Memory Lane Monday: Sailor Moon S

Sorry about all the Sailor Moon themed posts but I'm watching it and I'm just dealing with all the feels.

Speaking of dealing with the feels, I have two songs I LOVE from the old anime. The first is an ending song off Sailor Moon S and it's a sad one, well I think it's sad because it sounds like it xD 

Anyway the song is called "Tuxedo Mirage" and it's performed by all the inner senshi/warriors (by that I mean moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus) and their group was called Peach Kiss or something(?) ( I need to research more so I'm sorry if it's wrong).

Don't ask me why it gives me the feels, I just feel like the song has a lot of emotion behind it.

The second song has to be the opening, but my favourite version is the one from Sailor Moon S (again) because there's a better sound quality to it and there's more layers to it. And the singing is improved I feel.

I have a third favourite song and it's from the ending on Sailor Moon R "Otome No Policy", it's not even a favourite I hate the singing but I like the backing music ^.^

And oh my god. I just found out what the initials after each series stand for! Such a rookie fan! I had no idea "R" stood for "Romance/Revenge" and "s" stood for "super"... But if that is the case, the fourth series stands for "super super"? Hmm.

Edit: Sailor Moon Super S stands for super senshi or super stars. I think super senshi suits it more. 

Memory Lane Monday: My experience at Download Festival

Guess what this weekend was? Download festival and let me tell you, I was getting festival blues seeing everyone post photos and videos of themselves and their travel buds setting off to Donnington. I thought I would make a post about my time there.

Now I went to download in 2013, the famous year of my long running joke of how Corey Taylor did overtime, not only playing a set with Stone Sour but also Slipknot (on different days), but also pointing out to "step away from the barriers" so many times I couldn't count on my hands (my twin sister finds this joke hilarious, coupled with going to see Slipknot earlier this year and mentioning it when a song comes on).

So this being my first year at download, you would have thought that maybe I took it easy and just got a weekend camping ticket? Wrong! I nosedived into the theoretical festival pool and chose the 5 day camping ticket. I absolutely loved it!

The lead up to the day to leave was slow but also stressful. I had to figure out if my bag was big enough and if I got enough to survive with little money. Wanna know what I took?

-dry shampoo

-deodorant

-hairspray

-shitloads of wipes (makeup and baby wipes)

-hand sanitizer 

-crisps

-cakes

-cereal bars

-onesie

-hoodie

-five tshirts

-three pairs of leggings

-five pairs of socks and undies

-makeup

-hairbrush

-tent

-phone/keys/purse/bank card/money

-TICKETS

You know what I missed which was a massive mistake? A fucking air bed. They sold them on site for something stupid, £20 for a single, but who doesn't want to cash in where demand will be high. When the morning came, I was so excited and nervous. Getting up at 5 am to travel was against me and all I stand for. But it was for something new. And anyone Who knows me knows I like trying new things(terms and conditions apply).

Getting the coach was stressful, I just wanted to get on the coach with my travel companion and with my luggage. Not only that but the early morning creepers at Victoria station maccy d's made me feel uneasy, yes random guy I know my hair colour made my eyes pop stop repeating it.

I absolutely loved the coach ride there. Everyone was buzzing! So many jokes bouncing around and at the end I managed to get the group, aka the coo kids at the back of the coach, to laugh at my joking about the security person telling people what to do once off the coach. I loved waiting in the queue to get into the village. It took about an hour but people managed to power sound systems which was cool.

I loved seeing all the bands! All of them. I loved seeing the lights of the rides in the village lit up at night. Hearing music playing in my tent.

Something I didn't like about download: the shitheads that walk around the campsite coming back from the club tent shouting their heads off. The occasional shithead thieves, I'm sure someone stole the pennies and 5p coins. The overcrowding going from one popular set  to the other, I got squashed in this weird human traffic going from the main stage to the second stage(?). The whole coach drive home. THE AEROPLANES TAKING OFF AND LANDING NEARBY.

Just to reiterate, I LOVE download but I don't think I would camp again. Once is enough. The weird for the toilets and the showers were inhuman (hence the dry shampoo and the wet wipes).

Eurovision 2015 live blog

The time has come my friends, where the UK sit and wonder if we will actually win this year or indeed get anywhere near the top of the leader board. My news feeds have been clogged with people having parties, and here I am poorly attempting to do a live blog.

