Comments on: So you're listening to what?

Question: So you're listening to what?

heavenstobetsy — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:50:17 -0800

Mixtape Mission: What's your favourite song right now?

I've been tasked with the job of putting together a mixtape consisting of "favourite songs". Which is to say that each song should be SOMEONE'S favourite. It does not matter whose favourite it is, so here I am. After polling my available friends, I have 10 songs. I need 10 more. Genre is unimportant and the mix will most likely be played in the background at a meet-up of 20-30 somethings. But may also end up residing in my car cd player. Help?

Thanks in advance, MeFi.

By: god particle

god particle — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:53:47 -0800

Dr. Dog's cover of Architecture in Helsinki's Heart it Races

By: CRM114

CRM114 — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:00:55 -0800

"Nothing to Worry About" by Peter, Bjorn & John.

By: sailoreagle

sailoreagle — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:01:59 -0800

Laura Pausini - Mille Braccia. (Warning: catchy as hell, especially if you can understand what the words mean, and currently very much stuck in my head. Approach at own risk.)

By: banannafish

banannafish — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:02:07 -0800

Souverian - Andrew Bird

It is from his new album and it is amazing.

By: nitsuj

nitsuj — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:02:22 -0800

Cut Copy - Feel the Love

By: cowbellemoo

cowbellemoo — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:02:45 -0800

Oh My God - Mark Ronson

By: SputnikSweetheart

SputnikSweetheart — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:04:01 -0800

Carmensita - Devendra Banhart

By: SurrenderMonkey

SurrenderMonkey — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:05:51 -0800

Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind

By: Sailormom

Sailormom — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:13:54 -0800

Sonic's Rendezvous Band - City Slang.

By: AlisonM

AlisonM — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:24:52 -0800

Carl Carlton - She's a Bad Mamma Jamma (yes I'm serious. best song EVER.)

By: MonkeyToes

MonkeyToes — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:25:06 -0800

Elbow, "Grounds for Divorce."

By: plexi

plexi — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:27:55 -0800

Bon Iver - Flume

By: Bango Skank

Bango Skank — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:28:49 -0800

K'Naan - "In the Beginning."

By: slimepuppy

slimepuppy — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:32:59 -0800

Silversun Pickups - Little Lover's So Polite

By: oulipian

oulipian — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:42:21 -0800

Black Moth Super Rainbow - Rollerdisco

By: picopebbles

picopebbles — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:43:33 -0800

Dresden Dolls - Coin Operated Boy

By: god particle

god particle — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:48:44 -0800

I did not know anyone else knew of She's a Bad Mamma Jamma, I randomly stumbled across it and it is one of my favorite guilty pleasures.

By: IndigoRain

IndigoRain — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:51:09 -0800

Lady Gaga - Starstruck.

By: BrnP84

BrnP84 — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:51:44 -0800

Danger! High Voltage

By: picopebbles

picopebbles — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:54:43 -0800

Eek. Wrong link.
Dresden Dolls - Coin Operated Boy.

By: Seamus

Seamus — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:58:09 -0800

Luck - Secret Agent 23 Skidoo

I blame the shorty.

By: changeling

changeling — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:58:23 -0800

slow show by the national

By: spiderskull

spiderskull — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:59:18 -0800

Welcome Wagon - Sold! To The Nice Rich Man

By: Cobalt

Cobalt — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:00:45 -0800

Mykonos by Fleet Foxes

By: jrchaplin

jrchaplin — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:01:19 -0800

There's More True Lovers Than One, by Jonatha Brooke

By: JohnnyGunn

JohnnyGunn — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:02:31 -0800

Free Falling, Tom Petty

By: Caduceus

Caduceus — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:03:33 -0800

Not a very good video, but best link I can find: Murder by Death--Ash

By: crazycanuck

crazycanuck — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:03:56 -0800

Iamundernodisguise by School of Seven Bells.

By: Lotto

Lotto — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:11:09 -0800

My current favourite song is A Dustland Fairytale by The Killers.

From songmeanings.net:

Brandon told Rolling Stone that this song is "specifically about [his] mom and dad". Courtesy SongFacts: "This song tells the story of how Flowers' mother and father met when they were both aged 15 and living on the same trailer park." Given that his mother has cancer, the lyrics make pretty much sense.

Now cinderella don't you go to sleep
Its such a bitter form of refuge
Ahh don't you know the kingdoms under siege
And everybody needs you
Is there still magic in the midnight sun
Or did you leave it back in sixty-one
In the of the cadence in the young mans eyes
And were the dreams roll high

By: Rinku

Rinku — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:17:07 -0800

Brothersport, Animal Collective

By: sanka

sanka — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:21:16 -0800

I keep waking up with Damien Rice's The Blowers Daughter stuck in my head.

