Year 6, Day 167

Good Morning! Today's song is Mi Gente by J Balvin and Willy William.

Happy Halloween!! It worked out that one of my latest jam songs comes up on the special day this week. Now I have not dressed up in years, but I appreciate the people who do still get into the spirit of it. Two people this year in my family dressed up as princesses, one being my 6 year old cousin, and the other was... my mom. Although my cousin also has a second costume for tonight as a Descendants character so power on teensy child. I myself never went as a princess. I was only ever a black cat when I was a teeny child, a witch for like ten years straight, a vampire to terrify the children when I volunteered at schools, and for one brief year in high school I was roadkill as a commentary only the ears only costumes. I want to know what costumes you guys do every year. Do you guys still dress up? Why or why not? Let me know.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 166

Good Morning! Today's song is Bailando by Enrique Iglesias.

I've had this song saved so long to feature that I thought I'd already done it. This is one that my sister and I argued about because we both knew it, but different versions of the song. She listens to the English one. It's kind of amazing how perspective and what you hear first shapes how you feel. Like when you hear the remix of a song first and from then on your brain assumes that's the correct way it sounds, despite not being the original. Same deal with a remake of a song, or in this case, a version in a different language. I can think of a couple songs where the original is not the one I'm drawn to. Do you guys have any like that? Let me know.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 165

Good Morning! Today's song is Despacito by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee.

I'm hoping it's now been long enough that this song has moved from a bop to super annoying from being overplayed and back to able to listen to again. And no, I refuse the Justin Bieber one because I hate him. So when I was figuring out an order for songs to go in, I unintentionally ended up doing a Spanish song section which started yesterday. There has been a huge surge in international music, Spanish in particular that seemed to start with this song so it's only fitting to bring it in for this. I personally don't speak a lick of it, but as I've said before when featuring songs in other languages, music is about way more than understanding what's being said. You get the feel of it when you listen, and sometimes that's enough. So all the songs I'm featuring are ones I really like, songs that make me groove like a loser in my room, so join in with me and shout out some of your favorites in the comments.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 164

Good Morning! Today's song is Reggaetón Lento by CNCO.

CNCO has been around since 2015 and is made up of Christopher Vélez, Richard Camacho, Zabdiel De Jesús, Joel Pimentel De Leon, and Erick Brian Colon. They are a boy band that formed on a Latin singing competition called La Banda. The name is for the world Cinco, meaning five because there are five members. Their debut single came out in 2016, followed by them touring with Ricky Martin. They released a studio album later that year, and released another one in 2018. They've been nominated for a bunch of awards and seem pretty popular so I'm looking forward to seeing more from them.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 163

Good Morning! Today's song is Senorita by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello.

I haven't gotten around to researching these guys, but I have done their stuff before which makes me think I've already done their overviews before so I'm just going to do a quick blurb about me to get today out of the way because I'm loopy as hell from T3's. I got my wisdom teeth out. I had to wait two months for a consult, but then they got me in for the procedure two days later because of a cancellation so now I am chilling out at home, trying not to be paranoid about post op problems with half my face looking like a chipmunk and a bunch of medication that I can barely swallow. Needless to say I'm not really firing on all cylinders right now, but I'll try and get my act together...tomorrow. Not today. Today I need to lie down before I pass out.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 162

Good Morning! Today's song is How Long by Charlie Puth.

I'm not going to write about Charlie Puth because I've already done it once, but I do have a fun factoid about this video straight from the horses mouth via one of his interviews on YouTube. He apparently thinks this one his most awkward music video to film because it's just him do weird dance moves the whole time. Which is a good segway because I've had this song saved since I became absolutely obsessed with a choreographed dance to a remix of this song, which I like almost more than the original. So today you get the original song, the remix, and a link to the dance video I'm talking about because I love it so much. Like I honestly wish I could do anything as fluid as these dancers do so mad props to any dancers out there. Respect.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 161

Good Morning! Today's song is Decade of Pop by Adamusic.

Adamusic is Adam Wright, a guy from Michigan whose passion seems to be remixes. I don't have any official bio for him to work off of, but he's got all the social media to look at. This is a mashup that I'm showing you, but he does have some original stuff and a patreon, so if you like what you hear, you should check out his YouTube channel and go support him on patreon if you're up for it. I listen to mashups a lot and this is one of the better ones I've found so I figured it would be a good addition to this blog for today.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 160

Good Morning! Today's song is Take It Off by KeSha.

