Recent Downloads

The start of So You Think You Can Dance often brings on a sudden increase in my iTunes bills. The choreographers tend to choose songs not found in the Top 40 radio line up. So of course, I LOVE it. Here are the latest songs I've downloaded as a result of the SYTYCD wiki page:

"Did Ya" - BoA: Asuka did a jive for her "dance of desperation" last week to this song. I actually already have "Eat You Up" on regular rotation. This song is even better.

"Great DJ" - The Ting Tings: Part of Sonya's Vegas choreography. I also downloaded "Shut Up and Let Me Go" and "That's Not My Name" as well. I like to do jazz walks around my kitchen to these songs. But don't tell anyone. Shhhh.

"Felt Mountain" - Goldfrapp: From Wade's Crash Dummies routine featuring Ashley and Pono. This song (and artist) is AWESOME. I'm very sad this piece won't be on the tour this year since Ash was eliminated this week.

"24 Hours (Aston Shuffle A-Bomb Remix)" - Terry Poison: From Sonya's jazz piece for Melissa and Ade. It's got a dirty beat to it. LAHV it!

"I Only Have Eyes For You" - Jamie Cullum: I love the Flamingos old school version. This one is kind of slinky, sexy, and hot. I can't really imagine doing anything but a jazz routine like Evan and Randi's to it.

Bonus tracks (not from SYTYCD):
"Beautiful is Gone" - The Ruse: Was iTunes freebie single of the week a while ago. Never heard of the band but it's pretty good. Typical alternative-pop. Radio friendly.

"A-Punk" - Vampire Weekend: A good song to bounce around to. 'Nuff said.

"Brazilian Hipster" - Fort Knox Five: Found this mix when looking up remixes to "Hip Hip Chin Chin." Definitely one of my new favorites and a fun, loungy, party song.

Oh Hai! Dance Related Gushing!

Yes, I'm still alive.

Between travel and nightly classes, I haven't been home much. And when I am home, I'm quickly spinning through my Netflix queue or catching "Dancing With The Stars." As cheesy as it is, it's suddenly more interesting than American Idol. I guess three years ago, I was more interested in watching singers on TV. Now, I'm just more interested in dancing. And I can see Mark on my TV again.

Much more interesting hobby, I might add. And physically trying. Somehow I have to convince my 27 year old body that I CAN be flexible and wrap my leg around a partner in a lift. (Sigh... this getting old thing sucks.)

I'm happy to report I can do a complete single pirouette on my right leg without falling over. Just don't ask me to repeat it.

And dance is slowly taking over my wardrobe. But I'm on a budget. So when I go shopping, I now think: "hmmm... can I wear this to practice/dance party/competition?" And: "does this come in any other color besides black?" And of course: "am I going to have to add more sparkles to this later?"

Don't even get me started on shoes. I already thought about buying some slick Puma sneakers and putting suede on the bottom. I held back. But still bought Sketchers on sale.

Music: Ah yes. I've got a choreography bug. But most of the ideas are probably better suited in my head. Especially since doing a Paso Doble to "Knights of Cedonia" might not be a good idea at my skill level. But, it's still fun to think about. So is Basement Jaxx and WCS. (Squee!)

So for now, I'll just add "Pokerface" to my Cha Cha list, most Tom Petty songs to my [ECS/WCS/Lindy] Swing list, and Dave Matthews Band to... well, pretty much anything. (Hmmm... Dave and Rumba... heh...) What? If the DWTS folks can Tango to the Star Wars anthem... *sigh*

And... my leg muscles still really hurt. From 3 days ago.

Apparently my roots are blond...

Ever since SYTYCD ended in August, I've been downloading new music to my IPod religiously. The show opens my ears to new music every year; this year was no exception. (Thank you, Mark Kanemura, for bringing Santogold to my headphones.)

So during my downloading spree, I decide to dip into my long buried hip hop roots (really though, I'm about as hip hop as Cat Deeley) and I downloaded some Kanye West. As overplayed as they were, I thoroughly enjoyed the radio edits of Stronger and Golddigger. So of course I wanted to add these songs to my collection. The versions that popped up on ITunes were the first ones I downloaded. They were explicit versions, but I figured that they can't be that bad. I've downloaded explicit music before and nothing has shocked me yet.

Apparently, explicit really means explicit when it comes to Mr. West. I started listening to Golddigger on the way to work this morning and discovered what the un-edited version of the song REALLY says. I believe my reaction was "oh... Oh... OH MY GOD!" Hit forward... next song. Dang it. And I totally bought that song too. Now I feel all embarrassed to listen to it. I can't listen to it at work for sure... so I'm limited to my headphones and solo car trips.

I wonder if ITunes allows you to return songs... probably not and probably one of the downfalls of the digital music age. Then again, it was just $0.99.

What else crept into my playlist: Goldfrapp is making its debut, as is Coldplay's new album, M.I.A. (which practically beat me into submission after hearing "Paper Planes" five times last Wednesday), and Fiest.