4 posts tagged “friday random ten”
"Until you see that you deserve better/I'm gonna lay right into you."
You should know the drill by now, so let's dive right in.
This week's list is built around the White Stripes' 'You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As Your Told)' from the
- You Don't Know What Love Is by the White Stripes
- Fluorescent Adolescent by Arctic Monkeys
- Dashboard by Modest Mouse
- Australia by The Shins
- Gold Lion by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Say It Ain't So by Weezer
- Loser by Beck
- The Distance by Cake
- Run by Gnarls Barkley
- In Bloom by Nirvana
I think this is a pretty solid play list from top to bottom. Many of them are album or artist favorites. Even the Arctic Monkeys' tune, who iTunes continues to foist on me, is catchy enough that I didn't feel like skipping it. 'Dashboard' by Modest Mouse comes in with the most plays, but 'Say It Ain't So' by Weezer is my favorite song on the list. 'Gold Lion' has the least plays, but is one of my favorite Yeah Yea
"I could be there when you land"
Each Friday I'll post a playlist built using the iTunes Genius feature based on the first song I find myself singing that morning.
This morning I woke up with Franz Ferdinand's 'Eleanor Put Your Boots Back On' on my lips even as my eyes were still opening.
Here's what iTunes did with it:
- Eleanor Put Your Boots Back On by Franz Ferdiand
- I Summon You by Spoon
- Ocean of Noise by The Arcade Fire
- 505 by the Arctic Monkeys
- Summersong by The Decemberists
- Turn Into by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Hands by The Raconteurs
- Barely Legal by The Strokes
- Jacqueline by Franz Ferdinand
- Energy by Apples in Stereo
'Eleanor' might be one of the best, but underrated Franz Ferdiand songs. It is very different from their usual dance-rock forte, but I've always liked it since the first listen, and it is probably my favorite song of the list. According to iTunes the track with the most plays is 'Ocean of Noise' which is not surprsing, because iTunes seems to love the Arcade Fire's Neon Bible. The song with the least plays is '505' by The Artic Monkeys. It's been played one time back in July of 2007.
The Apples in Stereo track, 'Energy' is a free download when you install Amazon.com's MP3 downloader, but I already owned--and loved--the entire album.
"Can I sail through the changing ocean tides?/Can I handle the seasons of my life?"
I've seen this done on a few other sites and liked the idea enough to post my own version.
The way my version will work is I'll build an iTunes Genius playlist based on the first song I find myself singing Friday mornings.
This week's list is built around 'Landslide' as recorded by the Smashing Pumpkins. It's originally a Fleetwood Mac song, and has been covered by the Dixie Chicks as well as others.
The song has been in my head since Tuesday night. Shouldn't be hard to guess why.
- Landslide by Smashing Pumpkins
- Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town by Pearl Jam
- Rape Me by Nirvana
- I Will Survive by Cake (another cover)
- Last Nite by The Strokes
- You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As Your Told) by The White Stripes
- Perfect by Smashing Pumpkins
- Rebellion (Lies) by The Arcade Fire
- Blister in the Sun by The Viloent Femmes
- Phantom Limb by The Shins
The most-played track on the list is 'You Don't Know What Love Is' from the Icky Thump album. My favorite track on the list is 'Rebellion (Lies)' from The Arcade Fire's brilliant Funeral.
"I don't know why I/ Feel so tongue tied."
I've seen this done on a few other sites and liked the idea enough to post my own version.
The way my version will work is I'll build an iTunes Genius playlist based on the first song I find myself singing Friday mornings.
Today's edition is built around Myxomatosis by Radiohead from their album Hail to the Thief.
- Myxomatosis by Radiohead
- Friend of Mine by The National
- Youthless by Beck
- Touch Me I'm Going To Scream, Pt. 1 by My Morning Jacket
- And It Rained All Night by Thom Yorke
- Dollars & Cents by Radiohead
- I've Seen Enough by Cold War Kids
- Nature Springs by The Good, The Bad & The Queen
- Razz by Kings of Leon
- Obsatcle 2 by Interpol
Myxomatosis is one of my favorite songs, but another goodie from this list is the My Morning Jacket track. The most-played track is Nature Springs, but honestly until I heard it I couldn't have told you a thing about the song. Another oddity brought to you by the iTunes shuffling algorithim.
