Song -A-Torium

Springzy

2010-03-24T19:12:00.000-07:00

The sun is peekin' and the grass is greener. A new day. It's always good to start out a new season with a heartbreaking love song. Fresh air, the windows rolled down in your car, driving home from work, listening to this song (I suggest this). This whole album is strong. Enjoy...

Local Natives_Gorilla Manor_02_Airplanes.mp3

Artist: Local Natives
Song: Airplanes

The desk where you sit inside of a
frame made of wood
I keep those chopsticks you had from when
you taught abroad in Japan

I love it all so much
I call
I want you back

I did not know you as well
as my father knew you
every question you took the
time to sit and look it up in the
encyclopedia

I love it all so much
I call I want you back

It sounds like we
would of had a great deal to say
to each other
I bet when I leave
my body for the sky the wait will
be worth it

Band Websitez:
www.thelocalnatives.com/home.html

Long In The Tooth

2010-01-16T08:38:00.000-08:00

I hate getting older. My hairline isn't what it used to be, waistline either. Another drawback to getting older is realizing that maybe your parents knew more than you were willing to give them credit for. After a lifetime of "not getting" Neil Young (or why my Dad loved him so much), I heard this song and have come to the realization that he can write powerful lyrics that express love and longing as well as any other artist I respect. Enjoy...

Neil Young_Harvest Moon_01_Unknown Legend.mp3

Artist: Neil Young
Song: Unknown Legend

She used to work in a diner
I never saw a woman look finer
And I used to order just to watch her
Walk across the floor

She grew up in a small town
She never put her roots down
And daddy always kept movin'
so she did too

Somewhere on a desert highway
She rides a Harley-Davidson
Her long blonde hair
Flyin' in the wind

She's been runnin' half her life
The chrome and steel she rides
Collidin' with the very air that she breathes
The air that she breathes

You know it ain't easy
You got to hold on
She was an unknown legend in her time

Now she's dressin' two kids
Lookin' for a magic kiss
She gets the far-away look in her eyes

Somewhere on a desert highway
She rides a Harley-Davidson
Her long blonde hair
Flyin' in the wind

She's been runnin' half her life
The chrome and steel she rides
Collidin' with the very air that she breathes
The air that she breathes

She used to work in a diner
I never saw a woman look finer

Ya Hey Der!

2010-01-11T19:35:00.001-08:00

Sometimes a song comes to you. Not through a friend or music store. It finds you because you need it. Did I just blow your mind? These songs found me, and are a great example from the Vancouver band Mother Mother. The album cover is a fish with a hook in it's mouth, and that's pretty much a great description of me after hearing just a few tunes from the O My Heart album. I am including two insanely catchy tunes from it. Take a listen. Also, You are welcome.

Mother Mother_O My Heart_09_Wrecking Ball.mp3

Song: Wrecking Ball
Artist: Mother Mother

I made a wreck out of my hand,
I put it through the wall.
I made a fist and not a plan,
call me a wreckless wrecking ball.
I threw my plates against the wall
and give it all I got.
I aim to break, not one but all,
I'm just a big ol' wrecking ball.
I am unruly in the stands,
I am a rock on top of the sand,
I am a fist amidst the hands
and I break it just because I can.
Dah dah dah dah.. oh oh..
It takes a dedicated hand
to put it through the wall.
You gotta wanna break the hearts
of all those pretty porcelain dolls.
You gotta wanna be the drummer in the band
You gotta wanna be a battle ring ram
You gotta see the artistry in tearing the place apart with me, baby..
I am unruly in the stands,
I am a rock on top of the sand,
I am a fist amidst the hands
and I break it just because I can.
Lets break it..
just because we can.
Deface it,
just because we can.
Lets break it..
Just because.. just because.. just because..
just becauussee.

I am unruly in the stands,
I am a rock on top of the sand,
I am a fist amidst the hands
and I make a wreck out of my hand.
I make a fist and not a plan
and I break it just because I can,
because I can.. because I can..
because I can.. because I can..
because I can.. because I can..
because I caaann...

Mother Mother_O My Heart_07_Ghosting.mp3

Song: Ghosting
Artist: Mother Mother

I've been ghosting,
I've been ghosting along.
Ghost in your house,
ghost in your arms.
When you're tossing, when you turn in your sleep,
it's because I'm ghosting your dreams.
And this is why I have decided
to pull these old white sheets from my head.
I'll leave them folded neat and tidy
so that you'll know I'm out of hiding.
Yeaahh..
I've been ghosting,
I've been ghosting along.
Ghost in the world, ghost with no home.
I remember, I remember the days
when I'd make you oh so afraid.
And this is why I have decided
to leave your house and home unhaunted.
You don't need poltergeists for sidekicks.
You don't need treats,
and you don't need tricks.
You don't need treats.
You don't need tricks.
You don't need no Halloween..
You don't need treats,
you don't need tricks,
and you don't need me.
Heeyy..
Would it be so bad if I stayed?
I'm just a ghost out of his grave..
and I can make love in my grave..
I won't put white into your hair
I won't make noises in your stairs
I will be kind and I'll be sweet
if you stop staring straight through me..
And this is why I have decided
to pull these old white sheets from my head.
I'll leave them folded neat and tidy
so that you'll know I'm out of hiding.
And this is why I have decided
to leave your house and home unhaunted.
You don't need poltergeists for sidekicks.
You don't need treats,
and you don't need tricks.
you don't need treats,
you don't need tricks.
You don't need no halloween..
you don't need treats..
you don't need tricks..
you don't need treats..
you don't need no hallow's eve..
you don't need treats..
you don't need tricks..
and you don't need..
meeeee....

Across The Pond

2009-12-05T21:53:00.000-08:00

Mumford & Sons

[via FoxyTunes / mumford and sons]

Typically when I hear a banjo, I think bluegrass or country music...right?! Welcome to one of my new favorite bands from London. I really dig the way the music is like a wave...building stronger and stronger. I hope you like this, cause I sure do. Why cant I hear this music on the radio?

01 - Little Lion Man.mp3

Artist: Mumford and Sons
Song: Little Lion Man

weep for yourself, my man,
you'll never be what is in your heart
weep little lion man,
you're not as brave as you were at the start
rate yourself and rape yourself,
take all the courage you have left
wasted on fixing all the problems that you made in your own head

but it was not your fault but mine
and it was your heart on the line
i really fucked it up this time
didn't I, my dear?

tremble for yourself, my man,
you know that you have seen this all before
tremble little lion man,
you'll never settle any of your score
your grace is wasted in your face,
your boldness stands alone among the wreck
learn from your mother or else spend your days biting your own neck

but it was not your fault but mine
and it was your heart on the line
i really fucked it up this time
didn't I, my dear?

Ego

2009-11-07T10:50:00.000-08:00

Sebadoh

[via FoxyTunes / Sebadoh]

During work this week I was reminded of one of my favorite songs. It inspired me to share because my guess is that we all have someone in our lives that occasionally is in serious need of a falcon punch. I love the fact that you can taste the sarcasm in every word of this song. Some of the best lyrics Lou Barlow ever wrote right here folks...Enjoy.

01 The Freed Pig.mp3

Song: The Freed Pig
Artist: Sebadoh

You were right
I was battling you, trying to prove myself
I tried to bury you with guilt; I wanted to prove you wrong
I've got nothing better to do than pay too much attention to you
It's sad, but it's not your fault
Self-righteous and rude
I guess I lost that cool
Tapping ‘til I drive you insane
I'm self-righteous, but never right
So laid back, but so uptight
Destroying your patience to tolerate me
With all the negative spirit I bring
Right, I was obsessed to bring you down
Watching your every move
Playing a little-boy game
Always with something to prove
Waiting to cut you down, making it hard to live
With only one thing to do
Cut me first, make it easy
Now you will be free
Now that nothing depends on me
Tapping ‘til I drive you insane
Now you will be free
With no sick people tugging on your sleeve
Your big head has that "more room to grow"
A glory I will never know
A glory I will never know

On Fire

2009-10-11T12:28:00.001-07:00

Anarkia Internacional LTD logo

[via FoxyTunes / The Molotovs]

Ran across these dudes last month. I really dig the jangly guitar and the horns vs. the piano. This is a bar anthem. Enjoy.

Song: Come To Grief
Artist: The Molotovs

NO lyrics yet Ladies and Gentlemen...

come-to-grief.mp3

Shameless Plug

2009-09-03T20:43:00.000-07:00

I like to share. I have a few of these little corners of my mind floating out there. One of my other "Wastes Of Time" is a little place called Photo Ninja's
. Its a collaborative photo blog. I try to post at least weekly (very weakly) and when I do I upload a new song for visitors to listen to while looking at our photos. This weeks post is a playlist of the songs that have been the soundtrack to Photo Ninja's over the last few months. Its a fun group of tunes. Take the time to look at the work we do over there and if you would like to join...holla.

Here is the link...

Photo Ninja's

and here is the music...

Likey?

Multiple Choice

2009-08-23T10:18:00.000-07:00

Phenomenal Handclap Band setlist

[via FoxyTunes / phenomenal handclap band]

Thanks to Andy for slipping me this CD. Damn these guys (and Gals) are good. Onstage they have a Manfred Mann kind of vibe...in a Blinded By The Light kind of way. Really dig this tune. Enjoy

Artist: Phenomenal Handclap Band
Song: All of the Above

02 All Of The Above.mp3

Here is a great Video of these guys live. They look like a fun group to watch...

Watch the full concert at baeblemusic.com

School Daze

2009-08-09T19:57:00.000-07:00

Stephen Malkmus, Connect Festival

[via FoxyTunes / Pavement]

My oldest starts school this week and with that, as always, comes a haircut. Looking back now, I used too much hairspray in school. This is a great anthem for "fitting in" and "getting ahead". Enjoy dammit.

Cut Your Hair.mp3

Song: Cut Your Hair
Artist: Pavement

Darlin dont you go and cut your hair
Do you think its gonna make him change?
Im just a boy with a new haircut
And thats a pretty nice haircut
Charge it like a puzzle, hit me wearin muzzles
Hesitate to die, look around, around, the second drummers drowned
His telephone is found

Music scene is crazy, bands start up each and every day
I saw another one just the other day
A special new band
I remember lying
I dont remember lies
I dont remember what
But I dont care, I care, I really dont care
Did you see the drummers hair?

Advertising looks and chops a must
No big hair!!
Songs mean a lot
When songs are bought
And so are you-
Bitch, rant down to the practice room
Attention and fame so
Career, career, career....

Knock, Knock

2009-07-05T08:03:00.000-07:00

White Rabbits (NY; formerly Columbia, MO)

[via FoxyTunes / White Rabbit]

I downloaded this album last week and cant get enough. These dudes know how to craft a hook. There is a myriad of influences present but they make their own music here. I love the foreboding piano and the door knock drums. This is very new shizz so no lyrics yet. These guys have been touring with such luminaries as : The Walkmen, and Spoon, two of my favs. Enjoy!

