What Are Your Thoughts On Sushi?

Earlier this week, Jimmy Fallon (who I used to be legitimately in love with because what a cutie) had Blake on his show and makes him eat sushi for the first time. You can enjoy it here.

Since we're all busy people, I've done you a kindness and corralled my personal highlights for you below:
1) "The texture is... playdough." (1:52)
2)  Jimmy makes up the lyrics and melody of a song he thinks could be on Blake's new album. If I'm being honest, I wouldn't hate it if it was real song. (3:12)
3) Blake constantly yelling for "more raahhss waahn" (too many times to record... I suppose you'll just have to watch the whole video after all).

The First: Flying by Green River Ordinance

Full disclosure: we may be verging on folk with this one. The truth is, the song I actually wanted to feature is now on it's second week of not being shareable via the Youtube... so we're all making sacrifices here. The good news is that this song includes more GRO harmonies, which we already know they're good at. Plus it features a banjo, a fiddle, and barn dancing. So really they're just a truck short of being a full fledged country song.
(Just kidding... there's obviously a truck).


The Second: I'm So Over Getting Over You by Kira Isabella

Kind of girly and spiteful (but not in a TSwift kind of way, even though we all know I love Taylor anyway) and I weirdly like it? Good luck getting this one out of your head. #Sorrynotsorry.


The Third: Point of View by American Young

So this is acoustic and fun and cute and honest and has beautiful harmonies.

Harmonies really are my weakness because I personally have no ability to harmonize and I therefore admire all who can. I also admire all who can drive stick, for similar reasons. I've only ever tried once and it ended with me screaming for a solid slow-motion minute while I rolled - out of turn - through the main four-way stop in downtown Squamish at approximately 3 km/hr while literally the entire town watched (it was a Saturday in Squamish, trust me when I say everyone was there). Needless to say I pulled over immediately and told my mom that I was never attempting that again.


Enjoy your weekend, friends! Perhaps find someone who has never tried sushi and force them to eat some. Because why not?

Thanks for listening!
Karla

The Youtube Autoplay Rabbit Hole: a love story

There's all sorts of greatness in store with this week's selections. Including, but of course not limited to, the results of me falling down the sneaky yet inevitable Youtube Autoplay Rabbit Hole. This time, like most times, it has led to some really great things. So let's take a listen, shall we?

The First: Shot of Glory by The Washboard Union

It's brand spankin' new and it's great. But really, what else do you expect from these bearded gems? Literally nothing. Great is the only kind of music they know how to make.


The Second: Tread by Blackjack Billy

I realize that this is a different kind of country, but I took a hip hop class last night for the first time in like seven or eight years, and so a little bit of what I've now deemed to be "gangsta country" was kind of guaranteed today. Yes, I did just make up my own sub-category of country music. And I hate that I don't hate it. In fact, if I can get real with you guys for a minute, I really love the chorus of this song. Of course that's mostly because it's frustratingly catchy and I can't escape it. But isn't that what love is, after all?

No, it's not? Oh... whoops.


The Third and Final: The Right Ones by Chris Stapleton

So. Here's the truth, team. I originally intended to share a different song by Chris Stapleton called Parachute. Don't get me wrong, it's a great song. However, I then stumbled upon his cover of Josh Turner's Your Man, which he apparently co-wrote with good ole' Josh aka The Best Looking Guy in Country Music, and I got really excited about it because it's pretty great. But of course the Youtube Autoplay function had a whole other song in mind and led me to The Right One (was the title a coincidence? I think not) and I gotta say, Youtube Autoplay knew what it was doing. I mean, just listen to it. It. Is. So. GOOD! And then, as if that wasn't overwhelming enough, I then kind of fell down a bit of a Chris-Stapleton-singing-songs-he-wrote Rabbit Hole. It happens. And leads to amazing things.

And so, CMFers, I leave you in the very capable hands of Chris Stapleton and his entrancing and gravelly voice to lead you into the weekend.

