"Pump It Up" from Elvis Costello's 1978 album, This Year's Model. I think I may have posted this one before but I recently heard a Mudhoney version of this song which reminded me how great the original is.
For comparison's sake, here's the Mudhoney version from 2010.
"No Pants Policy" by Leslie Hall. Yeah. I went to see Leslie Hall this last Friday at the Vera Project and stayed up way past my normal bedtime to do it. It was totally worth it. Leslie is a crafter and all around badass performer besides being really funny and charming in person. If she's in your hood you should throw down the buckaroos to see her. And yes, she did wear a gold spandex body suit.
"Atmosphere" by Joy Division. Originally released as a French single in 1980, the song was re-released after the death of Ian Curtis as a double A-side single with "She's Lost Control" and again in 1988 with the music video.
"Jolene" by Dolly Parton. Catch the outfits on this one. One of my co-workers at the new job is named Jolene and every time she answers the phone this song pops in my head.
"Make the World Go Away" by Eddy Arnold. I'm feeling exactly this way right now - almost 6 am on a Monday morning and I'm ready to crawl back into bed and pull the head over my covers. I think we can all relate to this feeling.
"The Killing Moon" by Echo & the Bunnymen from the 1984 release, Ocean Rain. Personally, I need a little easing into my work week this week and this totally fits the bill. Enjoy!
I've been trying to think of music favorites thematically but my choices are a bit of a smorgasbord since I've been doing all kinds of listening lately. Enjoy!
Hedwig and the Angry Inch "Tear Me Down".
"Quick" from the Magnetic Fields' album Love at the Bottom of the Sea.
"Flashlight" by Parliament
"Rebel Girl" by Bikini Kill
"Girlfriend in a Coma" by the Smiths
I did warn you that it was a wide variety of music, but I'd say that it's also very representative of my music collection - eclectic!
I'm an Elvis Presley fan. I think I may have mentioned it on Music Monday before but I'll say it again - I love Elvis. His rock n' roll is good but my favorite album consists of rhythm and blues and some slightly country-ish tunes. The album, Sunshine, is a picture disk that has Elvis wearing two different cable knit sweaters (swoon).
I'm a big fan of old school Soul music - Aretha, Otis, Etta, Wilson, you get the idea. A large portion of my record collection consists of this genre of music and I'm always on the lookout for more. It's a feel good kind of music and even when it's sad it's still good.
My version of this song is from the album, Aretha Now which is totally kick ass.
"Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding. My favorite Otis song (this may have to do with seeing Duckie do a lip sync to this song in Pretty in Pink at a tender age).
Etta James singing "Something's Got a Hold On Me".
"Land of 1000 Dances" by Wilson Pickett. Do you know all of the dances he mentions? I spent a long internet session trying to find videos of them 'cause that's the kind of geek I am.
