Anyways, thought that I would apprise you of what I bought/ burned...because, well frankly, slow news day here...
1.In the Navy (the Village People) -- Not only is this the title of Track 1 on my latest mix, but it is the answer to the action-packed query in my post subject line (according to the Village People) Can you really do ALL that shit in the Navy? Sounds terrif! Makes me wanna join up TODAY! This song cracks my shit up. It makes me think of pig Vikings because of the time they did this song on the Muppet show.
Oh, and verse 2, lines 4-6 particularly amuses : "Don't you hesitate/There is no need to wait/They're signing up new seamen fast" Yeah, I realize they're talking about SAILORS, but it never fails to disconcert when you hear that word in a Village People song.
2. So Whatcha Want? (the Beastie Boys) -- "I think I'm losing my mind this time, this time I'm losing my mind" I find that lyric the most catchy...resonant. It seems so familiar too... did that line originate with this song? As far as I know it did, but the Beastie Boys are such huge borrowers. I don't mean just sampling, but they are exceedingly handy with a pop culture reference too. That's probably a big part o' why I love them so...
3. Clap Hands (Beck) -- Saw Beck perform this on SNL and thought it was great...but it moved me to ask "why have I not heard this on the radio??" Mainstream radio can be so laaaaaame (insert exasperated sigh here )
4.Wind it Up (Gwen Stefani) -- Oh gawd...I am SO in favor of anything that incorporates The Sound of Music. In fact, I like naming things Georg (must pronounce :GAY-org--just like the Baroness said it) after that studly Cap'n Von Trappe. I'm only half kidding, here people, I do think the Sound of Music father was pretty handsome. By the way, I have the excellent Sound of Music soundtrack and "The Lonely Goatherd" is ,in my opinion, the best track of 'em all. I'd like to issue a challenge to Ms Gwen to see what she can do to sex up some of my other fave showtunes..."Who Will Buy?" from Oliver! might be interesting, and I've no doubt that she could rock "Shipoopi" from The Music Man.
5. Suspicious Minds (Elvis) -- Sing with me : "We're caught in a trap, I can't walk out, BECAUSE I LOVE YOU TOOOO MUCH BABY.." I'm not a big Elvis fan generally, but I really dig this one.
6. Sexy Back (Justin Timberlake) --- Awwww yeah, puddin'. And this is NOT the radio version...there is CUSSING in this one. I'd not heard it this way before but I like it. I like JT all "edgy" (relatively speaking) he's clearly way too edgy for Sunshine&Kittens Diaz.
7. Machinehead (Bush) -- my dear sister is notorious for never EVER knowing the name to a song she likes. Consequently I've become pretty handy with learning my lyrics, because she will often seek out my help in identifying songs. She will just re-title the song with whatever arbitrary lyric strikes her as the catchiest. Which is fine by her, until she wants to discuss the song, or buy it and then she'll rely on me for the actual title. I know there are online lyrics search engines that will do this work, but it's nice to feel needed, eh? Anyways, (short story long) I told Laura that I was downloading the "BREATH IN BREATH OUT BREATH IN" song and she knew instantly what I meant.
I didn't mean to put Gavin on the same mix as the Mrs (flukey coincidence, that) but there ya have it. I must say, I feel pretty certain that my love for hunky Gavin Rossdale predates Gwenny's but even so-- she's such a cool shit, I just can't bring myself to resent her.
8. Wolf Like Me (TV on the Radio) -- Bravo!!me mucho mucho gusto.
9. Happy Birthday (Altered Images) -- I'm always on the look out for birthday-themed tunes to serve as an alternative to the incredibly trite, played-out "Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you..." This is a very good one. Lyrics are hard to make out (but they're all SCOTTISH, so they get a pass. I love my fellow Scots!) but it's a fun song nonetheless. It's the kind of happy New Wave tune that compels me to whirl about in a windmilly fashion.