Artist: White Rabbits
Song: Right Where They Left

White Rabbits_It's Frightening_08_Right Where They Left.mp3

Silky Smooth

2009-05-31T08:10:00.000-07:00

Kathleen Edwards

[via FoxyTunes / Kathleen Edwards]

I stumbled across this song earlier in the week and I had to share. Kathleen Edwards is a guilty pleasure of mine. She can shred on the guitar and writes a fine song, her music reeks of quality. I love the images she uses for this tune. Hopefully you will too.

Kathleen Edwards_Asking for Flowers_01_Buffalo.mp3

Artist: Kathleen Edwards
Song: Buffalo

The summer months left me alone
But the fall rolled in on the back of a storm
In the night you and I drove
Have you ever seen lightning and snow?

All these weeks without a note
It's like a ticking clock
Every time that you phone
I've run aground truth be told
And when it comes to me
I'll let you know

Don't be like that

Just my luck an Irish rose
In a drinking hole
I'd played a thousand one shows
What you need is to just go home
And when it comes to you
Don't leave it alone

Don't be like that

Up ahead the roads were closed
And the Gennys ran most of Buffalo
The customs man at border control
Said yes you can go
But you won't make it home

Don't be like that

Scotchy Scotch Scotch

2009-05-23T22:14:00.000-07:00

It's play list time again. I am starting to dig coming up with eight songs at a time to share. Its a challenge and a quest. I am feeling some nice Pop vibes right now, so dig it. I am also going to include another random picture. Enjoy.

From Web Pics

Hit play and judge me...harshly.

Opinions drive this whole experience yo. Share 'em.

Haunting

2009-05-14T18:42:00.000-07:00

Gnarls Barkley

[via FoxyTunes / Gnarls Barkley]

Cee-Lo has a voice that speaks to me. It is so expressive, I am buying whatever he is selling. This is one of my favorite Neo-Soul songs of the last few cycles. I think that people wrote these guys off after "Crazy" but they are still very relevant and stoking some fire on stage as well. I hope you enjoy.

Gnarls Barkley-03-St. Elsewhere.mp3

Artist: Gnarls Barkley
Song: St. Elsewhere

I packed a few of my belongings
Left the life that I was living
Just some memories of it
Mostly the ones I can't forget

Whenever you need me I'll be here
Until then my dear
I'm going, I'm going, going there

Don't ask me to make time
To travel back and forth
Let nature take its course
Maybe I'm open from all this ocean air

And if it weren't for you I'd be without
A care setting sail to St. Elsewhere

Anywhere you sit you can see the sun
Unfortunately on this island I'm the only one

And same rules apply on a rainy day
Then it's not such a pretty place to be
It just rains and rains and rains on me

Send a simple sign I can understand
Then a flower grew out that sand
Before you know it I was back out on that sea
Now I don't mind it so much because it's normal
I'm not there, anywhere, St. Elsewhere

Way over yonder there's a new frontier
Would it be so hard for you
To come and visit me here?
I understand
Well just send me a message in a bottle then baby

The Good Old Days

2009-04-26T19:53:00.000-07:00

I had the pleasure of seeing Dr Dog again this weekend. This time I wanted to share the experience so I took my camera. The Cave singers opened for Dr. Dog at my favorite dive bar/music venue, Bottletree. I have been a big fan of these gents the last few years and I have blogged about them a few times here as well. They have a very enthusiastic live show. I saw license plates all the way from North Carolina, so I guess the secret is out. The set list was great and so was the energy from the band and crowd. Here is a favorite off the new disc and some photos from the road...with Dr. Dog.

Dr. Dog_Fate_11_My Friend.mp3

Artist: Dr. Dog
Song: My Friend

My friend says that the end holds nothing more
He don't hide his shame
says its all the same
Like a man without a name
Old days asleep in the shade by the Brandywine
See a dog get paid
see a boy behave
Every bone deserves a grave
But I heard the Good Lord's warning
like he might not forget by the morning
With no more terrifying thoughts of dying
ooh oooooh oooh
My Lord, I'm climbing aboard and I'm going home
No time to lose, no time to pack
Take a step and take it back
But I heard the Good Lord's warning
like he might not forget by the morning
With no more terrifying thoughts of dying
ooh ooooh oooh

Keep on with the living you'll soon enough be dead
You got the whole world spinning in your head
and you don't want to give it up (don't give it up, don't give it up)
Cause no one should be sorry
we're just another day
You can say you'll be back
but you won't ever go away (won't go away, won't go away)
Cause love that never leaves is never ever welcome back
and i'm running out of skin thick enough to hide in (won't go away, won't go away)
Now hand in hand we're back in time we're chasing the train
Looking back looking back to wave goodbye
we're headed for the same disaster (don't give it up, don't give it up)

Spectator

2009-04-21T17:56:00.000-07:00

Typically, I find a song that inspires me, and I then go in search for an image to go with the artist on the World Wide Web. Today I am posting with my own photograph of the Band. A few weeks ago I went to my favorite music venue/dive bar in Birmingham called the Bottletree and these guys opened up for a band called Tapes and Tapes. These guys stole the show. They are called Wild Light. They say fuck a lot. I had a great night at this show I am going to prove it by including a slide show of the night. Enjoy

01 California On My Mind.mp3

Artist: Wild Light
Song: California On My Mind

Give me a lake that I can dive into
Bury my head in the shit at the bottom
Fuck today
Fuck San Francisco
Fuck California (x2)
I realize I never gave you a chance
I realize I never gave you romance
At the top of the hill
At the top of the hill
Leave me to stream in the current or breeze

Give me a lake that I can dive into
Bury my head in the shit at the bottom
Fuck today
Fuck Oakland
Fuck California
At the top of the hill
At the top of the hill
Leave me to stream in the current or breeze
Leave me to stream in the current or breeze
Leave me to stream in the current or breeze

Playlist Funtime

2009-04-18T22:22:00.000-07:00

I found a new site today. This could be fun. I upload 8 songs that I think would make a cool play list, and they make a little player for me to share with you. Let me know what you think. And now a random image.

Press play and judge me. Harshly.

Happy

2009-04-05T13:16:00.000-07:00

Animal Collective, Webster Hall

[via FoxyTunes / Animal Collective]

I have been listening to these gents for a few years and am hypnotized by the new album. There is a little bit of Flaming lips mixed with Beach Boys amongst other influences. This tune is becoming a fav off the new disc for me. The chorus makes me happy. It may take a couple listens for the poison to take effect. Its worth the commitment...

06 Bluish.mp3

Artist: Animal Collective
Song: Bluish

I’m getting lost in your curls
I’m drawing pictures on your skin
So soft it twirls
I like your looks when you get mean
I know I shouldn’t say so but when you
Claw me like a cat, I’m beaming
I like the way you squeeze my hand
Pulling me into another dream
A lucid dream
I’m getting lost in your curls
I’m getting crushed out on the things
that only I should see
Not for boys, they’re just for me

Hurry to talk, from far away
I can see you, you curl your fists and you pull your hair
When we’re alone, I wanna say
Let’s just stay in, no one’s here in our apartment babe

(Put on the dress that I like)
It makes me so crazy, though I can’t say why
(Keep on your stockings for a while)
Some kind of magic in the way you’re lying there

I’m getting lost in your curls
I’m getting rushed back on a whim
Our breaths get wind
Back to the time when we were green
I know we have changed
But I still grin cause I can’t wait to see you
Back to the time I touched your hair
When I was so scared to look that mean
I think it’s weird
I’m getting lost in your curls
I’m getting crushed out on the things
That only I should see
They’re not for boys, they’re just for me

Girl, you can talk from far away
It’s so hard for me
Only to get the urge to kiss you there
When we’re alone, I wanna say
Let’s just stay in, no one’s here in our apartment babe

(Put on the dress that I like)
It makes me so crazy, though I can’t say why
(Keep on your stockings for a while)
Some kind of magic in the way you’re lying there
(repeat)

I am tired

2009-02-21T00:21:00.000-08:00

Jenny Lewis

[via FoxyTunes / Jenny Lewis]

Jenny's voice is heaven. I love how this song is like a confession. She makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up and...daddy likey. Hope you enjoy.

05 Acid Tongue.mp3

Artist: Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins
Song: Acid Tongue

I went to a cobbler

To fix a hole in my shoe

He took one look at my face

And said, "I can fix that hole in you"

I beg your pardon

I'm not looking for a cure

Seen enough of my friends

In the depths of the godsick blues

You know I am a liar

You know I am a liar

Nobody helps a liar

Because I've been down to Dixie

And dropped acid on my tongue

Tripped upon the land

Until enough was enough

I was a little bit lighter

And adventure on my sleeve

I was a little drunk

And looking for company

So I found myself a sweetheart

With the softest of hands

We were unlucky in love

But I'd do it all again

We build ourselves a fire

We build ourselves a fire

But you know I am a liar

You know I am a liar

And you don't know what I've done

By the rolling river is

Exactly where I was

There was no simple cure

For unlucky in love

To be lonely is a habit

Like smoking or taking drugs

And I've quit them both

But man, was it rough

Now I am tired

It just made me tired

Let's build ourselves a fire

Let's build ourselves a fire

Respect

2009-01-25T11:18:00.000-08:00

Etwas Hoeheres by Wolfgang Wildner

[via FoxyTunes / Aaron Neville]

In light of my first trip to the Big Easy last weekend I wanted to post the song that constantly ran through my head as I walked the streets. I had an inspirational visit. Great way to start the year. I am including some photos from the trip for your enjoyment.

Louisiana 1927.mp3

Artist: Aaron Neville
Song: Louisiana 1927 - Written by Randy Newman

What has happened down here is the wind have changed
Clouds roll in from the north and it started to rain
Rained real hard and rained for a real long time
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline

The river rose all day
The river rose all night
Some people got lost in the flood
Some people got away alright
The river have busted through cleard down to Plaquemines
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangelne

CHORUS
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tyrin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away

President Coolidge came down in a railroad train
With a little fat man with a note-pad in his hand
The President say, "Little fat man isn't it a shame what the river has
done
To this poor crackers land."

CHORUS

Here are some photo's from my 1st look at Nawlins...

Unexpected

2008-12-28T20:10:00.000-08:00

Wow. I have fallen into this album recently. The epic score with the cool sixties sound makes this feel retro and sophisticated. One of the best albums of the year. Also, it rocks. Enjoy...

