don’t forget
“don’t forget” demi lovato cover
so hello everyone!
i have to say, seeing so many people emerge out of lurk-dom last week to put in their two-cents about which songs to record… that was pretty awesome. thank you so so much for all of your suggestions. i’ve got a really good idea about what all will go on now! but we’ll try to keep some of it a secret… heh.
you know what’d be fun? if i could do roll call like the good ol’ days in elementary school.
angloman?
*here*
arch?
*here*
code2mind?
*here*
dro?
*here*
finnfann?
*here*
so on and so forth, and then we could feel like a big happy family. or big happy homeroom class…
ok, so maybe there’s no point to that except me getting to play teacher for a day, but that’d be fun. :)
tonight i’m going to snuggle up in bed and watch heima.
today i had a peppermint mocha and it was soooo yummy and holiday-y.
um, i like you.
all for now,
me.
oovret: Week 28
Are any other musicians joining you and Rich in the studio?
yes! so far…
drummer/percussionist- quinn, who plays with tracy chapman, among other artists
violinist/viola player- i’ll get back you on that one
*hopefully* cello- keith tutt II (if his schedule permits)
What is your favorite iPhone application?
i unfortunately don’t get around to playing with any of them… :( i did have fun popping bubbles for about a day though.
Who is your favorite Muppet?
i think muppets scare me, but probably kermit.
Do you subscribe to any podcasts?
i used to– a bunch of japanese ones and then some other interesting things, but i find i don’t have much time to listen to them anymore. sad :(
Do you really think you’re a bad person? Because I’m pretty sure you’re not all bad.
i could be better :)
November 11th, 2008 at 12:45 am
@Kina
You Tube Problem = This video is private.:(
November 11th, 2008 at 12:48 am
2nd. Balllling
November 11th, 2008 at 12:50 am
@ sabafa - works for mee, try and refresh
@ kina - i guess my top 5 didnt make it last week… so heres my LATE fav. 5
- Strong Enough
- These Magnet Hearts
- Make it go
- Back to Us
- Stay Just a Little
=)
November 11th, 2008 at 12:50 am
shabooya sha sha shabooya Roll Call!
November 11th, 2008 at 12:52 am
re: sabafa
it was up, but it is no longer…
November 11th, 2008 at 1:04 am
Hi. It’s been a while.
I guess late lurk 5 too (In a weak specific order if that makes sense; love em’ all?)
1. Together
2. Genevieve
3. Cambridge
4. Stars Falling Down
5. Down and Gone (if that’s off limits Magnet Hearts!)
November 11th, 2008 at 1:04 am
<3 your cover of the song dont forget. WAY better than the original.
my fav: goldfish, genevieve, strong enough, stay just a little, these magnetic hearts. NOTE: THE YOUTUBE POSTING IS ON PRIVATE. my friend cant access it. she tried to refresh the page to no avail.
November 11th, 2008 at 1:15 am
im glad theres no school tomorrow!! i got to see ur post when u posted it!!
November 11th, 2008 at 1:16 am
Lovely song and WOW you have the brightest smile! :)
That’s a neat magic bean! Kina, did you get my candle thing? I’m beginning to think that it got lost in the mail… :’(
I say we take a class field trip somewhere…I’ll get my permission slip signed.. :p (memories…) What did your mom pack you for lunch on school field trip days?
November 11th, 2008 at 1:18 am
the koa sounded good today, better than usual…
violas are awesome.
November 11th, 2008 at 1:23 am
Working fine now, thank you Kina, twas excellent but saddening too!
November 11th, 2008 at 1:25 am
here! *apple* for teacher.
November 11th, 2008 at 1:27 am
Bueller…Bueller…Bueller…
November 11th, 2008 at 1:32 am
Why does Kina answer oovret’s questions all the time?
