I am not here to ramble on and on about the great and not-so-great fashions (YES to Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood for fabulous dresses and NO to Nicki Minaj for just....no), but rather, I want to discuss what the Grammys are truly about.....YESH, sir, it's time for an SS musical ssss-nack time ;)
After reading a tumblr page completely dedicated to poking fun at this artist, I thought to myself, "How on earth am I one of the (apparent) few who not only know of this man, but thoroughly enjoy his music?!" I meeeean, it made sense when momma and poppa bear asked me who the gruffly man was on SNL a couple weeks back, but youngsters like us? Shenanigans!
PLEASE, for the love of all that is music, take a few minutes and listen to the following songs from one of my favorites, BON IVER (pronounced bonnyvare or bone-E-vair)......you know, that bearded dude who won best new artist this past Sunday.
Fun Fact #1: His song "Skinny Love" is under the top ten most played songs on my iTunes since adding his first two albums to my iPod in 2009. Yes. He is winning best new artist nearly three years later. Again, shenanigans. Wasn't the Gaga-ster up for it last year? Those silly Grammys!
Fun Fact #2: His song "Woods" is featured in Kanye West's song "Lost in the World" -- a fantastic song, so check it out here!
Warning: Do not listen to Bon Iver if you don't appreciate the slower, more melodic tones (no, I'm not being sarcastic). Honestly, his music may bore some to tears (like SSB) but enlighten others (like me). He has the voice to make me cry in the shower and rejoice in the pleasure of a sunny day.....all in the same album. He's true, raw talent, no gimmicks included, which is why he was a great choice to win this year. (Still love my girl Nicki, but I could have done without the odd performance.....)
For FIVE FRIDAY, here are five great songs by the ever-so-enchanting Bon Iver....
Skinny Love
The Wolves (Act I and II)
re:stacks
Calgary
Beth/Rest
If you were lazy and couldn't click play on any of these songs (shaaame, they're SO good!!), go pull out your best pirate impression (see what I did there?!) and get all of his albums: Blood Bank (EP), For Emma Forever Ago, and Bon Iver. I promise, if you love music that is slower and overflowing with feeling, you will not be disappointed in the slightest!
Until next time, please let me know what you think of Mr. Bon Iver (or Justin Vernon) AND inform me of any artist that you love so I can check them out...................
I am mad at Bon Iver for taking Foster the People's Grammy. That is all.
ReplyDeleteI have to disagree here. While I love FTP, Bon Iver has more of the raw musical talent going for him. We'll agree to disagree here! haha
DeleteI'll have to agree with you! So many people don't know who this TALENTED man is. I was real confused when they questioned who he was, and I don't listen to him that often but I truly thought he deserved the award. Carrie Underwood and Taytay looked stunning. Perfection. Oh and I'm still questioning Nicki's performance "what just happened" but I guess that's Nicki for you! Haha
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I LOVE Bon Iver! (although I think it SOUNDS better pronounced how it looks. haha! I'm dumb) I too, have loved him for years. He absolutely deserved the award. I love how it was so different from winners or even nominees of the past. I do think it's funny that accepting the award probably goes against everything his indie/ hipster self tells him.
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