IN ANTICIPATION OF THE OSCARS: PLAYS with Nadia: David Lang feat Sumi Jo - Simple Song #3 (Youth Soundtrack)

PLAYS with Nadia: David Lang feat Sumi Jo - Simple Song #3 (Youth Soundtrack)
nadia is back again with her PLAYS for the week and this time she looks at one of the nominees from the Oscar nominated best original song category "Simple Song #3" from the paolo sorrentino film 'Youth'.

though you can hear us pontificate about our personal thoughts about the movie (and also get a glimpse of what we talk about during our day jobs as film journalists), we are both in agreement that director sorrentino loves music and art as much as we do, hence our appreciation for a song like this.

the song is up against some heavy hitters, but it sure does make us swoon the easiest!

like what you hear? check out the song in full below and remember to keep checking in on fridays for our weekly PLAYS session!

david lang feat sumi jo - simple song #3

A NEW WEEK! PLAYS with Wongie: Zak Abel - Say Sumthin

PLAYS with Wongie: Zak Abel - Say Sumthin
so it looks like we're gonna try to make this PLAYS series a weekly gathering! last week nadia brought the sweet storied voice of brandi carlile to you guys, now it's my turn as i kind of turn up the 90's soul jam, refurbished into the very modern "say sumthin" by the 20 year old uk act zak abel.

though we're not too far from a proper debut album release, zak has been busy lending his vocals to hits by gorgon city & joker last year. but what i'm bringing you is a gem from his EP 'one hand on the future' which features this amazing tune that one can't help but bop heavily to.

i'm a total fanboy, and it looks like i found a new convert in nadia too. just press play and see us seat dancing... it's not a pretty sight! enjoy!

rather than watch us growl alot of 'ughs' and jam like dorks, why not listen to zak abel sing this awesome song during an eton messy session? press play below:

zak abel - say sumthin (em sessions)

if you like what you hear, remember to check out more of zak's music on your fave streaming site.

SOMETHING NEW: PLAYS with Nadia: Brandi Carlile - The Things I Regret

PLAYS with Nadia: Brandi Carlile - The Things I Regret
so we're starting a brand new thing here on wongie's music world in which i asked my music loving buddy nadia to join me on a (hopefully) weekly PLAYS series in which we play each other songs that have been on repeat on our playlists.

of course that doesn't mean i won't still update you with some of the latest music vids and hot tunes, but these PLAYS are just a way to introduce longer term music tracks that are definitely standing the test of time.

kicking off our PLAYS series, nadia gives us an album track from grammy nominated brandi carlile's 'the firewatchers daughter' called "the things i regret" which as you'll see, we do get to do a bit of swooning while listening to the song!

will brandi take away the best americana album award remains to be seen, but hopefully you like what you hear to check out the full album!


wanna hear the full version (without our commentary) here is brandi performing the song at kexp back in may:

brandi carlile - the things i regret (live @ kexp)