Tuesday 26 June 2007

5 worst songs/bands of all time

Yes, it's official. The 5 worst songs and bands of all time have been decided by... me. In no particular order, here they are:

1. Queen. Probably the worst band of all time, they are well known for over-rated songs such as bohemian rapsody, we will rock you, and we are the champions, even thought they aren't. And being led out onto stage by 'Freddy Mercury' is nothing to be proud of, particularly due to his lack of clothing, and strange sexual status, which led to his death. The above listed songs are enough to turn anyone off, and songs such as hammer to fall and invisible man don't help the problem. And really, who cares if ice ice baby is a copy of under pressure, no one likes either.

2. Hey Mickey. A truly over-rated song, liked only by girls. It lacks lyrics, proper use of instruments, and also talent. Incredibly repetitive, repetitive, repetitive, repetetive. Quite frankly, i'd rather listen to the cry of a newborn baby.

3. American Idiot. The name says it all, and i would say that green day rank with Queen as one of the worlds worst ever bands. Cavemen played better music, and they were smart enough to use more than 3 chords in a song. And a 1 year old knows that he bass riff played on lead guitar honestly isn't a solo. I must say, it isn't all that bad for a band that sounds like they're singing out their bums.

4. thks fr th mmrs. I'll tell you what, if putting the vowels in the title was too hard, i don't know why they bothered to make the song. The tune drives me mad, and fall out boy should probably give up. Really, if they can make money out of that, i should be makng mony out of this.

5. rap. simply, no talent, lack of instruments, and that always repetitive clapping sound in the background, on every beat. I remember the days where i was told off for talking too fast.

I could add alot more to that list, but i won't, it'd go on for a long time! The top 5 songs of all time are coming soon, and if you have a problem with the above list, comment.

Pickles!

Tuesday 19 June 2007

What to do if you're allergic to donuts...

I found myself in a P.E lesson today playing a game somewhat like biff-hockey. Games like that were meant to be short, not 2 periods long. I soon found myself talking to the person next to me about, strangely enough, cough medicine. And, after giving it more thought, i realised just how strange the industry is. Believe it or not, someone has to come up with all those 'flavours' (maybe slight variations of the disgusting 'cherry' flavour) and try them over and over. And another person has to label the bottle. Imagine that, typing 'clerodendron', and 'phenalenalynine', followed by the ever present 'this product may contain traces of peanuts, almonds, caffiene, mars bar, apple, orange, morning coffee biscuits, and maybe a bit of donut...' the list goes on. Yet someone else has to draw the diagram telling you how to open the lid, someone has to stamp the use by date, and another poor person has to make sure that the bottles are sent to the right place. So next time you find yourself forcing yourself to drink some lovely 'cherry' flavoured medicine, poised with a glass of water to wash it down, read the label. Spare a moment for the people who gave up their time to provide you with that delicious concoction. And you never know, you might be allergic to donut...

Monday 18 June 2007

Apples are apples

As human beings, we are naturally curious, it's that easy. When we see something that we find interesting, we want to look at it more, feel it, smell it, listen to it, whatever. But for me, a mere 15 year old boy, it sometimes seems to go to far. I today found myself sitting up the back of a classroom, listening to something about what the climax was in a very well written, yet extremely boring short story. The fact was, that the climax was the climax was the climax. You can't change things like that. If you talk about an apple, it stays an apple. And no matter how much you continue to talk about the apple, why it's like it is and how it came to be like that, it'll still be an apple. It's physics 101. So, next time you find yourself asked why the author made the character have brown hair, just say 'because'. The author did that because they could, not because it creates a sense of pathos. Maybe english lessons shoul be spent looking at the obvious things, the things which we were meant to see, not want to see.
And i'm not critisising english teachers, i'm just making a suggestion.