Well, at least one person is reading this, so it continues...
153. "Maybe You're Right" by Barenaked Ladies (Barenaked Ladies Are Me)
This is another of those "serious" BNL songs. It's got a nice slow build up, and by the time it gets to the last section of the song it pretty much goes from an apology to an attack. Lovely little tune.
Line: "There was a time when a crime was a crime. Now I think I'm losing my mind."
152. "Look Mum, No Hands!" by Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine (1992 - The Love Album)
Total opposite end of the spectrum on this tune. This is without question a very angry and attacking song, about suicide bonbings in Northern Ireland, on both sides of the seperatist movement.
Line: "One less for St. Nicholas, there's nothing as vile, or as sad and ridiculous as the coffin of a child."
(No video available)
151. "Headhunter" by Front 242 (Front By Front)
Probably the secong most aggressive song on this list. It is pretty much about what the title implies: a headhunter or bounty hunter tracking and killing his target. The true Godfathers of techno at their absolute best.
Line: "I'm looking for this man to sell him to the other man to sell him to the other man at ten times the price at least."
And yeah... until I find something better to occupy my time with, I'll probably be updating this every other day or so. Originally I figured it would be once a week, but seeing as how Im bored senseless, it will definitely be much more frequent than that.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Favorite Songs: 156-154
Well, I'm officially a stay-at-home dad for the time being, so I guess it's time to start this silly little list that nobody's even going to read. Oh well. It'll keep me occupied.
For each song, I will follow the same format:
"song title" by artist (album it's from)
Short little blurb (in most cases. Some of them may be a tad longer)
Line: from the song that I think is the best line of the song.
Hopefully people actually read this. If not, oh well. But if you do read it, drop me a line on facebook or leave a comment here and let me know what you think.
And away we go...
156. "Don't Believe It" by Jesus Jones (Perverse)
I'm still a fan of Jesus Jones. Had they come out about 6 years earlier than they did, they probably would have been huge, but they really had horrible timing, with their one big song, "Right Here, Right Now" coming out right before "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana. This song was on their 3rd album, Perverse, which is overall a pretty solid album.
Line: "You came at the right time, filled the right space, and ever since then I've never seen your true face."
(No video available)
155. "Under Pressure" by Queen with David Bowie (Hot Space)
Not the greatest Queen song, sure. But it's still one of my favorites by them, Vanilla Ice rip offs and all. Great hook, good lyrics, and, oh yeah, David Bowie.
Line: "Why can't we give love one more chance?"
154. "What A Good Boy" by Barenaked Ladies (Gordon)
While BNL are mostly known for the sillier songs, like "If I Had $1,000,000" or "Pinch Me," it's on the more serious songs where they really shine, I think. This is one of the better examples of such, off their debut album.
Line: "I wake up scared, I wake up strange, I wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever gonna change."
For each song, I will follow the same format:
"song title" by artist (album it's from)
Short little blurb (in most cases. Some of them may be a tad longer)
Line: from the song that I think is the best line of the song.
Hopefully people actually read this. If not, oh well. But if you do read it, drop me a line on facebook or leave a comment here and let me know what you think.
And away we go...
156. "Don't Believe It" by Jesus Jones (Perverse)
I'm still a fan of Jesus Jones. Had they come out about 6 years earlier than they did, they probably would have been huge, but they really had horrible timing, with their one big song, "Right Here, Right Now" coming out right before "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana. This song was on their 3rd album, Perverse, which is overall a pretty solid album.
Line: "You came at the right time, filled the right space, and ever since then I've never seen your true face."
(No video available)
155. "Under Pressure" by Queen with David Bowie (Hot Space)
Not the greatest Queen song, sure. But it's still one of my favorites by them, Vanilla Ice rip offs and all. Great hook, good lyrics, and, oh yeah, David Bowie.
Line: "Why can't we give love one more chance?"
154. "What A Good Boy" by Barenaked Ladies (Gordon)
While BNL are mostly known for the sillier songs, like "If I Had $1,000,000" or "Pinch Me," it's on the more serious songs where they really shine, I think. This is one of the better examples of such, off their debut album.
Line: "I wake up scared, I wake up strange, I wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever gonna change."
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Favorite Songs List...
So, I am bored and suddenly have a shit load of time on my hands, thus I've decided I'm going to start up a little music blog about my favorite songs ever. It's standing at 156 songs right now, and I'm not really sure if I'm going to make it an even 160 or possibly 175, or just stay with what I'm at. Leaning toward staying at 156, just cuz... you know... I can. Plus, 156 is divisible by 3 and neither 160 nor 175 are, so it'll help me in my goal of doing 3 songs per post. So yeah, I'm staying at 156.
SO!
Here are the ground rules I set for myself:
1. Any song is fair game, as long as I actually possess a copy of said song. B-sides, live tracks, non-singles, it doesn't matter. Between cd's, cassettes, and actual vinyl records, I've got somewhere around 900 albums, and using an average of 10 songs per album that's approximately 9000 songs to choose from. Throw in albums like Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me by The Cure (18 songs) and live albums and greatest hits albums, usually around 20 songs, plus various cassette/cd singles (not to mention shit I've downloaded... shhhhhhhh!) and we're looking at probably 10,000 songs. So yeah, it's all fair game.
2. Yeah, that's really the only rule, actually.
My plan, for now, is to not just list the songs, like this:
156. Blah Blah Blah by So and So
155. Whatever by Whoever
154. XYZ by ABC
No. The plan is to actually write about the song, why I like it, what deep seeded memories I have about it, whatever. I'll also include my favorite line from each song, and try to link a video of it, if I can figure out how to do that. (If anyone knows how to do that, I'd love some help on that one.)
So... Look for those starting probably next weekend, possibly earlier depending on the job situation. Til then...
SO!
Here are the ground rules I set for myself:
1. Any song is fair game, as long as I actually possess a copy of said song. B-sides, live tracks, non-singles, it doesn't matter. Between cd's, cassettes, and actual vinyl records, I've got somewhere around 900 albums, and using an average of 10 songs per album that's approximately 9000 songs to choose from. Throw in albums like Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me by The Cure (18 songs) and live albums and greatest hits albums, usually around 20 songs, plus various cassette/cd singles (not to mention shit I've downloaded... shhhhhhhh!) and we're looking at probably 10,000 songs. So yeah, it's all fair game.
2. Yeah, that's really the only rule, actually.
My plan, for now, is to not just list the songs, like this:
156. Blah Blah Blah by So and So
155. Whatever by Whoever
154. XYZ by ABC
No. The plan is to actually write about the song, why I like it, what deep seeded memories I have about it, whatever. I'll also include my favorite line from each song, and try to link a video of it, if I can figure out how to do that. (If anyone knows how to do that, I'd love some help on that one.)
So... Look for those starting probably next weekend, possibly earlier depending on the job situation. Til then...
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