Mine's in the mail.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
July, You Lied* – My Brown Eyes Are Dried**
With this completely unintentionally God-centric mix, things are turning around. So there, liar.
1) Stevie Wonder – We Can Work It Out
2) Paul Simon – I Know What I Know
3) Tom Petty – Wildflowers
4) Joni Mitchell – All I Want
5) The Rolling Stones – Dancing with Mr. D.
6) Ray Lamontagne – Jolene
7) Ryan Adams – These Girls
8) Uncle Tupulo – New Madrid
9) Billy Bragg & Wilco – Airline to Heaven
10) Greg Trooper – Dream Away the Blues
11) Amos Lee – Sweet Pea
12) Rocky Votolato – Postcard From Kentucky
13) Jill Barber – Two Brown Eyes
14) Charlotte Gainsbourg – The Songs That We Sing
15) Link Wray – Fire & Brimstone
16) Bongos Ikwue – Woman Made the Devil
17) Trio Palmar - Tres Besos
18) Kool & The Gang – Caribbean Festival
19) Sam & Dave – You Left The Water Running
20) Laura Lee – What a Man
21) Elton John – Burn Down the Mission
22) Edith Piaf – Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
** Bonus Track
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* Before I begin, do you guys like it when I write about the tracks, or would you rather the music spoke for itself?
1) Heard this at McCarren Park’s Pool, and I couldn’t get it out of my head. It’s such a hopeful song. It’s right at that period when Wonder dropped the Little from his name and picked up his synth and joined the funk movement.
2, 3, 4, 5) These songs are from some of my desert island albums. I dusted off these bad boys and revisited them during those sadsack stages of break-up. Blue, Graceland, Wildflowers, and Goats Head Soup are albums that have been with me my whole life. I love them all. You should, too.
6) I am most attracted to this song’s chorus.
8) I think I told you about my love of Anodyne. Well, this is one more that whilst listening to recently took on new meaning with the whole New York City line.
16) Amen to that.
19) “I’m not cryin’. It’s just been rainin’ ...on my face.”
See the film la Vie en Rose. I leave you with this:
No, nothing.
No, I regret nothing.
Neither the good done to me, nor the bad;
to me, they're all the same.
No, nothing at all.
No, I regret nothing.
It's all paid for, swept away, forgotten;
I don't care about the past.
With my memories,
I've lit a fire.
My sorrows, my pleasures,
I need them no more.
Swept away are my loves
and all their tremors.
Swept away forever.
I start from scratch.
No, nothing really.
No, I have no regrets.
Neither the good done to me, nor the bad;
to me, they're all the same.
No, nothing.
No, I regret nothing.
Because my life, because my joys,
today, begin with you.
With this completely unintentionally God-centric mix, things are turning around. So there, liar.
1) Stevie Wonder – We Can Work It Out
2) Paul Simon – I Know What I Know
3) Tom Petty – Wildflowers
4) Joni Mitchell – All I Want
5) The Rolling Stones – Dancing with Mr. D.
6) Ray Lamontagne – Jolene
7) Ryan Adams – These Girls
8) Uncle Tupulo – New Madrid
9) Billy Bragg & Wilco – Airline to Heaven
10) Greg Trooper – Dream Away the Blues
11) Amos Lee – Sweet Pea
12) Rocky Votolato – Postcard From Kentucky
13) Jill Barber – Two Brown Eyes
14) Charlotte Gainsbourg – The Songs That We Sing
15) Link Wray – Fire & Brimstone
16) Bongos Ikwue – Woman Made the Devil
17) Trio Palmar - Tres Besos
18) Kool & The Gang – Caribbean Festival
19) Sam & Dave – You Left The Water Running
20) Laura Lee – What a Man
21) Elton John – Burn Down the Mission
22) Edith Piaf – Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
** Bonus Track
.zip
* Before I begin, do you guys like it when I write about the tracks, or would you rather the music spoke for itself?
1) Heard this at McCarren Park’s Pool, and I couldn’t get it out of my head. It’s such a hopeful song. It’s right at that period when Wonder dropped the Little from his name and picked up his synth and joined the funk movement.
2, 3, 4, 5) These songs are from some of my desert island albums. I dusted off these bad boys and revisited them during those sadsack stages of break-up. Blue, Graceland, Wildflowers, and Goats Head Soup are albums that have been with me my whole life. I love them all. You should, too.
6) I am most attracted to this song’s chorus.
8) I think I told you about my love of Anodyne. Well, this is one more that whilst listening to recently took on new meaning with the whole New York City line.
16) Amen to that.
19) “I’m not cryin’. It’s just been rainin’ ...on my face.”
See the film la Vie en Rose. I leave you with this:
No, nothing.
No, I regret nothing.
Neither the good done to me, nor the bad;
to me, they're all the same.
No, nothing at all.
No, I regret nothing.
It's all paid for, swept away, forgotten;
I don't care about the past.
With my memories,
I've lit a fire.
My sorrows, my pleasures,
I need them no more.
Swept away are my loves
and all their tremors.
Swept away forever.
I start from scratch.
No, nothing really.
No, I have no regrets.
Neither the good done to me, nor the bad;
to me, they're all the same.
No, nothing.
No, I regret nothing.
Because my life, because my joys,
today, begin with you.
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
For those still downloading these mixes, behold one heavy on Tweedy, some new discoveries, and some long forgotten favorites. Happy Fourth.
A June Moon
1) Drew Emmitt - Meet Me in the Morning
2) Wilco - The Thanks I Get
3) Ryan Adams - Two
4) Citizen Cope - All Dressed Up
5) Jeff Tweedy - Shot in the Arm
6) Ojos de Brujo - Memorias Perdias
7) Bob Dylan - Masters of War
8) Estelle - Free
9) Wilco - Either Way
10) Sting - I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying
11) India.Arie - Summer
12) Darrell Scott & Tim O'Brien - More Love
13) The Be Good Tanyas - In Spite of All the Damage I've Done
14) Chuck Berry - Things I Used to Do
15) The Band - Up On Cripple Creek
16) Uncle Tupelo - Acuff-Rose
17) Allman Brothers Band - Soulshine
18) Willie Nelson - American Tune
19) Coldplay - Til Kingdom Come
20) Frank Sinatra - They Can't Take That Away From Me
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1) Here’s the story. I scribbled “Drew Emmett” down on some scrap and stuffed it away pocket after hearing this on a local radio station in Breckenridge. Two nights later, leaving Mi Casa, my favorite spot in Breck, we stumbled into an outdoor concert featuring this guy and his bluegrass band. I never loved Leftover Salmon, but I had such a blast at this show. Old locals and young all dancing trippy, drinking locally, and just having a ball.
