It has been such a ridiculous time since my last post (which I just realized, Blogger didn't even post. Thanks, Blogger). So, while I rewrite my nerd manifesto, here is a musical collection of awesome things to keep you occupied throughout your day.
The Muppets: The Green Album
Listen to 'The Green Album' for free on NPR. The album is really pretty great. Not only can you listen to some of your favorite Muppets songs-- the bands that cover the songs are great (Weezer, OK Go, Andrew Bird).
Mika's new Single ~ "Elle Me Dit"
Listen to this song immediately (scroll to the bottom of the page). It will fill you with joy all day long! The song is in french (not gibberish as I initially thought) and despite my inability to directly translate this song-- it isn't hard to connect with the utter joy that oozes from this little ditty. The only line that I do understand(ish?) is "Danse Danse Danse/ Elle Me Dit Danse" (Dance, Dance, Dance/ She said to Dance) and that is a sentiment I can get behind.
Smithsonian Player
The Smithsonian has an exhaustive collection of folk music that you can listen to for free. It isn't just "American" folk music-- you can listen to music from the Comanche, the Chinese, the Irish. Basically you can listen to all the folks' music.
