Archive for the “Music” category
Listening Habits: February 2012
by Joe on March 6, 2012
I wish there was a way for you to listen to these two songs without tainting your opinion by pre-judging the artists (a term used loosely). But no matter. This needs to be said; you need to know this: the (…)
Number Three: As I Lay Sick And Broken, Viva Mexico
by Joe on February 26, 2012
The Road To Ensenada, Lyle Lovett (Listen on Spotify) Alright, top three; ish gets real. If “North Dakota” is the ‘night before’ and “Nobody Knows Me” is the ‘morning after’, then Ensenada is the reason why and the end result.
Number Four: Every Time She Blinks She Strikes Somebody Blind
by Joe on February 26, 2012
Daughter, Loudon Wainwright (Listen on Spotify) By all accounts, Loudon was a terrible parent (and husband). But what he lacked in moral fiber he made up for (if it’s possible) in songwriting. The doting dad watches his little girl with (…)
Number Five: Me And Franky, Laughin’ and Drinkin’
by Joe on February 26, 2012
Highway Patrolman, Bruce Springsteen (Listen on Spotify) There’s not a lot of overly happy songs on my top ten, and this is no exception. It was between this and “Used Cars,” but this one just gets right at it. Bruce (…)
Number Six: A Dream Made To Order, South Of The Border
by Joe on February 26, 2012
Nobody Knows Me, Lyle Lovett (Listen on Spotify) If “North Dakota” is the night before, “Nobody Knows Me” is the morning after. The man strays, swearing “there weren’t nothing to it,” but regret reveals the cost of losing all the (…)
Number Seven: Kisses That Make Judas Seem Sincere
by Joe on February 25, 2012
Citrus, The Hold Steady (Listen on Spotify) “Hey citrus, hey liquor, I love it when you touch each other.” In two verses, Craig Finn crafts an ode to the modernist’s trinity: drugs, god, and sex; all in a song that (…)
Number Eight: Darlin’ Don’t You Go And Cut Your Hair
by Joe on February 25, 2012
Cut Your Hair, Pavement (Listen on Spotify) For me this is the unaffected anthem of growing up in the 90′s. Pavement purists will hipster-check me for picking a single, but the song just peels out and never stops rolling over (…)
Number Nine: The Cowboys Down In Texas, They Polish Up Their Guns
by Joe on February 25, 2012
North Dakota, Lyle Lovett (Listen on Spotify) The first of three Lovett songs in my top ten; “North Dakota” sets up the portrait of the doomed relationship. Nobody does regret so deeply and peacefully as Lyle.
Number Ten: No Harbor Was His Home
by Joe on February 25, 2012
Brandy, by Looking Glass (Listen on Spotify) If you’re writing off “Brandy” as cheese, you’re doing a disservice to yourself and the four dudes from Rutgers (I know, right!?) who penned it.
