Category: pop music

Anthropomorphic Snow Sculpture: pop 2

Initial hopeful love must always lead to woe in the snow.

Don’t go away, pleads Daisy May Erlewine with some seductive uke folk in “The Snowman.” It’s making me firm up, too.

The Henry Girls want to know where “Mr. Snowman” went last night. Faultless bluegrass from some suspicious women.

What did you expect of that “Snowman“? asks Jan Krist with feminist folk (and a theremin?!).

Gotta toss in a pretty, odd original “Snowman” from Sam Hart woo-woo-ing about the sad life of the cold. Folk weariness.

Speaking of gotta–you gotta glimpse the odd Frank Sinatra Bing Crosby duet barely salvaged off old radio telling the tale of “The Snowman“–brave, but doomed, poor fellow.

Did i say cold? Don Campbell does some mild yodeling to new age/country for the message “Even the Snowman Knows It’s cold.” Take notes.

Talky bare folk by Andy McGaw who’s missing you, but wouldn’t “If I was a Snowman.” He’d figure out something at that point–something fantastic, something Dylanesque.

Pete Galub also posits the “Impossible Snowman” faced with love’s quandry. Alt pop/folk.

Bears break hearts with the heartbroken altrock “I’m a Snowman.” He’s cold when he’s with you.

The Snowmen introduce themselves with “Here Comes the Snowmen.” Menacing pop.

Gloom-pop from White Ocean: “Snowman” is the talk of the town. What a loner! What an outsider!

The Backbenchers warn you ladies “Don’t Let the Snowman Melt Away.” Put that blowdryer down. Pop psychedelia.

Don’t go! cries Positive Zero, knowing his folk pop “Snowman” will be gone with the daylight. Creepy vampire ideas for me now.

Jalena stutters like Gaga, but her pissed off song “Snowman” is all wishy washy pop crying. If you’re leaving, just do it!

Perhaps you’re just to dance naked in the falling snow “Like a Snowman.” Kiki And Herb (feat. Justin Bond & Kenny Mellman) put this to you in a slow burn show tune build up. Pick a key. Stay there.

Even weirder is the experimental “It Hurts When I Melt” by Merwin. Countdown to puddle.

More pop dreariness from Barenaked Ladies. But their anthem for the overlooked stalwart sentinel gives us a shiver of pride and hope. Melancholic merriness from lords of the oxymoron.

Anthropomorphic Snow Sculpture: pop 1

Love that snowman!

Odylle flirts with all the handsome features of her “Snowman.” Jazz pop with cutsie accentuation.

Falling in love and remembering it is triggered by Lisa Miller’s “Snowman.” Again with the Eurojazz pop. It’s sophisticated, i suppose.

Jolanto Durno tortures the boys with her fixation on “Snowman & the Lipstick Kiss.” Folk pop, then Ukranian oompah. Holy toledo.

Anu Grace made her “Snowman” from two big balls of snow. With her hands. Then you will disappear into a puddle. Drip drip. Oh my. Folk innocence.

Pop isn’t always happy. Watch Out for Rockets’ “Hey Mr. Snowman” wants advice for a rootless millennial from that frosty philosopher. Please be his alt friend.

Elizabeth MacInnis has a Mr. Perfect in mind when she double times the lounge jazz promising “I’m Gonna Build a Snowman.” That’s no Olaf, that’s not.

Yes, “In Love with a Snowman” is a raw deal, alt pops Enfants Terribles to chilling effect.

In the same vein, Kim Wilde country pops “Hey Mr. Snowman” as a fluffy white sounding board (part by part) for her relationship problems. Boy, does she feel better after.

Always being cold, but she can’t sing away from you, Emilie Chin serenades her “Snowman” with classical pop.

‘Ware the cold shoulder of the snowman! “You Can’t Have a Snog with a Snowman” from Brit Ivor Biggun gives us the pop from ‘cross the pond warning a woman.

Sia has had a long steady climb to fame. First recorded in Australia in ’96, Moved to UK in ’00, toured US in ’04… but it took 2014 for her to start slinging hits. “Snowman” is off her still hot ’17 Christmas album, and it’s a sad love song about the Holidays, dwelling on the brokenness of her lover (no ears, no legs). She sounds committed to the useless bag of sorry. Soulful pop.

