We made it through yet another week, people. If it’s Friday somewhere, it’s time for the Friday Random Ten.
Grab yourself a vat of your favorite brew, fire up your mp3 players, load every song on your drive, and list the first ten that tumble out.
1) Devendra Banhart – Korean Dogwood
2) Nekromantix – Light My Fire (Doors cover, obviously)
3) Eric Burden and the Animals – Winds of Change
4) The Cramps – Surfin’ Dead
5) The Waitresses – I Know What Boys Like
6) Nashville Pussy – She’s Got the Drugs
7) Goldfrapp – Ooh La La
8) Black Mountain – Modern Music
9) Of Montreal – Wraith Pinned to the Mist (And Other Games)
10) Natural History – To You
Bonus Guilty Pleasure: Jodeci – If You Think You’re Lonely Now
You like Jodeci, too. Don’t deny it.
1. Park Avenue – The A Sides
2. Unhinged – Good Goodbyes
3. What Sarah Said – Death Cab For Cutie
4. Banana Pancakes – Jack Johnson
5. Twenty Four Hours – Joy Division
6. Sink So Low – Radio 4
7. Hyperballad – Blanket Music
8. Turnstile Blues – Autolux
9. Of Angels and Angles – The Decembrists
10. Speeding Motorcycle – Yo La Tengo w. Daniel Johnston
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Raveonettes-Heartbreak Stroll
Le Tigre- Deceptagon
OMD- Genetic Engineering
Neutral Milk Hotel- Holland 1945
Dead 60′s- Riot on the Radio
Gang Of Four- Damaged Goods
Elf Power- Shadow In Vain (Tubeway Army cover)
Pulp-Common People
The Walkmen- The Rat
Wire- Early Miner
Oh I LOVE Jodeci! I’ll admit it. And that is a great song.
You got some eclectic stuff in their Lauren. Here’s mine:
Total Trash – Sonic Youth
I Found A Reason – Cat Power
De Camino a La Vereda – Buena Vista Social Club
Pressed Rat and Warhog – Cream
19th Nervous Breakdown – The Rolling Stones
Face Down – Jawbreaker
Easy/Lucky/Free – Bright Eyes
Growth – India.Arie
Allure – DJ Danger Mouse (Beatles + Jay Z)
Still In Love – The Stills
Friday Random Ten
To play: put your digital music player on shuffle, click play, and list the first ten songs that show up. You must resist the temptation to click past the bad or embarrassing songs.
Here’s my list:
1. Date With Ikea — Pavement
2. There I…
Friday Random Ten – The “Strange” Edition:
1. Beastie Boys – Fight For Your Right
2. Parliament – Flash Light
3. Electric Light Orchestra – Strange Magic
4. Built To Spill – Strange
5. David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes
6. Coolio – Fantastic Voyage
7. David Bowie – Fashion
8. The Flirts – Jukebox (Don’t Put Another Dime)
9. New Order – Ceremony
10. Public Enemy – Fight The Power
Bonus Friday Guilty Pleasure Track: AC/DC – Back In Black
1, Broke (The Beta Band)
2, She Sells (Roxy Music)
3, C.O.D. (Albert King)
4, Crazy Horse (Stereo-Total)
5, Nashville Country Rag (Bob Dylan)
6, The Saddest Story Ever Told (The Magnetic Fields)
7, Places Named After Numbers (Frank Black)
8, Moon Child (The Ventures)
9, Most Exclusive Resident For Sale (The Kinks)
10, Calvin (Jon Spencer Blues Explosion)
I’m sorry, but Merle is so large, my comments for him spilled over into this post.
So Jah Seh: Marley, Bob & The Wailers Natty Dread
Juste toi et moi: Indochine Dancetaria
Along Came Jones: Coasters Time-Life Music 1959
Looking For Astronauts: The National Alligator
Dark Streets Of London: Pogues, The Red Roses For Me
All Of You: Davis, Miles Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1963-1964 (Disc 4)
We Got the Power: Dropkick Murphys Rock Against Bush V. 2
Rub ‘Til It Bleeds: Harvey, PJ Rid Of Me
Otto Wood, The Bandit: Slim Smith Hawaiian String Virtuoso
Not Fade Away: Buddy Holly From the Original Master Tapes
Cabbage Alley: Meters Very Best Of The Meters
Ooops, I cain’t count…
1. (Just added this week) “Walk Right In” Professor Longhair, live at Tipitina’s (Oh, Crescent City….!)
