1. Empty Cans – The Streets
2. Daylight – Coldplay
3. Millisecond…Sunday Morning – The Flaming Lips
4. Everything Not Lost – Coldplay
5. No Women, No Cry – Fugees
6. Sweet Lil Gal – Ryan Adams
7. Hundred Mile High – Ocean Colour Scene
8. Under The Milkway – The Church
9. Reptile – The Church
10. Dose of Thunder – The Replacements

Bonus Video by Son Volt

Oh, I could hide ‘neath the wings
Of the bluebird as she sings.
The six o’clock alarm would never ring.
But it rings and I rise,
Wipe the sleep out of my eyes.
My shavin’ razor’s cold and it stings.

“Super Disco Breaking” – Beastie Boys
“Till My Dyin’ Day” – Brooks and Dunn
“What A Good Boy” – Barenaked Ladies
“You’re Just Never Satisfied” – Fountains Of Wayne
“Looks Like I’m Up Shit Creek Again” – Tom Waits
“Seven Days” – Cracker
“Bitch Niggaz” – Dr. Dre
“Don’t Fall Apart On Me Tonight” – Bob Dylan
“Unbreak My Heart” – Chad Brock
“Daydream Believer” – Anne Murray

Special Bonus Track “Down” – blink-182

I didn’t know that Daydream Believer was written by John Stewart.

The Kingston Trio John Stewart.

And it’s like treacle when Anne Murray sings it.

1. “High Time”- Grateful Dead
2. “Wild World”- Jimmy Cliff
3. “Hallelujah Here She Comes”- U2
4. “Unemployable”- Pearl Jam
5. “The Influence”- Jurassic 5
6. “Hound Dog”- Jimi Hendrix
7. “Coming Down Gently”- Morcheeba
8. “Playing in the Band”- Grateful Dead
9. “Captain”- DMB
10. “Universal Mind”- The Doors

and one more because I gotta pour some on the curb for my dead homies (Tucker and Gibson)—-

11. “Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am”- Charles Mingus

1. State of Massachusetts – Dropkick Murphys
2. Season of the Witch – Donovan
3. Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns – Mother Love Bone
4. I Want you so Hard (Boys Bad News) – Eagles of Death Metal
5. (1-2-3-4) Sumpin New – Coolio
6. All Apologies – Nirvana (Unplugged)
7. Celebration – Kanye West
8. From the Ritz to the Rubble – Arctic Monkeys
9. I’ll Stick Around – Foo Fighters
10. Something in the Air – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

and because it was my birthday this week:
11. Hang Me Out To Dry – Cold War Kids

Really random today, but I really liked it. The Dropkick Murphys song is pretty awesome. (I know, I’m late getting to them.)

They Can’t Take That Away From Me — Billie Holiday
Get Over It — The Eagles
The Weight — The Band
My Music — Loggins and Messina
The Air That I Breathe — k.d. lang
Love Will Keep Us Alive — The Eagles
I Get A Kick Out of You — Charlie Parker
All Or Nothing At All — Diana Krall
Fire and Rain — James Taylor
Love In Vain — Eric Clapton

Bonus: Allentown — Billy Joel

True story:

Went with a small group of guys and gals to a Third Eye Blind / Smash Mouth concert about 10 years ago (girlfriend’s choice, I swear). The relatively unknown Space Monkeys were the opening act and, of course, brought the house down. Well, my group and I were hanging in the back of the college gym away from the impromptu mosh pit in front of the stage – hey, we love rock ‘n roll as much as the next guys, but we like our personal space – when about halfway through the Smash Mouth set a few scruffy guys walk up behind us. The Space Monkeys! They were only in the states for the tour and, in fact, claimed they were unfamiliar with the other two acts and had the opportunity this night to check ‘em out. In the end, they seemed as unimpressed as we were, so we spent most of the rest of the concert chatting over the noise about California, England and our respective tastes, although honestly they spent most of it hitting on our girls. Intensely cool, nonetheless.

Had their autographs on my ticket stub, but the now long-gone ex-girlfriend confiscated it. I probably miss it the most.

And “Sugar Cane” is much better live.

