Who said lullabies were just for babies?

Here's more evidence that music has no age limits, young or old, despite the biased name of Rockabye Baby. Seriously, it's cool stuff. (Guess which rendition album I wish I had most?

So cute and peaceful and soothing ... My kind of lullaby (and all-around good music).

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ACK! Conservative rap! RUN!!

Once more illustrating that conservatives – especially when wearing suits and ties and snot-faced smiles – just can't rap for shit. Yo.

Somehow, I don't think Jay-Z or Eminem are gonna be kept awake by these two.

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Binging on music again: U2 & James Bond

Two songs I've been obsessing over these last couple of days. Now you can join the fervor. =)

U2
No Line on the Horizon
"Magnificent"

Chris Cornell
Casino Royale Soundtrack
"You Know My Name" (Actual Casino Royale opening credits)

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The Jenny McCarthy Song

Misters Measles, Mumps and Rubella send their kind regards to the ignorant fear-monger for allowing them to escape eradication after all. From The Amateur Scientist.

Hell, this is actually a good song in and of itself; I like the rhythm and melody. And the lyrics are just fantastic, of course, though they're missing a few gratuitous insults in my taste. (Though perhaps that's why I'm considered an impertinent, immature little kid, then.)

Now come on: spread this bomb around and make it go viral. The world needs to know how grateful three of the most curable and preventable infantile diseases are to Jenny for spreading her ignorance, fraud, quackery and overall shining stupidity.

(via Respectful Insolence)

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Music Moment: absolutely beautiful and tragic song

This is arguably one of those songs that drill into my head and never ever ever wanna get out again – and quite frankly, that doesn't really disturb me all that much. Now you can fall for it as I have. I really am a sucker for sad songs.

The Butterfly Effect Soundtrack
'Kayleigh's Funeral'
Composed by Michael Suby

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YouTube moment: in-fuckin-SANE piano medley of Burton/Elfman scores

I just had to post this on this blog (in addition to leaving an incredulous comment). I just found this absolutely astounding piano medley of a bunch of scores for some of Tim Burton's films, composed by his fellow "pet composer" *wink* Danny Elfman, played by gijspiano. I was just browsing for more Edward Scissorhands piano renditions, and came across this. This is the sort of talent I'd give my nuts and most of my fingers to possess a tenth of. (Gotta keep some fingers to type, of course. And to pick my nose now and then.)

Go forth and rate this!

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Yes, I've been binging again

Only this time it was on music. Specifically, that incredibly beautiful and entrancing Edward Scissorhands soundtrack. In the spirit of generosity, I'm sharing two particularly wonderful YouTube vids here for you to enjoy and lose yourself in.

"The Grand Finale" composed by Danny Elfman

Highest quality I could find. Cuts about a second from the start, but no biggie.

"Edward Scissorhands Theme" on the piano (by leswatterson35)

It's not perfect, but sure as hell is more than good enough for me.

I'm such a sucker for that simple but oh-so-beautiful theme.

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Any other child-hearted geeks out there remember this show?

Talk about randomness: this morning I woke up thinking of old songs I haven't heard in a long time, and one in particular got stuck in my head, though being what it is I'm not complaining. It's the theme of a sadly short-lived TV animated series, which I don't think many out there have even ever heard of, much less enjoyed, but when I was a little kid I was a great fan. My mother taped all the shows on an old cassette (which I lost quite some time ago).

There's a time when the moon reveals its face through the clouds
I let out a sigh and want to cry out loud

But deep in my heart, I feel love so alive
In the depths of my soul I know we will survive
I'm the one they would break in their greed and their pride

But deep in my heart, I feel love so alive
In the depths of my soul I know we will survive

Hereby nominated for one of the best animated shows' themes ever! :P

And of course, the video for the show itself ... (Sorry for the poor quality, can't find any better.)

(Seriously though, ain't she got a beautiful voice?)

I've also found another 'version' of the Intro, the Instrumental (just the theme, no vocals), and being a sucker for Instrumentals, I can't resist posting it here as well, now, can I? :P (It's very good, too. Love the percussion fusion with the synths. OH THE NOSTALGIA!)

Seriously, where've all those terrific 90s-era shows gone? I'm not that young dangit, I still remember the joys of this show and others that used to play back then ... Now we've got utter shit like Hannah Montana (IF I HEAR ANOTHER MILEY CYRUS COMMERCIAL ON TV OR RADIO I'LL FUCKING MURDER HER) and such bullshit. Very, very depressing, what kids are growing up with these days. No wonder they all seem to be morons.

Back when I used to draw (you know, before I discovered da PCz and da Interwebz and got hooked like a junkie mainlining heroin) this was by far one of my favorite things I'd just spend days and days drawing. I even went out at Halloween disguised as her ... thereby establishing the rumor that I was gay and very lonely. >_<

I wasn't gay.

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Where the Street Had No Name ... now has a name

Okay, corny title, sorry. But U2 just had a New York City street temporarily named after them! :P

To celebrate the release of the band's 12th studio album and their appearance every night this week on CBS's "The Late Show with David Letterman," part of 53rd street in Midtown Manhattan -- where Letterman films -- was renamed U2 Way.