November 11th, 2008 at 1:37 am
damn the video doesnt work
but it was worth just reading the blog, id never heard of heima
its so cool ur drummer played with tracy, shes amazing! im so jealous
November 11th, 2008 at 1:43 am
@confused newbie
once upon a time a long time ago i did an interview with this website called tervoo.com where people voted on which questions they wanted answered. then one day oovret (tervoo backwards…) appeared in the blog with a set of his/her own questions. they were so organized and neat that i decided i should go ahead and answer then. the next week oovret was back with more questions. since then, oovret has become a staple in the blogs… oovret could be considered the official question asker of the blog, if you will. haha.
November 11th, 2008 at 1:47 am
Grover was my favorite.
R.I.P. P.O. Box Video Pt. II
November 11th, 2008 at 1:48 am
oh, and first comment off my iphone up there! got one last night =P
as for apps, you should check out Intua’s Beatmaker. Full virtual MPC and sequencer. Can import and export projects. Now I can pretend to be productive on the train!
November 11th, 2008 at 1:53 am
Here, too! Though I must say it´s hard to imagine you as a teacher… I sure didn´t have any teachers like you :)
Very strong cover. I´ve never heard the song before, so I can´t compare it with the original… but you sure made it sound good!
Have fun in the studio, you´ll make us all proud!
November 11th, 2008 at 1:54 am
@kina
thanks for the explanation. i wasn’t here back in the day (missed your whole crash the superbowl experience, darn!) but definitely pulling for you now on your next cd.
November 11th, 2008 at 2:00 am
I’m in the same boat as confused newbie. I actually only joined this blog last week. This place must’ve been hectic during the Crash The Super Bowl thing.
I’m such a loser, I thought oovret was Kina’s alter ego. I thought it was just Kina explaining some FAQs on here ;)
Great questions, oovret. And thanks for the explanation, Kina.
November 11th, 2008 at 2:10 am
Sigur Ros is amaaaaaazing. I’ve been wanting to see Heima for a long time, it looks gorgeous… but last time I checked Netflix didn’t have it =( I might just go ahead and buy it since I’m pretty sure I’m gonna love it anyway haha. All of Sigur Ros’ music videos are stunning too.
Beautiful song this week, Kina.
November 11th, 2008 at 2:19 am
hi kina!!
I love your music!! i just recently discovered you within the last week or so by just surfin’ round youtube…and now i’m hooked!! you are a really talented singer/songwriter!! u have such a beautiful voice!! i already dowloaded all u’re songs!! YOU ROCK!! you’re also soooo funny and creative!! your vids crack me up!! (in a good way!!) u n u’re sis(s) r soo funny together too!
I have quite a few favs…let’s see…(in a not so specific and total order)..
1….strong enough
2….cambridge
3….these magnet hearts
4….stars falling down
5….chasing you
but i also love these songs too!
genevieve
the goldfish song
delicate
together
give me back
my time with you
if you r able to put sum cover songs on ure cd..i like….
let that be enough
bubbly
don’t forget
realize
I saw on ure list of songs…make it go and back to us..couldnt find dem on ure youtube page…or did i sooo miss it?!?!?
Well keep it up….good luck on ure cd….keep those vids coming..anticipating both cd and vids here!!!
by the way…..come to CHICAGO!!! i would love to watch a show of yours here!!!! either that or when i visit cali…maybe u’ll have a show n i can watch then!!! take carez!!! much love from chicago!!
Gigi
November 11th, 2008 at 3:31 am
Seriously? Those are the top 3? Wow, your fans have terrible taste :)
Ok, I don’t mean that, but humph, why can’t my top 5 be the top 3? Why can’t I bend people and reality to my will? Why not Kina? Why not?
I like this song. I feel as if I could’ve written it, which is compliment*, insult*, and emo-ish navel gazing all rolled into one.
*to the songwriter
November 11th, 2008 at 4:07 am
@J.C.
Do you mean to say that field trips weren’t just something made up to try to make classes behave better till the date arrived but only reproachful chastisements showed up as usual to add on to the others given out when being told in advance that yet again there would be no trip? My Mom only packed me off, as it was always a certainty that it would be an eat at school day!
@FinnFan
Pss, psst - pause today’s video at 5min 17secs and you won’t need much of an imagination! OMG, I wonder if this teacher metes out physical punishments? As cripes, and maybe even crikey, can that bone deep stuff leave you feeling raw for a while!