Please, don't thank me. I'm no hero. I do it only because I care.


For all you Canadians out there, I hope you have an exceptional Victoria Day long weekend! As my boss told me when I accidentally tried to book a vacation day for Monday, the Queen has granted you this day off, so enjoy it!

Thanks for listening!
Karla

Happy Friday The Thirteenth

So people. I've had a realization this week. Would you like to know what it is? Probably not, but since you're still reading I'm going to tell you anyways. I like to sing in my car. If you have been part of the CMF family for any period of time, you'll know that. And as you also probably know, that's never a tame singalong, specifically if I'm alone. Yesterday, Taylor Swift released her third (I think?) commercial for Apple Music and as much as I like to laugh along with Taylor as she makes a fool of herself, my realization is that if someone put a camera on my dashboard, the end result would likely be akin to these commercials.

I mostly tell you this because I thought the visual would be helpful to you (and also hey Apple, let me know if you want me to make you some commercials, at likely a cheaper rate than Taylor).

If it's not helpful, well then I'm sorry. Here's some country music to help dull the pain.


The First: Fix by Chris Lane

I'm intentionally not linking the official music video for this because it's outrageous. But this one with all the shots of him being (apparently) perpetually lost in deep thought is okay, I suppose. To be truthful, I've tried to avoid this song for months now, but it keeps following me (stalker). Mostly on my drives to and from work and so I give up. Here it is.


The Second: Fake ID by Big & Rich ft. Gretchen Wilson

So... maybe I was really inspired after rewatching the Footloose remake last summer. And maybe you can learn the choreography for this dance on the Youtube. And just maybe when my friends moved into a new place last summer and had no furniture we spent a few hours learning these super fast//super fly dance moves and it was simply put an excellent night. Maybe. ~You'll never know~
#countryswag #jumpback


The Third and Final: Crazy Kinda Love by Jason Benoit

I hadn't realized that I never featured this song WHICH IS FINE because it means y'all get to enjoy it now, if you haven't already. I especially like the beat of this one. It's an easy one to groove to in the car on your commute home tonight. Or on the bus/with headphones on your bike, if you're a better, more environmentally conscious human than I am. My apologies to Mama Nature.


Hope you all get out and enjoy the sunshine this weekend! My advice to you is to find a patio/beach/backyard (preferably your own or that of someone you know)/park and relax.

Thanks for listening!
Karla

Bunch of Nerds.

Sooo... have you completed the Canada census yet? I have, as I was only a mere half notch below these people on the excitement scale.

My favourite tweet so far? "Based on tweets in my feed, Wayne R. Smith, Chief Statistician of Canada, is Canada's Beyonce. #Census" (@ALL_CAPS). He's not wrong.

It's important. Fill it out, plz. 


The First: H.O.L.Y. by Florida Georgia Line

People are freaking out about the new FGL album *almost* as much as they're freaking out about the long form census. It's gonna be a good one. And in case you're wondering, H.O.L.Y. (for some weird artistic reason) stands for "high on loving you." I just saved you approximately 27 seconds on a google search which is what I had to do to figure that out. So hey, make good use of those saved seconds, will you? Time is precious.


The Second: Pick Up by Dierks Bentley

How do I feel about this video/the storyline Dierks is telling with his short film series so far? Super lukewarm. Like when I make tea and am super excited about it but then it's too hot to drink right away and then I become so good at being patient that I kind of actually just forget about it and then an hour later I'm like "oh yeah, I made tea" but by then it's barely warmer than room temperature and I have to either suck it up or boil water again which inevitably means that I go through the whole involved ordeal all over again. That run-on sentence is how I feel about it.


The Third and Final: Singing Me Home by Lady Antebellum

Let's lighten things up a little bit with this old favourite that has recently made its way back into my life. I just can't get enough of those beautiful harmonies.


Hope you have a marvellous weekend! Don't forget to send some prayers to the people of Fort McMurray or to tell your mamma you love her.

Thanks for listening!
Karla