I've definitely written about Kesha before, so instead I'm going to rant. My family gets together for major holidays, so when we did it for Thanksgiving we did a Christmas draw to see who buys a gift for who. I'm the one who keeps track of that, so I've been harassed constantly for lists and updates to lists and exactly when we're doing Christmas because more than half of my family is traveling around then. And I've been catching shit left and right when trying to get answers to the questions. I've decided that I'm not going to bother with coordinating our holidays and everything that goes with it anymore since no one wants to work with me on it. Do any of you guys have big families that you need to coordinate? How do you deal with it? Any advice would be great because I'm kind of at the end of my rope.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 159

Good Morning! Today's song is Wasted by Tiesto featuring Mathew Koma.

Tiesto is Tijs Michiel Verwest who is a Dutch DJ that's been around since 1994. He's been a DJ since he was 14, and was playing at a bunch of clubs. He's released five albums as has performed a lot throughout his career. Matthew Koma is Matthew Blair, whose been active since 2010. He has two EP's and has worked on a ton of other songs, whether from being featured like in this one or with writing credits. I know this is kind of a short one today, but I'm dealing with some stuff and didn't have a lot of time to write. At least you're getting today's song in time so I don't totally suck. Anyway, enjoy it.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 158

Good Morning! Today's song is Staring At The Sun by Vanic featuring Clara Mae.

Vanic is Jesse Hughes, a Canadian DJ whose been active since since as early as 2014. He had been in business school, but dropped out to pursue music, and got featured on a song by Machineheart which went viral. He signed to a label in 2016 and released his debut single. He's now got seven singles so far, along with a smattering of remixes and I look forward to his first album. Clara Mae is Clara Hagman, a Swedish singer active since 2008. She started by entering some singing competitions before joining Ace of Base with another girl in 2009. They had an album with them in 2010, then left the group in 2012. She adopted the stage name in 2014 and started releasing singles. She got signed in 2017 and has released two singles so far through the label. Much like Vanic, I'm looking forward to more stuff from her so these are two people to definitely watch for.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 157

Good Morning! Today's song is How To Love by Cash Cash featuring Sofia Reyes.

Cash Cash has been active since 2002 and is made up of Jean Paul Makhlouf, Alexander Luke Makhlouf, and Samuel Warren Frisch. Jean Paul and Sam started as The Consequence in 2002 and released music under that name before Alexander joined them in 2007. By 2008 they switched to Cash Cash because of issues from the rights to the old name. Cash Cash came from a joke about all the people after their nonexistent cash at the time. Since then they've released four albums and three EPs so look those up. Sofia Reyes is featured on this song, and I do have a song of her own slated to show you later on but a quick bio is that she's a Mexican singer whose been active since 2014 and her debut album came out in 2017. She's really good and I'll talk more about her later so prepare yourself.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 156

Good Morning! Today's song is Pillow by Davina Michelle.

Michelle Davina Hoogendoorn is a Dutch singer whose been around in some sense since 2016. That year she auditioned for Idols which is a singing competition and made it through three rounds before being eliminated. The next year she started her YouTube channel where she posted covers. It was later in the year that her popularity exploded thanks to being featured in Glamour magazine's video showing Pink fan covers of her songs. I mentioned this awhile ago when I found it, so you might already know what I'm talking about. In that video Pink had said she belonged in this business, and when that video went viral Davina got invited to perform at lots of different places. By the end of the year, she published a single that became the official soundtrack for Sprookjessprokkelaar which is a musical. In 2018 she was part of a Dutch reality show where she sang and it upped her popularity even more. She's still kind of a baby in the industry because she's still so new, but she has a lot of potential so check her out.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 155

Good Morning! Today's song is Live While We're Young by One Direction.

I've already written about them so instead I'm going to share the news lately. My sister currently is in Winnipeg. It's really weird, because we've never moved anywhere before, we've always been in the same city, but now she's spending three months in Winnipeg for training for a job before possibly moving to BC. So I get to check in once in awhile to make sure her not-husband is fine and her cats are fine while also still checking in on her to make sure she's fine. I don't know how this is going to be because like I said we've always lived within a half hours drive from each other and act as a support tether for stressful things, of which there are a lot. My family is insane and her and I both kind of lost our minds dealing with it, but I don't have a lot of practice being a long distance support system. If anyone has any advice for me on how to do that float it my way, I'd appreciate it. Anyways that's all for now, so enjoy the song.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 154

Good Morning! Today's song is Up Up Up by GIVERS.

