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Musical Advent 2020 – December 10th – Ramble On – Led Zeppelin

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On 10th December 2020

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A classic from Led Zeppelin II, Ramble On is Led Zeppelins Lord of the Rings song, and was ranked as the 440th best song ever by Rolling Stone.

This song was going to be included on last years list, but it was going to be a Christmas Day special, but I ended up deciding at the last minute not to do one on Christmas Day, probably because my chocolate calendar only went up to 24 🙁

Musical Advent 2020 – December 9th – Martian Girl – Aquabats

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On 9th December 2020

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The Aquabats are one of those amazing nerdy groups, but I sadly have never gotten the chance to actually see them in person, which really annoys me.

So here is Martian Girl from The Return of The Aquabats and Fury of The Aquabats, and I absolutely love it, and who wouldn’t like it.

Musical Advent 2020 – December 8th – Saddam a Go-Go – GWAR

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On 8th December 2020

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One of my favourite heavy metal bands is GWAR and one of my favourite movies is Empire Records, so this song is a no brainier to be featured in the advent.

Used to great effect in the movie to demonstrate the effects of a weed high, its a really good song, although Lindsay and Megan aren’t fans, but then they don’t like a lot of heavy metal.

Musical Advent 2020 – December 7th – Stuck To You – Josh Ritter

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On 7th December 2020

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A hidden track on his self-titled debut album, Stuck To You is a great little song from Americana songwriter Josh Ritter.

Its also called the Science Song and compares ones love for another person to scientific prinicples.

I really love this song and you can hear within it Josh’s influences, artists like Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan.

Anyway give it a listen, its really worth it.

Musical Advent 2020 – December 6th – I’m Your Moon – Jonathan Coulton

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On 6th December 2020

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This sweet song is about the reclassification of Pluto from a planet to a Plutoid, and is from the point of view of Charon.

It talks about their unusual orbit and how they always face each other.

This really is a lovely little love song and was part of Jonathan Coultons Thing a Week project back in 2006.

Musical Advent 2020 – December 5th – Cartoon Heroes – Aqua

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On 5th December 2020

In Blog, Nerdy Music Advent

If you think the only thing Aqua did was Barbie Girl, then think again, this nerdy classic is from their second album, Aquarius.

The video was one of the most expensive produced ever at the time, and its quite a classic.

Just pure crazy late 90s europop, and sometimes that’s what you need.

Musical Advent 2020 – December 4th – First World Problems – MC Frontalot

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On 4th December 2020

In Blog, Nerdy Music Advent

Web designer Damian Hess, better known as Nerdcore pioneer MC Frontalot who has been around in nerdy music for a very very long time.

In this song he focues on how we get pissed about the little things, and also get a little bit political too. Plus the video is very very good.

Musical Advent 2020 – December 3rd – Terminally Seventeen – Eben Brooks

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On 3rd December 2020

In Blog, Nerdy Music Advent

Eben Brooks is a kickass filk artist who has proclaimed himself the superhero of San Diegio.

I picked this song for the advent, not only because it is such a positive representation of polyamory, but because I think it captures me, and I am someone who has never mentally aged beyond seventeen.

At least I don’t think I have!

Musical Advent 2020 – December 2nd – Dragostea Din Tei – O-Zone

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On 2nd December 2020

In Blog, Nerdy Music Advent

How could we not include this hit by the Moldovas most famous export O-Zone!

Made into a geeky classic thanks to the Numa Numa video by Gary Brolsmas, its kinda been a classic on nerdy playlists ever since.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmtzQCSh6xk

And why not its a bouncy classic, lots of fun and just really gets you dancing.

I mean its just so much fun!!!

Musical Advent 2020 – December 1st – This Is My Jam – The Doubleclicks

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On 1st December 2020

In Blog, Nerdy Music Advent

Since last years musical advent was such a huge sucess, I think its only right to bring it back this year!

So lets start with one that got cut from last years list, but only because I ran out of days, plus the artists had already been featured a few times!

I give to you today, This is My Jam by The Doubleclicks, a song which is really about loving things and being cool with people loving different things.

Take consoles, I am absolutely on team Xbox, but in no way do I look down on folks who play Playstation, that’s simply what they prefer. For me its all about the controller, Sony have never made a controller that I have found comfortable to use for myself. Plus I love Game Pass.

But if you like Playstation thats awesome too, I have no reason to hate on anyone who likes what they like, and I wish other people would act the same. We all like different things, and as ‘Abdu’l-Bahá says

Behold a beautiful garden full of flowers, shrubs, and trees. Each flower has a different charm, a peculiar beauty, its own delicious perfume and beautiful colour. The trees too, how varied are they in size, in growth, in foliage—and what different fruits they bear! Yet all these flowers, shrubs and trees spring from the self-same earth, the same sun shines upon them and the same clouds give them rain.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá – Paris Talks

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