@Kina
Sorry if I spoke out of turn or inappropriately in class Miss Grannis. Please forgive and excuse me as the bell just rang and I’ve detentions to sort out as to whose takes presedence when double booked and which also extends into the time zone of one set by the Headmaster!
November 11th, 2008 at 7:13 am
just wanted say you are DANG INCREDIBLE!.. you take songs I would never listen to and make it just beautiful.. thanks so much! Seriously, you are broadening my views musically and we deserve more people like you in our worlds hehe.. I hope to one day be able to do the same for others :)
P.S: that bean was wayyyy cool.. hahaha I actually want one!
P.P.S: As soon as I get a job, I am buying your albums!! haha
anyway, I shall leave you to your awesomeness :) I’m hanging on till the next video! :)
November 11th, 2008 at 8:04 am
cool song.
November 11th, 2008 at 9:53 am
@kina
Ditto confusednewbie on “thanks” for enlightening us kina-fan wannabes on oovret –great Q’s. Also a great lead to your tervoo interview. We hunger for any tidbits of kinastory.
“don’t forget” is awesomely melancholy. :’-)
oooooh, the sweet expectations of hearing your beautiful voice backed by cello(s). Fast forward to album release date; rewind to the bla(g)s between now and then!! <3
November 11th, 2008 at 10:24 am
* here * (waving arm) glad the bean is growing! looks like you’ve got yourself a green thumb :)
@sabafa as a teacher i am stating for the record that i love fieldtrips just as much as my students do but yes, i do threaten them with imminent cancellation for bad behavior
November 11th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Thanks for the birthday shoutout Kina!!! I was surprised to see my name on the list. I almost fell off my chair LOL. I’m wondering who sent it to you?!?!? anyhow, loved the cover as well. I would say it’s one of my faves!
November 11th, 2008 at 10:42 am
@kina
Where’s Emi? I see that dad, mom and Misa are regulars on here but I haven’t come across a post by Emi yet. Does she ever come by and say hi?
November 11th, 2008 at 11:15 am
Flashback to Van Halen (HFT)
November 11th, 2008 at 11:20 am
@kina How many tracks will be on the CD?
November 11th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Well I never expected Demi Lovato on here but I must say I love your version (haven’t heard hers, but I’m sure its not this good :P )
November 11th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
I had a peppermint mocha yesterday too, Ms. Grannis!
Hahaha. Nice cover, though =D!
November 11th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
1 Stars Falling Down
2 Goldfish song
and the rest are great, have a fun time in the studio!
November 11th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Oh Kina don’t tell me you aren’t using Time Machine to backup your Mac. It’s so easy!
And welcome to all the Kin00bs out there (it was long past time for me to coin a new word, haha)! And yes I mean Kin00b in the kindest way possible. We were all Kin00bs at one point!
November 11th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
@TimR
thanx much. Kin00bs we are and wear that badge proudly! I have a family of Kin00bs. Some of my best friends are Kin00bs!
November 11th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
you’re soo cool. As long as you have strong enough and cambridge…i’ll be super happy. But as long as you sing in the CD, i’m sure it will rock
November 11th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Kina is super amazing and I heart her to bits!
hurray on the studio time going well!!
This blog actually made my day because I can never see them on Mondays.
I’m either asleep or trying to keep my brain from disintegrating because of intense confusion at whatever I happen to be studying that night.
so anyway hurray kina.
PS that magical bean is so cool!!!!
PS#2: @ kina- who knows if you will see this, but if you’ve gotten my email about my project and you are okay with being the subject of my script for class then give me a shoutout or something like that. Then you won’t need to email me :D
November 11th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
May the force be with you Princess Kina (translated: may you kick butt with the new album!)
@TimR - *deep voice* TIM, I AM YOUR FATHER…
November 11th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Ugh, I remember trying to take roll in a class with 1st graders . . .
Half of them completely missed their name so I’d have way too many kids marked absent. I just started lining them up along a wall, and having them go to their desk when their name was called. That way it was easy to see who was ‘left over’. The kids liked it because they got to make their ‘grand entrance’.
