12 Days of 2012 - 6 - Passion

And so we continue with my favorite art of 2012. I figured Passion was a good note to start the year on: "Enthusiasm for the beauty of life helps to keep the brain alive" (bird watcher Lawrence Kilham) is my mantra, but it's been a struggle to get back. Art helps. Like watching Doctor Who, a character driven by unbridled enthusiasm for the universe.

In music, nothing excited me more than Macklemore and Lewis. Earlier this year I played you their sex marriage song, and their ode to thrift stores. But my FAVE is "My Oh My -- an ode to baseball, the Seattle Mariners' 1995 win, and famous sportscaster Niehaus, who used to exclaim "My oh my!" Also about childhood, and Seattle, and life.

But it could be about the phone book and he'd still have me in tears by the end because the production is gorgeous, and Macklemore's enthusiasm completely infectious. Watch the video, you'll love it.



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Also loved...

Nicki Minaj - Freedom

Alicia Keys - Girl on Fire

P!nk - The King is Dead but the Queen is Alive (hard to dislike "ra ra ra sis boom fucking ba")

Frank Stallone - Far From Over (Pure 80s cheese, but you gotta love the sentiment)

Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe in Magic (rocking out on the autoharp!)

Lucinda Williams - Passionate Kisses

Gotye or Walk Off the Earth - Somebody That I Used to Know