With Clancy out of town, I’ve taken the opportunity to listen to songs repeatedly. Some of them are songs I know she doesn’t like, but even for those that she does like, almost no one likes hearing the same song over and over again at someone else’s whim.
- “Torn” by Natalie Imbruglia - A 90’s pop song that Clancy hates with a passion, but one that fits with the writing work I’m doing at the moment and is a good blast from the past for me. I bought the CD that this was on. It was the only song on the CD that she didn’t write herself. She is an awful songwriter.
- “Fourth of July” by Aimee Mann - I love a good, soppy sad song. Too much to say about this song in a couple of lines.
- “Walking in Memphis” by Marc Cohn - I’ve had this song stuck in my head for several days so I broke down and added it to my list. Cohn really, really like a black guy singing to me. Despite the last name, I was quite surprised to discover that he was white.
- “Rock Me Gently” by Andy Kim - Yeah, the one that the squirrels, bird, and wolf sing in that car commercial. I really did this song and it’s fun to sing along to, even if you’re not wildlife.
- “Same Auld Lang Syne” by Dan Fogelberg. RIP.
- “Hazard” by Richard Marx - Not sure how this one ended up on the list, though I do like it.
- “Daisy Jane” by America - A good compliment to Walking in Memphis in that they’re both about the same city, but I don’t like this song nearly as much.
- “Leaving on a Jet Plane” by Chantal Kreviazuk - I don’t have a copy of the classic version, so this one will have to do.
- “Aluminum” by Barenaked Ladies - Added because of my post, but an enjoyable listen that has stuck around on the playlist.
- “Fourteenth Street” by Laura Cantrell - Another song that Clancy really doesn’t like but I do. It’s too peppy and sappy for her, but it’s really catchy in a good way. You can download it on Cantrell’s website if you’re interested in a saccharine poppy song by a folky singer. Clancy dislikes this song, but she likes Cantrell.
I’ve had “Walking in Memphis” stuck in my head lately too.
I think we might be Cylons.
Comment by Ethan — December 21, 2007 @ 9:04 am