Roman Time

I Heart You Online

I spose this is how it is...

You and I

Beautiful song, I learnt it on the ukulele today :)

Georgina xx

Wall of Arms

Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist.


The Maccabees <3

In Time

Urgh I'm so tired. Belgium was wicked, I'll dedicate a post to it in the next few days but I don't have the energy today. I'm doing a life guarding course this half term. It's for 6 days, 8.30-5.30 and I'm already shattered! It's quite good though, I've learnt lots already and the people are really nice :) Oh and I've learnt lots more songs on the ukulele since I last posted :D

Update will be here soon, just thought I'd give you a courtesy post <3

Georgina xx

LoveHate

Day 11 - A picture of something you hate.

Injections. Disgusting. Probably my biggest fear. Yet I want to be a vet...

Day 12 - A picture of something you love.

Long car journeys. iPod in, music on, dream away.
Short and sweet.
Hope you're all good :)

Georgina xx

Ukulele

Sorry I haven't posted for ages, I've been busy as usual :) I went out for a meal last night for mine and a friend's birthday. I had a really good time actually, got pretty drunk and said lots of stupid things but it was fun :D

My friend Ffi came round for a few hours this evening and gave me my birthday present- a ukulele! It was a complete surprise, I'm not in the least bit musical...well I have my grade 1 violin but I don't think that counts...
Ffi is really into music, she plays about 10 instruments so whenever I go round to her house I always try and play the ukulele (and completely fail) so she bought me this one and stayed for a while to teach me how to play :D Ahh look at it it's so beautiful, and red to match my room!
As you can imagine I'm not that brilliant but I was surprised how easily I picked it up. I can now play 'I'm Yours' by Jason Mraz, 'Believer' from Shrek and '5 Years Time' by Noah and the Whale, I'm quite proud! I really want to carry on practising so I'm actually good :D
So I just thought I should let you know seeing as I'm majorly excited! I'll update you soon, I'm gong to Belgium on Wednesday so I'll deffo post before then, and lets hope I've learnt some more tunes :)

Thanks for reading,

Georgina xx

Buried by the Daisies

Day 04 - A picture of your day.
I've had a long day which was made a good one by amazing friends, long talks and Starbucks.

I know this is a picture challenge but I thought I'd add a little extra :) If my day had a sound track, this would be it. I've just found this band (The Tallest Man on Earth) and they're actually brilliant. Have a listen I really think you'll like it :)



Hope you've all had a good day :)

Georgina xx

Bring It All Back

I need to admit this to someone. It's totally cringy and I will never say this sentence out loud, but...

I had an epiphany...listening to S-Club 7.

There, I wrote it. Now I can try and explain my epiphany in a few short sentences becasue I quite fancy getting some sleep :)

Basically I was listening to 'Bring it All Back' (on shuffle may I add!) and thought the lyrics were very fitting in my current situation of feeling shit and unmotivated and absolutely hopeless. Well they brightened up an otherwise shit day :)

The lyrics are below but the one that really stood out was "You only have to answer to yourself." That is so fucking true. Whatever you do, at the end of the day it's you who pays the price. Thank you S-Club, you not only provided my childhood with your cheesy music and upbeat dancing but you've also supplied me with some good life advice :)



Don't stop, never give up
Hold your head high and reach the top
Let the world see what you have got
Bring it all back to you

Hold on to what you try to be
Your individuality
When the world is on your shoulders
Just smile and let it go
If people try to put you down
Just walk on by don't turn around
You only have to answer to yourself

Don't you know it's true what they say
That life, it ain't easy
But your time's coming around
So don't you stop tryin'

Don't stop, never give up
Hold your head high and reach the top
Let the world see what you have got
Bring it all back to you
Dream of falling in love
Anything you've been thinking of
When the world seems to get too tough
Bring it all back to you

Try not to worry 'bout a thing
Enjoy the good times life can bring
Keep it all inside you
Gotta let the feeling show
Imagination is the key
'Cos you are you're own destiny
You never should be lonely
When time is on your side


Haha, I hope you enjoyed this :D

Georgina xx

Just a Lonely Radio

Last night I went to see Johnny Flynn in Birmingham. I've listened to his music before and like it but never really properly got into it. But seeing him live made me appreciate his music so much more. It's so real and he's an amazing musician, not some fake commercialised crap (Think Mumford & Sons/Laura Marling). Don't get me wrong, I like chart music but it's good to hear some good simple songs, made for a love of music not just to make money. So this post may be a long one but it is to show you the wonder that is Johnny Flynn in the hope you'll like his music too :)

Here's one of his many great songs, this is the one I though best summed up his style of music but yeah, look at some others too :)



We didn't know who the support acts were going t be because it just said 'and other performances' but they were surprisingly good. The first, 'Melodica, Melody and Me' were similar to Johnny Flynn, folky indie music with a load of random instruments. I was surprised at how good they were! The second act was Basia Bulat who was annoying at first but she really connected with the audience and looked like she was having a great time, she did go a bit crazy though :P Here's the video for 'Ode to a Mountain' :)



That's the end of my long-winded, Johnny Flynn and others post :) I hope you enjoyed it, I'm not posting as much as I should just because of school and blah blah blah but I will try to keep you updated :)

Thanks for reading,

Georgina xx

He Was A Shoe Maker

I thought I should post and what better thing to talk about than music :) In case you need some inspiration for new songs/bands/music here are my favourite ten songs as of now...

