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  • I would pay extra for an edition of the New York Times with no opinion pieces.
  • Evite should run reviews and ratings from party guests.
  • Prius drivers are the worst.
  • Someday I'd like to have a washing machine that's not at knee-level.
  • Train travel is better in the abstract.
  • Artists should have websites indicating where their works are on display, the way musicians' websites list upcoming shows.
  • Why is stand-up comedy in movies always so terrible?
  • Nothing kills the vibe at a restaurant bar like a laptop.
  • Is a "knowledge base" ever useful?
  • Houseguests are like newborns: Great pains should be taken to keep them asleep.
  • Sometimes I think everyone I know is on the spectrum.
  • Best to avoid any gas pump that also offers diesel.
  • Skip the exit interview.
  • When did car windshields get impossible to clean on the inside?
  • Cookbooks should be very clear about which recipe is featured on the cover.
  • Penne is the saddest pasta.
  • Don't eat a dish named after a volcano.
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  • Business idea: TV channel devoted to terror attacks.
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  • The more reachable I've become, the less likely I am to answer my phone.

previous lyrics

  • This may come as some surprise, but I miss you
  • I walked home smiling—I finally had a story to tell
  • I kissed you in a style Clark Gable would have admired. I thought it classic
  • If you knew how I felt now, you wouldn't act so adult now
  • Under the kitchen light, you still look like dynamite
  • The culture is lit, and if this is it, I had a ball
  • I was dreaming when I wrote this, so sue me if I go too fast
  • I never wanted to be your weekend lover
  • Sometimes I wish for a mistake
  • Downstairs the party is going full swing. The people we came with haven't noticed a thing
  • It’s not safe to go out, it’s not right to stay home. Listen, my advice is to carry a gun
  • And anyways I'd rather listen to Coltrane than go through all that shit again
  • Up to Lexington, 125—feel sick and dirty, more dead than alive
  • Whoever brought me here is gonna have to take me home
  • I hear you knockin', but there ain't nobody home
  • What's practical? What's logical? What the hell, who cares?
  • I don't know what I knew before, but now I know I want to win the war
  • Tell me something that you mean, not just what comes to mind
  • I don't know my future after this weekend, and I don't want to
  • I see you driving sports cars, ain't hitting the throttle, and I'll be down to do a hundred, top down and goggles
  • Sing me another love song, but this time with a little dedication
  • You got a look in your eye when you're saying goodbye, like you want to say hi
  • I'll settle for a cup of coffee, but you know what I really need

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12 May 2012

The 365-Song Mixtape (#145–159)

145. All Around the World by Lisa Stansfield (Affection)
A light soul classic.

146. Chelsea Hotel by Lloyd Cole (I'm Your Fan)
Leonard Cohen's songs are wonderful, but his singing is best appreciated in small doses. I'm Your Fan was one of the better tribute records I can remember, and Cole nails the deceptive blitheness in "Chelsea Hotel."

147. Pretty Wings by Maxwell (BLACKsummers'night)
A lovely example of the you're-too-good-for-me-so-I-have-to-let-you-go genre. Plus: The apostrophe in the album title kills me.

148. Dreaming My Dreams With You by Cowboy Junkies (The Trinity Session)
The whole album is specactular, but this is my recent favorite. The chords sound like they're being played underwater.

149. I'm in the Mood by John Lee Hooker and Bonnie Raitt (The Healer)
The only Bonnie Raitt song I really like. I see Hooker lying in a hospital bed, playing guitar and muttering, while Nurse Raitt administers.

150. Connection by Elastica (Elastica)
Let's buy leather pants and start a band!

151. If My Friends Could See Me Now by Linda Clifford (Super Rare Disco Vol. 2)
Broadway standard as a disco rave-up.

152. Don't Tell Me by Blancmange (The Platinum Collection)
It would be awesome if Blancmange would cover Madonna's "Don't Tell Me"—and vice versa.

153. A Stroke of Genius by Freelance Hellraiser (The Best Bootlegs in the World Ever)
I think it was in the early 2000s that "mash-ups"—one song played over another—became popular. The Best Bootlegs... is an album of mash-ups, most of which didn't hold up over time. This one was an exception: Christina Aguilera and the Strokes never sounded better on their own. If you shut your eyes it could be the Divinyls.

154. If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night) (Mad Sex Mix Extended) by Me'Shell Ndegéocello
Funny and sexy and cool. The original is great but the remix steps it way up. Listen to how the remixer plays with the "bitch" line from 1:20 to 1:45—creating entirely new lyrics—and again during the "Call me what you like... bitch" at 2:20.

155. Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) by Digable Planets (Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space))
Hip-hop fans probably consider it a novelty hit, but I'll always love it.

156. Stone Rollin' by Raphael Saadiq (Stone Rollin')
A delightful bit of soul pastiche.

157. Nobody's Diary by Yaz (You and Me Both)
Does anyone make upbeat sad songs anymore?

158. Tears All Over Town by A Girl Called Eddy (A Girl Called Eddy)
Or even just melodic melancholy songs?

159. Silent Sigh by Badly Drawn Boy (About a Boy)
Less a song than an incantation.

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