I really like the Ben Folds song, "Cologne." It comes in a couple of parks, and is one of the few of his slower songs that I really enjoy. I enjoy his reference to that female astronaut who drove overnight wearing a diaper, but my favorite lyric involves thinking about having an imaginary conversation. There is something about thinking about that that really strikes a chord with me for some reason.
There is a special satisfaction to listening to Eric Cartman sing "Come Sail Away," still.
The Pains Of Being Pure at Heart put out an album for the sad indie boy in us all. Here's "Come Saturday."
OK, I've gotten to song 1,000 on my iPod of 6,714 (and growing- most recently I added Beach House). After listening to a lot of songs involving Closer, I've instead decided to talk for a minute about The Long Winters. The Long Winters are a Seattle band with kind of a folky sound fronted by John Roderick. I just really enjoy their stuff, so here are a few examples:
Also, i've decided to stop posting the list, pretty much because it was eating a lot of my time, so there should be more posting about bands and my thoughts as I go along.
Natalie Merchant and Michael Stipe! When They sing together it is magic for me. Spectacular early 90's magic. Especially since they sang together at Bill Clinton's inauguration. What could be more wonderfully 90's than that? In one day I got to hear it happen twice! Once on a "Campfire Song" for about 10 seconds and once on "Candy Everybody Wants" where Michael Stipe screws up the lyrics (which just makes me like it more)
Casmir Pulaski Day is another beautiful Sufjan Stevens song. It makes me want to love and cry.
Ever since I heard "Brown Eyed Girl" I have loved Van Morisson. I have also had a long standing love of The West Wing. Then they came together:
How many songs can Rusted Root possible have? I feel like something of theirs is coming up every 20 minutes or something. It's insane.
Here's the list: Call and Answer - Barenaked Ladies Call Me Calmly - Barenaked Ladies Call Me Papa - Donavon Frankenreiter Call Your Boys - Iron & Wine The Calling - Santana Featuring Eric Clapton Calling All Cops - Motion City Soundtrack Calling All Crows - State Radio Calluses - Harry Chapin Camaro - Kings Of Leon Cambridge - Motion City Soundtrack Camera - R.E.M. Camisado - Panic! At The Disco A Campfire Song - 10,000 Maniacs Campus - Vampire Weekend Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Lion King Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles Can't Con An Honest John - The Streets Can't Finish What You Started - Motion City Soundtrack Can't Seem To Find - moe. Can't Stop - Love Arcade Can't Stop Partying - Weezer Can't Take It - The All-American Rejects Canceled Check - Beck Candy- Love Arcade Candy Everybody Wants - 10,000 Maniacs Candy Everybody Wants - 10,000 Maniacs and Michael Stipe Candy Man - Grateful Dead Candyman - Cornershop Cannonball - The Breeders Cape Canaveral - Conor Oberst Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa - Vampire Weekend Capital H - Motion City Soundrack Captain - Dave Matthews Band The Captain - Guster The Captain - Ingram Hill Captain America - moe. Car Crash - Our Lady Peace The Car In 20 - The Early November The Car Song - The Cat Empire Car Thief - Beastie Boys Caravan - Van Morrison Carefree - The Refreshments Careful - Guster Carey - Joni Mitchell Caring Is Creepy - The Shins Carlos - Pete Yorn Carnival - Natalie Merchant Carnival - Our Lady Peace Carnival Of Sorts - R.E.M. Carnival Town - Norah Jones Caroline, No - The Beach Boys Carousel - Iron & Wine Carries On - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Carry Me - Malcolm Middleton Carry That Weight - The Beatles Carry This Picture - Dashboard Confessional Carrying Cathy - Ben Folds
Made it to 750 songs today, and finished the B's and entered the C's. In celebration, I'm sharing most of the songs about California I listened to today, because there are a ton of them. Most of them are pretty great, too. Something about the state seems to inspire people to sing. So, here it is:
One more thing- Spike Jonze + Weezer = Amazing (although let's face it, Spike Jonze + Almost Anything = Amazing)
Here's the list:
Bruised - The Bens Bryn - Vampire Weekend Bubble Toes - Jack Johnson Bubblegoose - Wyclef Jean Buddy Holly - Weezer Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley Bug - Phish The Bugaloos - Collective Soul Buggin' - The Flaming Lips Build A Levee - Natalie Merchant Build God, Then We'll Talk - Panic! At The DIsco Build It Up, Tear It Down - Fatboy Slim Build That Wall - Aimee Mann Building A Mystery - Sarah McLachlan Bukowski - Modest Mouse Bull Black Nova - Wilco Bulletproof And Bleeding - Dog's Eye View Bullets In The Fire - Rusted Root Bulls In Brooklyn - The Academy Is... Bully of New York - Ana Egge Bunny Ain't No Kind Of Rider - Of Montreal Burn It Clean - Mudhuney Burn To Shine - Ben Harper Burndt Jamb - Weezer The Burning City Smoking - Kevin Devine Burning Down - R.E.M. Burning Hell - R.E.M. Burning Man - Third Eye Blind Burrito - Pete Yorn Bury Me - Guster Bury Me With It - Modest Mouse Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee - Indigo Girls Busted - Matchbox Twenty Busted Stuff - Dave Matthews Band But It's Better If You Do - Panic! At The Disco But When The Little Fellow Came - I can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business Butter The Soul - Cornershop Butterflies & HUrricanes - Muse Butterfly - Donavon Frankenreiter Butterfly - Weezer Butterfly in Reverse - Counting Crwos Buttoned Down - Straylight Run Buy American - The Refreshments By And By - Lay Low Bye Bye Baby - OK Go C-C-C-Cinnamon Lips - OK Go C"Mere - Interpol C'mon - Guster C'mon Daddy - The Lemonheads Cabbage Town - Conor Oberst Cable TV - Fol Chen The Cage - Cryptacize The Cage - Travis The Calendar Hung Itself - Bright Eyes Calgone - Incubus California - Joni Mitchell California - Phantom Planet California Dreamin' - The Beach Boys California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas California English - Vampire Weekend California Girls - The Beach Boys California Stars - Billy Bragg & Wilco California Waiting - The Kings of Leon
Today was a day of Broken, Brooklyn, Brothers, and Brown. Kevin Devine is pretty much a folk singer, and I really tend to like his music. Somehow he hooked up with Brand New, whose music (which I talked about in the last post) is very different than his.