Anthropomorphic Snow Sculpture: abominable detour 3

Stan Freberg has a classic comedy bit about interviewing the Abominable Snowman back in the ’50s when comic interviews were all the rage. Thus did our subject become a butt of jokes. We are looking for novelty songs, however, so let’s move on….

Talking Mountain’s “The Abominable Abdominal Snowman” is about that magical creature that came to life and–wouldn’t play with the other kids. He only wanted to work out. Fun electronic pop.

More ice rink electronic fun from Matt Farley riffing as The Paranormal Song Warrior through his album Believe: Exciting Songs about Shockingly Mysterious Stuff. “Oh My Goodness, It’s the Yeti, the Abominable Snowman! Wow!” speaks for itself. Or, it takes less time to read this than to listen to the improvised scat.

A star-crossed story from Arne Hansen & The Guitarspellers: “Snowman in My Heart” fears the abominable one, while experimenting with too many instruments mashed together.

Old-time Dr. Demento hit “Abominable Snowman in the Market” marks Jonathan Richman as a folky storyteller of comic proportions.

Anthropomorphic Snow Sculpture: abominable detour 2

Some classic rock n roll pays tribute to the Abominable Snowman.

The Copycats cash in on the monster rock trend with 1960’s “The Abominable Snowman.” Nice salsa beat with talking and screaming.

Nostalgic for the ragtime ’60s rock fusion, Family Animals make a party out of “The Abominable Snowman.” Sounds like a Scooby Doo chase scene that can’t stop dancing.

More gogo music from the Supermarionation British TV show The Thunderbirds. Their “The Abominable Snowman” is music hall jiggery pokery fun warning of what their adventures may come across. Brrr.

Snow Way: fun fight

For some, fun equals violence. Weapons made of wintery wonder!

Let’s start out slowly: “The First Snowball of the Season” is a baseball themed puffery by The Golden Orchestra & Singers. Strike One!

Off topically, Devo has a philosophically angst number “Snowball.” Electronica whene’er we can.

The tots’ ode to “Snowball Fight” has lyrics by Alan Katz to the so-called tune of ‘Jingle Bells.’ Should we teach this?

Gateway Christian Academy has their Snow Day announcement as a parody of Rachel Platten’s ‘Fight Song’ aka “Snowball Fight Song.” Hilarious revenge tactics for a church-sponsored children’s notice.

Jimmy Fallon shrugs on his punk coat for “Snow Fight.” S’no fun, really.

Bunch of Believers take the ska road for “Snowball Fight.” Just as danceable, but more poetic.

North Pole Patrol sasses up the sexy with a (small) big band torch number “Snowball Fight.”

BLUE ALERT (no, really) from Weekend Nachos and their blink-and-you’ll-miss-it “Snowball Fight.” Metal.

The Happy Racers big band their pop for “Snowball Fight.” It’s bouncy, rockin’ fun about putting out your eye. Duck!

Snow Way: even more fun

Rhymecast goes childish with “Do You Want to Play in the Snow?” Frankly i’m scared of these children and these lyrics. No thank you.

Just as unfortunate, English teaching through songs from Turn On Your English results in “In the Snow.” Fluent Englishers may have trouble with the understanding of it here now.

Robotic easy listening from Dina Martina with “Fun in the Snow (Phoebe).” I guess this is for kids, but the over enunciation is so oddly pronounced i bet the kids could have ironic fun w/it.

Kpop, where the girls look like girls and so do the boys–barely legal. Starship Planet teases out some snowtime love with “Snow Candy.” (Fret not, subtitles will walk you through the playful romanticisms.)

Detours, the alt-Brit pop experience, make us wish for more white with “Fun in the Snow.” I guess they can get silly when they want.

Snow Way: what else

Snow + Christmas = song. Ready. Set…

“Snow White Crystal Clear” is one of those lazy lounge musings that people just can’t get enough of. Esler Burke makes me comfortable with his easy listening pandering. Need a nap….

BLUE ALERT to awaken your sensibilities. Chompa has a wake-up call with “Beneath the Snow.” Preachy rap.

