The Modern Edition
Inspired by Jean, a fellow local tweethead, I’ve created a list of songs that inspire me. In no particular freakin’ order, here are the top 20 semi-recent songs I wish I would have written. Later, I’ll do one of all time.
- Your Touch - The Black Keys
- Bukowski - Modest Mouse
- Flushed Chest - Joan As Police Woman
- That’s Too Bad (Byron Jam) - Donovan Frankenreiter
- 27 Jennifers - Mike Doughty
- Retirement - Kaiser Chiefs
- Black Butta - Beverley Knight
- Marching Bands of Manhattan - Death Cab for Cutie
- Take a Chance - The Magic Numbers
- O Valencia! - The Decemberists
- Hope There’s Someone - Antony and the Johnsons
- Say Goodbye to Love - Kenna
- Carolina Drama - The Raconteurs
- Jumpers - Sleater-Kinney
- You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb - Spoon
- Juno - Tokyo Police Club
- Blue Balloon - Ween
- Valerie - The Zutons
- Teddy Picker - Arctic Monkeys
- Left Foot Stepdown - A Band of Bees (The Bees)
Of course, it’s difficult to come up with a definitive list, but these are the songs that have probably moved me the most musically in the past few years. I know it’s all over the place, and I’m sure I’m missing something important, but there it is. Critique away.
I think we have very similar musical tastes. I don’t know how many of those would make my top 20, but the only bad apple in the bunch that I see is the Jennifer song. One of the local radio stations plays that at least twice an hour and it’ll be too soon if I ever hear it again!
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