By: Bookhouse

Bookhouse — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:26:17 -0800

"Je Veux Te Voir" by Yelle is my jam of the moment.

By: Large Marge

Large Marge — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:26:48 -0800

Be Your Own Pet - Becky

By: pised

pised — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:43:50 -0800

I've been enjoying Lenka - The Show in the past couple of days.

By: zusty

zusty — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:47:28 -0800

Cab Calloway - You Rascal You

By: topynate

topynate — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:50:39 -0800

Total Eclipse, by The Expression.

By: Tufa

Tufa — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:53:53 -0800

Janelle Monae's Sincerely, Jane

By: runningwithscissors

runningwithscissors — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:17:23 -0800

The General Specific by Band of Horses

By: computech_apolloniajames

computech_apolloniajames — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:27:22 -0800

"Caffeine" by Faith No More really livened up this morning's workout on the bike trainer.

By: nooneyouknow

nooneyouknow — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:41:53 -0800

Freeze by T-Pain

By: ashabanapal

ashabanapal — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:55:58 -0800

I'm hooked on Of Montreal's New Year's Eve covers set at the 40 Watt.

By: lblair

lblair — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:59:22 -0800

Ha . . . Large Marge, i LOVE your choice (Be Your Own Pet- Becky.) In fact, I also love Pee Wee's Big Adventure, which is where I hope your name comes from. Get out of my brain!!

My current favorite, reflected in the fact that it's my ringtone: Ratatat- Falcon Jab

By: box

box — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:38:05 -0800

Planet Rock - Jason Moran
There are at least two versions--I like the Bandwagon one.

By: moift

moift — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:46:17 -0800

L.V. feat Dandelion - CCTV (Dandelion's MySpace w/the audio)
Huge track.

By: gemmy

gemmy — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:48:09 -0800

The Baltic Sea, by The Social Services (album preview)

Oh Sweden, I'm sorry to say that you're tedious sometimes./ Your natural beauty is unsurpassed. /Your children are healthy and ruddy./ Your recycling facilities are second to none./ You're an ethical peace loving nation./ You design such great furniture and storage solutions. /And mass produce them too.

But nobody smiles back at me. / On the underground on my way to work./ You're as cold as the Baltic Sea. /And your close your doors so readily.

By: scody

scody — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:49:12 -0800

Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros, Arms Aloft

By: citron

citron — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:55:05 -0800

Right now?

Aeroplane Whispers

By: dropkick queen

dropkick queen — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:57:09 -0800

Empire of the Sun, Walking On A Dream

By: Andy's Gross Wart

Andy's Gross Wart — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:16:12 -0800

Blitzen Trapper - Furr sounds like it should be on a Zach Braff soundtrack.

By: Third

Third — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:40:29 -0800

Blue Ridge Mountains by Fleet Foxes

By: mgerstenblatt

mgerstenblatt — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:42:16 -0800

Crown by Mason Jennings

By: zardoz

zardoz — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:02:04 -0800

The Youth by MGMT. I. Cannot. Get. It. Out. Of. My. Head!

By: gursky

gursky — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:09:41 -0800

Re: Stacks by Bon Iver.

not that i listened to it 9 or 10 times today.......

By: d13t_p3ps1

d13t_p3ps1 — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:12:56 -0800

My current favorite is Web in Front by Archers of Loaf.

By: thenuts

thenuts — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:14:57 -0800

bottle rockettes by peter and the wolf.

By: azarbayejani

azarbayejani — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:22:14 -0800

Animal Collective - In the Flowers

keeps me happy while my girlfriend's gone.

By: scody

scody — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:31:31 -0800

Oh, and besides the Joe Strummer tune above, I've lately had I'm Good, I'm Gone by Lykke Li in my head every day.

By: rfs

rfs — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:32:20 -0800

The Plimsouls - Now

By: kittyprecious

kittyprecious — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:56:27 -0800

Aimee Mann - That's Just What You Are

By: anthropomorphic

anthropomorphic — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:10:18 -0800

passion pit - i've got your number

By: Lesser Shrew

Lesser Shrew — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:15:31 -0800

Up until She's a Bad Mamma Jamma came up in this thread, it was the Gourd's cover of Gin and Juice, y'all.

By: ambient2

ambient2 — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:36:14 -0800

Waving Flags, by British Sea Power

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU6c0axQAFw

By: Ira_

Ira_ — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:24:18 -0800

Holland, 1945 by Neutral Milk Hotel

By: Ira_

Ira_ — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:29:32 -0800

Or if by "right now" you mean something that came out fairly recently, Change Is Hard by She & Him.

