My dad just got his first ipod (or as he calls it, his IPOD) and has expressed his disappointment with my recent failures to post FRTs, because it means he doesn’t know what to download. So this one is for you, old man.
The rest of you know what to do: Set your mp3 players to shuffle, and post the first ten songs that come up. Give my dad something cool to listen to.
1. Des Ark – It’s a Hard World Sometimes for Little Things
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Rich
3. Ray LaMontagne – Trouble
4. Tom Waits – Just Another Sucker on the Vine
5. Voxtrot – Wrecking Force
6. Rufus Wainwright – The Tower of Learning
7. I.U.D. – 911
8. Dirty on Purpose – The Thing About Getaways
9. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – The World Stops Turning
10. The Antlers – Bear
Friday video is old-ish, but I still like it:
This isn’t much of a video, but it’s one of my favorite songs from the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album:
More videos below the fold.
Loom: Of Vegas and Vanity
Enjoy, and happy Friday.
1. Eminem, “Evil Deeds”
2. Corporate Sellout, “My Machines”
3. Garbage, “Run Baby Run”
4. Beastie Boys “Root Down” (PP Balloon Mix)
5. Sonic Youth, “Mote”
6. Cocteau Twins, “Road, River and Rail”
7. Moev, “Head Down” (Mix)
8. Arcade Fire, “Neon Bible”
9. Joy Division, “Failures”
10. Pavement, “Bad Version of War”
So, Jill
Is this music ‘geezer friendly?’ I could use some teh cool also.
Random Top Ten:
1. Mourning Air by Portishead
2. Reading Time with Pickle by Regina Spektor
3. Punch and Judy by Elliot Smith
4. Portions of Foxes by Rilo Kiley
5. Faster Gun by The Wrens
6. Still in Love by Cat Power
7. No Name No. 5 by Elliot Smith
8. Wedding Song by Tracy Chapman
9. Big Dipper by Built to Spill
10. She’s Got Her Ticket by Tracy Chapman
Ha, I think it’s pretty geezer-friendly… maybe not I.U.D., though. I would suggest Ray LaMontagne and Rufus for sure. Assuming you have similar tastes to my father (who tends towards the Stones, Tom Waits, and jazz), also good is Cat Power, Marco Solo, Silver Jews, and Ryan Adams, off the top of my head.
1. Sunken Treasure – Wilco
2. Dream Awake – the Frames
3. Babys – Bon Iver
4. Wanderlust – Bjork
5. Starman – Mates of State
6. The Young Thousands – the Mountain Goats
7. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart (Live) – Wilco
8. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots – The Flaming Lips
9. Hotel Yorba – The White Stripes
10. The Bachelor And The Bride – The Decemberists
1. What Is It About Men – Amy Winehouse
2. Like O, Like H – Tegan & Sara
3. Filthy/Gorgeous – Scissor Sisters
4. Windowsill – Arcade Fire
5. Just Like U Said It Would Be – Sinead O’Connor
6. Flashdance – Irene Cara
7. I Hear Noises – Tegan & Sara
8. Blame It On The Tetons – Modest Mouse
9. Coming Up – Ani DiFranco
10. Bells For Her – Tori Amos
bonus: That Time – Regina Spektor
1. Dresden Dolls- Delilah
2. Nina Simone- Sinnerman
3. The Beta Band- Dry the Rain
4. The Temptations- Ain’t Too Proud To Beg
5. Sapna Awasthi & Sukhwinder Singh- Chaiyya Chaiyya
6. The Go-Gos- Head Over Heels
7. Julieta Venegas- Me Voy
8. Tom Lehrer- I Hold Your Hand In Mine
9. Republica- Drop Dead Gorgeous
10. Instituto Mexicano Del Sonido- Hiedra Venenosa
1. “Is It Love” by Iio
2. “Never Again” by Nickelback
3. “Because of Me” by Seether
4. “Obvious Heart” by Finger Eleven
5. “Bubbly Toes” by Jack Johnson
6. “The Shadow Proves the Sunshine” by Switchfoot
7. “Just Lose It” by Eminem
8. “Tucked Away” by The Goo Goo Dolls
9. “Believe it or Not” by Nickelback
10. “Fidelity” by Regina Spektor
01 – Les velours des vierges – Les Rita Mitsouko
02 – But I’m Not – Cocteau Twins
03 – Birthday Pony – Fugazi
04 – Valentine Riz – joiejoiejoie
05 – The Magnificent – The One World Orchestra
06 – Doughnut Song – Tori Amos
07 – Western – Yann Tiersen
08 – Fly – Veruca Salt
09 – Demain c’est la guerre – Alcatraz
10 – On Tomorrow – Captain Beefheart
1. The Go-Go’s — “Our Lips are Sealed”
2. Yonder Mountain String Band — “Red Rocking Chair”
3. Violent Femmes — “Ugly”
4. Lauryn Hill — “Every Ghetto, Every City”
5. John Prine — “One Red Rose”
6. The Pixies — “Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons”
7. The Doors — “The Ghost Song”
8. Violent Femmes — “Kiss Off”
9. Kimya Dawson — “Angels and Seagulls”
10. Kanye West/The Beach Boys — “School Spirit”
1) “I’m not Jesus” by Apocalyptica
2) “Bullet in the Head” by Rage Against the Machine
3) “Underwater Silence” by Audiovent
4) “Zombie” by the Cranberries
5) “I’m So Sick” by Flyleaf
6) “Somewhere I Belong” by Linkin Park
7) “Remedy” by Cold
8) “Through with You” by Maroon 5
9) “Pinball Wizard” by The Who
10) “11 a.m.” by Incubus
Bonus: “Echo” by Trapt
I think it’s awesome your dad asks your advice about what music to check out. :)
I myself feel ridiculously old when I check out the lists since I don’t recognize … ooh, too many of the bands/artists. Maybe I need to follow his lead.
