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Albums of the Year: 2006
December 9th, 2009 4 comments
And here are my top 10 albums of 2006. I"m sad to omit albums by Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins, Mindy Smith, Josh Ritter, Donavon Frankenreiter, Ben Kweller, Roddy Frame, Dévics, Belle & Sebastian, Josh Rouse, Phoenix, Harris Tweed, Counting Crows, Regina Spektor, I'm From Barcelona, Snow Patrol"¦ As always, I emphasise that these are my personal favourites, albums I still dig out; it certainly is not a list of the year"s "best" albums, never mind the critics" favourites.
Crowded House – Farewell To The World
This is a strange choice for the top album of 2006, because it was recorded ten years earlier, at Crowded House"s final concert in Sydney in 1996. I may be drawing the wrath of all serious Crowded House fans when I declare that the version of almost every song here is superior to the studio recording. One highlight, of course, is Don"t Dream It"s Over, the sheer brilliance of which is not diminished by its ubiquity. It is the final song of the set, and Neil Finn graciously allows the crowd to sing the final line. On the DVD, there is a touching shot of a tearful drummer Paul Hester, all the more poignant now, since his suicide in 2005. The live versions of When You Come, Distant Sun, World Where You Live, Something So Strong, Private Universe and even Better be Home Soon in particular eclipse their original recordings.
Crowded House "" Better Be Home Soon.mp3
Crowded House "" Don"t Dream It"s Over.mp3
Alexi Murdoch "" Time Without Consequence
In the review of 2003, I included Murdoch"s debut EP, Four Songs. It took the London-born singer a while to finish his full debut. It was worth the wait. Murdoch is often compared to Nick Drake "" the default measure to which all acoustic musicians with a soft voice are liable to be held. The comparison does stick on at least one point: the music of both Drake and Murdoch sounds much simpler than it really is. Love You More, for example, mesmerises on strength of minimalist lyrics and the absence of a chorus that might relieve the ardency of Murdoch"s declaration. Murdoch"s gentle intensity is quite compelling throughout. Musical scouts for TV series certainly seem to think so: Murdoch"s music has featured in several hit shows, including Grey"s Anatomy, House, Ugly Betty, The O.C. and Dirty Sexy Money (and that"s just the shows that featured the majestic Orange Sky). The song Home was used to great effect in the second season of Prison Break, when Mahone persuades Haywire to commit suicide.
Alexi Murdoch "" Home.mp3
The Weepies – Say I Am You
Do not be misled by the frankly unappealing name which Deb Talan and Steve Tannen adopted, for The Weepies" folk-pop is not mawkish. And don"t be deceived by the cute cover, for The Weepies are not unrelentingly cute. Of course, Gotta Have You is cute, in the best possible way, as is Take It From Me. But there are poignant moments, such as World Spins Madly On, Riga Girls, Love Doesn"t Last Too Long, and Suicide Blonde (all Tannen songs). Talan is the counterweight to Tannen"s melancholy, especially with the lovely Not Your Year, which argues the case for optimism in adversity.
The Weepies – Take It From Me.mp3
James Hunter – People Are Gonna Talk
James Hunter, a white soulboy from Colchester, England, sounds a lot like Sam Cooke. On People Are Gonna Talk, that provides us with the benefit of imaging what Cooke might have sounded like had he dabbled in ska occasionally. That"s the sound here: "60s soul with a generous hint of "60s reggae. Hunter made his influences apparent from the start: in the 1980s he fronted a group called Howlin' Wilf and the Vee-Jays, at which point fellow soul afficionado Van Morrison discovered Hunter (apparently at the prompting of his local newsagent), and even appeared on his debut album, 1996″s Believe What I Say. A decade and another album later, People Are Gonna Talk was a breakthrough for Hunter, who earned a Grammy nomination "" in the Blues category, just where an album entirely lacking in Blues belongs. The sound of People Are Gonna Talk may be solidly "60s, but it is not in any way a derivative pastiche, never mind a tribute. Hunter lives in the genre, and doesn"t need to try hard to persuade us of his authenticity. It"s not even "blue eyed soul"; Hunter is a true soul singer. Cooke, Wilson and Redding would have approved.
