1) Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Cold & Wet
2) Princess Superstar – Artery
3) Demented Are Go – Don’t Send Me No Flowers
4) MC Paul Barman – I’m Fricking Awesome
5) MC Lyte – Kickin For Brooklyn
6) The Runaways – Cherry Bomb (coincidence, I swear)
7) The English Beat – Mirror In the Bathroom
8) Elliott Smith – Happiness
9) Buddy Holly – Dearest
10) Jimmy Wakely – Moon Over Montana
If Jimmy Wakely had sung “If You Can’t Go Right, Don’t Go Wrong” without the don’t he would have had a kickass base for a snotty, rebellious rockabilly classic. Only in hindsight, Jimmy.
The “Grant Proposal Writing Sucks” Edition:
1. “Float On”, Modest Mouse
2. “Thick As A Brick”, Jethro Tull
3. “Platinum Blonde Life”, No Doubt
4. “Bittersweet Symphony”, The Verve
5. “Centerfold”, J. Geils Band
6. “Just What I Needed”, The Cars
7. “Jukebox (Don’t Put Another Dime)”, The Flirts
8. “Don’t Believe The Hype”, Public Enemy
9. “Money”, The Flying Lizards
10. “Some Unholy War”, Amy Winehouse
The “W00t, you’re back to the internets” edition:
Bob Dylan, “Love Sick;” Mississippi John Hurt, “Richland Woman Blues;” Bob Dylan, “Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum;” Roger Miller, “Me & Bobbie McGee;” Sonic Youth, “Making the Nature Scene;” Bob Dylan, “I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)” (Live 1966); Elvis Costello & The Attractions, “Clowntime Is Over No. 2;” Blind Willie McTell, with Ruth Willis, vocals, “Experience Blues;” Elvis Costello & The Attractions, “Tears Before Bedtime;” Bob Dylan, “T.V. Talkin’ Song.”