November 11th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Hey Kina,
I’m a new fan of your music and your video blogs. Keep up the amazing work.
Take care and god bless,
Mike
November 11th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
@Sir/shir
Lol, then you could continue to watch over Miss Grannis while she’s gaining experience! What capacity would you prefer to be? Maybe the Assesor for the Trainee Teacher for a change so that you don’t have responsability regarding pupils or perhaps you’d like to up your power status to being the Head who sits in from time to time? Didn’t Miss Grannis do well in telling the oovret story to the confused newbie?
Oh hang on, this would probably be classed as a Private School and as Kina owns the premises, plus with already having gained a degree, she would probably have already bagged the ever so nice Headmistress position to remain dominant within this environment and marshalled in Misa to take the enforcer position of being her Deputy with Emi on board as the Teacher that everybody <3’s, so, with such a small pupil body, I’m not so sure there’s a position for you to hold after all, unless you strike it lucky and Miss Grannis would rather take the more hands on positions of Music and PE Teacher;)) OMG, thinking about it, the site may already be running along these lines already!
November 11th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
@zukakog
Did you get to take them on a local nature trip, to the park for example? That was the one and only trip I had, luckily it was conker time8D
November 11th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
iheartgrannises - wow, found this on youtube and just want to say what an emotional video…watching all the tears, hugs, smiles as well as the clips of the sisters dancing around when they were young. Two best parts were:
dad holding back the tears as he stood and watched the three sisters hug after Kina was announced the winner
AND
ending where Kina is talking on the phone and the shot pans away and zooms in on a picture of her parents
well done!
November 11th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
@confused newbie
thanks! glad you liked it =)
November 11th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Have any of you seen this interview yet? It’s probably old news to some of you, but here it is nonetheless:
http://www.iprong.com/index.php?s=kina+grannis
November 11th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
@kina - lovely rendition, again, IMO, much better than the original… and Sigur Ros’ Heima, beautiful scenery. It is that imagery that really makes me want to travel, then couple it with the music and it all comes alive.
@mamaG - it’s the first time I heard about that interview, it puts things into a nice timeline…. and now the iprong release party makes sense. As I am not into the iphone scene I probably would never have come upon it. Thanks for sharing :-)
November 12th, 2008 at 12:10 am
@mama G
Nice article but sad to read this:
‘But at some point I would probably have to tone it down a little’
Price of fame I guess…*sighs*
November 12th, 2008 at 12:29 am
@Mama G - Thank you for that link, I hadn´t seen it before. I knew most of what was in it, but it was nice to read how everything happened from her own point of view. I hate it that I wasn´t around during the Superbowl contest, it must have been a huge experience for her fans, too. And I´m beginning to understand that Kina is not only a talented musician, but she has an innate understanding of marketing also… Actually I´m sorry for the other contestants in that competition. Against Kina, they really had no chance at all, did they?
November 12th, 2008 at 12:54 am
@ Arch - It was your video? I loved it too!
November 12th, 2008 at 1:18 am
Thanks for the link, Mama G!
November 12th, 2008 at 4:32 am
magic bean! wooo!
beautiful rendition, I can’t wait for your album kina.
Thanks for the interview mama g, I haven’t seen it.
November 12th, 2008 at 7:27 am
Does anyone know if this:-
http://www.hvarf-heim.com/
map like video is the same video that is shown from the heima link that Kina gave in this bla(h)g?
November 12th, 2008 at 7:35 am
Excellent cover!
November 12th, 2008 at 8:04 am
@TimR–
She actually had a Time Capsule, but the thing flipped out and lost all her data. Luckily she just bought an external drive, so there’ll be no more of that nonsense.
