Another reason why I love Corinne Bailey Rae

Hey Guys!

I've been meaning to write this for a long time but something always came up. I was being lazy, I didn't have time or it wasn't sunny enough. But today I have no excuses. Enough time has passed since wanting to share this vid for me to feel guilty for not sharing and the sun is shining :D

I once gave you a few reasons why I love Corinne Bailey Rae and here's another.

Now i'm generally a very happy person. Like you know those people who seem like they have rainbows for breakfast? Yep, that's me. Rainbows. Looking at my collection of music you wouldn't know it. I normally listen to sad, sombre and sedate music. The way I see it, it's a balance, it calms me down. But every once in a while i'll hear something like this and break into dance. I LOVE this song. I love what CB Rae does to it, it's just one of those one's that makes me happy.

Seriously whenever I hear this outside I have to restrain myself and remind myself that I have nothing choreographed. "Rella, the passers by don't know the moves". Otherwise i'd have a serious t-mobile moment. *sigh* One day...

So since i'm all about spreading the love I thought i'd share it and hope it makes you happy too.

With rainbow fuelled love,
Rella x

We'll be together again soon...

You know, I've missed you guys.

Whoever you guys are. Mostly O and the odd S or K.. I don't know who reads this here blog but i've missed you, writing, feeling connected to my 'Rella J-ness'. 

I've been really stressed recently, uni has sort've taken over my life and when I get stressed I can't write hence my absence. 

I'm not fully back yet, I'm still stressed, well my version of stressed because I don't stress easily- so in reality when I say stressed it's only like 5% of what a normal stressed out person feels. I digress. I just wanted to come here and say something...

Some songs stick with you. I'm not talking about a song that you love, i'm talking about... I dunno. I've always been fascinated with my relationships with songs and kind of obsessed with remembering why I know them. Which brings me back to why I'm here. One day I was in France, we were on holiday a tonne of years back, and I don't remember much about that holiday but I do remember standing in my hotel room and turning on the tv. I was flicking through, seeing what French tv had to offer and then this music video came on, I just stopped and watched it from start to finish. But it was more than just watched, I...paid attention?

I don't know... it takes alot for me to pay attention to something, or rather- for something to hold my attention- especially when it's not my usual cup of tea. Wait. I don't drink tea. Anyways every now and again i'll sing the chorus of this song and because it is directly linked to a memory that I have of myself this song means more to me than it should.

Or maybe none of that even happened. Maybe I made it up in my head and I really heard it on the radio in Hackney. Either way I miss you.

With love,

Rella x x

I'm a sucker for a good falsetto...

I'm in a sharing mood today so I'm going to show some musical love and post this vid.
I was recording a video-y acoustic session type thing when the girl/ lady type person shooting it got to talking about music with me, and she made me listen to this song.

At first I was surprised by the voice that came out of this dude, esp cos he reminded me of this guy that shoots these yt spoof videos that my little sis used to play to me all the time- they were hiLARIOUS. Anyways, It played, I was loving the groove, it got me rocking and stuff. He had a nice tone, smooth, cool and all that good stuff. I wasn't even really listening to what he was singing about- it's a political song- esp cos "You say that you care, I was unaware" is such a good basis for a achy breaky heart type song lol. But anyway, I was enjoying it and then he attacks me.

Some call it an Achilles heel or even kryptonite, I call it falsetto. Oh Em Gee. Freaking heck, Like for real??? Is he singing that?? I MELT. I don't know what it is about a male singer falsettoing. Yes I know thats not a word but seriously, shivers. I. Get. Shivers. All of a sudden the song became so much more than it was and I'm left wanting to have his musical babies hehe.

So yeah- hope you enjoy it
and more importantly, I hope this here post finds you well.
Rella x

Farewell Chuck, I hardly knew you...

*sigh*
I can't believe Chuck is over, I don't understand it, it was such a great show.

I have this thing where every now and again I get bored, find a new show that seems good and try it out. I did this with Chuck, three seasons in less than a week. Yep, that's alot of Chuck. So then I get half way through season 4, at this point i'm hooked, I mean I was hooked after the first episode else I wouldn't have continued, then I find out that season 5 is going to be the last season and i'm heartbroken.
Chuck was one of the good ones, the great ones. Seriously there was nothing else like it how can they cancel it? ?

Anyway I went on a Chuck break, I couldn't watch it knowing there wouldn't be anymore, and then finally yesterday I took the leap. I just finished the series finale.
*sigh*

But yeah, the reason for this post. This song. *sigh* another thing Chuck did, besides fill me with joy, was introduce me to some great music. This is what was playing in the final scene. Perfect choice. Great song, no doubt it'll be on repeat for the next week. Enjoy.

x