The Last Shadow Puppets_The Age Of The Understatement_01_The Age Of The Understatement.mp3

Artist: The Last Shadow Puppets
Song: The Age Of Understatement

Decided
To sneak off away
From your stomach
And try your pulse
And captured
What seemed all
Unknowing and candid
But they suspected
It was false

She's playful
The boring would
Warn you be careful
Of her brigade
In order to tame
This relentless marauder
Move away from the parade

And she was walking on the tables
In the glass house
Endearingly bedraggled in the wind
Subtle in her method of seduction
The twenty little tragedies begin

And she would throw
A feather boa in the road
If she thought
That it would set the scene
Unfittingly dipped
Into your companions
Enlighten them to make you seethe

And there's affection to rent
The age of the understatement
Before the attraction ferments
Kiss me properly and pull me apart

Affection to rent
The age of the understatement
Before this attraction ferments
Kiss me properly and pull me apart

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

And my fingers scratch at my hair
Before my mind can get too reckless
The idea of seeing you here
Is enough to make the sweat grow cold

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Banjo Poetry

2008-12-14T06:33:00.001-08:00

I have been rolling around in the folk genre the last few weeks. Personally, I like when an artist can make me think with lyrics and feel with the music. This song builds to a point where the music seems to have a hundred different layers. Simple and layered is the sweet spot if you ask me. Hope you enjoy.

Peter Bradley Adams_Leavetaking_03_I'll Forget you.mp3

Artist: Peter Bradley Adams
Song: I'll Forget You

Well those days have all but gone
And still I'm listening in
To that old long-distance call
But I'll forget you

Well the fields are turning gold
As the winter moves in
There's a love I used to know
But I'll forget you

So bye-bye
So bye-bye
I'll forget you

There's a ghost above my door
Still, can you hear
There's a high lonesome call
But I'll forget you

So bye-bye
So bye-bye
I'll forget you

As the space around me grows
I need the touch of your skin
So I wear this ring of gold
Til I forget you

So bye-bye
Bye-bye
So bye-bye
I'll forget you

Guilty Pleasure

2008-12-07T09:19:00.000-08:00

Martin Sexton

[via FoxyTunes / Martin Sexton]

I am a sucker for a great hook. I am always singing this song in the shower...settle down ladies. This dude writes a great song lyrically but with that he has a great sense of Americana in his voice. I hope you likey.

Martin Sexton_Seeds_01_03_Wild Angels.mp3

Artist: Martin Sexton
Song: Wild Angels

Even when the desert sands roll with thunder
Even when I know it's all for gasoline
Even when the hole in my head lets me wonder it
I know I sing because I must
Even when the truth waters down way too quickly
Even when the storm blows down in New Orleans
I will still be dreamin' when I know why this happens
But I know I love you and I trust
We are born with this music in our hearts
We tend forget a little each day right from the start
In a dream I rolled on back the clock and found another way
To remember the words

That we are wild angels
Believing in our childhood dreams
We're just trying to find our way back to
The source of the stream
We are wild and free
Even like the hills these songs they last forever
Even though the singer will be forgotten in good time
Even that a song can unify or move mountains
This I cry we sing because we must

We all love the sound of music in our head
And feel the joy and pain cuz we ain't dead
We have the power and the duty and the means to change the world
And to remember the words

Cuz we are wild angels
Sent down from our childhood dreams to change the world
And to remember the words
Cuz we are wild angels
Send down from our childhood dreams
And we're just trying to get ourselves back to the source of the stream
We are wild and we are free
It's where we want to be

Come and join us on the journey down the winding road
Doesn't matter what you fear cuz we are bold
We got the light inside us of the universe
Gonna let it flow like a raging river

Medication

2008-12-06T22:39:00.000-08:00

WEEN!

[via FoxyTunes / Ween]

Sometimes when life gets a little hectic, this song runs through my head. I have been a fan of Ween since the dawn of time. These guys are a big part of my eclectic taste in music, I am always amazed that they can sound like six different great bands all in one record. I hope this drives you to check them out...

01 Zoloft.mp3

Artist: Ween
Song: Zoloft

Gimme that z, o-l-o-f-t
Gimme a grip, make me love me
Suckin' 'em down, I'm happy man
Can feel it inside, makin' me smile

...realize that the sky's not made of gold
don't disguise the nature of your soul

Gimme that z, o-l-o-f-t
No longer pissed and you don't bother me
I'm makin' it through, I'm givin' my all
When base are loaded, I'm whacking the ball

...don't suck the mind, don't drain the source
the path of life's not so easy to course, buddy

Heavy Rain

2008-11-23T20:13:00.000-08:00

Marcus Congleton, Ambulance LTD

[via FoxyTunes / Ambulance LTD]

One of the things that I am thankful for this special season is that these dudes are making music together again. They make a fine hook. I think you'll dig it.

Ambulance LTD_LP_04_Heavy Lifting.mp3

Artist: Ambulance LTD
Song: Heavy Lifting

True enough, I hear them take you away
But you could be home in a day
And let the hammer fall
Alone because my friends have places to go
My people have people to know
They've never seemed so remote

I'm taking it easy if it comes to fate
But for the time I've gotta wait

Soothe your bones
With the papers of a man that you know
His kids are really gonna grow
And leave their daddy home
But it's an easy game
Those clouds bring heavy, heavy rain
And lifting is an awful lot of pain
We're gonna be sore for sure

I'm takin it easy if it comes to fate
But for the time I've gotta wait

I'm takin it easy if it comes to fate
But for the time I've gotta wait

Close Your Eyes

2008-10-26T19:12:00.000-07:00

I have been diggin' the Brit Pop. This is catchy.

Clearlake_Amber_02_It's Getting Light Outside.mp3

Artist: Clearlake
Song: It's Getting Light Outside

No Lyrics yet boys and girls....

Ashes to Ashes

2008-10-11T11:36:00.000-07:00

Beck Silhouette

[via FoxyTunes / Beck]

I appreciate the Beck. I respect how the man can make an album sound like several different genres of music. This song is one of my favorite tunes and driven by that thick bottom bass line. Reflect.

Paper Tiger.mp3

Artist: Beck
Song: Paper Tiger

Just like a paper tiger
Torn apart by idle hands
Through the helter skelter morning
Fix yourself while you still can
No more ashes to ashes
No more cinders from the sky
All the laws of creation
Tell a dead man how to die

O deserts down below us
And storms up above
Like a stray dog gone defective
Like a paper tiger in the sun

Looking through a broken diamond
To make the past what it should be
Through the ruins and the weather
Capsized boats in the sea

O deserts down below us
And storms up above
Like a stray dog gone defective
Like a paper tiger in the sun

We're just holding on to nothing
To see how long nothing lasts

O deserts down below us
And storms up above
Like a stray dog gone defective

There's one road to the morning
There's one road to the truth
There's one road back to civilization
But there's no road back to you....

Compliment

2008-09-06T21:31:00.000-07:00

Stephen Malkmus, Connect Festival

[via FoxyTunes / Pavement]

Every time this song comes up on a play list or randomly in my life I smile. It makes me think of good times with friends and question why on Earth Pavement doesn't sell more albums than Brittany Spears. Seriously. I think Stephen Malkmus has a great way with words. Never knew that Gypsy children wore electric dresses (They're Insane). One day I hope to be a light.

You Are A Light.mp3

Artist: Pavement
Song: You Are A Light

Tangled in the midst of all the trust
the way you pissed inside
the brain file technology drives.
Show me you dots now.
Who was it that said the world
was mainly all divorces and spare change?
Let's lethalize our slingshots and swallow propane.
You are the liiiight. The calm in the day.
You are the liiiight. The calm in the day.

Senior year abroad i ripped the pea out of the pod.
In store for three months of exile in spain.
Where was the danger?
Watch out for the gypsy children in electric dresses
they're insane.
I hear they live in crematoriums
and smoke your remains.
You are the liiiight. The calm in the day.
You are the liiiight. The calm in the day.

I drive a stick. Gotta love it. Automatic.
Oh everybody's gotta ride in something.
High life, lived, comatosed him! Bring it on in.
I hope it arrives by monday.
Dry ice, skid, button the strippers and ??????
I have to die on sunday!
I rake in, laundry-matt spenders, and ??????
Who rolls with the isolater.
Gotta roll cause i am the isolater.

Cry Baby

2008-08-17T12:53:00.000-07:00

Ryan Adams, Cambridge Corn Exchange 2006

[via FoxyTunes / Ryan Adams]

Cry baby is always how I hear people describe Ryan Adams. I have read stories of him walking off stage when an announcer accidentally calling him "Bryan Adams", as well as stories of him yelling at fans at his concerts for calling out songs they want to hear. Whatever his reputation I firmly believe that when he gets a song right he is one of the most gifted writers of our time. This is one of my favorite tunes of all time. Emmy Lou singing backup makes this haunting. Enjoy.

Ryan Adams_Heartbreaker_05_Oh My Sweet Carolina.mp3

Artist: Ryan Adams
Song: Oh My Sweet Carolina

I went down to Houston
And I stopped in San 'Antone
I passed up the station for the bus
I was trying to find me something
But I wasn't sure just what
Man I ended up with pockets full of dust

So I went on to Cleveland and I ended up insane
I bought a borrowed suit and learned to dance
I was spending money like the way it likes to rain
Man I ended up with pockets full of cane

Oh my sweet Carolina
What compels me to go?
Oh my sweet disposition
May you one day carry me home

I ain't never been to Vegas, but I gambled up my life
Building newsprint boats I race to sewer mains
Was trying to find me something but I wasn't sure just what
Funny how they say that “some things never change”

Oh my sweet Carolina
What compels me to go?
Oh my sweet disposition
May you one day carry me home

Up here in the city feels like things are closing in
The sunset's just my light bulb burning out
I miss KENTUCKY and I miss my family
All the sweetest winds they blow across the south

Oh my sweet Carolina
What compels me to go?
Oh my sweet disposition
May you one day carry me home

Readin'

2008-07-20T19:43:00.000-07:00

My Morning Jacket

[via FoxyTunes / My Morning Jacket]

I have been a fan of these guys since my brother, BD, said that I would enjoy the reverb. They have evolved through the years, as the band members changed, and Jim James just matured as a song writer. The new album is a look back at simpler times as well as a stab into the future. I have fallen in love with this particular tune because it makes me think. I am not sure if its because we are close in age or the fact that we were born in the same state in the same era but Jim always knows how to make me feel comfortable. When he writes songs I know where he is coming from. Enjoy.

My Morning Jacket_Evil Urges_08_Librarian.mp3

Song: The Librarian
Artist: My Morning Jacket

Walk across the courtyard,
Towards the library.
I can hear the insects buzz on the leaves, 'neath my feet.

Ramble up the stairwell,
To the hall of books.
Since we got the interweb these hardly get used.

Duck into the men's room,
Combing through my hair.
When God gave us mirrors he had no idea.

Looking for a lesson
In the periodicals,
There I spy you listening to the AM radio.

Karen of the Carpenters,
Singing in the rain.
Another lovely victim of the mirror's evil way.

It's not like you're not trying,
With a pencil in your hair,
To defy the beauty the good Lord put in there

Simple little bookworm,
Buried underneath
Is the sexiest librarian.
Take off those glasses and let down your hair for me.

