Musings and a Question
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ladybug_archiveFirst, the question, in order to get the attention of those whose eyes will glaze over at the second half of the entry.
Who here thinks it might be a good idea for me to do kind of a fic announcements journal? Like, posting there every time I've written and posted something somewhere, and telling what it is, where it is, and what it's for. I know several people have Friended me because of enjoying my stories, and some of you don't rely on FF.net for your info when I update, so I'm particularly thinking of that. But then again, I think all such people are in communities where I post fics, so maybe an announcement journal would be a waste of time. XD;
Though said people are not in all comms where I post fics, and fics only go to a certain comm or two as well as FF.net. So I don't think anyone would get the complete rundown on what I'm posting if they're not on FF.net.
Ever since I found an old music quiz I did, where a question was What are the five worst songs ever written?, I've been pondering over that where Christmas music is concerned. It technically went beyond five songs, but I'm randomly posting my current conclusions.
-I still cannot stand anything by Christina Aguilera. She murders every song she touches by her inability to quit traveling all over the scales on almost every note. She makes my teeth grind.
-Gloria Estefan bores the heck out of me. I thought it was only her version of Let It Snow I didn't like, but this year I have determined that it's all of her Christmas songs. XD; At least all the ones I've heard this year. There is only one exception: I adore Christmas Through Your Eyes. Which makes me think that she does better with her own originals than the standard classics.
-I abhor Last Christmas, at least WHAM!'s version. It goes on and on, the lyrics are boring, the music is boring, the way it's sung is boring.... Just ... ugh. I seem to recall hearing a female-sung version that I kind of liked, but I haven't heard it this year, and it was never played as much as WHAM!'s version.
-Little Saint Nick is one of the most overplayed songs ever. I like hearing it at Christmas, but not three or four times in a single day!
-Harry Connick Jr. is not a favorite of mine, but I can tolerate him. However, his version of Silver Bells is horrible. He sounds like singing the song is pure torture to him, especially when he starts the second verse and talks about street lights and stop lights and whatnot. And it's also torture for anyone listening.
-Barry Manilow is cheesy. I don't always mind this, I love his song Because It's Christmas. But his version of Home for the Holidays makes me headdesk. It sounds like something he meant to try to imitate big time 1940's show-stoppers stuff, but without all the bells and whistles, it just sounds really silly at the ending.
And I'll probably think of more.
Who here thinks it might be a good idea for me to do kind of a fic announcements journal? Like, posting there every time I've written and posted something somewhere, and telling what it is, where it is, and what it's for. I know several people have Friended me because of enjoying my stories, and some of you don't rely on FF.net for your info when I update, so I'm particularly thinking of that. But then again, I think all such people are in communities where I post fics, so maybe an announcement journal would be a waste of time. XD;
Ever since I found an old music quiz I did, where a question was What are the five worst songs ever written?, I've been pondering over that where Christmas music is concerned. It technically went beyond five songs, but I'm randomly posting my current conclusions.
-I still cannot stand anything by Christina Aguilera. She murders every song she touches by her inability to quit traveling all over the scales on almost every note. She makes my teeth grind.
-Gloria Estefan bores the heck out of me. I thought it was only her version of Let It Snow I didn't like, but this year I have determined that it's all of her Christmas songs. XD; At least all the ones I've heard this year. There is only one exception: I adore Christmas Through Your Eyes. Which makes me think that she does better with her own originals than the standard classics.
-I abhor Last Christmas, at least WHAM!'s version. It goes on and on, the lyrics are boring, the music is boring, the way it's sung is boring.... Just ... ugh. I seem to recall hearing a female-sung version that I kind of liked, but I haven't heard it this year, and it was never played as much as WHAM!'s version.
-Little Saint Nick is one of the most overplayed songs ever. I like hearing it at Christmas, but not three or four times in a single day!
-Harry Connick Jr. is not a favorite of mine, but I can tolerate him. However, his version of Silver Bells is horrible. He sounds like singing the song is pure torture to him, especially when he starts the second verse and talks about street lights and stop lights and whatnot. And it's also torture for anyone listening.
-Barry Manilow is cheesy. I don't always mind this, I love his song Because It's Christmas. But his version of Home for the Holidays makes me headdesk. It sounds like something he meant to try to imitate big time 1940's show-stoppers stuff, but without all the bells and whistles, it just sounds really silly at the ending.
And I'll probably think of more.
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Date: 2007-11-07 02:58 am (UTC)I like The Man With All the Toys a lot more than Little Saint Nick. I adore the Beach Boys' harmonies, but Little Saint Nick bores me when I hear it multiple times on the same day when I'd rather be hearing a personal favorite.
I've never liked Christina Aguilera. I admittedly haven't even listened to her much outside of her Christmas album. I don't like her kind of music in general and I don't like how she sings. The song Beautiful has good words, but the way she sings it makes me want to headdesk.