HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZOOEY DESCHANEL (32) ‘IN THE SUN’ VIDEO BY SHE & HIM

Zooey Claire Deschanel (born January 17, 1980) is an American actress, musician and singer-songwriter. In 1999, Deschanel made her film debut in Mumford, followed by her breakout role as young protagonist William Miller’s troubled older sister Anita in Cameron Crowe’s 2000 semi-autobiographical film Almost Famous. Deschanel soon became known for her deadpan or “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” supporting roles in films such as Elf (2003), The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Failure to Launch (2006), Bridge to Terabithia (2007), and The Happening (2008). She then began playing lead roles in films, including Yes Man (2008) and (500) Days of Summer (2009). She currently stars in the Fox series New Girl. She has been nominated for Golden Globe and Grammy Awards.

For a few years starting in 2001, Deschanel performed in the jazz cabaret act If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies with fellow actress Samantha Shelton. Besides singing, she plays keyboards, percussion, banjo and ukulele. She also often sings in her films. Deschanel teamed up with M. Ward to release their debut album Volume One (recorded with M. Ward under the moniker She & Him) which was released in March 2008. The follow-up album Volume Two was released in the U.S. in March 2010.

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Music video by She & Him performing “In The Sun“, the first single from the album Volume 2, released by Merge Records, 2010. Directed by Peyton Reed.

Song Lyrics:

It’s hard to be ignored
When I look at you
You look so bored
My baby, my darling
I’ve been taking a beating

Well all right
(Well all right)
It’s ok
(It’s ok)
We all get the slip sometimes every day
I’ll just keep it to myself
In the sun
In the sun

It’s hard to take the blame
When I look at you, you’re so ashamed
My baby, my darling
I’ve been thinking of leaving

Well all right
(Well all right)
It’s ok
(It’s ok)
We all get the slip sometimes every day
I’ll just keep it to myself
In the sun
In the sun

Well all right
(Well all right)
It’s ok
(It’s ok)
We all feel ashamed sometimes every day
I’ll just keep it to myself
In the sun
In the sun

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SADE (53) ‘BY YOUR SIDE’ VIDEO

Helen Folasade Adu (born 16 January 1959; better known as Sade), is a British singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer. She first achieved success in the 1980s as the frontwoman and lead vocalist of the Brit and Grammy Award winning English group Sade.

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“By Your Side” is the lead single from Sade’s fifth studio album, Lovers Rock (2000). The track was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The video for this single was directed by Sophie Muller.

Song Lyrics:

you think i’d leave your side baby
you know me better than that
you think i’d leave you down when you’re down on your knees
i wouldn’t do that
i’ll tell you you’re right when you want
and if only you could see into me
ha ah ah ah ah ah

oh when you’re cold
i’ll be there
hold you tight to me

when you’re on the outside baby and you can`t get in
i will show you you’re so much better than you know
when you’re lost and you’re alone and you cant get back again
i will find you darling and i will bring you home

and if you want to cry
i am here to dry your eyes
and in no time
you’ll be fine

you think i’d leave your side baby
you know me better than that
you think id leave you down when you’re down on your knees
i wouldn’t do that
i’ll tell you you’re right when you want
and if only you could see into me
ha ah ah ah ah ah

oh when you’re cold
i’ll be there
hold you tight to me
when you’re low
i’ll be there
by your side baby

oh when you’re cold
i’ll be there
hold you tight to me
oh when you’re low
i’ll be there
by your side baby

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOWIE DAY (31) ‘COLLIDE’ VIDEO

Howard Kern “Howie” Day (born January 15, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter. Beginning his career as a solo artist in the late 1990s, Day became known for his extensive touring and in-concert use of samplers and effects pedals in order to accompany himself. He self-financed and self-released his first album, Australia, in 2000.

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“Collide” is the second single from Howie Day’s second full-length album, Stop All the World Now, released in July 2004. The song, written by Howie Day and Kevin Griffin, follows in the vein of works from other pop balladeers like Dave Matthews, John Mayer and Duncan Sheik. The London Session Orchestra provided backing instrumentation on the initial album version of the song.

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Song Lyrics:

The dawn is breaking
A light shining through
You’re barely waking
And I’m tangled up in you
Yeah

I’m open, you’re closed
Where I follow, you’ll go
I worry I won’t see your face
Light up again

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
I somehow find
You and I collide

I’m quiet you know
You make a first impression
I’ve found I’m scared to know I’m always on your mind

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the stars refuse to shine
Out of the back you fall in time
I somehow find
You and I collide

Don’t stop here
I lost my place
I’m close behind

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
You finally find
You and I collide

You finally find
You and I collide
You finally find
You and I collide

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA LISA ‘LOST IN EMOTION’ WITH CULT JAM

Lisa Lisa (born Lisa Velez, January 15, 1966) and her band Cult Jam were an urban contemporary band and one of firstfreestyle music groups to emerge from New York City in the 1980s. Cult Jam consisted of guitarist/bassist Alex “Spanador” Moseley, and drummer/keyboardist Mike Hughes. They were assembled and produced by Full Force.