So I watch you through the bookcase,
Imagining a scene.
You and I had dinner,
Spending time when you sleep.
And what can I say to you,
Lying there in bed.
These words were the kiss I would play in your head.

What is it inside our heads
That makes us do the opposite,
Makes us do the opposite
Of what's right for us.
'Cause everything be great,
And everything be good,
And everybody gave,
Like everybody could.

Sweetest little bookworm,
Hidden underneath
Is the sexiest librarian.
Take off those glasses and let down your hair for me.
Take off those glasses, and let down your hair for me.

Simple little beauty,
Heaven in your breath.
Simplest of pleasures
The world at its best

GI Joe

2008-07-12T20:03:00.000-07:00

When I first heard this dude I was like "Deastro was one of Cobra Commanders henchmen in GI Joe!" I then remembered that he was Bad Ass. I hope you feel the same about the song. I have been really stretching my 80's legs lately, lovin' some synth and this groove really hits the spot, although it was released last month. Enjoy.

Deastro_Keeper's_02_The Shaded Forests.mp3

Artist: Deastro
Song: The Shaded Forest

No Lyrics at this time Y'all I will update when I find them. I think you will like it anyway...

This is the Destro I remember...

Energy to Spare

2008-07-04T22:55:00.000-07:00

Los Campesinos!

[via FoxyTunes / Los Campesinos!]

This is a shocking song. It starts fast, it's fast in the middle, and of course is traveling at light speed by the time you need a cigarette at the end. I have really been digging these chaps lately. The frantic violin is fearsome. Enjoy.

Los Campesinos!_Hold On Now, Youngster_10_… And We Exhale And Roll Our Eyes In Unison.mp3

Artist: Los Campesinos!
Song: ..And We Exhale And Roll Our Eyes In Unison

It's bad enough you ever use the word as an adjective
But to suggest we do it in heels is really quite crass
And frankly, we're reasonably practical
And we know the benefits of always doing these things in flats

And I spent the last seven years perched on the edge of my bed
Scratching 'I am incredibly sincere' into my forearms
You should know better

A fifteen year old's editorial, some lazy innuendo
(The last man standing is a girl)
Four sweaty boys with guitars tell me NOTHING about my life
And the earth's air pressure gets far greater when I hear you
You should try harder

It takes an educated guess to see I like you little at best
And if you come here for the faces, hope you leave under duress
And you still treat it like a novelty
Less pop concert more butchery
And we exhale, and roll our eyes in unison

And we exhale
And we roll our eyes
And we do these things in unison

And woe is me
And woe is you
And woe is us, together

And woe is me
And woe is you
And woe is us, together.

November

2008-06-10T17:56:00.000-07:00

The Arcade Fire

[via FoxyTunes / Arcade Fire]

When this came out last year I thought this was a somber cold Arcade Fire with a political view and no real musical emotion. The more I listen to the songs on this album I appreciate that the lyrics hold a lot of that emotion and if you listen closely you can hear a subtle rage. It is worth letting it grow on you. Soft spoken doesn't always mean small.

03 - Neon Bible.mp3

Artist: Arcade Fire
Song: Neon Bible

A vial of hope and a vial of pain,
In the light they both looked the same.
Pourred them out on into the world,
On every boy and every girl.

It's in the Neon Bible, the Neon Bible
Not much chance for survival,
If the Neon Bible is right.

Take the poison of your age,
Don’t lick your fingers when you turn the page,
What I know is what you know is right,
In the city it's the only light.

It's the Neon Bible, the Neon Bible
Not much chance for survival,
If the Neon Bible is right.

Oh God! well look at you now!
Oh! you lost it, but you don’t know how!
In the light of a golden calf,
Oh God! I had to laugh!

Take the poison of your age,
Don’t lick your fingers when you turn the page,
It was wrong but you said it was right,
In the future I will read at night.

In the Neon Bible, the Neon Bible
Not much chance for survival,
If the Neon Bible is true.

Layered

2008-04-12T20:06:00.000-07:00

One of the things I admire about this groove is the way all the different sounds make a sublime wave, underneath her beautiful voice. I still have the weakness for a lady who can sing and this song showcases an artist that seems to be singing just to me. Love the old timey feel and the smooth powerful heart of the song.

She & Him_Volume One_04_Change Is Hard.mp3

Artist: She and Him
Song: Change is Hard

I’m all outta luck but what else could I be?
I know he’s yours and he'll never belong to me again.
I did him wrong.
So don’t brag,
Keep it to yourself.
I did him wrong.
I was never no, never no, never enough,
But I can try, I can try to toughen up.
I listened when they told me
If he burns you, let him go.
Change is hard, I should know.
I should know.
I should know.

So I'll keep my head down
If you keep it quiet from now on.
In the halls I’d rather hear silence than the bell of new love.
So don’t brag,
Keep it to yourself.
I did him wrong.
I was never no, never no, never enough,
But I can try, I can try to toughen up.
I listened when they told me
If he burns you, let him go.
Change is hard, I should know.
I should know.
I should know.
I should know.

I Am Torn

2008-04-05T16:58:00.000-07:00

Midlake Video Shoot - "Bandits"

[via FoxyTunes / Midlake]

I first heard this tune a few months ago and really could have easily forgotten all about it. Recently, I downloaded the acoustic version along with some other songs from these guys and the song took on a new life in my listening rotation. I think the dude wants to change his name to Roscoe..which I am down with. As always, now that I listen to them both, I can't decide which is better, so I will let you decide...

Midlake_Oak And Julian - EP_01_Roscoe (Acoustic Version).mp3

Midlake_The Trials of Van Occupanther_01_Roscoe.mp3

Song: Roscoe
Artist: Midlake

Stone-cutters made them from stones
Chosen specially for you and I
Who will live inside
The mountaineers gathered timber piled high
In which to take along
Travelling many miles knowing they'd get here

When they got here all exhausted
On the roof leaks they got started
And now when the rain comes we can be thankful

When the mountaineers saw that everything fit
They were glad and so they took off

Thought we were due for a change
Or two around this place
When they got back they're all mixed up
With no one to stay with

The village used to be all one really needs
Now it's filled with hundreds and hundreds of chemicals
That mostly surround you, you wish to flee
But it's not like you so listen to me listen to me

Oh and when the morning comes
We will step outside
We will not find another man in sight
We like the newness the newness of all
That has grown in our garden
Struggling for so long

Whenever I was a child
I wonder what if my name had changed
Into something more productive
Like Roscoe been born in 1891
Waiting with my aunt Rosaline

Thought we were due for a change
Or two around this place
When they got back they're all mixed up
With no one to stay with

1891 they roamed around and foraged
They made their house from cedars
They made their house from stone
Well they're a little like you
Adn they're a little like me
We have all we need

Thought we were due for a change
Or two around this place
This place
This place

When they got back they're all mixed up
With no one to stay with
When they got back they're all mixed up
With no one to stay with

Old Brown Shoe

2008-03-22T22:43:00.001-07:00

Ray Lamontagne

[via FoxyTunes / Ray LaMontagne]

I like that Ray was working in a shoe factory before he got his big break. I sold shoes for a short time and I guess if there is a worse job than selling shoes, it's making them. I like a good torch song every now and then, and this is better than most.

Shelter.mp3

Artist: Ray Lamontagne
Song: Shelter

I guess you don't need it
I guess you don't want me to repeat it
But everything I have to give I'll give to you
It's not like we planned it
You tried to stay, but you could not stand it
To see me shut down slow
as though it was an easy thing to do
Listen when
All of this around us'll fall over
I tell you what we're gonna do
You will shelter me my love
And I will shelter you
I will shelter you
I left you heartbroken, but not until those very words were spoken
Has anybody ever made such a fool out of you
It's hard to believe it
Even as my eyes do see it
The very things that make you live are killing you
Listen when all of this around us'll fall over
I tell you what we're gonna do
You will shelter me my love
I will shelter you
Listen when
All of this around us'll fall over
I tell you what we're gonna do
Hey you will shelter me my love
I will shelter you
If you shelter me too
I will shelter you
I will shelter you

I Have Missed You. Did you notice I was gone?

2008-03-10T18:11:00.001-07:00

Walter Martin of The Walkmen

[via FoxyTunes / The Walkmen]

I have had a busy few months. I know this is a typical excuse in the blogging world, but you must allow for me to live and such, or start paying me. I have moved from rural Alabama to the big city of Birmingham, and am loving it. I feel rejuvenated and inspired. Alas what has suffered from my life change is this precious jewel. I am here to tell you NO MORE! I will now begin again to tell you what to listen to and hope you will continue to at least somewhat comply. I have this piano tune going through my head pretty much all day long. I now transfer that burden to you. Enjoy.

Various Artists - eMusic_2006 Pitchfork Music Festival Sampler_22_We've Been Had.mp3

Song: We've Been Had
Artist: The Walkmen

Well I'm a modern guy I don't care much for the go-go
or the retro image I see so often telling me to
keep trying maybe you'll get here someday
keep up the working, ok
I close the book on them right there

I see myself change as the days change over
I hear the songs and the words don't change
I write them out of the book right there

We've been had, you say it's over
Sometimes I'm just happy I'm older
We've been had I know it's over
Somehow it got easy to laugh out loud

See me age 19 with some dumb haircut from
1960 moving to New York City
live with my friends there we're all taking the same steps
they're foolish now

We've been had you say it's over
Sometimes I'm just happy I'm older
We've been had I know it's over
Somehow it got easy to laugh out loud

Weak Spot

2008-01-27T17:18:00.001-08:00

the delgados 2

[via FoxyTunes / The Delgados]

I have this documented weak spot for the ladies who can sing. Somehow this song reminds me of the high ideals I had while going to college. Everything was so black and white then. Right and wrong never blurred any lines. There was less to loose. We are all trying to for the right kind of life....

The Delgados_Hate_05_Coming In From The Cold.mp3

Title: coming in from the cold
Artist: The Delgados

Step inside
A better dream job you could never find
A set of keys and bottles heaven wide
Find yourself a seat and settle in for the ride

Raise your glass
We’re going to drink now till the summer’s past
So bring the hats out we all need a laugh
And let the neighbours talk then make sure you lose them
We can

Try for the right kind of life
I only wish that you’d had a chance to decide
Have a look around you there’s no-one there
How can you call this fair

Not to blame
No-one’s telling you you’re not to blame
Things around they just don’t feel the same
And I don’t recognize this person that still remains

Settle down
I really hope that you can settle down
Take your tent and trailer out of town
We’ll find a place to roam where you could escape to
We can

Try for the right kind of life
I only wish that you’d had a chance to decide
Have a look around you there’s no-one there
How can you call this fair

Everybody’s waiting for the big surprise
But nobody will notice when it does arrive
So send it on

Try for the right kind of life
I only wish that you’d had a chance to decide
Have a look around you there’s no-one there
How can you call this fair

We’re coming in from the cold
And everybody’s searching for someone to hold
Have a look around you there’s no-one there
How can you call this fair

Sickeningly Good

2008-01-11T20:18:00.001-08:00

Hitchcock Meets Wilco

[via FoxyTunes / Wilco]

I have to apologize for the delay. Sorry. To make up for it I have included one of my all time favorites. Quite possibly the best love song ever. In preparation for Valentines day... Love song's, On Fire...right here at Song-a-torium.

