Jul 05

#LOTD2014: January Playlist

#LOTD2014: January PlaylistNext up on the Lyric-of-the-Day project recaps from 2013-2014 is the January 2014 playlist. As a refresher, each day from Jan. 1, 2013 through Dec. 31, 2014, I posted a lyric on my Twitter feed. At the end of each month, I created a Spotify playlist of the songs featured, and throughout much of 2013-14 here on the blog.

Here’s January’s #LOTD2014 playlist (find the Spotify playlist I’ve created from these lyrics linked at the end of the post or on the clickable image at right), with some brief explanations (in italics) for a number of the lyrics.

  • “It’s time to spread our wings and fly/Don’t let another day go by my love” #JohnLennon “(Just Like) Starting Over” #LOTD2014 1/1
  • “But there’s something about us I’ve got to do/Some kind of secret I will share with you” #DaftPunk “Something About Us” #LOTD2014 1/2
  • “Got a 7-inch trigger finger/Don’t know how to stop it” #7Horse “Meth Lab Zoso Sticker” #LOTD2014 1/3 (Memorable tune from Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street,” which I saw on this Friday night.)
  • “Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is/Everything I do, I do it big” #WizKhalifa “Black And Yellow” #LOTD2014 1/4
  • “Cause we were raised/To see life as fun and take it if we can” #TheCranberries “Ode To My Family” #LOTD2014 1/5
  • “Roots that spread so deep/Bring life to frozen ground” #CrowdedHouse “Something So Strong” #LOTD2014 1/6
  • “We never once thought of the fears/For what we’d do when the battle cry was over” #Alarm “Sixty Eight Guns” #LOTD2014 1/7
  • “I’m not the only soul who’s accused of hit and run/Tire tracks all across your back” #JimiHendrix “Crosstown Traffic” #LOTD2014 1/8
  • “Forever never seems that long til you’re grown & notice the day-by-day rule can’t be too long” #Outkast “Ms. Jackson” #LOTD2014 #Coachella 1/9 (Coachella 2014 lineup announced, featuring the Outkast “reunion.”)
  • “These days, days, days run away like horses over the hill…” #U2 “Dirty Day” #LOTD2014 1/10 #Bukowski
  • “Before the teacher and the test/Before the journey and the rest” #BigCountry “Fields Of Fire” #LOTD2014 1/11
  • “And all this science I don’t understand/It’s just my job five days a week/A rocket man …” #EltonJohn “Rocket Man” #LOTD2014 1/12 (Visited the Space Shuttle at the California Science Center in Exposition Park with my Aunt Sue.)
  • “Tough guy, what you got to prove/Moving like an elephant, that’s your favorite move” #BeastieBoys “Tough Guy” #LOTD2014 1/13
  • “Winter’s winners and those summer sons/Aren’t good for everyone, aren’t good for everyone” #EchoAndTheBunnymen “The Game” #LOTD2014 1/14
  • “Yeah, we’re runnin’ a little bit hot tonight/I can barely see the road from the heat comin’ off it” #VanHalen “Panama” #LOTD2014 1/15
  • “This is what they call the life/I’m melting in the sun/Great expectations/Of all we seem to be” #INXS “Melting In The Sun” #LOTD2014 1/16
  • “Just 2 lost souls swimming in a fish bowl year after year/Running over the same old ground” #PinkFloyd “Wish You Were Here” #LOTD2013 1/17
  • “Greedy little people in a sea of distress/Keep your more to receive your less” #RedHotChiliPeppers “Give It Away” #LOTD2014 1/18
  • “Why you all in my ear?/Talkin’ a whole bunch of sh*t I ain’t tryin’ to hear” #Ludacris “Get Back” #LOTD2014 1/19 #Sherman to #Crabtree
  • “Sleep, sleep tonight/And may your dreams be realized” #U2  “MLK” #LOTD2014 1/20 #IHaveADream #MartinLutherKing
  • “Now I’m makin’ them wait/Except for you mama, I’m ready/I don’t wanna be late” #ChildishGambino “Make It Go Right” #LOTD2014 1/21
  • “I remember traffic jams/Motor boys and girls with tans/Nearly was and almost rans” #REM “I Remember California” #LOTD2014 1/22 (USC hoops upsets Cal for its first Pac-12 win of the season.)
  • “Nothing stayed the same/But there were always renegades” #AfrikaBambaataa #RageAgainstTheMachine “Renegades Of Funk” #LOTD2014 1/23
  • “Wrote a nasty letter & I sent it to the Lord/I said don’t you dare come & bother me no more” #TheDeadWeather “Rocking Horse” #LOTD2014 1/24
  • “If one guy’s colors and the other’s don’t mix/They’re gonna bash it up” #TheOffspring “Come Out And Play” #LOTD2014 1/25 #StadiumSeries #LA (L.A. Kings vs. Anaheim Ducks in front of more than 54,000 at Dodger Stadium in the NHL Stadium Series game.)
  • “Seasons change with the scenery/Weaving time in a tapestry” #SimonAndGarfunkel “Hazy Shade Of Winter” #LOTD2014 1/26
  • “I met you on the Palisades/The sun was spilling kerosene/And I was feeling wide awake” #MiikeSnow “Song For No One” #LOTD2014 1/27
  • “You could have a bumper car, bumping/This amusement never ends” #PeterGabriel “Sledgehammer” #LOTD2014 1/28
  • “Sometimes I say stupid things I think/Well, I mean/Sometimes I think the stupidest things” #FranzFerdinand “No You Girls” #LOTD2013 1/29
  • “Painted lies on broken lips/That promise heaven tastes like this” #PsychedelicFurs “All That Money Wants” #LOTD2014 1/30
  • “Flip on the tele/Wrestle with Jimmy/Something is bubbling/Behind my back” #Weezer “Say It Ain’t So” #LOTD2014 1/31 #PhoenixOpen #BirdsNest (After a full day on No. 16 at the Phoenix Open, a group of us stuck around to catch the Weezer concert at the famed “Birds’ Nest” location at TPC Scottsdale.)