Track One
Death Cab For Cutie – The Sound Of Settling
White Stripes – Expecting
Beatles – Revolution 1
Swirlies – Bell (Prelude)
MSR Singers – Jimmy Carter Says Yes

Track Two
Raconteurs – Broken Boy Soldier
Miles Davis – It’s Only a Paper Moon
Adrian Belew – 117 Valley Drive
Sebadoh – Got It
Polvo – Tiebreaker

Tables Will Turn – Todd Rundgren
I Don’t Have A Tie – Crack the Sky
Yeah – Lewis Taylor
Is She Really Going out with Him? (Acoustic Version)(Live) – Joe Jackson
To the Beat of Our Noisy Hearts – Matt Nathanson
Truth – Neil Finn
Time It’s Time – Talk Talk
Try – The Connells
Monkey’s Gone to Heaven – The Pixies
Innocence – Kirsty MacColl

Bonus (tempting fate because that was an awesome 10):
Jack the Lion – Harvey Danger (eh. Should’ve stopped at 10. It’s not a bad song but it doesn’t fit either.)

As random playlists go I don’t think I’ve ever had one that flowed so well. No truck driver gear change mixes at all.

What Do You Mean? – Vic Chesnutt
A Lot on My Mind – Kimm Rogers
Nurds – The Roches
Ruined in a Day – New Order
Think Long – Mates of State
Cruel – Calexico
Just Like Honey – Jesus and Mary Chain
Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) – Arcade Fire
The Park – Feist
Love at the Five and Dime – Nanci Griffith

And special bonus #11,

5-22-02 – Golden Smog

Way higher percentage of females than usual! Nice.

1. Marehwarehwa - Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited - Live At El Rey
2. The Heathen - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Exodus
3. Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan - Greatest Hits
4. Cindy [From Goofing-Off Suite] - Pete Seeger - Darling Corey&Goofing-Off Suite
5. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
6. Act Two, Scene Five- ‘Geh hin, Knecht! Kniee vor Fricka’ (Wotan) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre – Vienna Philharmonic – Solti (CD 3)
7. Der Meistersinger, Act II, Pt.1c - Met Opera - Die Meistersinger
8. The Lonely Surfer - Various Artists - Surfin’ Hits
9. Senses - New Order - Movement
10. Part V - Mark Isham - Tibet
Bonus: Hands of the Priestess, Pt. 2 - Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte

Fannin Street–Tom Waits
New Life–X
Piggies–The Beatles
Corruption–Iggy Pop
The Start Of Forever–Paul Weller
The Down Low–Nellie McKay
Black Tongue–Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Uptown–Robert Gordon
Handshake Drugs–Wilco
Hat And Feet–Fountains Of Wayne

Bonus track:

Holidays In The Sun–Sex Pistols

how to disappear completely – radiohead
love shock – slant 6
first we take manhattan – leonard cohen
heroes – david bowie
at my window sad and lonely – billy bragg & wilco
black friday rule – flogging molly
goin’ out west – tom waits
the shape is in a trance – thurston moore
kill the poor – dead kennedys
old elvis – franki stubbs

Smile At You – Fleetwood Mac
Kinshasa ‘M Boté – Jasper Van’t Hof
Toys Come To Life – Vincent Montana
Synth He Sized Her – Gaz
Man In A Suitcase – The Police
Genius – Quando Quango
Phantom – The Sisters of Mercy
Ghetto Child – Curtis Mayfield
The Ride Of Aida – Mort Garson
Butter Up (Instrumental) – Elektrik Dred

Breakout! – Patrice Rushen
A Blast of Loser (Mungolian Jet Set 9406 Remix) – Lindstrøm

Enya – “China Roses”
The Rumblers – “Boss”
Chuck Berry – “Little Queenie”
Tom Petty – “I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better”
Oingo Boingo – “No One Lives Forever”
Revels – “(Like) Tequila”
Dick Dale & The Del-Tones – “Sloop John B.”
The Beach Boys – “Finders Keepers”
Lorin Maazel: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra – Wagner: “Die Walküre – Act 1: Their Flight”
Allman Brothers – “Trouble No More”

Bob Dylan – “Delia”

1. “Let’s Groove” – Earth, Wind & Fire
2. “Mahone Bay Jig” – Natalie MacMaster
3. “Old Man Kensey” – R.E.M.
4. “But Not For Me” – Ella Fitzgerald
5. “How We Laughed” – The Riffs
6. “Let’s Bop” – Jack Earls
7. “Gunshy” – Liz Phair
8. “A Man And A Woman” – Chico O’Farrill
9. “Too Marvelous For Words” – Rosemary Clooney
10. “Electrolite” – R.E.M.

