“I Don’t Wanna Be An Asshole Anymore”
by The Menzingers
from Rented World
2014
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There will be another post where I expound on just how goddamn good the last Menzingers album is, but their new album just came out this week, and this song has caught me, and I completely love the video for it.
Continue reading The Menzingers: “I Don’t Wanna Be An Asshole Anymore”
The car started overheating at some point while cruising the streets of downtown Nashville, looking for a dive called 328 Performance Hall. We shouldn’t have been surprised – it was summertime in Tennessee and it was as hot as fuck, the AC was cranked and we were stuck in traffic. I started to panic so we shut off the AC, switched on the heater, opened the windows and tried to bleed off some of the heat that was suffocating the engine. The car kept running, but by the time we finally found the place, we were drenched in sweat. Just two, completely filthy, miserable assholes who wanted to see a show. Continue reading First Concert
“This Mess We’re In”
by PJ Harvey w/ Thom Yorke
from Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
2000
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The final Thom Yorke duet for the #AprilDuets theme.
I’ve never gotten in to PJ Harvey – nothing against her, just never owned any of her stuff or listened to her, but man, I love this song. I think out of the three Thom Yorke duets, this is my favorite. The interplay between the two singers is awesome, and I dig the part where PJ is talking while Thom sing-repeats bits of what she’s saying. The song has a bit of an epic, end of the world feel.
“Train in Vain”
by The Clash
from the album London Calling
1979 CBS
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This is one of those karaoke songs I sing just for myself. No one else has ever come up and been like “YEAH!” In fact I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say anything after this goes down. It just goes quietly into the night and that’s totally fine.
The first time I heard “Train in Vain” was in my friend Seedless’ car. Continue reading Karaoke Tuesday: “Train In Vain”
“Punk Rock Girl”
by The Dead Milkmen
from the album Beelzebubba
1988
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I’m not sure when or why I first sang this at karaoke, but it’s been one of my staples for quite a while. I never got into the Dead Milkmen, with the exception of this song, which I always loved. Fun fact – I always had a friend do “Stuart” from the same album as a monologue in acting class.
It’s a testament to why I love my core karaoke crew so much, because I can pick this song, and not only will they know it (which is incredibly rare in that kind of setting), but they love it and back me up on the chorus. And man, is this a fun song to sing and bounce around to.
“Never Let Me Down Again”
by The Smashing Pumpkins (originally by Depeche Mode)
from the album Siamese Dream [Deluxe Edition]
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All week long I had been planning on a Pumpkins selection for #CoverFriday and then Chris up and did the same thing. And while I absolutely adore “Landslide” — I’d even go so far as to call it superior to the original — I had a different track in mind. Continue reading Cover Friday: “Never Let Me Down Again”
“Landslide”
by The Smashing Pumpkins (originally by Fleetwood Mac)
from the album Pisces Iscariot
1994
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I heard this in a cafe earlier this week and it got stuck in my head.
Yes, I admit, the Pumpkins’ version of this song was my first exposure to it, and I loved it. I remember listening to this album my freshmen year of college, and there was one older guy who lived in the dorms who heard me playing it and quickly denounced it as being inferior to the original.
“From a Million Miles”
by Single Gun Theory
from the album Millions, Like Stars In My Hands, Daggers In My Heart, Wage War
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I remember the very first time I heard “From A Million Miles.” I was sitting in my bedroom and a slight breeze was coming through window. It was after midnight on a Sunday so it was dead quiet in the neighborhood and the only light was the glow from the TV. As soon as the video began to play, I was instantly transported someplace completely different. There was something so exotic about the sounds and imagery.
“El President”
by Drugstore w/ Thom Yorke
from White Magic for Lovers
1998
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Sorry Lance – this is post 2 of 3 of Thom Yorke duets for the #AprilDuets assignment. This is a song that I came across randomly I think as far back as the Napster days. I used to sometimes do searches for things I wouldn’t otherwise know about, like “Thom Yorke duet”.
“Why Can’t I Be You?”
by The Cure
from the album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
1987
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Add this to the list entitled “Songs I Hope They’ll One Day Have at Karaoke But I’m Almost Certain They Never Will Until We Open the Chrance Karaoke Bar and Add It Ourselves”. There are certain songs that, if they haven’t been added yet, ain’t ever going to happen.