What song should I play this week?

[DJ_Greg]

Hey guys, I thought it'd be cool to get your opinions on what Alizée song I should play on my radio show this week. It could be like the official Alizée America song request. Three weeks ago (I've sorta been on a 3 wk break) I played "A contre-courant" and "J'ai pas vingt ans." This week I was leaning toward "Amélie m'a dit" or "Elle, Elle L'a"...but I'll play whatever you guys vote for!

So what do you want to hear?

[Urb4n]

Veni Vedi Vici, hands down, just heard it, I love it.

[General Patton]

Veni Vedi Vici, hands down, just heard it, I love it.
I love that song to! Wait theres an Alizee radio station??

[Spartan500]

hey greg is radio station on the internet or soomething also i think you should play toc de mac or youpidou

[riva2model64]

Amélie m'a dit for this week is good (prefferably the En Concert version)
but for the week after
maybe Lui ou Toi or L'e-Mail A Des Ailes

[aditya8617]

Toc de mac!

[brad]

tough call .. if you haven't played moi lolita yet, i would play that.

we are kind of biased against it, since it is so popular ... but it was popular for a reason

[Bob]

v.v.v. or amelie if its just those 2 choices, otherwise i dono

[RadioactiveMan]

VVV or JPVA. You said that there is a streaming version of your show, right?

Edit: Oops. If you've already played JPVA, I'd suggest VVV or Toc de Mac instead.

[dvtq]

L'E-mail a des ailes is the best you can show everybody :D

[Matrix]

I vote for Veni Vidi Vici

[nurvonic]

oh i agree with dvqt. L'E-mail a des ailes is a sweet song

[rcs]

I agree with DVTQ, L'E-mail a des ailes is still my fav. Toc de mac also. These two put me in the mood for listening to french music, Alizee that is.

[aFrenchie]

Hey Amigo! Studio version (it failed a bit in concert for me)
Mon Maquis DVD version (way better live!)

[DJ_Greg]

tough call .. if you haven't played moi lolita yet, i would play that.

we are kind of biased against it, since it is so popular ... but it was popular for a reason

True, although it might be a little too "dance pop" for my show. I forgot to mention, my format is generally modern and indie rock, so I'm trying to pick songs that don't stray too far from that. Then again, I play whatever I want, so it doesn't really matter in the end.

Since I didn't do a poll, I'll have to count up the votes before tomorrow afternoon and see what won.

[DJ_Greg]

OK, here are the current standings for this week (I counted every vote, even if people mentioned more than one):

Veni Vedi Vici - 5
Toc de mac - 4
Youpidou - 1
Amelie m'a dit - 2
Moi...Lolita - 1
L'email - 3
Mon Maquis - 1
Hey ! Amigo ! - 1

I'll take votes until 2:30 or 3:00 p.m. EST tomorrow.

[General Patton]

OK, here are the current standings for this week (I counted every vote, even if people mentioned more than one):

Veni Vedi Vici - 5
Toc de mac - 4
Youpidou - 1
Amelie m'a dit - 2
Moi...Lolita - 1
L'email - 3
Mon Maquis - 1
Hey ! Amigo ! - 1

I'll take votes until 2:30 or 3:00 p.m. EST tomorrow.
Wait this is a radio station on what the internet, xm or what?

[DJ_Greg]

90.3 FM in Piscataway, NJ

It's the radio station for Rutgers University, Livingston Campus.

You can also stream it over the web at thecore.fm (http://thecore.fm)

[Bob]

90.3 FM in Piscataway, NJ

It's the radio station for Rutgers University, Livingston Campus.

You can also stream it over the web at thecore.fm (http://thecore.fm)

haha when do you DJ or whatever on it? i wanna listen =)

[DJ_Greg]

4-6 p.m. EST Fridays, until early September.

So are all the votes in? Right now, VVV will be the song, with Toc de mac running a close second. It's funny...I never would have picked either of those songs for this week.

