STAR LIGHT STAR BRIGHT: Glenn Miller

Star Light Star Bright is a new section of the L.A. Dog And Pony Show that brings light to an influential person/group to the art of Music.




whether you believe it or not you know some Glenn Miller. it's that big band tune thats the score to your happy go lucky morning when 101S/Highland Avenue were flowing, as you're about to enjoy your first cup of coffee only to realize a coworker has left a box of portos in the kitchen to share...or when you're on the receiving end of a wink and smile you'll hear Glenn Miller's music. during the age of the cola wars, nintendo, hypercolor and r&b/pop boy bands Big Band swing couldn't contend to the distraction of the time. nevertheless, i played the clarinet. however, not until after my formative years did i realize the power of the big band. According to wikipedia, "A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late 1940s" no wonder people were gung ho about the war and why America was "the victors" the soundtrack of the time was orchestrated by Glenn Miller. what do we have? autotune and samples? music inspires and motivates to be a better person. i suppose sex, drugs and rock n roll sell rather than the former.

GLENN MILLER

enjoy the music.

lyrics mashup of current playlist

"i've been waiting for a sign, i've been waiting for a sign to tell me where tell me where where i belong, wait they don't love you like i love you wait, they don't love you like i love you. well i'm just a poor little baby cause well i believe them all. fall in love with vanities. everythings gonna get lighter, even if it never gets better. oh simple thing where have you gone i'm getting old and i need something to rely on. my friends all agree give in to our defeat in secret we believe we're nothing, nothing, nothing that we need. you say that i'm the only one but will my heart be broken when the night meets the morning star. i've received a message just to live and let go but the past it tangles into everything i know. whatever makes you happy whatever you want whatever you want you think you're so special i wish that i was special. its really not bad not worse than you thought. so little time i've tried to understand that i'm trying to make a move just to stay in the game i try to stay awake and remember my name but everybody's changing and i don't feel the same. it hit me i got everything i need it hit me i got everything i need."

only until now did i realize that i have more than one playlist all of which have their different takes on life. the most recent playlist that i've compiled has songs i enjoy at this moment can it be an extension of my self? i suppose maybe or not really i don't want to believe but i can't deny it. from the following artists: yeah yeah yeahs, ingrid michaelson, the distillers, mates of state, keane, spinnerette, lily allen, invid, and amy winehouse.

enjoy the music.

Chris Cornell @ The Wiltern (05/03/09)

chris cornell = soundgarden = audioslave = badass mother f-er. if you like someone with powerful vocals that can move and shake an entire music venue chris cornell can do it for you even the morning after.
tangent: concert going etiquette 101
1. do not try to "dance" yourself into a spot that someone is already standing in.
2. take a shower (at least apply an over the counter antiperspirant)
3. do not sing on the top of your lungs w/ the performer (i paid to hear a professional and not hear you attempt to...save it for the shower or in your car cause i don't want to hear it.)
4. rock on! have a good time but not at the expense of your fellow concert goer.
5. drink responsibly.

I'll be honest the only chris cornell song i know and heard of is black hole sun large in part because of rock band. and i can't say i was surprised about chris cornell because from every other person told me he's the best thing since the creation of man. not just to music but as a human being. yum yum.

you feel what he's singing and from the looks of it he does too. which you cannot ignore no matter how terrible your day is going. someday i'll sit down and make a list of my all time favorite live concerts (albeit this is something like that) chris cornell is on the list i don't know where he falls but he's definitely on the list. despite the greatness of his performance i'm in no rush to get his albums but i do recommend going to his concert. he made the wiltern sound good.

enjoy the music.