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ladyislingering · 11-24-2013, 02:20 AM

So I found this journal entry from my last.fm profile, from 2009. That was probably the most medicated year of my life. I have almost zero recollection of anything that happened, apart from the memories attached to the songs in this list.

To my vague recollection it was a decent year - drugs, sex, and rock n' roll. Not bad.

So I'm going to do 10 songs a day from this list for the next 10 entries because wow, what a find.

This first track is something I still find pretty groovy. I was just getting into all this great British pop of the 70s at the time (this is about the time I started getting into glam rock). This group is strange, but great.

[100]
Sailor - "Girls, Girls, Girls"

Spoiler for those lovely photographic splendors!:

I think I got into Cab Calloway after seeing his likeness (in ghost form) in an old Betty Boop cartoon. (I love depression era/WWII cartoons - they're so weird!) But really, how cool was this motherfucker?

[99]
Cab Calloway - "Minnie the Moocher"

Spoiler for Big band rules.:

I absolutely love these girls with all my heart. My most loved girl group of the 60s, the delightful Shangri-Las.

[98]
The Shangri Las - "Footsteps on the Roof"

Spoiler for swooooooon:

My obsession for this duo was sparked the year before, but this song quickly grew on me. The lyrics are hilarious, and my parents were particularly disturbed that I was so into these weird guys from Los Angeles.

Middle ages sucked, spent all day in prayer
Judgment Day was every day
and witches burning everywhere

[97]
Sparks - "This is the Renaissance"

Spoiler for Gutenberg is cranking out the Bible with a centerfold:

I don't know why I was so obsessed with this next song. It's very charming and might have been relevant to me at the time but it's sort of nauseating.

[96]
Shelley Fabares - "Johnny Angel"

Spoiler for other fellas call me up for a date, but I just sit and wait, I'd rather concentrate on Johnny Angel:

I absolutely love ye-ye. I don't know if it's due to my loose understanding of the French language coupled with my love of delightful chicks of the 60s, but ye-ye is seriously uplifting, and I still love this adorable song. At some point I had all the lyrics memorized - I used to sing it to my cat.

[95]
Françoise Hardy - "Tous les Garçons et les Filles"

Spoiler for et les yeux dans les yeux, et les main dans les main....:

I absolutely had to have this song on 12" vinyl back in those days. Well, I failed, but I did succeed in getting a copy of this next group's debut album. I can appreciate the weirdness of these Talking Heads remnants, but this escapes me. Maybe it's the pedantic.

[94]
Tom Tom Club - "Wordy Rappinghood"

Spoiler for eat your words but don't go hungry; words have always nearly hung me:

This next song came to be really important to me, more in the preceding year after a tragic life event that left me completely devastated. It's really the simplicity and the attitude that got me through. You know it's going to be a good day when you're feelin' groovy.

[93]
Simon & Garfunkel - "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"

Spoiler for I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep:

Keeping in with the glammy stuff I was getting into back in '09, I found this next group and fell immediately. Ace Frehley did a version of this, to my knowledge.

[92]
Hello - "New York Groove"

Spoiler for complete with famous "car door slam" beat.:

When I found out that Ron and Russell Mael of Sparks helped out on much of the lyrics from Telex's 1980 album "Sex", I had to check it out. I really loved this song in particular because it summed up a lot of my feelings for my job and the people around me.

[91]
Telex - "Drama, Drama"

Spoiler for I've got a heart, it always beats...extraordinaire!:

And this is a weird entry, but I loved this song in '09. Someone I was very close to actually used a frequency blocking device to broadcast this to an entire electronics department, successfully offending many people. Plus these guys are funny as hell.

AWWW SHIT, GET YOUR TOWELS READY, IT'S ABOUT TO GO DOWN!

[90]
The Lonely Island ft. T. Pain - "I'm On a Boat"

Spoiler for I'm on a boat, bitch!:

That's all for now. Man, I'm tripping out right now.