2) Break-up song of the summer. Hands down.
3) Ryan Adams’ new album was called typical by Rolling Stone. If so, typical’s just fine by me.
4) Is this song appropriate for a yoga class?
5) I bought Sunken Treasure, and this part is my favorite. I keep watching it over and over again.
6) Besos.
7) I’d never seen The Sopranos until their final episode. This song got me listening Freewheelin’ again. Dylan is a living prophet.
8) Jools Holland’s show on BBC America is awesome.
9) First track on the new album. Couldn’t get past it for the longest time. Thanks Wilco for hitting me where it hurts.
10) Cheesy song, but it caught me on the lip, and lo' there was I, crumbled to tears in some store: a pharmacy, or a grocery store, or a health food store, or somewhere, somewhere I just don’t know. I started bawling, and to hide the tears, I did as the song says, I started laughing, and I don’t know… it helped.
11) I wasn’t going to include this for sheer cheese quotient had already been met (see prior track), but when first I heard this, I thought, “Man, my summer ended in June." Then I remembered what a wise old friend reminded me, “Hey, plans change.” My plans for the summer have simply... changed. It’s something I’ve kept reminding myself of late, and it’s certainly helping. Thank you, friend.
12) Found this on iTunes. For my money, it’s way better to hear songwriters play their song than to hear the Dixie Chicks’ hack at it.
13) Thanks L.
14) … and then there’s this B-side from Mr. Berry, my hometown hero, who’s always able to console me, plucking away at those heart strings, or just perhaps a guitar string or two.
15) Heard this on the brilliant KBCO radio station. Have loved this song for years, but it never pumped me up the way it did out there on Hwy 70. Maybe it was the altitude, or maybe it was just Levon Helm’s genius croon.
16) One of the coolest girls I ever dated bought Anodyne for my birthday, my 21st. I remember her saying how much she loved this song. I couldn’t agree more, A. Tupelo ruled.
17) Leave it to a charcoal commercial to bring out a great summer tune. But hey, they’re right. This song sounded great on my roof deck while grillin’ out. Give it a whirl at your next picnic.
18) I caught the tail end of the Library of Congress’ presentation of the Gershwin Prize to Paul Simon, and I kept hearing this version of “American Tune” in my head. Paul Simon is as American as apple pie, baseball, and well, the Redheaded Stranger.
19 & 20) These songs play with some regularity at work. They’ve been helpful.
A June Moon
1) Drew Emmitt - Meet Me in the Morning
2) Wilco - The Thanks I Get
3) Ryan Adams - Two
4) Citizen Cope - All Dressed Up
5) Jeff Tweedy - Shot in the Arm
6) Ojos de Brujo - Memorias Perdias
7) Bob Dylan - Masters of War
8) Estelle - Free
9) Wilco - Either Way
10) Sting - I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying
11) India.Arie - Summer
12) Darrell Scott & Tim O'Brien - More Love
13) The Be Good Tanyas - In Spite of All the Damage I've Done
14) Chuck Berry - Things I Used to Do
15) The Band - Up On Cripple Creek
16) Uncle Tupelo - Acuff-Rose
17) Allman Brothers Band - Soulshine
18) Willie Nelson - American Tune
19) Coldplay - Til Kingdom Come
20) Frank Sinatra - They Can't Take That Away From Me
.zip
1) Here’s the story. I scribbled “Drew Emmett” down on some scrap and stuffed it away pocket after hearing this on a local radio station in Breckenridge. Two nights later, leaving Mi Casa, my favorite spot in Breck, we stumbled into an outdoor concert featuring this guy and his bluegrass band. I never loved Leftover Salmon, but I had such a blast at this show. Old locals and young all dancing trippy, drinking locally, and just having a ball.
2) Break-up song of the summer. Hands down.
3) Ryan Adams’ new album was called typical by Rolling Stone. If so, typical’s just fine by me.
4) Is this song appropriate for a yoga class?
5) I bought Sunken Treasure, and this part is my favorite. I keep watching it over and over again.
6) Besos.
7) I’d never seen The Sopranos until their final episode. This song got me listening Freewheelin’ again. Dylan is a living prophet.
8) Jools Holland’s show on BBC America is awesome.
9) First track on the new album. Couldn’t get past it for the longest time. Thanks Wilco for hitting me where it hurts.
10) Cheesy song, but it caught me on the lip, and lo' there was I, crumbled to tears in some store: a pharmacy, or a grocery store, or a health food store, or somewhere, somewhere I just don’t know. I started bawling, and to hide the tears, I did as the song says, I started laughing, and I don’t know… it helped.
11) I wasn’t going to include this for sheer cheese quotient had already been met (see prior track), but when first I heard this, I thought, “Man, my summer ended in June." Then I remembered what a wise old friend reminded me, “Hey, plans change.” My plans for the summer have simply... changed. It’s something I’ve kept reminding myself of late, and it’s certainly helping. Thank you, friend.
12) Found this on iTunes. For my money, it’s way better to hear songwriters play their song than to hear the Dixie Chicks’ hack at it.
13) Thanks L.
14) … and then there’s this B-side from Mr. Berry, my hometown hero, who’s always able to console me, plucking away at those heart strings, or just perhaps a guitar string or two.
15) Heard this on the brilliant KBCO radio station. Have loved this song for years, but it never pumped me up the way it did out there on Hwy 70. Maybe it was the altitude, or maybe it was just Levon Helm’s genius croon.
16) One of the coolest girls I ever dated bought Anodyne for my birthday, my 21st. I remember her saying how much she loved this song. I couldn’t agree more, A. Tupelo ruled.
17) Leave it to a charcoal commercial to bring out a great summer tune. But hey, they’re right. This song sounded great on my roof deck while grillin’ out. Give it a whirl at your next picnic.
18) I caught the tail end of the Library of Congress’ presentation of the Gershwin Prize to Paul Simon, and I kept hearing this version of “American Tune” in my head. Paul Simon is as American as apple pie, baseball, and well, the Redheaded Stranger.
19 & 20) These songs play with some regularity at work. They’ve been helpful.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
1) Down Along the Cove2) To Be Alone with You
3) Queen Jane Approximately
4) On a Night Like This
5) Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
6) Love Minus Zero / No Limit
7) I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
8) If Not For You
9) Golden Loom
10) You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
11) Heart of Mine
12) Where Are You Tonight (Journey Through Dark Heat)
13) Buckets of Rain
14) Make You Feel My Love
15) Moonlight
16) Shooting Star
17) Wedding Song
18) Sara
.zip this using your Mac.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Counting Crowes - Ooh La La (The Faces Cover)
Heather put this puppy up. I can't listen to it at work. My laptop speakers for some reason have been muted, and I can't turn them back on, but I trust Adam Duritz enough not to blow one of my favorite songs to smithereens. Speaking of The Smithereens, does anyone like them still?
