Whoosh Goes the Randomizer

I’m not organized enough to make this a regular feature, or to use it to divine the future, but every now and then, I get a really good run of songs on the iTunes shuffle, and make a note. Here’s a batch from this weekend (with a smattering of comments):

  • “White Russian Galaxy,” The Crimea
  • “Be Sweet,” The Afghan Whigs
  • “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More,” The Allman Brothers Band
  • “Papa Was A Rodeo,” The Magnetic Fields (You gotta love an ambiguously gay cowboy song…)
  • “Check,” Rustic Overtones
  • “Right Next Door (Because of Me) (live at KBCO),” Robert Cray
  • “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” Bonnie Tyler (Jim Steinman is a genius. Or maybe I’m just a child of the 80’s.)
  • “The Ghost of a Smile,” Pogues
  • “Good Morning Little School Girl,” Huey Lewis & The News
  • “Gimme A Sign,” Ryan Adams
  • “Communique,” Dire Straits (An underrated album)
  • “Angel Leads Me On (live at KBCO),” Big Head Todd And The Monsters
  • “Cumberland Blues,” Grateful Dead (A great band, when they play songs…)
  • “My Best Friends Girl,” The Cars
  • “Girl Take It Easy,” The Pietasters (The live version is better)
  • “These Dreams of You,” Van Morrison
  • “Fool In The Rain,” Led Zeppelin (Always reminds me of freshman year…)
  • “Everytime I Look For You,” Blink-182
  • “Three Easy Pieces,” Buffalo Tom
  • “Peace Frog,” The Doors (“I’ve got a wah-wah pedal, and I’m not afraid to use it!”)

3 thoughts on “Whoosh Goes the Randomizer

  1. >>>>
    “Cumberland Blues,” Grateful Dead (A great band, when they play songs…)
    >>>>

    “They are not the best at what they do, they are the only ones that DO what they do”
    —-52 live shows and over 400 hours of audio, yeah I’m hooked.

    Big Head – Strategem is a great answer

    Dire Straits – Telegraph Road is a great one album side song

    Good Morning Little School Girl -> Huey???? Howlin Wolf man, tons of others. I’ll hhave to hear this version. Dead used to do a killer version when Pigpen lived, also occcasionaly the Allmans

    >>>
    “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” Bonnie Tyler (Jim Steinman is a genius. Or maybe I’m just a child of the 80’s.)
    >>>
    Yes, you are a child of the 80’s 🙂

    I guess I’m just gonna have to send you some Drive By Truckers……

  2. “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” Bonnie Tyler (Jim Steinman is a genius. Or maybe I’m just a child of the 80’s.)

    Maybe I’m a child of the ’80s, too, but… I’ve always thought the Bonnie Tyler version of this song was powerful. I vaguely remember another version from 1996 or so (I’ve forgotten who the singer was) done up as a dance tune. This song Does. Not. Work. as a dance tune.

    It’s clear, though, that we have significantly different tastes in music. “My Best Friend’s Girl” is the only other song on that list that I recognize.

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