Put your 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) in comments and trackbacks.
1. “New Slang (When You Notice the Stripes)” — The Shins, Oh, Inverted World
2. “Stranded in the Jungle” — The New York Dolls, Too Much Too Soon
3. “Dead or Alive” — Johnny Thunders, So Alone
4. “Downtown” — Colder, Heat
5. “The Fool” — Neutral Milk Hotel, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
6. “Squeaky Fingers” — Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, The Tyranny of Distance
7. “Hallelujah” — Leonard Cohen, Cohen Live
8. Suite 1 in G Major — J.S. Bach, Pablo Cassals, cello, Bach Cello Suites
9. “Radio Silence” — Elvis Costello, When I Was Cruel
10. “All I Need” — Jay-Z, The Blueprint
Song I like Most: “New Slang (When You Notice the Stripes)”
Song I like Least: “Downtown”
Favorite Album on this List: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
This was a strange list in that I love almost every song on it, and don’t find anything embarrassing.
A note on the NY Dolls and Johnny Thunders: I’m a latecomer to both parties, arriving after reading Tom Watson.
I’m also something of a Bach Cello Suite fanatic, owning at least 4 versions. My favorite is this one by Jonas Starker.
Best Use of Bach Cello Suites in a Film: You Can Count On Me
6 Comments on "Friday Random Ten"
Blatherskite:
Friday random 10
The dam at otter creek. Live.
wow. haven’t heard this song in a long time.
The mountains win again. Blues Traveler
Megalomaniac. Incubus.
Benedictus (from Mozart’s Requiem). Berlin Radio Symphony.
Okay…This is serious…
Rising Sign:
Does it count if I’m already listening to a list of 550 recently played songs? Oh, screw it:
1. “Unsingable Name” - Mike Doughty
2. “Can’t Your Hear Me Knocking” - Rolling Stones
3. “Huddle Formation” - The Go! Team
4. “White Lexus” - Mike Doughty
5. “B-Boy Bouillabaisse” - Beastie Boys
6. “Michelle” - DJ Logic
7. “Heavy Metal Drummer” - Wilco
8. “Rebel Rebel” - David Bowie
9. “Goin’ Down South” - North Misssissippi All Stars
10. “A Shot In The Arm” - Wilco
Song I like Most: “A Shot In The Arm”
Song I like Least: “Heavy Metal Drummer”
Favorite Album on this List: Impossible to choose between “Paul’s Boutique” (B-Boys), “Summerteeth” (Wilco), and “Thunder, Lightning, Strike” (The Go! Team). I’ll go with the Beasties if I have to.
banana-slug:
John Cale does a great version of Hallelujah on the I’m Your Fan tribute album, but nothing beats Leonard himself.
Matt:
I’m with you, Banana Slug. I recently made a mix cd called “The Hallelujah Mix” which had four or five different versions of that song . . . other good ones, besides Leonard and John Cale, include Rufus Wainwright and Jeff Buckley.
Nice lists, Blatherskite and RS.
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Martin:
Machine Go Boom - “Captain Obvious”
Athletic Automaton - “The Bee Roundup”
The Sixth Great Lake - “Across the Northern Border”
The Playwrights - “The National Missing Person”
Folksongs for the Afterlife - “Death by Melody”
Greta Gertler - “Patience”
Bacon Ray - “Diane Court”
The Unicorns - “Jellybones”
Polvo - “Channel Changer”
Le Mans - “Mi novela autobiografica”
Song I like Most: “Mi novela autobiografica”
Song I like Least: “Diane Court”
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