A very long time ago I posted this with the intention of making it a weekly thing. Well…we all know that didn’t happen. However, I am going to share some of my new and old musical faves in honor of The Malaysian’s favorite cliché: “Sharing is caring, my fren.”
My first introduction to the Morning Benders was via Rebecca Woolf’s blogseries “Track Tuesday”, or maybe it was just a random video link she posted. Either way, I liked it, really, really liked it. Enjoy.
(“Excuses” by The Morning Benders)
(“Sail” by Awolnation)
Em gets all the credit for sharing “Sail” and even more credit for sharing the phrase “…blame it on my ADD, baby…Saaaiiillll” over and over and over again while I assisted him with some film school homework. The evening went a little something like this:
“J, I’m ready. Can you stand over there?”
“Here? Do I need to do anything?”
“Bllaaammmee iiittt ooonn mmmyyy ADD, baaaabbby…Saaaiiiilll.”
“You’re so weird”
“Bllaaammmee iiittt ooonn mmmyyy ADD, baaaabbby…Saaaiiiilll.”
And our conversations continued like so from about 5pm to 9pm. That line is now for-ev-er imprinted in my memory thanks to Em. Actually liking the song after he played the video for me ended up being a total bonus.
One of the Houston pop stations played the next chosen song sporadically but I was always too late to get the artist or title until one morning while commuting to work. Lucky for me some guy on the Metro was jammin’ out loud enough for the entire train to hear. I made sure to listen closely. When I got back to the apartment my YouTube search commenced until I found what I was looking for. I shared this “jam” of the moment with Em in response to him sharing “Sail” with me. He approved.
(“Sure Thing” by Miguel)
Even though all their songs sound similarexactly the same, I still like to keep this one stashed away as my goto emergency pepper upper. It’s got that little something special that makes you want to jump in the air and smile, so join with me when I say, “Jager Bombs…Lemon Drops…Buttery Nipples…Jeli-O (Jell-O) Shots…Kamikaze…3 Wise Men”.
(“Shots” by LMFAO)
“…cups in the air Everybody let’s take shots!”
