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Friday Random Ten “Sometimes You Just Gotta Do Yard Work” Edition

Sorry about the radio silence yesterday afternoon.  See edition title for why.

Ten songs from your party shuffle on iTunes, or however you shuffle your music.

1) “Bob George”—-Prince
2) “You’re A Big Girl Now”—-The Stylistics
3) “Suzanne Is Getting Married”—-Screeching Weasel
4) “I Had A Talk With My Man”—-Mitty Collier
5) “Milk Lizard”—-Dillinger Escape Plan
6) “Someone Great”—-LCD Soundsystem
7) “Forty Miles Of Bad Surf”—-The Lively Ones
8) “Deep Red Bells”—-Neko Case
9) “Rushholme Ruffians”—-The Smiths
10) “Grip Like A Vice”—-The Go! Team

The Go!  Team:

LCD Soundsystem:

The Smiths:

Bonus song from Goldfrapp, because I feel like it:

 

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Posted by Amanda Marcotte on 12:18 PM • (24) Comments

I kind of killed the Home Taping thread, so I thought I would post this again here, just for funsies. This is an old Mix CD I made years ago featuring songs you hipsters have probably heard a thousand times, but I really like the flow. You can download the whole thing, along with cover art, at the link below.

1.  Mercury Rev—Coney Island Cyclone
2.  Grandaddy—The Crystal lake
3.  Elf Power—We Dream In Sound
4.  The Flaming Lips—The Switch That Turns Off the Universe
5.  Circulatory System—Outside Blasts
6.  Múm—K/Half Noise
7.  Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds—All Tomorrow’s Parties
8.  The Raincoats—Lola
9.  The Halo Benders—Don’t Touch My Bikini
10.  BLOW—Hock It
11.  Le Tigre—Hot Topic
12.  Yeah Yeah Yeahs—Pin
13.  KaitO—Should I
14.  The Go! Team—Panther Dash
15.  The Rapture—Sister Savior
16.  LCD Soundsystem—Yeah (Crass Version
17.  Of Montreal—How Lester Lost His Wife

Download Link: Fearless Freaks

Comment #1: tapeworm  on  08/01  at  12:35 PM

Q: What did Frankenstein say to his sweetheart?

A:  “It was love at first fright!”

1.  Colt 45 - Afroman
2.  Someone in the Trees - Stephen Sondheim
3.  Oh Darling! - Sahara Hotnights
4.  All Through The Night - Cole Porter (Anything Goes)
5.  Highest Judge of All/ You’ll Never Walk Alone - Rodgers and Hammerstein
6.  Where Have all of the Rude Boys Gone? - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
7.  Going to Georgia (Live) - The Mountain Goats
8.  The Devil’s Work Day - Modest Mouse
9.  (Not) Getting Married Today - Stephen Sondheim (Company, 1994)
10.  Cold Canyon - Violent Femmes

MAKE WAY FOR THE BONUS SONG!
Hearts Of Oak - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
THE BONUS SONG WAS HERE!  YOU MAY RESUME YOUR NORMAL SCHEDULE

Comment #2: Jonathan Hohensee  on  08/01  at  12:37 PM

The “Too much love” edition:

1. Indian Poker - Brainiac
2. En habit de cheval - Erik Satie
3. Satellite of Love - Lou Reed
4. Reservations - Wilco
5. Inside of Love - Nada Surf
6. Message of Love - Jimi Hendrix
7. Susie Q - Creedence Clearwater Revival
8. Wish Fulfillment - Sonic Youth
9. Wanksta - 50 Cent
10. I Hope That I Don’t Fall in Love With You - Tom Waits

and the bonus, which, I pray, does not involve love - Eu E Voce - Stan Get & Joao Gilberto

Since I can’t read Portuguese, that one gets a pass.

Comment #3: inkybrain  on  08/01  at  12:48 PM

1) He’s Back - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

2) Around the Universe in Eighty Days - Klaatu

3) Second Home By the Sea - Genesis

4) A Day in The Life - The Beatles

5) Peace Be Still - Curan Reichart

6) In K-Mart Wardrobe - Was(Not Was)

7) Woe is Me - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

8) Blue Trail Of Sorrow - Alison Krauss & Union Station

9) Welcome - The Who

10) Mahogany Whispers - Deborah Liv Johnson

<sigh> Mine never seem as cool as everyone else’s.  Of course the same can be said of every single aspect of my life

Comment #4: Meghan  on  08/01  at  12:56 PM

Hey!  Dillinger Escape Plan!  Cool.