James Hunter – I"ll Walk Away.mp3
Bob Evans – Suburban Songbook
Kevin Mitchell left Aussie indie rockers Jebediah, changed his name to Bob Evans and became a country rocker. Recorded in Nashville and produced by Brad Jones (who has also produced Josh Rouse, Jill Sobule and Yo La Tengo), Suburban Songbook"s cheerful sound deflects the melancholy of many of Evans" lyrics. Which is just as well, because Evans is an uneven lyricist, writing a brilliant line one minute, and a trite song the next. Suburban Songbook won the Australian equivalent of the Grammys (the ARIA Music Award), but, alas, that hasn"t helped break him big internationally.
Bob Evans "" Sadness & Whiskey.mp3
Joshua Radin – We Were Here
Alexi Murdoch gets the Drake comparisons, and Joshua Radin even more so, even though a nod to Elliot Smith seems more pertinent. On his full debut, Radin whispers more than he sings. Apparently the hushed voice, which works so well with his affecting lyrics and gentle melodies, was imposed by the circumstance of Radin recording his songs in a New York apartment. A considerate man, he obviously didn"t want to annoy the neighours. And like Murdoch, Radin has had several of his songs featured on the TV series circuit. Indeed, that"s how he made his breakthrough. The story goes that Radin gave a copy of his song Winter (which appeared on the enjoyable First Between 3rd And 4th EP, released in 2004) to Zach Braff of the show Scrubs, who included it on the show. Radin re-recorded Winter for the full debut.
Joshua Radin – Someone Else's Life.mp3
Eels – With Strings (Live At Town Hall)
As my list of omissions in the instalment for 2005 shows, one of my favourite albums of that year was Blinking Lights and Other Revelations, a double album that almost justified its length. With Strings incorporates much of Blinking Lights. As the title promises, on this live set E"s vocals are backed with strings. Setting rock to clsassical arrangement is an overused gimmick, and can create utter disasters (Meat Loaf"s philharmonic re-recording of Bat Out Of Hell!), though this is a rather unexpected combination. Happily, strings aren"t intrusive; the idea here clearly was not to go symphonic but to introduce something different into the live versions while maintaining the integrity of the studio versions. It works well, though not necessarily so well that these new versions eclipse the originals. The strings do add to the creepiness of Novocaine For The Soul, however, and emphasise the lonely sadness in It"s A Motherfucker.
Eels "" It"s A Motherfucker.mp3
Farryl Purkiss – Farryl Purkiss
I"ve bigged up the South African singer-songwriter before, most recently HERE. Purkiss" mellow, melodic sound, filled with memorable hooks, invites misleading comparisons with Jack Johnson, with whom he has collaborated. This is an introspective album, telling of relationships (with a woman, himself, the world) breaking down and then healing, of despair, and of having hope. South African artists rarely break big internationally. Purkiss deserves to reach a wide audience far beyond South Africa. Maybe he"ll get some attention after one of the songs from this set, Sticks And Stones, featured in an episode of Private Practice (a rather horrible TV show, populated by constantly smirking, deeply disagreeable characters).