Pretty recently (a week or two?) Animal Collective came out with a video for Brother Sport. Kinda weird, kinda fun.
and those are really my thoughts for today. I'll try to get through more in the coming days... here's the list:
Brokedown Palace - Grateful Dead Broken - Jack Johnson Broken Arrows - Jose Gonzalez Broken Beads - The New Pornographers Broken Bottle - Pete Yorn Broken Drum - Beck Broken Heart - Motion City Soundtrack Broken Record - The Refreshments Broken Train - Beck Brooklyn Blues - The Postal Service Brooklyn Boy - Kevin Devine Broom People - The Mountain Goats Bros - Panda Bear Brother - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Brother Sport - Animal Collective Brothers On A Hotel Bed - Death Cab For Cutie Brown Eyed Blues - Ben Harper Brown-Eyed Woman - Grateful Dead Brownsville Girl - Bob Dylan
This is one of my go-to albums. It is full of politics, and punk sentiments while being musically interesting, if not catchy. The songs range from summer romance to ineffectual protest to being a little too old to be living the way you are. There isn't one song of filler and it makes you want to sing along. Here are some selections:
Brand New - Deja Entendu This is another one of my favorite albums. It is the apex of Brand New's career in my opinion. Their sounds are so vocally interesting, rotating between hurt, bitterness, anger, and pride. This is also one of my favorite bands lyrically, with just so many great lines that can be used to describe yourself. "I am the brick that shattered all of your dreams." "Call me a safe bet, I'm betting I'm not." "I am all you ever wanted, what all the other boys all promised." OK. Maybe I wouldn't describe myself this way, but you get what I'm saying. Here are some selections:
Here's the list: Born On The Bayou - John Fogerty Born On The FM Waves - Against Me! Born on The FM Waves - Ben Lee Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell Bottle Of Blues - Beck Bottle Rocket - The Go! Team Bought A Bride - Brand New Boulevard Of Broken Dreams - Green Day Bouncing Around the Room - Phish (X3!) Bound - Matt Costa A Bower Scene - The Decembrists Bowl Of Oranges - Bright Eyes Box Of Rain - Grateful Dead Box Set - Barenaked Ladies The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel Boxing - Ben Folds Five Boy - The Magic Numbers The Boy Done Wrong Again - Belle & Sebastian Boy In The Well - R.E.M. The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot - Brand New Boy With A Barbie - Ben Lee Boy With A Coin - Iron & Wine The Boy With The Arab Strap - Belle & Sebastian Brad Logan - Rancid The Bradley - Further Seems Forever Brain Damage - Pink Floyd Brainwashct - Ben Folds Brand New Day - Van Morrison Brand New Sun - Jason Lytle Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders Brass Monkey - Beastie Boys Break Me - The Lemonheads Break On Through - The Doors Break Your Heart - Barenaked Ladies Break Your Heart - Natalie Merchant Breakdown - Jack Johnson Breakdown - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Breakfast At Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something Breakin' - The All-American Rejects Breakin' Me - Jonny Lang Breaking The Habit - Linkin Park Breakout - Foo Fighters Breastplate Of St. Patrick - O'Malley's March The Breeze - Bill Callahan Brian And Robert - Phish Brian Wilson - Barenaked Ladies Brick - Ben Folds Five Bride & Bridle - The Long Winters Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel The Brilliant Dance - Dashboard Confessional (X2) Brimful Of Asha - Cornershop Bring Back The Sun - Our Lady Peace Bring me my Bride - Stephen Sondheim Bring The Funk - Ben Harper The Bringer - Elfin Saddle Broad Majestic Shannon - O'Malley's March
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