2 posts tagged “have a go with the parcels”

Top 7: Shoegazing/Dreampop http://weheartmus... Yep, it's nearing the end of the year and everyone's doing their top stories of the year. I have... Top 7: Comedy http://weheartmus... Comedy Top 7 on W♥M in 2007! This is a special two-for-one Comedy and Christmas post, meaning fun... Top 7: Britpop http://weheartmus... This is the Britpop Top 7 on W♥M. Unlike the previous Top 7 entries, the selections of just Seve... Top 7: Concerts http://weheartmus... These are the Top 7 in Concerts on W♥M. There are some great concert reviews, I had to drop a ... Top 7: Most Talked About on W♥M http://weheartmus... haha, i haven't heard of this. i did like the comments that followed on that thread:"who the hel... Top 7: Writers http://weheartmus... Coming in at 35 stories is my right-hand-man, The Dharma Blues dude himself, Ryan. Just take a l...

I originally was going to compile my favorite seven posts I've made (out of 380+ posts) and it proved too, too much! Anyway, since I previously compiled something similar to this (see W♥M Award Nomination), this post will be an easy breeze.

I present to you: the Top 7: Favorites! Yes, these were voted by you guys. If you don't like any of these songs, it's all your fault.

Coming in at 16 Favorites is Stars. Stars, Stars, Stars! It's always about Stars.

France Gall's "Laisse Tomber Les Filles" song got 13 Favorites. If you don't understand French, check out April March's "Chick Magnet".

Dolly Parton's "Jolene", the one, and only, original classic song is marked with 12 Favorites. To hear eight "Jolene" cover songs, head over to my abandoned Cover Lover.

"Sway" by Dean Martin got 10 Favorites. It's such a great song, I'm sad to see it so low if you ask me.

And seriously, Stars once against shows up unexpected with "Heart" with 10 Favorites. I suspect the reason why this song got marked up recently is because it was mentioned in the Top 7: Concerts.

Jonathan Coulton probably would charted higher if we'd use his "Code Monkey" song (which is a favorite among nerds), but instead "Baby Got Back" is just as awesome with 9 Favorites. You can download "Baby Got Back" from jonathancoulton.com.

Incidentally, since Alanis Morissette did a similar cover of My Humps, Coulton loves it and covered Morissette's You Oughta Know.

Speaking of similar, OrangeAppled said that The Parcels's "Jessica Pancakes" is "to the tune of the Associations' "Windy"...." I've since checked out the said-song and you know what? Wow it's practically stolen! Still 8 Favorites from you guys managed to keep it on the top 7.

After researching Sunshine Pop, I might check out more stuff in this genre because I've already am a big fan of The Beach Boys and The Mammas and the Pappas... so look for this article next year.

So what's up and coming? These are hot: Kerry Politzer's Always with (5), This Morning Call's Clockworks (5), The Chemical Brothers's The Salmon Dance (5) Colin Meloy's Jack the Ripper (5), The Legendary K.O.'s George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People (5), Hans Zimmer's Spider Pig (5), and Asha Bhosle's Mohabbat Hoon Haqiqat Hoon (5).

So this is the 7th and final installment of the Top 7.  I have to say that it was really fun to look back at 2007!  I'm so excited for Top 8, aren't you?

France Gall http://weheartmus... I actually planned on doing a bunch of "500" songs, but I didn't think that would really represe... 1 comment France Gall - Laisse Tomber Les Filles 7 comments	Dolly Parton - Jolene 3 comments Dolly Parton http://weheartmus... First off, I've edited together a few video sessions and we're going to call it a Holiday Buyer'... 1 comment
Dean Martin http://weheartmus... I'll have to do a full entry for Richman later, because he's been around for years and years. A q... Dean Martin - Sway 11 comments	Stars - Heart 9 comments Stars http://weheartmus... Last night the Canadian band Stars took over the beautiful Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angele...
Jonathan Coulton http://weheartmus... I actually planned on doing a bunch of "500" songs, but I didn't think that would really represe... Jonathan Coulton - Baby Got Back 10 comments	The Parcels - Jessica Pancakes 10 comments The Parcels http://weheartmus... If you feel your favorite band is not represented here, please get four of your friends to mark ...

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I first heard the parcles on my local college radio station 90.7 (which is broadcast out of Fresno State) many years back. Anyway, there was a DJ there named Bad Andy. His was the show I tuned into the most. I heard this song called "green means go" and it was awesome. A couple of days later he played another song "snappy new haircut" and it sounded a lot like the other. The band was called The Parcels and I was smitten. I looked them up and found that they had just broken up! Anyway, I recieved the album "Have a Go with The Parcels" as a gift and it always manages to make me happy. "She's a Good Witch" is my favorite. There is also an ep called "oh, what a busy day", but it is sold out and I have never even heard it! Even though they are broken up and have been now for around six years, I still wanted to share them here. The Parcels are a super cute twee pop trio.

They were:

christian elton - guitars and vocals
aj naito - drums
melissa wysocki - bass and vocals

 

 

From what I've gathered, aj doesn't drum anymore. He's into acting and has been at it for a couple of years now, mostly indie and student films. He's also done some music videos, but wouldn't reveal which ones. Ooh, I wonder which they are! Anyway, he seems really nice.
I got the most info out of christian. After the parcels split, he started another band called the dares, but they only played two shows. After the dares split he and two other members formed a "poptronica" trio called home economics. they tried to shop around their demo, but nobody seemed interested so they split as well. He quit playing for awhile, but has recently started playing in two other groups. He currently plays bass for PANDA RIOT (poptronica) and he's starting a new band with his own material that should be picking up where the parcels left off (sort of)! Woo! Their still unnamed though.
As for melissa wysocki. I'm not sure exactly what she's up to but she's been in a few bands it seems. One I'm sure of is called the snow fairies, but they just recently broke up as well.
I know that it wasn't necesary to gather all this info, but I really liked the parcels, I had forgotten about them and I wanted to know what they were up to. If you wanna buy "have a go" you can get it at Shelflife Records. I hope everything linked up alright.

Adios!

emelia