10. Fergalicious (Fergie ) -- Rotten, evil, Fergie, thou wicked siren, Dutchess of the black arts, I want, with every fiber of my rational being to reject your harlot-warblings, BUT I CAN'T.
11. Hey Ladies! (Beastie Boys)
12. Banditos (the Refreshments) -- this one's a smidge obscure, so I'll give you the Laura-title of the song : "Well give your ID card to the border guard/Yeah your alias says you’re Capt. Jean-Luc Picard"
13. The Globe (Big Audio Dynamite) -- Axis spins so round and round... . we go. I adore this song so much...even if it does induce sneezing fits.
14. Think I'm in Love (Beck) -- very sunny song. Some songs, to me, just very strongly evoke a specific backdrop. This song is a sunny day road trip song.
15. Natural Blues (Moby)
16. Say it Right (Nelly Furtado) -- odd thing about this tune...it somehow reminds me of Laura Branigan's "Self Control"... maybe it's that I think that the faint "ay!" refrain in the background would mesh well with a background "WoooAHH-oHH! wOOOAAH-OH!" like they've got goin' on in "Self Control" Well, even without the "Wooooaah-OH"s, I enjoy the song muchly.
17. Tonight, Tonight (Smashing Pumpkins) --beautiful song, GORGEOUS video (have you seen this vid??)
18. Scarborough Fair (Simon & Garfunkel) -- I know, I know, I've taken a huge, unexpected turn here, shifting all the way back to the 60s, but I had to have this song. I really love it
19.Washington Square (the Village Stompers) -- another obscure gem, but this one I cannot label w/ a Laura-title because it's an instrumental. An oddball, Banjo-heavy , Ragtimey sort of instrumental from 1963
20. Via Con Me (Paolo Conte) -- this is a live version of the song, and generally I dislike live music when I'm not actually experiencing it live, but this is the only version I could find. So I took it. There's a lot of gibberish and incoherent Italian in this song...both things are big assets in my way of thinking (especially gibberish...I dig me some gibberish)
21. Let's Face the Music & Dance (Nat King Cole)-- The real popular version of this tune is sung by Fred Astaire but I don't like that one. Not because of Astaire's voice, that's fine, but I don't like the, I dunno, grainy distant sound of the recording...it's like you're listening to a phonograph or something. What I REALLY wanted was to find a rendition by Sinatra, but no dice. I found a Tony Bennett version, and usually I like him, but he put some kooky 60s instrumental arrangement to it that I didn't care for. Nat King Cole was a decent alternative though.
**Runners up(songs I bought, but couldn't fit on my CD)**
Where Or When (Frank Sinatra)-- found this when I was looking for "Let's Face the Music &Dance". I came close to also buying "The Way You Look Tonight" (my absolute fave Sinatra song) but I know that I've got that one on one of my Sinatra's Greatest Hits CDs , so that woulda been pretty frivolous of me.
Maneater (Nelly Furtado)-- After the breakout hit "I'm Like a Bird" sooo saturated the airwaves that I was driven to the brink of jamming an ice pick into my ear drums, I thought there was no possible way I'd like Nelly Furtado again. The fact that I currently do is a testament to what a hi-qual album "Loose " is. And y'know, now that I've discovered that I like the requisite 3 tracks off of "Loose" I coulda allowed myself to buy it, except that now I've downloaded those tracks so buying the actual CD now would be pretty frivolous of me.
Honey (Moby)
HONORABLE MENTIONS (aka songs I meant to buy but forgot to)
Black Horse & the Cherry Tree & Suddenly I See (both KT Tunstall)-- Oddly enough, I still dig these songs. I keep waiting to shift from liking to desensitized, to sick-to-death-of, and finally to rabid hatred, but it's not happening. I am mystified. My only theory is it's because I've given KT Tunstall the mucho leeway that I grant all my fellow Scots. Did you know that KT Tunstall is Scottish (y'see I've a directory of all famous Scottish folk)?? Did I mention my adoration of the Scots (and Irish...and Canucks... I'm a mongrel with a strong sense of nationalism)
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