New Music Monday

Recently a friend started a new facebook group with a small group of people to discuss and share music. So far a lot of what has been shared I already listen to or am at least familiar with, but there has been some that is new to me. Thought I would share a few that I liked. Check'em out you might find something you like.

The Waifs - Couldn't decide which song I wanted to post so I'll post 3.





And one from their new cd:



My Terrible Friend - I've only listened to this one song but I plan on listening to more. How can you not love a song with lyrics like this:
And when I decide to kill you
I'll do it with my hands
And fine gloves worth the death of a gentleman



Starlight Mints - Oh Yeah I liked this. I'll be buying some of their stuff.



The Puppini Sisters - I didn't get this from the group, another friend recently posted this video on fb. And here's a shameless plug for her business - Beautys Boutique



Kim Richey - Ok, this isn't new to me but someone on the group posted it and it just reminded me how much I love this song. Beautiful, Beautiful song. One of those songs that I can't listen to without tearing up.

It's a Good Night for Singing

Happy 69th Birthday Jerry Jeff Walker! As much as I love Merle, Hank, Willie, Robert Earl, Billy Joe, and all the other great country singers, Jerry Jeff is my favorite! As I said the other day on facebook Jerry Jeff's Driftin Way of Life and Willie's Red Headed Stranger albums were my gateway drug into country music and Texas country has been a happy addiction for 30+ years. I thought about posting my 69 favorite JJ songs in honor of his birthday but decided that my be just a little much. So I'll just post a few of my favorites (I'll try not to post ones that I've already posted in the past).















We'll finish off with Jerry Jeff doin one of my favorite Guy Clark songs.

Share Some Music Monday

Saw this video yesterday, sent me off watching youtube videos for awhile when I should have been in bed. Thought I'd share some of the music I heard. This is the video that started it last night. The song actually starts about 4 minutes in.



I've heard Carolina Chocolate Drops before but this was my first time for the
Luminescent Orchestrii. Liked what I heard so here's a couple of more from them:





Let's finish up with two, ok let's make it three by the Carolina Chocolate Drops -

For those of you who don't know who the Carolina Chocolate Drops are:






so I can't count, last one I promise.

A Little John Prine Music

I got an early father's day present last night. Natasha and Latisha took me to see John Prine. So I thought I'd share a little Prine music. Here are five of my favorites.

Both of these first two songs never fail to make me cry.

Elijah's IPOD

Sometimes my mind takes quarky little side trips, this post is a result of one of those trips. A while back I was thinking about the story of Elijah where he's fled into the mountains and is hiding in a cave. God comes to him and asks what he's doing there and Elijah answers that they're trying to kill him. Now here's where my mind veered off from the story and I got a picture of Elijah sitting outside his cave with a guitar singing some gut-bucket woe is me blues. And strangely I thought that feels right, I think Elijah would be a blues fan. Of course I didn't stop there, I begin to think about other people from the bible and what kind of music they would they like. Now I'm not trying to be sacrilegious or flippant or disrespectful, just thought it was an amusing little exercise. We all project personalities on the characters of the bible based on a mixture of what's said and done by them in the bible, mixed up memories from years of bible class stories, our personal theology, and all sorts of other psychobabble stuff from our own personalities. So here's what I've come up with, feel free to join in.

Elijah - ok, already said the blues.

David - Singer/Songwriter type - Kristofferson, Billy Joe Shaver, Hank Williams Sr. Personal, lay your heart out for everyone to see.

Samson - Southern Rock, Red-Neck Country - Hank Jr. Even some Kid Rock - I can picture Samson singing I'm A Cowboy Baby as he's slaying Philistines.

Solomon - U2 of course. He was a wise man.

Peter - Not sure about Peter, I kind of see him as a top-forty radio friendly guy. Natasha see's him more as a good ole boy type - some Southern Rock, Garage band fan.

John - The Beatles from All You Need Is Love to the psychedelia of Magical Mystery Tour, John would get it.

Paul - I think Paul's preferred music would be hard driven in you face Christian Metal (maybe something Living Sacrifice), but would be just as comfortable listening to and talking about whatever music whoever he was with at the time.

Jesus - Bob Dylan

God - Jazz - a musical form that really defies definition. Music played within a set tonal structure but with an infinite maze of possibilities. I think that's a good description of the universe that God created.

There's my list, let me hear what you think.

My 20 Favorite Songs of All Time #1 - In My Life - The Beatles

#1 - In My Life - The Beatles
How could it be anything else. This has been my favorite song for as long as I can remember.



So there you have it, my top twenty songs of all time, at least what my top twenty songs were at the time I started this back at the end of January.

1. In My Life - The Beatles
2. Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
3. One - U2
4. Only One - John Flynn
5. Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland
6. Jackie Brown - John Mellancamp
7. The Front Porch Song - Robert Earl Keen Jr.
8. Help - The Beatles
9. I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight - Jerry Jeff Walker
10. Love Rescue Me - U2
11. Romeo & Juliet - Dire Straits
12. On & On - Wilco
13. Alison - Elvis Costello
14. Worst Day Since Yesterday - Flogging Molly
15. C U When U Get There - Coolio
16. If I Fall Behind - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
17. Living My Life - Los Lonely Boys
18. I'll Be There For You - Robert Earl Keen Jr
19. Full Of Grace - Sarah McLachlan
20. Sweet Baby James - James Taylor

My 20 Favorite Songs of All Time #2 - Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen

#2 - Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
When I used to see video of fans at The Beatles or Elvis concerts crying and screaming hysterically, I always thought how silly, crying really? until I saw Springsteen in concert and spent a good fifteen minutes fighting the urge to squeal and weep like one of those teenage girls at a Beatles show or the middle aged women seeing Elvis in Vegas.