I"ve mentioned the inclusion of artist"s music on TV shows a few times, so obviously I welcome it when artists I like are featured on soundtracks, or even commercials. Music blogs are one means by which the music researchers for TV shows and trendy soundtracks dig up artists who aren"t very well known. The licensing fees the artists receive for being featured on TV serials and commercials helps keep their heads above water, and having their music score a scene in a TV show or movie gives them the publicity they need to attract audiences to their concerts (who then, hopefully, buy CDs and merchandise at the gigs). It"s a new business model which allows performers maintain greater artistic control than they"d enjoy in the service of Corporate Music. So, researcher for Grey"s Anatomy, check out this song:
Farryl Purkiss – Escalator.mp3
Catherine Feeny – Hurricane Glass
This was a folk-pop album I discovered quite by chance, on strength of its appealing cover, I think. Born in Philadelphia, Feeny lived in rural England when she recorded Hurricane Glass, an intimate album with intelligent lyrics telling of struggles with regret, disillusionment, insecurity, and melancholy. Frequently these struggles are mitigated by a sense of hope. Mr Blue, with its cute flugelhorn interlude, is probably the album"s best known song. It has featured on a few soundtracks, notably in Running With Scissors (the song featured in the Songbirds mix I posted last year).
On the song Unsteady Grounds, Feeny takes issue with the people who swallowed the barefaced lies propagated by Bush and Blair before the invasion of Iraq. Feeny does well to cast the net of blame for the unprovoked invasion of Iraq wider than the warmongers. Bush and Blair are representatives of a profession whose practitioners we are conditioned not to trust. The large and articulate opposition to the proposed war set out a compelling case that Bush and Blair were predicating their invasion on an audacious lie. Yet people believed them. More astonishingly, so many people swallowed their even more audacious lie: that they were "misinformed" by "faulty" "intelligence" (and then some). So many people believed patent bullshit that Bush and Cheney ""and indeed Tony Blair "" were re-elected.
Catherine Feeny – Touch Back Down.mp3
Foo Fighters "" Skin And Bones
Watching the DVD of this live set, I am always struck by the irony that former Nirvana drummer Grohl is the Foo Fighters" frontman and the Foo"s drummer, Taylor Hawkins, is a spitting image of Kurt Cobain. Did Grohl plan it that way? Here Grohl and pals strip the old alt.rock songs down to something approaching acoustic (hence the album"s title, which is also a fairly rare Foo Fighters song). For the most part, it works well. Most of these songs have substance even when they are not amplified by loud guitars. On the closing track, a superb version of Everlong, the band shows that they can make a hell of a noise even acoustic style.
Foo Fighters – Everlong.mp3
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Categories: Albums of the Year Tags: Albums of the Year, Alexi Murdoch, Bob Evans, Catherine Feeny, Crowded House, Eels, Farryl Purkiss, Foo Fighters, James Hunter, Joshua Radin, The Weepies
November 4th, 2009 3 comments
Goodness, wasn"t 2002 a dire year for music? Still, there were some highlights, and doubtless a few gems I missed (as always, I can only include those albums I have and like).
Johnny Cash – American IV – The Man Comes Around
In 2005, Any Minor Dude had his first guitar lesson. The tutor, a session musician of some repute, asked the 10-year-old what he wanted to play, probably expecting to hear Green Day or Black Eyed Peas. Any Minor Dude responded: "Johnny Cash". It had nothing to do with my influence; he had seen the wonderful video for Hurt on MTV, and became an instant fan. Soon after, he bought the Highwaymen CD (Cash"s supergroup with Jennings and Kristofferson) and polished up on older Cash music, even buying a live DVD. I suspect that Hurt, which features on The Man Comes Around, may have introduced many young people to the genius of Johnny Cash. It certainly established this album as the best known of the American recordings.
I don"t know whether it is the best of the series. When I hear it, I think it probably is, especially when I consider that this was released only three months before the man"s death, and so stands as a testament (in a prescient bit of sequencing, the traditional ballad Streets Of Laredo, with its theme of death, burial and redemption, closes the set). But when I hear the first or third American albums, I think whichever one I am listening to is the best. American IV has a few songs that did not need to be recorded, such as Personal Jesus and Bridge Over Troubled Water. But then there are those two extraordinary covers, Nine Inch Nail"s Hurt and Sting"s Hung My Head, which Cash entirely appropriates. Those two and the title track eclipse almost anything in this great Rick Rubin-produced series.
