( continues...) mangy when found. oh yes. He's pretty old and half blind and half deaf now and just such a great old man of a dog. I sing this to him and get all weepy thinking of when he won't be here.
24. A song that haunts you
The Sister’s Lament – Flora McNeill
What is she lamenting? I feel like I should know what the words mean; my genetic memory should be able translate. Whenever I listen to this song it plays on and on at the edges of my consciousness. The sorrow stays with me for days.
It reminds me, for some reason, of my great-grandmother, though she died a month before I was born. Her brother used to bring her back recordings of songbirds from his trips to Ireland, the country she left when she was a teenager.
25. A song that you would sing to yourself if you were ever in a dire situation and needed it to keep going
Keep on Pushin’ – The NOW Time Coalition
Sometimes you just need to be moving forward.
26. A song by a band with an awful name
Tie a Rope to the Back of the Bus – Superchunk
Okay the "Super" part I'm totally okay with but "Chunk"? chunk chunk chunk. I should like it with the ch and the unk. Those are good sounds! But…CHUNK….it reminds me of vomit.
27. A song that even when you know it's time to LEAVE the BAR someone can put on the jukebox to make you stay
I Love Rock N’ Roll—Joan Jett
It’s funny cuz it’s true.
Okay the "Super" part I'm totally okay with but "Chunk"? chunk chunk chunk.
"Superchunk" were originally just "Chunk" but there was already another "Chunk" in the UK.
"Superchunk" were originally just "Chunk" but there was already another "Chunk" in the UK.
okay even though I LOVE the word 'super' adding it to 'chunk' just makes the whole thing worse. Chunk, UK would have been a funny name though.
Great mix, Cookiepuss!
hee! Thanks!
Oh, very nice, Lisah.
ETA:
I am
done.
(with the playlist.) All I need now is the liner notes and some album artwork. Score!
Oooh, lisah mix and liner notes. I'll have to check it out tonight, when I have the time.
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New Pearl Jam tune is out, and they're playing on KROQ. World Wide Suicide. New Pearl Jam makes me stupidly happy. I love listening to Eddie Vedder scream and mumble.
I have been looking forward to the liner notes almost as much as the music, and you did not disappoint, lisah! People riffing on the music they love, yeah.
I'm so happy you included something from your band! No worries about self promotion from this corner.
In fact, I hope anyone who has a recording of themselves finds a way of including it, even if it's you singing to your child or pet.
eta: Get yourself a cookie, lisah.
Nice mix Lisa!
FTR, Jon included one of his own recordings on our last round of mixes, and it's awesome. Everytime it would come up on my iPod, I'd think "what a great song, who is this?" and it's only the mighty power of inertia that's kept me from buying some PeeWee Fist CD's from him. (Someday I will, I promise, Jon.) IOW, it's good marketing!
Thanks everybody! YAY POSITIVE FEEDBACK! That'll keep me going for WEEKS!
I need now is the liner notes and some album artwork.
ooh I didn't even think of artwork...
In fact, I hope anyone who has a recording of themselves finds a way of including it, even if it's you singing to your child or pet.
Yes!
I only got to DL a couple of the songs before GMail went down like Spike this afternoon. When I realized that you'd chosen "I'm Ready" by Fats, I almost unchecked it from my playlist, but I noticed it was a slightly different length from the one I have -- and I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was indeed an alternate cut than what I have -- in fact, it sounds live? Anyway, so very good! I can hardly wait to get more of these songs....