Right now I have to sight of a lot of balls, or "circles" this years meaning and theme being building bridges, and some babe in an awesome dress playing the violin. THEN the reigning supreme Concita, introducing this, obviously miming, group of women in even more GORGEOUS DRESSES singing the theme song I guess. IF that wasn't enough, some random dude doing a rap AND then a boys choir are introduced into the mix. Oh btw the people who I just accused of miming are now actually singing, awks.

Honestly I feel like I'm going to be having a tough time trying to catch up with what's going on. Seriously I feel like there is too much shit going on, resulting in me feeling very disorientated!

LOL Graham Norton just referred to Australia as a novelty act this year. Harsh!

I don't know why but I'm getting major cheese vibes, like every year. Europe just gives me cheese vibes tbh.

Were live in Chinaaaaaaaaa, and now finally we are onto the acts!

SLOVENIA-
My verdict: Velocioid vibes, front woman has donned on earphones. MIMING VIOLINIST/DANCER.
The song is catchy, I feel like there is a Clean Bandit influence. I liked it.

FRANCE
They came last last year whaaaat. OH GOD EARTH SONG BACKDROP (When that song came out I used to scream cause I hated the music video and to this day I still hate that song by Michael Jackson). When songs are sung in their native language I so badly want to know what they are singing about. Yes I did French in secondary school, no I do not remember anything.

ISRAEL
Apparently this is a party song, nice and fitting.
OMG WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH BLUE? I say that because it sounds like early Blue stuff.

ESTONIA
WHY DIDN'T YOU WAKE HER UP, DAMNIT?!
Did not like. She shed a single tear near the end. Stop acting whilst singing. Also sounds a lot like Gotye. Go back to sleep love.

UNITED KINGDOM
Aww shit son, lets go get it guys!
Omg this is going to be a flop. I just hate the song, I hate the music. At least they can half sing, HALF.
I HATE IT.

ARMENIA
Now Graham, why are you saying your blaming Game of Thrones for this song?
Very dramatic and musical-esque. Powerfull. But no.

LITHUANIA
Snogging on the stage. Their vocals are very strong. Very pop indeed.
Are these two actually an item? Very Munford and Sons.

SIBERIA
Ooo plump princess, finally someone representin'! OMG you think the backing singers are creepy men but nope. By far my favourite. That lady has some lungs.

NORWAY
CUTE. Very good singing. There are a lot of male and female duet acts.

SWEDEN
I like what's going on in terms of visual. Again very good singing. I like it, the whole hero theme is good. Aww he is cute isn't he.

CYPRUS
Its always nice to have a slow song. Its very mellow magic, and I like this song. The lyrics are nice, if not obviously rhymed, and it just sounds nice.

AUSTRALIA
Urgh just what we need, another Bruno Mars.

BELGIUM
This is a very random performance. I don't think it fits in with the contest but I do like the song.

AUSTRIA
The piano is gonna be set on fire....
Why? With the hat? Why?
Yep, called it.

Seriously hating the interlude conversations.

GREECE
CELIENE DION INSPIRED? Omg her voice, so powerful! YES FAVOURITE!

MONTENEGRO
I got so bored. Sorry guy.

GERMANY
This song sounds very familiar!!!! I'm getting very fed up with the vintage theme in most of these songs.

POLAND
Cute backdrop, again very musical-esque but I like this song and its message. At points it was a bit shaky but its expected.

LATVIA
That dress thooooo. And the song is amazing, her voice is amazing too.

ROMANIA
Sad song?

SPAIN
NO CAPES. Has anyone not learned by the Madge incident? Did no one watch The Incredibles?
The whole dress reveal could have gone worse, Madonna springs to mind.

HUNGARY
Very nice song. I like acoustic sounding songs.

GEORGIA
YES. YES. Song game is strong.

AZERBAIJAN
Random crawling guy, whaaat lol. Another damn ballad, though this time its a no from me though you can sing mate. THERE ARE TWO RANDOM CRAWLING GUYS, oh wait thats a woman.

RUSSIA
They believe in the dream of the superhighway connecting to America? Marilyn Monroe look, ahh classic. I do like this song though. Part of me thinks Russia is going to win.

