News // Lana Del Rey re-releases Blue Jeans

The new sensation Lana Del Rey made a new video for her already known single Blue Jeans, belonging to her debut album Born To Die.

This new video was directed by Yoann Lemoine, who previously worked with Katy Perry, Moby and Yelle and also brings back the actor Bradley Soileau - a previous work with Del Rey can be seen on Born To Die video here.

themed week // Bon Jovi, You Give Love A Bad Name

Bon Jovi are a rock band from New Jersey in 1983. The members are Jon Bon Jovi (singer), Richie Sambora (guitarist), Tico Torres (drummer) and a current bassist Hugh McDonald.

Bon Jovi came from a member's joke made from Jon Bongiovi 's name.
They've made two hiatus - the first between 1990-1991 and the second between 1997-1999, due to other members solo projects.
They also were the first band to be part of MTV Unplugged.

Their work sold over 130 million copies. Bon Jovi's better known hits are It's My Like, Living On A Prayer, Always and You Give Love A Bad Name.

The band have released 11 albums - Bon Jovi (1984), 7800º Fahrenheit (1985), Slippery When Wet (1986), New Jersey (1988), Keep The Faith (1992), These Days (1995), Crush (2000), Bounce (2002), Have A Nice Day (2005), Lost Highway (2007) and The Circle (2009).

You Give Love A Bad Name is the song from Slippery When Wet, released as the first single in 1986. This song is about a woman who has rejected her lover.
The song reached the Billabong Hot 100 as number 1. In 2009, it was named the 20th greatest hard rock of all times by VH1.

"An angel's smile is what you sell

You promise me heaven, then put me through hell

Chains of love got a hold on me

When passion's a prison, you can't break free"

1 per week - Queen live @ Wembley Stadium, London , in 1986

This week Freddie Mercury would have been 65 years old. Therefore the choice for the band/artist to share with you wasn't difficult.
Considered by many one of the best male singers the industry of music has ever seen, although he always said he had none vocal training.

We are the champions was on of many songs Freddie wrote and has become an anthem for sporting victories.

And bad mistakes
I've made a few
I've had my share of sand
Kicked in my face
But I've come through
And we mean I to go on and on and on and on
We are the champions, my friends
And we'll keep on fighting
'Till the end

He was definitely a champion

A.

Freddie Mercury, Living On My Own

Farrokh Bulsara, parsi born in Zanzibar, is better known for Freddie Mercury, the eternal Queen singer known for one of the most amazing and recognisable voices this world has ever seen.

In November 1991, the world received the news that this amazing performer had died of AIDS - disease confirmed by Freddie a day before his death, November 23.

Besides his successful career in the british band Queen, Freddie also had his solo career where for 2 different times Before Freddie's death - Mr. Bad Guy (1984), Barcelona (1988) album recorded with the opera singer Montserrat Caballé, which was Freddie's musical dream to singer with her and After Freddie's death - The Freddie Mercury Album (1992) and The Great Pretender (1992).

The song Living On My Own appears on three albums released the first Mr. Bad Guy released in 1984, then in 1992 on The Freddie Mercury Album released as a mix and on The Great Pretender released with the original version of the song.

The better known version is the mix released in 1993 by the No More Brothers.
Living On My Own video is a footage of Freddie Mercury's 39th birthday in 1985 in Munich.

"sometimes I feel nobody gives me no warning
find my head is always up in the clouds in a dream world
It's not easy living on my own"

Mika, Elle Me Dit

Known for his joyful and energetic cute pop songs, Mika presents us a new music sang in French - Elle Me Dit, the first of a few from his next album "The Origin of Love".
Like Lebanese singer said on a interview for french media  "(The album is) quite weird. It's a little crazy", and also that the album is quite more serious than the previous ones. His new album is expected to be released somewhere in 2012.
Actually it's no surprise to see other languages besides English on his record, because he speaks fluent French, when he came to Portugal he spoke fluent Portuguese and he also revealed on several interviews he grew up on many different cities making him capable of knowing many languages.

Elle me dit "c'est ta vie

Fais ce que tu veux tant pis

Un jour tu comprendras

Un jour tu t'en voudras"

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Love,
P x