My 20 Favorite Songs of All Time #3 One - U2

#3 One - U2
One love
One blood
One life
You got to do what you should
One life
With each other
Sisters
Brothers
One life
But we're not the same
We get to
Carry each other
Carry each other

One...life

One

My 20 Favorite Songs of All Time - #4 - Only One - John Flynn

#4 - Only One - John Flynn
Of all the songs on my favorite's list this one has had the most emotional impact. If you haven't listened to any of the songs I've posted, listen to this one. This is the song I listen to when I get discouraged or frustrated and the problems of the world overwhelm me.

My 20 Favorite Songs of All Time #5 Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland

#5 Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland
A beautiful song from one of my favorite movies. Man she had a voice.



I like this song so much I'm including some other versions that I also like.

I think the version listed as NOFX is actually Blink 182. And Ok, the Jimi Hendrix version isn't the same song, but I liked it, so I left it in the playlist.

My 20 Favorite Songs of All Time - #6 Jackie Brown - John Mellancamp

#6 Jackie Brown - John Mellancamp
Just listen.

My 20 Favorite Songs of All Time - #7 The Front Porch Song - Robert Earl Keen Jr

#7 The Front Porch Song - Robert Earl Keen Jr
I Love Texas. Not being from Arkansas originally or caring about Razorback sports I've never suffered from the state inferiority complex and can freely admit that Texas is a special place. The year and a half we spent in Ft. Worth is one of the favorite times of my life. Even after living here for almost 30 years I still miss it sometimes, especially when I listen to some Texas country. This song is Texas.

My 20 Favorite Songs of All Time #9 - #8

#9 - I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight - Jerry Jeff Walker
As with a lot of the songs on my top twenty you've seen them on my blog before, here's another one:



#8 - Help - The Beatles
I could have made my entire list out of Beatles songs and been perfectly happy with it. This is one of their songs that I find myself singing quite often.

My 20 Favorite Songs of All Time - #10 Love Rescue Me - U2

#10 Love Rescue Me - U2
For me U2 music is church music, the music of heaven and this is the song I imagine hearing as I walk thru the pearly gates. One of the songs I want played at my funeral.

My 20 Favorite Songs of All Time - #13 - #11

This is going too slow so let's do 3 songs tonight so I can get to the top ten.

#13 - Alison - Elvis Costello
When I think about it, I probably have more Costello music than any other artist. It helps that a friend gave 10 cd's worth of his music. This song has been my favorite of his from the first time I heard it.



hmm, I just listened this 4 times before moving on to the next song, maybe I should move it up the list a bit.



#12 - On and On - Wilco
One day we’ll disappear together in a dream
However short or long our lives are going to be
I will live in you or you will live in me
Until we disappear together in a dream




#11 - Romeo and Juliet - Dire Straits
Brokenhearted former boyfriend or ex-boyfriend stalker, take your pick it's still a beautiful song.



My 20 Favorite Songs of All Time - #20 - #11.

11 - Romeo and Juliet - Dire Straits
12 - On and On - Wilco
13 - Alison - Elvis Costello
14 - Worst Day Since Yesterday - Flogging Molly
15 - I'll C U When U Get There - Coolio
16 - If I Should Fall Behind - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
17 - Living My Life - Los Lonely Boys
18 - I'll Be There For You - Robert Earl Keen Jr
19 - Full of Grace - Sarah McLachlan
20 - Sweet Baby James - James Taylor

My 20 Favorite Songs of All Time - #14 - The Worst Day Since Yesterday - Flogging Molly

#14 - The Worst Day Since Yesterday - Flogging Molly

You can't go wrong with some Irish Folk Punk.

My 20 Favorite Songs of All Time - #15 - I'll C U When U Get There - Coolio

#15 I'll C U When U Get There - Coolio

A 4 minute mini sermon. You gotta face responsibility one day my brother.




Top Twenty List so far:

15 - I'll C U When U Get There - Coolio
16 - If I Should Fall Behing - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
17 - Living My Life - Los Lonely Boys
18 - I'll Be There For You - Robert Earl Keen Jr
19 - Full of Grace - Sarah McLachlan
20 - Sweet Baby James - James Taylor

My 20 Favorite Songs of All Time #16 - If I Should Fall Behind

16 - If I Should Fall Behind - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band.
Nothing really needs to be said about this song, it's Springsteen and it's beautiful.

My 20 Favorite Songs of All Time - #17 - Living My Life

17 - Living My Life - Los Lonely Boys - I've loved this band since I first heard Heaven back in 2004. This song is from their 2006 cd Sacred. I like songs that capture or reflect some of my own personality or outlook on life. I think this song does.

I can't be sure that
I'll wake up tomorrow
But that doesn't matter to me
I live for today
and I still know love
and I still know pain
my hearts open wide
and my eyes on the sky
I'm living my life

My 20 Favorite Songs of All Time - #19 & #18

19 - Full of Grace - Sarah McLachlan - I love her voice, so melancholy. One of the reasons I love this song so much is it was used in the season 2 finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Even tho this song and "Prayer of St.Francis" (season 6 finale) are the only songs used by the show, now any Mclachlan song evokes images and emotions from the show for me. I resisted the urge to post a cheesy Buffy/Angel montage video and I promise this will be the only Buffy reference in the list.



18 - I'll Be Here for You - Robert Earl Keen Jr - Latisha and I think this just might be the perfect love song.