1. Spit at Stars- Jack Penate
2. Streetlights- The View
3. Amylase- Cajun Dance Party
4. Not Nineteen Forever (acoustic)- The Courteeners
5. Catch My Disease- Ben Lee
6. New Soul- Yael Naim
7. Latchmere- The Maccabees
8. Romantic Type- The Pigeon Detectives
9. A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
10. Banana Pancakes- Jack Johnson

Please search and enjoy (and let me know what you think!)

Georgina x

P.S This list was excluding 'Your Song- Ellie Goulding' which you can find below :)

It's a little bit funny

Absolutely beautiful. This is my favourite song at the moment by far! I love the video too, really natural and christmassy. It's also on the John Lewis advert in case you were wondering where you recognised it from :)

Georgina x

She's Got You

If you fancy a fantastically Enlgish song that's majorly catchy and will bring you out of any bad mood, then here it is :) The video's pretty good too, but make sure you listen the whole way through, turn up the volume and enjoy :)



Hope you like it, Georgina xx

P.S. I'm quite proud I found out how to put videos on here, you'll be seeing many more :)

MGMT

As I mentioned in my previous post, I went to see MGMT with my best friend on Thursday. I bought her the tickets for her birthday an we'd wanted to see them for ages so we were really excited! We got the train and queued for ages but got a really good place about 3 people back from the front :) I had a cold and felt a bit crap so that spoilt it a bit, but we still had a great time!
The gig was really good, the supporting band were the Dum Dum Girls who were ok, lacked personality but they had a few good songs. Mind you, what do I know? When we went to see Florence and the Machine, the XX were supporting and we thought they were crap but look at them now!But MGMT were so good! Most of their songs aren't that upbeat and dancy so we couldn't really get into it but some of their songs were really energetic and got the crowd going. They played some songs from their latest album 'Congratulations' and their old one 'Oracular Spectacular' but the best were probably Time to Pretend, Brian Eno, Electric Feel and of course Kids.So overall, I'd say it was a really good gig, but not amazing just because the songs weren't fast enough to really get into. They also left Congratulations until the very end (we had to leave 5mins early to catch the train) so we didn't get to see the whole song which was a shame, but never mind! Check out their album on Spotify or whatever, it's not that good at first but the songs are definitely growers!

Thanks for reading, Georgina x

P.S. None of these are my pictures as you probably realised (all from Google Images) Neither of us took a camera which was annoying!

T4 Sur la Plage

I'm so excited! It's just over 2weeks until I go to camping with my friends. We're staying for 3 nights and going to T4 on the beach on the Sunday...I dunno what we're gonna do for the other days, apparently Weston-super-mare isn't the most exciting of places! Haha I'm sure we'll find something!

The line up is really good, I'll admit most of the artists aren't really my sort of music but it will still be amazing! And there are a few little gems in there who I actually cannot wait for :D I don't know how may artists there are going to be in total, but they keep adding to the line-up, here it is:

Iyaz
Kids in Glass Houses
The Hoosiers
Example
Plan B
Dizzee Rascal
Basshunter
One Night Only
The Saturdays
Taio Cruz
Professor Green
Diana Vickers
Pixie Lott
Ellie Goulding
Chipmunk
Scouting for Girls
Alexandra Burke
JLS
N-Dubz
Tinie Tempah
Jason Derulo

So yes, I am VERY excited! It'll be so fun camping as well, we can just relax and not worry about anything, we haven't really planned much, I think we'll just live off biscuits and many trips to the chip shop :) Are any of you guys going? You never know we might be staying a the same campsite, that would be funny...

Thanks for reading, I hope you have sunny weather like us :D xxx

Sigh No More

I found this on alltheprettythingss and thought it looked really fun :) I won't tag anyone specifically so you should all try it :) Some of mine look like I've choson them but I did follow the rules!

RULES:

1. Put your MP3 player/ iPod/ iTunes on shuffle.

2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.

