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Ian R. - 2004-06-11 17:47:35
Talk of the Town, eh? I *really* liked that when I first heard too - at the time I hadn't heard any new music I was really into for a while (although I seem to recall The Tourists had caught my ear for a moment.)
The idea of having a favorite song boggles my mind somewhat. Having said that, Making Plans for Nigel has to rank way up there for me.
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I wombat - 2004-06-12 00:54:40
Yes, favourite song is just too hard, but I have thought "best album ever?" while listening to "Abbey Road" (really the last 2/3 of it).
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Bob - 2004-06-14 02:59:52
Seems like if you like that particular song by Baaba Maal, you might really dig good Haitian music. Not the Hainglish pop, which can rival anyone's for awfulness. And I don't really know what to recommend, since I can no longer recommend that you fly into West Palm Beach International, rent a car, tune to 96.1, and don't go much more than a mile from the airport exit on I-95 in either direction, since that pirate station is now defunct. But it was an unusually loosey-goosey big band sound, every song sounded different from the last, and the language can sound great. It was my only recent favorite radio station.
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sharps - 2004-06-14 08:55:07
I don't have an official "favorite song" but whenever I hear "Nobody Hurts You" by GP & The Rumour I think "is this my favorite song ever?" But it's not the song per se, it's the recording, performance, everything. I would guess that song holds much of the same significance in my life that "Talk of the Town" does yours. Also, "Talk of the Town" is in the Top 5 Things I Mindlessly Strum Every Time I Pick Up a Guitar.
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Paula - 2004-06-14 08:58:56
Also, "Talk of the Town" is in the Top 5 Things I Mindlessly Strum Every Time I Pick Up a Guitar.
Interesting, I didn't know that! I have a covenant whereby I will not cover any Pretenders songs, not even at a party or, you know, singing around the campfire. Just too sacrosanct.
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Paula - 2004-06-14 09:00:42
Re: Haitian music
Dave has a whole collection of authentic Haitian music...I should axe him to make me a good comp.
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Bob - 2004-06-15 01:35:48
I dunno... what that "station" was playing sounded more genuinely Haitian than authentically Haitian. And when you got more than a mile or so from the airport exit, it would fade into a distant Ft. Myers station, and the Haitian Station would get replaced by the Hessian Stessian... which was not a favorite.
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Flasshe - 2004-06-15 12:17:55
My favorite song is whatever one I'm currently listening to. Unless it sucks.
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Paula - 2004-06-15 12:21:49
That is a nice attitude. One shouldn't cling.
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antithesis - 2004-06-22 08:41:10
favorite/personal theme songs that i can remember:
"on top of the world" ca 1970
"chantilly lace" (jerry lee lewis) ca 1972
"there won't be no country music" (cw mccall) ca 1978(?)
"the blinding light show" (triumph) ca 1981
"maybe i can fool everybody tonight" by crack the sky ca 1983
"camera" (rem) ca 1985
"59 times the pain" (husker du) ca 1986
"follow you all over the world" (marti jones) ca 1987
"dripping with looks" ca 1988
"afterlife" (high back chairs) 1991
"last honest face" ca 1993
"the great unknown" (dar williams) ca 1994
"sale of the century" (sleeper) ca 1996
"hotel arizona" (wilco) ca 1997
"the argument" (fugazi) 2003
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