the challenge: name your top ten songs of all time.
the catch: you have 60 seconds to do it.
many of these songs have been on this blog before, but since i took the time to upload the songs, i thought i'd throw it up here. i'm also just going to cut and paste, instead of rewriting it.
here are all ten in one file: top ten in 60 seconds (about 50 meg.) get it quick, i don't know how long it will be up.
top ten in 60 seconds (though i think it probably took two minutes.)
beatles. for no one.
i had a copied version of revolver and i wore the tape out. i don't mean that it got a little distorted…it stopped playing completely.
pinback. penelope.
desert island top five album.
badly drawn boy. the shining.
i know that i'm a sucker for the french horn, but that doesn't change the absolute brilliance of this song.
herman dune. you could be a model goodbye (live bbc session).
the funny thing is how mediocre the album version is.
aesop rock. daylight.
this is the converter song…used to shut up those who claim that the hip-hop landscape is devoid of artistic talent. every element is damn near perfect.
the national. city middle.
still my favorite album of 2005. still on heavy rotation (i still prefer it to boxer.) i've probably given more copies of aligator away than any other album.
built to spill. car.
so good.
decemberists. red right ankle.
easily one of my favorite love songs. so unique and fantastically written.
metric. calculation theory.
this remains the ONLY metric song that i care much for…but i REALLY like it.
foo fighters. everlong (acoustic).
this song is the king of je ne sais quoi. i just can't pin down what it is about it that speaks to nearly every person of my generation. whatever it is, it works on me.
OK, now it's your turn. 60 seconds. 10 songs......go!
i leave for scotland and amsterdam in six days.
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