There's something about a food that moves all by itself that gives me the heebie-jeebies.

Joyce ,'Never Leave Me'


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.


shrift - Apr 21, 2008 12:31:47 pm PDT #7926 of 10003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

The internets are failing me. I guess I'll have to go see Iron & Wine by myself tomorrow. I'll just find a seat and have a laid-back concert experience. I'm still kind of broken from being in the pit, so it's probably for the best.

Five concerts in seven days: kind of tiring, yo.


Cass - Apr 21, 2008 12:46:46 pm PDT #7927 of 10003
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

I'd happily take you up on the offer but for the pesky geography thing. I just don't think I could make it there in time.

Five concerts in a week is a LOT, but sounds like a great way to OD on music.


esse - Apr 21, 2008 1:36:42 pm PDT #7928 of 10003
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

Man, I love Iron&Wine. He's coming to play Manchester in a couple weeks to a sold out show. So, so amazing live.

Sia is the one vocalist Zero 7 has hung on to through all three of their albums, and she has three solo records--the most recent being the one tommyrot mentioned above. I prefer the work she's done with Zero 7, particularly on "When It Falls, " a cd I have listened to so much I have actually worn down the disc.

I really like The Sounds, a lot, but I really really really love Maja Ivarsson.


Polter-Cow - Apr 21, 2008 1:41:19 pm PDT #7929 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I think I can only take so much of her. She doesn't have the widest range, and her voice can be a little grating sometimes, when it's more like yelling than singing.

But it's cool to find other people who even know the Sounds! A friend of mine introduced me to them years ago, and they've come up on my Pandora without my help, but I haven't really heard anyone else ever talk about them.

I think I met someone on the way to the airport once. That was it.


DavidS - Apr 21, 2008 1:42:40 pm PDT #7930 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Man, I love Iron&Wine. He's coming to play Manchester in a couple weeks to a sold out show. So, so amazing live.

He said in interviews that The Shepard's Dog was inspired by Swordfishtrombones.

t /Tomlikescarrots


megan walker - Apr 21, 2008 2:01:39 pm PDT #7931 of 10003
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

It’s getting to be that time of the month—that is, deciding on my next monthly work playlist. And if you couldn’t figure out what would come after April Showers, shame on you.

I’m trying to stick to songs with flowers in the titles, rather than just in the lyrics. I think I’m set for roses. Bonus points for coming up with a new flower. I’ve searched iTunes on Dahlias, Daisies, Pansies, Petunias, and Tulips but nothing jumped out at me. Other flower suggestions welcome. Much gratitude if you post a copy of said song at buffistarawk.

Here’s what I have so far:
“San Francisco” (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) by Scott McKenzie
“Mon amie la rose” by Françoise Hardy
“Poisoned Rose” by Elvis Costello
“Daffodil Lament” by The Cranberries
“The Lily of the West” by The Chieftains with Mark Knopfler
“Violets Are Red” by Small Potatoes
“Lavender Blue” by Sunny Sweeney
“Love is a Rose” by Neil Young
“Black Flowers” by Chris Isaak
“Iris” by The Goo Goo Dolls
“Kiss from a Rose” by Seal
“Ruth, Roses, and Revolvers” by The Real Tuesday Weld
“Le Poinçonneur des Lilas” by Serge Gainsbourg
“Blood & Roses” by The Smithereens
“In Bloom” by Nirvana
“Blue Orchid” by The White Stripes
“The Boy with a Thorn in His Side” by The Smiths
“Thorn in My Side” by The Eurythmics
“Forget Me Nots” by Patrice Rushen
“Desert Rose” by Sting featuring Cheb Mami
“Build Me Up Buttercup” by The Foundations
“Fleur bleue” by Charles Trenet
“Flowers on the Wall” by The Statler Brothers
“Sugar Magnolia” by The Grateful Dead
“Scarlet Begonias” by Jimmy Buffet
“Orange Blossom Special” by Johnny Cash
“Dandelion” by Audioslave
“Poppy-Red” by Richard Thompson
“Lilac Wine” by Jeff Buckley
“The Rose” by Bette Midler
“Azalea” by Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington
“Violets for Your Furs” by Billie Holiday
“Edelweiss” from The Sound of Music

The following weren’t available at the library (there seems to be a distinct problem with missing CDs in the SF library system!):
“Black-Eyed Susan” by Morrissey
“Dandelion” by The Rolling Stones
“Dandelion Wine” by Ron Sexsmith
“Forget the Flowers” by Wilco
“Magnolia” by The Hush Sound
“Marigold” by Nirvana
“A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation” by Marty Robbins
“You Don’t bring Me Flowers” by Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond

If anyone wants to supply a copy, I’d appreciate it!
And, of course, anyone wanting me to send a copy of anything in the mix above, I’m happy to.


Vonnie K - Apr 21, 2008 3:04:32 pm PDT #7932 of 10003
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

t delurks Flower songs!

Famous Flower of Manhattan, The Avett Brothers (who are AWESOME, btw)
3000 Flowers, Destroyer
Blue Flower/Blue Flame, Destroyer
Fleur de Saison, Emilie Simon
Flowers in the Window, Travis
These Flowers, Martha Wainwright
Flowers in December, Mazzy Star
Wild Flowers, Ryan Adams
Flower's Grave, Tom Waits
Black Flowers, Yo La Tengo

Specific flowers:

Razzle Dazzle Rose, Camera Obscura
Rose Parade, Elliot Smith
Rose, The Feeling
Magnolia Mountain, Ryan Adams (also, Cold Roses)
Pomegrabate Daffodils, Hawksley Workman

Sadly, I don't have any of the ones you're missing, Megan, but I'd be happy to send any of the above to Buffistarawk if you want.


Tom Scola - Apr 21, 2008 3:23:15 pm PDT #7933 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

“Dandelion” by The Rolling Stones

“Dead Flowers” by The Rolling Stones


Dana - Apr 21, 2008 3:33:04 pm PDT #7934 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

"Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall", Simon and Garfunkel
"Le papillon et la fleur", King's Singers


DavidS - Apr 21, 2008 4:11:54 pm PDT #7935 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Artificial Flowers - Beautiful South
King of Carrot Flowers - Neutral Milk Hotel
Flowers - Rozz Williams
Flowers in the Rain - The Move

Where the Wild Roses Grow - Nick Cave & Kyle
Blood and Roses - Smithereens
Roses in the Snow - Emmylou Harris
The Briar and the Rose - Tom Waits
Ramblin' Rose - MC5
Rose Parade - Elliott Smith
Honeysuckle Rose - Anita O'Day

Dandelion - Imperial Drag

Cherry Blossom Clinic Revsited - The Move

Fresh as a Daisy - Emmitt Rhodes