song obsession friday! (for the week ending april 30)
Song obsessions are those songs that we listen to on repeat. I noticed that my obsessions are often a week long. I also thought that other people might have similar obsessions. I’ve collected a panel of a few like-minded individuals and gotten their “song obsessions of the week.” Quite often it’s easy to explain why the song is good; it’s much hard to explain why we’re obsessed. Maybe you’ll become obsessed with one of these.
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Adrian (me):
John Vanderslice – Too Much Time (mp3) (buy)
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I like this song the first time I heard it at Treasure Island and the version at Tiny Telephone’s 10th Anniversary was great.
Still, with JV’s production eccentricities, I didn’t know what to expect from the studio version. It’s completely different but I’ve listened to it a dozen times since it was released Tuesday, so that probably means I like it.
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Keith:
Even as We Speak – Swimming Song (mp3) (buy
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As people continue to purge their digitized collections some great bargains can be found in the used bins. This week’s obsession worthy example a copy of Feral Pop Frenzy I stumbled across in the please take me home for a dollar bin. Not the rarest of Sarah releases for sure, but I find that this song dares the listener to try and only play it once. Dontcha want to just hug her and tell her that you think everything’s fantastic?
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Scott:
Scott Walker – Lady Came from Baltimore (mp3) (buy)
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I’m obsessed with the new John Vanderslice record in general. Ha, I’m actually listening to Too Much Time as I write my comment. It is worth pre-ordering to get the immediate digital download.