OK, I’m gonna play it for real this time. Working from a limited palette, as there are only 13 CDs in my devil-box. (This ain’t no iPod crap.)

Buck’s Boogie (Studio Version) – Blue Öyster Cult

It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World – James Brown

Hello Little Girl – Muddy Waters

I Love You a Thousand Ways – Lefty Frizzell

Night in Tunisia – Charlie Parker

Investigation – Burning Spear

Sleeping in a Jar – The Mothers of Invention

Who Will Buy The Wine? – Charlie Walker

In The Jailhouse Now – Webb Pierce

Take an Old Cold ‘Tater (…and Wait) – Little Jimmy Dickens

Bonus: In the Mood – Duke Ellington

Hmmm. 27 tune, two-disc Honky Tonk Classics over represented. Six tune Sun Ra disc not represented. Whatever.

The Girl from Ipanema – Antonio Carlos Jobim
The Girl from Yesterday – The Eagles
Keep the Customer Satisfied – Simon & Garfunkel
Streets of London – Cleo Laine
Brandy Alexander – Feist
No Reply – The Beatles
Time Rag – Joan Baez
You and I – Lee Oskar
Bluer Than Blue – Michael Johnson
So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright – Simon & Garfunkel

Bonus: Kind Hearted Woman Blues – Eric Clapton

Thankfully it’s the last Sinterklaas day of the Bush Administration. In honor of that, I’m ready for my 10.

1) The Angry Mob – The Kaiser Chiefs
2) I’m Afraid of Americans (NIN V.1 mix) – David Bowie and Trent Reznor
3) American Woman – The Guess Who
4) The Rockafeller Skank – Fatboy Slim
5) Fight The Power – Public Enemy
6) Jeremy – Pearl Jam
7) Got to Give it Up (Part 1) – Marvin Gaye
Waiting Room – Fugazi
9) Say it Ain’t So – Weezer
10) Immigrant Song (BBC Sessions) – Led Zeppelin

and bonus ones because I really liked that mix:
11) Hit em Up – 2pac
12) It’s Like That – Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins mix.

Hope everyone has a great day and a fantastic weekend.

1. “Satellite”- DMB- Under The Table And Dreaming
2. “Eine Kliene Nachtmusik in G Major”- Mozart
3. “Hymn of the Big Wheel”- Massive Attack- Singles 90-98
4. “Heat Wave”- Linda Ronstadt- Greatest Hits
5. “But Not For Me”- Bill Coleman- The Art Of Jazz
6. “Mother And Child Reunion”- Paul Simon- Shining Like A National Guitar
7. “You Say You Like”- The Ravonettes- Pretty In Black
8. “Transistor”- 311- 11/28/97 The Armory (Live)
9. “Jumping Jack Flash”- The Rolling Stones- Flashpoint
10. “Four Kicks”- Kings Of Leon- Aha Shake Heartbreak

Bonus!

“Hear My Train A Comin’ (Alternate Take)”- The Jimi Hendrix Experience- BBC Sessions

“Sure Shot”- Beastie Boys- Seven Day Weekend (Live in Italy)

Side One
John Prine – Donald and Lydia
White Zombie – Electric Head Pt 2
Andrew Bird’s Bowl Of Fire – Satisfied
Spoon – Sister Jack (piano demo)
Andrew Bird – Heretics (early version)

Side Two
Liz Phair – 6′1″
Rolling Stones – Rip This Joint
Rolling Stones – You Better Move On
Elliott Smith – A Fond Farewell
Califone – St. Augustine

Bonus 7″ Flexidisc
Velvet Crush – Turn Down

Holy moley am I jealous about the Aimee Mann/Nelly McKay double bill! Enjoy.

Here’s my ten…

Warrior–Steve Earle
After The Fall–Ray Davies
The Bagman’s Gambit — The Decemberists
Spread — Outkast
Playboy To A Man — Elvis Costello
Give Me Novacaine — Green Day
Tell Me — The Rolling Stones
Chinese Rocks — Johnny Thunders
She Called Me Daddy — Iggy Pop
Whole Wide World — The Proclaimers

Bonus Zappadan cut…

Cosmic Debris — Frank Zappa

Shanti!

Oooo. Nellie McKay. I can’t wait to see the look on her face when I tell I know she wrote “David” for me.

U.S.S. Zydecoldsmobile – Sonny Landreth

Ever Fallen In Love – Fine Young Cannibals

Oh Well – Joe Jackson

Pásale la Lengua – Samy Diez

Unheard Music – X

Topsy Part 2 – Cozy Cole

All Shall Be Well – Pete Townshend & Deborah Conway & Chyna

Appel Indirect – Django Reinhardt

Mountain of Love – Johnny Rivers

Bound to Lose – Holy Modal Rounders

Malus: Tribal Connection – Gogol Bordello

1. Be Your Own Pet – Bunk Trunk Skunk

2. Tom Waits – Soldier’s Things

3. Massive Attack – Teardrop

4. EMF – Unbelievable

5. Scout Niblett – Let Thine Heart Be Warned

6. Fiery Furnaces – Unknown Live Track

7. The Who – See My Way

8. Moby – Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?

9. The Smiths – The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

10. Be Your Own Pet – Ouch

BONUS: Frank Zappa – Zomby Woof

Cupid Come – My Bloody Valentine
Party At Ground Zero – Fishbone
If We Don’t Disagree – Cody Chesnutt
Highly Suspicious – My Morning Jacket
Johny Hit & Run Paulene – X
Dreamer – Dennis Wilson
I – Bad Brains
Dennis – Badfinger
Apache Rose Peacock – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Summer’s Ending – Abra Moore