Here’s the Spotify playlist if you’d like to listen along: #LOTD2014: January

Dec 16

Photo-A-Day 2013: Week 49

The holidays moved into full swing during the week of Dec. 2-8. Between decorating around the house and industry holiday events, there was plenty of “festive” to go around. Remember, to see any image at full size, just click on it!

2-DEC-2013: The tree is up!

2-DEC-2013: The tree is up!

3-DEC-2013: Going to see a few tree images this week.

3-DEC-2013: Going to see a few tree images this week.

4-DEC-2013: The George Tirebiter statue on the USC campus.

4-DEC-2013: The George Tirebiter statue on the USC campus.

5-DEC-2013: Industry holiday party time means plenty of BIG smiles and silly hats.

5-DEC-2013: Industry holiday party time means plenty of BIG smiles and silly hats.

6-DEC-2013: Ok, last glamour shot of a tree ... for this week.

6-DEC-2013: Ok, last glamour shot of a tree … for this week.

7-DEC-2013: Thanks to my dad and step-mom, this incredible (and growing) display is possible every holiday season.

7-DEC-2013: Thanks to my dad and step-mom, this incredible (and growing) display is possible every holiday season.

8-DEC-2013: About four weeks ago, I had an excellent shot of an Omar Oraby dunk at the other end. This time, he's dropping one on Boston College.

8-DEC-2013: About four weeks ago, I had an excellent shot of an Omar Oraby dunk at the other end. This time, he’s dropping one on Boston College. Pe’Shon Howard (far left) seems to enjoy it.

Dec 11

Photo-A-Day 2013: Week 47

Three arenas. One college basketball game. One NHL hockey game. One NBA basketball game. One rock show. Let’s look at the week of Nov. 18-24. For the full-size version of any image, just click on it!

18-NOV-2013: He's been dubbed "Uncle Lion" around the house and he's looking rather dapper here.

18-NOV-2013: He’s been dubbed “Uncle Lion” around the house and he’s looking rather dapper here.

19-NOV-2013: Still life with logo.

19-NOV-2013: Still life with logo.

20-NOV-2013: Interesting lines in this shot of window blinds and the building across the way.

20-NOV-2013: Interesting lines in this shot of window blinds and the building across the way.

21-NOV-2013: Faceoff. Kings vs. Devils.

21-NOV-2013: Faceoff. Kings vs. Devils.

22-NOV-2013: Lakers-Warriors ... from atop Staples Center.

22-NOV-2013: Lakers-Warriors … from atop Staples Center.

23-NOV-2013: Saturday morning coffee in rather representative mugs (via Instagram).

23-NOV-2013: Saturday morning coffee in rather representative mugs (via Instagram).

24-NOV-2013: Pearl Jam, as amazing as ever, at the L.A. Sports Arena (via Instagram).

24-NOV-2013: Pearl Jam, as amazing as ever, at the L.A. Sports Arena (via Instagram).