Bon Jovi - Everyday

"Everyday" is a song of independence and defiance, similar to "It's My Life" and "Have A Nice Day".
Speaking in a video interview, Bon Jovi claims, "We went after something that was a little more aggressive than (what) we had done before, but still had a big chorus, and had something to say". In reference to the song, Richie Sambora added, "Time is the most precious thing that you have, so you should try to live every moment to the fullest".

The music video shows the band performing in New Mexico by the VLA Radio Telescopes, while different cities around the world are "hit" by numerous red TV boxes (Bon Jovi appears on the screens as the huge telescopes send out the signal all over the world). The people from these cities seem to be bored, but as soon they watch the TVs, they "start having fun".

Therapy? - Nowhere

Therapy? had their biggest success in the mid-1990s. Although now vanished from the charts and wide media attention, the band continues to release material, gaining enough attention to enable them to tour and entertain a loyal following.
"Nowhere" was released in 1994 reaching number 18 in the UK Singles Chart, and number 6 in the Irish Singles Chart.

Against Me! - I Was A Teenage Anarchist

This song from Against Me! is a reminder of the teenage rebel inside us. Catchy tune and great lyrics, and an awesome music video.
The singer said in an interview about the song:
"I'm fine with the song making people feel nostalgic, but that's their nostalgia, not mine. I'm not asking myself the question of 'Do you remember when you where young and you wanted to set the world on fire?', I'm 29, I AM young, and I've never forgotten that I want to 'set the world on fire.'"
The music video for the song features Laura Jane Grace in traditional punk clothing running through a park being chased by a police officer, who catches and starts beating her.
Yep, in the music video you can see a dude, so what's with the name "Laura Jane"? Tom Gabel, the singer of the band is currently undergoing gender transition, so Tom Gabel now goes under the name of Laura Jane Grace. Wonder how the songs will sound after the gender transition is finished. Laura Jane will stay together with her current wife, they won't break up because of the gender transition.

Vitamin String Quartet - Tribute to U2 - With or Without You

Still Irish bands, and for many this is the greatest of them all - U2. But this time on strings.
For a few years I was really fascinated by the string covers of my favourite music. The fascination now dissappeard, but I still like these.

Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want

"I am everything you want, I am everything you need
I am everything inside of you that you wish you could be
I say all the right things at exactly the right time
But I mean nothing to you, and I don't know why"

I  am sure most of us had these kind of feelings at least once. "Everything You Want" is arguably Vertical Horizon's best-known single. It peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart and U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 Tracks Chart in the Summer of 2000.

Lead vocalist Matt Scannell said in a 2010 interview:
""...I was in love with this girl, and she was just a broken person. She kept turning to everyone except me for love and acceptance, and I wanted so much to help her. I wanted to be the one to give her everything she wanted, but I couldn't. She just couldn't accept it from me, and it was that pain, that led me to creating the song.^"
Actually I had a very similar experience with my last girlfriend, the difference is, that after a long hard year she started to accept me... Don't ask me why... :)

Bruce Dickinson - Tears Of The Dragon

A great heavy metal ballad, from one of the greatest heavy metal singers, Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden. He went solo for a while, but he didn't achieve as much success as with Iron Maiden. 
His biggest hit was "Tears Of The Dragon" the first single from his second album.
The song is talking about the departure of Dickinson from Iron Maiden.

Natalie Imbruglia - Torn

Cute song by a cute girl. It was a big hit in the year when I started university.
 
It is originally a song by Ednaswap(1995) and was covered by Natalie in 1997. The cover got much more famous than the original, actually in 2012, Torn wass declared as The No. 1 Best Pop Song by Q Magazine in their Q Special Edition 1001 Songs Ever.

The music video, directed by Alison Maclean, features a continuous shot of an apartment that never changes its angle of vision. Shots of Imbruglia singing along with the song are interspersed with footage of her and Jeremy Sheffield engaging in a romantically inclined conversation. The two actors are seen fumbling their lines and positions; and the director constantly steps into frame to redirect the two.

The Cranberries - When You're Gone

A great love song from one of the best irish bands ever.
Dolores O'Riordan has an amazing voice, I love most of their songs.

Nickelback - This Afternoon

A fun party song for summer days. The music video is a bit stupid, but it's fun anyways.

Nickelback will finally come to Hungary in November, I can't wait to see them live.

Theory Of A Deadman - Little Smirk

"If heaven is a place where the angels go,
Well then I've got a story to tell..."
I sure could tell some stories about angels and hell. :)
Catchy lyrics in the chorus, and overall a great song about revenge. Although I'm not a revenge type of guy, this song is still great.

Red - Ordinary World

The first music video in my blog.
This is a great Duran Duran Cover, in my opinion better than the original. Except the guitar solo, I like it better in the original version.
Since I just broke up with my girlfriend, I can relate to this song very much. I have to return to the ordinary world...