More Songs I Recommend


Here's another round of songs I highly recommend you get your hands on (in a totally legal way, of course). Probably back tonight with "The Book" blog entries and some cool linkage I've discovered.

"---- You" by Ani DiFranco
Yeah, I figured I should probably censor that on the main page here. This was put on a CD for me long ago, and every now and then I'm reminded of it. Usually when someone at work tells someone else "---- you." Last night I was reminded in a totally different way... searching for a totally different song by a totally different artist, and this popped up.

"Hey Bulldog" by The Beatles
Wonderful Beatles song (is there any other kind?). Dave & Friends played this at every concert stop.

"Don't Fear The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult
Yes, the whole cowbell thing made me like this song. I was surprised when I got the original and it was lacking cowbell.

"Wild World" by Cat Stevens Oh, baby baby it's a wild world. I even liked the Mr. Big version. The Me First and the Gimme Gimmes version brought this one back into my spotlight.

"The One Who Knows," "Whispering Pines," "Farewell To The Old Me," "As Cool as I Am" all by Dar Williams
Dar is a great musician. I ran into a major Dar-needing moment last night. There she was, writing songs about me, apartment complexes, me, and me, in order by song.

"I Only Have Eyes For You" by The Flamingos
No, I *don't* know what brought this on. THE FLAMINGOS.

"I Don't Suck" by Kurt Angle
Hilarity. So purposely bad it's good. Gotta love breaking it down into an Olympic rap.

"Passionate Kisses" by Lucinda Williams
Much better than the Trisha Yearwood and Mary Chapin Carpenter remakes. Lucinda is more or less a goddess, I think. Also recommended: "Ramblin' on My Mind."

"Laid" by Matt Nathanson
Ignore the fact that he's the guy behind "Fall To Pieces" for a minute. It's a remake of the James song "Laid," which was the big song of that first relationship. Lines in it that just fit at the time. Both versions hold up about the same, really.

"Dancing in the Dark" by Pete Yorn
A Springsteen cover! By Pete Yorn! Score!

"Janine" by Soul Coughing
Another great song that DMB covers on very rare occasions at their concerts. They also do Soul Coughing's "Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago," which I have but haven't listened to yet, therefore cannot recommend.

"Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)" by Squeeze
Yeah, I needed another really catchy song to like. Thanks a lot. :)

"Virginia, No One Can Warn You" by Tift Merritt
I highly recommend Tift if you're into that kind of thing.

"Fishing" by Widespread Panic
WP's another of those bands people either like or hate because of their following (DMB has the same problem... a lot of jerkass fratboys and stoners, in addition to those of us who think the music rocks without the trippy stuff and preppy clothes). This song... good. WP... good.