Music Monday

Happy Monday everyone!! I hope y'all had a FAB weekend and are enjoying your summer so far!!

So in honor of US of A playing in the Fifa World Cup tomorrow, I am going to review the theme song for the World Cup.

Track Review:
Track~ The World is Ours
Artist~ Aloe Blacc & David Correy
Album~ The World is Ours

If you love to dance, this song is for you. This song has a great beat that makes you want to jump out of your seat and start a conga line!! The message of this song is clear: This world cup unites us all and we are one big family. If only for a little while. The World is Ours is peppered with encouraging statements such as "Run like you're born to fly," and "When we all come together we light up the dark." Coupling empowerment and world peace with an amazing beat will get you a chart-topper. There's also a remixed percussion interlude that makes me so happy when I listen to it. So blast this song while you're watching Team USA kick Belgium's butt!! So much for unity....... (:

Available on Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube

Much love and go Team USA!!
Callan

p.s.
I'm going to do a cumulative post for the photography challenge in a couple of weeks. Comment below if you're doing one as well!!
~C

Introducing Music Monday!!

Long time no talk!! So my summer has been filled with unexpected things that have kept me away from my laptop.

But is that a bad thing?? I'll let you know when I decide.

So if you read the title of this post you would know that I'm introducing a special day of the week. Music Monday!! But first, a backstory......

It was an overcast night in 2014, and the girl wondered if she wanted to risk getting wet, but then she remembered, "Oh wait, I'm going to Faith, Family, and Freedom, so I couldn't care less!!"

In all seriousness though, I went to the FFF concert on Saturday night, and it was BEYOND AMAZING!!! Although it did rain.... So I have some pictures for y'all and then we shall proceed with Music Monday.

Hawk Nelson~ We were late, as usual, so I don't have many good pictures of them.

Luke from For King and Country

Luke and Joel~ They looked quite dashing in their suit coats, given that it was about 90 degrees. For King and Country was definitely my favorite act of the evening. They are AMAZING performers!!

Joel

They like percussion, if you can't tell.

Britt Nicole

No, your eyes don't deceive you. Her dancers are wearing armor. The song they were doing is called Stand(go look it up), and if you read Ephesians 6:10-20 the armor will make sense.

Matthew West.  I only have one picture of him because it started raining at the beginning of his act.

Fireworks!!

If you've never tried to take pictures of fireworks, be prepared for a lot of gross-looking photos. Unless you have a great, uber expensive camera. Most of the pictures I took were awful, but I did get some fairly good ones. You're welcome. (:

Ladies and Gentlemen, you are about to bear witness to the first ever Music Monday on Little Quirks and Lots of Sparkle!! This post will go down in history!!

Okay so it won't go down in history, but I hope that Music Monday will become something wonderful. So without further ado......

Track Review

Track~ Light it Up

Artist~ for King and Country

Album~ Crave

I knew I was going to love this song after hearing the first two bars. Plus, I heard it live first, so that makes it even more awesome. It starts off with a drum beat and then the piano comes in and introduces us to the first verse. Music wise, this track has a great beat that builds with the lyrics and the vocals. The first verse and chorus consist mostly of piano and drums, but then the guitars come in with a bang and add volume and intensity to the song. 

In terms of the lyrics, they are very inspiring. The boys of for King and Country encourage the listeners to let the past be the past and to shoot for the stars. We make our own destinies, and if we let the past blur our vision we can't fully realize our potential and claim our future. I highly recommend this song for anyone who is struggling guilt or self-esteem issues. It's such an encouraging anthem, and it kind of reminds me of Let it Go from the movie Frozen. Can you say mash-up??!?! Listen to Light it Up here

Comment below and tell me what song or album you would like me to review next week!!

Til we meet again,

Callan

Summer Bucket List 2014 #32

33. CUT MY HAIR

I did it!! I chopped my hair off!! It was a little nerve-wracking, but I'm glad I did it. So here are my before and after pictures.

Before

After

I know it's a little grainy..... iPod cameras aren't the best...... But you get the gist. Before it was long-ish and now it's short!!

So for the month of June I'm going to be doing a 30 day photography challenge. There's a list of 30 things that you take pictures of for 30 days. So for 5 weeks I'm going to post my pictures from that week. If you want to join in, the link to the challenge that I'm using is HERE

Happy Summer everyone!!

Until we meet again,
Callan