Heather put this puppy up. I can't listen to it at work. My laptop speakers for some reason have been muted, and I can't turn them back on, but I trust Adam Duritz enough not to blow one of my favorite songs to smithereens. Speaking of The Smithereens, does anyone like them still?
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Monday, April 09, 2007
I May Lose My Testosterone Card
I don't know how I feel about this mix, but these are songs I have encountered repeatedly these days.
1) Van Morrison - I Love You (The Smile You Smile)
2) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Angel Dream (No. 2)
3) Donovan - Catch the Wind
4) Wilco - What Light
5) Be Good Tanyas - Up Against the Wall
6) Umphrey's McGee - Memories of Home
7) Bonnie Raitt - Come to Me
8) Lucinda Williams - Can't Let Go
9) Phoenix - Long Distance Call
10) Fatboy Slim - That Old Pair of Jeans
11) Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
12) Aretha Franklin with George Michael - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
13) Brett Dennen - She's Mine
14) Jose Gonzalez - Storm
15) Dana Falconberry - Paper Sailboat
16) Dar Williams with Chris Botti - The Beauty of the Rain
17) Gillian Welch - Black Star
18) The Broken West - So It Goes (live on Sirius Radio)
19) Eric Clapton - Lay Down Sally
20) Elton John - My Father's Gun
21) Van Morrison - Madame George
Bonus Track: Van Morrison - TB Sheets
.zip the whole thing!
1) Shooting movies is fun especially when the creative people who herd my talents are perhaps cooler than I. Such was the case when Mitch, the director of my latest adventure in filmmaking, River Pirates, allowed his gems of Van tracks to pour from the jukebox speakers onset. Enjoy these tracks from his New York Sessions '67.
2) First encountered during The Nei-Play's final plays performed in 2005, this track from the She's The One soundtrack was brought to my attention by the acting teacher who taught me everything I know - well, mainly that costuming is half the battle.
3) A favorite of mine long before it appeared in GE's current wind energy commercial, "Jar," I have been playing this song quite a bit more lately. Thank you, eco-advertisers.
4) The latest from Tweedy and Co. I didn't love it at first, but it's been a month of relatively heavy rotation, and I'm coming around to it.
6, 7, 8) A friend of mine needs to listen to these three tracks many, many times.
9) A Mexican restaurant is a funny place to be reminded of this French group. Then again, I was in Brooklyn.
11) I miss London sometimes. This song helps. Wouldn't you agree, Kristen?
12) The reason for this mix's title, I actually heard this muzak twice - once in Duane Reade and the other time at Whole Foods, this morning. Often, I hanker strongly, strangely for late eighties and early nineties uber-produced, Steve Guttenbergy, soundtracky, hyper-tacky songs. This is one of those songs, and yes, this is one of those times. To further justify my love, it was a number one billboard smash, and it won a Grammy.
13) Listening to Dennen since last September with little impact, I heard this on WFUV, and I couldn't stop singing it for the rest of the day. Now, I love the guy.
14) This song was used with great success at the end of Friday Night Lights' (NBC) 21st episode. It was the first I'd seen - caught its tail on Bravo - that show's camera work: gorgeous. Austin, Texas, the new (land-locked) home of filmmaking - mark my words.
17) I remember listening to this repeatedly back to back with its Radiohead counterpart after its release. It's an example of a song performed equally well from two very different approaches. If you're going to Coachella, see Gill and Dave, squeeze the sheer coolness out of them, bottle it, and bring whatever you can back for me.
19) Another song that keeps coming up - in conversation, in shopping, in eating, in drinking... in laying down... Sally.
20) Cannot remove this from my muscle memory. Sing it in the shower, on the sidewalk, in the subway, and... on Sundays?
I don't know how I feel about this mix, but these are songs I have encountered repeatedly these days.
1) Van Morrison - I Love You (The Smile You Smile)
2) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Angel Dream (No. 2)
3) Donovan - Catch the Wind
4) Wilco - What Light
5) Be Good Tanyas - Up Against the Wall
6) Umphrey's McGee - Memories of Home
7) Bonnie Raitt - Come to Me
8) Lucinda Williams - Can't Let Go
9) Phoenix - Long Distance Call
10) Fatboy Slim - That Old Pair of Jeans
11) Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
12) Aretha Franklin with George Michael - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
13) Brett Dennen - She's Mine
14) Jose Gonzalez - Storm
15) Dana Falconberry - Paper Sailboat
16) Dar Williams with Chris Botti - The Beauty of the Rain
17) Gillian Welch - Black Star
18) The Broken West - So It Goes (live on Sirius Radio)
19) Eric Clapton - Lay Down Sally
20) Elton John - My Father's Gun
21) Van Morrison - Madame George
Bonus Track: Van Morrison - TB Sheets
.zip the whole thing!
1) Shooting movies is fun especially when the creative people who herd my talents are perhaps cooler than I. Such was the case when Mitch, the director of my latest adventure in filmmaking, River Pirates, allowed his gems of Van tracks to pour from the jukebox speakers onset. Enjoy these tracks from his New York Sessions '67.
2) First encountered during The Nei-Play's final plays performed in 2005, this track from the She's The One soundtrack was brought to my attention by the acting teacher who taught me everything I know - well, mainly that costuming is half the battle.
3) A favorite of mine long before it appeared in GE's current wind energy commercial, "Jar," I have been playing this song quite a bit more lately. Thank you, eco-advertisers.
4) The latest from Tweedy and Co. I didn't love it at first, but it's been a month of relatively heavy rotation, and I'm coming around to it.
6, 7, 8) A friend of mine needs to listen to these three tracks many, many times.
9) A Mexican restaurant is a funny place to be reminded of this French group. Then again, I was in Brooklyn.
11) I miss London sometimes. This song helps. Wouldn't you agree, Kristen?
12) The reason for this mix's title, I actually heard this muzak twice - once in Duane Reade and the other time at Whole Foods, this morning. Often, I hanker strongly, strangely for late eighties and early nineties uber-produced, Steve Guttenbergy, soundtracky, hyper-tacky songs. This is one of those songs, and yes, this is one of those times. To further justify my love, it was a number one billboard smash, and it won a Grammy.
13) Listening to Dennen since last September with little impact, I heard this on WFUV, and I couldn't stop singing it for the rest of the day. Now, I love the guy.
