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Top 25 Most Played
I was looking around my iPod today and decided to check out my “Top 25 Most Played” playlist. I’ve only had this iPod for about 8 months or so, and I’ve only really been listening to it in the car. I was pretty surprised by what I found, presented here in the order they were listed on the screen:
- Sniff by The Kleptones
- Change Clothes by DJ Danger Mouse
- Whatsername (Susanna Hoffs) by Dean Gray
- American Jesus by Dean Gray
- Badd To Me by King of Pants
- Love Me Or Hate Me by Lady Sovereign
- La La Her Madly by Ruff Muff
- Black Beatles by Loo & Placido
- Yeah in the Sun by Jay-Zeezer
- Since U Been Gahan by Earwork
- Brand New Colony by The Postal Service
- Boulevard of Broken Songs by Dean Gray
- Take Your Carriage Clock And Shove It by Belle & Sebastian
- Re: Your Brains by Jonathan Coulton
- Code Monkey by Jonathan Coulton
- I’m Waking Up To Us by Belle & Sebastian
- Women’s Realm by Belle & Sebastian
- I’m a Cuckoo by Belle & Sebastian
- You Can’t Get Stuck by Yosha Bourgea
- Every Day I Write The Book by Elvis Costello
- Absolutely Cuckoo by The Magnetic Fields
- A Pretty Girl Is Like… by The Magnetic Fields
- Storytelling by Belle & Sebastian
- Stay Loose by Belle & Sebastian
- Watching The Detectives by Elvis Costello
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Belle & Sebastian
Introduced to me by my friend the genius Kevin, B&S are a great Glaswegian indie band that will remind you of The Smiths with more melody and artistry. The hidden punch behind the beautiful music is the lyrical twists that you weren’t expecting.
Dean Gray
His mashup album, American Edit, brings together music and lyrics from Green Day’s American Idiot rock opera with everything from Oasis and The Bangles to the themes from Doctor Who and Mission Impossible. Strange and excellent.
The Postal Service
The Death Cab for Cutie side project that is better than the original band. The most amazing thing ever produced on what sound like broken Casio keyboards.
Jonathan Coulton
The geek troubadour, he rose to internet fame with his Thing A Week project that produced a new song each week. An early hit was his acoustic cover of Baby Got Back, but Code Monkey and Re: Your Brains are internet classics.
The Magnetic Fields
I have no idea what to say about them, but Kevin’s recommendation comes through again.
Yosha Bourgea
This song, written especially for Jared cured him of his “I’m stuck” phase and has delighted him ever since. Amazing.
Assorted Mashups
Best of Bootie 2005, The Grey Album and The Black and Blue Album are pretty much the only way I listen to pop music: ripped form its original context and mixed seamlessly with music I can stand to listen to.
What’s in your top 25?
Quick thinking
- I just noticed that there’s a discussion group at the place where I work for people with autistic family members. I noticed because they have a bulletin board by the cafeteria. A bulletin board where they posted flyers for CAN and DAN!. What’s so wrong with real science, people? Why not listen to real doctors?
- To the people with whom I share my morning commute: seriously, just quit it. All of it. The tail-gaiting, the cruising slowly in the left lane. And who are you talking to on a cell phone at 6:00 AM? And why do you have to do it while driving slowly in the left lane? What surprises me is that anyone hired you people. Maybe you should think about taking a train.
- I remembered today why I made a life-long commitment never to carry a pen in my pants pocket today. Looks like a I need a new pair of khakis. Oh well.
- To the owners of jacked-up (in the sense of extra tall) pick-ups with whom I share my morning commute: this isn’t a race, and those aren’t race cars. Really. It’s kind of pathetic. Why didn’t you buy a car if that’s how you like to drive? And no, I’m not intimidated, because even in my little car, I’m more likely to survive an accident than you are.
- Look, I liked the Bangles as much as anyone else back in the 80’s. And I like that Mashup “Whatsername (Susanna Hoffs)” because, what’s not to like about Green Day + the Bangles? But can we agree that if all of the radio stations are going to play “Manic Monday” every Monday morning, they’re not allowed to play it Tuesday morning? Because it just confuses me.