then it was gone, and unfortunately, so were they.
There isn't much info about them on Wikipedia if that tells you anything. Anyway, I still think it's a great song and I hope you enjoy it too.
Finally, I am going to give you a special treat. Actually, get used to this song, because I will probably share it again next week, but instead of spoiling it, I will just tell you that this song was stuck in my head for a long long time while I was working on my other #threetunetuesday series. There is a good chance I will fall victim to its charms all over again sharing it here with you.
Plus Susanna Hoffs is always a pleasure to see on my screen. Today we are going to close out with a cover of "Different Drum" by Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet.
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Sometimes, posts that aren't about any specific topic turn out to be the most delightful! 😊 I really like the idea of ​​sharing three of your favorite songs.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.