What songs give you an unadulterated happy? I'm cranky and trying to be less so, and I think it might be fun to put together a WOO! playlist sometime in the future.
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Buffy ,'Beneath You'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
shrift - Dec 22, 2006 8:08:59 am PST #4666 of 10003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
DavidS - Dec 22, 2006 8:15:23 am PST #4667 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What songs give you an unadulterated happy?
Certain hard rock songs give me a stiffie.
"Search and Destroy" - Stooges
"Turn on the News" - Husker Du
"I Got Your Number" - Undertones
Then there are the glorious pop songs, which is a different joy.
"Heavenly Pop Hit" - The Chills
"Don't Worry Baby" - Beach Boys
"What You Do To Me" - Teenage Fanclub
"Ain't That Enough" - Teenage Fanclub
"It Won't Be Wrong" - Byrds
Also uptempo soul hits:
"The Love You Save" - Jackson 5
"25 Miles" - Edwin Starr
"I Don't Need No Doctor" - Ray Charles
Atropa - Dec 22, 2006 8:44:37 am PST #4668 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
"Rebel Rebel" and "Suffragette City" - David Bowie
"Plasticine" - Placebo
"Dead!" - MCR
"Disco 2000" - Pulp
"Why Can't I Be You" - The Cure
"The Last of the Famous International Playboys" - Morrissey (I have been known to listen to this song on repeat for an hour at a time.)
"Nobody Likes You When You're Dead" - Zombina and the Skellytones
Atropa - Dec 22, 2006 8:49:20 am PST #4669 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Oh, and add "Dare" by The Gorillaz to my list.
Nicklas - Dec 22, 2006 10:55:49 am PST #4670 of 10003
"Either it's murder, or this library has a very strict overdue policy."
"Emily" - Adam Green
"Rasputin" - Boiled in Lead
"Divine Hammer" - the Breeders
"Sing Out" - Cats Laughing
"Fly With the High" - Curve (I know, I know, but really.)
"Death of Glory" - the Clash
"Laugh, love, fuck" - the Coup
"Iron woman" - Devin Davis
"Right around the corner" - Detroit Cobras
"My best Friend" - Hello Saferide
"Thick as Thieves" - the Jam
"When I See That Girl Of Mine" - The Kinks
"The Laws Have Changed" - the New Pornographers
"I like a boy in uniform (school uniform)" - the Pipettes
"Don't Stop the Music" - Robyn
"Don't go away" - the Runaways
"0-60" - Sally Crewe and the Sudden Moves
And possibly the entire new TV on the Radio cd. I didn't even dare to think about Motown/Stax.
Volans - Dec 22, 2006 11:36:07 am PST #4671 of 10003
move out and draw fire
Jon, thanks!
joe boucher - Dec 22, 2006 1:02:02 pm PST #4672 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
Hi, folks. Long time, no post. Trial's finally over & I'm starting to dig out from all the other stuff that piled up. May even get some unpacking done with two long weekends coming up. Woo and hoo.
Just read through the backlog of posts & saw Tina's request for harmonica solos. I just sent "Mellow Down Easy" to Buffistarawk. It was the first Little Walter tune I heard & remains a favorite. The comp I heard it on is available at bargain prices. It's a great record, a steal at any price short of a Velvets' acetate. If I finally get my turntable up & running I can send more of it.
As for Christgau, don't start me to talkin'... (that's a little Sonny Boy Williamson reference, to continue the harmonica theme.) Seriously, no time to pontificate, which I'm sure will please at least some of you, but I wanted to post the links to the intros to seventies and eighties Consumer Guides. The essays include decade overviews as well as explanations of his criteria which I find interesting and useful. (The latter because he's pretty self-aware and -reflective. He addresses a lot of the misgivings he and others have about his enterprise, but doesn't let them stop him from getting on with the task.) I'd also like to note that 1970 was the big year for A+ records with 6, & that 5 of them are in the top 13 of his top 40 for the decade. Oddly, his top album from 1971, Miles Davis's Jack Johnson (he puts them in order in the book; they go in alphabetical order within the grade on the website) isn't on the list even though There's a Riot Goin' and Every Picture Tells a Story are. (I assume that since all of the Ray Charles compilation that was second or third on his 1971 list predates the seventies that's why it wasn't on the seventies' top 40.) Anyway, time for some Xmas shopping. I hope to be less of a stranger in the coming year.
DavidS - Dec 22, 2006 1:08:57 pm PST #4673 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Mr. Boucher!
don't start me to talkin' (that's a little Sonny Boy Williamson reference, to continue the harmonica theme.)
And a Dolls reference. Smooooth.
I'd also like to note that 1970 was the big year for A+ records
It really was a great year for music. '78 and '79 have more A records, but if I had to live with just one year I'd take '70 for the variety.
DavidS - Dec 22, 2006 1:14:59 pm PST #4674 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Theodosia - Dec 22, 2006 1:48:17 pm PST #4675 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Ooh, I'm on my Mom's computer right now, so I can't download Sleigh Ride, but the good thing about Buffistarawk is that the link doesn't go bad. :-)