Jesus, Etc..mp3

Jesus, Etc.
Wilco
Jesus, don't cry
you can rely on me honey
you can combine anything you want
I'll be around
you were right about the stars
each one is a setting sun

tall buildings shake
voices escape singing sad sad songs
tuned to chords strung down your cheeks
bitter melodies turning your orbit around

don't cry
you can rely on me honey
you can come by any time you want
I'll be around
you were right about the stars
each one is a setting sun

tall buildings shake
voices escape singing sad sad songs
tuned to chords strung down your cheeks
bitter melodies turning your orbit around

voices whine
skyscrapers are scraping, your gravelly voice
is smoking
my cigarettes are all you can get
turning your orbit around

our love
our love
our love is all we have
our love
our love is all of God's money
everyone is a burning sun

tall buildings shake
voices escape singing sad sad songs
tuned to chords strung down your cheeks
bitter melodies turning your orbit around

voices whine
skyscrapers are scraping, your gravelly voice
is smoking
last cigarettes are all you can get
turning your orbit around
last cigarettes are all you can get
turning your orbit around
last cigarettes are all you can get
turning your orbit around

Story Time

2007-12-13T19:44:00.001-08:00

John Hiatt, 2007

[via FoxyTunes / John Hiatt]

John Hiatt can write. He has a way of bringing characters to life in his songs...and better yet making you care about them. I always feel like he is singing his heart, feeling seeps from his voice. One of his best here, one of many.

17 Crossing Muddy Waters.mp3

Song: Crossing Muddy Waters
Artist: John Hiatt

My baby's gone and I don't know why
She let out this morning
Like a rusty shot in a hollow sky
Left me without warning
Sooner than the dogs could bark
and faster than the sun rose
Down to the banks in an old mule car
she took a flatboat across the shallow

CHORUS:
Left me in my tears to drown
she left a baby daughter
Now the water's wide and deep and brown
She's crossing muddy waters

Tobacco standing in the fields
be rotten come November
And a bitter heart will not reveal
a spring that love remembers
When that sweet brown girl of mine
her black eyes are ravens
We broke the bread and drank the wine
from a jug that she'd been saving

CHORUS

Baby's crying and the daylight's gone
That big oak tree is groaning
In rush of wind and river of song
I can hear my sweetheart moaning
Crying for her baby child
or crying for her husband
Crying for that river's wild
to take her from her loved ones

CHORUS TWICE

HE is Legend

2007-12-09T06:29:00.001-08:00

Eric Clapton Aug. 15, 1975

[via FoxyTunes / Eric Clapton]

It's not everyday I come across an Eric Clapton song I haven't heard. Guitar + Horns = Awesome. This stone cold groove is righteous! Enjoy...

Lonesome And A Long Way From Home.mp3

Artist: Eric Clapton
Song: Lonesome and A Long Way From Home

Out on an open highway,
Such a lovely day but something's wrong.
Something, something's gotta be wrong.

I just left home this morning,
This old road keeps rolling on and on.
Rolling, rolling on and on.

Won't somebody help me?
Won't somebody help me?
Won't somebody help me?
I've never been so lonesome and long way from home,
Never been lonesome and long way,
Never been lonesome and long way from home.

Chorus

Chicks

2007-12-02T18:47:00.001-08:00

The Stills, at Dawson College benefit concert aims to send a message to the whole community

[via FoxyTunes / The Stills]

Sometimes you know that you shouldn't like a song or a band because..well because they are just too damn catchy. The Stills are a case study of this problem for me. They are polished, cool, and write a really good hook a little too Matchbox 20 for me. Usually I run for zee hills. The album this song came from became one of my favorites last year, and really the only reason they aren't a guilty pleasure is because nobody else has heard of them. So I can lower my indie standards secretly. Love the baseline on this one.

The Stills_Logic Will Break Your Heart_02_Gender Bombs.mp3

Song:Gender Bombs
Artist:The Stills

brains on a brick wall
when gender bombs they fall
the sordid way her loaded phrases infiltrate your skull

the images are strong
impulses are strong
and logic will break your heart forever
be brave

massive suicide dreams
the feel warm and long
the girl will school you
the girl will...

could this be the gaining force
of ten loves in a row
drunken sunday evenings
will just be innuendos

massive suicide dreams
that feel warm and long
the girl will school you
the girl will school you
the girl will screw you
the girl will screw you
the girl will school you
the girl will screw you
the girl will screw you
the girl will screw you

Autumn

2007-11-18T14:05:00.001-08:00

img_2277

[via FoxyTunes / Pernice Brothers]

This song sounds a little melancholy because it is. "I'm not depressed but I want to be" is the message I keep getting. I think there is a small amount of hope in the lyrics so I am going to keep my head up and out of the oven. Enjoy

Song: There Goes the Sun
Artist: Pernice Brothers

now always, i wait for you
to take this pale opaque and let some light go through
kicked the life from me, left a headless drum
crushed the rabbit cage of my skeleton
overload on "lets get lost"
scratched your farewell couplet in my window frost
kicked the life from me and non better comes
till one better comes, there goes the sun.

hope theres love where you may land
let this frost heave open up and take me in
kick this life from me till one better comes
till one better comes, there goes the sun

Public Service Announcement

2007-11-04T19:41:00.001-08:00

Bunf&Gruff

[via FoxyTunes / Super Furry Animals]

I just wanted to say that I am glad that someone finally wrote a song about something we are all afraid of. Those babies have always got their eyes on my stash! At least now, with this tune, you can remember to keep those stash stealin' babies at bay! I am trying a new service for my little player. Let me know what you think.

Song: Baby Ate My Eightball
Artisit: Super Furry Animals

Baby, baby, baby.
Baby ate my eight ball.
Frothing at the mouth ascending to heaven.
Mental note to self:
Keep in safe place away from harm.
Baby, baby, baby.
Baby ate my eight ball.
Frothing at the mouth ascending to heaven.
See you on the other side.
Sorry to cut your life so short.
Mental note to self:
Keep in safe place away from harm.
Baby, baby, baby.
Baby ate my eight ball.
Baby, baby, baby.
Baby ate my eight ball.
Frothing at the mouth ascending to heaven.
Baby, baby, baby.
Baby ate my eight ball.
Baby, baby, baby.
Baby ate my eight ball.

Smarts

2007-10-18T17:49:00.001-07:00

vampire weekend, originally uploaded by surgery.

I think I am too dumb to know what this song is (Oxford Comma?). The tune gets me though, I dig these guys. Enjoy

Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma.mp3

Song: Oxford Comma
Artist: Vampire Weekend

Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?
I've seen those English dramas too, they're cruel
So if there's any other way to spell out what it's found with me, with me

Why would you speak to me that way
Especially when I always said that I
Haven't got the words for you
All your diction, dripping with disdain
Through the pain, I always tell the truth.

Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?
I climbed to Dharamsala too, I did.
I met the highest Lama
His accent sounded fine to me, to me

Take your handbook, it's no trick
Take the chapstick, put it on your lips
Crack a smile, adjust my tie
Know your boyfriend unlike other guys

Why would you lie 'bout how much coal you have?
Why would you lie 'bout somethin' dumb like that?
Why would you lie 'bout anything at all?
First the window, then it's to the wall
Lil Jon, he always tells the truth

Take your passport, it's not trick
Take the chapstick, put it on your lips
Crack a smile, adjust my tie
Know your brother unlike other guys

Why would you lie 'bout how much coal you have?
Why would you lie 'bout somethin' dumb like that?
Why would you lie 'bout anything at all?
First the window, then it's to the wall
Why would you take my conversations?
Show your findings at the United Nations
Lil Jon, he always tells the truth

Looking Back

2007-10-08T20:18:00.001-07:00

02|23|2007 (104/365) The Idiot's Guide to Blowing up Balloons

[via FoxyTunes / Tegan and Sara]

I found this song the other a day and it reminded me so much of High School so much I broke out in pimples. In a good way. Its all cleared up now..Thanks for asking.

Call It Off.mp3

Song: Call It Off
Artist: Tegan and Sara

I won't regret saying this
This thing that I'm saying
Is it better than keeping my mouth shut
That goes without saying
Call, break it off
Call, break my own heart
Maybe I would have been something you'd be good at
Maybe you would have been something I'd be good at
But now we'll never know
I won't be sad
But in case I go there
Everyday, to make myself feel bad
There's a chance that I'll start to wonder if this was the thing to do
I won't be out long
But I still think it better if
You take your time coming over here
I think that's for the best
Call, break it off
Call, break my own heart
Maybe I would have been something you'd be good at
Maybe you would have been something I'd be good at
But now we'll never know
I won't be sad
But in case I go there
Everyday, to make myself feel bad
There's a chance that I'll start to wonder if this was the thing to do
I'll start to wonder if this was the thing to do

Lucky

2007-10-02T07:49:00.001-07:00

My Brightest Diamond

[via FoxyTunes / My Brightest Diamond]

I am sharing another cover song this week. I've been a Radiohead fan for a long time and this cover does them proud. Its very eerie and futuristic, and on top of it all beautiful. So i introduce to you "My Brightest Diamond"...enjoy

11 My Brightest Diamond - Lucky.mp3

Song: Lucky
Artist: My Brightest Diamond

I'm on a roll,
I'm on a roll this time
I feel my luck could change.

Kill me Sarah,
kill me again with love,
it's gonna be a glorious day.

Pull me out of the aircrash,
Pull me out of the lake,
'cause i'm your superhero,
we are standing on the edge.

The head of state has called for me by name
but I don't have time for him.
It's gonna be a glorious day!
I feel my luck could change.

Pull me out of the aircrash,
Pull me out of the lake,
'cause i'm your superhero,
we are standing on the edge.

We are standing on the edge.

Beachy Boyz?

2007-09-15T08:36:00.000-07:00

TMX111005001

[via FoxyTunes / Caribou]

Just downloaded this album last week and from the first song it felt very familiar. Like an old friend coming in for a visit. I cant wait to delve deeper into this one, I liked the first track so much I had to share it right away. Enjoy...

Caribou_Andorra_01_Melody Day.mp3

Song: Melody Day
Artist: Caribou

melody day what have i done
now our hearts are locked up tight again
and when i pray it's all begun
when you smile it makes the way again

melody day where have you gone?
and the hope i had has gone away
and when the owl has gone and i know
when you smile it makes the way again

Stay Tuned

2007-09-09T10:00:00.000-07:00

ambulance_ltd

[via FoxyTunes / Ambulance LTD]

These guys have been on my favorites play list for over a year. I recently read they have since broken up, and I am sad. They made some good music and I will miss their jangly guitary goodness. So RIP Ambulance LTD, I for one will stay tuned..

