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Blogocentric Formulations
Logocentric (adj). Regarding words and language as a fundamental expression of an external reality (especially applied as a negative term to traditional Western thought by postmodernist critics).
Sometimes I just write whatever I feel like. Other times I respond to prompts, many taken from the following places:
 "The Soundtrackers Group" 
"Blogging Circle of Friends "
"Blog City ~ Every Blogger's Paradise"
"JAFBG"
"Take up Your Cross"
Thanks for stopping by! 
February 16, 2016 at 7:07pm February 16, 2016 at 7:07pm
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Song: "The Touch"
Artist: Stan Bush
Album: Transformers: The Movie Soundtrack
Just in case "Kiss From A Rose" wasn't retro enough, I've gone back another decade and into the 1980s to find my second Soundtrack week offering. Philistines might ask, "Isn't that the song Mark Wahlberg sings in Boogie Nights?" Well, yes... it is... but everybody knows it was done first - and better! - in the last decent Transformers movie, 1984's animated feature starring the voices of Eric Idle, Judd Nelson, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Stack, Orson Welles, Casey Kasem, Scatman Crothers, and Peter Cullen among others. The song was actually originally written for Sylvester Stallone's movie Cobra, but ended up being slotted into this animated classic instead (along with Bush's other classic, "Dare").
I was originally going to include this in my One Hit Wonders week lineup, but its status as a "hit" (at least by recording industry album sales or airplay standard) made it a questionable choice. Thankfully, lizco252 gave me a second chance to feature this masterpiece of 80s rock in this week's list! 
If you want to know how to milk a one-hit wonder, look no further than our friend Stan Bush. Not only did he release the song on his own album after it gained traction on the Transformers: The Movie soundtrack, but he re-recorded the song in 1997 for a convention soundtrack, included it on another of his albums, submitted it for consideration in the 2007 live-action Transformers "movie," re-recorded it again in 2009 and submitted it for the second of Michael Bay's Transformers fiascoes, recorded a new version of the song for inclusion in one of the Guitar Hero games, and then remixed it yet again in 2012 to release exclusively on iTunes. Well, at least he doesn't have any illusions about which songs of his are paying the bills... 
I used to listen to this song nonstop. At first I just rewound the VCR tape of the movie over and over again, re-watching the scenes where this song played... then I bought the CD and pretty much listened to that nonstop... then I ripped it into my iTunes and still listen to it pretty frequently. This is one of the few songs that I can legitimately say I've listened to for 25+ years, and my lifetime play count is probably - without exaggerating - probably in the high thousands, maybe even low five digits. So happy to finally be able to share it with all of you!
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February 16, 2016 at 4:12pm February 16, 2016 at 4:12pm
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Song: "Kiss From A Rose"
Artist: Seal
Album: Batman Forever Soundtrack
Soundtrackers do soundtracks, eh? This week's challenge is right up my alley! And since lizco252 is still standing... and celebrating that fact... after my guilty pleasures entries, I might have to give some extra special thought to the songs that I'm going to lay out this week. 
Why don't we get things started with a true gem from 1995? Originally released on his second eponymous album (gotta love an artist who doesn't just self-title his albums, but self-titles pretty much ALL of his albums ), the song didn't really hit big until it was chosen to be included in the 1995 Joel Schumacher epic Batman Forever. The song was an undisputed hit: Top 5 song on the Billboard Hot 100's best songs of 1995 (and No. 58 on their best songs of the decade), certified gold status (both physical and digital), and over two dozen different cover versions and counting. It also won Seal a trio of 1996 Grammys including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Plus, the video - actually the second one to be recorded - features singing against the backdrop of the batsignal and has clips from this epic movie interspersed throughout! 
Fun fact: Joel Schumacher actually directed this movie tie-in music video. If possible, it actually makes the film itself look good by comparison! Seriously, how did the guy responsible for directing stuff like St. Elmo's Fire and The Lost Boys and Falling Down end up doing this movie, the sequel-that-shall-not-be-named, Bad Company, and The Number 23? Okay, maybe that's more like a depressing fact...
Seal's was born Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (thank goodness he didn't self-title his albums after his real name!), which is derived from the Yoruban language of his Nigerian heritage, despite being born and raised in the United Kingdom. In addition to his music, Seal's fame has centered around his marriage to supermodel Heidi Klum, and, more recently, their divorce and his subsequent knocking-up of model Erica Packer. Also, while there have been many, many rumors about the cause of the scars on his face, it turns out that they're the result of a type of lupus and not some kind of dangerous accident or knife-fight.
I used to really dig this song when it was popular... okay, fine, I still really dig this song. Seal's a great vocalist and a talented songwriter, and it's no surprise that, with a little help from Batman, this song ended up being popular for as long as it did.
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