I've been
tagged by Liam, which means, I suppose, that I've caught the latest Meme going around. Since I'm still finishing up my work for the semester, I thought I'd wait a little bit before posting my contribution to this splendid piece of Internet nonsense, but I couldn't help myself. So, here is
part of my promised participation in the 8 Meme:
8 Songs That Mean Something to Me:
"Regret," composed by Dave Brubeck, performed by Dave Brubeck and the London Symphony Orchestra, from the album
Classical Brubeck. One of the most haunting pieces of music you'll ever hear.
"Fight the Fight," by Living Colour, from the album
Time's Up, though I like the version on
Live From CBGB even more.
"Sliding Down," composed by Edgar Meyer, performed by Edgar Meyer, Bela Fleck, and Mike Marshall, from the album
Uncommon Ritual. The fusion of classical and folk genres has always produced interesting music, perhaps none more than this, another haunting piece of music.
"Easy/Lucky/Free," by Bright Eyes, from the album
Digital Ash in a Digital Urn. A stand-in for that whole album, really.
"Intervention," by the Arcade Fire, from the album
Neon Bible. "Workin' for the church while your family dies," a little too close to home for me.
"Goodnight Elizabeth," by the Counting Crows, from the album
Recovering the Satellites. Another psalm of lament. I'm seeing a theme here.
"Was," by Mose Allison, from the album
My Backyard. Sometime his wit is vicious, as in the classic "Your Mind is On Vacation." But, sometimes instead of the mean Mose, we get the philosophic Mose. Here he employs his sharp rhetorical skills in a reflection on mortality. A sample: "When am turns to was and now is back when/ Will someone have moments like this/ Moments of unspoken bliss/ And will there be any heros or saints/ Or just a dark new age of complaints."
"Straight, No Chaser," by Thelonious Monk, from the album
Straight, No Chaser. Monk could say more in a note than most cats could in their whole lives. 'Nuff said.
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Since I'm not done I ain't taggin' no one, but...
I'd love to hear what
Tom,
Chappy (who introduced me to like half the stuff on this list, and a whole host of maybe even better stuff that somehow didn't make the cut),
Brian,
Troy, and anyone else might have to say about some of their favorite tunes.
