Arghhhh

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Can't. Get. "Cute". Song. Out. Of. Head. Hulk. SMASH.

Blimmin' indie movies, eh?

Comments

PLEASE TELL ME THE NAME OF THE GENRE OF THIS MUSIC

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

cos i really dislike it. sorry. carry on with the poptimist loving :-(

I saw Juno last week (which this may well be from) and the soundtrack was sooooo irritating. Come here Kimya Dawson... SMACK.

Re: PLEASE TELL ME THE NAME OF THE GENRE OF THIS MUSIC

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's just kid's music I think. Or rather, music performed by corny fuxxors who think this is what kids want to hear.

It's kind of awful.

ADMIN NOTE: Can ppl put the artist and title of video club posts in the comments at least?

Re: PLEASE TELL ME THE NAME OF THE GENRE OF THIS MUSIC

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

I don't think the target audience is kids at all! It is all the 'fault' of the Moldy Peaches, who are definitely a band not suitable for all ages.

Re: PLEASE TELL ME THE NAME OF THE GENRE OF THIS MUSIC

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I dunno how you can tell from the song and video - which is all I have to go on! - that the target audience isn't kids!

Re: PLEASE TELL ME THE NAME OF THE GENRE OF THIS MUSIC

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Well, it's either Kimya Dawson (ex of Ver Peaches) or someone trying very hard to sound like her, and I've seen her do stuff much like this in concert, and the kids going mad for it were, er, not exactly kids. I could be wrong, but she's definitely got previous as regards selling stuff that sounds like this (some of it in the same whimsical jangle stuff but about grimmer subjects) to grownups.

Re: PLEASE TELL ME THE NAME OF THE GENRE OF THIS MUSIC

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Right, right - I just think that based purely on sound and content and visuals identifying this as "kids' music" when asked its genre isn't unfair. (I don't think its successful AS kids music which is why I assumed it was someone slumming it in the genre.)

Re: PLEASE TELL ME THE NAME OF THE GENRE OF THIS MUSIC

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Oh no, I didn't mean CLEARLY it's not kids music YOU FULE, sorry about that.

Re: PLEASE TELL ME THE NAME OF THE GENRE OF THIS MUSIC

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Noo, Kimya, I'll save you!

OK OK I was going to reveal all honest

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

It is indeed Kimya Dawson - together with some band called Antsy Pants - and the song is called "Tree Hugger". And yes it's from the Juno soundtrack. The embedded video is a fan animation, not official or anything.

Just to put this in perspective, this is definitely the least worst Kimya song on the soundtrack. In the interests of science I forced myself to check them all out on a listening post in HMV last night. Serves me right, I guess. The fact that this one's such an earworm must mean it has something going for it, though. Also the ramshackle accompaniment works in the song's favour here. (The other Antsy Pants song on the soundtrack, "Vampire", is borderline great, actually. The rest of the CD I declare toxic).

Re: OK OK I was going to reveal all honest

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I'll tell you one thing, it's no "Help I'm A Fish".

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I should add that the poptimists angle here is that this soundtrack was the best selling album in the States a couple of weeks ago. Still #6 this week.

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

I like this kind of music! I thought the music in Juno was great! Oh no! I would put this on a mixtape after Dragonforce.

"full stories and anecdotes pls!" dept

[anatol-merklich.livejournal.com]

courtesy wikipedia obv

1) Her brother is called Akida Junglefoot!
2) Her upcoming album for babies to be called Alphabutt!
3) Her baby daughter is called Panda Delilah!