1. Never As Tired As When I’m Waking Up—LCD Soundsystem
2. Funkbox Party—The Masterdon Committee
3. Eternal Silence Within—Marblebog
4. Radio Moscow—Toll
5. Jolson and Jones—Scott Walker
6. Common Enemy—Napalm Death
7. Untitled—Baroness
8. Atmosphere—Joy Division
9. Love Theme Farewell—Angelo Badlamenti (Twin Peaks Sea 2 Soundtrack)
10. Stengah—Meshuggah

Comment #5: Dr. Locrian  on  08/01  at  12:58 PM

Fucking yard work. Been raining here for two weeks strait and in that time of not being able to mow a yellow-jacket nest has established itself squarely in the middle of my front yard. Supposed to be dry today so I get another element of risk in my extreme mowing (big steep hill to mow).

Car stereo ate itself so no iPod today, random ten from the work computer:

Caddy with the vertical grill edition.

1. “Lilian” - Link Wray & The Wraymen
2. “Punch Drunk” - Uncle Tupelo
3. “Ice Age’ - Warsaw
4. “Trouble Of This World (Coming Home)” - Nappy Roots
5. “Radio, Radio” - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
6. “Do You Wanna Get Heavy?” - Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
7. “Pink Deadly” - Grand Buffet
8. “Price of Paradise” - The Minutemen
9. “Burning House of Love” - X
10. “Dub System” - Augustus Pablo

Bonus: “Headcoat on Backwards” - Thee Headcoats

Comment #6: Sarcastro  on  08/01  at  12:59 PM

The Union Forever Edition:

1. The White Stripes - Bone Broke
2. De Novo Dahl - Shout
3. The Arcade Fire - Crown of Love
4. Sharon Jones & TDK - Nobody’s Baby
5. Detholz! - Army of Mars
6. Baby Teeth - Wolves
7. Art Brut - Good Weekend
8. Aimee Mann - Frankenstein
9. Tinariwen - Assouf
10. M83 - Skin Of The Night

Comment #7: JoeBlu  on  08/01  at  01:04 PM

1.  “L’amour á trois”, Stereo Total
2.  “Disorder”, Joy Division
3.  “In The City”, The Jam
4.  “Rehab”, Amy Winehouse
5.  “Love Ain’t For Keeping”, The Who
6.  “Can’t Say No”, The Helio Sequence
7.  “Don’t Talk To Me About Love”, Altered Images
8.  “Hidden Treasure”, Traffic
9.  “Jean Genie”, David Bowie
10.  “Games People Play”, Alan Parsons Project

Comment #8: Linnaeus  on  08/01  at  01:11 PM

Big Balls - AC/DC
Blue Monday - New Order
Stay Positive - The Hold Steady
Sanitarium - Metallica
The Wee Small Hours - Frank Sinatra
Stepping Out - Joe Jackson
This Land Is Your Land - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
Spoiled - Sebadoh
You Belong - Hercules and Love Affiar
That’s The Way Of The World - Earth, Wind & Fire

Comment #9: Mark  on  08/01  at  01:19 PM

1. Last Stop by Coleman Hawkins / 2. Mira Alrededor by Sergio Mendes and Brasil ‘66 / 3. Confusion on the Land by Cornel Campbell / 4. Baby I Got It by Jimmy Ruffin / 5. One of Those Nights by UFO / 6. Four, Three, Two, One by Perrey-Kingsley / 7. Circus Games by The Skids / 8. Aural Pleasure by Blackalicious / 9. What’cha Gonna Do by The Blazers / 10. Speed of Light by Teenage Fanclub

Comment #10: norbizness  on  08/01  at  01:41 PM

Original Surfaris - Exotic!
Joy Division - Colony
Pine Box Boys - The Wedding Gown
Fall - Gut of the Quantifier
Ennio Morricone - A Fistful of Dollars (title theme)
Savage Republic - Tabula Rasa
Savage Republic - Attempted Coup: Madagascar
Vivien Goldman - Launderette
Wanda Jackson - Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Ken Boothe - Ain’t No Sunshine

Comment #11: TomHilton  on  08/01  at  01:53 PM

Tapeworm—-unfortunately, that whole mix is in CDA format, instead of MP3, meaning that my Mac is saying, “Yeah right.”  So I had to delete it.

Comment #12: Amanda Marcotte  on  08/01  at  01:54 PM

Aw, nuts. I’ll rip it again and reload. It should be up in about five minutes.

Comment #13: tapeworm  on  08/01  at  01:57 PM

Meghan,

Hey, if you’ve got Second Home By The Sea on your list, I’ll be uncool with you.

1. Say Hello - Rosie Thomas
2. Last Promenade - Doug Burr
3. Right in the Head - M. Ward
4. Find Out - The Connells
5. Jerusalem - Sinead O’Connor (recently rediscovered awesomeness)
6. Ruby Falls - Guster
7. The Summer Lands - Mocha Lab
8. The Crane Wife 1 & 2 - The Decemberists
9. Fences - Paramore
10. Step Inside This House - Lyle Lovett

Bonus:

That’s How I Knew This Story Would Break My Heart - Aimee Mann

Comment #14: the matthew show  on  08/01  at  02:13 PM

It’s been a long time since you’ve said that Amanda. Glad to hear you’ve got a yard again.

