1. Trouble – Cat Stevens
2. Trouble – Jay-Z
3. Trouble – Leftover Cuties (amazing Coldplay cover)
4. Trouble – P!nk (cover of Shakin Stevens)
5. Trouble – Elvis Presley
6. Trouble – Shampoo
7. Trouble – Ray LaMontagne
8. Trouble – Flying Lizards
9. Troubles – Beta Band
10. Troubles – Blair Tefkin
{ 1 comment }
May 17, 2012*This is very like the first Tiny Dissertation post in its curiosity for the answer, its short lifespan, minimal scope of interest, and un-academic treatment of the subject.
My 'Space God' character (right) in Little Big Planet dancing to Cornman by Kinky
Hypothesis: There should be compound words in Spanish songs, because they are very productive in Romance languages, so they should show up in songs.
Data: Lyrics found online for 10 songs in Spanish, each by a different artist, that I listen to a lot but have never thought about in regards to compounds.
{ 0 comments }
April 26, 20121. Italian Leather Sofa – Cake
2. Sofa – Caravan Palace
3. Couch Potato – Weird Al Yankovic
4. Couch Surfer – Bran Van 3000
5. Growing Up On A Couch – Less than Jake
{ 0 comments }
April 23, 20121. This Time Tomorrow – The Kinks
2. Maybe This Time – Cabaret
3. Maybe, This Time – OK Go
4. Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) – Shakira
5. This Time – Intervision 5
{ 0 comments }
April 21, 20121. Would You Come With Me? – The Elected
2. Walk with You – Dispatch
3. Come Fly with Me – Michael Bublé
4. Is She Really Going Out With Him? – Goldfinger (cover)
5. Won’t Go Home Without You – Maroon 5
6. Come Dance with Me – Frank Sinatra
7. Life Goes On Without You – Jill Sobule
{ 0 comments }
April 21, 20121. In The Garage – Weezer
I write these stupid songs, I write these stupid words, and I love every one.
2. Across the Sea – Weezer
Goddamn, this business is really lame.
3. I Suck ft. Rivers Cuomo – Mark Ronson
I suck. What the fuck.
{ 0 comments }
April 16, 20121. Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin
2. I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise – Rufus Wainwright (cover)
3. Come Downstairs and Say Hello – Guster
4. Creepin Up the Backstairs – The Fratellis
{ 0 comments }
April 9, 2012Well folks, it’s been a wild ride.
This project was directly motivated by Ms. Shelley and the PDX Fun-a-Day project. On the record, the York Uke 30 project took a little longer than 30 days due to unforeseen schoolwork and illness. To view the full playlist, go to the York Uke 30 on Youtube.
I think I’ve been the most shocked at the videos with the most views: Public Property, I Am A Wizard, and Decomposing Composers. I’m not sure if I filled a certain ukulele youtube void, or if it was just the luck of the digital draw.
From the player’s perspective, my favorite songs are the ones in which I sing the instrumental breaks:
24: Friend is a Four Letter Word by Cake
21: Something by the Beatles
17: Sad Songs and Waltzes by Cake
13. Where Is My Mind? by the Pixies
8: Then I Met You by The Proclaimers
6: Mother of Pearl by Nellie McKay
4. I’ll Follow the Sun by the Beatles
{ 0 comments }
March 19, 2012I break into song a lot, and this trait seems to manifest exponentially during my radio show. Tonight, I was talking about Becky’s 366 Days in the Life photoblog and how I’m famous because of a picture when I heard someone open the door to the radio station. I couldn’t see them at first, and so I nervously sang “I hope they don’t kill me.”
Hear the clip: Don’t Kill Me
I’ve included the full 90 second arc from mentioning Becky’s blog to joyfully wishing Ali a happy birthday. I have done this as a study in panic and the danger of death question. I’m pretty sure it’s the best moment of any of my radio shows, including the 4 years at KDUP.
Subliminal Panda DJ (still alive)
Also Happy Birthday to Finnegan from Tinker’s people!
{ 0 comments }
March 18, 20121. Broken Heart – Motion City Soundtrack
2. Break Ya Neck – Busta Rhymes
3. Heartbreaker – Pat Benatar
4. Breakdown f. Jack Johnson – Handsome Boy Modeling School
5. All Hail the Heartbreaker – The Spill Canvas
6. Blvd of Broken Songs ft. Oasis – Green Day
7. Stop Breaking Down – The White Stripes
8. I Want To Break Free – Queen
9. Breakin’ Dishes – Rihanna
10. How to Mend a Broken Heart – Al Green
11. Broken – Jump
12. Break the Concrete – The Pretenders
13. Ghosts that Broke My Heart – Laura Marling
14. I’m a Broken Heart – The Bird and the Bee
15. Breakdown – Plain White T’s
16. Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Guy – Glen Hansard
17. Broken American – Dispatch
18. Morning Broken – Cat Stevens
originally aired 4-17-2012 on URY
{ 1 comment }
March 18, 2012