By: clcapps

clcapps — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:38:14 -0800

The Hold Steady - Constructive Summer

By: carsonb

carsonb — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:06:38 -0800

Ezra Furman & the Harpoons - Take Off Your Sunglasses

By: juv3nal

juv3nal — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:35:14 -0800

Nostalgia 77 - Cheney Lane

By: exceptinsects

exceptinsects — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:58:16 -0800

Jack Daniels by Miranda Lambert

By: indienial

indienial — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:34:16 -0800

According to iTunes, it is Voxtrot -- The Start of Something but it may also be Boston's More Than A Feeling.

And now you know my secret shame.

By: mr.grum

mr.grum — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:52:50 -0800

Barabajagal by Donovan

By: juva

juva — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:12:23 -0800

My Delirium by Ladyhawke

By: bonobothegreat

bonobothegreat — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:28:09 -0800

Give Him a Great Big Kiss by The Shangri-Las "..when I say I'm in Love, you'd best believe I'm in love, L-U-V!"

By: austere

austere — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:04:52 -0800

"kingdom" by working for a nuclear free city.

By: lpsguy

lpsguy — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:30:23 -0800

"Angeline" by David Berkeley

By: driveler

driveler — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:13:59 -0800

Sinnerman by Nina Simone

By: Flipping_Hades_Terwilliger

Flipping_Hades_Terwilliger — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:27:30 -0800

"Paradise" Ana Serrano. This is like musical citrus and very very earwormy.

By: Flipping_Hades_Terwilliger

Flipping_Hades_Terwilliger — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:29:38 -0800

Whoops, here: "Paradise" by Ana Serrano

By: subajestad

subajestad — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:52:43 -0800

Bajofondo Tango Club w/Julieta Venegas - Pa' Bailar

By: Potomac Avenue

Potomac Avenue — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:09:41 -0800

TV Eye by the Stooges will always be my favorite favorite.

By: yeti

yeti — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:14:04 -0800

Frightened Rabbit - Good Arms Vs. Bad Arms

By: lukemeister

lukemeister — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:53:13 -0800

Lazy Lover by Brazilian Girls

By: namewithhe1d

namewithhe1d — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:11:01 -0800

I've never seen so many "favorites" in one place that I've never heard of.. Awesome work mefites; I'll be busy for days.

By: aelish

aelish — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:25:43 -0800

News by Carbon/Silicon

By: Kafkaesque

Kafkaesque — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:09:25 -0800

Barracuda by John Cale

By: coolin86

coolin86 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:01:24 -0800

The Modern Leper by Frightened Rabbit
Skinny Love by Bon Iver

By: anthy

anthy — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:20:12 -0800

The Rescue's My Heart With You has been stuck in my head lately.

If not that, then Gregory and the Hawk's Boats and Birds. Or the Mario Paint Version of Still Alive.

By: A dead Quaker

A dead Quaker — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:06:43 -0800

True Faith by New Order. Seems like every year, I discover a song from my childhood that I missed out on. Plus the video is rad.

By: santojulieta

santojulieta — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:27:55 -0800

ohmygod. how embarassing.

Decode by Paramore.

By: spork

spork — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:40:07 -0800

Jan 9 by Dog Faced Hermans

By: like_neon

like_neon — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:42:58 -0800

Don't hold it against me but currently I LOVE "Just Dance" by Lady GaGa.

By: Secret Life of Gravy

Secret Life of Gravy — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:49:34 -0800

Like changeling, I'm really loving The National right now. If I HAD to chose a specific track from Boxer, I would go with Racing Like A Pro, but I also love Brainy, Gospel, and Ada.

By: subbes

subbes — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:27:58 -0800

Gee by Girl's Generation. Korean sweet girl-pop that puts me in a diabetic coma but I can't stop listening. All my twee indie songs have stopped talking to me in embarrassment because of it.

By: adjockey

adjockey — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:07:58 -0800

"My Broken Heart" by Tiger Trap.

By: bluesky43

bluesky43 — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:42:17 -0800

a girl like you

By: flibbertigibbet

flibbertigibbet — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:53:00 -0800

Charlotte Gainsbourg -- Songs That We Sing.

By: billdyszel

billdyszel — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:40:26 -0800

A country tune, entitled,

What Will I Do in the Outhouse After My Newspaper's gone?

By: topynate

topynate — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:12:52 -0800

True Faith by New Order. Seems like every year, I discover a song from my childhood that I missed out on. Plus the video is rad.
posted by A dead Quaker at 3:06 AM on January 27

I saw the video, once, when I was three years old, but no one knew what I was singing when I tried to find out what it was. I didn't really understand the internet until I realized one day that I could just search the lyrics (on AltaVista, of course). What a fantastic song.

By: keep it under cover

keep it under cover — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:08:59 -0800

Use Somebody by Kings of Leon

By: Sys Rq

Sys Rq — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:23:34 -0800

Love Becomes A Habit by the Only Ones