How 2009 sounded in my world

First thing I have to do is fess up that this list is heavily edited. You see, when I went to look at the last 12 months of music, I saw this:

Which, while accurate, is also very boring. This was definitely the year of Florence + The Machine in my world, however it’s skewed my list because I actually didn’t start listening to her until November, and then listened to her so exclusively that she blew everything else off the chart. So that’s not an actual reflection of what I was listening to this year, and as such I have edited all F+TM songs from my list. Suffice it to say that I think that album is made of magic and wonderment, and you should have a copy of it. But I will focus on other things.

So, discounting the Florence, my number one song of the year was a surprise:

1. Tactical Sekt – Bring Me Violence – I do love this song, I was just surprised it came in quite so high. Not a lot to say about this one, other than that this was a year of violent emotions for me, and this song spoke to that. It also helped me turn my brain off, and made me speed frequently. Favorite line: “I saw the rage rising in the morning sky.”

2. The Rosebuds – Life Like – This is such a spooky, hollow-sounding song. I got this album free from Paste, and I didn’t really respond to all of it. But I do love this song. It’s about taxidermy. Favorite line: “Consider my life, I’m wild but I’m not free.”

3. The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name -  The Ting Tings are another band to whose music I don’t respond evenly. I like some of their stuff, some I am “meh” about, and some – like this song – I adore. This was an awesome driving song this year. Favorite line “They call me quiet, But I’m a riot”

4. Maria Taylor – One for the Shareholder – Maria Taylor is one of those sneaky artists, whose music you listen to sort of in the background, and then you suddenly realize it’s crept into your subconscious and you passionately love quite a bit of it. Not a first-listen artist, but something that grows on you until you can’t do without it. This song is about emotionally vacuous fuckwits. Favorite lines:

“There’s no burden that will agonize you
No worry that will weigh you down.
Not the memories that hypnotize you.
You won’t turn around.
You can’t love me ”

5. The Stills – Still in Love Song - I dunno, I think this is just another song about being involved with people when you know you shouldn’t. I sense a theme.

“We were lovers
we were kissers
we were holders of hands
we were make believers”

6. Damien Rice – Woman Like a Man – Jessica gave me this song on a mix CD, and I immediately fell in love with it. I like some other Damien Rice too, but this song I love. It’s so angry and desperate and hostile. It’s about wanting, and how wanting sucks. Favorite line, very sneakily wrapped into the chorus “I’ll get a cheaper ticket next time – ’cause it really wasn’t worth the ride.”

7. Ladytron – Ghosts – I feel like I spent a lot of this year trying to make myself understood by people who are very different from me. And while that’s a good exercise to undertake, and helps me grow in some way (right?) it’s also frustrating. Sometimes you really just want to be around people who get it, and don’t need so much hand-holding. Careening around unintentionally offending people, or feeling as if you are, is exhausting. This one actually turned out to be rather prophetic.

“Now I see you
from the corner
clock strikes
and I know you will be drinking alone

There’s a ghost in me
who wants to say “I’m sorry”
Doesn’t mean I’m sorry.“

8. Anya Marina – Move You – this is another one from a Paste CD. I do like several songs of hers but this one has this wonderful “Where do you where do you where do you where do you where do you get off?” line in it, and that’s basically the subtitling in my brain when I am talking to a lot of people. I love it so.

9. The Shins – Black Wave - You know those hollow, lonely songs that are bigger on the inside than they are on the outside? This is my favorite of those. (Well, except for My Morning Jacket’s Wordless Chorus.) Seriously – they had me at “black breeze.”

In the meadow where the black breeze blows,
Where underneath the waves, you were most alone,
Can you hear a subtle, aching tone?
Through the water, through the Earth, chill the bones.

10. Lucky Soul – Lips Are Unhappy – Shake, shake shimmy, this is just pure perky fluffy love song.

Pretending that everything’s cool,
When I’m twenty seven shades of blue,
And my lips are unhappy without you.

So those were the top 10 songs in my world last year. In some ways they don’t seem to reflect what I was really listening to, because there was a lot of angry industrial stompy music going on most of the time. However, I obviously didn’t listen to any of those songs often enough to get them in the top 10 list – the above are the songs I kept coming back to. I included my top 35 songs in the list below, so if you want some stompy angry industrial, it will be there.

It’s always strange to look back at these lists and think about listening to these songs at different times of the year. What I was doing, how I was feeling, how these songs reflected or enhanced that. It’s been a hell of a year. I really hope that less stuff happens this year. I need a break from emotional overload. Guess we will find out next year at this time how that turned out, huh?

