Song of the Week

Hey Guys,

It's Daisy, sorry I've been a bit awol for a while, I've had a very busy summer holiday completing my Gold DofE, but I'm back and I hope you're all having a nice bank holiday.

The song I've chosen this week is from a new artist I have discovered, Jose Vanders, she's a piano based folk-pop musician. My favourite song of hers is "Faces Going Places".

I'm unable to find an original video of this song but click here for one I found onYoutube; and click here for an amazing cover of it.


Love Daisy x



Ps. Now that I've completed all that, you should be expecting some hauls from me and a few film reviews in the near future (that is if school isn't too hectic).

Song of the Week

Hey Guys,

Sorry this is late, but my Song of the Week, technically my song of last week, is 'Life With You' by the Proclaimers. On Saturday I was lucky enough to only have to pay £10 to see The Proclaimers, who were playing at Shrewsbury Flower Show. They played for a good hour and a half with a really varied set of songs. It was great to finally see them live. I really enjoyed it, hence why they created my song of the week.

Listen to 'Life With You' here.

Love Holly x

(photo credit: giggingni.com)

Song of the Week

Hi Guys,

The song I've chosen this week is from the indie pop band from NY, The Score, with the song 'Oh my Love'. I've not got anything interesting to say about this other than I like the song so I suggest you listen to it...

Click here to listen.

Love Daisy x

Song of the Week

Hey Guys,

This week I have chosen 'The Night I Heard Caruso Sing' by Everything But The Girl as my Song of the Week. My dad introduced me to this duo, Tracey Thorne and Ben Watt, and they are amazing. What makes me want to listen to this song over and over again is the perfection of the harmonies, they are just so in sync and you can tell that these are two incredibly talented people. 

You can listen to 'The Night I Heard Caruso Sing' here.

I can't do a post about Everything But The Girl without mentioning another amazing song of theirs called 'Apron Strings'. This song is beautiful, but also saddening and features on the album 'Idlewild'.

You can listen to 'Apron Strings' here.

Love Holly x

(picture from ebtg.com)

Song of the Week

Hey Guys,

I am doing this post in advance of when you are going to see it, as I am off to Uganda tomorrow, so really it will be a Song of a few Weeks ago, but that doesn't quite have the same ring to it!

I have chosen 'Electric Love' by BØRNS as my Song of the Week. I found this song whilst browsing through playlists on 8tracks, 'an internet radio created by people not algorithms'. A while ago I did a post about 8tracks, so to find out more click here to see this post.

BØRNS is an American singer-songwriter, with his real name being Garrett Borns. He is a relatively new artist who, in 2014, released his debut single '10,000 Emerald Pools' and has hair that I am super jealous of to be honest. My favourite song has to be 'Electric Love' because it is so catchy and for once in summer I am actually listening to songs that fit the season, this being one of them!

Click here to listen to 'Electric Love' and here to read Teen Vogue's article and interview with the man himself. (photo from laweekly.com)

Love Holly x

Song of the week

Hey Guys,

As I think i've mentioned before I have become a fan of Taylor Swifts newer work, I'm sure a lot of you have heard her new song 'Bad Blood' as there was a lot of hype surrounding the music video. Anyway, while scrolling through tumblr I came across a remix combing 'Bad Blood' and "Never Getting Back Together" - naturally this had to be my song for the week.

Click here to listen. 

Love Daisy x

Song of the Week

Hey Guys,

This week I have chosen two songs to feature in my Song of the Week post, this is mainly because I am incredibly indecisive and couldn't choose just one of these wonderful songs.

My first is The Key The Secret by Urban Cookie Collective. This is a really fun summer song and is really catchy. I came across this in one of Zoella's videos on her second channel (morezoella) and looked it up because it sounded so cool. It is so 90s and has really helped me get into the summer mood.

Watch The Key The Secret here and watch Zoella's second channel videos here, I was going to link the exact video but I can't remember which one it is, oops!

My second song of the week is I'm Kissing You by Des'ree. I recently re-watched Romeo and Juliet, directed by Baz Luhrmann and this is the song that plays at their first meeting, it is, in my opinion, so beautiful.

Those of you who have been reading Haisy for a long time will know that I love, love this film and could watch it forever. This is a great song to help you relax if you are feeling stressed and is part of my de-stressing playlist.

Watch I'm Kissing You here.

Love Holly x

Song Of the Week

Hey Guys,

The song I've chosen this week is "Sun is Shining" by Axwell Ingross. Axwell is a Swedish DJ and was part of the Swedish House Mafia - which is another favourite of mine click here to listen to my favourite song of theirs. The reason I like this song so much is purely because of the meaning/lyrics; "the sun is shining and so are you".

