Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

I could put my arms around every boy I see

But they'd only remind me of you

The ultimate goal of "Daily Eargasm" is to recommend or highlight good songs. So ultimately you have one of those "Songs You Must Hear Before You Die" type books, but in a blog (and with links so you can actually hear the song). Not to mention that it's completely free! So even though I try my best to pick songs that are somewhat new or that you most likely haven't heard, I'm occassionally going to also pick songs that you most probably have heard. This isn't to piss you off, although I apologize if I do. But simply to take some time and give credit to those who created hit songs. And not necessarily hit songs, but good hit songs. If you've been following my blog from the beginning, you'll know that I've done this already but I thought this time around I'd explain myself a bit. So there you have it. ANYWAY ...

"Nothing Compares 2 U," by Sinéad O'Connor is definitely one of these hits. For those who don't know, the song is actually a cover of a Prince composition, which never actually made it onto any of his own albums. What really makes this song so great for me is the music video. Firstly, I hadn't seen many, if any, bald female singers up until that point (insert Britney Spears joke). Secondly, the video is almost entirely focused on her face making it both very intimate and intense. Because here is this woman who is clearly hurt (thanks to her drummer and father of her child) and pouring her heart out to you. The feelings are clearly genuine and you even see a tear run down her face at the end. The music isn't particularly amazing, but the vocals and lyrics make up for it. I think it's the latter that really makes this song hit home for anyone whose ever been heartbroken.

"Nothing Compares 2 U" had the highest chart level performance of any song in 1990. Sinéad O'Connor is still performing live around the world and has written songs for the TV series "Bones," a French movie and other various soundtracks.

Neva Dinova - Clouds

When I think of dyin'

I laugh out loud

Formed in the early '90s, Neva Dinova didn't actually release their first album until 2002. Like yesterday's recommended artist, this band built most of their reputation in one area--Omaha; eventually signing to local label Saddle Creek, home to Bright Eyes & Tokyo Police Club.

I'm not sure what it is about "Clouds," off their 3rd LP, You May Already Be Dreaming, that draws me to it. Scratch that, it's definitely the electric guitars that creep in throughout the song. And although a part of me likes the vocals, the other part makes me want to scream sometimes. Despite the lead singers last name being Bellows, he tends to come off as very passive and unemotional. Basically just one long sigh. But I'm not here to bash on them. After all, this is "Daily Eargasm" so these songs are supposed to do just that--make your ears quiver with joy. I do like this song. And I approve this message.

Welcome

For those of you who know me, you know my life tends to revolve around music. As a result I've always tossed around the idea of creating a music blog, but decided against it because it seemed pretentious and I don't actually claim to know shit. I repeat, I do not claim to know anything about music--except that I love it. Now that I've successfully denounced myself of any expertise on the subject, I can comfortably begin to write about it.

The goal of "Daily Eargasm" is to provide recommendations for music enthusiasts or anyone seeking to hear a good tune or discover a new artist. As the title suggests, I hope to actually provide daily recommendations (that will ultimately lead to eargasms, hopefully). I'll try my best to mix up the variety of styles/genre I play. However, it might become difficult at times to actually write on here daily so in order to keep up the habit of posting songs everyday I've created a Twitter account. You can also access my Twitter posts through the blog (nifty, ey?). Through Twitter, I will actually recommend a song daily and post a link for you to hear it. I will use this blog for any song I feel requires some commentary/information about the song/artist or why I chose it.

And that's that.

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