Johnny Cash – The Man Comes Around.mp3
Johnny Cash – Streets Of Laredo.mp3
Rosie Thomas – When We Were Small
Few singers achieve such immediate intimacy with her listeners as Seattle"s Rosie Thomas, whose beautiful, vulnerable voice accompanies sweet acoustic melodies. Lovely though her songs may sound, her lyrics are in turn sardonic, sad and dark. On her debut album, childhood is a running thread, with what seem to be random old family recordings linking tracks. As all her subsequent albums (other than last year"s Christmas album), When We Were Small has a sense of deep yearning for absent contentment, fleeting moment of love to fill in long, lacerating periods of loss felt deeply. If that sounds boring, know that Thomas was signed by Jonathan Poneman of Sub Pop, the record label that made grunge, who had caught Rosie singing during her stand-up comedy gigs (what"s that about sad clowns?). This is an astonishing debut, and Rosie would get even better yet.
Rosie Thomas – Wedding Day.mp3
Wilco "" Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
My pick of song from this album will alert the Wilco fan which side of the group I prefer: the alt-country Wilco. There"s some of that on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, which many seem to regard as a highpoint of "00s music. Some Wilco purists may hate me for saying it, but my preference resides with this album"s 1999 predecessor, Summerteeth, or the undervalued Sky Blue Sky. On Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Wilco go experimental, with noise distortion and electronic innovations, which ordinarily are not my bag. Then what, the reader is entitled to demand, is Yankee Hotel Foxtrot doing on this list? Well, within the Wilco framework, it"s actually very good, and at times exhilarating as the musical dissonance accompanies the discord in the relationships Tweedy is singing about. It may not be my favourite Wilco album, but I"ll concede that it is the Wilco classic.
Wilco "" Jesus, etc.mp3
Ben Folds – Ben Folds Live
No artist I like ever comes to play where I live (other than Missy Higgins, whose gig I missed, and Counting Crows, whose tickets I couldn"t afford at the time); only megastars and superannuated irrelevancies fly in to fleece the South African consumer (a largely ignorant group of people who think that Coldplay is on the sharp end of the cutting edge). Happily, I had my fill of great concerts when I lived in London. But if I could invite one artist to tour South Africa, it would be Ben Folds, alone on strength of two DVDs and many bootlegs I have of Folds in concert "" and this album.
It seems a strange decision for Folds to have recorded a solo live album only one album after having split the Ben Folds Five. So the tracklisting incorporates old BFF numbers (such as the astonishing Narcolepsy, Army, Best Imitation Of Myself, The Last Polka, Brick, and Song For The Dumped), which lose little through the absence of his rhythm section, and material from the solo debut, 2001″s Rockin" The Suburbs, plus a rather good cover of Elton John"s Tiny Dancer. The set includes Folds" two party pieces: directing the audience to provide backing orchestration to the very funny Army ("Well, I thought about the army; Dad said, "˜Son, you"re fucking high") and spooky harmonies to Not The Same, the song about a friend who climbed up a tree during a party while on an acid trip and had become a born-again Christian by the time he came down.
Ben Folds – Army (live).mp3 (link fixed)
Alexi Murdoch "" Four Songs
Maybe I"m cheating by including an EP comprising, as the title suggest, only four songs by Murdoch, who is usually compared to Nick Drake, and reasonable so. But those four songs are excellent; why dilute things with mediocre filler tracks? Having said that, Murdoch"s full debut album, 2006″s Time Without Consequence, turned out to be a consistently fine effort with few fillers. That album featured re-recordings of three of the songs on the EP (and those three also appear in re-recorded form on the recently released Away We Go soundtrack, which also recycles a heap of tracks from Time Without Consequence). From the EP, the moody Orange Sky received a fair amount of exposure on several TV shows and soundtracks "" which we must not scorn; the licensing fees from TV shows, soundtracks and commercials feed many excellent musicians.
