Category Archives: Music

Ten songs for the impending naptime

  1. “Dejalo,” Rilo Kiley
  2. “Only for Me,” James Taylor
  3. “It’s Still Rock ‘n’ Roll to Me,” Billy Joel
  4. “Slowness,” Calexico
  5. “Say It Ain’t So,” Weezer
  6. “We Both Go Down Together,” The Decemberists
  7. “Thought I Knew,” Weezer
  8. “Ring of Fire,” Elvis Costello
  9. “Philadelphia Freedom,” Elton John
  10. “Eleanor Rigby,” The Beatles

Ten songs for a Friday that was a long time coming

The iPod seems to be in a mood this morning. Its first pick is an especially rich choice, iPod. Rockford has been out of town all week, and silence is one thing I certainly have not been able to enjoy in his absence.

  1. Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode.
  2. Hate, Cat Power
  3. Jacob’s Ladder, Bruce Springsteen
  4. Concerning the UFO Sightings Near Highland, Illinois, Sufjan Stevens
  5. Social Life, Koufax
  6. Ocean Breathes Salty, Modest Mouse
  7. Flying V, They Might Be Giants
  8. Red Rabbits, The Shins
  9. Sailing, Bobby Darin
  10. Black Cow, Steely Dan

Ten songs for folding laundry

  • “Build That Wall” (Aimee Mann)
  • “Clap Your Hands” (They Might Be Giants)
  • “Lady Madonna” (The Beatles)
  • “Elmo’s Song” (Sesame Street)
  • “Revelation” (Ropeadope Records)
  • “Body and Soul (Re-Take 2)” (Thelonious Monk)
  • “Wait Up” (Uncle Tupelo)
  • “The Last Goodbye” (Jeff Buckley)
  • “Splishing and Splashing” (Music Together)
  • “Steppin’ Out” (Joe Jackson)