Remember to get out and VOTE!!!
Remember to get out and VOTE!!!
1: Find the River
Number one. Without a doubt one of the most most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Takes my breath away every time.
Perfection.
This has been fun! Maybe I'll do another music challenge again soon.
youtu.be/KIJGlTu5sEI?...
1: Find the River
Number one. Without a doubt one of the most most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Takes my breath away every time.
Perfection.
This has been fun! Maybe I'll do another music challenge again soon.
youtu.be/KIJGlTu5sEI?...
2. Daysleeper
I don't know what to say about this song, other than that it's really beautiful and has a super cool music video which tricked me into thinking my tv was broken when it came on MTV back in the day.
youtu.be/uUcKeKt8C1k?...
2. Daysleeper
I don't know what to say about this song, other than that it's really beautiful and has a super cool music video which tricked me into thinking my tv was broken when it came on MTV back in the day.
youtu.be/uUcKeKt8C1k?...
3: Bad Day
This is the song that made me love R.E.M. I always liked them before, but this song made me a real fan. I'll never grow tired of it.
Side note: If I was bald I would totally rock this look for Halloween.
youtu.be/Hyk-Vdd_Qrk?...
3: Bad Day
This is the song that made me love R.E.M. I always liked them before, but this song made me a real fan. I'll never grow tired of it.
Side note: If I was bald I would totally rock this look for Halloween.
youtu.be/Hyk-Vdd_Qrk?...
4: Imitation of Life
My Nightswimming post last night was a little silly but that's what I get for listening to sad songs after 2 dirty martinis.
This track is the opposite, it's bright, bold and triumphant. Or maybe not, I have no idea what it's about.
youtu.be/0vqgdSsfqPs?...
4: Imitation of Life
My Nightswimming post last night was a little silly but that's what I get for listening to sad songs after 2 dirty martinis.
This track is the opposite, it's bright, bold and triumphant. Or maybe not, I have no idea what it's about.
youtu.be/0vqgdSsfqPs?...
5: Nightswimming
If you don't get this song, it's not for you.
That's okay.
It's not a queer anthem, it's a queer diary entry.
It's secret, it's personal. He made it public.
It's hard to be gay. It's hard to be young.
It's hard to be gay and young.
youtu.be/ahJ6Kh8klM4?...
5: Nightswimming
If you don't get this song, it's not for you.
That's okay.
It's not a queer anthem, it's a queer diary entry.
It's secret, it's personal. He made it public.
It's hard to be gay. It's hard to be young.
It's hard to be gay and young.
youtu.be/ahJ6Kh8klM4?...
6: The One I Love
FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
I just found out that Robert Longo directed the video. Rad.
📷 Paul Natkin
youtu.be/j7oQEPfe-O8?...
6: The One I Love
FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
I just found out that Robert Longo directed the video. Rad.
📷 Paul Natkin
youtu.be/j7oQEPfe-O8?...
7: What's the Frequency Kenneth?
Am I the only one who can't help but think of that episode of 30 Rock when Tracy greeted Kenneth the page by yelling "What's the frequency, Ken?!"
Okay, just me.
Anyway... I love this song and the video is amazingly cool.
youtu.be/jWkMhCLkVOg?...
7: What's the Frequency Kenneth?
Am I the only one who can't help but think of that episode of 30 Rock when Tracy greeted Kenneth the page by yelling "What's the frequency, Ken?!"
Okay, just me.
Anyway... I love this song and the video is amazingly cool.
youtu.be/jWkMhCLkVOg?...
8: Cuyahoga
My mom grew up in Ohio and she used to tell me stories about the Cuyahoga river catching fire. She also told me that people used the say Lake Erie was so polluted back then that you could walk across it to Canada.
youtu.be/mWPD1zPFZ3Q?...
8: Cuyahoga
My mom grew up in Ohio and she used to tell me stories about the Cuyahoga river catching fire. She also told me that people used the say Lake Erie was so polluted back then that you could walk across it to Canada.
youtu.be/mWPD1zPFZ3Q?...
9: Perfect Circle
I've heard that people are often confused about the cover of Murmur. I went to college in Georgia and spent a lot of time traveling the southeast so I am quite familiar with kudzu. The stuff is insidious!
youtu.be/6hESQr0XVBg?...
9: Perfect Circle
I've heard that people are often confused about the cover of Murmur. I went to college in Georgia and spent a lot of time traveling the southeast so I am quite familiar with kudzu. The stuff is insidious!
youtu.be/6hESQr0XVBg?...
10: Man On the Moon
Here we are, top 10! It hasn't been easy picking 30 of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands who has made SO MUCH music over the decades.
youtu.be/dLxpNiF0YKs?...
10: Man On the Moon
Here we are, top 10! It hasn't been easy picking 30 of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands who has made SO MUCH music over the decades.
youtu.be/dLxpNiF0YKs?...
11: Crazy
I've been waiting to post this one since the start! I know it's a cover but I can't get enough of it, and I adore the original #Pylon as well.
📷 Sandra Lee Phipps
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dp2...
