Sunday, March 11, 2012

Song of the Day: Du hast by Rammstein

Let's just say I shocked myself by liking this song.  This kind of rock *ahem* shall I say 'scares' me...  As the song went on, I couldn't help but like the song especially the guitar riff (riff? is that the word I'm looking for?)  But that doesn't mean it still doesn't scare me.  So, 50% of me likes it and the other 50% remains scared shitless :P



In any case, the lyrics are interesting which is not what I would've thought given the tone of the song.  According to wikipedia, the title Du hast is German for "you have" and a play on the homophones hast/haben and hasst/hassen ('have' and 'hate').
"When conjugated in the second person singular form (i.e. "you"), the verbs haben and hassen become respectively hast and hasst. There is no phonetic difference between these two words ...
"... The song is a play on German marriage vows. The refrain "Willst du bis der Tod euch scheidet, treu ihr sein für alle Tage?" translates to "Do you[singular] want, until death separates you[plural], to be faithful to her for all time?" Instead of answering with "ja" (yes), the singer says "nein" (no), finally breaking his silence earlier in the song: "Du hast mich gefragt, und ich hab' nichts gesagt." This is in the present perfect and translates to "You have asked me, and I have said nothing," but is usually translated in the past tense to, "You asked me, and I said nothing."
 "One time in the song, the refrain is sung with different words ("Willst du bis zum Tod, der scheide, sie lieben auch in schlechten Tagen?"). This translates as "Do you[singular] want, until the death that divides, to love her even in bad days?". Again, the singer responds with "Nein!".

Awesome Name Award: Obadiah Stane

 I don't need to go into why this is such an awesome name ... it's rather obvious, no? But I will say that if I ever become a comic book villain - this is the name I will choose for myself.

Jeff Bridges played Obadiah Stane (Iron Monger) in the film and he was great at it.  I love that they went with a shaved head and full beard as it only added to his coolness.  And even though I watched the film a long time ago, I remember being struck his impeccable suits (but my love for a good suit is another topic for another day).  Robert Downey Jr. was great as Iron Man but for me Obadiah Stane made the movie.


Friday, March 2, 2012

Song of the Day: Dream On by Aerosmith



Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter and sing for the tear

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

TV Theme Songs: Psych & The Big Bang Theory

I've just gotten into The Big Bang Theory and, as it happens, I'm pretty much hooked.  It's light, funny and Sheldon makes the show.  In general, I'm not too big a fan of tv show theme songs but The Big Bang Theory's opener is quite catchy.  A quick search tells me that it's sung by The Barenaked Ladies which explains its lingering familiarity.



....which leads me to Psych.  Psych is one of my favourite tv shows of all-time and its standard theme song is a tad annoying vocally but it makes up for it with hilarious lyrics relevant to the series.  The theme has been remixed a few times, notably in Spanish and Hindi for telenovela and Bollywood themed episodes.  But the best version of the theme was sung by Boyz II Men and it's so good it doesn't even sound like a tv theme song ... just a regular song that's damn good.

You know that's right.

Favourite Quotes (5)

"Come, my friends,
'Tis not too late to seek a newer world".

—Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Ulysses

Friday, February 24, 2012

Death Metal = Cantilevers


I knew I had a problem with wikipedia when I was reading about how balconies are supported and I had no idea how I got there.