"The Beatles had Penny Lane, Elvis lived on the end of Lonely Street," U2 singer Bono told reporters and fans on the corner of Broadway and 53rd Street.

"We're here somewhere between 10th Avenue and funky, funky Broadway, somewhere south of Duke Ellington Way and north of Joey Ramone Place we find ourselves ... where the streets have no name," he said.

The renaming of the block of 53rd Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue will last one week, Bloomberg said.

Admittedly, they could've found something a little more creative and less frankly 'corny' than 'U2 Way' (don't ask me for inspiration though o_o), but hey, it could be named 'Asscrack Boulevard' and I'd still be all for it, if it has something to do with U2. :P That's where fanboyism will lead you, I suppose.

Too bad it'll just last one week, though. :(

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I love this song

The 'Who Killed Mary?' music video, from Richard Marx's 'Hazard'.

This was one of those songs I grew up with way back in those bygone ages called the '90s'. I've just recently fallen in love with it again.

The song (and the video) tells the story of Marx's character, a man who's always been prejudiced against by the folks in the small town where they lived (Hazard, in Nebraska). Eventually a woman named Mary comes along, the first person to see him for who he is instead of the rumors and lies, and he falls in love with her. They like to go down by the river and walk, she'd love to watch sunsets, etc.

One night she disappears (the video confirms her death by strangling, though she just disappears indefinitely in the song) and Marx's character, still demonized by the townspeople, is blamed for her death, yet he maintains his innocence throughout ('I swear I left her by the river ... I swear I left her safe and sound'). The end is left open to interpretation. (See the 'Who Killed Mary?' section in Wikipedia's article about the song.)

Sad story, no? The kind I seem to lean towards the most, oddly enough ...

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Antivaccionists shut up by a court + U2 on David Letterman!

A double-update here, because I didn't feel like creating two separate updates. You can call me lazy-ass later. :)

Unos – "Vaccinations-cause-Autism" quacks have been silenced by a court's decision.

One thing I detest as much as Religious fundamentalism or insanity, if not even more, is medical quackery. Specifically, antivaccinationists. These are the kooks, quacks and related morons who go about telling people not to use vaccines on themselves, or their children, because they cause – among other things – Autism. Yes, they fear those great bossy pharmaceuticals are giving the people Autism in syringes.

This story has a long history behind it, and for some general info on what this stupid trend is about along with some good debunking by a credible (and accredited) medical professional, check out some of the entries on Respectful Insolence, the long-running and popular blog by MD 'Orac'. He takes great delight in tearing these stupid claims down point-by-point with *actual evidence and medicine/science*, not lunatics claims.

These quacks make me angry because not only are they stupid and ignorant public faces (already usually enough to attract my ire), but these twits spread their delusions and disinformation to the people, far too many of which then follow along and renounce vaccinations for themselves and their kids. I don't give a damn if 'mature' adults refuse vaccinations. They can refuse oxygen and food for all I care. But the great crime, for me, is when they deprive their children, innocents who live at their parents' mercy, of these crucial and life-saving vaccinations. Many, many people have died since this trend began sometime in the late '90s if I remember correctly. The news has the odd article here and there, which you can find with a minimum of searching.

These ignorant morons don't just annoy me because they're stupid. They annoy me because THEY KILL PEOPLE. Literally. Causing someone's death, whether by stabbing them, or by denying them the knowledge to know how to take care of themselves, are equal offenses in my moral book. Normally I'd go on about how 'if they're that stupid then they deserve to die', but jeez, even I'm not that cold when it comes to innocent kids who never had a fucking chance. This isn't just about 'Autism-causing vaccines', either. The whole denialism/antivaccionist saga has me withering. (Don't even get me started on that Christine Maggiore bitch, the sadly-famous HIV denialist who killed her infant daughter by preventing her from receiving critical treatment to combat HIV and AIDS.)

I seem to be sliding into digression again in my rants. Back on topic. Well, once again, a court has ruled against some of these patently stupid lawsuits, declaring that there is no evidence at all that Measles vaccines and co. are any cause to Autism (or any neurological disorder for that case).

A special court has ruled against parents with autistic children, saying that vaccines are not to blame for their children's neurological disorder.

The judges in the cases said the evidence was overwhelmingly contrary to the parent's claims — and backed years of science that found no risk.

Yet another nail in these morons' coffin. Can't they just lay down and wait a few minutes while we put all the nails in, then padlock the coffin, encase it in cement and throw it into the Marianas Trench?

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And now, finally, onto some good news: U2! DAVID LETTERMAN! ALL WEEK! YAY!!!

... Does that need further explaining? Alright, I suppose. To promote their upcoming album, 'No Line on the Horizon' (due on shelves, and in my CD Player, on March 03, 2009, for North American markets), the world's biggest Rock band (hey, a commercial said it, not me) will be appearing on David Letterman's 'Late Show' from March 02 to the sixth. A whole week with my favorite band on the planet ... *hyperventilates*

This almost puts me in a fine mood after that antivaccionist bullshit! :P

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