- “Dejalo,” Rilo Kiley
- “Only for Me,” James Taylor
- “It’s Still Rock ‘n’ Roll to Me,” Billy Joel
- “Slowness,” Calexico
- “Say It Ain’t So,” Weezer
- “We Both Go Down Together,” The Decemberists
- “Thought I Knew,” Weezer
- “Ring of Fire,” Elvis Costello
- “Philadelphia Freedom,” Elton John
- “Eleanor Rigby,” The Beatles
Category Archives: Music
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.
- Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode.
- Hate, Cat Power
- Jacob’s Ladder, Bruce Springsteen
- Concerning the UFO Sightings Near Highland, Illinois, Sufjan Stevens
- Social Life, Koufax
- Ocean Breathes Salty, Modest Mouse
- Flying V, They Might Be Giants
- Red Rabbits, The Shins
- Sailing, Bobby Darin
- 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)