I got a ‘free song’ coupon from some taco shells I got the other day. (the Old El Paso ‘Stand and Stuff’ taco shells, very good imho)
Anyway, so I now get a free song from itunes. I was thinking of a particular song and they only have one version of it and I don’t like it. (I’ll take New York by Cole Porter)
So, recomend me a song. The first song that gets five recomends from five different dopers will be the song I get.* So suggest away.** You may suggest as many different songs as you wish.
I have all the Beatles songs and all the Buffet songs so don’t bother recomending the masters.
Unless I already have that song.
**the song must be available from itunes music store.
Senses Working Overtime by XTC Unsatisfied by The Replacements Complete Control or Spanish Bombs by The Clash See A Little Light by Bob Mould Ether, Natural’s Not In It, Return the Gift or At Home He’s A TOurist by Gang Of FOur I’d Rather Dance With You by Kings of COnvenience These Photographs by Joshua Radin Dance Girls Dance by Cinerama YOu Trip Me Up by THe Jesus and Mary Chain Taste or Vapor Trail by Ride Autumn Sweater by Yo La Tengo This Ain’t No Picnic by Minutemen Bittersweet by Hoodoo Gurus
Ghostface Killah - Kilo
Built To Spill - Goin’ Against Your Mind
Camera Obscura - I Need All The Friends I Can Get
Calexico - Across The Wire
Townes Van Zandt - Rex’s Blues
Band of Horses - The Funeral
The Fiery Furnaces - Single Again
For a (roughly) old-fashioned, western theme, you might try…
Seven Spanish Angel—Willie Nelson & Ray Charles Whoopi Ti-Yi-Yo—Garrison Keilor Battle Cry of Freedom—either Rob Carriker, or “119th NYSV Field Music” Coyotes—Richard Thompson
Failing that, there’s a few of Ranchoth’s Greatest Hits (aka “offbeat, if not freaky”):
The Drums of Gaugamela—Vangelis Start a Fire—The Tiger Lillies The Great Edwardian Air-Raid—Paul Roland My Tank—The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets
Five random suggestions:
“Stomp” by Little Feat
“Yell Fire!” by Michael Franti and Spearhead
“Mahjoun/Greensleeves” by The Derek Trucks Band (from Songlines Live EP )
“Sun Dance” by Gov’t Mule (with Chris Squire on bass)
“Deadwing” by Porcupine Tree
Way Behind The Sun : Pentangle
Take This Waltz : Leonard Cohen
(You’re So Square)Baby I Don’t Care : Joni Mitchell
In a Rainbow : Sweetwater
Peter Gunn : Art of Noise
Darling Nikki : Prince
Hurt : Johnny Cash
Hora Decubitus : Mingus
Epistrophy : Thelonius Monk
So What : Miles Davis
Shilo : Neil Diamond
A Woman’s Worth : Alicia Keys
A Mistake : Fiona Apple
Local God : Everclear
Don’t expect to be one of the five, but hey, it was a fun list to make.