I’ll be slowing down on the blogging for the next few weeks (which sounds a little like Lady Gaga saying she’s going to put more effort into her costumes), but I wanted to share my new favorite song. Here’s Jamie Lidell with “Another Day.” (I’m not crazy about the video—best to hear and not see.) It’s a crank-it-up, dancing-in-the-kitchen kind of song, just right for all the extra time I’m spending there this season. What’s more, the joyful lyrics are a jingly-in-the-janglies fantasy for anyone in a long-term relationship. Enjoy!
If you’re tired of Christmas music
December 14, 2010 by poemelf
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love the song! and agree about the video – now I can not erase the image of that man singing into the ear that he is holding………..
Maybe as a child he spent too much time with Mr. Potato Head.
definitely danced in my kitchen to this song, and did not watch the video so as not to ruin the song!