Hi. I’m barely alive today. This whole summer, actually. THE HEAT. I can’t take it. I want to crawl in a hole and come out on September 22nd. But this isn’t interesting. iPod Inspections are! Time to put your entire library on shuffle, then list the first five songs that speak to you in any way re: The Dead of Summer. Bonus points if the titles don’t contain the word "sun" — 43 of my songs do, for the record. Your choices will still be a lot sunnier than mine:
Killing Me Softly — The Fugees (pictured)
Help! — The Beatles
Evil — Ladytron
Makes Me Wanna Die — Tricky
Time Stands Still — Cut Copy
And a bonus: "Rhythm of the Night," by Corona, because something supremely boppy has to snap me outta this funk; plus, Corona is both part of the sun and what should be pumping through one’s veins in a steady drip throughout this entire, horrible, no good very bad month. Happy August, y’all!
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APM – Hellfire
Tori Amos – Code Red
Dixie Chicks – Not Ready to Make Nice
LeAnn Rhimes – Something’s Gotta Give
Mary Chapin Carpenter – Where Time Stands Still
This is actually my next five songs on my Zen (which is on shuffle) since I have no idea how to figure out what my last 5 songs were -
Doctor Robert – The Beatles
To Sir with Love – Lulu
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head – BJ Thomas (there’s a cheery song lol)
Richard Marx – Hazard
Cat Stevens – Wild World
I do have music from this decade -even this year – on my player – somewhere -
I hope it’s cooler for my vacation tomorrow!
Dave Matthews Band – Too Much
KT Tunstall – Hopeless
Violent Femmes – Kiss Off
Chris Richards – Hard Livin’
Four Tops – It’s the Same Old Song
My ipod gave me these 5 suitable tracks:
“Ode to Road Rage”–MF DOOM
“Stop Breakin’ Down” –Junior Wells & his Chicago Blues Band (good advice for my car this summer)
“Highway 49″–Howlin’ Wolf
“Last Ride In”–Green Day
“Dashboard”–Modest Mouse
Strangely, all these songs have that driving/travel theme to them, and they did in fact all come up randomly within 20 songs
Happiness is a Warm Gun – Beatles
Evacuation – Pearl Jam
I Know – Fiona Apple
Gave Up – Nine Inch Nails
There’s Always Someone Cooler Than You – Ben Folds
I’m mad at a boy right now, plus these are good summery songs….
You Keep Me Hanging On- Kim Wilde
Don’t Call Me Baby- Madison Ave.
Listen To Your Heart- DHT
Mercedes Boy- Pebbles (just because..)
The Space Between- Dave Matthews Band
If I Can’t Have You- Yvonne Ellimon
Ooops My turntable has these recordings:
Hate on Me (Jill Scott remix)
Church Lady(Dennis Ferrer)
Spring Affair (Donna Summer)
Disco Circus (Martin Circus)
Ooops My turntable has these recordings:
Hate on Me (Jill Scott remix)
Church Lady(Dennis Ferrer)
Spring Affair (Donna Summer)
Disco Circus (Martin Circus)
Cherub Rock-Smashing Pumpkins
Bohemian Rhapsody-Queen
Gigantic-Pixies
Welcome to the Jungle – Guns N Roses
Fascination Street – The Cure
Obviously, my iPhone wants me to relive my high school years. Thanks, iPhone!
1. Ice Cream – Sarah McLachlan (as Homer says, “mmmmm, ice cream….”)
2. Killer Queen – Queen (made me think of killer bees – like the one that dive-bombed my head yesterday morning as I was walking the dog)
3. I Hope – Dixie Chicks (for a breeze, a swimming pool, a heat index under 90….)
4. Contact – Rent (as in “don’t touch me, it’s too hot for contact!”)
5. Let it Rain – Jo Jo (self-explanatory, no?)
God bless air conditioning!
Ticks- Brad Paisley (been picking them off all summer)
Time Is On My Side- Rolling Stones (actually the opposite is true during the summer_
The Irish Drinkin’ Song- Da Vinci’s Notebook (just want to sit at an Irish pub and have a few pints in the heat of the day)
Gin & Juice- Phish (pretty cool cover)
Old Man- Neil Young (summer reminds me that I am another year older)
i’ve lived in atlanta for the past 12 years, where the weathercasters regularly describe local conditions with “the three H’s” in reference to the bane of summer weather: hazy, hot, and humid.
1. “‘Cause the Beat’s Hot” – Board Bangers (yeah, not so much, but the temp sure is)
2. “Da Dip” – Freak Nasty (to the pool!)
3. “What’s a Girl to Do” – Bat for Lashes (drink cold beverages and stay indoors)
4. “Go to Mexico” – Cassandra Wilson (¡qué calor!)
5. “Harder to Breathe” – Maroon 5 (thanks, poor air quality!)
Honorable Mention: “Rise” – Herb Alpert (which invariably reminds me of the “WKRP” ep when Herb’s ladyfriend reveals she used to be a man)
For me, it’s working with people who really have no clue. With that, I give you:
Work in Progress — Mary J. Blige
Speachless — Beyonce
Dumb it Down — Lupe Fiasco
Simple Things — Usher
Oops (Oh my) — Tweet
Gin and Juice was covered by a band from Texas called the Gourds not Phish. Just so you know. I just think we should give credit where credit is due.