Wednesday Playlist – Supernatural Edition

superbadgirl – It’s Wednesday Playlist time! Today’s list is songs about the supernatural and I submit the Eagle’s “Witchy Woman”

violentecstasy - @superbadgirl The Cure’s Lullaby, Concrete Blonde’s Bloodletting #WednesdayPlaylist

butterflyfish_ – @superbadgirl Yay, Eagles! :-) All I’m coming up with right now is The Cars’ “Magic.” But I like that, so I’ll go w/ it.

narcise - Ghostwriter by RJD2 #wednesdayplaylist

H_Wallbanger – @superbadgirl Haunted by the Pogues, preferring the version off the Sid & Nancy soundtrack but any of the several versions are good.

drew_w – @superbadgirl Rage doing the Ghost of Tom Joad.

UnclePilot – @superbadgirl (Ghost) Riders In The Sky by Johnny Cash #wednesdayplaylist

gatewaygroupie – @superbadgirl Helen Reddy’s “Angie Baby” http://tr.im/HN16.

p_tea - @superbadgirl The Siege and Investiture of Baron Von Frankenstein’s Castle at Weisseria by BOC #wednesdayplaylist  Although Flaming Telepaths, also by BOC has to come in a close second for awesome in the category today. #wednesdayplaylist

The_Cyr – @superbadgirl RAtM’s version of “The Ghost of Tom Joad” and Robert Johnson’s “Me and the Devil Blues”, The Flaming Lips “The Waterbugs Attack the Policeman” or whatever they call it.

sub_english – @superbadgirl Blue Oyster Cult’s “Don’t Fear the Reaper.”

jeniburns - @superbadgirl I’ll have more, but “Low Red Moon” by Belly comes to mind right off hand. Love that song. Oh, and “The Witches Song” by Juliana Hatfield.

jamesblackwood – @superbadgirl All of Aphrodite Child’s album 666, but in particular I’m feeling The Beast, The Lamb, and The Four Horsemen #wedplaylist

avandonsel – @superbadgirl Silver Springs, Fleetwood Mac

hipntrendy – @superbadgirl Transylvanian Concubine by Rasputina ;-) for #wednesdayplaylist

_bunny_ – @superbadgirl Kristin Hersh – Your Ghost #wednesdayplaylist

Lorizs_tweets – @superbadgirl Dead Man’s Party – Oingo Boingo #wednesdayplaylist

arachnophiliac – Cuz @thatcesareguy prodded me to listen to this album last week: “Voodoo Lady” by Live, Also, “Welcome, Ghosts” Explosions in the Sky. #wednesdayplaylist

ZSB3 – Ghost Town by Shiny Toy Guns #wednesdayplaylist

stevodarkly - @superbadgirl Oh oh oh! “Voodoo” by Godsmack. #wednesdayplaylist

Joule – @superbadgirl I put a spell on you, the screamin jay hawkins version, of course #wednesdayplaylist

Wednesday Playlist – Songs to Stay Home To

The truly heinous weather of the last few days has got me in serious nesting mode. I know I can’t stay home all winter, but this week has not seen me inspired to leave the house at all. It just seems very cosy to stay here at home with chihuahuas and blankets and bad TV and books and peanut butter sandwiches. But if you’re going to stay home, you have to set the mood – thus we have a need for a Songs to Stay Home To* playlist. I know I say this almost every time, but I think this one might be my favorite so far.

I’ve added the songs that I had in my library – some of the others aren’t things I own, so sorry about that if yours didn’t make the list. As always, I’ve banned all Yacht Rock.

Thanks for playing along, hope you enjoy!

kopper – @superbadgirl The Spaceshits “Winter Dance Party” LP

gatewaygroupie – @superbadgirl If I was at home, I’d be listening to Sufjan Stevens and feeling bad about not believing in god. #wednesdayplaylist

narcise – @superbadgirl I’m going with Count Basie on that one, for sure.

stevodarkly – @superbadgirl Wed. playlist: I’m gonna have to go with Loreena McKennitt. 2nd place: The Charlie Brown Christmas CD, but not over and over.

hipntrendy – @superbadgirl Russ loves Ministry’s ‘Psalm 69′ , me – I listen to the Swimf@n soundtrack over and over. do those work? #wednesdayplaylist

The_Cyr – @superbadgirl Theivery Corporation makes for a restful night home.

