Of all the songs Them Crooked Vultures produced, this one always seemed to have the biggest John Paul Jones influence. Sort of a more bluesy and upbeat companion to Trampled Under Foot from Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti.
#songoftheday: Dinosaur Jr. – Muck
Here’s one of my favourite songs from Dinosaur Jr.’s fourth album, Green Mind.
#songoftheday: The White Stripes – In The Cold Cold Night
One of the few White Stripes songs featuring Meg White on vocals.
It seems like a pretty appropriate choice for today, after I took part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge fundraiser.
#songoftheday: Weezer – The World Has Turned And Left Me Here
The ballad of a twenty-something who doesn’t quite have it all figured out.
#songoftheday: Flight Of The Conchords – Robots (Live)
The robotic uprising hasn’t happened, but my computer’s dead, so we’ll see how well I can keep up these updates.
#songoftheday: The Killers – When You Were Young
Fittingly enough, this song packs a big nostalgia bomb for me. I lost track of how many nights my friends and I spent together, playing Rock Band for hours on end.
#songoftheday: Project 46 & DubVision Feat. Donna Lewis – You & I
I picked this song up in a random sampling of dance tracks from an iTunes mix last year, and it took a few listens before I realized that this was in fact “the” Donna Lewis.
#songoftheday: The Ataris – Your Boyfriend Sucks
The song that introduced me to “The Locked Car Test”.
On their way to the song’s outro, The Ataris through in a clip from A Bronx Tale, where Chazz Palminteri gives Lillo Brancato some advice on how to find a nice girl.
Here’s the jist of it:
1) Start with a locked car.
2) Unlock the passenger side, and open the door for your date.
3) After they’re in, proceed to walk around the back of the car, on your way to the drivers side.
If your date:
A) Reaches over and unlocks your door for you:
– Congrats! They’re genuinely thoughtful, and your future looks bright.
B) Sits there and waits for you to unlock your own door:
– It means they’re self absorbed, and you probably shouldn’t set up that second date.
Unfortunately, the proliferation of power locks, and my lack of a car, have really held back my ability to use this advice in my everyday life.
#songoftheday: Modest Mouse – Dashboard
When your first experience with a song is hearing it live, that memory can be pretty resilient any time you hear the song in the future.
My first time hearing this track was when a local band called the Tenegens covered it for an event downtown.
#songoftheday: Nickelback – Breathe
Nickelback tend to get a lot of hate, but I’ve always thought this early track of theirs was a genuinely exceptional rock song.
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