14) This song was used with great success at the end of Friday Night Lights' (NBC) 21st episode. It was the first I'd seen - caught its tail on Bravo - that show's camera work: gorgeous. Austin, Texas, the new (land-locked) home of filmmaking - mark my words.
17) I remember listening to this repeatedly back to back with its Radiohead counterpart after its release. It's an example of a song performed equally well from two very different approaches. If you're going to Coachella, see Gill and Dave, squeeze the sheer coolness out of them, bottle it, and bring whatever you can back for me.
19) Another song that keeps coming up - in conversation, in shopping, in eating, in drinking... in laying down... Sally.
20) Cannot remove this from my muscle memory. Sing it in the shower, on the sidewalk, in the subway, and... on Sundays?
Thursday, February 15, 2007
A Fantastic February, or February Couldn't Have Come Quicker
It's commonly known amongst my actor friends, at least my friends at the playhouse, that February is commonly regarded as the worst month - more bickering, arguing, and downright poor decision-making happened in February '05 and '06 than in any other month, any stretch of months in my entire life. Well, you can imagine my surprise when I looked at my calendar today to discover that the first half of this February is shaping up to be close to one of the best months I've had in a while. Things really are turning around for me, and I anticipate more of the same. Push any of your leftover happy thoughts my way whilst enjoying this month's compilation.
1) Marc Cohn - Silver Thunderbird
If Walgreens is good for something, it's good for reminding me of what a mastery Marc Cohn made of his self-titled debut, Marc Cohn.
2) Kelly Joe Phelps - Wandering Away
3) Jefferson Starship - Count on Me
4) Eddy Arnold - I Wanna Play House with You
5) Joe Cocker - When the Night Comes
6) Junior Wells & Buddy Guy - Snatch It Back and Hold It
7) Cassandra Wilson - Love is Blindness
8) Crowded House - Something So Strong
I got caught singing this song during a rather tense moment at my last job. Hmm....
9) Wilco - Someone Else's Song
10) Matt the Electrician - Hammer on the Ladder
11) Blonde Redhead - In Particular
12) Thin Lizzy - Rosalie
Heard this first on VH1 Classic. Their BBC Jewels are some of the coolest recordings.
13) B.W. Stevenson - My Maria
Brooks & Dunn had a huge country hit with this years after Mr. Stevenson's original release, but I definitely prefer this one, less boot scoot, more boogie.
14) Kelley Stoltz - Memory Collector
15) Andrew Bird - Heretics
16) The Marmalades - Reflections of My Life
I don't recall where or how I came upon this band, but how I hadn't heard of them sooner blows my mind. They're the kind of band I would've been in had I been in a band in the 60s and 70s.
17) Van Morrison - Come Here My Love
Of the few albums I refer to as favorites, three were helmed by Monsieur Van the Man: Astral Weeks, Moondance, and Tupelo Honey. Until recently, I hadn't completed my delving into his most prolific period. The two albums that round out this impressive body of work, His Band and The Street Choir and Veedon Fleece, are as equally exquisite albeit slightly more experimental as his other - dare I say - masterpieces. Check them out if given the time.
18) Elton John - Sad Songs (Say So Much)
19) Bruce Hornsby - That's Just the Way It Is
20) Bruce Hornsby & Chaka Khan - Love Me Still (Instrumental)
I found completely by happenstance that I'd downloaded an instrumental version of one of the best love songs ever composed, and then much to my wondering eyes, I saw that Hornsby had written and performed the track. Out loud, I said, "Well, no wonder." Yeah, I'm dramatic.
** Please note, I'll have a zip of this up after Valentine's Day. Also, please note, I will add rich text and probably change the order as this has been posted in haste prior to giving the mix a good, solid listen. Oh, and while I'm thinking of it, Happy Valentine's Day.
It's commonly known amongst my actor friends, at least my friends at the playhouse, that February is commonly regarded as the worst month - more bickering, arguing, and downright poor decision-making happened in February '05 and '06 than in any other month, any stretch of months in my entire life. Well, you can imagine my surprise when I looked at my calendar today to discover that the first half of this February is shaping up to be close to one of the best months I've had in a while. Things really are turning around for me, and I anticipate more of the same. Push any of your leftover happy thoughts my way whilst enjoying this month's compilation.
1) Marc Cohn - Silver Thunderbird
If Walgreens is good for something, it's good for reminding me of what a mastery Marc Cohn made of his self-titled debut, Marc Cohn.
2) Kelly Joe Phelps - Wandering Away
3) Jefferson Starship - Count on Me
4) Eddy Arnold - I Wanna Play House with You
5) Joe Cocker - When the Night Comes
6) Junior Wells & Buddy Guy - Snatch It Back and Hold It
7) Cassandra Wilson - Love is Blindness
8) Crowded House - Something So Strong
I got caught singing this song during a rather tense moment at my last job. Hmm....
9) Wilco - Someone Else's Song
10) Matt the Electrician - Hammer on the Ladder
11) Blonde Redhead - In Particular
12) Thin Lizzy - Rosalie
Heard this first on VH1 Classic. Their BBC Jewels are some of the coolest recordings.
13) B.W. Stevenson - My Maria
Brooks & Dunn had a huge country hit with this years after Mr. Stevenson's original release, but I definitely prefer this one, less boot scoot, more boogie.
14) Kelley Stoltz - Memory Collector
15) Andrew Bird - Heretics
16) The Marmalades - Reflections of My Life
I don't recall where or how I came upon this band, but how I hadn't heard of them sooner blows my mind. They're the kind of band I would've been in had I been in a band in the 60s and 70s.
17) Van Morrison - Come Here My Love
Of the few albums I refer to as favorites, three were helmed by Monsieur Van the Man: Astral Weeks, Moondance, and Tupelo Honey. Until recently, I hadn't completed my delving into his most prolific period. The two albums that round out this impressive body of work, His Band and The Street Choir and Veedon Fleece, are as equally exquisite albeit slightly more experimental as his other - dare I say - masterpieces. Check them out if given the time.
18) Elton John - Sad Songs (Say So Much)
19) Bruce Hornsby - That's Just the Way It Is
20) Bruce Hornsby & Chaka Khan - Love Me Still (Instrumental)
I found completely by happenstance that I'd downloaded an instrumental version of one of the best love songs ever composed, and then much to my wondering eyes, I saw that Hornsby had written and performed the track. Out loud, I said, "Well, no wonder." Yeah, I'm dramatic.
** Please note, I'll have a zip of this up after Valentine's Day. Also, please note, I will add rich text and probably change the order as this has been posted in haste prior to giving the mix a good, solid listen. Oh, and while I'm thinking of it, Happy Valentine's Day.