Alexi Murdoch "" Blue Mind.mp3
Tift Merritt "" Bramble Rose
Like soul music, country in the past decade or so has been molded and packaged to turn out generic, corporate slush headlined by the regrettable likes of Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift. For the most part, it"s pop that is unconvincingly dressed up as country. The cowboy-hatted diehards may have recourse to perennial Grammy nominees such as Tim McGraw and Alan Jackson, or the bluegrass offerings of Alison Krauss or, lately, Dolly Parton. But beneath the surface of commercial prosperity, country remains vibrant.
Tift Merritt is one of those who work from a rich, venerable tradition without being compromised by the dictates of commercialism. Merritt"s quiet, melodious debut is the most traditional country of her three albums, with slide guitars and the sensibilities of such legends of the genre as Emmylou Harris or Jessi Colter (and, on the rockier songs, Linda Ronstadt) much in evidence. Her second album veered towards bluegrass, and the third album is more accomplished, but this is a very creditable debut.
Tift Merrit – Diamond Shoes.mp3
Joseph Arthur "" Redemption"s Son
The Indie singer-songwriter has not produced anything I like since 2004″s Our Shadows Still Remain, but the trio of that album, 2000″s Come To Where I"m From and Redemption"s Son should sustain me in those times when I require a Joseph Arthur fix (actually, I"ve sequenced my favourite tracks from those albums on my iPod). Arthur"s strength resides in his introspective lyrics, much on this set of a Christian bent (of the Sufjan Stevens variety, I hasten to add. The man has his fill of inner conflicts). Musically, he is eclectic and experimental, which is certainly commendable and perhaps expected of a Peter Gabriel protégé, though I can do without the kitchen sink production of some tracks. And the album is a few songs too long. But when it hits the sweet spot, it"s gorgeous.
Joseph Arthur "" Honey And The Moon.mp3
Josh Rouse "" Under Cold Blue Stars
I know a venerable music journalist who"ll fling all review albums by anyone called Josh or Joshua (or, indeed, Ben) across the floor. It"s safe to say that the man is not a great fan of the often misunderstood and unjustly maligned singer-songwriter label. Still, I have a feeling he"d like Josh Ritter, though I"m not quite sure whether he would take to Josh Rouse. Certainly the music of this Josh would not conform to his expectation of a guitar strumming singer-songwriter. He might be surprised to hear a musician who creates appealing, intelligent pop numbers, many of which would not have been out of place on early Prefab Sprout albums. Under Cold Blue Stars is a fine album; if it was all Rouse would ever record, I"d regard it as a favourite. It was, however, followed by two outstanding albums, 1972 and Nashville. This set can"t compete with those (but it"s better than the two albums that came after those). I"ve had trouble deciding which song to feature, which is a mark of how good an album this is.
Josh Rouse – Feeling No Pain.mp3 (link fixed)
Iron & Wine – The Creek Drank The Cradle
Sam Beam, for he is Iron & Wine, recorded the songs on this album, another debut on Sub Pop, as demos at his Florida home on four-track, and it very much sounds like it. Beam"s almost whispered vocals accompany very pretty but not necessarily memorable melodies. But it"s not that kind of album (whereas the follow-up, 2004″s Our Endless Numbered Days, had a few of those); you put it on to be immersed by a soothing and ultimately engaging atmosphere, aided by some astutely ambiguous lyrics. The deficiencies in sound quality make sense when Beam borrows from old country and bluegrass, as he does on An Angry Blade and The Rooster Moans, which one might well mistake for some old, lost Appalachian recordings. Indeed, the aural imperfections add to the set"s intimacy.