3. You must write the song name down, no matter how silly it sounds


If someone says ‘is this OK?’ you say: Safe (The invisible band)

How would you describe yourself? From the Stars (White Lies)

What do you like in a guy/girl? Kung Fu fighting (Carl Douglas)

How do you feel today? Whole Lotta History (Girls Aloud)

What is your life’s purpose? The Runner (Kings of Leon)

What is your motto? Mardy Bum (Arctic Monkeys)

What do your friends think of you? Oospy Daisy (Chipmunk)

What do your parents think of you? Jump in the Pool (Friendly Fires)

What do you think about very often? Already Over It (Orson)

What do you think of the person you like? It Means Nothing (Stereophonics)

What is your life story? I'm not Calling you a Liar (Florence + the Machine)

What do you want to be when you grow up? Not Nineteen Forever (The Courteeners)

What do you think when you see the person you like? Boyfriend (Alphabeat)

What will you dance to at your wedding? 5 Years Time (Noah and the Whale)

What will they play at your funeral? Kiss and Resolve (The Maccabees)

What it your hobby/interest? Think (Aretha Franklin)

What is your biggest fear? When I grow Up (Pussycat Dolls)

What is your biggest secret? Heroes and Villains (The Beach Boys)

What do you think of your friends? Earth, Wind & Fire (Jamie T)

What will you post this as? Sigh no More (Mumford & Sons)


Haha this was funny! You should have a go, thanks for reading

Georgina xx

I use mouthwash

This is my face, covered in freckles with an occasional spot and some veins.
This is my body, covered in skin, and not all of it you can see
And, this, is my mind, it goes over and over the same old lines
And, this, is my brain, it's torturous analytical thoughts make me go insane

And I use mouthwash
Sometimes I floss
I've got a family
And I drink cups of tea

I've got nostalgic pavements
I've got familar faces
I've got mixed-up memories
And I've got favourite places

And I'm singing 'oh oh' on a Friday night
And I'm singing 'oh oh' on a Friday night and I hope everything's going to be alright

This is my face, I've got a thousand opinions and half the time I'm trying to explain
And this is my body, and no matter how you try and disable it, yes, I'll still be here
And, this, is my mind, and although you try to infringe you cannot confine
And, this, is my brain, and even if you try and hold me back there's nothing
that you can gain

Do the D.A.N.C.E

Thank you Mollie and Maly from 7things for tagging me in their post. The rules are: List 10 artists in no particular order, and then answer the following questions. I don't know if it's bands as well or just solo artists but oh well :)

1. The Maccabees
2. Lily Allen
3. MGMT
4. Kings of
5. Jamie T
6. Jason Mraz
7. Matt White
8. General Fiasco
9. Belle & Sebastian
10. Florence + the Machine

Now here are the questions:

1) What was the first song you heard by 6? I'm Yours, of course :)
2) What is your favourite song of 8? I love Ever so Shy but Rebels Get by is pretty awesome.
3) What kind of impact has 1 left on your life? They were my introduction to indie music so left me more open-minded I suppose
4) What is your favourite lyric of 5? "So this is a short story bowt the girl Georgina" ;) "I hope I haven't missed the last train or I'll be stuck in Hampton Wick with the boys across the platform shouting lightweight prick, I'm a featherweight champion cheap to get pissed."
5) How many times have you seen 4 live? Never :'(
6)What is your favourite song of 7? Best Days
7) Is there any song of 3 that makes you sad? Not really, if any it would be Pieces of What
8) What is your favourite song by 9? Another Sunny Day, For the Price of a Cup of Tea
9) How did you first get into 2? I used to hate her because she wore dresses and trainers! But I think she's got so much better and my mum is obsessed with her lyrics!
10) How did you first get into 3? My friend lent me their CD and I listened to them non-stop for weeks
11) What is your favourite song by 4? Use Somebody and Ragoo
12) How many times have you seen 9 live? Never- that would be amazing
13) What is a good memory concerning 10? I went to see her live- my first gig and it was one of the best nights ever, she was AMAZING, I was buzzing for days afterwards
14) Is there a song by 8 that makes you sad? Nope, they're pretty upbeat
15) What is your favourite song of 1? Toothpaste Kisses
16) How did you become a fan of 10? One of my friends told me about her so we bought concert tickets before she was really famous and I'm now obsessed

So now I have to tag some people: I think the purple fairy, thoughts from another kook and like dreamers do are amazing blogs so deserve this award :)

Thanks for reading (it's pretty long!)

Georgina x

Hey Soul Sister

This is an amazing song.

And a pretty cool video.

Train- Hey Soul Sister

Recommended by my best friend, she's got awesome music taste.

x

Let's get wasted, it's all we ever do

Sorry for not posting very often, I'm a busy bee and have SO much art to do plus I have a party to be excited about!! Anyway I thought I would give you a quick post on my five favourite songs as of now :)

Ever so shy- General Fiasco

Wouldn't it be nice- The Beach Boys

Ice Sorm, Big Gust and You- Tilly and the Wall

For the Price of a Cup of Tea- Belle and Sebastian

Horchata- Vampire Weekend
If you haven't already heard any of these songs, please please please find them- spotify, youtube, itunes, whatever just listen to them, if nothing else they should make you smile :)

(Photos all from the lovely Google Images)

Thanks for reading, Georgina xx