Bathtubs, Ballads, and Blues
The Ballads
1) Sasha Dobson - Without You
2) Bill Withers - Can We Pretend
3) Lyle Lovett - If I Needed You
4) The Little Willies - No Place to Fall
5) The Weepies - Gotta Have You
6) Edith Piaff - C'Etait une Histoire D'Amour
7) Loudon Wainwright III - New Paint
8) Richard Julian - Love of Mine
9) Hem - Half Acre
10) The Greencards - Time
11) Over the Rhine - I Want You to Be My Love
12) Mazzy Star - Fade into You
13) Trespassers William - Lie in the Sound
14) Jackie Greene - Love Song 2:00am
15) Van Morrison - I'll Be Your Lover, Too
16) Citizen Cope - Sideways
17) Bob Dylan - Shooting Star
18) Eva Cassidy - Time After Time
19) Josh Ritter - Here at the Right Time
20) Nellie McKay - Face of a Faith
Ballads.zip
The Blues
1) Al Green - I'm Glad You're Mine
2) Percy Sledge - Out of Left Field
3) William Bell - Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
4) Little Willie John - Need Your Love So Bad
5) Betty Harris - I'm Gonna Git Ya
6) Nina Simone - Turn Me On
7) Muddy Waters - I Just Wanna Make Love to You
8) Otis Redding - That's How Strong My Love Is
9) Bob Marley - Turn Your Lights Down Low
10) Big Bill Broonzy - Glory of Love
11) Donny Hathaway - A Song for You
12) Taj Mahal - Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes
13) Bonnie Raitt - Women Be Wise
14) Sam Cooke - Nothing Can Change This Love
15) Barbara Lewis - Baby, I'm Yours
16) Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors
17) Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Tell Me What You Want Me to Do
18) Joan Armatrading - Dry Land
19) WILCO - Jesus, etc.
20) Tim Hardin - If I Were a Carpenter
21) Ryan Adams - When the Stars Go Blue
22) JJ Cale - Crazy Mama
23) Juliet Turner & Brian Kennedy - I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You
24) Bonnie Raitt - Feels Like Home to Me
Blues.zip
The Ballads
1) Sasha Dobson - Without You
2) Bill Withers - Can We Pretend
3) Lyle Lovett - If I Needed You
4) The Little Willies - No Place to Fall
5) The Weepies - Gotta Have You
6) Edith Piaff - C'Etait une Histoire D'Amour
7) Loudon Wainwright III - New Paint
8) Richard Julian - Love of Mine
9) Hem - Half Acre
10) The Greencards - Time
11) Over the Rhine - I Want You to Be My Love
12) Mazzy Star - Fade into You
13) Trespassers William - Lie in the Sound
14) Jackie Greene - Love Song 2:00am
15) Van Morrison - I'll Be Your Lover, Too
16) Citizen Cope - Sideways
17) Bob Dylan - Shooting Star
18) Eva Cassidy - Time After Time
19) Josh Ritter - Here at the Right Time
20) Nellie McKay - Face of a Faith
Ballads.zip
The Blues
1) Al Green - I'm Glad You're Mine
2) Percy Sledge - Out of Left Field
3) William Bell - Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
4) Little Willie John - Need Your Love So Bad
5) Betty Harris - I'm Gonna Git Ya
6) Nina Simone - Turn Me On
7) Muddy Waters - I Just Wanna Make Love to You
8) Otis Redding - That's How Strong My Love Is
9) Bob Marley - Turn Your Lights Down Low
10) Big Bill Broonzy - Glory of Love
11) Donny Hathaway - A Song for You
12) Taj Mahal - Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes
13) Bonnie Raitt - Women Be Wise
14) Sam Cooke - Nothing Can Change This Love
15) Barbara Lewis - Baby, I'm Yours
16) Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors
17) Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Tell Me What You Want Me to Do
18) Joan Armatrading - Dry Land
19) WILCO - Jesus, etc.
20) Tim Hardin - If I Were a Carpenter
21) Ryan Adams - When the Stars Go Blue
22) JJ Cale - Crazy Mama
23) Juliet Turner & Brian Kennedy - I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You
24) Bonnie Raitt - Feels Like Home to Me
Blues.zip
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Januweary
1) Bart Davenport - Euphoria or Everyone on Earth Is So Beautiful, Even You
2) The Rolling Stones - Midnight Rambler
A live version of this is featured in American Masters: Annie Leibovitz, and I just love it!
3) Ernie K-Doe - A Certain Girl
4) Little Richard - Directly From My Heart
5) Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City
6) Chuck Berry - Nadine
If you haven't seen Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n Roll! by Mr. Helen Mirren, Taylor Hackford, you needs ta! Chuck Berry is at his showman's best and worst in this 1987 documentary which centers around a concert organized by The Stones' Keith Richards. The recall of "Nadine's" lyrics by The Boss, Mr. Bruce Springsteen, is one of those film clips that has stuck since the first time I watched this movie and probably will until the day I die.
7) The Wailers - Duppy Conqueror
I read in Paste Magazine that while sailing in the caribbean prior to Double Fantasy, John Lennon was particularly inspired by Bob's Burnin' album. I went back and checked it out myself. Um, yeah, inspired is a word, a feeling that comes to mind.
8) Richie Havens - Just Like a Woman
9) Ray LaMontagne - Hold You in My Arms
10) Bob Dylan - Desolation Row
11) Jackson Browne - I Thought I Was a Child
12) Jackson Browne - Farther On
I started to write a long explanation of this song, its lyrics the other day. Suffice to say, this was a song I listened to rather extensively throughout my senior year of college. I suppose Mr. Browne said of his life experience that which I anticipated saying at the time. It's day to day, but often, I find I relate to this song as a focal point for a life spent searching as I would just about any; "My Back Pages" perhaps providing the foil.
13) Arlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger - Draft Dodger Rag
Several songs have been playing on my iTunes since Bush decided to up the ante in Iraq; this is a gem amongst them.
14) Willie Nelson - Shotgun Willie
"... selling sheets on the family plan."
15) Merle Haggard - Trouble in Mind
16) Joan Armatrading - Dry Land
17) Irma Thomas - I Need Your Love So Bad
18) Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Tell Me What You Want Me to Do
19) Johnny Cash - Lights of Magdala
20) George Harrison - Isn't It a Pity
I dedicated this, the final track, to Mr. Bush and his OK Corral of policy-makers the night of his State of the Union.
The .zip of this mix is up and running! Please listen, and let me know what you think.