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“Lost in Emotion“ appeared on  Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam’s 1987 album Spanish Fly. The song hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 17, 1987. The song was their second number-one single (having scored this first earlier in the year with “Head to Toe”). The song also went to number one on the Black Singles chart, and number eight on the dance chart.

Song Lyrics:

Hit the beat now…

Lost in emotion

Some guys will promise you a
Marriage made in heaven
But I’m gonna stick to my guns
Like waitin for their love
That I might be gettin
My dreams have yet begun
Oh baby, am I a fool ’cause I don’t know
Just how you feel
And it’s the love for you, oh I
I can’t conceal oh oh

Lost in emotion
Telling you things
you really shouldn’t know
Oh baby, I’m lost in emotion
Am I fool at least my friends think so
Que sera Que Sera
Baby, whatever will be,
que sera que sera
Between you and me

Just how true are the rumors
I am hearing
About this crush you have on me
Maybe I’m blind
’cause I just don’t see it
But I want to believe
what they see
I find myself telling you things
I don’t even tell my best friend
I keep showin’ emotions, not knowin’
Just wear it all stems from

From time to time I wonder where I am
In your heart,
And even though I don’t live there yet
I’m afraid it will be cold and dark

I’m lost in emotion
Telling you things
you really shouldn’t know
I’m lost in emotion
Am I a fool,
at least my friends think so
Que sera que sera
Baby, whatever will be
Que Sera que sera
Between you and me
Oh-ho, you know

Baby am I a fool
cause I don’t know
Just how you feel
And it’s the love for you, oh I
Can’t conceal
Hit the beat now (lost)
With my feelin’ (lost)
I hit the ceilin’ (lost)
With these emotions (lost)
I can’t be dealin’ (lost)
I wanna be with you (lost)
But I don’t know how (lost)
In my heart babe,
I can feel the beat now.

Lost in emotion
Lost in emotion
Lost in emotion
Lost
My baby
Lost
My Baby
Lost in emotion
My my my my my baby
Lost in emotion
Lost in emotion
Lost

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALEB FOLLOWILL (33) OF KINGS OF LEON ‘USE SOMEBODY’ VIDEO

“Use Somebody” is a song by the Kings of Leon, an alternative rock band originating  in Albion, Oklahoma and formed in Nashville, Tennessee, fronted by lead singer and rhythm guitarist, Anthony Caleb Followill (b. January 14, 1982). It was the second single from the band’s fourth studio album Only by the Night released in 2008.

The single received heavy airplay in Scandinavia, the Republic of Ireland, Germany, the United Kingdom and Australia, where it was number one on the Official Airplay Chart for six consecutive weeks. It was a huge success in the U.S., where it topped multiple airplay formats and reached number four on the Hot 100 and number one on the Pop Songs chart. The song won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Rock Song and was also nominated for Song of the Year.

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Song Lyrics:

I’ve been roaming around, I was looking down at all I see
Painted faces fill the places I can’t reach
You know that I could use somebody
You know that I could use somebody

Someone like you and all you know and how you speak
Countless lovers under cover of the street
You know that I could use somebody
You know that I could use somebody
Someone like you

Off in the night while you live it up I’m off to sleep
Waging wars to shake the poet and the beat
I hope it’s gonna make you notice
I hope it’s gonna make you notice

Someone like me, someone like me
Someone like me, somebody

I’m ready now, I’m ready now
I’m ready now, I’m ready now
I’m ready now, I’m ready now
I’m ready now

Someone like you, somebody
Someone like you, somebody
Someone like you, somebody

I’ve been roaming around, I was looking down at all I see

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY J. BLIGE (41) ‘NO MORE DRAMA’ VIDEO

Mary Jane Blige (born January 11, 1971) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B.

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“No More Drama” is taken from Blige’s fifth studio album No More Drama. It was released as the album’s second single worldwide (third single in some European markets). The Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis produced track became another hit for Blige, peaking at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 in the UK.

The song famously samples “Nadia’s Theme”, currently used as the theme music for the soap opera The Young and the Restless. In the song, Blige calls herself “young and restless” in a further nod to the music sample. The video for the song won Blige her first MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video.

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Song Lyrics:

So tired, tired of this drama
No more, no more
I wanna be free
I’m so tired, so tired

Broken heart again
Another lesson learn
Better know your friends
Or else you will get burned
Gotta count on me
Cause I can guarantee
That I’ll be fine

No more pain (no more pain)
No more pain (no more pain)
No drama (no more drama in my life)
No one’s gonna make me hurt again

Why’d I play the fool
Go through ups and downs
Knowing all the time
You wouldn’t be around
Or maybe I like the stress
Cause I was young and restless
But that was long ago
I don’t wanna cry no more

No more pain (no more pain)
No more game (no more game messin with my mind)
No drama (no more drama in my life)
Nooone’s gonna make me hurt again
No more tears (no more tears, I’m tired of cryin everynight)
No more fears (no more fears, I really don’t wanna cry)
No drama (no more drama in my life)
I don’t ever wanna hurt again
Wanna speak my mind, wanna speak my mind

