I Don't Love Anyone - Belle & Sebastian, from "Tigermilk" (1996) Last played 08/31/09 9:12 pm. Heh.
Favorite line: I don't love anyone / Well, maybe my sister
Verdict: Yes, I like it. I'll probably keep it.
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes - Old 97s, from "Hitchhike to Rhome" (1994) Zero plays!
Here's a video of it live.
I haven't listened to this album, like, at all. It kind of seems like everyone has covered this song.
Verdict: If I'm listening to this album, I'll probably be listening to Wish the Worst or Mama Tried or this song. But I probably still won't listen to this album that much, because Wish the Worst is better live, and Mama Tried has been covered better.
Gravity - Vienna Teng, "Waking Hour" (2002, woo, breaking into the 21st century)
Music video here - no guarantee that it's not a really lame video, I'm skeptical of the first 13 seconds already.
I like this song, I can't figure out what she reminds me of. It's a little too obvious and formulaic to me... but I like it anyway.
Verdict: I'll keep it but not something I'd listen to every day. Won't skip it when it comes on, but I won't say more than "huh"
Next up, A Question Mark - Elliott Smith
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
09 November 2009
04 November 2009
MUM Day Four: Reik's "Que Vida La Mia"
Que Vida La Mia - Reik, from "Reik"
Listen here
Play count: 2. Last played: oh, I'll check in a minute.
I think I got this from Gaby! or Lindsey! Either way, not my sister.
I was going to post a link to the lyrics in English but I've spent a few minutes trying to find them and can't, so I'm over that.
Ok so I'm kind of cheating with this one, I've listened to it 2x on my iTunes but I really have heard it more than that.
Full disclosure-- I am very much okay with my love of so-bad-it's-good music. This is most definitely in the so-bad-it's-good category. I'm just a fan of Mexicans right now?
That's all I can manage tonight :(
Listen here
Play count: 2. Last played: oh, I'll check in a minute.
I think I got this from Gaby! or Lindsey! Either way, not my sister.
I was going to post a link to the lyrics in English but I've spent a few minutes trying to find them and can't, so I'm over that.
Ok so I'm kind of cheating with this one, I've listened to it 2x on my iTunes but I really have heard it more than that.
Full disclosure-- I am very much okay with my love of so-bad-it's-good music. This is most definitely in the so-bad-it's-good category. I'm just a fan of Mexicans right now?
That's all I can manage tonight :(
03 November 2009
MUM Day Three: Lauryn Hill's "Everything is Everything"
Today was supposed to be We've Never Met, by Neko Case, but it is a total lie that the playcount is zero on that. Instead, this post could also be called "where the hell has Lauryn Hill been all my life ok so maybe just for the past 11 years"
Everything is Everything - Lauryn Hill, from "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," 1998
Play count: 0
Listen/watch here
Ok so this song is pretty freaking awesome. And I obviously mean album when I say song. I am the last person in the world to know this. The only song my iTunes says I've listened to is Lost Ones, on 7/29/09 at 5:12pm. Obviously the first thing I did after I listened to Everything is Everything was listen to the rest of the album, and um, well, now I'm a little distracted with that.
My West Coast middle class white girl self feels not qualified to talk about the merits of this song, so what I will say is that you should listen to it right now, and think, and all that.
Um yes I am keeping this song and I might listen to the album multiple times every day for a while.
Current play count: I don't actually know because it's on my iPod but I'm sure it's at least 6, because I've been listening to it since 7:45 this morning.
So there you have me discovering the Miseducation, feel free to berate me for being 11 years late.
Everything is Everything - Lauryn Hill, from "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," 1998
Play count: 0
Listen/watch here
Ok so this song is pretty freaking awesome. And I obviously mean album when I say song. I am the last person in the world to know this. The only song my iTunes says I've listened to is Lost Ones, on 7/29/09 at 5:12pm. Obviously the first thing I did after I listened to Everything is Everything was listen to the rest of the album, and um, well, now I'm a little distracted with that.
My West Coast middle class white girl self feels not qualified to talk about the merits of this song, so what I will say is that you should listen to it right now, and think, and all that.
Um yes I am keeping this song and I might listen to the album multiple times every day for a while.
Current play count: I don't actually know because it's on my iPod but I'm sure it's at least 6, because I've been listening to it since 7:45 this morning.
So there you have me discovering the Miseducation, feel free to berate me for being 11 years late.
