According to my wife and kids, my music sucks, so I what bother you with my suckage.

However, I read this over at Balloon Juice and I thought you’d get a kick out of this. I’m sure The confederate wankee will enjoy a T-Bogg style “where are they now?” follow-up on his hard hitting Beauchamp flashlight series.

http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=11354

1. Rule the World with Love – Barenaked Ladies
2. All Star- Smash Mouth
3. A Friendly Goodbye- Bowling for Soup
4. Easy- Cosculluela, Eddie Dee, Tego Calderon & Zion
5. Epiphany-Bowling For Soup
6. Black Betty- Spiderbait
7. I’m Gay- Bowling For Soup
8. Snow (Hey Oh) – Red Hot Chili Peppers
9. Yours to Keep (Featuring Neneh cherry)- Teddy Bears
10.- Dance Hall Mood- Aswad
(and I did not cheat using Genius to generate a playlist, but my iPod in shuffle mode sure likes it some Bowling for Soup)

1. Record Session - Harry James - I’ve Heard That Song Before: The Hits of Harry James (2 of 2)
2. Far Away Eyes - The Rolling Stones - Some Girls
3. love has to take over - junie morrison - 6 Degrees of P-Funk
4. Scene One- ‘Weia! Waga! Woge, du Welle!’ (Woglinde, Wellgunde, Flosshilde) - Richard Wagner - Das Rheingold – Vienna Philharmonic – Solti (CD 1)
5. Many Too Many - Genesis - …And Then There Were Three…
6. Be Not Afraid - John Michael Talbot -
7. Bridge over Troubled Water - Paul Simon - Paul Simon’s Concert in the Park, August 15, 1991 (1 of 2)
8. In A Lifetime - Clannad - Macalla
9. Boris Gudonov, Act 3, pt.6 - Met Opera - Boris Gudonov
10. Movement I- Mercy - Jonathan Elias - The Prayer Cycle
Bonus: La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 3. Maledetto cane! - Puccini, Giacomo - La Fanciulla Del West (2)

You say Grapevine? I gotta have my Pips.

The Few, The Proud, The Dead – Karnage
Appetite – Prefab Sprout
Birmingham – Drive-By Truckers
I Can’t Keep From Talking – Golden Smog
Getting Away With It – Electronic
Middle School Frown – Josh Rouse
Something About England – The Clash
Leif Erikson – Interpol
The Junky Jews – Clem Snide
Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue – Ramones

Bonus:
Black Limousine – Rolling Stones

InnocentBystander, your lists can’t be any suckier than mine. Don’t believe me? Here:

Baby Driver – Simon & Garfunkel
Hain’t It Funny – k.d. lang
A Most Peculiar Man – Simon & Garfunkel
Life in the Fast Lane – The Eagles
Ain’t That a Kick In the Head – Dean Martin
Save Yourself – Suzy Bogguss
Crossroads – Don McLean
Real Love – The Doobie Brothers
Muskrat Ramble – Harry Connick, Jr.
Scenes From an Italian Restaurant – Billy Joel

Bonus: Something – The Beatles

Nuclear war
on the dance floor

Electric Six is on time

Electric lovin a sex crime

Your a pretty, pretty, pretty,pretty,pretty,pretty,pretty,pretty,pretty,
pretty,pretty,pretty,pretty,pretty girl

You can do a lot of things with that.

“Always Be” – Jeffery Gaines
“Streets Of Your Town” – Bryndle
‘Rain” – Patty Griffin
“Nick & Phil” Unwritten Law
“Another Day/Skip Raiderers Featuring Jada” – Paul Oakenfold
“Nuclear War” – Electric Six
“It’s You Song” – Garth Brooks
“Why” – Bad Boys 2
“Daisy Jane” – America
“The Nigga You Love To Hate” – Ice Cube

With Special Guest Track: “The Hard Way” – Mary Chapin Carpenter

That was pitiful.

1. All This Useless Beauty – Elvis Costello
2. This Land is Your Land – Bruce Springsteen
3. Gymnopédie no. 3 – Lent et Grave – Eric Satie played by Klara Kormendi
4. Rough Rider – The Selecter
5. Boris the Spider – The Who
6. Les and Ray – Le Tigre
7. I Shot the Sherrif – Eric Clapton
8. Demolition Man – The Police
9. 24 Hours – Eddie Boyd & his Chess Men
10. Amended – Ruby Falls

Bonus: Three Little Birds – Bob Marley & the Wailers

Guess I’m a traditionalist.