First time I’ve seen this feature (only been reading a couple months) and I absolutely love it. Just went through the comments and now have way too much music to listen to. For my bit:
1. Over and Over – Hot Chip
2. Indie Rokkers – MGMT
3. Worry About It Later – Futureheads
4. Knife – Grizzly Bear
5. Bizarre Christmas Incident – Ben Folds
6. Lost Art – Stricken City
7. Who Will Buy – Oliver the Musical
8. Killing Armies – Wolf Parade
9. Youth Decay – Sleater-Kinney
10. Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon and Garfunkel
next friday please!
Boiled In Lead, “No Passenger”
Tom Lehrer, “Wernher von Braun”
Meredith Monk, “Panda Chant II”
Jo Hisaishi, “A Mysterious Painting” (from the soundtrack to Kiki’s Delivery Service)
Anna Russell, “Schreechenrauf”
Tim Larkin, “Yeesha’s Theme”
David Munrow and the Early Music Consort of London, “Vaillant – Rondeau – Tres douls amis – Ma dame – Cent mille fois”
Baltimore Consort and the Merry Companions, “My Man John Had a Thing That Was Long”
Evelyn Glennie, “Thunder Caves”
Whiskey Bards, “Ballad of the Trades”
Why yes, I do listen to a very odd variety of music.
01.) Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – “I am Warm and Powerful”
02.) Thao Nguyen – “Hills”
03.) Amylie – “Mes Oreilles”
04.) Elliott Smith – “Roman Candle”
05.) Nana Grizol – “Tiny Rainbows”
06.) 5′Nizza – “Voda”
07.) Elliott Smith – “A Fond Farewell”
08.) Tiger Trap – “Words and Smiles”
09.) Cornelis Vreeswijk – “Polaren Pär är kärlekskrank”
10.) The Pillows – “Instant Music”
(It should be noted that number 2 on the list is normally Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, but for that album she was still Thao Nguyen.)
I’ve never commented before, but I love this!
1. No Cars Go- Arcade Fire
2. My Favorite Book- Stars
3. Throw Down- Mates of State
4. Tryin’ My Best- Jenny Lewis
5. Three or Four- The New Pornographers
6. My Rollercoaster- Kimya Dawson
7. Your Head’s Too Big- The Ditty Bops
8. Easy Girl- Coconut Records
9. The Animals Were Gone- Damien Rice
10. Cause = Time- Broken Social Scene
1) What Do I Get– The Buzzcocks
2) Gloria– Patti Smith
3) Borstal Breakout– Sham 69
4) Suspect Device– Stiff Little Fingers
5) Holiday in Cambodia– Dead Kennedys
6) Neat, Neat, Neat– The Damned
7) Mommy’s Little Monster– Social Distortion
8) Police Truck– Dead Kennedys
9) Drain You– Nirvana
10) We’re Desperate– X
1) The Postal Service – Clark Gable
2) Bishop Allen – The Bullet & Big D
3) Tegan & Sara – Nineteen
4) Belle & Sebastian – Dress Up In You
5) Bruce Springsteen – Last To Die
6) The Arcade Fire – The Well And The Lighthouse
7) The National – Fake Empire
8) Hanson – Every Word I Say
9) Bishop Allen – Click, Click, Click, Click
10) The New Pornographers – Stacked Crooked
1) Fall Out Boy- West Coast Smoker
2) Moulin Rouge- Lady Marmalade
3) Foreigner- Urgent
4) The Killers- Jenny Was A Friend of Mine
5) Rockapella- Bring Some Love
6) Green River Ordinance- Piece It Together
7) The Hush Sound- Medicine Man
8) Journey- Any Way You Want It
9) Veruca Salt- Drop Dead Gorgeous
10) Ben Folds- Fired
I’m afraid I had to cheat a little, because I was fairly sure your Dad probably wasn’t up for listening to anything listed on Radio Disney’s Top 10. *grin*
Here’s a bunch of my favorite music. My dad likes a lot of this stuff (he’s pretty cool), so maybe yours will too!
1. Every Time You Say Goodbye – Alison Krauss & Union Station
2. In My Lady’s House – Iron & Wine
3. I Won’t Grow Up – Rickie Lee Jones
4. L’Etang – Blossom Dearie
5. Owner Of A Lonely Heart – Yes
6. Fly – Nick Drake
7. The State I Am In – Belle and Sebastian
8. Wicked Wisdom – Of Montreal
9. Country Road – James Taylor
10. I Will Possess Your Heart – Death Cab For Cutie
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break my body – pixies
lucky girl – gerbils
the union forever – the white stripes
7 stars – apples in stereo
please hear mr. flight control – the music tapes
goodness – page france
you are what you love – jenny lewis with the watson twins
la primavera – manu chao
james k. polk – they might be giants
9th & hennepin – tom waits
my dad asked the same and is now an animal collective fan. who’da thought?