'What Makes You Beautiful'--One Direction COVER, Sam Tsui

Again, this is very different from the original. The beginning doesn't start out with the well-recognized bass line. Instead, it's a piano melody.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPoWVOQX2Ls&feature=relmfu
I love the piano part in the chorus.
His falsetto doesn't have the... falsetto effect. It just sounds like he's singing really high-pitched.
I give this a 9.5/10.

'Call Me Maybe'--Carly Rae Jepsen, COVER Sam Tsui

This song IS everywhere, just like in the description.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQo-MmE3SG8&feature=plcp
This is a very different take on the song, a lot more acoustic.
Instead of a hard, catchy chorus, it's softer with the piano.
I love the rythmn of the piano at 0:20-0:23.
Overall, I give this... 9/10.

'If I Die Young'--The Band Perry, COVER by Sam Tsui

This is a cover.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu9-5SS8V8M&list=PL5259A14B803E0633&index=5&feature=plpp_video
He has an amazing voice, and I like this song.
The video is just him singing, and even so it's amazing.
This song gets 10/10.

'Somewhere Only We Know'--Keane

This is one of my favorite songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oextk-If8HQ
I love the guy's voice. It's perfect for the mood of the song.
As for the video, if they were going for a creepy feel, they hit it spot on. They basically get in a car and drive out to this river, where they set up their stuff (the singer's seat, a drumset, and a broken-down piano) and play. But the thing is, in the car you see a little alien-like figure sitting next to them. And when they're singing in the river, you see leaves falling in the distance. Near the end, it focuses on one of the leaves and it turns into one of those figures. Then it lands, and more and more appear. It focuses on one, and a little fire-like thing appears where it's heart would be. The same thing happens to all the figures around it. The lead singer kind of steps back, as if he wasn't really expecting it (I wouldn't), and by then the band is surrounded by little creatures, all with fire hearts.
My best guess is that it symbolises inspiration... I really can't say, though.
I would give this song a 10/10, and the video a 9/10.

'Make it in America'--Victoria Justice (and cast of 'Victorious')

'Make it in America' is... well, you know, Victoria Justice, who has a great voice.
The music: the song didn't really... it sounded kind of typical, actually. Except for her voice. Her voice is great.
And the music video was actually pretty typical, too. You know, band drives out from desert to go play at some outside party.
Not much to say on this one.
I would give Victoria Justice 10/10, but the song and video 7/10.

Glowsticks

I'm sittin' in my closet, snapping glowsticks in the dark...

'Parables'--Starring Ciara Bravo

You guys all know that Ciara Bravo is my favorite actress.
So this is something a little different: it's a review for a short film she was in.
It was a while ago, when she was about eleven.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BKFHkM4XJs

Summary: after realizing that people sometimes just need a friend, a young girl offers to sit with a girl who usually is alone.

A short film is, well, a short film. It's about four minutes long.
So. Onto the review part.
Well... the acting is pretty good. I think the best one in this film was Kyla Bass, who plays Lana (a girl who has a hard time making friends and whose parents are constantly arguing). Ciara was really good, but some lines she said a little fast and kinda missed the moment. One extra really annoyed me... she kinda of stuck the wrong emotion to the wrong moment.
I would really like to see more of Kyla Bass. She was really, really good. I don't think she has been in anything lately.
The background music is pretty perfect.
And... the storyline is really good, too.
The lighting was spot-on.

I give this short film a 9.7/10 (some of the acting could have some work).

OLD IS THE BEST!!

So thanks to Bookworm, my blog is now back to the old interface, which means I might post more. *might*
Cause there's not really much to post, as explained in the last few posts...
But I'll still do reviews.
In fact, I will now do a review. :)

'How He Loves Us'--John Mark McMillan/David Crowder Band

Another camp song... 'How He Loves Us'--John Mark McMillan/David Crowder Band http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCunuL58odQ LOVE THIS SONG. Aside of that, though... John Mark McMillan, the one who wrote it... It's great. The lyrics, the melody, everything. And the David Crowder Band... Well, he has a great voice. And the band is really talented, too. And this particular version of the song... 9/10, cause... I'll try to go find the other version we listened to at camp.

'Remind Me Who I Am'--Jason Gray

This is a song they played at camp a lot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKyY8zfjBMQ I know Skandie likes this song. :) I love it, too. Especially because I have memories from camp that go with it. About the song, though. I love the background line. The rythmn that goes with it, and the pitches that it hits, which is only, like, two notes, but still. (I just played it for the third time a row! That's how much I love it!) The melody is great, the lyrics are amazing and very true, and for the video, it's a great concept: the words on the cardboard changes when the picture is printed out. Overall, this song receives a 10/10. :)

My Blog Now

I haven't posted any random stuff about... randomness, so I think that now I'll mostly be posting song reviews and things like that. Cause I like reviewing songs. Next one is coming up in a couple of minutes. :)

Explanation?

I know I haven't posted in a really long time, and that is because I write ALL the events of the day in my journal... And I don't really like writing the same thing twice. Which is probably why now my journal entries are a lot longer, because that's the first time I've written in them.

Autograph!

Did I say that I finally got an autograph back from Ciara Bravo? It's in my room. :)

A Post?

Here's a post. About my life. Now. So... I'm more into acting now? Like more head-first into it. I've stood by the pool long enough--I'm jumping in now. I'm going to resubmit my agency submission hopefully today.

Now.......

Blogger changed formats, and I really don't like it that much anymore. Plus, I don't really feel like anyone's reading it, and the comments that I used to get propelled me to write more... I react to reactions. That's how I roll. :) And mostly I write about what happens in my journal. I fill up a couple of pages at the end of each day about what I did.