[HibyPrime]

4:10pm. I just starting listening to it, I hope it wasnt the first song you played so I missed it :/

http://thecore.rutgers.edu/site/shows/people/gb.shtml O.o

[Bob]

ya if u can try to make it in middle/near end i may miss the beginning

[HibyPrime]

woot, free advertising..

greg, you sound so nervous, gawd.. just kidding, good job

[Spartan500]

yes i tuned in just in time lol your a little obsessed great job

[Bob]

haha i heard it V.V.V. =)

[DJ_Greg]

woot, free advertising..

greg, you sound so nervous, gawd.. just kidding, good job

Haha, not nervous...very, very rusty this week. Not really the best show for you guys to be hearing for the first time.

If somebody knows a good file download service, I'll upload one of my older shows, when I'm more in "the flow." :D

[HibyPrime]

don't worry about it

Can I request an encore?

pick any alizee song, other than JBG

[DJ_Greg]

Pick something from Mes Courants Electriques...I'll play it in the second hour.

[HibyPrime]

toc de mac will probally best fit the rock theme.. ofcourse you could pick a song yourself if you wish :P

[Spartan500]

yeah toc de mac i mean cause it did come in second right or if rock then cest trop tard seeing as how its her most rock sounding song also you play good music

[Urb4n]

Haha, DJ_Greg, that internet radio is pretty cool. I like it.

By the way, if you guys use Winamp to listen to music, you can save the radio station as a list in itself and open the list whenever you want and listen.

[DJ_Greg]

yeah toc de mac i mean cause it did come in second right or if rock then cest trop tard seeing as how its her most rock sounding song also you play good music

Toc de mac is it, then!

And thanks :cool:

[DJ_Greg]

Haha, DJ_Greg, that internet radio is pretty cool. I like it.

By the way, if you guys use Winamp to listen to music, you can save the radio station as a list in itself and open the list whenever you want and listen.

Urb4n is right. It's much easier than going back to the website every time.

[Spartan500]

for me it just sort of saved itself on my itunes

[HibyPrime]

You need to start your own radio station, this music is good..

[HibyPrime]

OMG stop pointing out your own mistakes... holy crap

[DJ_Greg]

OMG stop pointing out your own mistakes... holy crap

Hahaha, I can see why that might be strange for a first-timer. But that's actually part of my "thing" - the self-deprecation. Surprisingly, people have told me they like it, so I've kept it up. I could pretend those things don't happen, but I think it's funnier when I don't. :D

[DJ_Greg]

There was one show where I was playing a song from my iPod, and a friend was hanging out in the station, looking at the songs I have on it. Now, you can do that without changing the song, but she had never used an iPod before, and accidentally hit the foward button, changing the song right in the middle.

THAT one I didn't point out.

[Spartan500]

lol it gives life to your show

[HibyPrime]

Hahaha, I can see why that might be strange for a first-timer. But that's actually part of my "thing" - the self-deprecation. Surprisingly, people have told me they like it, so I've kept it up. I could pretend those things don't happen, but I think it's funnier when I don't. :D

sure is, now that I know you are doing it on purpose its a bit funnier :P

[Urb4n]

You should be ashamed!

[DJ_Greg]

You know, being on this forum is actually a distraction right now...but do you think I'll close the web browser? Nope. :D

[Urb4n]

at one point or another, you should just surprise people with some horribly heavy grunge death metal. then act like you always play that kind of music. Then never play anything like it again.

[DJ_Greg]

at one point or another, you should just surprise people with some horribly heavy grunge death metal. then act like you always play that kind of music. Then never play anything like it again.

Hahaha. I played a metal band covering Soundgarden's "The Day I Tried to Live." I think they were called Between The Buried And Me. That's the closest I've gotten to doing that.

I've thrown random hip-hop tracks into shows before, but since no one who listens to my show likes rap, I kinda stopped doing that.

[Spartan500]

lol as soon as i read that i thought of mon maquis lol

[Urb4n]

You know, I have alot of music that would fit this radio station of yours. I don't know what the laws are on me giving it to you to play are but I think it's something that alot of people would like.

