Once again, I'm using my Dreamwidth journal as an attic for my main blog. Today, I'm storing comments I left last month on other blogs, which I plan on mining as raw material for my blog entries in the near future. Today, the featured comment is an entire blog entry,
Midweek Cafe and Lounge, Vol. 44At his request, I'm filling in for Don Durito this week. While I promise to keep the music and booze flowing, I am putting my own touch on the party while I'm the host.
Don Durito and I both share a love for 1980s rock music, but that's not what I have in mind this week. Instead, I'm going to indulge my love of movie music by featuring this year's nominated songs (so far) from environmental and political movies at the
Grammys,
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards,
Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and
Golden Globes.
"Moana" was one of two feature films nominated by the
Environmental Media Association as having an environmental theme worth recognizing, so I'm considering the Grammy nominated song
How Far I'll Go to be from an environmental movie. Who am I to argue with the EMA? If nothing else, the CGI scenery is pretty.
Music video by Auli'i Cravalho performing How Far I'll Go. (C) 2016 Walt Disney Records
"
Chasing Coral" and "
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power" both had their original songs nominated at the Critics' Choice Documentary Awards. Both movies were also nominated by the EMA in the documentary film category. "Chasing Coral" didn't win, so its theme song,
Tell Me How Long Music Video Feat. Kristen Bell goes first.
Kristen Bell performs "Tell Me How Long" from the new film Chasing Coral, now streaming on Netflix.
Music & Lyrics by Dan Romer and Teddy Geiger
The scenery is just as pretty and here it's real.
"An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power" won the Documentary Film award from the EMA. Al Gore also won an award for Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, so its theme song, "
Truth to Power" by OneRepublic (perfect band name, if nothing else) comes next.
Music video by OneRepublic performing Truth To Power. (C) 2017 Mosley Music/Interscope Records
I'll post the nominated songs from non-environmental political movies in the comments. I'm looking forward to your favorite movie music in the comments, too.
The cafe/bar is open
In keeping with the environmental theme, tonight's drink is
Earth Day Ocean Water.
1 ½ oz. (45ml) Coconut Vodka
¾ oz. (22ml) Blue Curacao
½ oz. (15ml) Lemon Juice
2 oz. (60ml) Lemon Lime Soda
Lime Peel
PREPARATION
1. To an ice filled glass add coconut vodka, blue curacao, lemon juice and lemon lime soda. Stir well to mix. Set aside.
2. Using scissors or a small knife roughly cut the shapes of the continents out of lime peel. Place shapes inside a round glass and pack with crushed ice.
3. Pour mix into glass and serve. Enjoy responsibly!
The bartender is now taking requests.
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