Glad of it, too.

Likes me some hockey.

1. “Eye Know”- De La Soul- 3 Feet High and Rising
2. “Devil Woman”- Phunk Junkeez- Injected
3. “Make My Way”- Blues Traveller- Straight On ‘Till Morning
4. “Take Time”- Lenny Kravitz- 5
5. “Like New”- Deer Hunter- Lights In The Sky Over: North America (NIN Tour 08)
6. “Jamming”- Bob Marley- Legend
7. “Pink and Blue”- Outkast- The Love Below
8. “Daydream Believers”- The Monkeys- Happy Days #1
9. “Blue Skies”- Harry Connick Jr.- 20
10. “Paid In Full”- Eric B. and Rakim- Paid In Full

and one more because of the Monkeys corporate radio suckitude-

11. “Pie Eye’s Blues”- Duke Ellington- Blues In Orbit

The Handsome Family “All the Time in Airports” Last Days of Wonder
Lucinda Williams “Main Road” Sweet Relief–A Benefit for Victoria Williams
Buena Vista Social Club “De Camino a la Vereda” Buena Vista Social Club
Albert King “Laundromat Blues” The Complete Stax/Volt Singles: 1959-1968
Shobha Gurtu “Dil Leke Muijhe Badnaam Kiva” Shobha Gurtu
Giant Sand “Astonished (in Memphis)” Chore of Enchantment
Peter Gabriel “Solsbury Hill” Shaking the Tree: 16 Golden Greats
Sonic Youth “The Sprawl” (live) Daydream Nation
Troy Andrews “Ooh Poo Pah Doo” Big Ol’ Box of New Orleans
James Brown “Bring It Up” Live at the Apollo Volume II

bonus
Talking Heads “Give Me Back My Name” Little Creatures

Disco Circus – Martin Circus
Stars – Mr. Fingers
Magic Key – Rare Earth
Next Door to the Blues – Etta James
Wild Ambitions – Yellow Magic Orchestra
Masikulu – Konono N1
Pela Janela (f. Gigi Rezende) – Thievery Corporation
likufanele – Zero 7
Another Green World – Brian Eno
Punch Drunk – Sade

Dance On The Groove (And Do The Funk) – Love International
Foreign Affair – Mike Oldfield

There are many good versions of Grapevine, but for my money no one touches Marvin’s.

And Whitfield leaves quite a legacy.

Morning from Luxembourg. Hope all is well back in the States.

1) Cannonball – The Breeders
2) Standing outside a broken phone booth… – Primitive Radio Gods
3) No Rain – Blind Melon
4) Level – Raconteurs
5) I predict a Riot – Kaiser Chiefs
6) Little Sister – Queens of the Stone Age
7) A-Punk – Vampire Weekend
The Distance – Cake
9) Last Nite – The Strokes
10) Helicopter – Bloc Party

I think I may have loaded my genius mix this week. Still… NICE!

Down Along the Cove – Bob Dylan
Blue Turns to Grey – The Rolling Stones
52d Street Theme – The Oscar Peterson Trio
Walking Through Fire – Mary Chapin Carpenter
Over You – Sheryl Crow
For You – Bruce Springsteen
Refugee- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Pearly Queen – Traffic
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm – Ella Fitzgerald and Louie Armstrong
Happy Christmas- John Lennon

Bonus

River – Joni Mitchell

Side 1
Kalyanji & Anadji Vs Automato – Fists Of Curry
Black Star – B Boys Will B Boys
Robyn Hitchcock – Lovers turn To Skulls
Liz Phair – Go On Ahead
Radiohead – Lucky

Side 2
Cowboy Junkies – Murder, Tonight, In The Trailer Park
White Stripes – Expecting
Page & Plant – 29 Palms
The Boats – Little Black Rays Of Hope
Soul Miner’s Daughter – Tried Hard Enough

1. Like the River – Sun Kil Moon
2. Joanni – Kate Bush
3. You Should’ve Been There – Marshall Crenshaw
4. One More Red Nightmare – King Crimson
5. Our Town – Marshall Crenshaw
6. Curtis – Medeski, Martin & Wood
7. Heard ‘em Say – Kanye West
8. I’m Your Toy (Live) – Elvis Costello & the Attractions
9. 1 2 3 4 – Feist
10. The Return of Jackie and Judy – Tom Waits