GIVERS is an indie pop group active since 2008 and is currently made up of Tiffany Lamson, Taylor Guarisco, and Josh LeBlanc. The band started when the first two got displaced from their school because of Hurricane Katrina and went home to start writing music. Others joined the group for an almost impromptu slot at a pub when another band dropped it. So still unnamed, they took it, and did well enough that the pub invited them back. The group is named after a song by a group called Lucky Dragons. They released an EP online in 2009, then got a lucky break of being selected as one of Dirty Projectors openers for their show in Baton Rouge, which led to them being brought on for the whole East Coast part of the tour. Their debut album came out in 2010, then they were invited to tour with Ra Ra Riot. They were signed in 2011, and released an album later that year. This song is from that album and it's been featured in all kinds of things, from sports games and TV shows, to tech announcements. In 2012 they did a couple of festivals, including Coachella and Lollapalooza. They brought out another album in 2015, and then an EP in 2018 so you guys can go check those out.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 153

Good Morning! Today's song is On Our Way by The Royal Concept.

This is a Swedish rock band active since 2010, and is currently made up of David Larson, Filip Bekic, Magnus Robert, and Povel Olsson. They were originally called Concept Store, then became The Concept in 2011, then The Royal Concept in 2012 before they were signed. They released their self-titled EP that year, then toured with couple groups in between working on their album. It came out in 2013 which was followed by another tour. A lot of songs from that were featured in various other pop culture projects. This continued the next year while they went on another tour, then they released a second album in 2015. They disbanded for awhile, but came back in 2018 with an EP. They released another album this year after splitting with their label, so check that out if you're interested.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 152

Good Morning! Today's song is Verge by Owl City featuring Aloe Blacc.

I think we all know Owl City. I've talked about him before and Fireflies was kind of a phenomenon for my generation, but a quickie overview is that it's Adam Young, whose been active as Owl City since 2007 and has released six albums since. Aloe Blacc is Egbert Dawkins the Third, which is amazing, and has been active since 1995. He first started with music by playing a broken trumpet, but when it was fixed he realized he'd have to take it seriously. Then he found hip hop music. He formed Emanon (no name backwards) with another guy and became a breakout indie rap underground group, with six releases between 1996 and 2002. During this time he also toured with a French jazz group called Jazz Liberatorz. He went solo in 2003, releasing two EP's before getting signed to a label in 2006. He released an album that year after getting into the songwriting more, having been unhappy with the ego centered lyrics of the genre thus far. It got huge recognition from all over. In 2009 he was working on his next album, but also toured with Emanon and collaborated on another project. His album came out in 2010, and became even bigger than the first, then he contributed to another album where the proceeds were being donating to the AIDS health movement. In 2012 he joined a music project called Roseaux, released an album with them, spent 2013 co-writing with Avicii and switching labels before releasing an EP. Since then he's kind of been popping up at random for performances and features on songs, like this one which came out in 2015. I guess now we'll see where he turns up next.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 151

Good Morning! Today's song is I Feel The Love by Tritonal featuring Ross Lynch.

I'm not going to talk about Ross Lynch because I've mentioned him in the past, so you get to learn about Tritonal today. Tritonal is a music duo made up of Chad Cisneros and Dave Reed. They've been around since 2008 when they were working on their music while also hosting a radio show. They started a label in 2010 named after their radio show and formed it under the Enhanced Music umbrella. They released their debut album in 2011 which had five songs that topped the charts. They did 100 shows of their radio show before ending it with a performance. They changed their sound in 2013 with a new EP and another in 2014. They did a bunch of touring and then released a single in 2015 before releasing their next album in 2016. Their label is gone now and they actually co-own Enhanced Music. They've been producing stuff for other artists and supporting other DJ's since, which I think is really great. They've another album out this year so check that one out if you're interested.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 150

Good Morning! Today's song is Coloring Outside the Lines by MisterWives.

