LADY GAGA IN THE NEWS

I don't understand Lady Gaga or do I? I find her fascinating. She is a very eccentric human being. Real name : Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, Lady Gaga is the first celebrity to have more than 10 million fans on Facebook more than US President Barack Obama as reported by Famecount.

Her general outlook, personal style and dressing is considered outrageous. They say she derives her star quality from Rock stars like 'Queen' and  'David Bowie' and her vocals have been compared to 'Gwen Stefani' and Madonna', I would agree she -kind of- reminds me of both ladies.

Akon,  the hip-hop star recognized her vocal abilities, and signed her to his own label, Kon Live Distribution. I never heard of her until I heard the song-'Poker Face'  from her debut album 'The Fame' which was released in 2008 and topped the BillBoard 200 charts. It reminded me of the hook in this  Bonny M song, there are definitely some disco influences drawn from here. I guess there have always been 'crazy dressing rock stars' way before her, because even 'Bonny M's costumes look like there was a lot of crazy, out this world thoughts that went into their designs. Not to digress, here's Lady Gaga's song served:

Enjoy 'Poker Face'

It's a danceable, upbeat workout song, that's what I will call it. It's ok, it gets my 3***.  Lady Gaga is always in the news for one thing on the other like crowd surfing semi-naked, cocaine use and showstopping costumes. Things that make mouths drop and question her sanity.Well, it seems to be working for her, maybe when she does admit sanity, all creativity will seize to flow from her musically.

Loose some calories with this one this week.

If music be the food of love, you know what to do!

~Tosinger~

IS MAROON THE COLOR OF LOVE?

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Hello Friends,

Scorching weekend, with some showers of rain here and there, blessings of nature ! So I stumble across one of my favorites from Maroon 5 'This Love'. Maroon 5- a five man band (one replaced later) are friends from high school from Los Angeles, California. Formerly  a 4-member group called 'Kara's Flowers', a garage/grunge band ( a form of amateurish rock music) formed in 1994. They gained so much publicity from touring a lot. I must say that paid off for them in the long run because they received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2005.

The lead vocalist of the group, Adam Levine, has a unique voice. A voice I will refer to as a 'fruity flavored gum' :). The other members of the group are Drummer-Matt Flynn, Base Guitarist- Micky Madden, Keyboardist-Jesse Carmichael and Guitarist-James Valentine.
Despite previous failures, 'This Love' was a hit single from their debut album 'Songs About Jane' in 2002. A 2002 song that is still as fresh like it was released yesterday. That's an element of a good song. 

Listen to a clip of 'This Love'                     Full song & video  => video

Since debuting in 2002, the band has sold over 10 million albums in the United States and nearly 15 million worldwide. Source-Wikipedia.
The explicit scenes of the video aside, the song in itself is a 5*****. Controversial? Yes!, their videos I agree tend to get too 'raunchy'.
They are going on strong with a 2010 album  release- 'Hands all over'-and a new single called 'Misery' which is now available on iTunes.

If Music be the food of love, you know what to do!
~Tosinger~