FRANKENSTORM TUNES.

LYED is coming to you live from Hurricane Sandy/Frankenstorm! Okay, I know I'm just being dramatic as per usual - but Sandy is definitely on her way! The gloomy weather immediately turns off my motivation switch, but I decided to be a bit creative with this post before I lose power. :) Cross your fingers that nothing extreme happens over here!

Every now & then when I'm beyond bored and looking for material to post about on LYED... I always pick a phrase/word and then see what songs I can find incorporating those words. So obviously when every other word on the television consisted of "Hurricane Sandy" i decided to do a little search to see what songs I could stumble across that featured "hurricane" or were storm-related. 

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Florence and the Machine - "HURRICANE DRUNK"

This was without a doubt the first track that came to mind when I was brainstorming song ideas. This is one of my favorite tracks from Florence and the Machine and for those who are stuck indoors during  this lovely weather - what else is there to do besides drink till you're "hurricane" drunk? 

Something Corporate - "HURRICANE"

Nostalgia at best. Something Corporate will forever remain as one of my favorite bands that were once associated with Drive-Thru Records. About 2 years ago Something Corporate released Played in Space: The Best of Something Corporate & of course this track was featured on it. :) 

MS MR - "HURRICANE"

Off their latest EP Candy Bar Creep Show; definitely one of my favorites from this group!

The Hush Sound - "HURRICANE"

Just a random little treat I decided to add in this blog post, If you're not familiar with The Hush Sound - maybe you've heard "Crawling Towards the Sun" ?

Bob Dylan - "HURRICANE"

Definitely an oldie BUT a goodie. 

Hurricane Bells - "MONSTERS"

This track is featured on the debut album Tonight is the Ghost & also on the New Moon (Twilight) Original Soundtrack!

Tame Impala - "JEREMY'S STORM"

The psychedelic yet delicious track from their 2010 debut album Innerspeaker. 

Mumford and Sons - "AFTER THE STORM"

The last track off their debut album Sigh No More, hope you've been enjoying their latest album Babel which was recently released a couple of weeks ago!

Baby Bash ft. Hurricane Chris, Gorilla Zoe - CYCLONE (REMIX)

If you've actually paid attention to this blog post then I hope you enjoy this last little ridiculous treat. BELIEVE ME, there were plenty of others that I could have ended this blog post with that were beyond embarassing/humiliating but I decided to stick with this instead. 

COVERS THAT I'M CRAZY ABOUT.

For someone like me to truly "like" a cover, it has to be pretty damn good. Thought i'd share with you a few that definitely make my jaw drop.... and ignite the water works. Yes, i'm a female with raging hormones and sometimes I tear up when I'm emotionally attracted to a song, that's life. I could ramble on for days about what specifically caught my eye in each of these tracks, but i'll do you a favor & cut it short. ENJOY!

First Aid Kit - When I Grow Up (Fever Ray Cover)

click here for the original

Friendly Fires - Strangelove (Depeche Mode Cover)

click here for the original. 

Ellie Goulding - Don't Panic (Coldplay Cover)

This is just one of several covers that I've stumbled across from Ellie. I'm still head over heels in love with her cover of Rihanna's Only Girl from the Radio 1 Live Lounge.

click on the link to fall in love with it too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IieOEvzMjng 

After performing a few songs in the lounge, you're asked to perform a cover chosen from a list of current hit singles. A recent cover from the Radio 1 Live Lounge that I literally couldn't take off repeat for a few days is one from Bombay Bicycle Club featuring Lucy Rose. 

Bombay Bicycle Club ft. Lucy Rose - Video Games (Lana Del Rey Cover)

I was lucky enough to catch BBC & Lucy Rose at their shows in San Diego & Los Angeles. Their show in San Diego was at The Casbah, a small venue that immediately reminded me of a dive bar in Santa Barbara. It was a 21+ show & quite intimate if you ask me (what a relief it was to not feel squished or have someone's beer spill on you.... multiple times). After Lucy Rose's set ended, I found her hanging out in the patio area and chatted with her for a bit. After asking if they would perform the LDR cover during Bombay's set, Lucy laughed and went on about the concept of how they had to select the cover and that it probably will not be performed live again. I thought they did an amazing job by stripping Video Games dry and delivered it as a completely different song.  

Florence + the Machine - Addicted to Love (Robert Palmer Cover)

(Here's the original.) 

First off; It's Florence. She makes this track sound just as sexy, but with a more innocent Wonderland-ish tone. I first heard this when she released Lungs: The B-Sides (it's a must for your ears if for some strange reason you haven't listened to it yet.) 

It was hard to cut myself off from posting more videos, no joke.