nat nat hii how are you !! my question for today is do you have a top5 switch songs
OH MAN........ thats a hard question i feel like my top fav switch songs fluctuate all the time BUT UHHHHH IF I HAD TO PICK.
seven days prismagic bc hello. peak
galaxy destiny
brilliant smile
a little bit up
knockin fantasy
i am a sucker for...... cute switch songs.............. i love when its cheerful and happy and joyous it lights up my whole world. Also brilliant smile has the sickest keytar solo ever u cant expect me to just NOT be a sucker for it
BUT AUGH IVE ALSO BEEN OBSESSED WITH WHAT A KIND ECHO U PASS. honestly all 3 of the new solos have been so incredible i think i might have recent release bias. but god. i loev switch and their music so much
black tank top, middle of autumn
nothing is different just 'cause you wish that it is
Kon had gotten his hair cut recently. Bart knew by how closely cropped his undercut was, enough to reveal the slightly paler skin of his scalp underneath short black hairs. Bart wanted to brush his hand against those hairs and then play with the curls on top. He knew from experience that the curls were styled and not as soft as they could be. Kon was like that.
The black tank top clung to Kon's chest, shoulders bared to the world. The light of the window caught along his skin, casting a strange glow all Kryptonians seemed to have in the yellow sun. The trees outside dripped in maroon and brown leaves, some clinging to the dew-wet windows if the wind caught just right to push them closer.
Bart could have loved him, he thought. In the right circumstances. Kon was very lovable, and if Bart could love anyone, it was Kon.
He wanted to be able to love Kon like he deserved.
what songs would you recommend to someone who wants to know what kind of music ateez makes?
ooooh okay this is a hard question bc their discography is SO diverse I feel like they really experiment with everything but this chart (missing their latest album) is a super helpful starting place if you know what kinda vibe you prefer
but my PERSONAL favorites that also show their range are inception, hala hala, turbulence, halazia, promise, take me home, be with you, cyberpunk, mist, guerrilla, eternal sunshine, answer, the real, django, fever, and outlaw (also shout out to silver light, youth, it's you, and crazy form from their most recent album. also everything if u like ballads and matz if u like hip hop) (it's killing me not listing more songs like it's actually painful they're soooooo good)
they're def more known for their anthemic songs and their performances but they have suuuuch a varied discography I feel like everyone could find something they like! also this flow chart is cool if u don't like that other chart
it's missing halazia and the world series but it covers the majority!! and then finally this tiktok is a cool way to quickly see but just know even this barely scratches the surface
sorry I couldn't give u a simpler answer and info dumped but thank u for giving me the opportunity 🫂
ps. HIGHLY recommend looking for performances when u find a song u like bc they're so fucking good. mvs too if it's a title track
Finland have definitely become one to watch in recent years, so going into Eurovision season they were one of the countries I was most excited for! With UMK happening this weekend, here's my ranking of the competing songs:
Mikael Gabriel & Nublu – Vox populi
Sini Sabotage – Kuori mua
Jesse Markin – Glow
Cyan Kicks – Dancing With Demons
Sexmane – Mania
Sara Siipola – Paskana
Windows95man – No Rules!
Despite being just seven songs, this was a super hard selection to rank – honestly you could ask me tomorrow and I’d probably switch them around again. This is a very even competition in my eyes - every song is good in its own way and I enjoy them all, but there's no standout. I was in a weird position after my first listen through all these songs when they were released where I felt really positive about this selection, but then struggled to recall any individual song. A couple of weeks to get familiar with them all has definitely helped.
Right now, I think my favourite is Vox populi. It’s a super fun track, their style of Eurodance with the slightly rockier guitars and drums creates this fantastic energy – it’s great pump up music. It’s also pretty cool that it’s bilingual, with a rap verse each in Finnish and Estonian. In fact, we’ve got a fair amount of rap and hip-hop here which I love to see, since I feel they're genres that go underrepresented in Eurovision and national finals in general. Even better, they’re all very distinct from each other. Kuori mua is another rap track, but it couldn’t be any different, with the attitude it exudes and its super slick beat. I love the sharpness of it all, and how it mixes in the piano in the second half to create a more positive sound, lifting some of the tension but keeping all the energy.
The overall production level in all these songs is great – this whole selection is high quality and just sounds good to my ears. The one slight exception is No Rules, which I feel goes a bit too heavy on the fake eagle screeches, although it very much fits the overall tone of the song. This one slight annoyance, and the fact that I preferred Vox populi when it comes to Eurodance, was what made it end up at the bottom of my list, but I honestly feel bad about it – it’s still a very fun song and does what it’s doing well. I didn’t want to rank any of these songs last!
Because the songs are so even, I couldn't even suggest what deserves to win this Saturday. It's going to all depend on performance for me. Finland are never going to do better than last year's Eurovision result, but UMK has honestly become one of the best national finals over the past few years, and I hope this is enough to keep up the qualification streak they're on.
Documentary as a genre can encompass any medium: feature film, TV mini-series, or even podcasts. Here are my picks for the best Docs of the year:
Honorable Mentions:
Meet Me in the Bathroom Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern
Nothing Compares Kathryn Ferguson
Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99 Jamie Crawford
George Carlin’s American Dream Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio
The Beatles and India Ajoy Bose and Peter Compton
Freedom Uncut David Austin and George Michael
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, A Song Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine
Sidney Reginald Hudlin
10. Back to the Drive-In April Wright
9. Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres Suzanne Joe Kai
8. Is That Black Enough for You?!? Elvis Mitchell
7. Claydream Marq Evans
6. If These Walls Could Sing Mary McCartney
5. Stutz Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill sits down with his therapist for a doc about the therapist and his approach, that is insightful and thought-provoking.
4. The Pez Outlaw Amy Bandlien Storkel and Bryan Storkel
This profile of a man who smuggled rare Pez dispensers into America in the 90s and made millions is so crazy and outlandish you need to see it to believe it!
3. Moonage Daydream Brett Morgen
Morgen’s doc about David Bowie was made with the Bowie Estate and had some rare footage of the rock legend, but it was really the sci-fi approach to the subject that made this electric!
2. Good Night Oppy Ryan White
The inspirational story of Opportunity, the Mars rover that was expected to live 90 days and explored Mars for 15 years, was the big screen Event Movie of documentaries in 2022!
1. Last Flight Home Ondi Timoner
Ondi turned the camera onto her father Eli Timoner towards the end of his life with a cinema vérité account of the family confronting death. This went beyond a movie or a documentary and was truly an emotional life experience that was captured on film by one of the people experiencing it. Nothing but respect and admiration for Ondi and her brave filmmaking at such a time.