Congrats.

Comment #15: stryx  on  08/01  at  02:25 PM

Sorry, that took longer than I thought it would. One more time, now in mp3 format:

Download Link: Fearless Freaks

Hope that works. If not, I give up. I’ll try again next week.

Comment #16: tapeworm  on  08/01  at  02:43 PM

“Leviathan” - John Zorn
“Hard Times In Babylon” - Eliza Gilkyson
“Motion Sickness” - Eleventh Dream Day
“Long Way To Go” - Sue Foley
“Invitation” - The Feelies
“Wood Guitar” - Poi Dog Pondering
“Sail Across The Water” - Jane Siberry
“Dog Days” - 50 Foot Wave
“Loretta’s Stars” - Pavement
“First Time I Met The Blues” - Buddy Guy
“Invasion” - Revolutionary Ensemble

Comment #17: ron  on  08/01  at  02:47 PM

some mornings I just go to workout, edition:
1.  “I Hate Children”- Adolescents
2. “Floods”- Flin Flon
3. “Disco Pope”- Prats
4. “Weekend Without Makeup”- The Long Blondes
5. “Friendship Station”- Le Tigre
6. “Half a Rat”- The Cherubs
7. ”  All American Taste “- Working For A Nuclear Free City
8. “Flesh”- Meep
9.“White Girl”- Heavens to Betsy
10. “Vern’s Answer to the Masses”- Unwound

Team Gina’s coming to KC this Sunday!- bonus time:
“Over and Over”- Hot Chip
“Sleeping the Terror Code”- Q and Not U
“Breadcrumb Trail”- Slint

Comment #18: holly. e. r.  on  08/01  at  03:11 PM

“Bob. Ain’t that a bitch?”

Easily my favorite track from The Black Album.

Comment #19: stannate  on  08/01  at  03:44 PM

Wait, it’s Friday? Well then here’s my random 10 (duo):

Don’t   Jewel
My Only Enemy by American Hi-Fi
Ladder by Joan Osborne
Fell In Love With A Girl by The White Stripes
My Little Japanese Cigarette Case by Spoon
Daffodil Lament by The Cranberries
Who Will Save Your Soul by Jewel
Junk Food Junkie by X-Ray Spex
For All To See by Buffalo Tom
Yellow Submarine by The Beatles
Ashes To Ashes by David Bowie
Me And Baby Brother by War

Comment #20: JohnL  on  08/01  at  03:53 PM

1.  Bottomless Pit - Human Out of Me
2.  Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers - Any Day Now
3.  The Unicorns - Sea Ghost
4.  The Like Young - Leather Jackets
5.  The Sonics - Psycho
6.  Phantom Buffalo - Ask Your Grandmother
7.  Dolly Parton - It’s All Wrong, But It’s Alright
8.  (Smog) - Let Me See the Colts
9.  E-40 - Bootsee
10.  Minor Threat - Guilty of Being White (ewwwww)

Comment #21: blucas!  on  08/01  at  04:19 PM

“Glory Box” - Portishead
“Rock-N-Roll Will Never Die” - King Missile
“Hey Hey We’re the Junkies” - Chumbawamba
“S-E-X-X-Y” - They Might Be Giants
“Mirage” - Siouxsie & The Banshees
“Cool Britannia” - Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
“Your Phone’s Off the Hook, But You’re Not” - X
“Wildcat!” - Be Your Own Pet
“Your Country” - Gogol Bordello
“Pinhead” - The Ramones

Comment #22: Jake Squid  on  08/01  at  04:24 PM

Mägo De Oz - Molinos de Viento
Ensiferum - Treacherous Gods
Tom Waits - Murder in the Red Barn
Millionaire - Come With You
Equilibrium - Snüffel
Fear Factory - Hi-Tech Hate
Pop Will Eat Itself - Sixteen Different Flavours of Hell
Shriekback - Fish under the Ice
Balkan Beat Box - Hassan
Heaven Shall Burn - Of no Avail

Comment #23: Sebastian  on  08/01  at  04:37 PM

01 - New Order “Such a Good Thing”
02 - New Order “Young Offender”
03 - Cocteau Twins “Musette And Drums”
04 - M83 “Car Chase Terror”
05 - Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band “So Some Lonesome Corner So Many Flowers Bloom”
06 - Thievery Corporation “Eighty Mile Beach - There Are No Right Angles Found In Nature”
07 - Carla Werner “Under”
08 - Augustus Pablo “Corner Crew Dub”
09 - Morrissey “I Knew I Was Next”
10 - T99 “Dogwalk”

I think I may have won the prize for “longest band name and title” on this thread!

Comment #24: J Paul  on  08/01  at  05:16 PM
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