This group has been active since 2012 and is made up of Mandy Lee, William Hehir, Etienne Bowler, Marc Campbell, Jesse Blum, and Mike Murphy. They formed because Lee decided she wanted an 80's cover band for her birthday party, so she brought these guys together. Eventually they expanded past that, naming the band MisterWives as a play on the term sister wives, probably because of the sheer volume of dudes in the band, but that's just my guess. They played their first show in 2013, got signed to a label, and then spent a year touring with a couple different bands and working on their EP. The EP came out in 2014 which became a huge success, and even had a song used as a theme for a TV show. Their debut album came out in 2015, followed by a tour. They played at a ton of festivals, then in 2017 went on tour with Panic! At the Disco, then released their second album. They toured for the second album, and so far this year have released one song from their upcoming third album which should be out sometime next month if they keep on schedule. So if you like what you here, keep an eye out for that one.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 149

Good Morning! Today's song is Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows by Lesley Gore.

Lesley Goldstein is her given name, and she started her career in 1963 at the age of 16. I can't find information on exactly how she got into the industry, her history starts with her first release, a song that has made a resurgence recently because it was sampled and now has been ruined. I'm still mad about it. Anyway, she has has a career full of huge hits, so instead of listing her achievements over and over and over again, I'm going to focus on this song in particular. It was recorded in 1963 and is the first composition from Marvin Hamlisch. He got his break because his uncle was the dentist of Quincy Jones, who worked with Lesley. This was on her album, but because of the success of her first song, no one really noticed it until two years later. It started a professional relationship between Lesley and Marvin, with her singing his songs. In the 1980's Lesley tried her hand at composing the songs for Fame, which won her and her co-writer (her brother) an Academy Award. She continued composing until her death in 2015. Something you might not know is that Lesley was a lesbian. She said that the music industry was totally homophobic, but despite that she never felt she had to hide who she was, she just lived her life and it was never an issue. I think she's one of the rare ones, helped by her being active during a time when the average fan didn't try to doxx your entire existence. I'm just glad she was in the industry at all because she gave us great music. Enjoy!

Peace.

Year 6, Day 148

Good Morning! Today's song is Tell Him by The Exciters.

This is another group from the 60's, active from 1961 until 1974. It was started by a group of girls in high school, and was originally named the Masterettes, a nod to another group at the time called the Masters. Their first song came out in 1962, which they followed up with by auditioning and getting a recording contract. At this time, a previous member of the Masters joined, effectively ending their reign as an all female group. They changed the name, and released this song in 1963. Which, this song was actually unsuccessfully done by a man as Tell Her, but this version kind of marked the start of a wave of empowered women songs and groups. They released a couple other songs, then were one of the groups who opened for the Beatles in 1964 when they first crossed the pond. They switched labels in 1965 and released more music, but they never quite got back to the level of fame they had, and broke up in 1974. Two of the members, Brenda and Herb Rooney (they got married), released another song under the group name, before switching to just their given names. Then when the two split up, Brenda started using the group name again with a new version made up with her family. I don't know if I really count that end as part of the group, but I'll let you guys be the judge.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 147

Good Morning! Today's song is Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow by The Shirelles.

The Shirelles are a girl group who we active from 1957 to 1982 and was made up of Shirley Owens, Doris Coley, Addie Harris, and Beverly Lee. They all went to school together, and formed the group called Poquellos for a high school talent show. They were signed by the mother of a classmate, Florence Greenberg, after her pursuing them for months and released their first song with Decca Records in 1958. By then they had chosen the new name, after a brief stint being called the Honeytunes. It didn't work out with Decca so they followed Greenberg to her new record company. They started working with songwriter Luther Dixon, and rose to peak fame creating multiple hits with him before parting from the record company in 1966. They continued to perform, although briefly Dionne Warwick replaced two of the girls so they could go marry their fiances. They're considered the original girl group, launching the genre, but with the British Invasion and the spawning of new girl groups their popularity decreased. No one can take away their influence though, so appreciate the song from what it paved the way for.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 146

Good Morning! Today's song is The Time of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes.

