Tiny Hand

2012/03/27

Love'n'Shit

Today has made me realise
- without a warning but with surprise -
that feelings, no matter the size,
can easily be vandalised.

Let's make this one now while I'm still doing fine and before I get cranky again...

Without getting too much into this emotional thing, I just wanted to use my spare time to do a little post and list some of the songs that can be real tear-jerkers.. well, for me. Mostly melody- and vocal-wise but - of course - also concerning the lyrics.
Just to name them, to be able to make a tick behind them and not to mention them again and again...
because they are, in fact, quite important to me, even though I'm rarely in the right mood for them.


Let's start with a song my sister showed me. I instantly fell in love with it. Not only is this woman a genius when it comes to live-looping, her voice also transmits so many emotions. Argh. It breaks my heart.
Kat Frankie - Frauen Verlassen


This one, I love because it's powerful and true with every word (although there aren't that many words to this song, really). But it's the quality, not the quantity that counts, right?
It's like: "I'm the only one that can get you THIS. No one is able to give you what I gave / can give you."
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps



Band of Horses never cease to amaze me. This piece is no exception. The ultimate test: Show me one person that doesn't shed a tear to this song!!
Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You


Now a song/remix that I only downloaded because I read the name "Trentemøller" in it. :x
It was several days later that I really got the lyrics and then it was like "BAM! That's exactly how I feel!" - Maybe you know what I mean. It's a very stupid situation, but I guess everyone knows what I mean. That's what songs are for, right? To be relatable...
The Do - Too Insistent (Trentemøller Remix)


Let's end this one with a GERMAN song for a change!! :) Clueso may not have the most powerful voice, but for his kind of music it's more than appropriate. This song really conveys a feeling.
Clueso - Herz

2012/03/07

Honey, Ink and Solitude...

Honey
Sweet, sweet honey. Tastes like summer, feels like syrup on your tongue. And I heard it's good for your skin.
I tried it on my skin, in combination with other household ingredients. Just as the instructions told me to. Now I look like a 13 year-old teenager with skin problems. Again. Together with my disturbed self-esteem it becomes so much of an issue for me that I feel uglier than ever. I know that I am not that hard to look at and that I can be happy about not having multiple, I don't know, wart-like formations all over my body or - God forbid - a bald head. :x
But it's always these little things, that annoy me so much that - as an effect - I don't want to leave the house unless I really have to and that let me compare myself with all the beautiful people that you can see eeeverywhere. They don't have trouble with their bodies or with their skin! They don't have as much issues as I do!
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I admit that I know it isn't so. Everybody has to deal with other kinds of problems. But hey, there's a good thing about these miniature crises: you can help yourself with really melancholic music! :D
At least that's .. what.. I do.. ._.
"Honey is good for you!" MY ASS!

song:
Little Dragon - Twice

Ink
Can you actually get ink poisoning? If so, I'm well on my way of getting it. Soooo many sheets of paper that I read in the last few days. So many technical terms that were thrown at my head like little stones on a fragile glass ball, getting it to burst at any moment. And can I remember them? NO! All this work for nothing. My paper for Language Acquisition on Categorical Perception is such a hard nut to crack that my brain might crack before the nutshell does! -.-'' Good thing I have an itunes-playlist named "learning" for special occasions like these. Calming songs, no lyrics, something that doesn't distract me but still provides a pleasant atmosphere. (So it's more or less Lo-Fi)

song:
TEEBS - Yellow More New
 
Solitude
Being single more or less means being alone. Or at least it means being alone for me. Others may have the ability to find comfort and satisfaction with short-dated relationships and the uncomplicated gratification of their lower instincts. But not me. I like that I do NOT have to share my bed right now, to be honest - but a warm body next to mine would be quite the thing that I might need right now. Even if "it" snored really badly.
Now, all the energy that's left after worrying about my skin and studying hard is not invested into a person - but into this blog. So I made up my mind about what other songs I want to include in this post and I guess the best thing to do is just listing up my current favorites :)

video: Gotye - Easy Way Out

Santigold - Disparate Youth
Electric Guest - This Head I Hold
Summer Camp - Losing My Mind (St. Etienne Remix) 

which is even better with the corresponding video ;)

Also, a good friend of mine made this awesome piece. Show him some love and like his facebook-page
Rekurt - They will never know 


..and again a remix.. but a REALLY good one imo!!
Adele vs. Daft Punk - Something About The Fire (Carlos Serrano Mix)


I hope you enjoyed this post! :) Please feel free to comment on my stuff and give some (constructive) criticism
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Have a nice week!
Greetings
maximiwax'*