The iPod is an Anglophile today.
- “Demon Days”—The Gorillaz
- “Big Man”—Charlie Rich
- “Mint Car”—The Cure
- “Save It For Later”—The English Beat
- “You’re A Nightmare”—Pulp
- “What Is There To Say”—Sonny Rollins
- “Blitzkrieg Bop”—The Ramones
- “Feelgood By Numbers”—The Go! Team
- “First Time”—The Boys
- “Jolene”—Me First And The Gimme Gimmes (Dolly Parton cover)
Lot of good stuff to pick from that actually might be on YouTube. There are some weeks when there’s like nothing on the list I can find to match to YouTube, and then I have to think creatively on very little coffee. In sum, yea for Anglophilia.
A friend of ours had the foresight to realize that if one wanted tickets to see The Cure when they came to play a relatively small venue in Austin, one should get online and buy them as soon as they went on sale (and sure enough, they sold out in like 15 minutes). That sort of thinking is utterly alien to me, since 99% of shows I’ve seen in my lifetime involve shoving cash in the hands of a doorman, so I am very grateful to him for getting me a seat to see a band that I’ve watched many of a concert video of, in proper awe of their mad skillz. They’re playing in June.
The Go! Team at Coachella. This video makes me dance around in the kitchen in slippers, looking like a dork. But it’s okay. It’s The Go! Team.
YouTube nation has had fun making videos from “Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Love Their Country”. I love their cover of “Goodbye Earl”. They discovered that it’s really a rock song, you just have to play it right. I especially like the like 15 second ska breakdown.
And here’s the love for John Denver:
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Talk Amongst Yourselves - Grand National
Fell In Love With A Girl - White Stripes
Cowboy - Eve w/Fatboy Slim
Cish Cash - Basement Jaxx
Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
When You Sleep - My Bloody Valentine
Me and My Friends - Red Hot Chili Peppers
In A State - Unkle
The Perfect Kiss - New Order
Blaze of glory - Clipse
1 - “Run” Gnarls Barkley
2 - “Little Motel” Modest Mouse
3- “Rise” Yoko Kanno/Origa
4- “Cyclops Rock” They Might be Giants
5 - “Worst Pies in London” Angela Lansbury
6 - “Shopping for Explosives” Coconut Monkeyrocket
7 - “Xu Xu” Gigaboy
8 - “The Love God” Martinibomb
9 - “Hook Line and Sinker” Billy Talent
10 - “I Can’t Decide” Scissor Sisters
6-8 are brought to you free through the remains of Comfortstand.com
1. Goodbye Blue Sky - Pink Floyd
2. Say Hello - Rosie Thomas
3. This Is Not A Test - She & Him
4. Hard to Make a Stand - Sheryl Crow
5. Scorpio Rising - 10,000 Maniacs
6. In the Garden - Doug Burr
7. Breakfast In America - Supertramp
8. Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
9. Overweight - Blue October
10. The Rover - Led Zeppelin
Bonus:
Sea of Love - Tom Waits (awesome cover, this; even beats the Honeydrippers)
The Cure were the first “real” rock concert I ever went to see. It was during the Wish tour, and they were absolutely fantastic. Still one of the top five concerts I’ve ever been to. They were also one of the bands my girlfriend introduced me to that really expanded my musical horizon (mostly listened to Pink Floyd and Buddy Holly before that).
They’ve slipped a little in recent years, but their concerts have remained fantastic. I’m glad to hear that Porl Thompson’s back in the band, so this should be really good. Have fun!
Johny & the Hurricanes - Crossfire
New Order - In a Lonely Place
Ebb Tides - Big Noise from Waimea
Shriekback - Exquisite Corpse
Fall - Victoria
Wire - On Returning
Ultravox - Quiet Men
Thin White Rope - Take It Home (live)
Wailers - Scratchin’
Dave Alvin - Sinful Daughter
That’s a damn fine list, if I do say so myself. Not one song I would consider filler.
Several of them have YouTube videos; just for fun, here’s a live version of Quiet Men.
1. Street Woman — The Bad Plus
2. When You Give it Away — Bruce Cockburn
3. She Said She Said — The Beatles
4. Electrolite — R.E.M.
5. Fortunate Son [live] — John Fogerty
6. With Or Without You — U2
7. Money — Pink Floyd
8. Stevie — Duke Ellington and John Coltrane
9. Fannin Street — Tom Waits
10. What is There To Say? — Bill Evans Trio
Bonus: Last Train to Clarksville — Cassandra Wilson (yes, it’s a Monkees cover—she finds the inherent soul and pathos in it!)
