Whale in a Cubicle

Some time ago, I made a “Work Sucks” CD to celebrate an entry into the working world. Last night, while searching my iPod for the perfect song to capture my mood, I stumbled upon the playlist. And it’s actually not too bad. I added some recent songs to round it out. Fight the man!

1. Bastard: Ben Folds

2. Ghost of Corporate Future: Regina Spektor

3. Paint it Beige: Telenovela ::an Athens band!::

4. A Hard Day’s Night: The Beatles

5. The Underdog: Spoon ::I play this song no less than 3 times/week at my desk, typically right before I have to do a task that I hate::

6. That Lucky Old Sun: Louis Armstrong

7. Money: Pink Floyd

8. Proud Mary: Ike & Tina Turner

9. Hip to Be Sqaure: Huey Lewis & the News ::it's hard for me to listen to this song and not think of Christian Bale axing that guy in American Psycho::

10. Total Job: The Faint

11. I’ve Been Working: Van Morrison

12. Maggie’s Farm: Bob Dylan

13. Wouldn’t Mama Be Proud: Elliot Smith

14. 9 to 5: Dolly Parton

15. Step into My Office, Baby: Belle & Sebastian

16. Government Center: The Modern Lovers

17. This Lamb Sells Condos: Final Fantasy

18. Plasticities: Andrew Bird

19. Antichrist Television Blues: Arcade Fire

I think all of these songs are available on iTunes, although I really need to figure out how to make a streaming playlist…

Seasonal Playlist: Autumn 2008

Each season, I make a playlist of about 10-15 “singles” that I have been listening to a lot. It’s great in case I need a quick playlist and can’t decide what I am in the mood for, but also is nice to revisit/reflect on later. I don’t make the claim that these songs are new releases or cutting-edge, but I love each of them and I will always associate them with Autumn 2008.

1. MGMT: Time to Pretend-- The anthem of my life right now.

2. Blitzen Trapper: Furr-- I don't know much about this band, but I can listen to this on repeat over and over and over.

3. Kings of Leon: Fans-- Why am I just discovering this amazing band right now?

4. Dr. Dog: Easy Beat-- "Psych rock"=sounds like something I would hate. Apparently I love it. Looking forward to their show in December!

5. Old Crow Medicine Show: Wagon Wheel-- This song was the highlight of the Old Crow show at 9:30 club. And not because of the way the band played it, but the way that Carrie passionately sang along to it.

6. Citizen Cope: Pablo Picasso-- Worth listening to just to hear Cope say "Mist-ah Offi-cah"

7. She & Him: Sentimental Heart-- My favorite song from a great album.

8. Old Crow Medicine Show: James River Blues-- There is just something really cute about young guys playing bluegrass.

9. The Blow: Hey Boy-- Noah gave me this CD ages ago, but this song is particularly apropos right now...

10. M.I.A: Paper Planes-- You can't sit still and listen to this one.

11. Kings of Leon: Knocked Up-- This has the pained romantic vibe that I seek from Springsteen sometimes.

12. Dr. Dog: The Old Days-- "So cold in the morning, put on your dog skins."

13. Kings of Leon: The Runner-- Beautiful song that always makes me stop and give it my full attention for 4 minutes and 18 seconds.

::this would be a lot cooler if I could figure out how to make a playlist that everyone can listen to online, but hopefully that will come later::