I have only one. Can’t get it out of my head after this lovely economic week that we have had. Jonathan Pryce singing “American Dream” from Miss Siagon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSjfaSCTsMo

As Billy Bragg said:
Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
Are here to put right everything that’s wrong
Holland and Holland and Lamont Dozier too
Are here to make everything OK for you

Josie & The Pussycats (Main Title) – Josie & The Pussycats
Loudnouth – Ramones
I Am Homicide – Tyrades
Hungry Beat – Fire Engines
Too Hot To Move – The Triffids
Eins, Zwei, Drei – Spillsbury
Ahma – Maria Kalaniemi & Aldargaz
She’s Having a Meltdown (Live) – The Reducers
Cha Till Sinn Tuille – Test Dept.
Little Latin Lupe Lu – The Kingsmen

Bonus track:
I Fought the Angels – The Delgados

The meltdown of the economy, the prospect of Cruella being preznit, they don’t matter now. Now that my dance party babe is back..

Burnin and Lootin — The Wailers
Bete Noir — Bryan Ferry
Tired of Being Alone — Al Green
My Life — Iris DeMent
Revolt of the Dyke Brigade — John Fahey
Burning Down the House — The Talking Heads
I Love Everybody — Lyle Lovett
My Old Timey Baby — Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
Smack Dab In The Middle — Ry Cooder
Box of Rain — Grateful Dead

buy ten, get: True Love Waits — Radiohead

the whirlings – dead meadow
outshined – soundgarden
infected – bad religion
the national anthem – radiohead
in my tree – pearl jam
carve it out – matt bauer & jolie holland
navajo – the black lips
nevada – scout niblett
i’m so lonesome i could die – johnny cash
astral weeks – van morrison

1. Wallflower – Switchblade Symphony
2. All Along the Watchtower – Blues Traveller with Dave Mathews
3. Not Coming Down – MoE
4. Easy Money – King Crimson
5. Song of the Sirens – Dead Can Dance
6. Hurry on Sundown – Hawkwind
7. Golden Dawn – Ministry
8. Tribal Gathering – Kraftwerk (2nd 10 minute set)
9. Idaho – Train
10. Kryptonite – Three Doors Down
Bonus
Medooza Tiefdruck (12-31-07) in entirety

Diamond Head – The Royal Guitar Ensemble
Ad-Lib Blues – Kay Martin’s Bodyguards
Mind Games – John Lennon
Pandemonium – OSYMYSO
Hello, My Dearie (One-Step) – Prince’s Band
ARRIAGA – Quartet in d [iii, minuet] – Voces String Quartet
PERLE: Wind Quintet Nº 4 [i] – Dorian Wind Quintet
COUPERIN: Les Matelotes Provençales – Mark Kroll
Fishin’ Blues [live] – Taj Mahal w/ the Pointer Sisters
Where To Go – Basil Kirchin

and three more for the triskadecaphilic:

SOUSA: Liberty Bell March – Pride of the ‘48 Band
Worried Man – Devo & Human Highway ensemble
Beta Catanin, track 09 – IOVAE

The Post-Pre-Friday “Black Bean-Cilantro hummus for breakfast” Random Ten +

1) “I Don’t Believe in Love” – Queensrÿche
2) “Long Time Ago” – White Magic
3) “Johnny Jump Up” - Brobdingnagian Bards
4) “In My Darkest Hour” – Megadeth
5) “Scarborough Faire” – Simon & Garfunkel
6) “Meet Me Outside” – Hair Theatre
7) “Ready To Go” – Pure Football Anthems
8: “Forgiven, Not Forgotten” – The Corrs
9) “Purple haze” – The Cure
10) “Girls” – The Beastie Boys

Interesting…on to the X plusses!

X+1) “Louder Than a Bomb” – Public Enemy
X+2) “Hello in There” – 9,999 Maniacs

OMG Robin Trower! I’m pulling out some old vinyl almost as I type

Post-Friday Random 10:

New York Dolls — “Puss And Boots”
Flamin’ Groovies — “Teenage Head”
The Cure — “Doubt”
Pennywise — “Straight Ahead”
The Dwarves — “Better Be Women”
The Killers — “All Of These Things That I’ve Done”
Black Tamborine — “Throw Aggi Off The Bridge”
Chain Reaction — “When I Needed You”
The Go-Betweens — “Love Is A Sign”
The Presidents Of The United States Of America — “Lump”