Click here to watch the music video.

Love Daisy x

Song of the Week

Hey Guys,

My Song of the Week is Unstoppable by Lianne La Havas, I heard this song on Radio 2 the other evening and instantly fell in love with it. It has been really great song for this week because we have returned to school and life is busier than ever. It has been relaxing me through this first hectic week and an added bonus is that the video is really beautiful too, with Lianne dancing her way through the song.

Unstoppable - Lianne La Havas - click here to give it a listen 

Love Holly x

Song of the Week

Hey Guys,

The song I've chosen this week is from the artist Tom Rosenthal called "Have We Met Before?". Rosenthal is a 27 year old song writer; more information about him can be found on his website here.

Another favourite of his songs is "Non Verbal" which you can listen to here.

Have We Met Before

Rosenthal's music can be  found on either his Youtube channel or on his Soundcloud. 

Love Daisy x

Song of the Week

Hey Guys,

My Song of the Week is Someone New by Hozier. I love his song 'Take Me to Church', as most people seem to, and so I thought I would check out his album. I was pleasantly surprised by what I found. Someone New is a relaxing and upbeat track with a really catchy chorus, I cannot stop singing it.

Listen to Someone New by Hozier here. Starring alongside him in this video is Natalie Dormer , best known for her current role in Game of Thrones. This is the first music video she has been in, to my knowledge, and I think she does a great job. You can visit Hozier's website here, this has news, music and a store. For all things Hozier this is where you need to be.

Love Holly x

Song of the Week

Hey Guys,

Last week I discovered a new artist called Orla Gartland. Gartland is "an Irish singer/songwriter from Dublin who gained popularity from posting cover songs on her YouTube account."
Both of her EPs "Roots" and "Lonely people" can be found on iTunes here.

My favourite song of hers is "Clueless" which has a lovely simple tune which is upbeat and catchy.

Click here to watch Clueless, and another song that I recommend from her EPs is the song "Roots" which can be found here.

Love Daisy x

Song of the Week

Hey Guys,

It took me a while to decide on my Song of the Week for last week, hence why I am only writing this post today. There is so much great music out there at the moment. I finally decided on Shut Up and Dance by Walk the Moon, which surprisingly for me is actually popular. It is so upbeat and perfect to get you motivated for revision first thing in the morning. Just as Daisy was talking about last week, during this stressful time sometimes you just need to let go a bit!

Listen to Shut Up and Dance, here.

The music video is really upbeat and actually quite funny too, which makes a change. Walk the Moon are an American Indie Rock band who formed in 2008 and have had their current lineup since 2010. And to top it off their website is super stylish, access it by clicking here.

Love Holly x

Song of the Week

Hey Guys,

So the song I've chosen this week isn't particularly in my normal taste; as I've been stuck in the house revising I've need some cheering up and for me that involves blasting out my music, dancing along and singing at the top of my voice (even when I get all the words wrong). The song is "I really like you" - I'm sure you've all heard of it because the lyrics are really catchy and I think it's such an annoying song but I still really like it. Once you've heard it you will not be able to get it out of your head.

http://youtu.be/qV5lzRHrGeg

If you're fed up of hearing that song another one I like is "Trouble" by Iggy Azalea click here to listen. I think Azalea is a marmite situation but I've loved her since "Fancy".

Both these songs are pretty unusual for my music taste but they've been the perfect songs to lift my spirits when revising.

Love Daisy x

Song of the Week

Hey Guys,

We are sorry that we missed last week's Song of the Week post, so to make up for it I am writing a longer post about what I have been loving over the past few weeks!

I recently watched '10 Things I Hate About You' for the second time. It was great to watch it again and this time round I loved it even more! If you have never seen it I would really recommend it. One thing that really struck me this time round was the music used in the film, the soundtrack. It has a cool mixture of songs on and my particular favourites are 'Cruel to Be Kind' by Letters to Cleo and 'Bad Reputation' by Joan Jett. Not overlooking 'I Love You Baby', which in my opinion is the scene that makes the film. The main character Kat, played by Julia Stiles, is also brilliant and I think she has many great and inspirational lines, including the one below...

Listen to 'Cruel To Be Kind' here and 'Bad Reputation' here.

'Home' by is a song I have heard many times but only recently discovered it was by Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros. I think this is a fun tune for summer and it's really upbeat, making it great to have a little dance to! I think the reason this band is so great, is not only that they play indie-folk music but is that they, at any one time, have up to 12 people in their lineup. This is, in my opinion, great because it makes for a fuller, more exciting sound!  

Listen to 'Home' here.

