It’s time again for Friday on My Mind. Our weekly blog post where we look at videos centered around one common theme. This is a collaborative effort between KEXP and King 5 News.
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Today is also officially the very first day of Spring for 2015. The sun is rising earlier and setting later in the afternoon. The days are supposed to get slightly warmer, but as we here in Seattle are experiencing, Spring weather can vary greatly. This past week, Seattle was classic Seattle with it’s manic depressive weather. Yesterday ended grey, dreary, and wet despite the fact that a good portion of the week was sunny and clear, and yet there was record setting rainfall. So the saying goes, ‘March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb’, but for Seattle, I think it’s too soon to call it either way. So on that note, here are a few songs about lions, lambs, and Spring...Of Monsters and Men - The King and the Lion’s Heart (Live on KEXP)
From a 2012 performance they gave from a living room located within a historic theater called the the Iðnó, here is Of Monsters and Men with an exclusive version of “The King and the Lion’s Heart”...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UHEIqbbr1o
Paul McCartney and Wings - Mary Had a Little Lamb
I’m not quite sure why the idea of covering “Mary Had a Little Lamb” was appealing to the man who wrote “Hey Jude”, but it really did happen. And here is footage of McCartney and Wings performing the song to prove it. Psychedelic!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaZ9s7S26qg
R.E.M. - The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
Here is R.E.M.’s modern spin on the classic “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgiCechWNCo
Honorable Mentions:
First Aid Kit - The Lion’s Roar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsNJKi-8Z70
Cake - Sheep Go to Heaven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xau1ZQUtW5c
It’s time again for Friday on My Mind. Our weekly blog post where we look at videos centered around one common theme. This is a collaborative effort between KEXP and King 5 News.