Ambulance LTD_LP_09_Stay Tuned.mp3

Song: Stay Tuned
Artist: Ambulance LTD

What would I do without it?
Think I'll get down like then
I've got to move or sinking
And I only came to when

Stay pretty
I'll come back sometime and soon
And while I'm away: stay tuned

I'll get a suit and a rocket
And take to the end of the space
You make me wanna say pretty things
To leave me far away

Look up and I put your flag on the moon
And while we're away: stay tuned
Stay tuned, stay tuned, stay tuned

Stay tuned, stay tuned
Stay tuned, stay tuned
Stay tuned, stay tuned
Stay tuned, stay tuned

Weakness

2007-09-01T06:43:00.001-07:00

Cat Power Kiss

[via FoxyTunes / Cat Power]

Last year I discovered Ms. Cat Power. She has a way of singing a song that hearkens back to the olden days, with lyrics that are very contemporary. She has a presence. Piano and a soulful voice. I also love that her backing band on this album were the guys that backed up Otis Redding. She has a good sense of history with a modern slant is what I'm trying to say. Enjoy...

Cat Power_The Greatest_06_Willie.mp3

Song: Willie
Artist: Cat Power

willie deadwilder and rebecca
they knew that they loved one another
gonna have a real good time
no more sad sad bad times
it's all they've been waiting for
someon to knock at the door

willie was shot once in his mind
and his cry out saved his own life
the second time was through the heart
the doctors pulled the bullet from inside
he had a job to do he said
that's his way of life

please don't bring him down
please don't let him go
he's on the same side as you
he's just a little behind

i tell ya there are some people living alone
i tell ya there are some people with nowhere to go
there are some people who don't believe in love
but willie and rebecca prove 'em all wrong

a man named john wrote a song for me to sing
and the most beautiful flowers i have ever seen
he is a very good man
and he has been an even very good man to me
i hope one day his song i will sing
another love i still love
familiar face to me
a standing arch above my heart

i've never been to reach
he's laid my head on the bed
and told me sweetly i am not
crazy like all the others said
no he's not crazy like me

please don't bring me down
please don't let me go
my heart is a worried thing
memories have planted seeds of a field i now
want to reap and sow
i'm on the same side as you
i'm just a little bit behind

(have you seen him)

Feelings

2007-08-25T07:36:00.001-07:00

Tom Petty & Heartbreakers Spokane 3

[via FoxyTunes / Tom Petty]

I am a huge fan of good cover songs. I think that being a Phish fan for the past decade has opened my mind to that. I say opened my mind because it takes an open mind to let a another voice say something different using the same words. So I am going to sprinkle in some of my all time favorite cover songs on here for your consumption. I'm starting this series off with a question.."Who is Tom Petty covering here?"

Asshole.mp3

Artist: Tom Petty
Song: Asshole

Your brains went black
When she took back her love
And put it out into the sun
The birds did fly
When the heavens all went dry
And the cigarettes were smoking by themselves

Shell do anything
Shell do anything
Shell do anything
To make you feel like an asshole

Call her name
She looks the same as you
Question marks stretched across her skin
She dangles carrots
Makes you feel embarrassed
To be the fool you know you are

Shell do anything
Shell do anything
Shell do anything
To make you feel like an asshole

Crazy Welch Bastards

2007-08-17T19:54:00.001-07:00

super furry animals

[via FoxyTunes / Super Furry Animals]

Another of my favorite bands here. I always love when someone says "Who are these guys they sound awesome?" and I say "Super Furry Animals!" and they say "Huh?" and I slap them. They remind me of another band "Ween" on originality. These guys put an album together in which it could be a different band playing each song on it. I am a huge fan of musicians that can show their range..and still sound tight. This song doesn't sound like any other song on an album of really great tunes. Check them out.

Super Furry Animals_Phantom Power_05_The Piccolo Snare.mp3

Song: The Piccolo Snare
Artist: Super Furry Animals

Have you ever seen the sun
Rising high to the sound of a gun?
Blue and white and yellow sun
Capturing imagination
We went down to the piccolo drum
Never made it into the hum
Down to the piccolo
Down to the piccolo
Down to the piccolo snare

Have you ever seen the sea
Painted red by a bleeding army?
Sky hawks gather for a feast
Of pawns who will never find peace
Tumbledown to the piccolo snare
Never made it into the square
Down to the piccolo
Down to the piccolo
No one particular cared

Dreaming, dreaming, dreaming

Now! We can go home again
To our old haunts again
Together
Now scatter us all around
Far from the bugle sound
Surrender
Safe in the exclusion zone
Catch me and take me home
As brother fights brother
Wrapped up in tarnished flags
Banners and body bags
Surrender!
The power!
Phantom!
Dreaming, dreaming, dreaming

Just Relax

2007-08-10T19:14:00.000-07:00

Calexico at Leicester Summer Sundae

[via FoxyTunes / Calexico]

When I hear Calexico, I want to learn how to play . I know this is a corny statement, but damn they are tight. They have such a huge range of sound from Latino to country to rock and back again, all in the same album. This song was on the album "Garden Ruin" and was one of my favorite tracks. Recently I found this acoustic version and discovered the song all over again. Something about this song exudes "Go West Young Man" to me. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

CALEXICO_All-Systems-Red_acoustic.mp3

Song: All Systems Red
Artist: Calexico

Felt a tremor stir beneath my breath
That forecasts storms on the gallup poll
Waking up from the nightmare news
Hoping to read a sign in the morning air

Nothing changes here and nothing improves
All say my friends who just want out
And leave these troubles behind
Scatter like paper in the eye of the storm
Documented with a silenced note
That's only heard from far away

More cards in play, following suit
Everywhere you look, you only see red
Wonder when to call off the race
Watching a horse running down its last legs
When you think it couldn't get much worse
The numbers rise on the death toll
And the chimes of freedom flash and fade
Only heard from far, far away

I hear you can't trust in your own
Now the grey is broken in the early morn
And the words forming barely have a voice
It's just your heart that's breaking without choice

Everything you hear is distorted in your head
Bouncing off the walls, unraveling the thread
Staying up with the blue screen glow
Forgetting everything you ever dreamed years ago

When the dread is flowing down my veins
I want to tear it all down and build it up again
Hear your heart that's breaking without choice
I want to hear those chimes ring again
Ring again

Common Thread

2007-08-04T06:23:00.001-07:00

Right now I am wondering.."How is this not being played all over the place?" Great voice, great energy, great period. These guys (gal) have put a great album together, sometimes sugary sometimes salty. I hope you check it out. I am bursting with good new music..if you're not careful you will get it all over you. I think its a great time to be a music fan.

04 - Heartless Bastards - All This Time.mp3

Song: All This Time
Artist: Heartless Bastards

I own this place, it's part of me
It fills me up and swallows me
My emotions wrapped in vines
Are reaching for the sun that shines
Oh, I must say I adore you
But sometimes I seem to ignore you
That's because I don't deserve to
Have your love for me ever

All this time, I wanted you to know
That if you're ever, ever feeling low
You can always count on -- on me
To be there whenever you need

Since you took my breath again
Would you share your oxygen?
I can breathe one breath of air
Intoxicated by your stare
Standing in the middle of the street
Oh, please don't run over me
I been trying, trying to finally
Reach for a sun that shines

All this time, I wanted you to know
That if you're ever, ever, ever feeling low
You can always count on -- on me
To be there whenever you need

Oh, I love you so much baby
You are my -- you are my rising sun!
Oh, I love you so much baby
You are my -- you are my setting sun!

You are my rising sun
You are my setting sun
You are my rising sun
You are my setting sun

The album this song comes from is also "All This Time"

Hopeless Romantic

2007-07-28T12:25:00.001-07:00

Peter Bjorn and John

This is another random song that popped up in my collection that just screams to be heard. Its a cover of another great band called "The Concretes"..but I think that PBandJ does a great job making it their own. I will be getting back to my "Songs That Will Be In My Movie(s)" in the future. Over the last few posts I began to think "Hey... my movie doesn't sound very original". This just wont do. So I have decided to put more effort into making something that is from my imagination and not someone else's. Anyhoo I love the energy in this tune..hope you do too.

Peter Bjorn And John_Falling Out_07_Teen Love.mp3

Artist: Peter Bjorn and John
Song: Teen Love

I hope everything's alright with you
Maybe I should go and see about you
Collect some love, if you don't mind
Collect some love, if you don't mind, no

My heart it grows

I smile a second, then it's gone
When I realize I'm all alone
Why is it so hard? No, I won't cry
Why is it so hard? No, I won't cry

My heart it grows

Fallin'
Fallin' in
I've fall'n in love with you

Carry me home, the night is dark and long
I think I'm done with all the people taking part
So I move much closer, I don't mind
And I leave a mark on your face, I don't mind, no

My heart it grows

Fallin'
Fallin' in
I've fall'n in love with you

Fallin'
Fallin' in
I've fall'n in love with you

Fight Scene

2007-07-21T08:06:00.000-07:00

Elvis Perkins

[via FoxyTunes / Elvis Perkins]

Our hero at some point meets his true love. Of course this scares him, and he runs away from his feelings and responsibly to someone else. As he tears down the life he has worked hard to build, burns his bridges, breaks her heart, I envision this song playing. As he goes from fear to rage to the slow realization that he has ruined two lives our hero observes that he has been sleeping. This is the third song from my "Songs That Will Be In My Movie(s)" posts. Lately I have been listening to this artist and though very somber he conveys a hope with his lyrics that I really enjoy.

