songs that made me sing aloud eliciting looks of pity from other drivers
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Way Out”
Jon Langford- “All Roads Lead Back to Me”
Portastatic- “Sour Shores”
songs that made me want to drive too fast
Mission of Burma- “Is This Where”
Built to Spill- “Goin’ Against Your Mind”
Pere Ubu- “Caroleen”
songs that proved that rust ain’t a factor
Bob Dylan- “Ain’t Talkin”
Neil Young- “Roger and Out”
songs that even my students liked
Lady Sovereign- “Those Were the Days”
Lupe Fiasco- “Kick,Push”
songs worthy of The Beach Boys or Big Star
Califone- “Spider’s House”
Yo La Tengo- “ Black Flowers” or “I Feel Like Going Home”
songs that took me other places
Kaki King-“…Until We Felt Red”
Juana Molina- “Rio Seco”
Joanna Newsom- “Sawdust and Diamonds”
Bonnie “Prince” Billy- “Cursed Sleep”
so there- sixteen reasons to like the 2006 music world. As for the biz, I have to agree with my pal Nick that getting paid by the song ain’t gonna bring home the bacon. Half of the above mentioned songs came from entire albums- the other half were single song downloads. Single song downloads that in the past might have been album purchases…note to musician self- don’t quit the day job.
You're right about Pere Ubu's "Caroleen"...that thing has stuck in my head ever since I first heard it...