This song was created specifically for the Dirty Dancing movie, which is where I'm sure everyone heard it. It was written by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz. Previte was the singer of a group called Frankie and the Knockouts, but lost his recording contract and was working on getting another when Jimmy Lenner, the head of a record label, approached him to write music for the film. He originally declined, but ended up coming around, writing the lyrics for this and Hungry Eyes. He made a demo with Rachele Cappelini to show how the harmonies would work, and that was the track used while filming since this official version with Medley and Warnes wasn't finished. Patrick Swayze has actually mentioned that he prefers the demo version, which was released on a Frankie and the Knockouts album as a bonus track. The people Lenner originally wanted for the track turned it down because of the movie's suggestive title, so he then approached Bill Medley, being persistent with him just like he was with Previte. After two months, and waiting until after Medley's daughter was born, Lenner approached him again because Jennifer Warner said she's do it only if she could sing with Medley. The song wasn't originally supposed to be used for the scene it was in, but ultimately the choreographer and his assistant, who has a cameo in the film, decided this one was the right choice. And it was clearly, since Time Of My Life is a worldwide hit and still revered by people.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 145

Good Morning! Today's song is Just Be Held by Casting Crowns.

Casting Crowns is a Christian rock band active since 1999 made up of Mark Hall, Juan DeVevo, Josh Mix, Melodee DeVevo, Megan Garrett, Chris Huffman, and Brian Scoggin. So it started as a student worship band led by Pastor Mark Hall. They moved to Georgia in 2001 and released two independent albums. They won the GMA Regional Songwriters Competition in 2004. They weren't looking for a label, but ended up signed anyway releasing an album in 2003. It became a huge hit, and was followed by another album in 2005, resulting in a Grammy win in 2006. Their next album came out in 2007, then in 2009 they became one of only a few American groups invited to perform in North Korea. Another album came out the same year, then singles have been released yearly. They're still going strong, with twelve albums out so far, the most recent released in 2018. So if Christian rock is your thing, give this a go.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 144

Good Morning! Today's song is Here's To Us by Halestorm.

Halestorm is a rock band active since 1997 and currently made up of Lzzy Hale, Arejay Hale, Joe Hottinger, and Josh Smith. The Hale siblings were writing and performing since they were kids, and released an EP in 1999 when they were teenagers. In 2003 Hottinger joined, then Smith in 2004. They were signed in 2005, and released an EP the next year. Their debut album came out in 2009, then they released a couple singles and a live CD in 2010. They had another EP in 2011, then one in 2012, then went on tour with Bullet For My Valentine in 2013. They won a Grammy the same year, then released a tribute album for Ronnie James Dio in 2014. Their third album came out in 2015, along with a photobook of their career to date. Their most recent album came out in 2018, and as of this year they're nominated for another Grammy. Basically if you like the song there is a lot more music of theirs for you to delve into.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 143

Good Morning! Today's song is Patio Lanterns by Kim Mitchell.

Joseph Kim Mitchell is a Canadian musician whose been active since 1973. He started playing in a band while still in school, and though they fielded through a lot of different names, eventually they settled on Zooom and moved to Toronto. They group broke up and then he went traveling. When he came back, he formed the band Max Webster which was active from 1973 to 1982. They had some pretty good success, but eventually he went solo, doing session work while releasing solo albums. His big break came when his 1985 song Go For Soda became an international side. It's also a great song, but today I'm featuring his most successful song over his career which came out on the album in 1986. He continued to perform before becoming a regular radio host from 2004 until 2015. He's been quiet since his heart attack in 2016, but is still technically active so who knows what will happen next.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 142

Good Morning! Today's song is Hands In My Pocket/I Feel The Earth Move from Glee.

Okay, I promise this is the last Glee song I'll subject you guys to for awhile, but it's just so good that I had to showcase it. The later seasons of Glee were a little lackluster in story, mostly because everything they had planned had to be reworked due to the death of an actor, but they did up some of their song game, stepping away from current radio pop hits and shedding light on some of the older classics that some of their audience probably had never heard before. This is one such song. I did know it at the time because my family all listened to different genres from different eras, so hearing it was nostalgic and it's such a good cover/ mash up that I want everyone to hear it. If you are curious about the original songs, here is Hand In My Pocket by Alanis Morissette and I Feel The Earth Move by Carol King. Check them out.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 141

Good Morning! Today's song is Want You Back by Haim.