[HibyPrime]

do you get paid for doing this? or is it volunteer stuff

[DJ_Greg]

Urb4n: let's talk tomorrow (I won't be around after the show tonight). Send me a PM or something. There's nothing illegal about "suggesting" music. ;)

Hiby: nope, no money. That's why I can get away with making fun of myself. It's college radio, so they don't have any money, anyway. I just do this because it's a lot of fun.

[HibyPrime]

Yay, you played it

[Spartan500]

nice job sneaking toc de mac in there greg

[Urb4n]

Can't think of a faster way to spread the word about Alizee than that. Good job. :D

[DJ_Greg]

Thanks, everyone...for voting, listening, commenting. I hope you guys liked the show; seems like some people did. Now you all know what I look and sound like...that's a little creepy. :) Kidding...

If you guys enjoying doing the vote-request thing, I'll do it again next week.

See you all tomorrow. I'm gonna be out for the rest of the night.

[General Patton]

Thanks Greg for all the work you put into this!

[DJ_Greg]

Your choices for this week (I'll probably only play one this time):

JPVA
ACC
Amelie
Moi...Lolita
Gourmandises

I can't make up my mind! :D

[RadioactiveMan]

Might as well play all of them because I couldn't choose just one of those. ;)

[Spartan500]

well you said you already played jpva and acc so it should reall y be out of amelie, gourmandises, or moi lolita. and incase uyou are wondering I vote for moi lolita

[brad]

damn! I missed the radio show :(

I vote for moi lolita .. and this week i am going to be sure i am around to hear it :)

[DJ_Greg]

well you said you already played jpva and acc so it should reall y be out of amelie, gourmandises, or moi lolita. and incase uyou are wondering I vote for moi lolita

That doesn't matter. It was over a month ago. July 21, to be exact.

Even so, it wouldn't be the first time I played the same song in different weeks. For example, I've been playing "Harrowdown Hill" every week for a few weeks now, as well as other songs.

I just play whatever I like at the moment, so eventually I will play both of those songs again.

[DJ_Greg]

damn! I missed the radio show :(

I vote for moi lolita .. and this week i am going to be sure i am around to hear it :)

I have an mp3 of it, if you're interested. It wasn't really my best work, though... (I was rusty from being away from it for almost month).

[DJ_Greg]

All right, so I'm warming up to the idea of playing Moi...Lolita this afternoon.

[nurvonic]

hell yeah DJ! spin that shit! *disclaimer*-im not actually calling alizee's moi...lolita "shit"

ill be listening this time;)

[Spartan500]

i will be listening greg

[DJ_Greg]

Cool, cool...and recommendations for non-Alizée songs?

I was supposed to get some from Urb4n, but I've been kinda busy this week and haven't been online (and not away) much. So...sorry Urb4n.

[nurvonic]

one recommendation i have in mind is Animal Alpha - Bundy. i think i remember hearing that ur audience is mainly rock, so i think animal alpha is a good candidate for ur radio show. plus, most people probably never heard of them, including you

heres a video to make ur judgement
http://animalalpha.com/flash/media.htm

[DJ_Greg]

Ah, I didn't see this until after the show started. I'll check it out for next time, though.

[Spartan500]

glad to see you picked Moi Lolita greg I tuned in just in time

[DJ_Greg]

No problem. Still deciding if I'll play another at the end...

[RadioactiveMan]

one recommendation i have in mind is Animal Alpha - Bundy. i think i remember hearing that ur audience is mainly rock, so i think animal alpha is a good candidate for ur radio show. plus, most people probably never heard of them, including you

heres a video to make ur judgement
http://animalalpha.com/flash/media.htm

That song is on NHL '06. I don't like any of the music on NHL '06 though. :(

[Spartan500]

oh so what are you thinking of playing

[DJ_Greg]

I dunno...maybe something from MCE. Amelie, L'Email, something like that.

[riva2model64]

amelie m'a dit en concert sounds great

[DJ_Greg]

I don't have the live album :(

Besides, I got an official IM request for C'est Trop Tard, so that's what I played.



One of these days I WILL play Amelie, I promise!

[RadioactiveMan]

You're my favourite DJ in the whole world, Greg.
I only made it to the last 45 minutes of the show, but I liked most of the music that you played.