Iron & Wine – Upward Over The Mountain.mp3
Counting Crows – Hard Candy
The early "00s suffered from nostalgia trips by people who grew up in the "90s: Ben Folds Five devotees who refuse to accept the Ben Folds One, Weezer fans who want Pinkerton perpetually recycled (and, to be fair, the latest Weezer album is awful), and Counting Crows devotees who need to compare every new Crows album to August And Everything After. The latter group was hard on Hard Candy. It may not be the (rather overrated) debut"s equal, but it certainly is more upbeat "" and Duritz finally stops going on about the heartbreaking Elisabeth. Admittedly, Hard Candy includes some filler material, but this is the age of WinAmp which allows the listener to re-sequence albums (if only to avoid the ghastly American Girls). If some of the album is frustratingly disappointing, the other half comprises some of Counting Crows" finest moments. Holiday In Spain is gorgeous, even if the album version is rendered entirely redundant by the gorgeous live version on the New Amsterdam album, which was recorded on the Hard Candy tour. Counting Crows have referenced The Band throughout their career; here their heroes get a namecheck by way of noting Richard Manuel"s death (even if The Band"s late, bearded singer serves only as a MacGuffin to a reflection on a relationship).
Counting Crows – If I Could Give All My Love (Or Richard Manuel Is Dead).mp3
Categories: Albums of the Year Tags: Albums of the Year, Alexi Murdoch, Ben Folds, Counting Crows, Iron and Wine, Johnny Cash, Joseph Arthur, Josh Rouse, Rosie Thomas, Tift Merritt, Wilco
Any Major Love Mix 2009
February 10th, 2009 11 comments
Amid all the heartbreak and unrequited love (with lovelessness and death still to come) we are looking at this month, we need a respite from the gloomy tears and instead frolic in the calm waters of true love reciprocated "" which in itself, as some of the lyrics here suggest, is a source of anxiety and uncertainty. And, well, perhaps some lucky person might need a decent mix for Valentine"s Day which does not include the unlovely horrors perpetrated by Chris DeBurgh, Jennifer Rush, Peabo Bryson, Céline Dion, Engelbert Humperdinck, Stevie Wonder and, of course, Michael Bublé "" and who prefer to do without "edgy" comps featuring the love musings of Coldplay, U2, Avril Lavigne and James Blunt. As always, the mix is timed to fit on a CD-R. It might be a good alternative to an overpriced VD card (and if anybody tries that, please let me know if it was a good idea).
1. Donny Hathaway – A Song For You (1971)
You taught me precious secrets of the truth withholding nothing, you came out in front and I was hiding. But now I'm so much better and if my words don"t come together, listen to the melody, "cause my love is in there hiding.
2. Carpenters – I Won"t Last A Day Without You (1972)
When there"s no gettin" over that rainbow, when my smallest of dreams won"t come true, I can take all the madness the world has to give, but I won"t last a day without you.
3. Ben Kweller – Sundress (2006)
I don"t need a smile from a mannequin, I just want to hold you in my hands. I do everything you want me to"¦for you.
4. The Weepies – Happiness (2004)
Friday 13, lights go red, green, in a coffee shop. I"m giving you the look while someone else is fingering your wallet in my pocketbook. It"s a mean town, but I don"t care. Try and steal this! Can"t steal happiness.
5. Mindy Smith "" Falling (2004)
When I"ve almost had enough, something about you draws me back again. When I"ve almost given up, something about you pulls me in. And we"re falling"¦
6. John Prine with Iris Dement – In Spite Of Ourselves (1999)
She thinks all my jokes are corny, convict movies make her horny. She likes ketchup on her scrambled eggs, swears like a sailor when shaves her legs. She takes a lickin" and keeps on tickin". I"m never gonna let her go.
7. Moldy Peaches – Anyone Else But You (2001)
Here is the church and here is the steeple, we sure are cute for two ugly people, I don"t see what anyone can see in anyone else but you.
8. Simone White – The Beep Beep Song (2007)
(Yeah, the one from the Audi commercial) Despite all the warnings I landed like a fallen star in your arms.
9. Curtis Mayfield – So In Love (1975)
This love affair is bigger than we two. Lose our faith and it will swallow you. Loving you is what I"ll always feel, never ever doing things against our will. Loving means, never require any kind of test "¦ Ya got me so in love.
