"Working in a Coal Mine" and "Working on the Chain Gang" are two separate songs, the former being the uptempo Devo cover and the latter by a doomed soul singer.
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
I saw the Mountains Goats in concert a couple of nights ago, and it was one of the best concerts I've seen in ages. John Darnielle and the other dudes were clearly having a fantastic time; they looked like there was nothing else on earth they'd rather be doing than getting to stand up there and play their music for us. They played a bunch of songs from the new album, which worked much better for me live than they had on the album, and a good mix of older songs too. I highly recommend catching them on this tour if you can!
So, thanks to an NPR story, I've picked up a bunch of Shirley Bassey, and am just reveling in it. I highly recommend "The Living Tree (shaken & stirred remix)" It's given a very Bond theme feel, which in turn gives it a very Buffista feel (to me).
I saw the Mountains Goats in concert a couple of nights ago
I saw them last night and second Kate's recommendation!
"New Amsterdam" is 2 episodes for 4 on the use of The Decembrists in montages. Too bad the show isn't better.
Megan, just in case you want more rain songs:
Violent Femmes - I Hear the Rain
Mark Lanegan Band/Soulsavers - Kingdom of Rain
Scout Niblett - Wet Road
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Matilda has a new favorite song!
To recap, here are her previous favorite songs:
"Sex Machine" - James Brown
"Opening Theme from Flight of the Conchords" - Flight of the Conchords
"Way Down in the Hole" - Steve Earle (still probably her #1)
and her new favorite.....
"Human Behavior" - Bjork!
So tickled that "Down In The Hole" is on there. I get earwormed of it frequently. Either I'm a Wirefiend or I'm having a very sanctified brain tumor.
Those sure as shit beat "The wheels on the bus go round and round" or "Old MacDonald" for songs I'd need to hear over and over again.
Of course, she may end up listening to the latter-day equivalent of James Blunt's "You're Beautiful" when she's a teenager just to piss off daddy.