[DJ_Greg]

Ah, you guys all missed the best stuff. I always play my best songs at the beginning of the show (not on purpose...it just happens that way).


I can't decide whether to use Rapidshare, MegaUpload, Badongo, or whatever to upload my shows. I want something that's easy for people to download. Some of those sites are laid out very poorly, and it's tough to figure out where you need to click in order to download the file. Those of who use them know, but the casual downloader doesn't. Any ideas?

[HibyPrime]

Ah, you guys all missed the best stuff. I always play my best songs at the beginning of the show (not on purpose...it just happens that way).


I can't decide whether to use Rapidshare, MegaUpload, Badongo, or whatever to upload my shows. I want something that's easy for people to download. Some of those sites are laid out very poorly, and it's tough to figure out where you need to click in order to download the file. Those of who use them know, but the casual downloader doesn't. Any ideas?

ask brad for some webspace? lol jk..

megaupload/rapidshare are pretty much the standard now, if someone does not know how to use them then they should learn as soon as possible. use one of those two :P

[brad]

how big are the files? and yeah Greg, Amélie m'a dit is my favorite song .. so i demand it be played! lol

[HibyPrime]

nothing but alizee related material can touch this site! oh wait, there are some alizee songs in the radio shows :D

but seriously, I was just joking about using your webspace.

[DJ_Greg]

50-60 MB for each 2 hr show recorded at 64 kbps.

My old shows, which were recorded at 96 kbps, are 75-100 MB. Eventually I'd like to have all of them uploaded somewhere. Not that anyone is really interested in downloading my old radio shows, but I just thought it'd be cool to at least have the option.

[DJ_Greg]

nothing but alizee related material can touch this site! oh wait, there are some alizee songs in the radio shows :D

but seriously, I was just joking about using your webspace.

I wouldn't use Brad's web space. You're right - it should be reserved for Alizée material. There are enough free upload services; I just need to pick one.

[brad]

50-60 MB for each 2 hr show recorded at 64 kbps.


any alizee related shows, feel free to upload here (via the forum attachments). just zip the file(s) up and when you make a post, click 'attachments'. Might want to make a thread .. like, 'DJ_Gregs Radio Shows' or something

OR you can upload them to your gallery, that is probably the best thing to do.

otherwise i would just use rapidshare

[RadioactiveMan]

how big are the files? and yeah Greg, Amélie m'a dit is my favorite song .. so i demand it be played! lol

Request it next time, Brad. I requested C'est Trop Tard and it was a great rush to hear my name on the radio. :D

[DJ_Greg]

how big are the files? and yeah Greg, Amélie m'a dit is my favorite song .. so i demand it be played! lol

I could have sworn "Toc de mac" was your favorite. Oh well.

"Amélie m'a dit" is my current favorite, but you guys keep requesting other songs! :)

Seriously, if I never found this site, I'd probably have played Amelie last week and JPVA again this week. Instead, I've played four songs...and I probably wouldn't have picked any of them on my own! (Don't get me wrong, they're great songs, and I wouldn't have played them if I didn't like them).

It's definitely more fun to have people from this site requesting songs, than just me picking everything all the time.

[brad]

I could have sworn "Toc de mac" was your favorite. Oh well.

"Amélie m'a dit" is my current favorite, but you guys keep requesting other songs! :)



I requested moi.. lolita only because it is such a catchy song. people who don't know about alizee would be more 'impressed' with that song than any of her others (in my opinion).

[Spartan500]

yeah next week play amelie greg seeing as how it's yours and bobs funeral song.

[DJ_Greg]

Hahaha...everyone's stealing my idea!

[Bob]

Hahaha...everyone's stealing my idea!

lol well... everyone stole brad's idea of liking alizée...but do you see him complaining? =)

[DJ_Greg]

Haha, yeah...Brad came up with the idea...

[rwd716]

Has anyone of your local listeners commented on you playing Alizée songs, Greg?

[RadioactiveMan]

He said that his mom told him to stop, but who listens to their mothers nowadays? It's just not hip.

