I also feel a little odd "choosing" something for Lost in the Grooves when the (sometimes a teensy bit persnickity) editor is also involved, but that could just be me.

Perkins echoes my concerns about the "Lost in the Grooves" category. Not that it's not a great category, but it's a little like being a standup comedian trying to perform his first routine for the very first time...

...live on Johnny Carson's show.

(Edited to quote the right person)

Is is cheating if you use this enormous list of songs with cowbell? [link]

I assume we are not supposed to repeat anything someone else has chosen, and by the time we get that far, I can't help but wonder if there will be any cowbell songs left that I actually like.

IMO, your mix is your mix and I think repeats are fine.

Actually, Jesse's link would be a big help, so I take the cowbell part of my comments back.

Jesse, get out of my mind! I was just coming to post that.

Hee!

A far as the Lost in the Grooves category goes, remember that you don't have to write the article, or even justify your choice, except to yourself. Just restate it to be "pick a song from an album you feel hasn't gotten its due."

I also feel a little odd "choosing" something for Lost in the Grooves when the (sometimes a teensy bit persnickity) editor is also involved, but that could just be me.

Perkins echoes my concerns about the "Lost in the Grooves" category.

::enters looming judgmentally::

WHAT?!?

I'm not invested in keeping the category, but keep in mind the book itself has pieces on musicians as twee as Aaron Carter (little brother of one of the Backstreet Boys) as obvious as the Beach Boys and as potentially mockable as Pac Man Fever. It's simply being the advocate for some music which has gotten overlooked. Could be Megadeath. Could be Dream Warriors. Could be something from a genre which has fallen out of vogue like...I don't know. Acid Jazz or 70s MOR or 90s country.

Plus I solemnly promise not to mock should we keep that category.

You don't own "Honky Tonk Women"?

Not only do I not own "Honky Tonk Women", but a search through my iTunes library for the word "honky" only turns up one result (Neko Case's "Honky Tonk Hiccups"). Does that seem right to you??

Kate -- don't you have "Hey Ladies"? Best. Cowbell. Ever.

No, which means you must post it as your cowbell contribution! I'm sorely lacking in the Beastie Boys, actually (and wouldn't have even known it was the BB if I hadn't found the song on the list Jesse posted).

Okay, that list is a huge help. Who knew "Take My Breath Away" had cowbell? Anyway, I'm sure I can find something good, but I wouldn't mind losing the category either, if it got cut. On the other hand, I'd really like to keep the LITG category. I think that one's going to be fun.

I think I'll try to make the conceptual leap from more cowbell to all cowbell and pick 27 category-appropriate songs featuring cowbell. I may need to cover multiple categories with the same recording, but I'll give it a shot... a whack. A big clanging whack.