Seven Songs for Summer

Because I actually need to blog something and can't be tossed to produce anything that requires any real depth. It should be noted that I enjoy my music like my drinking, in a dimly lit room by myself. Splintered did it, as did WBS over on Cedar Lounge. The rules are as follows,

List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now, shaping your spring. Post these instructions in your blog along with your 7 songs. Then tag 7 other people to see what they’re listening to.

Being that I don't know seven people I could tag in real life, let alone in the blog-0-sphere I'm not really tagging anybody, except maybe Malcolm and possibly my cousin. So here we go.

John Prine, Sweet Revenge-Ever since I swapped out the header picture awhile ago I've had this song in my head, especially the first stanza.

I got kicked off Noah's Ark I turn my cheek to unkind remarks there was two of everything but one of me and when the rains came tumbling down I held my breath and I stood my ground and I watched that ship go sailing out to sea.

The Kinks songs from the Darjeeling Limited soundtrack- I know that it's actually three songs but they're all rolled together in one for me right now. Powerman, Strangers, and This Time Tomorrow. Are constantly playing on my iTunes and in my head. It feels right for this time in my life in which some things are changing and feel at times quite overwhelming (we'll return to these changes in another blog). Plus it's also nice to get some deeper cuts from a good band from which we usually here a whopping three songs (You Really Got Me, Lola, A Well Respected Man).

Louisiana-Right now I'm going back and forth between the Willie Nelson version from his latest album and another version by Sonny Landreth. I prefer Nelson's version overall as it reminds me of his Stardust album and is quite clearly a highpoint in his other wise mediocre album Moments of Forever. With the flooding happening right now it seems as topical as ever and I enjoy the word smithing in the first stanza where Newman uses the present tense in the lyrics, "What's happened down here is the winds have changed" before switching back to the past tense. While I respect Randy Newman as a song writer I can only bear his voice on Short People.

Rick Nelson, Garden Party- My anthem song, or at least I would like it to be. One of the few he actually wrote himself and one that's as true now as then.

BeeGees, I Started a Joke- Beware the dangers of Limewire and of instant gratification.

Faces, Debris- Off of A Nod is as Good as a Wink to a Blindhorse album. Ronni Lane is great and even Rod Stewart isn't too bad on this album. No deeper meaning here, just a good cut from one the better Faces albums.

Tom T. Hall, Morning Dew- This is not only a good song but one that I often refer to when in need of moral grounding. One of the things that annoys me about the left is it's smug approach to religion and its impact on society. Mick Hall's quote of the week being a fine example of this. I mean really, go fuck yourself.

That's it. Nothing spectacular, but it's something. So I'm tagging Malcolm and my cousin, and jeronimo/frome too.