[DJ_Greg]

Yup, that's the only comment I've gotten on it so far...and you see how much effect it had. :)

[nurvonic]

you should play toc de mac next, if u havent already. have u? cant remember

[DJ_Greg]

Yep.

Week 1: ACC and JPVA
Week 2: VVV and TDM
Week 3: M...L and CTT

[nurvonic]

ok then u should play youpidoo next. its a great song and hey u havent played it yet:D

[DJ_Greg]

Probably no show this week. Well, I dunno. I found out this morning that my high school best friend's mom died a few days ago. Funeral is on Friday. So I either won't be doing a show or it'll be a late decision. Probably a somber one, if I end up doing it. I'll keep you guys posted.

[nurvonic]

hey dj_greg...thank u for playing my requests! that was unique. i liked that u mentioned my name and hometown. that was awesome! u sound like a regular guy

[Moe]

thanks..for playing a song for me...lol moe from UAE no kidding hehe

[bt_bird_90]

I finally caught the show this week, that was way cool. Great stuff DJ_Greg!

...but you aren't fooling anyone, we can all tell you are an Alizée fan and used Moe as an excuse to play her. You know what Yupidoo means, I bet you prolly could have sang along to the whole song too :D

[nurvonic]

LOL you were obviously trying to cover up that youre a true alizee fan...." i think youpidoo means 'yippee' in french." u know damn well it means yippee:cool:

[Bob]

:p LOL you were obviously trying to cover up that youre a true alizee fan...." i think youpidoo means 'yippee' in french." u know damn well it means yippee:cool:

haha lol, i think DJ is holding his secrets back from his school =)

[RMJ]

LOL you were obviously trying to cover up that youre a true alizee fan...." i think youpidoo means 'yippee' in french." u know damn well it means yippee:cool:

Actually, Youpidou (and Youpidoo) does not exactly mean yippee.

Youpi is French word and means yippee in English. Youpidou is just Mylène's own, made up, word. Why she added the "-dou" (and "-doo" in English version) in the "youpi" is unknown. Prolly because it sounds better in the songs... or maybe some other reason was behind it. It's hard to tell.

[Urb4n]

Probably no show this week. Well, I dunno. I found out this morning that my high school best friend's mom died a few days ago. Funeral is on Friday. So I either won't be doing a show or it'll be a late decision. Probably a somber one, if I end up doing it. I'll keep you guys posted.

Ahh, I'm sorry to hear that man. My condolences go out your friend.

[aFrenchie]

Actually, Youpidou (and Youpidoo) does not exactly mean yippee.

Youpi is French word and means yippee in English. Youpidou is just Mylène's own, made up, word. Why she added the "-dou" (and "-doo" in English version) in the "youpi" is unknown. Prolly because it sounds better in the songs... or maybe some other reason was behind it. It's hard to tell.
You're right, yippee in French is only youpi. The "-dou" Mylène added could be a reference to those old scoubidous (that word sounds exactly the same), thingies that French children knotted with plastic strips in the 60s:
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoubidou
Images: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fudgeit/sets/421204/

Furthermore, there was also a well known song about those "toys" by Sacha Distel in 1958.
http://platea.pntic.mec.es/~cvera/hotpot/distel_scoubidou.htm
(I warned you, it's old and silly :D)

[rcs]

Probably no show this week. Well, I dunno. I found out this morning that my high school best friend's mom died a few days ago. Funeral is on Friday. So I either won't be doing a show or it'll be a late decision. Probably a somber one, if I end up doing it. I'll keep you guys posted.

You should play "A quoi reve une jeune fille". I don't know what the english trans is, but the music and her singing is pleasant and may fit the mood since attending the funeral.