“Sexyback” – Justin Timberlake
“Rich Woman” – Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
“Run” – Snow Patrol
“Under the Sea” – Little Mermaid Soundtrack (shut up)
“I Know There’s Something Going On” – Frida
Whine Up – Kat DeLuca (last summer’s big workout song)
Call Me Mellow – Tears for Fears (“we’d live on ice cream/on Coney Island”)
Wouldn’t it be Nice – Beach Boys (obvious, right???)
Aerial – Kate Bush (memories of an evening car ride with my sweetie last summer)
Green Light – John Legend (new! summery! yay!)
1. “Do What You Want” Drake Bell
2.”Drive My Car” The Beatles
3.”Because” The Beatles (LOVE remix)
4.”Feel So Alive” Ashley Parker Angel
5.”Supersonic” Oasis
Apparently most of the MP3 players of the world have decided that this is Beatles Day.
Don Henley ” The Boys Of Summer” ( well, it’s summery)
Aimee Mann ” Save Me” ( now!)
Midnight Oil ” Beds Are Burning” ( it was 95 F in my bedroom last night- and I live in CANADA with no air conditioning. I thought I was going to die.)
Big Star ” September Gurls” 9 my daughters are going back to school soon, and that means nicer, autumn weather)
Frank Sinatra ” Come Rain or Come Shine” ( no matter what, there is always time for Frank).
“Hot Dogs and Hamburgers” — John Mellencamp (that’s all I feel like eating these days …)
“Getaway” — Train
“Mercy” — Duffy
“Uncle Albert” — Paul McCartney & Wings
“(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” — Otis Redding — the ultimate summer song
And yes, I left off all my “summer” songs — all 52 of them!
I have been (unusually and disconcertingly) optomistic this summer.
All Alright – Sigur Ros
Let’s Dance – David Bowie
Must Be Dreaming – Frou Frou
Nothing In My Way – Keane
On the Verge of Something Wonderful – Darren Hayes
It’s actually a comfy 66 degrees here by the San Francisco bay, with a high of 74 today, going all the way up to 78 tomorrow. Which is why most of my summer feelings have to do with being annoyed that I’m stuck at work rather than outside enjoying it. (Also, one from the “Barcelona Gold” album, because I can’t wait for the Olympics to start.)
James Blunt: “Out of My Mind”
Lisa Stansfield: “All Around the World”
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince: “Higher Baby”
Willie Nelson: “On the Road Again”
David Tomlinson and Dick Van Dyke: “Let’s Go Fly a Kite”
On A High – Duncan Sheik
Everything’s Just Wonderful – Lily Allen
Wonderful World – James Morrison
Relax, Take It Easy – Mika
Summer Sunshine – The Corrs
On A High – Duncan Sheik
Everything’s Just Wonderful – Lily Allen
Wonderful World – James Morrison
Relax, Take It Easy – Mika
Summer Sunshine – The Corrs
On the Verge of Something Wonderful – Darren Hayes
Today the Sun’s on Us – Sophie Ellis Bextor
Something Beautiful – Robbie Williams
I am here in sunny (i.e. blazing hot) Phoenix!! Ugh – these are just the next 5 popped up on the shuffle.
1. Gettysburg – Ratatat
2. Flight Time – Donald Byrd
3. Breaking My Own Heart – Duffy
4. Our Lips Are Sealed – The Go-Go’s
5. Tymps (The Sick in the Head Song)- Fiona Apple
Prelude A L’Apres-Midi D’Un Faune (Afternoon of the Faun)—Debussy (It makes me think of perhaps waterfalls and breezes?)
Georgia On My Mind—Ray Charles
i will wade out—Eric Whitacre (Again, I’m thinking of wading out into cold, COLD water)
Desert Capriccio—Tan Dun, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” soundtrack (I think it perfectly captures what scorching heat is like)
Naked As We Came—Iron and Wine
Sunshine—Keane
Mack the Knife- Robbie Williams
The Zephyr Song- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Imitation of Life- REM
Freedom ‘90- George Michael
Music- Madonna
Kristin Hersh – Krait
Cathy Davey – Sing For Your Supper
Laura Marling – Ghosts
Letters to Cleo – Rim Shak
Weakerthans – The Reasons
Hrm. Summer means guitars, I guess.
The Replacements–I.O.U.
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks–Baltimore
Radiohead–Nude
Sloan–Down in the Basement
Shearwater–I Was a Cloud
here are the first five that came on my ipod. I am so tired of the heat, it’s like 80 here in Cleveland, OH
1. Good Good- Ashanti
2. Flat On The Floor- Carrie Underwood
3. I Got A Bottle- Trina
4. Picture Perfect- Chris Brown
5. Feel The Same Way I Do- Destiny’s Child
San Diego has its share of hot spells and we’re having some nice humid weather right now (ugh). My five songs that ’speak of the Dead of Summer’ to me:
Power Station – Some Like it Hot
Snoop Dogg/Pharrell – Drop it Like It’s Hot
Scissor Sisters – I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ (’cause it’s too friggin’ hot!)
Duran Duran – Violence of Summer
George Michaell – Faith (because we’ll be in cooler weather soon!)