Thursday, October 4, 2007

Theme Thursday - Ennui

This week has been crazy, so I have been the complete opposite of bored, but I happened to have two songs in a row about boredom play at random on my playlist so I thought I would make that the theme for today.

First let me start out by saying that I first learned the word "ennui" from one of my favorite books, The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey. It is a "children's" alphabet book with a twist (I have a bit of a dark sense of humor...). Each page contains a different gruesome death. For example: "A is for Amy who fell down the stairs. B is for Basil assaulted by bears." Each page also has a lovely illustration. And the page that fits the theme of the day: "N is for Neville who died on ennui."

Boring [mp3] - The Pierces - "Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge" (iTunes). This is a great, funny song that I think epitomizes the lives of certain celebrities/socialites/trust fund children today. I also feel like it epitomizes the attitude most hipsters today try to project. I've posted about The Pierces before (and I've posted the music video for this song) and I'm going to keep posting about them because I love them that much. "Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge" is seriously one of the best albums of 2007.

Speaking of hipster attitude... Predictably Sulking Sara [mp3] - Of Montreal - "Aldhils Arboretum" (iTunes). Love it. And I also love how in the Hipster Olympics, Of Montreal is one of the bands that the hipsters "discovered but have since sold out by becoming popular" and so they throw the record away.

It's Getting Boring by the Sea [mp3] - Blood Red Shoes - "Coming Back" (iTunes unavailable). This is a good dance song so I think I've posted it before, as well. But oh well.

Ok, that's all for today. Tata dahlings.

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