lemon garden

I spotted a meme over on meish.org called musical musings. It entails listing the first random twenty songs to play on your mp3 player. I don’t have an mp3 player proper. But my mobile phone can handle mp3s and I have a handful of tunes tunes on the sd card. So I get to play the game:

1. What Holds The World Together by American Music Club.
   A lovely song. “The world is held together by the wind that blows through Gena Rowlands’ hair…”
2. Since I’ve Been Around by The Waifs.
   A song about going back to the town where you grew up. The Waifs are from Australia - that should be enough recommendation all by itself.
3. Wagon Wheel by the Old Crow Medicine Show.
   I saw an interview with this band on TV and the lead singer/fiddle player addressed the female interviewer as “ma’am” throughout, which was rather charming. They are obviously well brought up boys.
4. Coffee & TV by Blur.
   Complete with some rather nice rhythmic guitar that’s fun to play.
5. Penny Lane by The Beatles.
   The Beatles were moderately popular some years ago.
6. I Can’t Believe You’re In Love With Me by The Hot Club of Cowtown.
   That’s officially the best band name ever.
7. Fade Into You by Mazzy Star.
   Ah, now we’re talking. 6/8 time, a bit of slide guitar and Hope Sandoval’s voice. What more could you ask?
8. Need You So Bad by Fleetwood Mac.
   Peter Green was a magical guitarist in his day.
9. Bryter Layter by Nick Drake.
   Whimsical spelling. Hm. Good tune, though.
10. Northern Sky by Nick Drake.
    This one needs to be listened to.
11. Phantasmagoria in Two by Tim Buckley.
    Lovely haunting melody.
12. Satisfied mind by Jeff Buckley.
    Shows off what a good guitarist the younger Buckley was.
13. Brimful of Asha by Cornershop.
    “Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow…”
14. Wish I Was Skinny by The Boo Radleys.
    A rather charming song. I’ve always liked this one.
15. Devil’s Haircut by Beck.
    No idea why I like this one.
16. Willow Tree by Eliza Carthy.
    A good one to sing along to. I’m sure the people sitting next to you on the train would thank you for it.
17. La Luna En Tu Mirada by Ry Cooder and Manuel Galban.
    Two wonderful guitarists. I’d love to know how Ry Cooder gets that resonant tone on his guitar.
18. Venus As A Boy by Björk.
    There are surprisingly few good songs about sex.
19. No Man’s Jig/Hanoverian Dance/Three Jolly Sheepskins by Eliza Carthy.
    Three reels, the first and last being traditional Yorkshire tunes. I defy anyone not to tap their foot when listening to this.
20. The Swan by Camille Saint-Saëns (played by an unknown cellist).
    Does the cello not have the most beautiful sound of all the instruments?