November 12th, 2008 at 9:16 am
@MamaG
Thanks for the link, I hadn’t come across it either = it would be good if you bombarded us with links each bla(h)g so that we have less chance of missing out, perhaps in an indexed format that you could carry over each time for your own ease and having the new ones just being added onto as they occur - twould be a cool feature/resource to have on tap as whatever goes on my computer is soon lost in it’s meltdowns and perhaps others have the occasional problem too, like Kina did this week! Also, maybe you could coax Kina into applying something relating to her making this CD into this Sundance Comp:-
http://www.youtube.com/projectdirect
:)
November 12th, 2008 at 9:40 am
@Misa
Externals aren’t infallible! Sometimes access to stuff is no longer allowed when you need it, root certificate changes, etc, and in fact it can get as bad as what’s recently happened to my 500gb one which no longer has a drive letter/drivers/info anymore - oh aren’t security providers system backups great = not a single one has ever worked for me, against seems easier for them to manage though:(
November 12th, 2008 at 9:44 am
@arch - I saw that video before but didn’t hit the “more info” link. Now I see your name there. Excellent tribute, and for us Kin00bs, it was the next best thing to being there. And very, very touching.
@Mama G - Thanks for the link! At some point, we’d love to hear an interview of you and Dr. G! Bet you have some great stories . . .
@FinnFann - So right. But I’m not buying into the notion this is just a marketing tool. I mean it’s the right thing to do and brilliant. And done soooo well. But there is something very real about Kina and how she interacts her fans. And I have proof b/c I saw the cell phone video on YouTube of her doing “Message” live at Hotel Cafe. That was real. Usually, the audience is moved to tears, not so often the performer! Jeez. I soooo wish I was there!
@Kina - AP Calc? megaprops! (I mentor AP Science and Tech students at George Mason U and they are awesome - and now Kin00bs). But then I knew you had a great education (”I bruise easily” not “I bruise easy”). <3
@misa - magna from D in NH? Whoa! My heroine!
November 12th, 2008 at 10:42 am
@thuff7 - Agreed. I was referring to the work she did with the competition. She had a great song, but she didn´t leave anything by chance. She worked hard and used her (and her sisters´) imagination brilliantly. Success in any business doesn´t come from having a great product alone, you must also have good marketing. And good marketing doesn´t mean faking it. It´s about knowing who you are and telling that to your audience.
November 12th, 2008 at 11:42 am
@FinnFan - absolutely. You have to admire their savvy. These are very intelligent women! Hmmm. Beauty, charm, talent, talent and more talent *and* intellect. What’s not to love? It’s like watching a great movie unfold with the most amazing soundtrack!
November 12th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
oh my.. been soo soo busy.. and havent had time to check in.. and now that i have, i cant watch it, i hate this block. gonna have to wait til tonight for the video, as well as mamags link. :( hope everyone is having a good week. c’mon friday.. i need rest.
@kina - that bubble game is so addicting.. havent played it in a while, i could never beat my lil bro’s score though. lol.
November 12th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
so question…
any of you worried that when she becomes real famous, she may not have time to post youtube videos, meet you at starbucks, twitter and blog with you…the very thing we love about kina in the first place - interacting and keeping it real with her fans.
November 12th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
@Confused: Undoubtedly she will lose her ability to spend lots of time interacting with fans, but it’s a double-edged sword: if she becomes successful enough to continue making/selling music (hopefully without having to get that proverbial “day job”), she will take on more activities that will occupy her time, BUT! I’m confident that she will never abandon her fans completely because she loves the interaction. All of your attention and communication is the reason she finds herself in this fortunate position and she knows/appreciates it!
By the way, more links you may have missed:
http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/stories/13626.html
http://edcommunity.apple.com/gallery/student/item.php?itemID=12659
November 12th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
@Misa:
Was it at all related to the fact that Time Machine uses disc images on network drives (which of course Time Capsule is)? That’s what scared me off of the product. I’ve lost data due to corrupt disc images that Disk Utility can’t fix. Anyway, glad to hear she’s got an external drive. Those seem to be the safest bet with Time Machine.
November 12th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Thanks, Auntie T, for the interview, which I hadn’t seen… I miss you, too!
November 12th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
@kina… Here. (tardy, one check)
@Tom H: I got my PENCILLL.
…
@obi wan kin00bi
These are not the songs you’re looking for. Move along. (j/k)
November 12th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
@arch
forgot to mention, great job on that video! i missed the whole crash the superbowl experience but i would have definitely voted for her.
