Category Archives: Tunes

Song of the Day.

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“The Guy that Says Goodbye to You Is Out of His Mind”
Griffin House
You don’t need to change
A thing about you, Babe
I’m telling you, from where I sit,
You’re one of a kind
Relationships, I don’t know why,
They never work out and they make you cry
But the guy that says goodbye to you is out of his mind
Well I’ve been down and I need your help
I’ve been feeling sorry for myself
Don’t hesitate to boost my confidence
Well I’ve been lost and I need direction
I could use a little love protection
What do you say, Honey, come to my defense
I’d stand up for you if it’s what you need
And I can take a punch, I don’t mind the bleed
As long as afterwards you feel bad for me
You give me all of your attention
I’ve got deep desire and it needs quenching
And I think that’s pretty plain for you to see
Well enough about me and more about you
Because that’d be the gentlemanly thing to do
I hope you like your men sweet and polite
I thought I was done with telling you
But I ain’t nearly halfway through
I’ve got a few more things I’d like to say to you tonight
Get Ready
You don’t need to change
A thing about you, Babe
I’m telling you, from where I sit,
You’re one of a kind
Relationships, I don’t know why,
They never work out and they make you cry
But the guy that says goodbye to you is out of his mind
You always did kind of drive me crazy
And it pissed me off because I let it faze me
But I never wanted my time with you to end
Now I’m back in town for a day or two
But mostly I came back just to see you
I’m leaving now but I don’t want to go
You don’t need to change
A thing about you, Babe
I’m telling you, from where I sit,
You’re one of a kind
Relationships, I don’t know why,
They never work out and they make you cry
But the guy that says goodbye to you is out of his mind.

Spooky!

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Did you hear The Cinematic Orchestra singing “To Build a Home” on one of your TV shows last week? (I can’t remember which one. FNL I think. or DS$.)
I did…but I thought it was Antony & the Johnsons because holy crap does it SOUND exactly LIKE him.

Quote of the Day.

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“I’ve always been a sucker for sad songs. I can listen to nothing but Slowdive records and be a pig in shit, so I naturally gravitate to writing those kinds of songs,” Bridwell says.

[click quote to go to full Harp Magazine interview; link via DJBV.]

I’ve got nothing but good things to say about the new Band of Horses “Cease to Begin” [doh]. I find the album totally entrancing and it’s one of my favorites of the year. But admittedly their songs are not super upbeat. Like their lead singer, I’m more than happy to listen to sad songs and wallow.

À la Super Eggplant, currently, I am…

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Making: Working on the layouts for the two Friendship Star quilts. Also making a mini quilt out of leftover squares. But doesn’t look like there’ll be much time this weekend for it so we’ll see if I get anything done.
Reading: Just about finished with “A Complicated Kindness” by Miriam Toews, the book that swept Canada. (Pretty sure I bought this in London last January – when Alison posted about it this summer, it bumped itself higher on my TBR list…). I’m less than one El ride from finishing. Uh oh! Better figure out what I’m going to read next!
Watching: Wow, I loved both Bones and Life this week although I haven’t posted to the TV blog about either one yet. And I’m definitely seeing at least one movie this weekend although I’m not sure which one yet. Next week I’ve got tickets to two oldies (Peter Watkins-directed “Punishment Park” and Nicolas Roeg-directed “Walkabout”) that are showing as part of the Chicago Arts & Humanities festival.
Listening: I’m listening to Stars because I’m going to see them tomorrow night, along with some other random singles, and the soundtrack to Control which I went to see for a second time the other night.

In Concert: Tom Paxton

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When I told my dad I went to hear Tom Paxton, he was surprised to hear Paxton was still alive. (Then he said, “Well I guess he’s probably not that much older than me if I stop and think about it…) Then he immediately starting singing a Paxton song to me, one from around the time of my birth.
Paxton’s not as famous to the rest of the world, but certainly in the folk world, he’s as well known as Joan Baez, Pete Seeger and others of that ilk. Witty and sharp, his personal songs are just as entertaining as his political ones. Lovely voice, great sentiments, and a heart solidly in the right place. A very enjoyable evening.

In Concert: Rogue Wave

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One of my favorite bands of recent years, I was glad to finally see them live even though I didn’t stay for the entire thing given it was a Wednesday night, they didn’t go on until 10:30, and I had to arrive at the office by 6 a.m. the following morning.
Lead singer has a very unique voice to me. Not sure if they are sonically enhancing it somehow but sometimes sounds like it’s echoing from the bottom of a well. Very rich. Sounded really good. Solid. They’re maybe not quite as pop-py as the Shins, not quite as quirky as Band of Horses — but along those lines.

À la Super Eggplant, currently, I am…

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…currently I am supposed to be working on my French homework. Bygones…
Making: Got back into the swing o’ the Friendship Stars this week (click on ‘blog’ above to check ’em out should you so desire). Hopefully this weekend I will at least be done with all the individual blocks I need so I can start trying out layouts.
Reading: A somewhat philosophical story about a girlhood friendship gone wrong, “The Myth of You and Me” by Leah Stewart. I’m really into it.
Watching: I’ve barely watched TV so far this week, can you believe it? Worked three nights in a row, then a concert, and tonight French. Oh sweet monkey sundae, am I going to be busy with the TIVO on my comp day tomorrow…
Listening: To three somewhat melancholy boys, although not as melancholy as some. Joshua James “The Sun Is Always B…” [my iPod is only telling me that much of the album name, too funny]: I’m really diggin the first few songs; the new Graham Colton “Flying Upside Down”: I enjoy a lot of it, but it gets a bit twangy; and the new Joe Purdy “Take My Blanket and Go”. Is Joe Purdy the new Ryan Adams or what? Dude puts out a new album every other week it seems. They’re all really lovely. Each one has a major tearjerker. Remember that song “Wash Away” that was on Lost a long time ago that I used to talk about constantly? (If you get mixes from me, you have it.) This album’s “one of those” is “Sinkin’ Low.” Soooo pretty. SO! Oh and also really diggin’ some songs from Mr. Hudson & the Library “A Tale of Two Cities”, particularly their “On the Street Where You Live” cover. Brilliant!! Thanks, MG!

Selected Sampler Singles – Paste #34

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New (to me) Songs I’m Diggin:
“The Underdog” Spoon (not new today, but this sampler is where I first heard it)
“White Dove” John Vanderslice
“Put a Penny in the Slow” Fionn Regan (folksy, rolling guitar)
“Better People” Xavier Rudd (oh man this is so reminding me of something but I just can’t quite put my finger on it…)
“Parsons White” Phonograph
“Black Skies for the High & Mighty” Wrinkle Neck Mules (straight up country)
“Postcard from Kentucky” Rocky Votolato
“Oh Mary Don’t You Weep” Mike Farris (can I get a witness?)
“I Believe” Peter Searcy (anthemic)
“If You’re Gonna Leave” Emerson Hart (melancholy)
“Run” Renee Stahl (a little like Eliza Carthy)
Old Friends:
“Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe” Okkervil River
from Paste #34.