1) Bart Davenport - Euphoria or Everyone on Earth Is So Beautiful, Even You
2) The Rolling Stones - Midnight Rambler
A live version of this is featured in American Masters: Annie Leibovitz, and I just love it!
3) Ernie K-Doe - A Certain Girl
4) Little Richard - Directly From My Heart
5) Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City
6) Chuck Berry - Nadine
If you haven't seen Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n Roll! by Mr. Helen Mirren, Taylor Hackford, you needs ta! Chuck Berry is at his showman's best and worst in this 1987 documentary which centers around a concert organized by The Stones' Keith Richards. The recall of "Nadine's" lyrics by The Boss, Mr. Bruce Springsteen, is one of those film clips that has stuck since the first time I watched this movie and probably will until the day I die.
7) The Wailers - Duppy Conqueror
I read in Paste Magazine that while sailing in the caribbean prior to Double Fantasy, John Lennon was particularly inspired by Bob's Burnin' album. I went back and checked it out myself. Um, yeah, inspired is a word, a feeling that comes to mind.
8) Richie Havens - Just Like a Woman
9) Ray LaMontagne - Hold You in My Arms
10) Bob Dylan - Desolation Row
11) Jackson Browne - I Thought I Was a Child
12) Jackson Browne - Farther On
I started to write a long explanation of this song, its lyrics the other day. Suffice to say, this was a song I listened to rather extensively throughout my senior year of college. I suppose Mr. Browne said of his life experience that which I anticipated saying at the time. It's day to day, but often, I find I relate to this song as a focal point for a life spent searching as I would just about any; "My Back Pages" perhaps providing the foil.
13) Arlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger - Draft Dodger Rag
Several songs have been playing on my iTunes since Bush decided to up the ante in Iraq; this is a gem amongst them.
14) Willie Nelson - Shotgun Willie
"... selling sheets on the family plan."
15) Merle Haggard - Trouble in Mind
16) Joan Armatrading - Dry Land
17) Irma Thomas - I Need Your Love So Bad
18) Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Tell Me What You Want Me to Do
19) Johnny Cash - Lights of Magdala
20) George Harrison - Isn't It a Pity
I dedicated this, the final track, to Mr. Bush and his OK Corral of policy-makers the night of his State of the Union.
The .zip of this mix is up and running! Please listen, and let me know what you think.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Josh Ritter is performing on NPR's Talk of the Nation this Monday at 3 EST. If anyone has a pair of tickets to his Wednesday performance at the Allen Room with which they would be willing to part, I will gladly accept.
Friday, January 12, 2007
Josh Ritter is performing tonight on David Letterman. I'm guessing he's going to play "Girl in the War" what with the recent developments in Iraq. Hopefully, he won't be as nervous as he was on Conan. You can see a clip of that at his website.
Monday, January 08, 2007
Random Song of my day: Andrew Gold
Andrew Gold, son of of composer Ernest Gold (who won an Academy Award for his score to the film Exodus) and vocalist Marni Nixon (the singing voice of Natalie Wood in West Side Story and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady) wrote the following, which I just learned was a meager hit in the seventies prior to its rerecorded glory days as the theme to The Golden Girls.
Mr. Gold also cowrote the theme to Mad About You with the show's star and creator, Paul Reiser. It's called "Final Frontier," and yeah, I think that song is pretty bitchin,' what about it?
Andrew Gold, son of of composer Ernest Gold (who won an Academy Award for his score to the film Exodus) and vocalist Marni Nixon (the singing voice of Natalie Wood in West Side Story and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady) wrote the following, which I just learned was a meager hit in the seventies prior to its rerecorded glory days as the theme to The Golden Girls.
Mr. Gold also cowrote the theme to Mad About You with the show's star and creator, Paul Reiser. It's called "Final Frontier," and yeah, I think that song is pretty bitchin,' what about it?
Sunday, December 31, 2006
New Music for November
Yikes... this one's been in the works for a while! Here's music discovered, rediscovered, and loved during this fairly stressful holiday season. Hopefully you and yours had a great one!
1) Extreme - Hole Hearted
2) James Hunter - People Gonna Talk
3) Paul Westerberg - Love You in the Fall
4) Spoon - The Book I Write (New Version for Stranger Than Fiction)
5) Maximo Park - Going Missing
6) The Jam - That's Entertainment (Demo Version)
7) The Kinks - Celluloid Heroes
8) Neil Young - Lotta Love Live in 1976
9) Thin Lizzy - Cowboy Song
10) Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd St. Band - You Gotta Know Whatcha Doin'
11) Aretha Franklin - Baby, Baby, Baby
12) Betty Harris - I'm Gonna Git Ya
13) Rod Stewart - Handbags & Gladrags
14) Sasha Dobson - Without You
15) Alela Diane - Pieces of String
16) Lemonheads - Being Around Live in 1993
17) Lucinda Williams - Out of Touch
18) Don Williams & Emmylou Harris - If I Needed You
19) Jackie DeShannon - Put a Little Love in Your Heart
20) Lou Rawls - What are You Doing New Years Eve?
21) James Brown - Cold Sweat
22) Over the Rhine - All I Ever Get for Christmas is Blue
23) Paul Newman - Plastic Jesus
I did compress this one into a zip file; after growing tired of the awful people at EZArchive, I switched to SendSpace.
I hope you're able to download and enjoy my latest mix. Put "discovering new music" at the top of this year's resolutions, and The Mix Tape certainly won't disappoint.
Yikes... this one's been in the works for a while! Here's music discovered, rediscovered, and loved during this fairly stressful holiday season. Hopefully you and yours had a great one!
1) Extreme - Hole Hearted
2) James Hunter - People Gonna Talk
3) Paul Westerberg - Love You in the Fall
4) Spoon - The Book I Write (New Version for Stranger Than Fiction)
5) Maximo Park - Going Missing
6) The Jam - That's Entertainment (Demo Version)
7) The Kinks - Celluloid Heroes
8) Neil Young - Lotta Love Live in 1976
9) Thin Lizzy - Cowboy Song
10) Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd St. Band - You Gotta Know Whatcha Doin'
11) Aretha Franklin - Baby, Baby, Baby
12) Betty Harris - I'm Gonna Git Ya
13) Rod Stewart - Handbags & Gladrags
14) Sasha Dobson - Without You
15) Alela Diane - Pieces of String
16) Lemonheads - Being Around Live in 1993
17) Lucinda Williams - Out of Touch
18) Don Williams & Emmylou Harris - If I Needed You
19) Jackie DeShannon - Put a Little Love in Your Heart
20) Lou Rawls - What are You Doing New Years Eve?