Down at the Ol’ Five and Dime - Reefer Madness: The Musical
Haste Killed Creativity - Against Me!
Ten Minutes - The Get Up Kids
Chumbawa - The Detroit Cobras
Whispering - Spring Awakening (OCR)
At the Audition - A Chorus Line
The Red and the Black - The Minutemen
My Baby’s an Atomic Bomb - The Cunts
Fantasies Come True - Avenue Q (ORC)
I Wanna Be a Homosexual - Screeching Weasel
1) “Pour Faire le Portrait d’Un Oiseau” - Yves Montand
“Runaway” - Bonnie Raitt
2) “Passion” - Peter Gabriel
3) “London Loves” - Blur
4) “The Last Time” - Gnarls Barkley
5) “Please, Please, Please” - James Brown
6) “Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)” - Us3
7) “We’re Gonna Rise” - The Breeders
9) “Soft Landing” - Ursula 1000
10) “This Is Your Four Leaf Clover” - Goodbye Blue Monday
Bonus:
“Choice” - Orbital
My “One Year Anniversary of One of the Worst Days in US History” Random Ten:
01. Hello Birmingham [05:22] — Ani DiFranco
02. Lost Woman Song [04:50] — Ani DiFranco
03. We’re Not Gonna Take It [07:07] — The Who
04. Imagine [03:01] — John Lennon
05. …And Justice for All [09:47] — Metallica
06. Crime of the Century [05:34] — Supertramp
07. Sorrow [08:47] — Pink Floyd
08. Brother Where You Bound [16:30] — Supertramp
09. Fading Lights [10:15] — Genesis
10. The Sad Café [05:34] — Eagles
Bonus (on a lighter note):
11. Abbey Road medley, Part I [10:45] — Beatles
12. Meanstreak [04:08] — AC/DC
13. Rock of Ages [04:08] — Def Leppard
14. April [12:18] — Deep Purple
15. Close to the Edge [18:48] — Yes
16. Live It Up [06:16] — Isley Brothers
17. A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me) [04:24] — Tom Petty
18. Immigrant Song [02:24] — Led Zeppelin
Putting on my iron shirt edition.
1. “I Chase The Devil” - Max Romeo
2. “Negative Creep” - Nirvana
3. “You’ve Been A Good Old Wagon” - Bessie Smith
4. “Mother” - Danzig
5. “Black Sheep” - The Minutemen
6. “Magic” - Mighty Dub Cats
7. “Creations & Versions” - King Tubby
8. “So Lonely” - The Police
9. “Tales Of Brave Ulysses” - Cream
10. “Someone Like You” - The Knitters
Bonus: “Train In Vain” - Dwight Yokam
Anglophilia is always good. They’re not exactly hidden treasures, but I find myself re-discovering The Kinks every couple months. On to the ten…
1. Music is Math - Boards of Canada
2. Everywhere - Dizzee Rascal
3. You Still Believe in Me - The Beach Boys
4. Adam+Eve Connection - Deerhoof
5. Cause = Time - Broken Social Scene
6. Le Sacre du Printemps - Igor Stravinsky
7. Back and Forth - Dismemberment Plan
8. Wing (live) - Patti Smith
9. Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
10. Publisher - Blonde Redhead
and the bonus: Singapore - Tom Waits
and the bonus: Singapore - Tom Waits
Which, sadly, is not actually a cover of the Shonen Knife tune (either the English or Japanese version).
Jovan1984,
Good old Fading Lights. A fitting epitaph for Mr. Collins’ departure, intentional or not.
So, has the Silver Fox attained the approval of IMS hipsters, like Johnny Cash? I thought I was safely uncool in liking him.
I would have though so, too- my MOM is a huge Charlie Rich fan! (pushing 70)
Charlie rich was too uncool for my parents.