_bunny_ – @superbadgirl The Sundays. Still love that first album. #wednesdayplaylist

cbellers – @superbadgirl Zero 7 is perfect stay at home sexy time music

p_tea – @superbadgirl I’m still a sucker for Pink Floyd when it’s dark and the weather is frigid. #wednesdayplaylist

hipntrendy – @superbadgirl okay, I found an album (all one artist) that I listen and love all the songs. New Order – Best Of New Order

narcise – Since it’s my b-day, i’ll choose more #wednesdayplaylist entries: Mazzy Star, Brasil 66, Martin Denny, Portishead, Cat Stevens, yachtrawk.

cassiland – @superbadgirl Thelonious Monk.. great music for house cleaning, cooking, or curling up and crafting and reading all day. #wednesdayplaylist

H_Wallbanger – @superbadgirl For an artist I like to listen to in winter, I’ll say Sigur Ros. Their first two albums are perfect for watching the snow.

trmink – @superbadgirl With out a doubt, Jolie Holland. Add a WoodWick candle, premium Scotch, and a thick book.

jamesblackwood - Nina Simone, Leonard Cohen, or Neko Case #wednesdayplaylist

gatewaygroupie - @superbadgirl If request lines are still open, Laine WWT twitter puts in a vote for Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here. #wednesdayplaylist

*please do not confuse this with a Songs to Slit Your Wrists To playlist, or Songs to Get Sexed Up To playlist. I know they’re similar, but there are subtle differences.

The Friday Five – Bands We’d Like to See Again

So tonight is the last show ever for our friends’ band, Stella Mora. All good things come to an end—usually too soon—and we’re very sorry to see them go. But this sad state of affairs led to this listing of other bands we’d love to see once more in concert, if only they were still touring.

I would absolutely love to see Oingo Boingo one more time, that was one of the most energetic shows I’ve ever been to in my life. October Project I would love to see again, just so that I could properly appreciate what I was experiencing, they’re one of those bands I got much more into once I had seen them live, then never had the chance again. Anyway, here are the rest of the results from this week’s Friday Five, thanks for playing along! (see what I did there?):

• superbadgirl (that’s me!) Mine are Oingo Boingo, Dead Can Dance, October Project, Nirvana and Cocteau Twins. #fridayfive
• tungmobi - @superbadgirl Pale Saints, Lush, Cocteau Twins, Catherine Wheel,Genesis (with Peter Gabriel)
• gw10101 – @superbadgirl, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Jesus Jones, Soul Coughing, Depeche Mode (wilder years), The Cure (disintegration era)
• The_Cyr – @Superbadgirl Skynrd (original band), Led Zep, Kansas, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Guns n Roses (original band)
• narcise – led zepplin, django reinhardt, janice w/big brother & holding company, pixies (just missed reunion), jesus and mary chain #fridayfive
• H_Wallbanger – @superbadgirl The Clash, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Thin Lizzy, Massive Attack
• stevodarkly – @superbadgirl #fridayfive The Police, the Beatles, Dead Can Dance, Led Zepplin and … I do miss local guys Todd on LSD.
• UnclePilot – @superbadgirl #fridayfive The Seatbelts, Led Zepplin, The Miles Davis Quintet, Crowded House, Soul Coughing
• El_Dickman – @superbadgirl Ummm… Queen, Led Zepplin, Collaborateur, Bel Canto, Beatles #fridayfive
• cbellers – @superbadgirl Morphine, Pale Divine, Dance Hall Crashers, Chemical Brothers, Lords of Acid
• trmink – @superbadgirl New Pornographers, The Kinks, Harvey Danger, Sleator-Kinney and a second on Thin Lizzy
• _bunny_ - @superbadgirl Gang of Four, AC/DC with Bon Scott singing, Queen, James Brown, The White Stripes #fridayfive
• sub_english – Dead Can Dance, Joy Division, The Clancy Brothers, Billie Holiday, Cocteau Twins. #fridayfive

Wednesday Playlist – Later than Late “Animal Songs” Edition

Really, better late than never? The Wednesday Playlist from a few weeks ago. This one was animal songs – songs about people acting or feeling like animals. Inspired somewhat by my watching the movie “Where the Wild Things Are” and a lot by the Florence + The Machine song “Howl”

If you could only see the beast you’ve made of me
I held it in but now it seems you’ve set it running free
Screaming in the dark, I howl when we’re apart
Drag my teeth across your chest to taste your beating heart

Also put one of my favorite songs of all time, Poe’s “Wild” on there, and it’s interesting to me how similar the lyrics are to Howl’s.