One thing that interested me this week was a remix of James Bay's 'Hold Back The River'. The song was mixed to create a far more lively song, with a slightly heavier beat. I am undecided as to whether I like it or not, so have a listen here and see what you think.

I came across the band Girlpool last week and thought they were great! They are admittedly an acquired taste and I think you need to be in the right mood for their music, but when you are in the right mood it is fab! Girlpool are a two-piece American band, who, late last year, featured as The Guardian's 'New Band of the Week'. To get a better taste of what they are all about you can read that very article, here, via. this link you can also have a listen to their songs 'Blah, Blah, Blah' and 'Jane'.

What's your Song of the Week, or have you got any music news to share with us? Let us know at haisy15@gmail.com

Love Holly x

Song of the Week

Hey Guys,

When not doing revision I find it really relaxing to just have a break and listen to some music. I hve been listening to the soundtrack of Sunshine On Leith - a fabulous musical incorporating some of The Proclaimers' best songs. We previously featured 'Over and Done With' as our Song of the Week, but my favourites at the moment are 'Make My Heart Fly' and 'Letter From America'.

Listen to the soundtrack here.

Other than listening to this I have been on the look out for some new music, as it has been a while since I have discovered any 'wow' bands or artists. On my search I came across the rather amusingly named 'The Front Bottoms', an American indie band, who have seemingly been around for a while. I was so excited by their music and it feels like years since I have come across a new indie band. My favourite song is 'Lipstick Covered Magnet' and this is my Song of the Week.

Listen to 'Lipstick Covered Magnet' here.

Other exciting music news this week was my discovery that The Wombats were going to be doing a live lounge with Fearne Cotton on Radio One. I have been a Wombats fan for a few years now, and their album 'A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation' has to be one of my favourite albums ever, every song hits the mark!

Love Holly x

Song of the Week

Hey Guys,
The song I have chosen is "NYC Time" by Petite Meller. Miller is a French/English singer-songwriter who has "angelic childlike vocals". She has just released a new album called "Baby Love" but obviously my favourite song is NYC Time; I really enjoy the original song but I'm also very fond of the BetaBlock3rs remix. Here is her Soundcloud where you can access all of her music (as well as YouTube).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdSfuyTmkpk

Love Daisy x

Song of the Week

Hi Guys,

I was browsing playlists on Spotify and came across a cover of 'Chandelier' by Sia, done by 'The Wind and The Wave'. I don't actually like the original of this song, but the cover is absolutely lovely. 'The Wind and The Wave are a Texan duo made up of Dwight Baker and Patricia Lynn Drew.

 

'Chandelier' The Wind and The Wave

www.youtube.com/watch?v=buW34FiYeP8

Love Holly x

Song of the Week

Hey Guys,
I have just discovered the band Amber Run who are a British band from Nottingham and they've only been together since September 2012. My favourite song of theirs is 'Noah'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRf6mtitYV4

And as Holly has previously mentioned when we were on our geography trip a lot of music was being played, my favourite being Four Five Seconds, not only cause it's one of the few songs I actually know the lyrics to but because it brings back happy memories - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt0g4dWxEBo

Love Daisy x

Song of the Week

Hey Guys,

Sorry we didn't do Song of the Week last week. This is due to us being on a five day geography trip to Bude from Wednesday. Whilst on the trip we listened to loads of music, and did a lot of singing (especially on our 5 hour minibus journey). Consequently I have so many ideas for Song of the Week, so I have decided to just share a few things this week instead of choosing one particular song.

First of all we sang a lot of Sam Smith, and I know you are probably thinking 'how mainstream!' but I honestly think he is so talented and that it is hard not to love him. My favourite song of his is probably 'Lay Me Down', it is so beautiful.

I am not as keen on his version with John Legend as I think this is less raw and emotional. My favourite part of the original version is when it changes about 3/4 of the way through, if you have listened to it you will know what I mean!

Sam Smith - Lay Me Down (Youtube)

On the journey home we played a lot of rock music, and my newly formed friend introduced me to Gary Moore, who was the guitarist for Thin Lizzy. He sadly passed away a couple of years ago but his music lives on and I have never been so interested by an electric guitarist, he was so talented.

Gary Moore (Youtube)




For a few days I couldn't stop singing James Bay's Hold Back the River, it is so catchy! I really like his voice, there is a really nice softness about it. I also think James has a great style, I particularly love his hat, which Radio 1 claim is 'superglued to his hair'. Since hearing this however I have seen at least two photos of him without his hat on, so we can safely say it isn't!

James Bay - Hold Back The River (Youtube)

Hope this rather random Song of the Week post makes up for us missing last week.

Love,

Holly x