02 November 2009
MUM Day Two: Sleater-Kinney's "Don't Talk Like"
Ok, so I admit I'm a terrible child of the Pacific Northwest and don't listen to Sleater-Kinney enough. Or ... ever?
Don't Talk Like - Sleater-Kinney, from "The Hot Rock," 1999.
Play count: 1. Last played: 12/05/08, 4:44pm. Readers should assume I have received everything from my sister, unless mentioned otherwise.
Listen here.
First I have to say that after an hour and a half of singing 18th century German choral music, Sleater-Kinney is a little ... dissonant. Magnificat anima mea Dominum? Yeah, not so much. That being said, though I wasn't feeling incensed or indignant enough to really appreciate the full feminist empowerment of Sleater-Kinney, I found myself turning up the last minute, 'cause it rocks, and totally loving this song. No problems putting this on repeat.
Also, this song really makes me think of the '90s... for some reason I picture Ten Things I Hate About You very vividly. Coincidentally, the album and film were released in the same year. This is the only Sleater-Kinney album I own, which is kind of sad (but I do own the track You're No Rock and Roll Fun, which is an excellent one). Apparently in later years they got more "mainstream," so maybe the '90s scene in the PNW sounded like this?
It also reminds me of how annoying I was when I was 19. I mean, I'm annoying now, but I think (hope!) I get less and less annoying as the years progress, and 19 was a tough year. Also, I am not very far removed from that age, so this is annoying that I'm talking about it as though I'm soooo much older and wiser.
There's a part of me
That works just like a child
There's a part of me
That's you
I'll keep it, but not for everyday use. For dissonant, angry days, or days when I watch Ten Things.
Current play count: 8
The amount of body parts I needed to ice today after ballet class makes me feel like an old woman. Ugh.
Don't Talk Like - Sleater-Kinney, from "The Hot Rock," 1999.
Play count: 1. Last played: 12/05/08, 4:44pm. Readers should assume I have received everything from my sister, unless mentioned otherwise.
Listen here.
First I have to say that after an hour and a half of singing 18th century German choral music, Sleater-Kinney is a little ... dissonant. Magnificat anima mea Dominum? Yeah, not so much. That being said, though I wasn't feeling incensed or indignant enough to really appreciate the full feminist empowerment of Sleater-Kinney, I found myself turning up the last minute, 'cause it rocks, and totally loving this song. No problems putting this on repeat.
Also, this song really makes me think of the '90s... for some reason I picture Ten Things I Hate About You very vividly. Coincidentally, the album and film were released in the same year. This is the only Sleater-Kinney album I own, which is kind of sad (but I do own the track You're No Rock and Roll Fun, which is an excellent one). Apparently in later years they got more "mainstream," so maybe the '90s scene in the PNW sounded like this?
It also reminds me of how annoying I was when I was 19. I mean, I'm annoying now, but I think (hope!) I get less and less annoying as the years progress, and 19 was a tough year. Also, I am not very far removed from that age, so this is annoying that I'm talking about it as though I'm soooo much older and wiser.
There's a part of me
That works just like a child
There's a part of me
That's you
I'll keep it, but not for everyday use. For dissonant, angry days, or days when I watch Ten Things.
Current play count: 8
The amount of body parts I needed to ice today after ballet class makes me feel like an old woman. Ugh.
01 November 2009
MUM Day One: Clem Snide's "Strong Enough"
Welcome to the Month of Undiscovered Music, aka MUM, fka November!
Strong Enough - Clem Snide, from the album Soft Spot
Play count: 1. Last played 10/08/06 at 10:59pm. Received from my sister, yay.
Listen here
Subtle, which Clem Snide does well. Not annoying. Cute lyrics - "Don't cut onions in your mind," though "you're the flower of my heart" is kind of lame. It's a mood song, I don't exactly know what that means, but there is a mood that goes with this song. It's a walking-in-the-rain-on-a-late-Thursday-afternoon song. I'll keep it.
Current play count: 6
Strong Enough - Clem Snide, from the album Soft Spot
Play count: 1. Last played 10/08/06 at 10:59pm. Received from my sister, yay.
Listen here
Subtle, which Clem Snide does well. Not annoying. Cute lyrics - "Don't cut onions in your mind," though "you're the flower of my heart" is kind of lame. It's a mood song, I don't exactly know what that means, but there is a mood that goes with this song. It's a walking-in-the-rain-on-a-late-Thursday-afternoon song. I'll keep it.
Current play count: 6
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