You wrote the rules to try and contain me
You broke ‘em
Now you have untamed me
and I’m wild
I go wild

Still very caught up in the idea that sometimes we interact with each other in ways that make us feel insane and illogical, and more like we’re reacting on animal instinct than human reason. Sometimes it’s easier to attribute the way you’re feeling to hormones or instinct or some other force outside your control – because honestly your brain can’t be that addled all on its own, can it? No, no, no, of course not. It’s nature. Or something.

Sorry if there’s anyone I left off here. I can’t search for #wednesdayplaylist this far out, so unless it was an @reply to me I can’t find it. I may try to do better and be more timely next week. Then again I may not. I am an enigma, after all.

• avandonsel - Ooh, the new Flaming Lips “I Can Be a Frog.” http://bit.ly/9Kses
• jeniburns - I suppose “Hungry Like The Wolf” is already taken. Does “Godzilla” (Blue Oyster Cult) count as an animal song?
• butterflyfish_ I added Oingo Boingo, No Spill Blood :-)
• hipntrendy - from my boss ‘bat out of hell’ by meatloaf
• hipntrendy - ’In the still of the night’ by white snake
• evad23 - ”She’s A Frog” by The Flaming Lips #wednesdayplaylist
• laurabean - carry me home by the murmurs
• hipntrendy - my friend EWWT submits ‘Bad Touch’ by The Bloodhound Gang
• _bunny_ - Scorpions – Rock You Like a Hurricane.  The lyrics are especially funny when spoken out loud in your best German accent.
• gatewaygroupie - Duran Duran, Hungry Like The Wolf. The Cure, Lovecats. #wednesdayplaylist
• Lorizs_tweets - Animal Instinct ~ The Cranberries or Public Animal #9 ~Alice Cooper #wednesdayplaylist
• cbellers - ”Cat Fight”, Dance Hall Crashers
• El_Dickman - 1/3 of all songs made by the Japanese. Or maybe “I want to F**k you like an animal” or whatever it’s called by NIN.
• sub_english - The Cure’s “Lullaby.” Also? “Catepillar Girl.” #wednesdayplaylist

Experimenting with Lala.com

Playing around with Lala.com, and it feels a bit weird. I feel like lala is peeking through my underwear drawer when it scans/uploads all my music library and playlists. But the idea of having access to most of my music, independent of device, no matter where I am is kind of seductive too. (plus it’s now scrobbling to my last.fm account, which always makes me so giddy!)

So let’s see how playlist embedding goes. This iTunes Genius-generated playlist is one of my favorite of the year.

Let me know how it plays for you. I am not sure how this works if you’re not a member of Lala and you don’t have these songs in your library.

What iTunes Genius thinks I should be listening to today.

Because what I really needed to hear today were songs about apocalypse, war, death, suicide, skullfucking and terminal illness, apparently. I guess that’s my own fault, I am pretty sure I started it off with a VNV Nation song in the first place. But dang. Happy Friday y’all.

Suicide Commando – Love Breeds Suicide
And One – Wasted
VNV Nation – Chrome (SITD Remix)
And One – Military Fashion Show
Apoptygma Berserk – Until the End of the World
Covenant – Ritual Noise
Combichrist – This Shit Will F*ck You Up
Bruderschaft – Forever
Suicide Commando – Hellraiser (VNV Nation Remix)
VNV Nation – Epicentre
Project Pitchfork – Timekiller (And One Remix)
Imperative Reaction – As We Fall
:wumpscut: – ChristFuck
Apoptygma Berserk – Starsign
Icon of Coil – Floorkiller
Covenant – Like Tears in Rain
Nitzer Ebb – Join in the Chant
Combichrist – This is my Rifle
VNV Nation – Standing
Apoptygma Berserk – Unicorn
Grendel – Soilbleed
Front 242 – Welcome to Paradise
Modulate – Skullfuck
KMFDM – WWIII
Frozen Plasma – Warmongers

Wednesday Playlist – Number Songs

Wednesday Playlist – Foreign Language Edition

Two weeks ago the list topic was favorite songs in non-English languages. I haven’t had a chance to make the actual playlist, but I am going to to ahead and post the responses here, lest I get three weeks behind.

