Music Share Week! - Little Black Book
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lululuvsolToday's Theme: Little Black Book
From what I remember of this theme (I was reading SMM at this point but not participating) is that this was just songs that were women's names. I am not sure what other constraints there may have been, but I gave myself some. Namely, they have to be songs by men singing about women.
Leonard Cohen - "Suzanne"
I think this song is sort of magical. Leonard Cohen is one of the all time great songwriters, and for once I actually agree with people who say it, not like some other artists that people say that about. This song in particular is my favorite of his. The truthfulness of his songwriting is what I love. Like Nick Cave, he writes things that some might find distastful, and includes the good and the bad of a story. It's not all roses and sunshine. This is a song about a girl who isn't perfect, but there's just something about her that makes her irresistible.
Ben Folds - "Kate"
Ben Folds is always fun, and this is one of his more fun tracks. I love it just because it's just all about how cool a girl he barely knows is and how he wants to be like her. He says "Her mix tape's a masterpiece", that makes me want to be like Kate too. Kate was one of Ben's wives, they're no longer together, I was sorta pissed off at Ben for not making it work with someone as cool as the girl this song was worthy of.
Elvis Costello - "Veronica"
There was a time that I didn't like Elvis Costello. I knew some people who adored him and I didn't understand why. Admittedly, I am not his #1 fan now or something, but I've heard enough to know that he's a hellova songwriter. I actually first heard this particular song of his when the lead singer of Spoon sang it on Veronica Mars. It's very catchy.
Low Millions - "Eleanor"
This band is pop-rock, and this song has gotten airplay all over places. It's just a generally reallt catchy fun song. And to bring things full circle, the singer of the band is Leonard Cohen's son. They're quite different.
Jens Lekman - "Julie"
Since I keep going on about Swedish stuff in these posts, I thought I might as well keep it up! Jens is a Swedish indie folk-pop singer-songwriter. He writes unconventionally, not unlike Stephen Merritt of The Magnetic Fields, but the way he writes is often touching and generally catchy and he makes me happy.
From what I remember of this theme (I was reading SMM at this point but not participating) is that this was just songs that were women's names. I am not sure what other constraints there may have been, but I gave myself some. Namely, they have to be songs by men singing about women.
I think this song is sort of magical. Leonard Cohen is one of the all time great songwriters, and for once I actually agree with people who say it, not like some other artists that people say that about. This song in particular is my favorite of his. The truthfulness of his songwriting is what I love. Like Nick Cave, he writes things that some might find distastful, and includes the good and the bad of a story. It's not all roses and sunshine. This is a song about a girl who isn't perfect, but there's just something about her that makes her irresistible.
Ben Folds is always fun, and this is one of his more fun tracks. I love it just because it's just all about how cool a girl he barely knows is and how he wants to be like her. He says "Her mix tape's a masterpiece", that makes me want to be like Kate too. Kate was one of Ben's wives, they're no longer together, I was sorta pissed off at Ben for not making it work with someone as cool as the girl this song was worthy of.
There was a time that I didn't like Elvis Costello. I knew some people who adored him and I didn't understand why. Admittedly, I am not his #1 fan now or something, but I've heard enough to know that he's a hellova songwriter. I actually first heard this particular song of his when the lead singer of Spoon sang it on Veronica Mars. It's very catchy.
This band is pop-rock, and this song has gotten airplay all over places. It's just a generally reallt catchy fun song. And to bring things full circle, the singer of the band is Leonard Cohen's son. They're quite different.
Since I keep going on about Swedish stuff in these posts, I thought I might as well keep it up! Jens is a Swedish indie folk-pop singer-songwriter. He writes unconventionally, not unlike Stephen Merritt of The Magnetic Fields, but the way he writes is often touching and generally catchy and he makes me happy.