ALBANIA
Nope sorry.

ITALY
Omg seriously hotties. Wonder why they are finishing with these guys?! Ha! That one in the middle is my favourite. Though I'm not a huge fan of pop/opera crossovers.


This intermission is both refreshing, just being pure music and no singing. But also very random.

Oh god there are two intermissions?! Much preferred Conhcita's performance.

So much awkwardness. That kid though.

VOTING

Very obvious from the offset that it was definitly going to be close between Sweden, Russia, and Italy.

Well done Sweden!

McFly review/favourite songs

I saw McFly on Friday. As in Friday I mean last Friday. April fools day.

You would think that almost 8 years of the band being together they would have split up by now. but they haven’t. I’m strangely happy to admit that I’ll be over the moon happy when they announce their 10 year anniversary. Cue people ripping the hell out of me.

Its weird thinking that 8 years ago I was watching SMTV Live (Oh yeah!) and then CD:UK (I now feel really old) when all of a sudden these four young boys was singing a song about some outcast with five colours in her hair and cooking in the nude. I loved them from day then on. At one point I grew an unhealthy obsession with Tom Fletcher, which was soon nipped in the bud by me having my first boyfriend (Cringe). Tom Fetcher was cute when he was a bit tubby, this was when they first started out… Now he’s all grown up and muscular. All I can say is that I’m pretty sure I can speak for every Tom Fletcher fan when I say: I WANT FAT TOM BACK!!!!!11! Okay. I honestly think that it’s great he’s in shape, he probably has more stamina now he’s fit.

…… Okay, I just realised I’m supposed to be doing a review…..

Opening bands:

1) That Sunday Feeling – Sundays you feel like crap. So were these guys

2) City Stereo – Okay, the lead singer looked like he was harshly smacked with the ugly stick, none the less I thought they were average. They kinda got the atmosphere up.

3) The Struts – Old school 80′s/70′s pop. Lead singer was trying to be like Freddie Mercury and/or David Bowie. He failed with that as he acted/looked like a bit of a prat. Didn’t like them. END OF

To be quite honest, I think the music they played during the interval of each band was really good. A bit of Tinie Tempa, Panic! At The Disco, Katy B, Mark Ronson and David Gueta to name a few. Okay I actually had no idea what other songs were playing but they were really good.

McFly: They made everyone wait for them to come on, and they teased the audience too by playing clips of them saying thank you to their fans and them talking about their website, AKA Super-Cash-Taking-Device… Umm, I mean “Supercity”. Then they came on, Which I thought was pretty average: Curtain falls, the band come out from the right of the stage just as the fireworks stop going off and the they went into the first song. about 45 minutes into the gig and a platform comes down from the ceiling to were (As they did on their last gig at Wembley) they start singing Star Girl. They then start playing Five Colours In Her Hair, half way though they bring out guns…. GUNS PEOPLE!

Okay the word Gun was a bit of a overstatement, more like an empty paintball gun. What they did next I thought was a bit out of order. They had 2 shirts each. And where do they shoot their merch? Everywhere EXCEPT from my side of the arena. Bastards. That’s all I can say… Ahahahahaa I kid.

What I also don’t understand is that everyone was hot and sweaty. SO WHY SET YOUR BAND LOGO ON FIRE AND HAVE FIRE PYROTECHNICS?!?! Honest to god I came out of that gig wet. All over. It wasn’t enjoyable.

However I did have a good time. so I’m going to rate the concert 8/10



NOW! I will give you my Top-Five-Favourite-Songs-That-Probably-Work-Out-As-One-From-Each-Of-McFly’s-Albums

Song 1: Five Colours In Her Hair (Album: Room On The Third Floor)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXyKyAmVO5c

This is my favourite because this song made me like them, and it’s a happy song. Everyone loves a happy song don’t they? I’m guessing yes. This song also made them who they are today. If all the little children out there didn’t buy this album, they they wouldn’t have beaten the Beetles for “Worlds best selling album by a young person” or something like that, then they wouldnt be around today.

