Yeah, it's that time again. I have loads of new music that I want to share with - well ... who are you? Friends of mine who saw a link to this blog via facebook? Weirdos who live just one ocean away? Or maybe someone with a similar name has an aaawesome blog and you just typed the wrong thing into the search bar?
... and because of the fact that I can't wait 'til the end of this month to make a "May Favorites", I'll just show some of the tracks RIGHT NOW!

Emma Louise - Boy

"Boy" is somewhere between 'aw, so dreamy and catchy' and 'damn, nice lyrics!'. I guess this one's a keeper (a track that stays in your fav playlist for more than 2 or 3 months..)

Alex Winston - Guts (The Sound Of Arrows Remix)

You know, when you're walking down the road having your ear plugs in and you walk with the rhythm of the song that's playing at this moment? This one has the perfect speed for walking - at least for me... Because of the clear beats, you're really strutting your stuff on your imaginary 'catwalk' while listening to this track :D

Studio Killers - Ode to the Bouncer (Video)

I HAD to include the video for this one, because I got to know the song with the video. A friend of mine showed it to me some weeks ago and I absolutely love it. The colors, the graphics, the little, creepy girl... everything. A fun song with a very - I repeat: VERY - catchy chorus.

Felix Cartal - Tonight (feat. Maja Ivarsson [from The Sounds])

Did I say that the Alex Winston song was perfect for walking around with attitude? Forget that... THIS is the one!!!

Young the Giant - Apartment

Let's not forget about real music. Real instruments, real feelings, real humans. Young The Giant's music has substance, just like the music of Mumford&Sons or Kings of Leon. Again a song a / this friend showed me...

That's it. These are the ones that keep playin'n'playin'n'playin in my playlist.
Now let's come back to the title. Almost forgot about that one...
It's been one of those many days where you sit back and reflect ... think about people, about the stuff they said, the way you responded and whether you could've changed everything by saying something different. I know that I'm a trustworthy and honest person; that people see me as being optimistic and joyful, with a bad sense of humor, yeah, but at least they know that I have one ..
I once had to write a short essay about "Who am I?" and got an A+. Because I was honest. And because I told the truth about the motives of what I do and how I behave. That I sometimes act like the nice, little boy just to keep the image of a harmless, naive kid. But I see and hear things just like everyone else. And I use it. I use them, the people, sometimes, too...
I think that most of us do nice things to get something out of it. To get something back. Surely everyone thinks about the others, too, and how they can help the people around them... But in the end, they subconsciously know "I did something for him. This strengthens our bond. When I want something in the future, I can ask him to do it for me or to help me with it."
...Took a lot of time to realize that. But that's what I think. Don't get me wrong - most of the time, we want the best for everyone else. But there are times, where you think about yourself and how you can benefit from a certain acquaintanceship/relationship. Let's call this the "Thought of the Day" or so... [What do you think? Do you agree with that?]

*awkward ending*
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well..
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Have a nice week, guys!
maximiwax'*

I find movies about cloning people to be weird - most of the time.
When someone tries to look like a celebrity and buys cheap(er) clothes that are supposed to look like the original, the attempt of actually looking like that person quite often fails. The attempt of looking good fails, in general.
And when a painting by a famous artist is copied by some amateur-painter, the value of the replica is just a teeny-tiny bit of what the original is worth.
BUT covers... oooh covers... they are [prepare for one of the woolliest words ever:] SPECIAL! O.O

I once had a talk with one of my friends, who dislikes cover versions, because she thinks that the one doing the cover relies on what's already there, done by someone else, and just alters it a bit. She thinks that they have nothing SPECIALL and that they are uncreative. I, on the other hand, always react with amazement on this. Amazement about how you can NOT see what's SPECIALLL about certain versions. They can take a song, use it's lyrics and melody and change it into something completely different. What the artist is saying/singing and what he actually makes you feel with the way he interprets it can differ in such extreme ways between two or more songs..

First example:
James Blake - Limit To Your Love (Feist Cover)
The original has a different flow and feel to it. Blake's version is way more powerful in a calm way, if that makes sense. It conveys a sadness that makes you feel like he that close of giving up. The music video is a piece of art itself...


Adele - Black & Gold (Sam Sparro Cover)
Adele's soulful voice really fits the emotion of the song and fills the poetic words with life. Plus, the whole song changes the quite electronic sound of the original and replaces it with groooooove...
(sorry, but I couldn't find a playable mp3-version :/ ...)

Erik Hassle / Ellie Goulding - Be Mine (Robyn Cover)
One of Robyn's best songs and they both did it justice! The acapella cover version sounds authentic, real and pure :)


Lianne La Havas - Final Form (Everything Everything Cover)
I don't know what it is about this one that I love so much, but it has been part of my "current favorites" for over 1/2 year now. It's a bit slower than the original and sounds more like a garage gig. But there's something SPECIALLLL about it... maybe it's her voice? The lyrics? hmmm....
 
Birdy - 1901 (Phoenix Cover)
She's the one to watch out for. Only 15 years old and the whole world the UK + the viewers of Ellen Degeneres show + "facebook people" with a special interest in music (so basically the whole world ._.) love(s) her. Including me :)


Friendly Fires - I'm Good, I'm Gone (Lykke Li Cover)
...another cover that tones down the original's pep to create a new feeling. High-voiced dudes with expertise in funky tunes cover one of Lykke's best songs... And they do a pretty good job!


Niia - BTSTU (Jai Paul Cover)
...the moment i've been waiting for! HA! Since nobody seemed to like the original version (maybe it's too SPECIALLLLL for you :P) which I posted in my "April Favorites" post, I thought maybe this brilliant (!!!) cover version might change your mind. The lyrics are easier to understand and it's not as dreamy as Jai Paul's original, but the repetitive sound pattern really gets into your ears, crawls into your brain, and snuggles up in your head. Again, a perfect song to enjoy while lying on the grass while doing nothing but breathing and dreaming...
 

I deliberately left out covers like Walk Off The Earth's "Somebody That I Used To Know" or Yael Naim's "Toxic", because I thought that many of you might know them already. If not - check them out! ;)
So that's it for now, guys. Enjoy the spring/summer sun!

[insert catchphrase here o.o]
Maximiwax'*

EDIT: Provided that you use Mozilla Firefox and want to download some of the songs you see on this blog, you should check out the download helper. Very easy to use and - most importantly- free! :D