just random shit i've been listening to. or is it? does our subconcious dictate our personal playlists.?or does our playlist dictate our moods? spooky!
1. Idiot Wind-Bob Dylan from Blood On The Tracks. "you'll never know the hurt i suffered, nor the pain i rise above, and i'll never know the same about you,your holiness or your kind of love and it makes me feel so sorry". i mean, jesus, how do you write that. and how come i can't come up with those words when i need them? stupid brain...
2. If Only You Were Lonely-The Replacements. unreleased gem. sounds like it was recorded in a bathroom and that's only part of the charm. no one writes about the lovable loser like westerberg. "i ordered a scotch as i bust through them doors, spilled half on my shirt the other half on the floor". pathetic. so sad and pretty. but what makes this song so great, and what makes pw such a great writer is this: the name of the song is 'if only you were lonely' but a few times he says 'if only you WAS lonely'. and if you have to ask why that's so great you've never been lonely.
3. Desperados Under The Eaves- Warren Zevon. Zevon is one of the great american writers. and i'm not just talking music. if you don't agree you're an asshole and have no fucking taste. here's why. "I was sitting in the hollywood hawaiian hotel/i was listening to the air conditioner hum/it went hmmmmm..." and then he imitates the air conditioner with some overlapping vocal harmonies rivaled only by "god only knows". gorgeous. really. and all kidding aside, check it out. get a copy, put some headphones on and close your eyes. jesus, i'm practically crying now listening to it.
4. Love Hurts-Gram Parsons/Emylou Harris. the most breathtaking duet ever recorded. i don't know how tape can hold it. the weakness of his voice and the strength of hers makes this song so good. each vocal is on a different speaker so check out each one by itself. then together. unbelievable.
5, Leonard Cohen-Death Of A Ladies Man, from the album of the same name. why?
"so the great affair is over
but whoever would have guessed
it would leave us all so vacant
and so deeply unimpressed
it's like our visit to the moon
or to that other star
i guess you go for nothing
if you really want to go that far"
that's why.
1 comment:
Holy shit! What a fucking list! Christ, I've got 4 out of 5 (replacements on a mixed tape), so I only need to download Leonard Cohen. I mean I NEED to... I don't take your playlists as any bullshit SPIN or VANITY FAIR aural jack-off -- and neither should anyone else. You don't need a reason, and there's probably no point, but that doesn't mean you don't have to listen to these songs. I mean, don't you want to be alive for once in your sad life?
Like my friend's 3 year old granddaughter said: I'm not going back to Sunday school -- Jesus is dead and he's not coming back. But the pleasure you get from this music will. Follow the sound!
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