11-24-2013, 02:20 AM	#59 (permalink)
ladyislingering Maelian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Seattle Posts: 695	So I found this journal entry from my last.fm profile, from 2009. That was probably the most medicated year of my life. I have almost zero recollection of anything that happened, apart from the memories attached to the songs in this list. To my vague recollection it was a decent year - drugs, sex, and rock n' roll. Not bad. So I'm going to do 10 songs a day from this list for the next 10 entries because wow, what a find. This first track is something I still find pretty groovy. I was just getting into all this great British pop of the 70s at the time (this is about the time I started getting into glam rock). This group is strange, but great. [100] Sailor - "Girls, Girls, Girls" Spoiler for those lovely photographic splendors!: I think I got into Cab Calloway after seeing his likeness (in ghost form) in an old Betty Boop cartoon. (I love depression era/WWII cartoons - they're so weird!) But really, how cool was this motherfucker? [99] Cab Calloway - "Minnie the Moocher" Spoiler for Big band rules.: I absolutely love these girls with all my heart. My most loved girl group of the 60s, the delightful Shangri-Las. [98] The Shangri Las - "Footsteps on the Roof" Spoiler for swooooooon: My obsession for this duo was sparked the year before, but this song quickly grew on me. The lyrics are hilarious, and my parents were particularly disturbed that I was so into these weird guys from Los Angeles. Middle ages sucked, spent all day in prayer Judgment Day was every day and witches burning everywhere [97] Sparks - "This is the Renaissance" Spoiler for Gutenberg is cranking out the Bible with a centerfold: I don't know why I was so obsessed with this next song. It's very charming and might have been relevant to me at the time but it's sort of nauseating. [96] Shelley Fabares - "Johnny Angel" Spoiler for other fellas call me up for a date, but I just sit and wait, I'd rather concentrate on Johnny Angel: I absolutely love ye-ye. I don't know if it's due to my loose understanding of the French language coupled with my love of delightful chicks of the 60s, but ye-ye is seriously uplifting, and I still love this adorable song. At some point I had all the lyrics memorized - I used to sing it to my cat. [95] Françoise Hardy - "Tous les Garçons et les Filles" Spoiler for et les yeux dans les yeux, et les main dans les main....: I absolutely had to have this song on 12" vinyl back in those days. Well, I failed, but I did succeed in getting a copy of this next group's debut album. I can appreciate the weirdness of these Talking Heads remnants, but this escapes me. Maybe it's the pedantic. [94] Tom Tom Club - "Wordy Rappinghood" Spoiler for eat your words but don't go hungry; words have always nearly hung me: This next song came to be really important to me, more in the preceding year after a tragic life event that left me completely devastated. It's really the simplicity and the attitude that got me through. You know it's going to be a good day when you're feelin' groovy. [93] Simon & Garfunkel - "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" Spoiler for I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep: Keeping in with the glammy stuff I was getting into back in '09, I found this next group and fell immediately. Ace Frehley did a version of this, to my knowledge. [92] Hello - "New York Groove" Spoiler for complete with famous "car door slam" beat.: When I found out that Ron and Russell Mael of Sparks helped out on much of the lyrics from Telex's 1980 album "Sex", I had to check it out. I really loved this song in particular because it summed up a lot of my feelings for my job and the people around me. [91] Telex - "Drama, Drama" Spoiler for I've got a heart, it always beats...extraordinaire!: And this is a weird entry, but I loved this song in '09. Someone I was very close to actually used a frequency blocking device to broadcast this to an entire electronics department, successfully offending many people. Plus these guys are funny as hell. AWWW SHIT, GET YOUR TOWELS READY, IT'S ABOUT TO GO DOWN! [90] The Lonely Island ft. T. Pain - "I'm On a Boat" Spoiler for I'm on a boat, bitch!: That's all for now. Man, I'm tripping out right now. __________________ You and I, We were born to die.