Now Playing: 'CTMA', again
Here's another set of songs I can't get enough of. Get your hands on 'em, 'cause I highly recommend them.
Puddle of Mudd division:
Spin You Around - Great, great song. While I still kinda think of Puddle of Mudd as "just another of the soundalike rock bands of today" though cherish their music a little more after seeing it live, this song is better than most of what's on rock radio these days. Seriously. Give it a spin. Great sound.
She Hates Me and Blurry - I always kinda liked "She Hates Me." I despised "Blurry" for the longest time, because I couldn't escape it on the radio. Now it's a lot more tolerable.
Control - Best song line for 2004, thus far: "I love the way you look at me / I love the way you smack my ass."
Non-Puddle of Mudd division:
Nicotine & Gravy by Beck - This is from my favorite Beck album, which is totally not the favorite Beck album of most people. It's just such a different, funky, fun sound. This was one of those songs used on a "relationship mix CD" back in the day. It's stuck with me ever since, years later.
Peanuts Theme by Dave Matthews Band - Yeah, basically just DMB doing the theme during a sound check and one of their many rabid fans who think they should record every moment of everything taped it and put it online. Why not.
Cowboy Take Me Away by Dixie Chicks - I reaquired the video for this song the other day, and it's dreamy. Let me tell ya, I could take the shots of Nat alone looking up at tne camera and see no other shots from Chicks videos and be happy. And it's a great song, too.
Dreaming by Smashing Pumpkins - Every now and then I reenter the "liking the occasional bit of the Pumpkins" mode. This song reentered me into that phase again, and gave me one of the two away messages I use on AIM when I'm sleeping.
Rascal King by Mighty Mighty Bosstones - I've always liked 'em.
Sunrise by Norah Jones - Yum. I mean the song, of course. :)
Top of the World by Patty Griffin - I've listened to almost nothing but the Chicks' haunting version of "TOTW." It's pretty much one of my favorites of all time. And here's the original. While I don't like Patty's voice as much as Natalie's, it is still awesome. If you haven't heard the Chicks version, hear it. I doubt you'll be disappointed.
You Don't and Why Should I Care by Sara Evans - I can turn the "you" into "I" in "Why Should I Care" and almost perfectly have a song about past situations from years back. And "You Don't", too. Sara's voice amazes me, too.
Bottom of the Barrel by Smile Empty Soul - See also: the concert review.
I Believe in a Thing Called Love by The Darkness - I really, really didn't want to like this song. I'm so tired of seeing the lead singer in magazines. Then I heard the song. Okay, I like it. A lot. Argh.