Kevin has always had an eclectic taste in music. He listens to everything from Dave Matthews to Beastie Boys, Bob Dylan to Phish, Ben Folds to the Carolina Chocolate Drops and everything in between. Hardly a week goes by that Kevin hasn't discovered some new artist/band that most people have never even heard of. When he gets new music, he likes to listen to it a lot... and loudly... so I can't help but hear his new tunes, even if I am not actively listening.
Sometimes, I have these moments where a particular song from one of Kevin's "listens of the week" catches my attention and I realize I have heard the song before. Not as a song on the radio or Pandora, but rather as a snip-it in the background of a commercial, TV show or movie. I then go through the filing system that is my mind and begin to place the song to where I have heard it from before. I can normally narrow it down to a type of commercial, or identify it as being from a TV show rather than a movie. It is like I have all these useless video clips in my brain and hearing a song that corresponds to a clip sends off some sort of signal that proceeds to drive me crazy until I make the connection.
For example, yesterday Kevin picked up the new Alabama Shakes album. I had never heard of them before, but as we were driving back from Best Buy, I had a moment in the middle of a conversation. Hold everything - I think I've heard this song before! Kevin just says okay and moves on, but the song sticks with me. I head the song, You Ain't Alone, again when we got home (as I said before, he listens to his new music a lot) and I was able to narrow it down... definitely a jewelry commercial. A quick Google search later and I found it!
Zales Holiday 2011 Commercial
Sometimes, I have these moments where a particular song from one of Kevin's "listens of the week" catches my attention and I realize I have heard the song before. Not as a song on the radio or Pandora, but rather as a snip-it in the background of a commercial, TV show or movie. I then go through the filing system that is my mind and begin to place the song to where I have heard it from before. I can normally narrow it down to a type of commercial, or identify it as being from a TV show rather than a movie. It is like I have all these useless video clips in my brain and hearing a song that corresponds to a clip sends off some sort of signal that proceeds to drive me crazy until I make the connection.
For example, yesterday Kevin picked up the new Alabama Shakes album. I had never heard of them before, but as we were driving back from Best Buy, I had a moment in the middle of a conversation. Hold everything - I think I've heard this song before! Kevin just says okay and moves on, but the song sticks with me. I head the song, You Ain't Alone, again when we got home (as I said before, he listens to his new music a lot) and I was able to narrow it down... definitely a jewelry commercial. A quick Google search later and I found it!
Zales Holiday 2011 Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05D2y_tEOJ8&feature=relmfu
I had a similar experience with The Black Keys. Kevin bought their first album, which actually came out in 2010, after listening to their new album. I was not really listening to the music, it was just background sound as I was doing something random around the house. And then I had a moment... that song, I know that song! The song was 'Howlin' for You' from the very awesome movie Limitless.
I am not sure if this would be classified as a talent. And I am even less sure that it will ever be of any real use. But if you ever need help putting a song with a commercial, I am your girl!
I had a similar experience with The Black Keys. Kevin bought their first album, which actually came out in 2010, after listening to their new album. I was not really listening to the music, it was just background sound as I was doing something random around the house. And then I had a moment... that song, I know that song! The song was 'Howlin' for You' from the very awesome movie Limitless.
I am not sure if this would be classified as a talent. And I am even less sure that it will ever be of any real use. But if you ever need help putting a song with a commercial, I am your girl!
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