On iTunes - TOP TEN MOST PLAYED
For kicks, here's an update to my most-played list (top 10) on my office iTunes:
- Boyz-n-the-Hood by Dynamite Hack - 242 plays
- Mockingbird by Horseshoe - 236 plays
- Sangria Wine by Jerry Jeff Walker - 235 plays
- I'll Only Miss Her (When I Think of Her) by Harry Connick, Jr. - 226 plays
- Temporary Road by John Gorka - 206 plays [1]
- Real Emotional Girl by Randy Newman - 194 plays
- Two People by the Violent Femmes - 171 plays
- Lone Star State of Mind by Nanci Griffith - 166 plays [2]
- Dublin Blues by Guy Clark - 161 plays
- Mr. Brightside by The Killers - 154 plays
Honorable Mention: George by Southpaw Jones, one of my all-time favorite songs that somehow has slipped out of the top 10, tallying only 118 plays and currently sitting at the 17th most played song on my office iTunes.
[1] Special, special thanks to MEB and this chuff for their generosity and time invested in enabling me to enjoy this song again.
[2] Special thanks to Truth Girl for making this possible.
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posted by garrett @ 1:49 PM
15 Comments:
Special thanks to the Velvet Phog for goin' all Jane's Addiction 24-7. He as dope as soap on a rope.
You're off the hook.
I've only heard of Randy Newman and Harry Connick.
Are these a lot of the singer/songwriter craze individuals? I am happy to see "no-name" people finally be a part of our listening these days. Enough LIT and Blink 182- my gosh!
Garrett- do you like any experimental music?
You've never heard of the Violent Femmes???!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?
I make some pretty experimental music when I hook my balls up to a set of jumper cables.
By the way, Dan, here's the genre rundown:
Dynamite Hack - "slacker rock" band, based in Austin, now defunct (to my knowledge).
Horseshoe - alt country local Houston band. generally unknown elsewhere (to my knowledge).
Jerry Jeff Walker - fairly famous singer/songwriter (Texan); wrote Mr. Bojangles and a song about rednecks that is pretty popular. You'd probably recognize Sangria Wine if you heard it.
John Gorka - fairly unfamous singer/songwriter; he's got about 8 albums. Interesting career path for these kind of guys to me. Wonder if there's any money in that lifestyle. PDD - any insight?
Violent Femmes - if you don't know them, I am getting old. Wisconsin-based band that was popular with the college set in the 1980s/1990s. Went born-again at some point. Great song of theirs that my daughter likes about 40 days and 40 nights of rain (Noah).
Nanci Griffith - probably she's a singer/songwriter. she's reasonably old but was reasonably popular, I think, in the 1980s (maybe 1970s)? Flamingo - any insight on her popularity in the 1970s?
Guy Clark - singer/songwriter in Texas. Old dude. In country/western circles I think he's reasonably well known.
The Killers - hip band as far as I know; this song on my list is new I think in 2004 or 2005.
Oh - on experimental music, I don't really know how to answer that. I like music that sounds like music so some of the experimental stuff doesn't work for me. But I really liked that accordion thing you linked to from your blog a couple of weeks ago. (Dangerous Sonata for Overcast Wednesday) Do you consider that experimental?
Also, if by experimental you mean improvised that's a different question. Some of my favorite music is Keith Jarrett's totally improvised piano concerts (Koln, Paris, Vienna, La Scala, etc.) and I like jazz (though not free form).
There is nothing generational about the Violent Femmes. Great band, that should be known by all ages.
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