• gatewaygroupie finally, an easy one. Perfekte Welle, by juli.
• libster77 To continue my Reverend Horton Heat trend, “Cinco De Mayo.” ;)
• ReaverSlayer “Vamos” by the Pixies for my half-assed foreign language submission
• DaveWWT Hombre Secreto by the Plugz.
• arachnophiliac The best French pop song of all time, “Ne Me Quitte Pas”. Nina Simone version or Natacha Atlas version, either one will do.
• gatewaygroupie I need to change my answer. Ben Folds Five, “Hava Nagila,” in honor of the new JCC, protested by Fred Phelps.
• libster77 Oh, and I can’t forget “Michelle” by the Beatles.
• narcise Girl from Ipanema by Joao & Astrud Gilberto
• jamesblackwood Djagneba by Amadou et Mariam with an instrumental shoutout to Diablo Rojo by Rodrigo y
• butterflyfish_ from Lizzie: Labyrinth by Oomph. from me: O Fortuna by Carl Orff, Mozart’s Requiem, and May It Be by Enya (partly in Sindarin)
• ReaverSlayer Also “Gorrito Cosmico” by Hip Hop Hoolios
• jenxdigital Vökuró – Jórunn Viðar, Jakobína Sigurðardóttir (Yes, sung by Björk)
• _bunny_ “Mas Que Nada” – Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66
• hipntrendyWednesday Playlist for  is Tir Aux Pigeons by Prototypes
• unclepilot #wednesdayplaylist I’ve got two.  First, Nena – 99 Luftballoons” second, “Katamari On The Rock! ”
  Yu Miyake, Masayuki Tanaka – Katamari on the Rock ~ Main Theme
• El_Dickman Maydow by the Warsaw Village Band. Actually, pretty much anything on “People’s Spring” by them.
• Schweinhundt “El Matador” by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs #wednesdayplaylist
• Guaca_molly Yelle – “Je Veux Te Voir” and yes, I only have one this week :)
• SgtHotpants “L’amour est un Oiseau Rebelle” from Carmen? Is that too dorky? I like opera.
• SgtHotpants Daddy Yankee “Gasolina” and Righeira “Vamos a la Playa” for the Spanish contingent.
• evad23 Serge Gainsbourg’s “Je t’aime…” complete with Brigitte Bardot orgasm.
• trmink – I submit: from Quebec Le Partisan by Po’ Girl
• laurabean gipsy kings’ baila me, dead can dance’s rakim (if ms gerrard is speaking an actual language)… kali bhajan is a handle i use which is a song on a cd i have. it also has a cool pele song. i’ll try to find it.
• The_Cyr El Cancion del Mariachi as performed by Los Lobos.
• mine was “Le Temps Degage” by Bel Canto

Wednesday Playlist – Songs That Remind You of Someone Edition

This week it was songs that reminded us of someone – we could divulge who and why, or keep it to ourselves. Thanks to those who played along (and as always, I hope I didn’t forget anyone.) Enjoy!

superbadgirl (That’s me!) My playlist song is “Spark” by Over the Rhine, and it reminds me of my friend Esther. I am also submitting Oingo Boingo’s “Violent Love” as the song that most reminds me of my high school crush, Vince.

DaveWWT submits “Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers, for a girl who will remain nameless.

narcise @superbadgirl In an uncharacteristically gothy move, I submit I’ll Fall With Your Knife, by Peter Murphy. Reminds me of my old friend Louis.

arachnophiliac@superbadgirl “Punk Rock Girl,” The Dead Milkmen. Reminds me of @libster77 every time I hear it.

KBestOliver@superbadgirl “Whiskey Bottle” by Uncle Tupelo reminds me of group of friends from my last year of college, drinking at a Kirksville tavern

libster77@superbadgirl “No Excuses” by Alice in Chains reminds me of my hubby, @arachnophiliac. He was a big grunge fan when we met. :) “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” reminds me of my girl @blammert77. For a silly reason that will remain silent. And finally, “Got You Where I Want You” by the Flys reminds me of @TypeOGirl.

sub_english@superbadgirl “It’s a Fire” by Portishead reminds me of one of my best friends from high school. We grew apart, and it ended ugly.

jenxdigital@superbadgirl tell Dave he stole my song. Bastage.

gatewaygroupie Smashing Pumpkins’ “Tonight Tonight” reminds me of my best friend Thom and the week we spent painting my room black to annoy my parents.

todderickv@superbadgirl Morning Glory by Oasis reminds me of my cousin Tony,summer we spent in Asia. Nothing in it about shit and puke in his bed tho. Controversy by Prince reminds me of friend Debbie, she thought he was singing Jungle Pussy, should have known she was lesbian. Modern Love by David Bowie and my friend Caroline. We used to see this band Sceptre and that was “our” song when dancing.

_bunny_@superbadgirl “The Prophet’s Song” by Queen, reminds me of my brother and playing D&D and Gamma World with him as teenagers.

