Shufflemania 2!!!?

The first song that I chose, at random, was Somewhere Over the Rainbow by The Blanks. The Blanks are actually the a capella band from Scrubs but they actually make their own music and do covers like this one. The only instrument in this song is the ukulele, a wonder choice. Ted, his Scrubs name because I don't know what his real name is, sings lead vocals and the other three members sing back up vocals and harmonize very nicely. It's a great song to listen to on those chill summer days when the world slows down and there's nothing to do. Tell Me Baby by The Red Hot Chili Peppers is probably a song much more familiar to a lot of you. It's a pretty typical RHCP tune, up beat, slappin' bass and just a touch of mainstream so as to attract the masses. This song is only okay for me though because, personally, I think the Chili Peppers got worse with time. I still like the Peppers from the 90's above any of their more recent recordings and it looks like it will stay that way. Oh, rap! I kind of forgot about a lot of the rap that was on my iPod. I'm So Raw by Tyga is from a mix tape I downloaded off of hotnewhiphop or datpiff. It's a shitty song, but I have moments where I come back to rap so I just like to keep it on hand if ever I get into that mood again. My falling out with rap can most likely be attributed to it's overwhelming aggressive tone. To be honest, I didn't even know that I had this next song, Stand By Me by Marvin Gaye. I love Marvin Gaye and soul music as a whole, so this is a pleasant surprise. Sometimes it's good to listen to classics because a lot of the music today, even all my hipster shit, has been so heavily influenced by the classics that it is good to see where the styles we see today have come from. Stand By Me has a really very beautiful string orchestra playing in the background, probably just a few instruments, but it adds a nice elegant and peaceful touch to the song. Union Chapel Day is a song entirely done by synth. I have never listened to it and it's only a minute long, but it sure is pleasant. Alosha gave me this song along with his Hefner collection so I may have to check more of this stuff out. Well it looks like that's it for Shufflemania 1!!! We'll be back with you sometime in the future when I run low on blog ideas!