Eleven:
Someone Something – Spoon

Here we go:

1. The Notwist – This Room (Remix by Four Tet and Minitoba)
2. Husker Du – Listen
3. The Blakes – Commit
4. Rank and File – Amanda Ruth
5. Junior Brown – Semi-Crazy
6. Kind Brothers – Top Drawer
7. Descendents – M-16
8. Operation Ivy – Unity
9. The Replacements – Sweet Home Chicago (live)
10. The Smiths – Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want

That actually fits together fairly nicely.

Happy weekend to all.

“White and Grey” – Math and Physics Club – Movie Ending Romance
“I Was Wrong” – Black Tambourine – Complete Recordings
“O, Ohio” – The National Lights – The Dead Will Walk, Dear
“Mr. Clean” – The Jam – All Mod Cons
“Shine” – Slowdive – Catch the Breeze
“The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” – Gil Scott-Heron – Pieces of a Man
“Shoot ‘Em Down” – Ghostland Observatory – Delete…Delete…! Eat Meat!
“Sidewalking (Extended version)” – The Jesus and Mary Chain – The Sound of Speed
“Straight Up” – Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl
“Do You Love Me? (Part 2)” – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Let Love In

Bonus #11:
“The Pirate Song” – The Besties – Singer

waiting for pete doherty to die – the indelicates
and no more shall we part – nick cave and the bad seeds
try not to breathe – r.e.m.
response to griot – defiance, ohio
underneath the bottle – lou reed
distant – hoover
nothing in the world can stop me worryin bout that girl – the kinks
eagle fighting zebra – the monolators
creeps like me – lyle lovett
you remind me of something – bonnie prince billy

Kinks – Here Come the People in Grey
Anti-Flag – No Paradise
Dave Alvin – Guilty Man
Dengue Fever – Sleepwalking Through the Mekong
Modern Lovers – Modern World
5.6.7.8.s – Jane in the Jungle
Pixies – Silver
Sonantes – Looks Like to Kill
Mighty Imperials – Matador
Nick Cave – The Singer

The Lonesome River – Bob Dylan featuring Ralph Stanley
One (Blake’s Got A New Face) – Vampire Weekend
You Know I’m No Good – Amy Winehouse
Today – Jefferson Airplane
Long Lost Twin – Clem Snide
Love Ain’t For Keeping – The Who
The Harder They Come – Jimmy Cliff
Joy – Lucinda Williams
Can’t Explain – Love
The World Turns All Around Her (Alternate Mix) – The Byrds

Conor Oberst “NYC-Gone, Gone” Conor Oberst
The Who “Mary Anne with the Shakey Hand” (alternate version) The Who Sell Out
Future Bible Heroes “Losing Your Affection” Eternal Youth
Louis Jordan “Let the Good Times Roll” Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues
Jon Langford “Homburg” All the Fame of Lofty Deeds
David McComb & Adam Peters “Don’t Go Home with Your Hard-On” I’m Your Fan
Jon Langford and His Sadies “Little Vampires” Mayors of the Moon
Remmy Ongala and Orchestre Super Matimila “I Want to Go Home” Mambo
Billy Bragg “Little Time Bomb” (demo) Workers Playtime
The Minus 5 “Twilight Distillery” The Minus 5

bonus
Sleater-Kinney “Youth Decay” All Hands on the Bad One

1. Love – “Old Man” – Forever Changes
2. Jill Sobule – “I Saw A Cop” — Underdog Victorious
3. Bob Dylan – “Day Of The Locusts” — New Morning
4. The Small Faces – “Every Little Bit Hurts” — The Best Of British Blues
5. Blue Magic – “Sideshow” — Atlantic Rhythm And Blues: 1947-1974
6. Spirit – “Morning Will Come” — Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
7. Etta James – “Purple Rain” — All The Way
8. OP8 – “Leather” — Slush
9. Talking Heads – “Give Me Back My Name” — Little Creatures
10. Taj Mahal – “A Little Soulful Tune” — Giant Step & De Ole Folks At Home

**Bonus** Iggy Pop – “Hide Away” — Blah Blah Blah

Black Queen – Stephen Stills
In the Shape of a Heart – Jackson Browne
You Can’t Catch Me – Chuck Berry
Maggie’s Farm – Bob Dylan
Come On Up – The Rascals
Don’t Do Me Like That – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Lay It Down – Cowboy Junkies
Move Over – Janis Joplin
Won’t Stop – Bob Seger
This Old Town – Tom Petty

Bonus

Sweet Potato Pie – Ray Charles & James Taylor
Won’t You Try – Jefferson Airplane

When Smokey Sings — ABC
Hot Pants — James Brown
Day Dreaming — Aretha
Hoochie Koochie Man — Muddy Waters
I Cover the Waterfront — Billie Holiday
Avalon — Benny Goodman
Quadrangle — Jackie McLean
When Love Comes to Town — U2 and B. B. King
Ruby, My Dear — Monk and Coltrane
I Want to Ta-Ta You Baby — Johnny “Guitar” Watson