Guaca_molly @superbadgirl John Prine- In Spite of Ourselves~ Reminds me of an old roommate in AZ, we used to sit on the roof and sing along to this. Elvin Bishop (Elvin Bishop Group) Sweet Potato (My Ugly Little Sweet Potato). This song reminds me of my dad- when he sings it he says its for my mom and that has alwasy cracked my shit up!

Schweinhundt@superbadgirl I know I’m not a regular contributor but this week’s playlist has me completely stumped for a suggestion.

stevodarkly@superbadgirl All the girls I’ve loved before: “The Girl All the Bad Guys Want” by Bowling for Soup. Full track available on last.fm “Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove” by Dead Can Dance vicariously reminds me of a good friend’s psycho ex, from the friend’s viewpoint.

sub_english@superbadgirl OH! Oingo Boingo reminds me of this guy I knew at SLU. He spoke German and had a Mohawk. We were having a debate and he jumped up on a bench and shouted “I’m a damn genius!” and I laughed unto tears.

hipntrendy i’ll go with bizarre love triangle by new order for @superbadgirl playlist – brings back memories of HS and best friend Anne

SgtHotpants @superbadgirl Oh lord, there are so many songs! “Johnny Quest thinks we’re Sellouts” by Less than Jake for my old youth group advisor.  Sammy Hagar “I’ve Done Everything for You” for old boys, Electric Six “Danger! High Voltage!” for pretty boys

ReaverSlayer @superbadgirl “My Favorite Underwear” by Liz Phair reminds me of some dude I know. “Used to You” by Ani Difranco reminds me of an ex.

sub_english @superbadgirl The Cure’s entire “Disintegration” album reminds me of an ex. What a waste of a terrific album.

trmink @superbadgirl Pinhead – The Ramones. Good friend and I at Ramones show. Drunk as possible – yelling ‘Gabba Gabba, Hey’ until hoarse.

butterflyfish_ For the playlist… Blue Oyster Cult. Godzilla. Guess who it reminds me of…?

jenxdigital@superbadgirl “Beyond the Sea” – Bobby Darin. Reminds me of Brodie

Wednesday Playlist – Drinking Songs

Every week I think “this is the best playlist ever” and then the next week it’s even better. But seriously this one is really good.

If I couldn’t find your exact song I might have substituted another artist singing the same song, or another song by the artist you wanted. Enjoy!

• butterflyfish_@superbadgirl I submit pretty much anything by George Thorogood. Starting with I Drink Alone
• sub_english @superbadgirl I’m going outside my genre… “Gin and Juice,” Snoop Dogg. I don’t even like that song, really.
• trmink @superbadgirl “High Shelf Booze” Eilen Jewell
• Joule @superbadgirl “Love is like a bottle of gin”-The Magnetic Fields
• libster77  @superbadgirl Sue Jack Daniels by Reverend Horton Heat. Roadhouse Blues by The Doors. Honky Tonk Girl by Loretta Lynn. One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer by George Thorogood.
• avandonsel @superbadgirl The Killers “Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf.” It’s sort of both about drinking & not drinking though. Soooo good.
• The_Cyr @superbadgirl “I Got Drunk And Fucked Your Mom, Your Sister, and Cousin Larry” by The Flying Balkis
• arachnophiliac @superbadgirl It doesn’t *have* to be alcohol, right? k d lang “Coffee and Cigarettes”. Also, the confluence of fucked up relationships and booze: Ray LaMontagne “Jolene”
• stevodarkly @superbadgirl George Thorogood’s classic cover of “1 Bourbon, 1 Scotch, and 1 Beer.” Also, Hunters and Collectors: “Carry Me” and “The Red Lane” (the latter sounds like driving song, but is really a drinking song – “the red lane” = “the throat.” Since kinda obscure, handy links to “Carry Me” by H&C: http://tinyurl.com/qpuk74 (lastfm) & http://tinyurl.com/q5zjtf (vid)
• The_Cyr  @superbadgirl Brass Monkey by the Beastie Boys. My Country Heroes by Hank Williams III. Gin Soaked Boy sung by Tom Waits.
• sDonoho @superbadgirl Dead Kennedys – Too Drunk to Fuck
• El_Dickman @superbadgirl If there’s a song called “Whiskey Dick” you can include it. :P Not really about drinking, though.
• SgtHotpants @superbadgirl Ella Fitzgerald “One for My Baby,” Pippin’s Drinking Song from LOTR, My own “Fuck it, Let’s get a Beer” song…”Tubthumpin,” Less than Jake “History of a Boring Town,” Dead Kennedys “Too Drunk to Fuck,” I could probably keep going…11:02 AM May 13th from web
• _bunny_@superbadgirl Let’s get a hard-drinkin’ rock block from Black Flag: “Six Pack” and “Thirsty and Miserable” comin’ atcha!
• narcise @superbadgirl Shanty by Jonathan Edwards
• ReaverSlayer @superbadgirl “Here Come a Regular” by the Replacements, Sunday Morning Coming Down” by Kris Kristopherson as performed by Johnny Cash. I can do this all day.
• Guaca_molly @superbadgirl I have two for your playlist: One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer- John Lee Hooker. Gin and Juice- Snoop Dogg.
• gatewaygroupie@superbadgirl Ray Stevens, “Happy Hour is the Saddest Time of the Day.” Reminds me of Cleveland.
• KBestOliver @superbadgirl Not really explicitly about drinking, but Whiskey Bottle by Uncle Tupelo is a drunken favorite.
• UnclePilot @superbadgirl Moxy Fruvous – The Drinking Song ♫ http://blip.fm/~66xxu
• cbellers @superbadgirl “Drunken Boat”, The Pogues
• jenxdigital @superbadgirl the first song that came to mind was “Drinking in LA” by Bran Van 3000
• DaveWWT submitted “The Power of Positive Drinking” by Lou Reed
• I submitted Keri Noble’s “Bartender” but it wasn’t available on playlist.com. Try last.fm

