after being stuck in bed for 4 days straight, tonight is exactly what i needed. i had the pleasure of catching Jaymay in Toronto, performing for her last night on tour. this girl can make mad trumpet sounds with her mouth and has those perfect speedy guitar fingers that i can only wish i was born with. even though most of her songs seemed to be about boys [save the one about her dog], they were all so unique and sincere. she’s like a little new-yorker-vocalist-musician-poet-artist. her pretty tunes and clean voice made me feel happy and comfortable and almost fully healthy again.
check ‘er out– MP3: Jaymay – Sea Green See Blue
now, Jaymay was great and all, but HAYDEN….ah, finally, Hayden. i’ve liked this dude since back in the late 90’s [anyone remember Bad As They Seem??] but it’s been hard keeping track of him over the years. he has some very loyal Toronto fans, seeing as he is originally from Thornhill [a suburb just north of Toronto] but most people i know don’t care much for him at all. i’d say that Hayden is quality Canadian music, and unfortunately rather underrated. i guess i’m a sucker for any male canuck who can rock the harmonica. and guitar. and piano. Hayden brought out his pal to play the trumpet for this show and it added a nice dimension to the performance. he asked the crew to dim the lights and serenaded us song after song and then again for 4 more songs during the encore. i don’t think i will ever like any of his newest or oldest songs more than his in-betweens, but i’m so happy i finally got to hear his music live. i found myself wishing i could tuck him away in my pocket and place him on my couch to play for me as i try to sleep tonight. we’re going on day 5 of the evil-winter-flu-cold-virus-thing and i can’t wait until i can breathe again!
Home by Saturday is one of my favourite songs by Hayden. i’ve always wanted to be able to play this song on my guitar.
listen to & watch le video here!
trois:
+ dynamite walls.
+ step into miles.
+ not getting diarrhea at work.