Let’s calm it down with a young woman, a piano, and Xmas lights. A spark of hope in the horror, a wisp of snow in the night, doddlevloggle’s “Smile at the Snow.” Poignant and homey show tune just for you.

Kicky yet humdrum, Matthew Hickman’s “You Can’t Hide in the Snow” at least celebrates the holiday.

Now crazy girl pop from The Rumbar Girls commercializing for Stroh with “In the Snow.” Forget about your Christmas!?

Rainbows in the snow?! “Snowbows” by Stan Beard & the Swinging Strings

(American Song-Poem).

Brenda Lee’s “Strawberry Snow” seems to mourn the loss of childhood, but honestly–where’s the snow, Xmas, Winter?? Stringsection pop.

Wrapping up with pretty pop punch from Matt Wertz in “Snow Globe.” ‘Winter Wonderland’ for the XXI Century.

Snow Way: fallen

Take a long look outside at the blanket o’ white and marvel. Is there any other view that stymies our senses so?

Manhatten Transfer smoo-oo-ooth their way across the pale piles with the classic 1941 Claude Thornhill “Snowfall.” The band is so big, it’s orchestral. Doris Day adds sex to this one. Tony Bennett adds class. The Four Freshman add cool. Let’s stop there.

Gospel tinges Ingrid Michaelson’s “Snowfall.” But it’s a prayer for love of man, more than of God.

Reckless Kelly turns his “Snowfall” into a cowboy survival struggle. Just another night out West.

Scott Chapman stumbles through his poetic “Snowfall (Christmas Dreaming)” mixing love, Christmas joy, sadness and beauty in no particular order. Languid pop balladeering.

Pretty puffery from the makers of Angry Birds. “The Snowfall Full Song” might appear fragmentarily in the background of some video game, but here it’s a maestro-piece of vocal wonder and piano drama. Sung by Osmo Ikonen.

Illinois State University’s a cappella group The Clef Hangers pace out a serious (Enya inspired) and solemn “Snowfall.” Try not to watch how they channel their emotions bodily.

Rock that fall! Tim Rosenau burns up the flurry with “It Snowed.” Ooo, mama.

Well, here’s what turns my snow machine on: HANSA with their “Snowfall.” Fun frothy frivolity!

Snow Way: falling

It  keeps keeping on! It’s never going to stop!

Educational songs for the kiddies! Guriezo sings “Snow is Falling Down” in broken English so we can learn how not to say it!

“Snow is Falling Down” gets sung by many elementary schools. Not sure where it comes from. It’s not Plank Road. But it will teach them to bang on those tambourines in any way they want to.

Vincent Micciche puts the cliches to work with “Snow is Falling.” Light elevator rock tells us about love, peace, children, Christmas, and… oh i guess other happy tidings too.

Piedmont Songbag chants out the problems we’ll have, and the precautions we’ll need with “Roger, It’s Snowing.” I’d take them seriously, i’d.

Darker My Love play “Snow is Falling” with a funky rock joy. The harbinger of Christmas seems like a glad master coming to oppress us in the nicest way possible. Be merry, i mean why not?

Shakin’ Stevens’s big Christmas hit was ‘Merry Christmas Everyone,’ but it gets shared as “Snow is Falling.” ’80s UK rock from the Welsh big dog (check out that sax). (Yeah, the VEVO is super creepy.)

Buster Inc unapologetically goes full throated with “Snow is Falling, Amen!” Christ under a star and you under a blanket of white, it just goes together, friends. To the rafters!

Creepy gospel soft country from Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius in the dull shape of “Fall Softly Snow.” Angels, mangers, Mary–all crammed in there.

They said rain, but Trout Fishing in America gets us back on family values Christmas track with “Snow is Falling.” (And some fatherly jazz support wrapping the presents.) Thanks TFA!

Discordant hammering yodeling nostalgia from Timothy Seth Avett as Darling (?!) with “Snow is Falling.” Prog rock mixed media. Or, as we say around here, you don’t hear that everyday.

Silhouette goes big hair band with “When Snow’s Falling Down.” The prog electronica rock is overwhelming and it loses its way 2.5 minutes in. But this is a concert piece. Sit still and wait for the Big Finish. Boy, is it.