[rcs]

[QUOTE=aFrenchie;6869]You're right, yippee in French is only youpi. The "-dou" Mylène added could be a reference to those old scoubidous (that word sounds exactly the same), thingies that French children knotted with plastic strips in the 60s:
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoubidou
Images: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fudgeit/sets/421204/

Are there any old timers here that remember Blondie? She had a song called "Denis". She says the word "Youpidou" several times in that song. Blondie sang some lyrics in French in a few of her songs. I don't know if she was part French, but I'd really like Lili to cover one of her songs. I'm sure Lili would make those old songs sizzle with her voice and stage presence. :)

BTW, "Youpidou" being a made up word or not, is really a surprise to me since the song "Denis" came out in 1978. At least, that's what is printed in my CD. Frenchie, could you look into this. Maybe Blondie was singing another word that sounds like "Youpidou".

[riva2model64]

thanks for the clearup on youpidou guys

and I really sorry to hear that greg

[aFrenchie]

Frenchie, could you look into this. Maybe Blondie was singing another word that sounds like "Youpidou".
Just found the lyrics here:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/blondie/denis.html
You're right about the part in the middle that is in French. But the "doo-be-do" things are in the English sections (and "spelled" in an English way).

[DJ_Greg]

I finally caught the show this week, that was way cool. Great stuff DJ_Greg!

...but you aren't fooling anyone, we can all tell you are an Alizée fan and used Moe as an excuse to play her. You know what Yupidoo means, I bet you prolly could have sang along to the whole song too :D

I hung out with a bunch of friends last night, and one of them basically said the same thing...

Jon: "I call bullshit. I might believe that someone from UAE requested a song, but how convenient that it just happened to be Alizée."

[DJ_Greg]

You're right, yippee in French is only youpi. The "-dou" Mylène added could be a reference to those old scoubidous (that word sounds exactly the same), thingies that French children knotted with plastic strips in the 60s:
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoubidou
Images: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fudgeit/sets/421204/

Furthermore, there was also a well known song about those "toys" by Sacha Distel in 1958.
http://platea.pntic.mec.es/~cvera/hotpot/distel_scoubidou.htm
(I warned you, it's old and silly :D)

Scooby Doo?
http://members.lycos.nl/machokat/shaccy%20en%20scooby.jpg

I wonder if there's a connection.


It looks like scoubidous are the same as "lanyards" (or laniard), which we used to make at camp when I was a kid.

[DJ_Greg]

You should play "A quoi reve une jeune fille". I don't know what the english trans is, but the music and her singing is pleasant and may fit the mood since attending the funeral.

You should read the interpretations of that song at...I don't seem to have the link. It was posted here recently. I'll look around and edit this post if I find it.

Anyway, it seems like a lot of people missed that post about my friend's mom. That was actually last week, and I ended up not doing my show. This week, at the top of the first hour, I just thanked the DJ who subbed my show for me and didn't say why I was absent. Originally I was going to, but I decided against it.

[Bob]

I hung out with a bunch of friends last night, and one of them basically said the same thing...

Jon: "I call bullshit. I might believe that someone from UAE requested a song, but how convenient that it just happened to be Alizée."

lol what did you say about that =)

[DJ_Greg]

No show this weekend, as I'm going back to my college for Fall Fest. A bunch of bands are playing a show for free...should be a fun time. Don't get banned while I'm gone. :cool:

[aditya8617]

enjoy the show greg, and lol none of us are telling any fantasy stories so you can expect all current plus some new members when you come back!

[riva2model64]

yes enjoy yourself greg.

[rcs]

Spread the word of Alizee while you're there. Have fun.

[RadioactiveMan]

Don't get banned while I'm gone. :cool:

If I can't get banned while you're gone, when can I get banned?

[aditya8617]

If I can't get banned while you're gone, when can I get banned?

Why do you want to get banned in the first place? We are trying to increase our numbers and you talking about getting banned. You need to change your approach!

[DJ_Greg]

Why do you want to get banned in the first place? We are trying to increase our numbers and you talking about getting banned. You need to change your approach!

Haha, the sarcasm clearly went over aditya's head. :D

[General Patton]

Haha, the sarcasm clearly went over aditya's head. :D

Yes it was. :D :D :D :D

[aditya8617]

Haha, the sarcasm clearly went over aditya's head. :D

Alright it did :o .

[neoteny]

do me a favor greg and play some morningwood - Nth degree for me. after that play some better than ezra - good