11: Crazy
I've been waiting to post this one since the start! I know it's a cover but I can't get enough of it, and I adore the original #Pylon as well.
📷 Sandra Lee Phipps
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dp2...
12: All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)
I missed yesterday's post so I'll have 2 today.
I've seen this one posted a lot during this music challenge, it seems very well loved by fans. It deserves it!
youtu.be/zHlpWokiduk?...
12: All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)
I missed yesterday's post so I'll have 2 today.
I've seen this one posted a lot during this music challenge, it seems very well loved by fans. It deserves it!
youtu.be/zHlpWokiduk?...
13: King of Comedy
I love Monster. It's so sparkly, fuzzy, trashy, and sexy. R.E.M. through a glam-rock kaleidoscope. And an extremely bold move after Automatic to make such a drastic change.
Anyway here's Michael Stipe's old passport photo, apparently.
youtu.be/QbTXlvRyA4k?...
13: King of Comedy
I love Monster. It's so sparkly, fuzzy, trashy, and sexy. R.E.M. through a glam-rock kaleidoscope. And an extremely bold move after Automatic to make such a drastic change.
Anyway here's Michael Stipe's old passport photo, apparently.
youtu.be/QbTXlvRyA4k?...
14: Sweetness Follows
An achingly gorgeous song, so simple and yet so rich. Perfect for a rainy day. If this one doesn’t do it for you then you’re dead inside, I guess.
📸 Anton Corbijn, right? Looks like his style.
https://youtu.be/p7aHDm5dxhs?si=La0v6qiHT9J3s5h4
14: Sweetness Follows
An achingly gorgeous song, so simple and yet so rich. Perfect for a rainy day. If this one doesn’t do it for you then you’re dead inside, I guess.
📸 Anton Corbijn, right? Looks like his style.
https://youtu.be/p7aHDm5dxhs?si=La0v6qiHT9J3s5h4
15: Fall On Me
A perfect song to sing along with loudly in the car. Or just walking down the street, you do you.
https://youtu.be/lf6vCjtaV1k?si=ODjMx93fHarW3Lv7
15: Fall On Me
A perfect song to sing along with loudly in the car. Or just walking down the street, you do you.
https://youtu.be/lf6vCjtaV1k?si=ODjMx93fHarW3Lv7
16: Stand
Like Shiny Happy People, I think this is another misunderstood song. It’s fun and goofy but it’s not vapid. There is substance here. Per Wikipedia, one reviewer called it “simultaneously stupid and profound”. It’s zen, with humor.
16: Stand
Like Shiny Happy People, I think this is another misunderstood song. It’s fun and goofy but it’s not vapid. There is substance here. Per Wikipedia, one reviewer called it “simultaneously stupid and profound”. It’s zen, with humor.
17: Exhuming McCarthy
A song the band wrote in the late 80's when they were concerned that the Reagan administration was pushing the country into fascism. So, yeah... relatable!
youtu.be/Az5dzXRRh4E?...
17: Exhuming McCarthy
A song the band wrote in the late 80's when they were concerned that the Reagan administration was pushing the country into fascism. So, yeah... relatable!
youtu.be/Az5dzXRRh4E?...
18: Losing My Religion
I don’t care how many times I hear it at the grocery store, it’s still an incredible song, with an incredible video.
From here to the end of the month the rest of these songs could easily fall in my top 10.
https://youtu.be/xwtdhWltSIg?si=SdkHQHUdSQWiM5FN
18: Losing My Religion
I don’t care how many times I hear it at the grocery store, it’s still an incredible song, with an incredible video.
From here to the end of the month the rest of these songs could easily fall in my top 10.
https://youtu.be/xwtdhWltSIg?si=SdkHQHUdSQWiM5FN
19: Let Me In
A heartbreaking song about the loss of a friend.
Photo by Stephen Sweet
#KurtCobain
https://youtu.be/lIy88eLFsoQ?si=BvTI5pXc5z6pKMj6
19: Let Me In
A heartbreaking song about the loss of a friend.
Photo by Stephen Sweet
#KurtCobain
https://youtu.be/lIy88eLFsoQ?si=BvTI5pXc5z6pKMj6
20: Photograph
Natalie Merchant has one of those voices that are like perfect comfort food to my soul, like Tracy Thorn or Sade. I only wish her and R.E.M. had made more music together.
This is from a '93 comp to support NARAL and promote abortion rights.
youtu.be/iO2eIebQqWg?...
20: Photograph
Natalie Merchant has one of those voices that are like perfect comfort food to my soul, like Tracy Thorn or Sade. I only wish her and R.E.M. had made more music together.
This is from a '93 comp to support NARAL and promote abortion rights.
youtu.be/iO2eIebQqWg?...
21: Talk About the Passion
The vibe from this song feels like early fall to me, so this is a good time to share it.
Photo by Paul Natkin, I think in Chicago?
youtu.be/zCMy6kq5ZA0?...
21: Talk About the Passion
The vibe from this song feels like early fall to me, so this is a good time to share it.
Photo by Paul Natkin, I think in Chicago?
youtu.be/zCMy6kq5ZA0?...