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TV show season is back which means plenty of great music by upcoming
artists will be featured in the episodes, and old music rediscovered!
Here's presenting our pick of the new and old to download this week
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Lady
Gaga - 'Paparazzi':
'Paparazzi' by Lady Gaga is one of the most fun pop songs to be heard
this summer. 'Paparazzi' - obviously as the name goes - is a song
that talks about the paparazzi - the cameras flashing and the boy
that is the object of her affection. Featured on the Gossip Girl soundtrack
as well, 'Paparazzi' is instantly likeable because of the catchy music
and everyone's addiction with the world of gossip, intrigue and flashing
light bulbs. Take a note of the lyrics (not very imaginative, but
hey, its easy listening pop!) 'But this photo of us / It don't have
a price / Ready for those flashing lights / 'Cause you know that baby
/ I'm your
biggest fan / I'll follow you until you love me' As Lady Gaga says
on her MySpace page, "On one level it IS
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paparazzi and wanting fame. But, it's not to be taken completely seriously.
It's about everyone's obsession with that idea. But, it's also about
wanting a guy to love you and the struggle of whether you can have
success or love or both." While the lyrics and funky music really
don't go that deep, it's a great song to listen to while heading out
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City Soundtrack - 'Fell in love without you':
'Fell in love without you' by Motion City Soundtrack is a good song
- but the acoustic version is a must - download! It has beautiful
lyrics, 'Last night I fell in love without you / The coup de grâce
that set me off / Would've made for decent fiction' - and so 'Fell
in love without you' is the perfect anthem for anyone looking to recuperate
from a relationship. The chorus reinforces that even more: 'Every
aching wound will cauterize and bruise / In memory of what we used
to call in love / And only time will tell if violins will swell /
In memory of what we used to call in love' This aching number brings
out this deep-felt regret and silent hope of the singer hoping to
get over his previous relationship. The original version is a fast
paced, rock number but the acoustic version - is very raw and soothing...unless
you're in post-breakup throes and will spend the rest of the evening
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Expatriate
- 'The Spaces Between':
Expatriate's 'The Spaces Between' is another great download for anyone
who enjoys rock/indie music. The band hails from Sydney, Australia
and was termed one of the must-watch bands of 2007. 'The Spaces Between'
features a guitar and drum solo as the intro, which is very catchy
and instantly gets you jiving along. 'I wished upon a shooting star
/ and thought about the spaces between / two hearts that can never
ever let go' are beautiful lyrics and the way the song sounds makes
it a far, far better alternative to sitting in bed listening to Celine
Dion crying over matters of the heart. The angsty-trying-too-hard-to-be-true
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may make this sound like a love song (and has great karaoke potential),
but it is actually a lot more than just that. 'The Spaces Between'
is a must download because of how edgy
it sounds, as well as the fact that it is one of those songs that
grows on you and remains a playlist favorite - which is a feat that
few songs can claim to do considering the plethora of music out there.
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Coldplay
- 'Death will never conquer':
The uber-talented Coldplay, another great doyenne of free music downloads,
have put up a new track on their website to download, even as they
tour the world showcasing their latest album Vida La Vida or Death
and All His Friends. This track, titled 'Death will never conquer'
is obviously a rough cut - with only piano music as an accompaniment.
It talks about the Grim Reaper and the onset of death in a conversational
way, but what's promising is how different, this version at least,
sounds from their previous albums. 'If sweet death should ever conquer
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sounds very nonchalant when dealing with such a somber subject but
the entire song put together is interesting, to say the least. It
also sounds like Coldplay frontman Chris Martin jotted this down in
a hurry while he was pondering about the mortality of life and put
it up for download but it should be interesting to see how this song
turns out to be in the finalized version. In any case, Chris playing
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CLASSIC!
U2 - 'Please' (Live from Rotterdam)
To round up this week's downloads - remember the old and download
U2's classic track, 'Please' - but do some snooping and get your hands
on the live version of the song, performed at a concert in Rotterdam.
Featuring excellent guitar and bass work, this version has a raw power
that can tear you up and leave you inspired. While the song was made
by U2 for the conflict in Northern Ireland, the song is quite apt
for the conflict and trouble ridden times we live in. As Bono begs
'Please..get up off your knees now' it is almost painful to think
about the emotions that drove U2 to write songs .
about
the conflicts in Ireland. 'Please' also had edgy
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artwork for its release - the cover, in the same Warhol style of U2's
album Pop, had the faces of Irish politicans politicians - Gerry Adams,
David Trimble, Ian Paisley, and John Hume |
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The lyrics: 'September / Streets capsizing / Spilling
over / Down the drain / Shards of glass / Splinters like rain /
But you could only feel / Your own pain / October / Talk getting
nowhere / November / December / Remember / Are we just starting
again?' may be the best soundtrack to the new bulletins these days!
-- Saba Imtiaz
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