That British Indian Summer

Sorry for my lack of posting! I've had a busy holiday. First a week in field, then a week in Italy, ditto Devon and now I am home and desperately trying to get over my emetophobia and panic attacks.
Well I hope, for once, that we don't have an Indian Summer in Britain this year. Its my last year of GCSEs and I don't want good weather tempting me from my studies.
I actually made a "Summer Bucket List" this year which, in my opinion, was very organised of me. Anyway one of the things on my list was "discover a new band". I have. They are INCREDIBE. Your argument is invalid. So here they are...THE VELVET UNDERGROUND!!!

They are wonderful in every way and make me as calm as a millpond and as cool as a cucumber whenever I listen to them! This song is so subtle in the way they sing aand the guitar is so soft... I have no more to say! There are too many emotions this song makes me feel...

This Ginger got Soul

I heard this song on a music channel just a few days after it came out. I fell in love with it instantly and couldn't stop singing it. I'm so happy that this has done so well. The lyrics are brilliant and I'm happy that somebody isn't singing about sex for once! People really neeed to take a leaf out of Mr Ed Sheeran's book and write decent lyrics! Also good on you Ed, you've really shown that ginger's have got souls haha. I can't wait to get A-Team onto my i-pod.

Another Lovely Find...

Even though this song advertises Hellman's mayonise, I think its simply wonderful! Sorry for the cheesyness but I do! Its lovely. I think its a great song to dance to as well as chill to, dream to, play in the background of your day to day life. Tim Myers has a lovely soft, sweet voice but even if he wasn't singing, I would be happy listening to the instrumental. Its sweet and uplifting and has a nice layered textured. Anoter great find!

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!