Music
I was picking up dinner this evening, and what was playing over the PA? "Anytime" by Neil Finn. Yes. "Anytime" by Neil Finn. At a fast food place. And not one of those cool Portland joints, either. When did mainstream stores start playing album cuts from
Music
I'm about to make some changes to my iTunes setup that might erase its history, so before I lose it, here are my 10 most played songs of the last four years: * 1. "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2 * 2. "Ruin
Music
I walked down to Buckman this morning listening to "Skylarking" by XTC. Just as "Ballet for a Rainy Day" started, the sun broke out from the clouds.
Music
Yo, M13K! On this book cover, please to be reading the title of the book, then look at the person pictured in the upper right. And before commenting, please remember that this is a family blog, so be careful when you knock stuff off the shelves. Be careful…for the
Music
"If" by Bread "Guitar Man" by Bread What can I say? I'm feeling cheesy today…
Music
This post by Rob Booth jogged my memory. I was walking across the Morrison Bridge recently, and listening to my Squeeze compilation. The song "Hourglass" came on, with its chorus of: I thought for a moment about whether I had something to throw over the railing into the
Music
One of the musicians whose music The Good Show introduced me to is the late Nick Drake. It's good rainy day music: quiet, mellow, reflective. His song "One of These Things First" is a work of sonic beauty. Drake appears to be popular in Portland: I
Music
I just saw a Fidelity mutual funds commercial in which the background music was "Der Kommissar". I'd love to see Fidelity center an ad campaign around a lyric from that song. "Fidelity: Because the more you live, the faster you will die."
Music
I'd rather be with you asleep Than anywhere awake From "Marlon Brando's Laundromat" by Pony Up!
Music
After a stressful week, there's nothing that relaxes me quite like listening to well-executed Beatlesque pop.
Music
These are great! God bless the British and their cheesy, cheesy taste. (My favorite band in the 80s? These wallies.)
Me
Unrequited love's a bore And I've got it pretty bad But with someone you adore It's a pleasure to be sad And it really was a pleasure, but circumstances ended it today.