Tune for Tuesday for Week of 4/29/2014: "Ai Just On My Love" by Sharam Q

This week's Tune for Tuesday, "Ai Just On My Love" by Sharam Q, happens to be the opening theme to one of my closest friend's favorite anime of all time: Sorcerous Stabber Orphen. Unfortunately, despite being a top-notch show in terms of story and character, it's pretty obscure, even more so than my own favorite anime Outlaw Star (and THAT is saying something!). So even though it isn't until Saturday, this is my way of wishing my dear friend a happy birthday! Enjoy!

Tune for Tuesday for Week of 4/22/2014: "Viva Namida" by Yasuyuki Okamura

For this week's Tune for Tuesday, "Viva Namida" by Yasuyuki Okamura, we have a marvelous blend of various genres, beats, and tones; beautiful visuals and outstanding animation; and a quirky, distinct yet highly entertaining music video that will make you want to jump up and groove like the funk master you are! What a dandy song it is!

http://www.jpopsuki.tv/video/Yasuyuki-Okamura---Viva-Namida/0878482d18f44604d63374839c6cacfd


Enjoy!

Tune for Tuesday for Week of 4/15/2014: "Go Down Moses" by Louis Armstrong

Seeing as how tonight is the second night of Passover, "Go Down Moses" as performed by Louis Armstrong seemed to be the most logical choice for this week’s Tune for Tuesday. Not to mention the various other reasons that this is an awesome song on so many levels. So whether or not you celebrate Passover, I hope you enjoy this week’s pick!

Tune for Tuesday for Week of 4/8/2014: "Piano Man" by Billy Joel

This week's Tune for Tuesday is a wonderful piece by a musician who may be one of my all time favorite artists: "Piano Man" by Billy Joel!

Something I take away from it is with regards to what I consider to be the most important job of any performing artist and whoever is part of the audience. For performers, it's alright to wish to impress everyone, to earn recognition, and to feel that you're skilled at what you do. For audience members, it's alright to wish for a spectacular performance, to hope that they'll do something specific that will please you, and to feel that those on stage have every right to play there, if not somewhere even better. But even if a performer's talent is successfully acknowledged by a member of the audience, if either party had been unable to enjoy themselves during the show, if either of them are unable to say that they are glad that they were there, and if neither of them had had fun, just how successful of a performance was it really? For example, a band can be playing for a sold-out concert hall and not miss a single note or beat, but that doesn't guarantee that anyone involved will feel like cheering enthusiastically once the show's over. Quality and talent can contribute to enjoyment, but that they cannot always produce it to begin with. Correlation does imply causation.

The most important duty for any performing artist and any audience member to uphold is, above all, to have fun. The number of seats filled and the quality of the performance should never determine if the people there enjoy themselves. And it's not just the audience who needs to make sure they have a good time. The performers need to be in a good mood as well. Both parties need to have fun if this is to work. Not one. Not the other. Both.

Tune for Tuesday for Week of 4/1/2014: "It Doesn't Matter" by Crush 40

First Tune for Tuesday that I'm posting here, and I've decided that this week's song shall be "It Doesn't Matter" by Crush 40. Used as the theme of the titular character of the video game Sonic Adventure, I've always been rather fond of this song. Recently however, I've gained a deeper appreciation for the song itself, especially the message it conveys.

Without further ado, here's this week's Tune for Tuesday. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do!