Another one of my favorite tunes of the year comes from Diplo, in collaboration with Danish singer MO. Not only does the mid-tempo tune have a nice sound, the message is oh so important and one which I hope...I believe I did this year! Here's Get It Right...
As we come to the end of 2018, here's one of the year's best pop/dance tunes by one of the year's hottest artists. Check out Ariana Grande with No Tears Left To Cry...
Here's a recent discovery by a duo who cal themselves Fever High, The French-inspired song is slightly reminiscent of Icona Pop, though the lyrics are what Atwood Magazine's Remy Holwick calls 'Franglais.' The sound of the tune is irresistible and well, you just have to check it out. Here's Avec You (With You)...
Happy last Friday of 2018! We finish a year of Flashbacks with a lil bit of freestyle, courtesy of one Ms. Lisette Melendez, who is still plugging it today. Here's the title track from her 1991 record, Together Forever. Enjoy!
Finnish singer/songwriter Alma released her Heavy Rules Mixtape earlier in the year and this is one of the tunes from it that I love. Check out Good Vibes...
It's two years already since the sudden and shocking passing of George Michael. It's as hard to believe today as it was back then. Luckily we've still got the music to enjoy. Here's Faith...
Continuing along the track I started to set yesterday, here is a song that's perfect for Christmas, yet not a Christmas song in the traditional sense. Joy, peace, and harmony, that's what Christmas should be about. It's too bad that it's become what it has, for if we really, truly followed what the season is supposed to be about, the world would be so much a better place. (Yup, I'm still kind of a Scrooge when it comes to Christmas, lol).
Anyhow, I was seven years old when I first heard this song, and like many of you who know it, you know it from the 1971 Coca Cola television commercial. The commercial showed a multi-cultural group of teenagers singing about peace and harmony...and of course, Coke! The song became so popular, it was recorded without the Coke references by a group called the New Seekers and hit the top ten in the U.S. Here are both versions of the song, starting with the original...
One of 2018's best chill/lounge/late-night dance floor tunes has got to be this track by Dutch artist Nora Van Elken. I Told You has got a soothing, steady groove that I could listen to all night long, and the vocals just blend right in. Check out I Told You...
Back in 1984, a bunch of musical artists, mostly from across the Pond, got together to record a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money and awareness to those suffering from a famine in Ethiopia. The song became an instant classic and today remains as one of my favorite holiday tunes. Check out Band Aid and Do They Know It's Christmas...
The end of the year is near, and it's time to start looking at the best tunes of 2018. As always, my list of top songs will not be like anyone else's, so stay tuned if you like what I usually serve. In the meantime, here's my favorite track from Calvin Harris' Funk Way Bounces, Vol. 1 album. It's the snappy, funky, Faking It...
Yesterday I revisited this totally awesome smash-up of Ed Sheeran's Shape of You by Brits Conor Maynard and The Vamps and I thought it'd be a good idea to share it. The mash is so good it's almost like the song was written this way. Enjoy it and Happy Monday!
Here's a little neo-disco for your Sunday morning with Theophilus London and Tame Impala, covering a tune Steve Monite back in 1984. The song's a little on the rhythm and blues side, but late night disco, for sure! Here's Only You...
Well, we're ten days away from Christmas, and so I think it's time to get into the spirit here on John's Music World. Here's one of my all time favorite Christmas songs...The Waitresses and Christmas Wrapping...
I caught the movie Boy Erased last night and all I can say is that it's really hard to believe that this kind of stuff actually happens. Pretty powerful stuff! Anyhow, one of the songs featured in the film is this tender little melody by Troye Sivan, who makes his acting debut in the film. Check out The Good Side...
The more I find myself listening to Lana Del Rey, the more I'm loving her music. This, the first single off of her sixth studio album, Norman F**king Rockwell, is simple dreamy. Check out Mariner's Apartment Complex...
Post Malone and Swae Lee have teamed up together for a tune to be featured in the upcoming animated film Into the Spider-Verse and it's hella good. Check out Sunflower...
I just caught a post on Facebook commemorating the 38th anniversary of John Lennon's death, which was yesterday. It's hard to believe it's been that long! At least we've still got his music to enjoy. Here's one of his best, Instant Karma...
British music makers Clean Bandit are back with a sixth single from their new album, What Is Love?, and this Spanish-influenced tune features the vocals of Welsh singer Marina (of The Diamonds) and Puerto Rican crooner Luis Fionsi. Check out Baby...
Coming at you from all the way back in 1995 is none other than the Presidents of the United States of America with their alternative classic, Lump. This one goes out to Vinny! Here's Lump...
I'm so happy that Carly Rae is still hanging around. Though nothing she does will probably ever be as huge as her first single, she's managed to show staying power with several quality songs, including this, her latest. Party For One is very mature, and very catchy and you should definitely take a listen...
Dutch deejay/producer Martin Garrix has teamed up with Philly native and subway singer turned pro Mike Yung for this uplifting tune that's already made waves across the globe. Check out Yung's beautiful, soulful voice as he inspires on Dreamer...
