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Darwin Deez – Bad Day
April 4, 2012
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This song is rated: 1 Pill – entry-level for music novices
Hi all, Dr. Whuzzerface here!
I don’t know about you, but I’m a bit of a coward at times, especially when it comes to telling someone about how I feel. ESPECIALLY when what I feel towards that person goes beyond vexation, being miffed, irked, peeved, murderous, etc. Sure, about an hour after a confrontation I can think of several choice insults like “You were born of a motherless goat!” or “You vile reprobate!” but alas, in or around the moment, I fail miserably. That is why bands such as Darwin Deez exist, to help me think of the perfect song in my moment of need.
I first stumbled across these plucky ducks in 2009 and listening to “Bad Day” made many days afterward quite pleasant. This is not your basic “Yeah well this is what you deserve for _____” type of song. The very first bad day wish he gives is “I hope that the last page of your 800 page novel is missing” (for someone like me who loves reading, that is a huge diss). The insults get progressively harsher the further on in the song you get, but I hope that gives you a glimpse of the snarky lyrics. The chorus chimes in close to the beginning with “Every day oughtta be a bad day for you!” As for the beat, it’s surprisingly electro-pop which counter-balances the words rather well.
The gist? If you’re mad at someone, listen to this song. If the person in the fast lane on the freeway is going 5 under the limit and you’re late for work, listen to this song. If while at work your boss puts you to task for their mess-up, LISTEN TO THIS SONG. Wishing someone a “bad day” just got a whole lot easier. Enjoy!
Gotye – Learnalilgivinanlovin
April 2, 2012
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This song is rated: 1 Pill – entry level music for novices
Hi there, Dr. Whuzzerface here!
I hope you all got a hint that yesterdays BabyMetal post was somewhat of an April Fools joke, right? (Although I must confess, when they switch over to the rap part, they were totally adorable!) That being said, I would like to introduce to you the first OFFICIAL music post of Raging Contagion. I was gretting all weekend about what would be the best foot to start off on and was so overwhelmed I finally just hit “Random” on my favorites playlist and what came up was so perfect, I can only attribute it to divine inspiration.
With a song like this in your arsenal, however, you can conquer AN-Y-THING (including those awful Mondays we just had to face)! The artist Gotye (pronounced “Go-tee-ayh”) has been a hot item recently from his oh-so-brilliant song “Somebody That I Used To Know” which was covered by, and succinctly went YouTube viral, Walk Off The Earth. “Learnalilgivinanlovin” from the album Like Drawing Blood is totally opposite of “Somebody”.
The song starts off with a motown drum intro combined with harmonized “oohs/aahs” (I can just imagine the backup dancers for this!), layering in tambourines, horns and then gets into the good stuff. This song is about learning how to give, how to love, and how to live. Don’t wait to play this and make sure to turn it up, it will get you moving!
BABYMETAL – いいね！
April 1, 2012
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Dr. cheerlubber here.
For our very first music post here at Raging Contagion, we wanted to give you a little taste of what you can expect from us. It might be a bit of a hard pill to swallow the first go-around but we’re sure you’ll come to love it as we have after a few good listens.
Coming to us from the Land of the Rising Sun is a special little group unlike any other. Known as BABYMETAL, this group was formed in 2010 on the theme of “Kawaii Metal” (according to their company, this is a mix of Japanese Pop Idol music and Heavy Metal; “Kawaii” in Japanese means “cute”). Comprised of members SU-METAL (13), MOAMETAL (12), and YUIMETAL (12), these three youngsters are certainly a force to be reckoned with, as you battle with conflicting emotions of adoration and terror as you watch.
This particular song 「いいね！」 (pronounced “ee-nay,” as you can hear in the chorus), translates into something along the lines of “Good, yeah?” although it’s also titled “line!” for whatever reason.
I have to say my favorite bit is from 1:30-2:00 because they’re just so stinkin’ adorable. Because I wanted to challenge myself, after much trial and tribulation, I was able to translate most of the rap, which goes something like this:
“Makes me toss my head, makes me take off my shades,
Makes me turn my head, makes me take off my shades,
Makes me toss my head, makes me take off my shades,
Makes me immediately drop my bulging, jam-packed backpack”
And then of course before the song descends back into screamo, the girls cutely ask, “Are you ready to mosh?”
Well if you truly are ready to join the so-called “mosh pit of chaos” and want to help support these three girls achieve world domination with smiles and screams, you can check out their pages here:
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