Fabulous Voice...

I was just watching my week day fix of Ugly Betty when this song came on at the end.  I thought it was lovely! The singer, Jasmine Ash has such a unique and quirky voice. I love this kind of singing whic almost sounds broken-but in a good way obviously! I seriously wish that I could sing!

 Also, well done to Jai for winning Britain's Got Talent and to Ronan Parke for coming second! Both had amazing voices and were so lovely. I actually hid behind the sofa when the final results were coming out because I couldn't  bear the tension.

Abbey Road Studios

I can't believe this happened, I really can't! After I returned from a disastrous Duke of Edinburgh expedition, my dad told me he was going to London. The next day, we got a phone call:
"Hey Beth, I'm in Abbey Road studios right now for that guitar thing and so is John Simm and Coldplay!"
My dad writes for a guitar magazine, Acoustic , in his spare time. He does guitar reviews and stuff and if you've read it before, you've probably come across one of his articles.
Anyway, I was completely gutted I didn't get to go! It was an "Invitation Only" kind of event and only 40 people (including dad) could go. And he couldn't get anybodies autographs either as it would have seemed annoying.
I don't think anybody believed me though. I guess they were thinking "she wishes!" as there are a lot of "musicians" I know who think that they are the next big thing and if anybodies dad was going to be going to a guitar convention at Abbey Road Studios it would be theirs! Its just nice to know that I am connected with that big world of musicians....

Neopolitan Dreams

This was the first good song I found on an advert. I remember it very clearly. I was twelve and a washing powder advert came on the TV. I was more interested in the music in the background than the woman's extra white sheets. I thought it was a lovely song and it irritated me that I didn't know what it was. The next time it came on I memorised some of the lyrics, wrote them down and later Googled them. I clicked on "videos" and the song came up straight away. I have been obsessed ever since. I tried to find the music video as it is as quirky as Lisa Mitchel's voice but I couldn't. Try and YouTube it later. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

I fianlly found it!

After weeks of searching Google and YouTube, having to listen to crappy 90s ballads and odd rap songs I have finally found the song I've been looking for! This is another song from an advert and I am obsessed! I don't know why...I think its the piano that did it for me or possibly the "badabaaaa badabaaaa"s in the middle of it. It is such a happy song and whenever I listen to it, I see myself skipping down the street with a Costa coffee and a baggy beanie or cartwheeling in a remote meadow in a floral playsuit. Just listen it deserves appreciation!

Where I Find Good Music

I guess most people would say "oh I listen to the radio" or "I watch the music channels. Kiss is my channel!" as my friend always tells me. But, to be honest, I find music channels a little bit boring. I always thought TV was for watching good programmes. And the only channels we seem to listen to in the car are Radio 2 and Radio 4. So if I don't listen to the radio or watch Kerrang or Kiss or whatever they'll come up with next what do I do? One word. Adverts. Nearly all of my favourite songs have been on adverts. For instance when my favourite song was Ellie Goulding's cover of Your Song , it was on the John Lewis advert for Christmas. And at the moment, I love the song on the new B&Q advert but annoyingly, I can't find out the title! And also I get songs from films. Like when I went to see I Am Number Four and they played Letters From the Sky at the end of the film and I fell in love with it. All I'm saying is, pay attention to the music in the background!

Orchestra Concert

I'm so sorry I haven't written in a while! I have been rehearsing for our Orchestra concert almost every night this week and the nights that I wasn't rehearsing, I was doing homework! Anyway, the concert was last night and went amazingly well! I play violin in "the Seconds". I doubt I'll ever be able to sit with my friends in "First violins" because I don't have lessons and I don't do grades but the violin teachers at the orchestra don't seem to understand...It was good though, even if we were only on for about twenty minutes. We kicked off the concert with "Rule Britannia" and moved on to "Welsh Anthems" (Bread of Heaven, International Velvet by Catatonia, Have a Nice day by Stereophonics and Delilah by Tom Jones) straight after which was a pretty good mix of Welsh songs in my opinion. Then we did Can Can from Orpheus in the Underworld, Land of Hope and Glory and finished with the Sailor's Hornpipe which got faster and faster. Then we had to play it again, even faster this time, so the audience could "join in". All they did was clap so it seemed pretty pointless to me. I don't actually want a rest tonight! I really want to go and play in orchestra again. I love playing music so much. Its wonderful to know your playing something that effects how somebody feels....

I have been doing the 30 day song challenge and just finished it. I highly recommend it as it forces you to really think about the songs you're choosing and explore your taste in music. It also brings back old favourties and helps you to find new favourites too. I didn't really like the idea of doing it on Facebook so I did it on Polyvore. I posted a set for each of the thirty days and linked it to the outfit I had made. You can see all of my thirty days here. Below are the themes for each day so you can this at home.
Day 1-Favourite song-Your song
Day 2-Least favourite song
Day 3-a song that makes you happy
Day 4- a Song that makes you sad
Day 05 – A song that reminds you of someone
Day 06 – A song that reminds of you of somewhere
Day 07 – A song that reminds you of a certain event
Day 08 – A song that you know all the words to
Day 09 – A song that you can dance to
Day 10 – A song that makes you fall asleep
Day 11 – A song from your favorite band
Day 12 – A song from a band you hate
Day 13 – A song that is a guilty pleasure
Day 14 – A song that no one would expect you to love
Day 15 – A song that describes you
Day 16 – A song that you used to love but now hate
Day 17 – A song that you hear often on the radio
Day 18 – A song that you wish you heard on the radio
Day 19 – A song from your favorite album
Day 20 – A song that you listen to when you’re angry
Day 21 – A song that you listen to when you’re happy
Day 22 – A song that you listen to when you’re sad
Day 23 – A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 24 – A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 25 – A song that makes you laugh
Day 26 – A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27 – A song that you wish you could play
Day 28 – A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29 – A song from your childhood
Day 30 – Your favorite song at this time last year