Haim has been around since 2007, and is made up of three sisters: Este Haim, Danielle Haim, and Alana Haim. Their parents were musically inclined, and the family formed a group called Rockinhaim, playing at charity events. Danielle and Este went on to become members of Valli Girls, with a song featured in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. For the first five years as a group, they played local venues while focusing on other projects. They released an EP in 2012 which earned them a slot at South by Southwest. They supported Mumford & Sons then Florence and the Machine on tours. In 2013 BBC named them as one of the promising new musical acts for the year. They released their debut album the same year, then they performed at Glastonbury Festival. They toured in 2014 then started working on their next album. They've also been featured on a couple other albums, before touring with Taylor Swift in 2015. Then they got nominated for a Grammy award. Their second album came out in 2017, followed by a tour in 2018. This year they have been working on more music with plans for a summer release, as well as contributed to Vampire Weekend's new album. They're a good group and I have a soft spot for sibling groups so if you like them too, look up some more.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 140

Good Morning! Today's song is Evolution of Girl Groups by Citizen Queen.

This group has been around since 2018 and is made up of Hannah Mrozak, Cora Isabel, Nina Nelson, Kaylah Sharve, and Kaedi Dalley. A lot of people compare them either to Fifth Harmony or Pentatonix, but comparing them to Pentatonix would be more accurate... not surprising considering this group is a pet project formed by Scott Hoying. This song is actually a medley of some of the best female powered songs performed by the girls, and is a nice touch that each of the outfits is subtly geared towards different generations of fashion. I can't confirm that, but it seems like it. You guys be the judge.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 139

Good Morning! Today's song is 25 Hits, 25 Years by BYU Vocal Point.

So these guys are an a capella group from Brigham Young University in Utah. I don't know if I've featured this specific group before, but I have featured at least one from the school. This is an all male group, founded in 1991 and currently is made up of Jason Bromley, Yaphet Bustos, Nathan Cazmersen, Jantzen Dalley, Joshua Dalley, Cabe John, Matt Newman, David Steele, and James Thorup. They've had 13 albums to date, and have won two Pearl Awards. They won the ICCA in 2006, then came in second in 2011. ICCA is the International Championship of Collegiate A Capella which is now more widely known about because of Pitch Perfect. They've also placed 5th on the Sing Off and received a regional Emmy Award. These guys are one of my more preferred collegiate groups, but I do go through phases where I watch the entries for the ICCA competition on YouTube. You should look those up if you're curious. They're pretty good.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 138

Good Morning! Today's song is A Nightingale in Berkley Square by the Manhattan Transfer.

The Manhatten Transfer is a vocal jazz group whose been around since 1969. Their current members are Alan Paul, Janis Siegel, Cheryl Bentyne, and Trist Curless. The group was named after a novel by John Dos Passos. The original group made an album in 1971, but the label elected not to make a second, so they broke up in 1973. Shortly after, the group was revived with mostly new people and they made a demo which earned them a new record deal and a debut album in 1975. This was followed by another album the following year, then another in 1979. In the 1980's they started winning Grammy's, at least one each year for three consecutive years. They've continued releasing albums throughout their career, and were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998. I could break down more of their career from then until now, but it's basically just album after album and still going strong. They have 30 overall currently, with the most recent released in 2018. It probably wont be a song for most of you, but it's good to expand your listening pool to at least know for sure. So I hope you guys give it a chance.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 137

Good Morning! Today's song is On My Own from Les Miserables.

I had already written about Les Mis when I was doing my musical week, but I'm going to put everything again anyway. It actually got it's start as a book in 1862 by Victor Hugo. It's a historical fiction novel which is set from 1815 into the June Rebellion in Paris in 1832; and the book is considered to be one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. That then was turned into a concept album, which became a musical first presented at Palais des Sports in Paris in 1980. In 1983, Peter Farago sent the concept album to Cameron Mackintosh, who had recently brought Cats to the stage, to do an English version for the stage. Mackintosh eventually agreed and teamed up with the Royal Shakespeare Company and made it happen. It opened on West End in 1985, and the success there brought it to Broadway. It was on Broadway from 1987 until 2003, with 6,680 performances before closing, making it the fifth longest running Broadway show to date. It also got nominated for 12 Tony Awards, winning 8 of them. Since then it has been performed worldwide multiple times, and has a movie adaption without singing (which was the first I heard of it), a musical movie adaption from 2012 with Hugh Jackman, and most recently an adaption on BBC last year. Although going by the musical the only true adaption is the 2012 movie while all others could be considered more adaptions of the novel than the play. The good news is if you haven't seen the musical, you can get a pretty good experience from the movie if you're interested in that.

Peace.