Monday, 23 September 2013

OK Go!!


I wanted to talk about music today, how it can make you feel and and how amazing it can be, but when I started to think of what piece of music I loved, I thought of this one! So alas, this post will not be about feeling emotions like love and sorrow, it is about a song that makes me smile, and I'll admit, when I first saw it, wonder if it was f'real. Since seeing this video I have fallen in love with OK Go! Ooops, I guess I was wrong, the song did inspire feelings of love. Ok, if you have not seen this video,  watch it now!!! 
Amazing, right???? These guys are so committed to their art and show a creativity that I have never seen before. They inspire me to find music in everything. To stop being annoyed with the person who clicks their pen or taps their desk but to ask myself, can I make a tune in my head that fits this tapping, this clicking? Is there a chance that the person doing that sound already has a song in their head? If so...do I want to hear it? 

I love the part in one of the behind the scene videos that Damian Kulash (singer) says "It's not a question of whether it will work...it's like....how good will it work?" I think that this goes with what I was talking about yesterday about things being "ish". They have a vision and they are going for it. They don't know exactly how it will turn out but are going to do their best - I find that inspiring. It just so happens I don't find it interestingish, or songish, or musicish, I find it completely spectacularish!!!




2 comments:

  1. I am hopeless romantic. And I can really appreciate the unique way these guys are not only expressing themselves through song, but taking it to a more entertaining and enjoyable level of expression. Videos like this make me wonder, how do people make things like this possible. Did this happen all in one day? What was their planning process? Jana-Rae you are right about the commitment and dedication these guys have to their music. A great video!!!

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  2. I remember being glued to the screen the first time I saw this one. This could be a great way to inspire creativity in your students.

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