I know I’m super late in posting this but better late than never. Day 17 is for a song that you hear often on the radio and since I don’t listen to the radio anymore, awhile back, this song seemed everywhere. I don’t have much to say about it except that I really don’t like the video, but that shouldn’t surprise anyone.
Day 18 was for a song that you wish was on the radio, and man, where do I start? At first the question confuzzled me as I thought of songs that should be on the radio just because they’re good songs. But then I thought about whether it was telling me to post a song that was would do well on the radio that wasn’t on the radio so I wasn’t sure… in any case, it was toss-up between two Jamie Cullum songs from his latest album, The Pursuit: “Mixtape” or “Wheels”. I thought of going with “Mixtape” but there’s a piano jazz solo in the middle of the song that is super awesome but not something you’d hear on the radio, so in the end, I went with “Wheels” instead. In any case, I think “Wheels” was released as the second single from the album since there’s a music video to it (which I found a little disappointing since the song itself is about the current state of the world and the metonomy and metaphor of wheels as part of a car/the world). It’s still a great song though.
It’s a shame that his music isn’t more well-known but in a way, his lack of being mainstream is what makes him also sell out his shows and make him so special, much like many indie/lesser-known artists. Hmm.
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