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A bit of a writing exercise, a bit of a compulsive list (spent several months whittling from my most listened Spotify tunes), and a hope that I’ll score some new tunes along the way from people who wanna talk music with me.
I plan to write about a song on my list every weekday I can. Be cool, I’m not an expert on music, and my tastes aren’t as diverse or interesting as I once pretended them to be. I’ll try to keep this first post updated with a running list. Spotify playlist with the whole thing descending here 100-1 if you wanna dig in early:
100: Arab Strap - The First Big Weekend
99: Sigur Ros - Gobbledigook
98. Dirty Projectors - Stillness is the Move
97. Willie Nelson - Night Life
96. Kevin Morby - Campfire
95. Mission of Burma - That’s When I Reach for My Revolver
94. Prince - Let’s Go Crazy
93. A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears
92. Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
91. Leonard Cohen - Bird on a Wire
90. Squeeze - Up the Junction
89. Jim Croce - Operator
88. Mac DeMarco - My Old Man
87. Eric B. and Rakim - Don’t Sweat the Technique
86. Counting Crows - Omaha
85. Tyler Childers - Lady May
84. Orrin Evans - Explain it to Me
83. Digable Planets - Dog it
82. Bob Dylan - The Man in Me
81. This is the Kit - Shinbone Soap
80. Titus Andronicus - The Battle of Hampton Roads
79. Sly and the Family Stone - Family Affair
78. The Wood Brothers - Postcards from Hell
77. Big Boi - Tangerine
76. Yellow Ostrich - Whale
75. Clipse - Grindin’
74. Grandaddy - Jed the Humanoid
73. Gillian Welch - Everything is Free
72. Blake Mills - Wintersong
71. Big Thief - Simulation Swarm
70. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
69. Green Day - She
68. The Cranberries - Linger
67. The Beach Boys - Caroline, No
66. Spoon - My Little Japanese Cigarette Case
65. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg - The Next Episode
64. The Strokes - Someday
63. Loudon Wainwright III - Motel Blues
62. Sufjan Stevens - John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
61. Frank Ocean - Thinking Bout You
60. Invincible - Ropes
59. Built to Spill - Traces
58. A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick it?
57. The Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin’ On
56. Velvet Underground & Nico - Heroin
55. Outkast - Rosa Parks
54. Frog - You Know I’m Down
53. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - How Long Do I Have to Wait For You?
52. Third Eye Blind - Jumper
51. Nick Drake - River Man
50. Band of Horses - Is there a Ghost?
49. Frontier Ruckus - The Blood
48. Allman Brothers Band - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (Live)
47. Steely Dan - Do it Again
46. Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - Almost Cut My Hair
45. Modest Mouse - Paper Thin Walls
44. The Tallest Man on Earth - Love is All
43. Daniel Johnston - Life in Vain
42. Television - Marquee Moon
41. Wilco - Spiders (Kidsmoke)
40. Simon and Garfunkel - For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
39. Miles Davis - Shh / Peaceful
38. Grateful Dead - Box of Rain
37. The Beatles - Hey Bulldog
36. David Bowie - Queen Bitch
35. Ann Peebles - I Can’t Stand the Rain
34. Nirvana - Something in the Way
32. Pavement - Gold Soundz
31. Wolf Parade - California Dreamer
30. Watchhouse - Daylight
29. The Cure - Just Like Heaven
28. Phoenix - Lasso
27. Pink Floyd - Dogs
26. Bill Callahan - Baby’s Breath
25. LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great
24. Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
23. Rolling Stones - She’s a Rainbow
22. Madonna - Like a Prayer
21. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Don’t Haunt this Place
20. The Mountain Goats - The Recognition Scene
19. Animal Collective - Fireworks
18. Faces - Ooh La La
17. Broken Social Scene - Almost Crimes
16. The Wrens - Happy
15. Keith Fullerton Whitman - Lisbon
14. Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
13. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
12. Bon Iver - 33 “GOD”
11. Neutral Milk Hotel - Song Against Sex
10. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
9. Curtis Mayfield - Move on Up
8. Bill Withers - A Lovely Day
7. Daft Punk - One More Time
6. The Microphones - I Want Wind to Blow
5. Talking Heads - Burning Down the House
4. Radiohead - Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