November 12th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
@mama G
Thanks for the link to the iProng interview. That was a great read. I agree with confused newbie. It’s sad that Kina’s going to have to tone down the Tweets.
November 12th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
I think the sisters were just looking to get the most votes in the least amount of time that they had. Sure, it was a smart move to write a catchy song and post it on Digg and to perform every day on youtube but you know what…if Message From Your Heart is not the great song that it is, I don’t think she would have gotten the votes no matter what they did. She won because of the song, her voice, and because she let her personality shine through in her videos. I don’t think it was as planned as some might think. She really was just being herself and everyone gravitated to that (plus it didn’t hurt that she is a cute halfy japanese girl!).
November 12th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
@ confused newbie
I understand your concerns, but if, like myself, you already don’t:-
twitter,
receive replies of any kind,
get shoutouts,
have the opportunity to meet in whatever capacity,
Kina, then what’s to lose?
There could actually be gains! For example, she might manage to haul a tour over to a country close enough to be able to view her on a large screen or two alongside the stage instead (haha - I laugh, but that might be as good as it gets in reality) but on the other hand as she is frugal, and would probably be doing the the smaller venues really, she may well be putting the occasional shout out for somewhere to kip like other up and comers have been known to do, thus at least gaining at least one fan/set of mates to turn up to witness the gig and do the local club rounds with, or similarly require some fan to tour with for photo or video gathering, possibly done through a competition, etc, etc and as for maintaining blahg postings, unless she’s doing the driving, she’ll have plenty of time to twiddle her fingers across a notebook to divulge what she likes if she cares to do so, which of course means fan base growth, and probably a lengthening list of lucky, forever contented but still broken hearted helpful fans along the way, so maybe joining twitter would be a good idea for all fans, as I’m pretty sure that peeps within 50miles of let’s say Kina’s location get to show up on them, but as I don’t twitter, you’d best check that out if your interested in something so stalkerishly dangerous;)
November 12th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
I don’t twitter either (and don’t plan to) but I would miss the weekly youtube videos…and she has replied kindly to my emails. I don’t think Carrie Underwood or Kelly Clarkson would do that.
As for large venues, of course it would be great for her…would mean she’s made it…but you know what, the small venues are more intimate. Plus, I would hate to see her being hounded by the paparazzi some day. Price of fame I tell ya.
November 12th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
@kina - Its always so nice to get a twitter message from you on my phone. It makes me smile! Sorry i havent been on here in soo long be quite busy! But not that you missed me haha
YAY i dig this song!
November 12th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
@confused newbie & Austin
Good to hear of more that are blessed by the Kina contacts like other fans here are, in case I have more videos than yourselves, I’ll surrender them to you through this playlist, I suggest that you save them to your own playlist names fairly smartish if you don’t want to spend forever seeking them out:-
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=BDA8FA4D66147360
It may well be less complete than ones I’ve had in former YouTube accounts, but there’s been too many ill health/ill computer stuff situations combined throughout this year for me to have actually been bothered to bother with things for a good while now, but you may find something you havent got that you’ll like - you’ll most likely find Trish and Gordon to be really cool, so don’t forget to honour/heart them:)
November 12th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
@sabafa
thanks for the link! there’s one or two vids on there that i haven’t seen yet.
November 12th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Hey there .. sorry i haven’t wrote in a while.. i don’t suppose you’ll ever get around to reading this, but hopefully you do. And if you do, I’d like to find out if MY favorite song of yours got any votes to be on your album.. . In case you forgot which one that is, well it’s that kooky song you did called stars falling..I think.. well I forgot the exact title, but I really liked the song and that kooky video that you did with it. The video was of you having all this make up all in the wrong places on your face and you couldn’t get it off, so you decided to do the video with it as is. I loved it . and hopefully it made the cut. I hope all is well .. and btw .. that bean is HUGE.. and wierd .. but it’s cool ..
November 12th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
@sabafa - thanks for sharing the playlist =D
working my way thru it. Lots of treasures!
