What's your favorite songs with the name Mary in it?

I have come to realize that this whole time, I had mentally responded to my challenge but failed to actually post anything to the group.... hence, this post.

My movie of choice has not yet been released but it is in my "to be watched list" and it's titled The Great Gatsby, which I'm all of you guys have heard about already, if not also read the book.

Trailer 1
Trailer 2

These two trailers include music from artists like Kanye West ("No Church in the Wild"), Florence + the Machine ("Bedhymns") , Jack White ("Love is Blindness"), and  Filter("Happy Together"). By purists, this music selection has caused a lot of backlash, claiming that the director Baz Luhrmann (also known for his works,  Moulin Rouge and the modern remake of Romeo and Juliet) has misrepresented what F. S. Fitzgerald originally intended, for these types of music were not around at the time in which the film takes place, i.e. the 1920's. Yet, I feel that Baz has created the perfect marriage between modern artistry and a story of the past. The soundtrack for the trailer directly correlates to the sentiments and ideas held by people of the time. Love of money and good times, desire to go back to the past and change what you would have to done.

The latter two song's "Love is Blindness" and "Happy Together", in my opinion, convey the desperation of Gatsby in his quest, how important it is for him to have his affections returned, yet that same love blinds him in a bad way.

So yeah... that's what I think :)

Who's deciding this week's challenge?

Why the Smiths are so amazing and awesome.

I was first introduced to The Smith's on a mixed tape my babysitter gave me. The song, How Soon is Now? Every time it would come on I would be teased because I would think it was Hippy Chick by Soho. So I didn't start liking the song because I always thought it was the other. Despite this, I bought one of the lead singer's solo albums, Morrissey's Vauxhall and I. The song The More You Ignore Me the Closer I Get was haunting and awesome. In addition, the other gems from this album are:

The Lazy Sunbathers
Spring-Heeled Jim
I Am Hated for Loving

However, this post isn't about Morrissey alone, although he is the bomb even solo. When he was a part of the Smiths, I fell in love with the following songs:

This Charming Man

Big Mouth Strikes Again

Some Girls are Bigger than Others

and my favorite of favorites:

There is a Light that Never goes Out


It's all about their lyrics to me. "as Antony said to Cleopatra as he opened the crate of ale, oh i say, some girls are bigger than others...." what in the world? "...now i know how Joan of Ark felt, as the flames rose to her Roman nose and her Walkman started to melt..." (Bigmouth Strikes Again) and of course "if a double decker bus crashes into us, to die by your side, is such a heavenly way to die..." (There is a Light that Never goes Out).

You mix those lyrics with Morrissey's voice that croons up and down our ear canals and draws us into his melancholy set to peppy guitar riffs and bouncy beats and you have the recipe of genius.

Sad to say that The Smiths are broken up and with drama to punctuate their career. Morrissey has successfully held a solo career and a sense of humor. He has a large Mexican following and even has a song called Mexico in honor of these devoted fans. 

Also, best hair ever.....

Challenge Acceptance

Ya Brit! I like your challenge idea!

I don't have a specific soundtrack.............does this count as a post?