Comments on: Random 10 for July 31, 2008

By: Chase

Chase — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:34:41 +0000

1. Meat Loaf, “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” (yes, I’m embarrassed right out of the chute)
2. Madonna, “Ray of Light” (Christ Almighty, this is getting WAY embarrassing far too quickly)
3. The New Pornographers, “Star Bodies” (Whew!)
4. Billie Holiday, “Blue Room” (OK, I’m calm again)
5. Roky Erickson, “If You Have Ghosts”
6. The Toronto Chamber Orchestra, “Air on the G String”
7. The Beatles, “Things We Said Today” (live)
8. Kathleen Edwards, “In State”
9. John’s Children, “Desdemona”
10. Elvis Costello, “Talking in the Dark”

By: susan

susan — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:24:58 +0000

1. John Lennon, “Rip It Up/Reddy Teddy”
2. John Coltrane, “Africa”
3. Animotion, “Obsession” (nothing subtle about this one)
4. Belle & Sebastian, “Family Tree”
5. Otis Redding, “These Arms Of Mine” (animotion could learn a couple of things from this man)
6. Pixies, “Monkey Gone To Heaven”
7. Thelonious Monk, “Straight, No Chaser” (yes, please)
8. Kinks, “Get Back In Line”
9. Jean Constantin, “400 Blows – Prologue” (from one of my top ten favorite albums of all time, “Original Music From The Films Of Francois Truffaut”)
10. Robert Wyatt, “September The Ninth”