21) James Brown - Cold Sweat
22) Over the Rhine - All I Ever Get for Christmas is Blue
23) Paul Newman - Plastic Jesus
I did compress this one into a zip file; after growing tired of the awful people at EZArchive, I switched to SendSpace.
I hope you're able to download and enjoy my latest mix. Put "discovering new music" at the top of this year's resolutions, and The Mix Tape certainly won't disappoint.
Monday, December 04, 2006
I skipped November. I admit it. But it's only because my ezarchive account went belly up, and I've been trying to settle into this two career life, and I'm in a working relationship with a girl for the first time in several years, and my family was in town, as was hers, and I went home for Thanksgiving, and oh, you don't care...
All said, be looking for a new mix this week featuring music from the movie Stranger Than Fiction, a newfound Rod Stewart obsession, and hopefully - archive pending - a collection of holiday favorites.
All said, be looking for a new mix this week featuring music from the movie Stranger Than Fiction, a newfound Rod Stewart obsession, and hopefully - archive pending - a collection of holiday favorites.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Amongst Aimee Mann fans, this little clip has caused quite a stir. I'll just say this: If you know Aimee, if you're friends with her, if you tour with her, if you're married to her, if you're in fact Aimee Mann, convince her, or convince yourself, as the case suits, to release this song. Have it benefit Hurricane Katrina's victims. Have it benefit Africa. Just release it so the good people of the world can have what is one of my favorite James Taylor songs covered by one of my favorite musicians. Pwease!
... you have to admit the "pwease" was kind of cute.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
This mix finds me wrapped around a month of utter chaos. Since finishing with the play, I've fallen in love, I've found myself working both as a temp and as an actor. I'm also just having a ton of fun. I visited the Catskills for a fun-filled Oktoberfest weekend. I went to a great live show, The Greencards, see below. AND I'm in love!
1) Lonnie Mack - Memphis
Indiana native, Mack, a picker amongst pickers, plucked his way into my heart this month with this cover of my hometown hero, Mr. Chuck Berry.
2) Langhorne Slim - In the Midnight
Langhorne came to my attention through Mercutio. Not the fictional, the actor who played him, Matt Luceno, went to school at SUNY-Purchase with Mr. Slim, and ever since Matt played "In the Midnight" from 2005's When the Sun's Gone Down for me, I've fallen for Slim's raw and rootsy sound.
3) Paul Davidson - Midnight Rider
First encountered this song while living in London. Cool thing about London: Reggae flows freer than bra-less women over there.
4) Van Morrison with Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (Live)
I've yet to see The Departed, but if this excellent cover is any indication, I'm going to love it.
5) Ben Kweller - Sundress
6) Voxtrot - The Start of Something
7) Albert Hammond, Jr. - In Transit
I think I saw him come into my Starbucks real mafioso-like with his suit jacket slung over his shoulders - no arms. But like a true hipster, he had his leather man purse slung low, around his knees.
8) Chris Cubeta & The Liars Club - Me and the Radio
9) Bishop Allen - Like Castanets
This band has quickly become one of my favorites, and if their 12 months of EPs are proving anything, they're going to have one kick-ass album in 2007. Be on the lookout. Jess, they're coming to Phoenix. You should go.
10) The Duhks - Heaven's My Name
I can't believe I missed this band. They're great. A combination of bluegrass, blues, soul, rock, and Canada. Who doesn't love Canada?
11) The Greencards - Time
Last week, I had the chance to see this bluegrass group comprised of two Aussies and a Brit. It's not that I'm obsessed with this band, but they put on a great show. She's the most-charming woman I've ever met. I was just blown away by the beauty of their sound.
12) Okkervil River - It Ends with a Fall
13) Langhorne Slim - Restless
14) Bishop Allen - Butterfly Nets
15) Jackson Browne - Jamaica Say You Will
16) Gram Parsons - In My Hour of Darkness
I sing to myself. A lot. At work, in the shower, on the subway, I sing songs. This week I've been singing Jackson Browne's lovely "Jamaica Say You Will;" with it's simple chorus, and sad Browne-y lilt, it's an easy one to creep up on a bad day at the ol' temp job. And when I'm really down? Gram Parsons without a doubt. Any time I can hear him sing with Emmylou Harris, I'm immediately uplifted. This prayerful song is one I'll have in my life till I die. Scary thought, death.
17) Damien Rice - The Rat Within the Grain
18) Damien Rice - 9 Crimes
Ah, There is nothing better than Damien Rice. These are two of his newest tracks.
19) Asobi Seksu - Thursday
While living in Ireland, Blake and I had many a discussion about art portraying the sublime. This is an example.
20) Sean Lennon - On Again, Off Again
This title explains my feelings on Friendly Fire, Lennon's latest. Listen to this standout.
21) Lonnie Mack & Stevie Ray Vaughn - Oreo Cookie Blues
1) Lonnie Mack - Memphis
Indiana native, Mack, a picker amongst pickers, plucked his way into my heart this month with this cover of my hometown hero, Mr. Chuck Berry.
2) Langhorne Slim - In the Midnight
Langhorne came to my attention through Mercutio. Not the fictional, the actor who played him, Matt Luceno, went to school at SUNY-Purchase with Mr. Slim, and ever since Matt played "In the Midnight" from 2005's When the Sun's Gone Down for me, I've fallen for Slim's raw and rootsy sound.
3) Paul Davidson - Midnight Rider
First encountered this song while living in London. Cool thing about London: Reggae flows freer than bra-less women over there.
4) Van Morrison with Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (Live)
I've yet to see The Departed, but if this excellent cover is any indication, I'm going to love it.
5) Ben Kweller - Sundress
6) Voxtrot - The Start of Something
7) Albert Hammond, Jr. - In Transit
I think I saw him come into my Starbucks real mafioso-like with his suit jacket slung over his shoulders - no arms. But like a true hipster, he had his leather man purse slung low, around his knees.
8) Chris Cubeta & The Liars Club - Me and the Radio
9) Bishop Allen - Like Castanets
This band has quickly become one of my favorites, and if their 12 months of EPs are proving anything, they're going to have one kick-ass album in 2007. Be on the lookout. Jess, they're coming to Phoenix. You should go.
10) The Duhks - Heaven's My Name
I can't believe I missed this band. They're great. A combination of bluegrass, blues, soul, rock, and Canada. Who doesn't love Canada?
11) The Greencards - Time
Last week, I had the chance to see this bluegrass group comprised of two Aussies and a Brit. It's not that I'm obsessed with this band, but they put on a great show. She's the most-charming woman I've ever met. I was just blown away by the beauty of their sound.
