Chumdinger » music http://chumdinger.com Thoughts on technology, design, & culture. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:24:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 A Little Mash-up After Foundry… http://chumdinger.com/2010/04/a-little-mash-up-after-foundry/ http://chumdinger.com/2010/04/a-little-mash-up-after-foundry/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:00:18 +0000 admin http://chumdinger.com/?p=382 We’re starting to have the band play out at the end of service cause it encouraging folks to stick around and have fellowship with each other. How many tunes can you pick out? Listen for U2, Journey, and a couple more.

]]> http://chumdinger.com/2010/04/a-little-mash-up-after-foundry/feed/ 0 The Power of Storytelling http://chumdinger.com/2008/05/the-power-of-storytelling/ http://chumdinger.com/2008/05/the-power-of-storytelling/#comments Sun, 25 May 2008 05:29:00 +0000 admin http://chumdinger.wordpress.com/2008/05/25/the-power-of-storytelling/ Thanks Matt for sending this over. It starts out with this quote:
I had always felt life first as a story- and if there is a story there is a storyteller.
- G. K. Chesterten

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oavhdsGu4Hg&hl=en&fs=1]

]]> http://chumdinger.com/2008/05/the-power-of-storytelling/feed/ 0 Is Universal Being Fluffy on Duffy? http://chumdinger.com/2008/05/is-universal-being-fluffy-on-duffy/ http://chumdinger.com/2008/05/is-universal-being-fluffy-on-duffy/#comments Thu, 22 May 2008 01:42:00 +0000 admin http://chumdinger.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/is-universal-being-fluffy-on-duffy/ Ok, maybe not the best title. Anyway, I was hanging out with Will & James this past weekend and they introduced me to Duffy. Well not personally, but to her music on YouTube. She’s a talented British singer-songwriter with a retro country/soul edge to her. 

Her second single from her debut album went to #1 in the UK. And Universal Music Group just released her album here in the USA last week. If you haven’t heard of her before (like me), I’m sure you will soon. 

But there seems to be what Will calls a “dumbing down” in creativity for us Americans. Here’s the proof. Take a look at the first video for “Mercy” released in the UK. It has a sophisticated retro, smokey vibe to it, with creative use of slow motion and fire. 

Compare that to the American version, which is slicker and more polished, but lacks that special something… the original soul, you could say. 

Compare for yourself and let me know if you agree or disagree:

Here is the UK video of “Mercy” (Polydor Records)… make sure you watch the last half:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMx1jt1KPG0&hl=en&fs=1]

and here is the US version (Unversal Music Group)

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QSm5f1eiIk&hl=en&fs=1]

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