10. Aretha Franklin – Baby I Love You (1967)
If you want my lovin", if you really do, don"t be afraid, baby. Just ask me, you know I"m gonna give it to you. Oh, and I do declare: I want to see you with it. Stretch out your arms, little boy, you"re gonna get it "" "cause I love you.
11. Ron Sexsmith "" Never Give Up On You (2006)
I"d never give up on you because I know you"d do the same for me. Never give up on you because you take me as I am, how I"ll always be.
12. Mary Chapin Carpenter – Grow Old With Me (1999)
Grow old along with me. Two branches of one tree face the setting sun when the day is done. God bless our love. (Beautifully sung by Carpenter, the real poignancy of this song derives from its authorship: written and demoed by John Lennon shortly before his murder in December 1980, it first appeared on his posthumous Milk And Honey album)
13. Tom Waits – Falling Down (1988)
For she loves you for all that you are not "¦You forget all the roses, don"t come around on Sunday. She"s not gonna choose you for standing so tall; go on and take a swig of that poison and like it.
14. Alexi Murdoch – Love You More (2006)
Love you more than anyone. Love you more than anyone. Love you more in time to come. Love you more. (That"s the complete lyric"¦)
15. Finley Quaye "" Dice (2003)
I was crying over you. I am smiling, I think of you. Misty morning and water falls, breathe in the air if you care, you compare, don"t say farewell. Nothing can compare to when you roll the dice and swear your love"s for me.
16. Dexys Midnight Runners – This Is What She"s Like (1985)
"Well how did all this happen?" "Just all at once really. The Italians have a word for it." "What word what is it?" "A thunderbolt or something." "What, you mean the Italian word for thunderbolt?" "Yeah, something like that. I don"t speak Italian myself you understand?" "No." "But I knew a man who did. Well, that"s my story. The strongest thing I"ve ever seen." (Single version)
17. The Cure "" Lovesong (1989)
Whenever I"m alone with you, you make me feel like I am home again. Whenever I"m alone with you , you make me feel like I am whole again. Whenever I"m alone with you, you make me feel like I am young again. Whenever I"m alone with you, you make me feel like I am fun again.
18. Jens Lekman – I Saw Her In The Anti-War Demonstration (2004)
And the skies were clear blue skies, and her eyes were clear blue eyes, and her thighs were about the same size as mine, and we were walking in the anti-war demonstration; it was a sweet sensation of love.
19. Kacy Crowley "" Kind Of Perfect (2004)
The last few years have been much harder than we ever thought they"d be. I know you hate it when I say I"m sorry, but I"m sorry. There was never a point in our love that I didn"t love you; not a point in our love. I always did, I always will, I always do, love you still, I always would, how could I not? Just look at us baby, we"re kind of perfect.
20. Joshua Radin – The Fear You Won"t Fall (2007)
I know you"re scared that I"ll soon be over it. That"s part of it all, part of the beauty of falling in love with you is the fear you won"t fall.
21. Nina Kinert – Through Your Eyes (2004)
All the time I stood here holding dandylions and chocolate for you. Tumbleweeds and fireworks go by. It"s hard to keep them still for you to see, nut you know that I try. I want to see you watching what I see, now that you"re mine, through your eyes.
22. Sarah Bettens "" Grey (2005)
Will you be my everything? Maybe just this time we can really think that I am yours and you are mine; I am yours and you are mine…
Categories: Mix CD-Rs, Songs About Love Tags: Alexi Murdoch, Aretha Franklin, Ben Kweller, Carpenters, Curtis Mayfield, Dexys Midnight Runners, Donny Hathaway, Jens Lekman, John Prine, Joshua Radin, Love Songs, Mindy Smith, Moldy Peaches, Ron Sexsmith, Sarah Bettens, Simone White, The Cure, The Weepies, Tom Waits