1. Stand Back - Stevie Nicks
2. Desire - U2
3. Legion - Vnv Nation
4. Fall to Pieces - Velvet Revolver
5. Tuesday Afternoon - Moody Blues
6. Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones
7. Hazy Shade of Winter - Bangles
8. Promise Me - Birthday Massacre
9. He Calls Home - Candlebox
10.Haunted While the Minutes Drag - Collide
Friday Random Ten, Singing Along In The Car Edition:
1. “Hey Jude” - The Beatles
2. “You Never Wash Up After Yourself” - Radiohead
3. “Lady Marmalade” - from the Moulin Rouge soundtrack (SHUT UP)
4. “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
5. “Stir It Up” - Bob Marley & The Wallers
6. “Re: Your Brains” - Jonathan Coulton
7. “True Love Waits” - Radiohead
8. “For Boston” - Dropkick Murphys (Live on St. Patrick’s Day)
9. “Extraordinary Girl” - Green Day
10. “Hand In My Pocket” - Alanis Morrissette
Bonus: “Love Her Madly” - The Doors
Long run on warm spring DC day edition:
1. “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” - Greenday
2. “Jonas and Ezekial” - Indigo Girls
3. “Goodbye Girl” - Squeeze
4. “Starlight” - Muse
5. “Redemption Song” - Bob Marley
6. “Pride” - U2
7. “Walk Away Renee” - Vonda Shepard
8. “Now I’m Here” - Queen
9. “Piazza, New York Catcher” - Belle & Sebastian
10. “The Sweetest Thing” - U2
Long run on warm spring DC day edition:
1. “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” - Greenday
2. “Jonas and Ezekial” - Indigo Girls
3. “Goodbye Girl” - Squeeze
4. “Starlight” - Muse
5. “Redemption Song” - Bob Marley
6. “Pride” - U2
7. “Walk Away Renee” - Vonda Shepard
8. “Now I’m Here” - Queen
9. “Piazza, New York Catcher” - Belle & Sebastian
10. “The Sweetest Thing” - U2
1) “Interstellar Overdrive” - Pink Floyd
2) “Wandering Star” - Portishead
3) “We’re Desperate” - X
4) “Crazy” - Bim Skala Bim
5) “Whiteout in Wyoming” - Huevos Rancheros
6) “Teenage Lobotomy” - Ramones
7) “Straight Up and Down” - Brian Jonestown Massacre
8) “Dolly” - Shonen Knife
9) “I Just Wanna Have Something To Do” - Ramones
10) “Another Bubble” - Robin Hitchcock & the Egyptians
Whenever Bim Skala Bim shows up, I know I must delete it. But then I can’t get over what a great name Bim Skala Bim is, so I leave it there.
“The fact that I listen to A Chorus Line negates the coolness of A Tribe Called Quest” edition:
1. “Dr. Baker” - The Beta Band
2. “Guns Before Butter” - Gang of Four
3. “Ventilator Blues” - The Rolling Stones
4. “There are Things” - Tammi Terrell
5. “Sleeping Bear, Sault Saint Marie” - Sufjan Stevens
6. “Sing!” - A Chorus Line
7. “Intro [to Da Drought 3]” - Lil Wayne
8. “I Truly, Truly Believe [Alternate Mix]” - The Temptations
9. “Bubbles” - Dizzee Rascal
10. “The Chase Part II” - A Tribe Called Quest
Bonus: “You Say You Love Me” - The Downbeats
1. “Lazy Line Painter Jane” — Belle & Sebastian
2. “Powerless (Say What You Want)” — Nelly Furtado
3. “French Disko” — Stereolab
4. “Sleeping Lessons” — The Shins
5. “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses?” — U2
6. “Monochrome” — Lush
7. “Don’t Dream It’s Over” — Sixpence None the Richer
8. “I’m Like a Bird” — Nelly Furtado
9. “Dirty Dream Number Two” — Belle & Sebastian
10. “Phantom Limb” — The Shins
late to the party spin (too much wedding champagne last night?)
1. Red Stars Theory- “Heavyweight”
2. Tornavalanche- “No Money, No Problems”
3. Good Riddance- “Waste”
4. Tiara- “Velveteen Rabbit”
5. Unwound- “Fingernails on a Chalkboard”- yes!
6. Mission of Burma- “Fever Moon”
7. Arab Strap- “Turbulence”
8. The Notwist- “Solitaire”
9. Single Frame- “Undergroung at Noon”
10. Cut Copy- “Nobody Lost, Nobody Found”
Bonuses: The Lapse- “Basilico Basilica”
Dramarama- “Anything, Anything”- oh, so, appropriate/perfect!
1. Blues for D (Mark Lanegan)
2. Julio Iglesias (Butthole Surfers)
3. Golden Avatar (Kula Shaker)
4. Back Whey (The Mighty Diamonds)
5. Bring Me Closer (Altered Images)
6. Everything Turns Grey (Agent Orange)
7. Train of Consequences (Megadeth)
8. Got the Bull by the Horns (Johnny Horton)
9. Knock Knock (The Hives)
10. Rock Island Line (Leadbelly)
BONUS: Green Tambourine (Status Quo… not the original, I think that was the Lemon Pipers… now that’s some bubblegum pop)