12) Okkervil River - It Ends with a Fall
13) Langhorne Slim - Restless
14) Bishop Allen - Butterfly Nets
15) Jackson Browne - Jamaica Say You Will
16) Gram Parsons - In My Hour of Darkness
I sing to myself. A lot. At work, in the shower, on the subway, I sing songs. This week I've been singing Jackson Browne's lovely "Jamaica Say You Will;" with it's simple chorus, and sad Browne-y lilt, it's an easy one to creep up on a bad day at the ol' temp job. And when I'm really down? Gram Parsons without a doubt. Any time I can hear him sing with Emmylou Harris, I'm immediately uplifted. This prayerful song is one I'll have in my life till I die. Scary thought, death.
17) Damien Rice - The Rat Within the Grain
18) Damien Rice - 9 Crimes
Ah, There is nothing better than Damien Rice. These are two of his newest tracks.
19) Asobi Seksu - Thursday
While living in Ireland, Blake and I had many a discussion about art portraying the sublime. This is an example.
20) Sean Lennon - On Again, Off Again
This title explains my feelings on Friendly Fire, Lennon's latest. Listen to this standout.
21) Lonnie Mack & Stevie Ray Vaughn - Oreo Cookie Blues
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Come support my acting career!
Bread, a play by Andy Backer will be performed as many ways as we're able to create in the next six days this Saturday at The Neighborhood Playhouse, 340 East 54th Street, at 8pm.
I'm billing it as a chance to see me and my friends get together and drink - no wait, act. It's a reunion of sorts for we NP graduates mixed in with a short performance, drink specials, and some of the songs you'll find below.
For further information, please visit our website, which with the money made from this first show will hopefully be a fully functioning .org! We'll see.
Music from and Inspired by Andy Backer's Bread
1) Bob Dylan - Main Title Theme
2) Nina Simone - Just Like a Woman
3) Leonard Cohen - The Guests
4) Leonard Cohen - The Traitor
5) Randy Newman - Real Emotional Girl
6) Bonnie "Prince" Billy - I See a Darkness
7) Ron Sexsmith - Gold in Them Hills
8) Tom Waits - Hold On
9) Van Morrison - It's All Over Now Baby Blue
10) Elvis Costello - What Do I Do Now?
11) Fiona Apple - Love Ridden
12) Wilco - Jesus, etc.
13) Antony & The Johnsons - Hope There's Someone
14) Fleetwood Mac - Songbird
15) Bonnie Raitt - Since I Fell For You
16) Ryan Adams - Damn, Sam (I Love a Woman That Rains)
17) Wilco - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
18) Josh Ritter - Here at the Right Time
Bread.zip
Bread Blues.zip
Bread Bob.zip
Bread, a play by Andy Backer will be performed as many ways as we're able to create in the next six days this Saturday at The Neighborhood Playhouse, 340 East 54th Street, at 8pm.
I'm billing it as a chance to see me and my friends get together and drink - no wait, act. It's a reunion of sorts for we NP graduates mixed in with a short performance, drink specials, and some of the songs you'll find below.
For further information, please visit our website, which with the money made from this first show will hopefully be a fully functioning .org! We'll see.
Music from and Inspired by Andy Backer's Bread
1) Bob Dylan - Main Title Theme
2) Nina Simone - Just Like a Woman
3) Leonard Cohen - The Guests
4) Leonard Cohen - The Traitor
5) Randy Newman - Real Emotional Girl
6) Bonnie "Prince" Billy - I See a Darkness
7) Ron Sexsmith - Gold in Them Hills
8) Tom Waits - Hold On
9) Van Morrison - It's All Over Now Baby Blue
10) Elvis Costello - What Do I Do Now?
11) Fiona Apple - Love Ridden
12) Wilco - Jesus, etc.
13) Antony & The Johnsons - Hope There's Someone
14) Fleetwood Mac - Songbird
15) Bonnie Raitt - Since I Fell For You
16) Ryan Adams - Damn, Sam (I Love a Woman That Rains)
17) Wilco - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
18) Josh Ritter - Here at the Right Time
Bread.zip
Bread Blues.zip
Bread Bob.zip
Monday, September 18, 2006
Not the most tech-savvy blogger, I'm hoping this time around you're able to download most of the songs in this mix. It's been a while, and my only excuse is lack of time. Lame.
That being said, this mix began at least a month ago, and it was entitled, "What Better Way to Procrastinate...." I began it while memorizing lines for my performance in Romeo & Juliet.
1) Architechture in Helsinki - Spring 2008
2) Harry Nilsson - How Can I Be Sure of You
3) Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel
4) The Clash - Train in Vain (Stand By Me)
5) Wilco - Is That the Thanks I Get?
6) Jennifer O'Connor - Century Estates
7) The Kingsbury Manx - What a Shame
8) Mason Jennings - Confidant
9) The Mugs - Broken Signals
10) The Mountain Goats - Woke Up New
11) The Format - The Lottery Song
12) Ian Thomas - A Young Man's Blues
13) The Woes - The Best is Yet to Come
14) Paolo Nutini - These Streets
15) Day Action Band - All Comes Down to This
16) Mike Pietrus - Hesitation
17) Jackie Greene - Love Song, 2:00 AM
18) Damien Rice - Sand
19) World Party - Is It Like Today
20) The Submarines - Peace & Hate
21) Clogs - Lantern Medley (Kapsburger + 5/4)
22) Garrison Starr - Black & White
23) Guillemots - My Chosen One
.zip
That being said, this mix began at least a month ago, and it was entitled, "What Better Way to Procrastinate...." I began it while memorizing lines for my performance in Romeo & Juliet.
1) Architechture in Helsinki - Spring 2008
2) Harry Nilsson - How Can I Be Sure of You
3) Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel
4) The Clash - Train in Vain (Stand By Me)
5) Wilco - Is That the Thanks I Get?
6) Jennifer O'Connor - Century Estates
7) The Kingsbury Manx - What a Shame
8) Mason Jennings - Confidant
9) The Mugs - Broken Signals
10) The Mountain Goats - Woke Up New
11) The Format - The Lottery Song
12) Ian Thomas - A Young Man's Blues
13) The Woes - The Best is Yet to Come
14) Paolo Nutini - These Streets
15) Day Action Band - All Comes Down to This
16) Mike Pietrus - Hesitation
17) Jackie Greene - Love Song, 2:00 AM
18) Damien Rice - Sand
19) World Party - Is It Like Today
20) The Submarines - Peace & Hate
21) Clogs - Lantern Medley (Kapsburger + 5/4)
22) Garrison Starr - Black & White
23) Guillemots - My Chosen One
.zip
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