More with the music already
Because it's Monday, and that means Baby Blue slept for crap last night, and that means I won't be able to pull together anymore thoughtful posts until we have our next weekly Sleep Gift night, here some thoughts from my iPod. If you want real music commentary, though, you ought to just skip it and check out the latest installment of Corndog's trip through 1978, in which he has really managed to convince me that I missed very little by not getting my own radio until 1983.
Phantom's OCD iPod's Most Played:
1. Southern Cross, Crosby, Stills & Nash. With the line "But we never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do," you'd feel sure that this made number one on the list because it is the ultimate anthem of inadequacy, and we all know how quick I am on the repeat button when the subject is inadequacy. But in fact this tops the list because LG went through a brief period of obsession with this song last month. It took an hour and a half before he was truly sick of it. It took less time for me to get sick of it, though.
2. Hands Clean, Alanis Morissette. God bless Alanis Morissette. Baby Blue has never met the bump or trauma that could not be soothed by timely repetition of this song. As far as she is concerned, this is better than a breast full of milk. And the fact that I am not yet sick of it is a testament to how extraordinarily well-produced it is.
3. Who Is It, Bjork. Yes, I'm aware that it says something profound that we don't get to the music that I listen to until we reach number three. Welcome to parenthood, folks. This is by far the catchiest of all the acapella tracks on Medulla, and the easiest to appreciate. I appreciate it frequently.
4. Float On, Modest Mouse. Blame Scrivener for my Modest Mouse obsession. It's all your fault, Scrivener. And you rock. Thanks again.
5. Tangled Up in Blue, Bob Dylan. This is another of LG's obsessions. He likes the failure songs, no? A preference that's somewhat at odds with his usual lack of humility.
6. Why Does It Always Rain on Me? Travis. I don't know. But it's a good song. Easy on the ears and on the inadequacy shtick.
7. Wake Me Up When September Ends, Green Day. I'm not really a Green Day fan, I must confess. They're one of those bands that always seem to shoot for profundity and not quite hit it, in my humble inadequate opinion. But LG loves this song, which is how it ended up on my iPod in the first place.
8. Abominable Snowman in the Market, Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers. Holy quantum entanglement with Tom Bozzo's iPod, Batman! Jonathan Richman is one of the few musicians that we can all agree on around here.
9. The Good Times Are Killing Me, Modest Mouse. Yes, more with the Modest Mouse. How I love the Modest Mouse.
10. The Body Breaks, Devendra Banhart. This is also Scrivener's fault. Watch for it to be moving up the list soon. Especially since LG is intrigued as well. "Mama," he said thoughtfully, "he has a beautiful voice."
Phantom's OCD iPod's Most Played:
1. Southern Cross, Crosby, Stills & Nash. With the line "But we never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do," you'd feel sure that this made number one on the list because it is the ultimate anthem of inadequacy, and we all know how quick I am on the repeat button when the subject is inadequacy. But in fact this tops the list because LG went through a brief period of obsession with this song last month. It took an hour and a half before he was truly sick of it. It took less time for me to get sick of it, though.
2. Hands Clean, Alanis Morissette. God bless Alanis Morissette. Baby Blue has never met the bump or trauma that could not be soothed by timely repetition of this song. As far as she is concerned, this is better than a breast full of milk. And the fact that I am not yet sick of it is a testament to how extraordinarily well-produced it is.
3. Who Is It, Bjork. Yes, I'm aware that it says something profound that we don't get to the music that I listen to until we reach number three. Welcome to parenthood, folks. This is by far the catchiest of all the acapella tracks on Medulla, and the easiest to appreciate. I appreciate it frequently.
4. Float On, Modest Mouse. Blame Scrivener for my Modest Mouse obsession. It's all your fault, Scrivener. And you rock. Thanks again.
5. Tangled Up in Blue, Bob Dylan. This is another of LG's obsessions. He likes the failure songs, no? A preference that's somewhat at odds with his usual lack of humility.
6. Why Does It Always Rain on Me? Travis. I don't know. But it's a good song. Easy on the ears and on the inadequacy shtick.
7. Wake Me Up When September Ends, Green Day. I'm not really a Green Day fan, I must confess. They're one of those bands that always seem to shoot for profundity and not quite hit it, in my humble inadequate opinion. But LG loves this song, which is how it ended up on my iPod in the first place.
8. Abominable Snowman in the Market, Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers. Holy quantum entanglement with Tom Bozzo's iPod, Batman! Jonathan Richman is one of the few musicians that we can all agree on around here.
9. The Good Times Are Killing Me, Modest Mouse. Yes, more with the Modest Mouse. How I love the Modest Mouse.
10. The Body Breaks, Devendra Banhart. This is also Scrivener's fault. Watch for it to be moving up the list soon. Especially since LG is intrigued as well. "Mama," he said thoughtfully, "he has a beautiful voice."
posted by Phantom Scribbler at 12:24 PM 
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