Uh, it feel so good
When you let go
Of all the drama in your life
Now you’re free from all the pain
Free from all the game
Free from all the stress
So find your happiness
I don’t know
Only God knows where the story ends for me
But I know where the story begins
It’s up to us to choose
Whether we win or loose
And I choose to win

No more pain (no more pain)
No more game (tired of your playin’ game with my mind)
No drama (no more drama in my life)
No more, no more, No more, no more
No more tears (no more tears, no more cryin every night)
No more fears (no more waking be up in the morning)
No drama, no more in my life

No more drama, no more drama
No more drama, no more drama
NO MORE DRAMA
NO MORE DRAMA
NO MORE DRAMA
NO MORE DRAMA
NO MORE DRAMA
No more drama in my life
So tired, tired of this drama

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOM ROLANDS OF THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS ‘LET FOREVER BE’ VIDEO

The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.

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“Let Forever Be” was released as the second single from their third album Surrender. It contains the vocals of Noel Gallagher of Oasis, who also co-wrote the song. The song was The Chemical Brothers’ fourth top ten single in the UK, peaking at number 9 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was also one of their biggest hits in the United States, peaking at number 29 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

The video for the track was directed by Michel Gondry, and utilized ground-breaking video and film effects in its depiction of a young woman’s nightmares. The video, which drew much visual inspiration from Ray Davies’ 1975 Granada TV production Starmaker, received much media attention and became one of the most well-known videos from the band.

Song Lyrics:

How does it feel like,
to wake up in the sun?
How does it feel like,
to shine on everyone?
How does it feel like,
to let forever be?
How does it feel like,
to spend a little lifetime sitting in the gutter?

Scream a symphony.

How does it feel like,
to sail in on the breeze?
How does it feel like,
to spend a little lifetime sitting in the gutter?

Scream a symphony.

How does it feel like,
to make it happen here?
How does it feel like,
to breathe with everything?
How does it feel like,
to let forever be?
How does it feel like,
to spend a little lifetime sitting in the gutter?

Scream a symphony.

How does it feel like,
to be a crystalline?
How does it feel like,
to spend a little lifetime sitting in the gutter?

 

MUSIC VIDEO PREMIER: NATALIA KILLS ‘KILL MY BOYFRIEND’ FROM PERFECTINIST

Natalia Keery-Fisher (born 15 August 1986) is an English singer-songwriter, actress, and short-film director who performs under the stage name Natalia Kills. She released her first single, “Don’t Play Nice”, under the name Verbalicious in February 2005.

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“Kill My Boyfriend” is the fourth single off Kills’ debut album, ‘Perfectionist’, released in March 2011. The music video for the single was directed by Guillaume ‘G’ Doubet.

Song Lyrics:

I’m rolling the dice, got the wind in my hair
I’m gonna kill my boyfriend, yeah
Cause he’s only nice, when there’s somebody there
I’m gonna kill my boyfriend

It’s been a minute love
Wish we’d never broke it off, oh oh oh
I hated that we separated, can’t forget you no

But now I got an another, I got a ring,
I got a lover, I’m about to have a mother in law
And things are kinda perfect, but I know you’re fucking worth it
There’s only one thing I can do to break it off, come on

I’m rolling the dice, got the wind in my hair
I’m gonna kill my boyfriend, yeah
Cause he’s only nice, when there’s somebody there
I’m gonna kill my boyfriend

Kill, kill, kill, I’m gonna, Kill, kill, kill
So we can run away just like we said
Kill, kill, kill, I’m gonna, Kill, kill, kill
So we can be together like we planned

You’re the one I want, everything I’m dreaming off
Don’t make me break his heart into million pieces, no
But every time I’m with him, I imagine that we’re kissing
And I’m wishing he was you all along
And boy I’m so committed, I’m so deep, there’s no more digging

There’s only one thing I can do to solve this mess, come one

I’m rolling the dice, got the wind in my hair
I’m gonna kill my boyfriend, yeah
Cause he’s only nice, when there’s somebody there
I’m gonna kill my boyfriend

Kill, kill, kill, I’m gonna, Kill, kill, kill
So we can run away just like we said
Kill, kill, kill, I’m gonna, Kill, kill, kill
So we can be together like we planned

I gotta kill my boyfriend yeah…

And I’ll do the time, you’re my sweetest crime
You know that I’ll wait for you, baby
And we’ll be apart, but you’ll have heart
I’m saving it all for you, baby
And I’ll do the time, you’re my sweetest crime
You know that I’ll wait for you, baby
And we’ll be apart, but you’ll have heart
I’m saving it all for you, baby

Kill, kill, kill, I’m gonna, Kill, kill, kill
So we can run away just like we said
Kill, kill, kill, I’m gonna, Kill, kill, kill
So we can be together like we planned

Mmmm I gotta, ooh don’t wanna, mmm I gotta kill my boyfriend