Bonus: “Gimme Danger” – The Stooges

Yeah, I like Cape Breton fiddling and Rosemary Clooney. Sue me.

1. Modern English – “Let’s All Dream” – Pillow Lips
2. Jackie Greene – “Everything To Me” – Sweet Somewhere Bound
3. Bruce Springsteen – “The Promise” – 18 Tracks
4. Bob Dylan – “Absolutely Sweet Marie” – Blonde On Blonde
5. Manu Chao – Rainin’ In Paradise” – La Radiolina
6. Iggy Pop – “Winners & Losers” – Blah Blah Blah
7. *Neil Diamond – “Sweet Caroline” – His 12 Greatest Hits
8. The Subdudes – “Social Aid & Pleasure Club” – Behind The Levee
9. Kristin Hersh – “Candyland” – Sunny Border Blue
10. Wilco – “Reservations” – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

**Bonus** Wanda Jackson – “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” – Queen Of Rockabilly

*If I was capable of shame, I would be mightily embarrassed by this.

The earlier than usual, but still post-pre-Friday “Kidney Stones are teh suck” Random X+

1) “Poppy Selling Man” – 9,999 Maniacs
2) “Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)” – De La Soul
3) “Roxanne” – The Police
4) “Caroline” – Concrete Blonde
5) “Black Friday Rule [Live]” – Flogging Molly
6) “Floret Silva: Carmina Burana” – Prague Festival Orchestra – Pavel Urbanek
7) “Dog New Tricks” – Garbage
8: “Purple Haze” – The Cure
9) “The Dangling Conversation” – Simon & Garfunkel
X) “Infected” – Bad Religion

Bonus tracks, to (hopefully) strengthen the play list

X+1) “Luther Played the Boogie” – Johnny Cash
X+2) “Fire Down Below” – Nick Cave

Salvation!

Cobblers – Cassetteboy
Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil – Sparks
(Baby, Baby) Can I Invade Your Country – Sparks
It’s a Sad World – Curt Boettcher
Ballad of Dwight Fry – Alice Cooper
Youve Got To Hide Your Pirates – MP3J
Blue Water – Public Image Ltd.
Young Tight Sweaters – 11,000 Switches
Devil Gate Drive – Suzi Quatro
Mickey Mouse [Whisky A-Go-Go, 1982] – Sparks
My Sharona – Love Me Do – unknown, 1979, first bootleg?

Ballad of Cable Hogue – Calexico
Where is My Mind – Pixies
Con Te Patiro’ – Andrea Bocelli
Shake The Sheets – Ted Leo
Can’t Make a Sound – Elliot Smith
Misguided Angel – Cowboy Junkies
Peace on Earth – u2
Aluminum – The White Stripes
Promise – Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club
Pool Song – Long Wave

One, I should get bonus points for not skipping over the Andrea Bocelli (blame the wife) which ruins an otherwise most stellar random ten. 2)My bonus is The Wait – Built To Spill

1. All Night Long – North Mississippi Allstars
2. Zydeco On The Bayou – Terrance Simien And The Mallet Playboys
3. Walking To New Orleans – The New Orleans Social Club
4. Feelin’ The Same Way – Norah Jones
5. That’s When I’ll Come Back To You – Louis Armstrong
6. Poison Love – Robert ‘One-Man’ Johnson
7. Luck So And So – Hot Club Of New Orleans
8. Alright By Me – Delbert McClinton
9. That’s Rock ‘n Roll – Janis Joplin
10. Darling Night – Van Morrison

Lucky Numer 11 – Heart Of Defiance – Molly Maher & Her Disbelievers

Bright Size Life – Pat Metheny
The Big One – Nellie McKay
Sega – Ry Cooder & Ali Farke Toure
Can’t Stop Losing You – The Police
Green Chimneys – Wynton Marsalis
Little Things – Los Lobos
Trio Blues – John Scofield
Child’s Play – Edgar Meyer
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Bob Dylan
Sliding Down – Edgar Meyer