daily dose of random music, with notes

1. I Can’t Stand It (Velvet Underground)
I always feel really lucky when this song appears on my ipod shuffle. My mate Frank’s band, The Sycamores, used to play a great cover.

2. Let’s Spend the Night Together (David Bowie)
No explanation needed.

3. Lazy Eye (Silversun Pickups)
People, will you be ready when the grunge revival happens?

4. Roll with It (Oasis)
Chez Shepard, it would be considered heresy for me to say I disliked Oasis, though I will concede that (What’s the Story) Morning Glory was just a little bit genius.

5. Le Disko (Shiny Toy Guns)
For two weeks in 2006, I couldn’t stop listening to this song. "Hello little boys, little toys—We're the dreams you're believing—Crawling up the walls—Running down your face." Hello?

6. All Night Long (North Mississippi All-Stars)
Fifteen minutes of roots music by two brothers who’d never clobber each other in public. See #4.

7. God, Part 2 (U2)
I’m not really with U2’s God message, but musically, this song clobbers.

8. Rudy Can’t Fail (Mighty Mighty Bosstones)
A worthy Clash cover from Burning London.

9. Finding My Way (Rush)
WHAT is this doing on MY iPod?

10. Who Need Love [Like That]? (Erasure)
Full disclosure—a little dance beat warms the cockles of my soul. It’s so British. I have fond memories of listening to Erasure and Yazoo while getting baked in the middle of Lake Kampeska on Mike L’s boat.

11. Fun Tashlich (New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars)
One of the more traditional numbers from Borvis.

12. Bring on the Night (The Police)
I’m not a big fan of reggae, but this reggae-tinged song is one of the sexiest songs. Ever.