2. something long, quiet and extremely abstract, identified only by numbers, which I think is “Coptic Light” by Morton Feldman
3. “Wave”, McCoy Tyner’s trio version with Ron and Tony
4. “Four Beat Mambo”, Tito P. (Mongo, Patato, and Willie Bobo?)
5. “Hot House” Parker/Gillespie
6. “Rotten Cocksuckers’ Ball” (the original Clovers bootleg, downloaded from the ‘net…)
R. Gould-Saltman
Friday Random Ten – 09.23.05
Time for Friday Random Ten, where you hit shuffle on your favorite digital music player (for me my Windows MediaPlayer at work) and report on the first ten songs that it spits out. This week: less talk, more awards. Here
Today’s trivia: the original title of “I Know What Boys Like” was “Wait Here I’ll Be Right Back (Son Of Comb)”
cuddlefish, do you mean “Outdoor Miner” or is this an early version from a bootleg?
Good listening this week.
Lady Stardust – David Bowie
CORELLI: Concerto Grosso in D, Op 6/7 – i) Vivace – Allegro – Adagio – Clarion Music Society/Newell Jenkins
Finest Drops [v.2] – Wire
The Castles in Europe–One Step – Europe’s Society Orchestra
Brazil – unknown, organ w/high stereo separation, from Brazilarama
Dirty Politics [10/28/04 radio program] – KR Zog, Tim Schwallie, Satyr Oz, The Honorable Senator Robert C. Byrd, Phil Harris
Caroline’s Long Gone – Instamatic
Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow – Brian Wilson
SMETANA: String Quartet No. 1: Allegro Moderato – unknown
My Baby’s Taking Me Home – Sparks
FRT Jah Seh Astronauts Fade Away edition
Ooops, I cain’t count…
Oh, is that new Goldfrapp album good?
Shit, no wine here. Rum and coke, but I’ll make sure I have a bottle ready for next week’s FRT. (9319 song titles, and counting).
3997 – Michael Jackson – Dirty Diana
5261 – Young Rascals – Good Lovin’
4914 – Steve & Edyie – What Did I Have That I Don’t Have Now
3512 – Kelly Osbourne – Right Here
617 – Dick Dale & His Deltones – The Wedge
2492 – Elvis Costello – Accidents Will Happen
2955 – Grover Washington, Jr. – Village Groove
4120 – Neil Diamond – Red Red Wine
2054 – CCR – Lookin’ Out My Back Door
4608 – Santana – Sideways
Bonus Track
7733 – The Postal Service – Such Great Heights
Cross-posted at Carrie’s Bar & Grill
Angelic Gospel Singers: There Must Be a Heaven
Dixie Hummingbirds: Cool Down Yonder
Spirit of Memphis Quartet: Sign of the Judgement
Blind Willie Johnsons: God Don’t Never Change
Rev M L Franklin: Sweet Hour of Prayer
Spiritual Five: Walk Around
Hightower Brothers: Nobody’s Fault But Mine
Rock Island Singers: Can’t Do Without the Lord
Cross Jordan Singers: Stand Up
Mighty Gospel Tornadoes: The Gospel Train
1) Atom & His Package – Threshold to Adult Living
2) Tenacious D – Song of Exhultant Joy (bootleg)
3) Hot Hot Heat – Matador at the Door
4) Soundgarden – Half
5) The Fine Options – The Hyjinx and the Whathaveyou
6) M83 – Lower Your Highlights to Die With the Sun
7) Atom & His Package – 80s Bastard
8) Iceman – Something Feel Like Heaven
9) Run Chico Run – The Liquor Pit
10) Bruce McCullough – Our Love
Bonus Guilty Pleasure:
11) Flesh Eaters – Soft Knife & A Brick Pillow
I don’t feel the need to justify myself. ;)
Linnaeus, you win. Rad playlist.