3. Songs: Ohia - Captain Badass
2. Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
1. The Zombies - The Way I Feel Inside
I plan to write about a song on my list every weekday I can. Be cool, I’m not an expert on music, and my tastes aren’t as diverse or interesting as I once pretended them to be. I’ll try to keep this first post updated with a running list. Spotify playlist with the whole thing descending here 100-1 if you wanna dig in early:
100: Arab Strap - The First Big Weekend
99: Sigur Ros - Gobbledigook
98. Dirty Projectors - Stillness is the Move
97. Willie Nelson - Night Life
96. Kevin Morby - Campfire
95. Mission of Burma - That’s When I Reach for My Revolver
94. Prince - Let’s Go Crazy
93. A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears
92. Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
91. Leonard Cohen - Bird on a Wire
90. Squeeze - Up the Junction
89. Jim Croce - Operator
88. Mac DeMarco - My Old Man
87. Eric B. and Rakim - Don’t Sweat the Technique
86. Counting Crows - Omaha
85. Tyler Childers - Lady May
84. Orrin Evans - Explain it to Me
83. Digable Planets - Dog it
82. Bob Dylan - The Man in Me
81. This is the Kit - Shinbone Soap
80. Titus Andronicus - The Battle of Hampton Roads
79. Sly and the Family Stone - Family Affair
78. The Wood Brothers - Postcards from Hell
77. Big Boi - Tangerine
76. Yellow Ostrich - Whale
75. Clipse - Grindin’
74. Grandaddy - Jed the Humanoid
73. Gillian Welch - Everything is Free
72. Blake Mills - Wintersong
71. Big Thief - Simulation Swarm
70. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
69. Green Day - She
68. The Cranberries - Linger
67. The Beach Boys - Caroline, No
66. Spoon - My Little Japanese Cigarette Case
65. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg - The Next Episode
64. The Strokes - Someday
63. Loudon Wainwright III - Motel Blues
62. Sufjan Stevens - John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
61. Frank Ocean - Thinking Bout You
60. Invincible - Ropes
59. Built to Spill - Traces
58. A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick it?
57. The Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin’ On
56. Velvet Underground & Nico - Heroin
55. Outkast - Rosa Parks
54. Frog - You Know I’m Down
53. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - How Long Do I Have to Wait For You?
52. Third Eye Blind - Jumper
51. Nick Drake - River Man
50. Band of Horses - Is there a Ghost?
49. Frontier Ruckus - The Blood
48. Allman Brothers Band - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (Live)
47. Steely Dan - Do it Again
46. Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - Almost Cut My Hair
45. Modest Mouse - Paper Thin Walls
44. The Tallest Man on Earth - Love is All
43. Daniel Johnston - Life in Vain
42. Television - Marquee Moon
41. Wilco - Spiders (Kidsmoke)
40. Simon and Garfunkel - For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
39. Miles Davis - Shh / Peaceful
38. Grateful Dead - Box of Rain
37. The Beatles - Hey Bulldog
36. David Bowie - Queen Bitch
35. Ann Peebles - I Can’t Stand the Rain
34. Nirvana - Something in the Way
32. Pavement - Gold Soundz
31. Wolf Parade - California Dreamer
30. Watchhouse - Daylight
29. The Cure - Just Like Heaven
28. Phoenix - Lasso
27. Pink Floyd - Dogs
26. Bill Callahan - Baby’s Breath
25. LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great
24. Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
23. Rolling Stones - She’s a Rainbow
22. Madonna - Like a Prayer
21. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Don’t Haunt this Place
20. The Mountain Goats - The Recognition Scene
19. Animal Collective - Fireworks
18. Faces - Ooh La La
17. Broken Social Scene - Almost Crimes
16. The Wrens - Happy
15. Keith Fullerton Whitman - Lisbon
14. Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
13. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
12. Bon Iver - 33 “GOD”
11. Neutral Milk Hotel - Song Against Sex
10. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
9. Curtis Mayfield - Move on Up
8. Bill Withers - A Lovely Day
7. Daft Punk - One More Time
6. The Microphones - I Want Wind to Blow
5. Talking Heads - Burning Down the House
4. Radiohead - Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
3. Songs: Ohia - Captain Badass
2. Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
1. The Zombies - The Way I Feel Inside
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