I was jamming out the other day to a great 90's dance playlist on Spotify and then one of my all time favorite dance songs came on. It's fun. It's happy. It's a high energy classic dance anthem. Check out I'm Gonna Get You...
Even though I haven't been spotlighting songs on my New Music Fridays posts lately (hopefully that will be returning soon!), it doesn't mean I haven't been checking out new music. Here's a relatively new one by indie artist Georgia and I screenshotted the tune on Spotify when it came on my car radio so I'd remember to post it. The song's got a nice, late night chill vibe and though the video is a little, well, offbeat, the tune is very smooth. Check out Started Out...
Here is a classic, big dance number straight from the 90's and just right for this last Hump Day of November. Check out Kim English and Unspeakable Joy...
Here's another song, like Robyn's Missing U, that's taking too long for a video, if one ever comes, and like the former, this one's too good not to share. English singer/songwriter Jessie Ware has got a nice dance floor vibe going on with this one. Check out Overtime...
Oh man, I used to really LOVE MPeople! But sadly I seem to have forgotten all about them. Luckily, while I was looking for a song to post for today, I found this gem that totally fits my life at the moment as I settle into the first week at my new digs. Here's Moving On Up...
I've been waiting and waiting for a video to this song so I could post it, but it's been long enough. This song is probably the only track on Robyn's new record, Honey, that sounds like something from Body Talk, which is not a bad thing at all. Here's Missing U...
I had planned all week to post this disco classic for Flashback Friday, but alas I was busy moving into my new place and never had the time. Well just because it's not Friday, that doesn't mean I can't post one of the best dance songs ever. Here's Don't Leave Me This Way...
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Unlike Christmas, it is not about what I call the 'have to's' of commercialism that have taken away the meaning of that holiday. No, this day is all about being thankful for what we have in our lives. Of course, that's not something we should save for just one day of the year because we all have something to be thankful for each and every day, but at least we have this great big reminder.
I've got plenty of things to be thankful for this year. I've been having an especially good year and I'd like to take a moment here to reflect a little on the things I am grateful for at this moment...
I am grateful to have had the opportunity to be a homeowner for the past twenty years. Not everyone gets to experience this slice of the American Dream and I consider myself lucky to have had this beautiful house of mine both as a co-owner and for the last ten years as the sole owner. I'm proud of my home and after today it will now simply be a beautiful memory of my past, and I am thankful.
I am thankful for all of the people in my life. Of course, I am lucky to still have my mom young and spry as she is, and I'll be celebrating yet another Thanksgiving with her today. I am grateful for my wonderful circle of friends who are always in y corner no matter what. It is always a warm feeling when you have people around you who you know enjoy your company and will always have your back. I am grateful for my students, who are simply extensions of my own family, the many past and present who I have nurtured and developed lifelong bonds with. I am thankful for the guy I am currently seeing. He has brought me smiles for just about three months now, and remembering what it's like to have someone out there like that is oh so nice!
Lastly, I am grateful, as I leave this house, that I found such a new and wonderful place to call home. Though my last moments here on Vernon St. will be sad and reflective, I know that making this new home for myself will be an exciting venture that I hope will be the beginning of an even more vividly beautiful life.
Natalie Merchant's Kind and Generous has been my staple at Thanksgiving for years. To me, it is the ultimate thank you song and I hope you will click play and listen to the beautiful and gracious words. Here's Natalie...
In two days I am moving out of my house and for the past several weeks I've been letting go of a lot of things. I think now it's time to let go of another thing, and that's this video that I made one hot summer night back in 2012. I was bored that night and P!nk's The Truth About Love album had just come out and there was just something about this song that made me want to 'perform' it, lol. The video is silly, I know, but it has made a lot of people smile over the years, and so it was worth doing.
I actually woke up this morning with True Love in my head and went to YouTube to check it out. The picture has become very poor quality over time and so I decided to post it one last time. If you've seen it before, well, I'm sorry, but if you haven't, I hope it makes you smile, despite the poor quality. I'm going to leave it up on YouTube, but it shan't appear on John's World again.
One of my favorite songs of all time is this well-orchestrated chill/dance tune that's got some mesmerizing verses and a killer hook. Check out Sultan + Shepard's Almost Home...
A few weeks ago my friend Sonny sent me a text suggesting these two songs that both had to do about going back to the 90's, a wonderful decade for sure! As I do often, I didn't have time to answer the text at the moment, and I never got around to answering it or even remembering it until now. The first song was Ladies in the 90's, by Lauren Alaina, which I admit I haven't checked out more than once or twice, and the other is this catchy little ditty by Charli XCX, featuring guest vocals by Troye Sivan. Love! Here's 1999...
It's been a really long time since I've posted anything J-Lo on here. Here's a classic dance floor jam that was the beginning of the second coming of Miss Jennifer. Check out On the Floor...
Check out a bright new, much talked-about young artist and his catchy new song 3 Nights. I spotlighted it a few weeks back and as of this morning there's still no video for the song, but it's oh so good. Here's 3 Nights...
Going to be really busy the next couple of weeks, so expect sporadic posts from here until I am all settled into my new place. In the meantime, here's an all-time favorite...