Wednesday Playlist – Songs About Money

This week’s playlist was all songs about money – in deference to my crappy coffee shop experience yesterday morning. Money’s a popular thing to sing about, who’d have thunk? As always, if I could find it on playlist.com I added it here, otherwise I tried to find a link elsewhere. Some songs I couldn’t find anywhere, sorry! (And I forgot who submitted the Destiny’s Child song, they didn’t @ me with it, so I can’t find it.)

• superbadgirl Tony Bennet’s “With Plenty of Money and You” and Blu Cantrell “Hit ‘em up style (oops)”
• arachnophiliac Everclear “I Will Buy You a New Life”
• libster77 “400 Buck” by Reverend Horton Heat
• Uncle Pilot P. Diddy “It’s All About The Benjamins”
• lah_rah Barret Strong’s “Money (That’s What I Want)”,”Money “from Cabaret and one of my favorites “Money Won’t Change You” by James Brown
• avandonsel will never, ever, ever tire of “Gold Digger” by Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx.
• laurabean “Million you never made” (ani difranco), “Opportunities (let’s make lots of money)” (pet shop boys) and “so sue us” (dance hall crashers)
• cbellers “hey hey (baby I got your money)” by Ol’ Dirty Bastard
• Guaca_molly “If I had a million dollars” Barenaked Ladies
• _bunny_Wu-Tang Clan  “Cash Rules Everything Around Me (C.R.E.A.M.)” “
• narcise Brooklyn Funk Essentials “I got Cash”
• gatewaygroupie wants Abba’s “Money Money Money”
• trmink “Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)” – Wyclef Jean. Hopefully someone has already submitted “Money” Barrett Strong
• butterflyfish “Father Christmas” by the Kinks. Or if that’s too out of season, I’ll go with Madonna’s “Material Girl”
• jenxdigital “Gold Digger” Kanye West. Or CREAM by Wu Tang
• sub_english “All That Money Wants” by The Psychedelic Furs
• butterflyfish_Can I change my answer to “Taxman” by the Beatles? Or add it or something?
• stevodarkly It’s KIND of about money: “Farm on the Freeway,” Jethro Tull.
• DaveWWT submits The Flying Lizards’ “Money (That’s what I want)”

Wednesday Playlist – Aspirational Theme Songs Edition

Yeah so this week’s playlist topic was “Songs that you wish were your theme song, but you know they’re not, really.” Shortend down to aspirational theme songs. You know – those songs you listen to that you think “I wish I was cool enough that this song applied to me and my life.” But you know you’re not.

Sigh.

Anyway, Twitter is being a little bitch and won’t let me copy the replies I got, so I can’t easily tell you who said what, but the playlist is above.  I will ‘fess up to mine, which is Suicide Commando’s “Hellraiser” the VNV Nation remix. That’s because I really wish I were the kind of person who raised hell, but I am mostly the kind of person who silently cheers on those who really do raise hell. But at least I can drive around with that song blaring and fantasize about knocking other people’s windshields in with a baseball bat.

There were unfortunately quite a few songs I couldn’t find, and @sub_english’s “Caterpillar Girl” by The Cure was sadly among those.  Anyway, hope you enjoy.

