“You got me good
I saw the blood in your eyes
Bang, bang, baby, leave me dead or alive
Now that wind is howling for the same old lies
I know what you're asking for
I'll give you what you want and more
Your dirty love”
I saw the blood in your eyes
Bang, bang, baby, leave me dead or alive
Now that wind is howling for the same old lies
I know what you're asking for
I'll give you what you want and more
Your dirty love”
Dirty Love – Gin Wigmore
As is common on a Thursday night, my flatmate and I sat down
to watch Bones a couple of weeks ago. Near the end of the show was the “chase
scene” where Booth and Brennan ran after their suspected killer and tackled him
to the ground. This was accompanied by the music in the video below and about
half way through this scene my friend said to me “is that Gin?” I said “I
thought so too, but I think it’s actually Duffy”. We asked Google and I was to
be proved wrong – Kiwi girl Gin was indeed had a song on Bones. I was so
excited a New Zealand artist was featured on a huge television show and felt proud
of our homegrown music.
However, not long after watching Bones and hearing Gin I
started to wonder why it was I was surprised to see a New Zealand song on an
overseas television show. The New Zealand music industry is not an unknown
factor to overseas markets: Crowded House* were covered on Glee, Flight of the
Conchords had their own show, Bret McKenzie won an Oscar for his song work on
The Muppets Movie and Kimbra recently co-won a Grammy. I realised I had no reason to be surprised of
Gin’s or any other New Zealand artists success. I really do believe the New
Zealand music industry is much stronger than we give it credit for and it is
celebrated globally.
The success of New Zealand music has to begin at the roots
to build awareness of artists and a fan base of followers, and then it can go
from strength to strength. This is why May is such an important time for Kiwi
musicians. New Zealand Music Month aims to fund and increase the knowledge of
all types of New Zealand music through gigs and album releases. It’s about New
Zealanders and it’s for New Zealanders – whether it is the acts that already
have international fame or that small indie band that opened for a major international
artist or that guy who is making electronic tracks on his computer late at
night, May is the time to celebrate New Zealand music for a 31 whole days.
So, happy New Zealand Music Month my wonderful blog readers;
I’ll be jumping aboard with three more Kiwi blogs to come this month on varying
topics which tie in with May. And while I’m thinking up my weekly post do let
me know what you love about New Zealand Music Month and Kiwi Music in general.
*Crowded House is, and will always be, a New Zealand band. Don’t
argue.
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