November 12th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
love the video.. as always.. sucks for what happened to the p.o. box vids..
November 12th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
i’m not a big country fan but just caught a little of the cma show and carrie underwood was performing ‘just a dream’. great song…future cover kina?
November 12th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
oh! speaking of covers, here’s an all time favorite of mine’s:
I’ll Stand By You - The Pretenders
nobody’s done it justice yet on youtube!
November 13th, 2008 at 9:48 am
cool article Mama G… will this video be out to the public? i did see a link on the page, but didnt check it out, would not have been able to play it here at work anyway. i’d love to see how the bus looks like, maybe i’ll google it. :)
November 13th, 2008 at 9:51 am
ooops.. scratch the last part, just realized the second link was the video :p … i’ll watch it tonight/
November 13th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Kina: “wouldn’t it be cool to meet up with people in your dreams? then sleeping would be more fun”
Good if ur: dreaming pretty things lovely things *_*
Not so good if ur: dreaming about monsters and the like :-o
November 13th, 2008 at 11:55 am
so i am here in Fort Collins, and my friend bought the movie “once” and we watched the part in the movie where they sing “falling slowly” and i never watched the movie before but i recognized the song! and they were talking about how they loved it.
and then i showed them kina’s cover on the internet and they LOVED her cover. kina street team is in my blood lol
saying the word “blood” sounds weird LOL
also, i tried to email kina a picture i took on my phone but i dont think it worked. at a sports store here in Fort Collins, I saw an amazing thing, and i took a picture of it with my iphone. (i was going to write what i saw, but i ended up not because i decided i will buy it and send it to kina for her next PO BOX video awwww) LOL
anyways, i will send it to kina, but i want mama g to wear it hahaha =)
love always,
meeks
November 13th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
uh oh… should I be worried?
November 13th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
delicate!!!! I’m not even the one making an album and I really don’t know you, so why am I so excited?!
by the way, really good job on ‘don’t forget’ =) and when you get famous don’t forget us little people hehe.
November 13th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
@ Mama G
I guess posts containing more than one link automatically considered as spam.
November 13th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
@Mama G
Thanks for posting the extra links, and, my oh my, do you still have a healthy dose of the determined Mom gene;) I suspect that many a fan - as I have - would have given up, but, it is definitely annoying to later find that a posting left safely in the hands of the moderator does not actually make it through when there shouldn’t have been any problem! Which makes me wonder whether there may be dismayed non-posters that have given up trying to post and even perhaps given up coming to the site as a result! I note that the system returned back to my normal non-editing of comments status straight after reporting its change to Misa, so the system is pretty good overall but requires perhaps too much patience and can throw the flow of topic posts out of sync somewhat, which most likely renders some almost doa and buried without a plot number to aid visitation! Maybe this could be rectified through post ticketing, so that although posts may be out of sequence on site, a visitor could mooch about the page to follow the correct number flow, therefore keeping to time and possibly helpful topic flow/digression should they wish to.
@Kina
In case you ever wondered why I didn’t have your videos within my favourites this time around, it is because your videos held the top slot on my page whenever I was allowed to set it up that way and that I would have had everyone of them in there like in my previous channels, but at the moment I’m too miffed to even keep you as a friend or stay subscribed! Please try and remember to not neglect your original fanbase in the servicing of newer, nor show favour for either, so that your efforts do not falter/stall! I still feel that the “all for one and one for all” maxim is still a pretty good guide for here, and as you might expect, I still wish you the very best(o:}
November 13th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
@Mama G - Glad you hung in there getting that link for us. Thanx!
So cool. Great sound with the full band. It took me a couple double takes to figure out the reverse video!
November 13th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
holy cow, all of mama g’s posts came in…haha!
@mama g
i will take your word that kina will never forget her loyals fans because moms are always right!
some good news - i finished my first marathon today (in a round about way). kina’s determination and inspiration leading up to her marathon got me so motivated that i decided to run a marathon in honour of kina and mama g. so over the last three weeks, i’ve been running 3.12 miles (5km) a day, 3 days/week during my lunch at work. in total, i ran 28.08 miles (45km), just a little more than a regular marathon. i plan on continuing my lunch time runs as i have been feeling better than ever! so kina…first one was for you and your mom, thanks for your inspiration! perhaps in the near future, i can do a real one.