Elvis Perkins_Ash Wednesday_01_While You Were Sleeping.mp3

Song: While You Were Sleeping
Artist: Elvis Perkins

while you were sleeping
the babies grew
the stars shined and the shadows moved
time flew, the phone rang
there was a silence when the kitchen sang
its songs competed like kids for space
we stared for hours in our maker's face
they gave us picks
said go mine the sun
and go gold and come back when you're done
while you were sleeping
you tossed, you turned
you rolled your eyes as the world burned
the heavens fell, the earth quaked
i thought you must be, but you weren't awake
no, you were dreaming
you ignored the sun
you grew your power garden
for your little ones
and you found brides for them on christmas eve
they hung young cain from the adam trees
and danced
while you were sleeping
i tossed and i turned
til i closed my eyes
but the future burned
through the planet turned a hair gray
as i relived the day
while you were sleeping
the money died
machines were harmless and the earth sighed
through the wind you slept sound
and gravity caught my love around
the ocean rose, sang about decay
while witches flew
and the mermaids stayed
full of dreams, you overslept
and keeping with quiet, through the walls i crept
i walked on tiptoe, sent darkness swirling over all the kitchen in the early morning
i'll never catch up to you
who sleeps so sound
my arms are useless
my heart beats too loud to go to sleep
my mind's too proud to bow out
while you were sleeping
the time changed
all your things were rearranged
your vampire mirrors face to face
they saw forever out into space
and found you dreaming in black and white
while it rained in all the colors of the night
i watched the tvs
memories
championships
vanished to sea
could it be, my honey between you and me
so i waited for the riddled sky
to dissolve again by sunrise
and i've made a death suit for life
for my father's ill widowed wife
did you have that strangest dream before you woke
cos in your gown you had the butterfly stroke
did it escape you like some half told joke?
when you reached for your plume of smoke
it'll haunt you, my honey bee
anyone who is anyone has that same dream
were you falling
were you flying
and were you calling out
or were you dying
thank god you're up now
let's stay this way
else there'll be no mornings
and no more days
cos when we're dreaming
our babies grow
the sun shines
and the shadows flow
time flies
the phone rings
there is a silence
and everybody tries to sing

Inspiration

2007-07-15T10:22:00.001-07:00

clem snide

[via FoxyTunes / Clem Snide]

I will get back to my "Songs That Will Be In My Movie(s)" posts next time. Today I wanted to share a song that due to some inspiration this week I felt was appropriate. This is a terrific tune that says a lot...and you can easily sing along....

03 - Clem Snide - Fill Me With Your Light.mp3

Song: Fill Me With Your Light
Artist: Clem Snide

A true seduction’s what it is
The parts are neither hers nor his
I would prefer you don’t remove your gloves

The instruments shaped like a pear
The inside lined with rabbit hair
If you squint your eyes it seems to fit

Fill me with your light
I will not make a sound
Always throw the fight
And take it lying down

If you wear the mermaid’s suit
There’ll be no sliding down your chute
My sailors left to flounder in your wake

See the bubble, it goes pop
A false start, an unlikely stop
I’m not convinced of anything I say

Fill me with your light
I will not make a sound
Always throw the fight
And take it lying down

There’s a different kind of dark
The kind that stops the dogs to bark
It never has to wait for setting suns

Inside the egg finds pantyhose
And holds ‘em right up to your nose
The energy must somehow be absorbed

Fill me with your light
I will not make a sound
Always throw the fight
And take it lying down

The Big City

2007-07-01T08:40:00.000-07:00

sufjan stevens 2

[via FoxyTunes / Sufjan Stevens]

The scene is this...Our hero, as a young man, is moving from the hills of Kentucky to the big city of Chicago. This song starts when they are on the interstate (I 90?) when the hero starts to see the city. The song begins in the south suburbs as he slowly moves (due to traffic..which is new to him) towards the city. The songs end culminates with our hero's arrival at his new "Big City' apartment. This is song two in a series of "Songs that will be in my movie(s)" posts.

Sufjan Stevens_The Avalanche_ Outtakes and Extras from the Illinois Album_14_No Man's Land.mp3

Song: No Man's Land
Artist: Sufjan Stevens

Up in the highest of heights
O'Hara blinks and fights
This land is yours; this land is mine.
I see the Captain in red,
and Cairo at his head.
This land is yours; this land is mine.

The lightning over the park,
the waters--brash and dark
We take a swim; we take a swim.
I never meant to escape
the carpet and the trade
This land is yours; this land is mine.

And when I make up my mind
I change it all the time
I take it back; I take it back.
The numbers over the dam,
Jo Davies and the band,
I count them out; I count them out.

There was a car in the bay
by the boat that swept and swayed
Whoever you are in the light
in the water that we made
I'm counting it out
I'm counting it out
I'm working it out inside
I'm counting it out
to the floor

The ferry hatches Moline
Panola Beauty Queen
She takes a bow; she takes a bow.
In Charles, we climb the hill
and Danville window sill
I take it back; I take it back.
My sister she counts the bars,
the Macon county cars,
She takes a bow; she takes a bow.

The Mississippi amends
the Carver and the bends
This land is yours; this land is mine.
My brother punches my ear.
The injured ivory deer
I call my dad; I call my dad.
We skip inside of the store
the Mason winter door
This land is yours; this land is mine.

There was a car in the bay
by the boat that swept and swayed
Whoever you are in the light
in the water that we made
I'm holding your hand by the shore
With our collars pulled up tight
I'm counting it out
I'm counting it out
I'm working it out inside
I'm counting it out

(This land is not your land
For the right hand takes what it can,
ransacks with the mad man.
For this land is not yours or mine to have.
This land was made for the good of itself.)

The End Song

2007-06-25T18:43:00.001-07:00

neutral milk hotel

[via FoxyTunes / Neutral Milk Hotel]

From the moment I heard this song I knew that I wanted to put it in my movie. When I get around to making said movie this song will start to play at the very end...after I have saved the girl and the credits start to roll. This is going to be the first in a series of "Songs That Will Be In My Movie(s)" posts.

Neutral Milk Hotel_In The Aeroplane, Over The Sea_03_In The Aeroplane Over The Sea.mp3

Song: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Artist:Neutral Milk Hotel

What a beautiful face
I have found in this place
That is circling all round the sun
What a beautiful dream
That could flash on the screen
In a blink of an eye and be gone from me
Soft and sweet
Let me hold it close and keep it here with me

And one day we will die
And our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea
But for now we are young
Let us lay in the sun and count every beautiful thing we can see
Love to be
In the arms of all I'm keeping here with me

What a curious life we have found here tonight
There is music that sounds from the street
There are lights in the clouds
Anna's ghost all around
Hear her voice as it's rolling and ringing through me
Soft and sweet
How the notes all bend and reach above the trees

Now how I remember you
How I would push my fingers through
Your mouth to make those muscles move
That made your voice so smooth and sweet
But now we keep where we don't know
All secrets sleep in winter clothes
With one you loved so long ago
Now he don't even know his name

What a beautiful face
I have found in this place
That is circling all round the sun
And when we meet on a cloud
I'll be laughing out loud
I'll be laughing with everyone I see
Can't believe how strange it is to be anything at all

Radio is Fuzzy

2007-06-23T07:14:00.000-07:00

...as she drove away ,she yelled-"i'll always love you"

[via FoxyTunes / Jim White]

This song has some great imagery and an interesting view on where we seem to get all of our information. I love the low key delivery...and the cameo by Aimee Mann.

Jim White_Drill A Hole In That Substrate And Tell Me What You See_01_Static On The Radio.mp3

Song: Static on the Radio
Artist: Jim White

3 A.M. I’m awakened by a sweet summer rain… distant howling of a passing southbound coal train. Was I dreaming or was there someone just lying here beside me in this bed? Am I hearing things? Or in the next room, did a long forgotten music box just start playing? And I know ¾ it’s a sin putting words in the mouths of the dead. And I know ¾ it’s a crime to weave your wishes into what they said. And I know — only fools venture where them spirits tread. ‘Cause I know ¾ every word, every sound bouncing ‘round my head. Is just static on the radio. Everything I think I know is just static on the radio. Midnight rendezvous with a pretty girl, wearing a torn and tear-stained gown. Like a ghost ship she appeared from nowhere on a lonely highway and flagged me down. I gave her a lift downtown to the Greyhound station and in the flicker of the neon lights, she kissed me goodbye, and in the mirror of her eyes I saw my own reflection. And I know ¾ the blind will sometimes lead the blind. And I know ¾ through shadow lands and troubled times. And I know ¾ forsaking love, we seek the signs. And I know ¾ of truths forever hid behind. The static on the radio. Everything I think I know is just static on the radio. Now there’s a church house about a stone’s throw down from this place where I been staying. It’s Sunday morning, and I’m sittin’ in my truck listening to my neighbor sing. Ten years ago I might have joined in, but don’t time change those inclined to think less of what is written than what’s wrote between the lines? ‘Cause I know ¾ dreams are for those who are asleep in bed. And I know ¾ it’s a sin putting words in the mouths of the dead. ‘Cause I know ¾ for all my ruminations I can’t change a thing. Still I hope ¾ there’s others out there who are listening. To the static on the radio. Everything I think I know is just static on the radio. Ain’t praying for miracles, I’m just down on my knees. Listening for the song behind everything I think I know. Everything I think I know is just static on the radio. Everything I think I know is just static on the radio

No. Not all Country music has lyrics like a Hallmark card.

2007-06-16T11:48:00.001-07:00

Neko Case - Oran Mor0234

[via FoxyTunes / Neko Case]

Neko Case_Fox Confessor Brings the Flood_03_Hold On, Hold On.mp3

Artist: Neko Case
Song: Hold On

The most tender place in my heart is for strangers
I know it's unkind but my own blood is much too dangerous
Hangin' round the ceiling half the time
Hangin' round the ceiling half the time

Compared to some I've been around
But I really tried so hard
That echo chorus lied to me with its
"Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on"

In the end I was the mean girl
Or somebody's in-between girl
Now it's the devil I love
And that's as funny as real love

I leave the party at three a.m.
Alone, thank God
With a valium from the bride
It's the devil I love
And that's as funny as real love
And that's as real as true love

That echo chorus lied to me with its
"Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on"

That echo chorus lied to me with its
"Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on"

Summer Esta Aqui

2007-06-16T07:29:00.001-07:00

Ted Leo

[via FoxyTunes / Ted Leo]

For some reason this song makes me think of summer. I have been listening to Ted Leo for a few years now and the new album is very accessible to new fans. He does have a political hardon, but he still makes rockin' music. I guess the best way to describe Senor Leo is passionate.

Ted Leo _ Pharmacists_Living With The Living_08_La Costa Brava.mp3

Artist: Ted Leo and The Pharmacists
Song: La Costa Brava

I've been seeing the same old things,
And I've been hearing you saying some things that you don't mean.
Everyone needs a sunday some days, everyone needs to take some time away.
So come on home from the front lines, baby,
You know you've done more than your time there was supposed to have been.
A little time out could turn your head 'round,
A little time out could lift us our of the mess we're in.
And down by the beach there's a small cafe,
Where we'll hang on for Joan and drink Bonet all day.
So come on over to St. Feliu 'cause it's somewhere I've been and I want to take you there.
You know that waking up to the daily blues from
Waking up to the daily news ain't nothing strange.
Everyone gets to feeling weak,
But if everyone gets to take a week and change their pace...
You travel west 'til you hit Girona, I'll travel east out of Barcelona,
And I'll meet you halfway.
One day and night on La Costa Brava, we'll forget the fright,
And remember why we want to be brave,
(and that there's something to save)
Like down by the beach there's a veg cafe,
Where we'll meet Lolo and Pablo and drink Moritz all day.
So come on over to St. Feliu 'cause it's somewhere I've been and I want to take you there.
We'll meet Berta, and Daniel, and Remy, Celine, and Mike, Adriana, Padi, and Aziz,
And Maurix, Maria, and Laura, Tule,
And Sherry and Pau, Jodie, and Paul,
I hope Neil is OK...