Wednesday Playlist – Songs About Cars and Driving

This week’s playlist is all about cars and driving. Lots of car and driving songs out there, most of them apparently written and performed by CAKE, but a few by other people.

Trying out a new playlist site which has me very excited, I was able to find most of the songs on Playlist.com, and I hope this player works for you all. This is a pretty good playlist this week, don’t think there’s anything on here that I don’t want to listen to.

• I submitted “Sex on Wheelz” by My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult and “Jesus Built my Hotrod” by Ministry
• sub_english submits “Warm Leatherette” by The Normal. Commenting that she was “Introduced to it by the most destructive “relationship” in my sordid history.”
• cbellers submits “Falling Elevators” by MC 900 Ft Jesus, “Radar” by Loveabout, “Plastic Jesus” (he didn’t say by whom, so I chose the Flaming Lips version), “Stickshifts and Safetybelts” and “He’s Going the Distance” by Cake
• narcise submits T-Rex “Bang a Gong”
• The_Cyr submits “Runnin’ Down a Dream” by Tom Petty, “El Camino” by Ween or Robert Johnson’s “Teraplane Blues”
• UnclePilot submits a classic by Meatloaf “Paradise By The Dashboard Light”
• SgtHotpants submits a slew of songs – “Life is a Highway” “Fett’s Vette” “Hot Rod Lincoln,” Stray Cats “Built for Speed,” Beatles “Drive My Car”
• arachnophiliac submits “Stick Shifts and Safety Belts” by CAKE
• sDonoho submits Ministry “Roadhouse Blues”
• Joule submits Elastica “Car Song”
• stevodarkly “Running Down a Dream” by Tom Petty. “Towtruck” by Hunters and Collectors
• evad23 The Dead Milkmen “Bitchin’ Camaro”, Or Tom Waits “Ol’55″ Yeah. That’s better, written when Tom was a bright bushytailed beatnik wannabe.
• avandonsel submits an eclectic selection of songs, with Tori Amos, “A Sorta Fairytale”, Janis Joplin doing “Mercedes Benz.” and Snoop Dog’s “Gin & Juice”
• trmink had a minor Gary Numan related freakout, but then calmed down and submitted “Thousand Dollar Car” by the Bottle Rockets
• libster77 submits “Galaxy 500″ by Reverend Horton Heat
• hipntrendy submits “Cars” by Gary Numan or “Bitchin’ Camero” by The Dead Milkmen
• Guaca_molly submits “Low Rider” by War
• ReaverSlayer submits “Brand New Cadillac” by The Clash
• gatewaygroupie submits Adam Sandler’s reggae classic “Piece of Shit Car” for herself, and “The Road to Nowhere” by the Talking Heads for Laine who won’t Twitter.
• butterflyfish wants to know if “Drive” by the Cars taken – and also submits The Beatles’ “Drive My Car” in case she needs a backup plan
• todderickv submits “Sex on Wheelz” by My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, then sees it’s already posted and submits “Route 66″ by Depeche Commode
• laurabean submits a slew of songs, starting with Assemblage 23′s “Drive” Kraftwerk’s “Autobahn” and Atari Teenage Riot’s “Speed” – she also wants to know “What about ‘no sleep til brooklyn’?”
• conditsj says “It’s probably been mentioned, but Cake’s “Stickshifts and Safetybelts”. Best song about road head ever.”
• doctorsound “Satan is my Motor” by cake, if you want some more cake
• ZSB3 submits Bitchin’ Camaro by Dead Milkmen
• Dave who won’t twitter submits Roadrunner by The Modern Lovers
• Also, kopper would like to point out that he has a whole podcast of songs like this, available for your listening pleasure.

Wednesday Playlist – Group Therapy Edition

Honestly, it’s not like these things are hard to put together, just time consuming. I’ve actually been doing something called “work ” while I am at work, and that cuts into my available time for blogging. So I am two weeks behind on playlist posting. Not that that’s particularly important to anyone but me, but anyway.

OK! So the playlist for two weeks ago was unintentionally traumatic and disturbing for some people. Choosing the topic “Worst Songs Played at Your High School Dances” apparently had some people spiraling down a negative memory vortex of shame and ostracization. I had submitted The Time’s song “Jungle Love” because the song was annoying, and watching all these dipshits in their Gunne Sax dresses and U-Men sweaters do that stupid line dance really fucking irritated me. So, that’s normal right? Everyone’s got something like that, right? Apparently not. Continue reading »