When I was taking my pantyhose out of their egg this evening
I thought: I'm going to find that man that is the right shade of bottle tan
A man that smells like cocoa butter and cash

So these are pretty much the best lyrics I've ever heard. Pure Magic. Kylie joined The Scissor Sisters on stage a Glastonbury this year and this video gives me something else to write down on the ol' to-do list. I must master jumping about in thigh-high stiletto boots. It is an important life skill.

Also: considering singing this to Dr Cuddles when he gets home. Unless he reads this on the way home and walks in prepared (and by prepared, I mean ear plugs already in). The Shears are The Shizzle.

Waking up to the wrong song is the morning equivalent to getting rained on after a crummy day at the office. Growing up, I kept my trusty alarm clock tuned into CBC just to avoid the chance of waking up to Celine Dion. My alarm currently goes off at 4:40am. Beeping, buzzing and ringing tones don't improve my mood. In hopes of making waking up in the middle of the night slightly more pleasant, here are my top 5 songs to wake up to:

5. Van Halen - Jump

I get up...and nothing gets me down...

The splits, overhead jazz hands and a hair toss is generally my morning routine, so I really feel I connect with David Lee Roth on this one. 

4. Katrina and the Waves - Walking on Sunshine 

I'm walking on sunshine, whoa-oh...and don't it feel good!

Positive reinforcement people. You tell yourself it feels good until it does. Works every time.

Check out the vid here. Also: I like her dancing. It is how I dance. I prefer to think of it as an expression of joy...not so much a slave to the beat. 

3. James Brown - Get up offa that thing

Get up offa that thing and dance 'til you feel better.

If the shriek at the beginning doesn't scare you out of bed, the man TELLS YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.

2. Jay-Z vs The Verve - Bittersweet Dirt Off your Shoulder

You gotta get that dirt off your shoulder.

With this as the soundtrack to your morning, your day will be a sweeping slow-motion epic. Go win something. 

1. Dolly Parton

I tumble outta bed and stumble to the kitchen, pour myself a cup of ambition

Dolly, you're a day-maker.

Yeah I know it's stupid, I just gotta see it for myself.

Man, I would have asked for a different still for this video. Aside from that, Robyn keeps getting better...and she's always got cool hair. 

Every one thinks she's a bit of alright

but I think that she's not so nice

I'm really looking forward to hearing all of Kate Nash's new album next week. I'm "on board" with this adorable video too (see what I did there? They're flight attendants...on board...yeah, that's right).

Does that make you love me, baby?

Does that make you want me, baby?

Oh baby! This song gets stuck in my head ALL OF THE TIME. A show with The Heavy and The Black Key would be an epic time, in my opinion. 

On Monday, I listened to Neon Indian - Psychic Chasm for #monm

While looking for their website, I came across this tweet, which pretty much made my life and therefore, I give Neon Indian the ol' two thumbs up.

Have you heard Memory Tapes? I listened to their album yesterday. Apparently, a collaboration between Memory Cassette and Weird Tapes.

I love all of the dance loops, background funk and layered tracks.

Enjoy!

Hey, it's officially #MONM (month of new music) so the least I can do is update my blog...

To kick things off yesterday, I listened to White Demin 

White Denim - "I Start To Run" from Downtown Music on Vimeo.

The band is good fun and I'd listen to it again, but I wouldn't put it on any Top 5 lists. They sound like a lot of other bands out there right now...

You must stick up for yourself son
Never mind what anybody else done

The new single from Yeasayer. I like it way more than I thought I would and am now looking forward to the rest of the album. Sweet!

word.

My beautiful green eyed love 
I'm always dreamin of 
My beautiful green eyed love

Yep, in the video, he is clearly not talking about me...but I really, really prefer to listen to it and think that it's about me. K? K. also, check out the Classixx Remix of this track on Hype Machine (friend me, I'm Superblue). Delightful!

*props to klang for sending this my way