Song 2: Ultraviolet OR I Wanna Hold You (Album: Wonderland)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GpXcDjwl5s

I know I can’t choose two but I like these two songs so much. One thing you will know about McFly songs are that they always sing about a lady. However, One goes on about the world ending and wanting to have a cuddle and the other is a really random adventure involving darts, a UV light and being intoxicated. Along with a gun and some woman called Mrs Halloween. Also this was during the bands Emo stage, where they all wore suits and had really dark hair to go with their clothes. Tom Fletcher in a suit is hawt.

Song 3: Please Please OR Friday Night OR Star Girl (Album: Motion In The Ocean)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqJIgWeS4mU

Okay, I’m kinda taking the piss with not deciding on my one favourite song from that album. But to be quite honest I think this was one of their best albums.

Song 4: Corrupted (Album: Radio:Active)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKME3w0w5zs

Ever since I got the free album from a newspaper that I can’t remember I have liked this song. Forget One For The Radio or Lies, this was one of their edgiest songs that they have ever made.

Song 5: Party Girl (Album: Above The Noise)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVe–BYGS7g&feature=related

I WANT TO HEAR THIS SONG BEING PLAYED IN THE CLUBS! Seriously, I think its a really good song to get you up and dancing. I didn’t like this song when it first came out cause there is NO guitars whatsoever in the song, however when they performed it live it was really good.



ENJOY THIS BITCHES

Summer, Summer, Summer time

Today the sun's shining and I thought I'd post some sort of summer playlist. I do this every year on my iPod, so why not share it with everyone? I'm opening myself up to criticism, which I hate....

1 - Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff and Will Smith (Or The Fresh Prince, whatever)



2 - Ride With Me by Nelly (Cue the boyfriend shouting "TUNEAGE!")



3 - Mmmm Bop by Hanson. I'm blaming the mother for this.



4 - Year 3000 by Busted. I don't know why this song reminds me of summer :S



5 - Return Of The Mac by Mark Morrison. Again the mothers fault.



6 - California Love by 2Pac



7 - Girls And Boys by Good Charlotte. Ahh, reminds me of school and zoning out during the lunch break



8 - When Love Takes Over by David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland



9 - Aint Nobody by Chaka Khan (Again I don't know why?!)



10 - Millionaire by Kellis feat. Andre 3000



11. Ms Jackson by Outkast. LOL at the evil tortoise at the beginning of the video xD



12 - Pass Out by Tinie Tempa



13 - Callifornia Gurls by Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg



14 - Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap



15 - The Middle by Jimmy Eat World


*JUST REALISED THE LINKS ARENT COMING UP!
What the actual fuck?!
Oh well, you lot are capable of using youtube.com and the right click/copy function anyways =P

I'm doing this just cause John said so.....

ITS TUESDAY!!!!

I had THE most crap day with even more crap lessons! Honestly, the whole day felt like.... Like... I don't even know how to describe it! GAHHH *Throws arms about*

Anywho I now have another blog on another website because our teacher/lecturer told us to do so... Yep, I is a blog site pimp... Or whore... Whoops I swore-ded.

Anyway: HERE YOU GO JOHN!


Two-good-songs-from-two-completely-un-related-music-genres.... OF THE WEEK!

Okay so because I like so many different genres of music, John suggested me to find two songs from different genres and write something about them, maybe compare them... It's really cause I'm awesome and I have awesome taste in music ;D



The two genres Im writing about this week are:

-Rock

and
- What my "GCSE in music" clone describes as "Funk Jazz" But I think its Soul or R'n'B

Here we go kiddies!


STEVIE WONDER! And his epicness tuneage Superstitions



"Funk Jazz"/Soul/R'n'B...?
Why I think this is a good AMAZING song:
Do I need to write why I love this song?... I do?... Well If you insist.
I love this song because:
1) Of it's sentimental value. My mother loves playing his greatest hits album when she gets the chance to do so. Im surprised the CD hasn't worn out the amount of times she has actually put it on full blast while doing the cooking or the house work... Or decorating. Plus I've been brought up with it... Told you I'm awesome ;D

2) IT's a classic, nuff said



Puddle Of Mudd

SHE FUCKING HATES ME!!

And yes.... She probably does :)

The reason why I like this song:
They played this at my local club when one of my exes claimed I, yes I, cheated on him. I never... And its safe to say that I did hate him. Perfect conversion of how you guys should feel when you break up with your girl... On bad BAD terms.


Stick THAT in your pipe and smoke it =P



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