Great Cover

2007-06-08T06:46:00.000-07:00

Dr. Dog @ The Middle East - Cambridge, MA - 4/26/07

[via FoxyTunes / Dr. Dog]

Personally I'm not a huge fan of the band Dr. Dog is covering here, but they definitely make this song their own. After listening to both versions, This one wins hands down. Let me know what you think..

dd_heartitraces_hi.mp3

Song: Heart It Races
Artist: Dr. Dog

and we slow to acknowledge the knots in the laces
heart it races!

and we go back to where we moved out to the places
heart it races!

i bought it in a can and stirred it with my fingers
threw it out the window
lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter
looks like little splinters

i sold it to a man
and threw him out that window he went boom
made his wife a widow

heart it races!

Wishful Singing

2007-06-03T07:02:00.001-07:00

Leslie Feist

[via FoxyTunes / Feist]

The new Feist album is fantastic, this song in particular i like. Personally it reminds me of my parents. They moved us from the "old dirt road" (Kentucky) to a little "Second floor living without a yard" in Chicago. That, my friends, was a culture shock. Still one of the bravest things two parents ever did, and I thank them for it. I'm still waiting for my pay to catch up to my dreams though. Enjoy.

Feist - Mushaboom.mp3

Song: Mushaboom
Artist: Feist

Helping the kids out of their coats
But wait the babies haven't been born
Unpacking the bags and setting up
And planting lilacs and buttercups

But in the meantime I've got it hard
Second floor living without a yard
It may be years until the day
My dreams will match up with my pay

Old dirt road
Knee deep snow
Watching the fire as we grow old

I got a man to stick it out
And make a home from a rented house
And we'll collect the moments one by one
I guess that's how the future's done

How many acres how much light
Tucked in the woods and out of sight
Talk to the neighbours and tip my cap
On a little road barely on the map

Old dirt road
Knee deep snow
Watching the fire as we grow old
Old dirt road Rambling rose
Watching the fire as we grow well I'm sold

Clap Rock

2007-05-31T20:15:00.000-07:00

Of Montreal | Le Bataclan, Paris

[via FoxyTunes / Of Montreal]

This is an insanely catchy song that gets stuck inside my head regularly. These guys are from Atlanta, and completely insane. After listening to this song I had to find out what a poppet was, now I will share my knowledge with you... a poppet is: "British Dialect. a term of endearment for a girl or child." You are welcome.

Of Montreal_Satanic Panic In The Attic_01_Disconnect the Dots.mp3

Song: Disconnect the Dots
Artist: Of Montreal

Come disconnect the dots with me poppet come disconnect the dots
Come disconnect the dots with me poppet come disconnect the dots

It's so beautiful
Our lunacy
It's so beautiful
Ah!

Spring Love Song...Ahhhh

2007-05-23T16:57:00.000-07:00

02-16 Dr. Dog in Philadelphia (14)

[via FoxyTunes / Dr. Dog]

Like most losers spring brings a lift to my step. The flowers are perty, the World in general just seems a little less suck. This spring I have really taken a shine to the band Dr. Dog. They have been playing on my mp3 player since I downloaded the album "We All Belong" last month. If you have been interacting with me in the past month I probably had this song going through my head (explains a lot?). I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Dr. Dog_We All Belong_03_Keep A Friend.mp3

Artist: Dr. Dog
Song: Keep a Friend

Even rich men ask for more,
Well I ain't poor
But I'm a beggar for your love
And enough it ain't enough
You can call me crazy
You can call me anything you like

Even gluttons got to eat,
Well I ain't weak
But I hunger for your love
And enough it ain't enough

Well I'd pawn my heart if I thought you'd break it
Sell my soul if I thought you'd take it
But every smile and conversation lets me know that you're only in it for love

I intend to keep a friend in love
Please remember, I don't pretend in love

Even kings they ask for more,
Well I ain't sure
But I'm a pauper for your love
And enough it ain't enough
You can call me crazy
You can call me anything you like

Even rivers ask for rain,
Well I ain't sand
But I'm a desert for your love
And enough it ain't enough

Well I'd pawn my heart if I thought you'd break it
Sell my soul if I thought you'd take it
But every smile and conversation lets me know that you're only in it for love

I intend to keep a friend in love
Please remember, I don't pretend in love

I intend to keep a friend in love
Please remember, I don't pretend in love

World Party

2007-05-19T08:44:00.000-07:00

goodbye jumbo - world party

[via FoxyTunes / World Party]

I think that this is one of those songs that makes you think of a certain time of your life, for me this song screams high school. There is an optimism that makes you think "I will change the world...if only I could get in a car and drive it around the world (impossible)" . Since I've gotten older I realize that it takes a little more than that. When ever this song pops up in the rotation I am taken back to cruising the strip in Crystal Lake..and hanging out at Subway (Pathetic). If you have a song that evokes that feeling...leave it below.

Put The Message In The Box.mp3

Artist: World Party
Song: Put the Message in the Box

And if you listen now
You might hear
A new sound coming in
As an old one disappears
See the world in just one grain of sand
You better take a closer look
Don't let it slip right thru your hand
Won't you please hear the call
The world says

CHORUS
Put the message in the box
Put the box into the car
Drive the car around the world
Until you get heard

Now is the moment
Please understand
The road is wide open
To the heart of every man
A few simple words
So a mule could understand
He don't want tomorrow
If it's just crumbling into sand
Won't please hear the call
She says

CHORUS

Until you get heard

The World says
Give a little bit
Give a little bit of your love to me
Cos I'm waiting right here with my open arms
Give a little bit
Give a little bit of your soul to me
Cos I'm waiting to behold your many charms
Is that love in the air?
She says

CHORUS

Until you get heard
Until you get heard
Until you get heard
Until you get heard

Amy Winehouse

2007-05-13T09:28:00.001-07:00

Amy Winehouse

[via FoxyTunes / Amy Winehouse]

Love this track.

Back to black.mp3

Song: Back to Black
Artist: Amy Winehouse

He left no time to regret
Kept his dick wet
With his same old safe bet
Me and my head high
And my tears dry
Get on without my guy
You went back to what you knew
So far removed from all that we went through
And I tread a troubled track
My odds are stacked
I'll go back to black

We only said good-bye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to.....

I go back to us

I love you much
It's not enough
You love blow and I love puff
And life is like a pipe
And I'm a tiny penny rolling up the walls inside

We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to

Black, black, black, black, black, black, black,
I go back to
I go back to

We only said good-bye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to

We only said good-bye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
And I go back to black

Calexico

2007-05-13T08:40:00.001-07:00

calexico sxsw 2005, originally uploaded by invisible robot.

I have a soft spot for horns in pop music. These guys have a great sound. This was the song that really turned me on to them. Hope you enjoy.

Calexico_Feast of Wire_02_Quattro (World Drifts In).mp3

Song:Quattro (World Drifts In)
Artist:Calexico

Love the run but not the race
all alone in a silent way
world drifts in and the worlds a stranger
in a light, eclipsed and alienated
in a time, occupied and invaded
cant tell whats right, better hit the ground running
in the hills where the tall weed grows
hands are tied and wont let go
cant escape this place without leaving the world behind
in a light, ashamed and humiliated
in a time, sacrificed for the sake of trade
the soul is bent, feels the weight of truth
falling through
left behind, no choice but to run to the mountains
where no poppies grow, you have to hit the ground running
in a light, paralyzed and spirits fading
out of time, must decide to fall or run
into the eye, of the storm no sign or omen
make it right, or fall to the other side
where fields are burning
from the day youre born
youll always hit the ground running

Best Chorus I've heard in Years

2007-05-10T16:31:00.000-07:00

Les Savy Fav

[via FoxyTunes / Les Savy Fav]

This song makes me want to run. As soon as the first riff plays you know this is going to be a rock-n-rolla. I can never get the chorus out of my head once I hear it. Check out the rest of the blog...I am starved for attention. Make yourself at home...its the Song-A-Torium.

Various Artists_SXSW 2007_ Breakout Bands That Tore Up Texas_01_The Sweat Descends.mp3

Song: The Sweat Descends
Artist: Les Savy Favy

The sweat descends
The sweat scents
One cock sure fox in a house of hens
My mouth will water where the sweat descends

The sweat descends sweet decadence,
lets hope this party never ends
A shiv in the ribs,
Some smoke in the hive,
You live how you live I'll die how i die

Wake me up when we get to heaven,
Let me sleep if we go to hell.
Blame my mouth if the house is burning,
Check my tongue if you still cant tell

The sweat descends,
My psyche bends,
I'll never be the same again.
This soul is twisted but the skin will mend.
My tight young skin covers up a sick palimpsest.

Wake me up when we get to heaven,
Let me sleep if we go to hell.
Blame my mouth if the house is burning,
Touch my tongue if you still cant tell

Make your mark on a darkened dance floor.
Slip across the present tense,
Press up against the skin you care for,
Meet me where the sweat descends

Bobby Bare Jr.

2007-05-06T06:25:00.000-07:00

I find myself singing this song a lot when the girls are showing me how "happy" they are to be related to me. I think this was one of the most underrated albums of last year.

Bobby Bare, Jr._The Longest Meow_12_Stop Crying.mp3

Song: Stop Crying
Artist: Bobby Bare Jr

New waste of time, welcome aboard

2007-04-29T06:37:00.000-07:00

WolfLikeMe.mp3

Song: Wolf like me
Artist: TV On the Radio

Say say my playmate
wont you lay hands on me
mirror my melody
transfer my tragedy

Got a curse i cannot lift
shines when the sunset shifts
when the moon is round and full
gotta bust that box gotta gut that fish

My mind's aflame

We could jet in a stolen car
but i bet we wouldnt get too far
before the transformation takes
and bloodlust tanks and
crave gets slaked

My mind has changed
my body's frame but god i like it
my heart's aflame
my body's strained but god i like it

My mind has changed
my body's frame but god i like it
my heart's aflame
my body's strained but god i like it

Charge me your day rate
ill turn you out in kind
when the moon is round and full
gonna teach you tricks that'll blow your mind
mongrel mind
baby doll i recognize
you're a hideous thing inside
if ever there were a lucky kind it's
you you you you

I know its strange another way to get to know you
you'll never know unless we go so let me show you
i know its strange another way to get to know you
we've got till noon here comes the moon
so let it show you
show you now

Dream me oh dreamer
down to the floor
open my hands and let them
weave onto yours

Feel me, completer
down to my core
open my heart and let it
bleed onto yours

Feeding on fever
down all fours
show you what all that
howlings for

Hey hey my playmate
let me lay waste to thee
burned down their hanging trees
it's hot here hot here hot here hot here

Got a curse we cannot lift
shines when the sunset shifts
there's a curse comes with a kiss
the bite that binds the gift that gives

now that we got gone for good
writhing under your riding hood
tell your gra'ma and your mama too
it's true
we're howling forever