*JUST DID IT*
November 13th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
HAHAHAHA! That’s hilarious! I just noticed that they all posted! Sorry for using up so much space here :D
November 13th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
@asdf: thanks for that heads-up. That’s an interesting point.
haha…. I’m still a little embarrassed…… *turns beet red*
November 13th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
I have to say, I think this is the best version of this song I have heard….fabulous.
And I was watching Gh today and your song was used again today..
i am so happy that you are in the studio now!
have a great weekend!
Jen. :)
November 14th, 2008 at 12:25 am
ap calculus?!
you’re just a freaaaaaak
like meeeeeeee
November 14th, 2008 at 12:39 am
before i doze off, just wanted to pass this along…
ever notice that some of kina’s slow songs go quite good with the piano?
November 14th, 2008 at 3:23 am
Just found your music for the first time. I live in SW China so it’s difficult to find good music… well atleast in English! Shared your youtube stuff with my wife (who is Chinese)… we both really loved it!
Thanks for a little cultural twist to our current musical list! Good to hear something new!
November 14th, 2008 at 9:06 am
kina!!!
i just thought of an idea! nothing original or anything though haha.
have u thought about a “hidden” track? =)
just saying because my idol growing up, Janet Jackson, did it and i know many other artists that did it (e.g. the roots) and it was a pleasant surprise…
=)
lol
well i love kina’s originals alot so how about 5 hidden tracks? hahaha that would be awesome/hilarious lol
mama g, have u been keeping up with the office???
pam and jim forever, dwight is a sleezeball =T
meeks
November 14th, 2008 at 10:44 am
And the nominees are…
“Oh The Hummingbird”,
and…
“My Time With You”
…
(the envelope, please)
November 14th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Check this out… doesn’t she sound A LOT LIKE KINA??? :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1XyWIj_wcA
November 14th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
She is lipsyncing, so she sounds exactly the same ;)
November 14th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
@Mama G
Lip SyncX( Some musicians have long running probs like this, I came across one just last week, but can’t remember who it involved though=DOH! Far worse can happen like with Jasmine, sorry misscupcake1, she’s a bit shy/private really/doesn’t like prying/being told what to do/type thing as Kina would add on, and she’s coping with a major creep, hang on I’ll get a link - just don’t friend her as the creep causes trouble to her friends too and also opens up new accounts to do so when shut down, etc:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rpXDYF6SIo
shame this sort of stuff goes on at all, but especially to what seems to be a really nice sort if this is anything to go by:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZLkA1biFFM
It’s just a nasty version of what can actually get far worse, so be prepared just in case, as I saw a comment here - I think it was this month - that sort of implied trouble ahead and maybe had mentioned something like once his mates find out, but maybe it was just before then and just someone joking due to it being All Hallows, but all sorts of computer nasties can be left through a link/mail/image/etc, but at least there’s Misa/others to stop or cure things hey:)
November 14th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
@Mama G
UhOh by the time I’d got a couple of links and posted them, asdf has responded Mama G, plus it’s not showing yet, like with your cute reposts, but expect it - haha;)
November 14th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
just a little hi for everyone!!!
an other great song like every weeks we don’t forget YOU!!!but don’t forget US(you take a big part in my personal happiness)
if you come on tour in france should i meet you?it my greatest dream(for now lol).
@Mama G thank you for links but i’v found an other article about kina very intesting and touching at:
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/life/themorningread/article_1976197.php
PS@kina what can you say in french or sing!!!(maybe kalu’s lessons!!!)it will be very fun to hear that!!
PS bis i’have received your 3cds packaged with love,i will listen it everyday and hour again and again until your new one released. *BIGBIGHUG*to you bye:)
November 14th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
She’s not the first person to lip sync on youtube. Here’s another pretending to perform a classic song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysqh1uzqGrc