February 20, 2002

077: This Charming Mix

  1. "Always Something There To Remind Me" A cover of the Burt Bacharach - Hal David song by New Wave one-hit wonders Naked Eyes. I owned the cassette this song was on and only ever listened to this song- the first song on Side A - over and over. This song can be challenging to sing, not only for the wide vocal range required, but you have to pick your spots to breathe carefully too.
  2. "This Charming Man" The Smiths
  3. "Heather"A mostly instrumental, very sweet yet melancholy ode by Paul McCartney to his crazy, gold-digging, one-legged second wife, Heather Mills.
  4. "Boy Blue" [edit - I cropped off all the fruity orchestral stuff from the beginning] Electric Light Orchestra
  5. "Englishman In New York" Sting
  6. "Chopsticks" Liz Phair
  7. "Avery M. Powers Memorial Beltway" Fear Of Pop was the "name of an experimental recording project by Ben Folds (of Ben Folds Five) and Caleb Southern (Ben Folds Five's long time producer), along with John Mark Painter (Fleming and John), William Shatner and others. Their first album, Volume 1 was released in 1998.
  8. "I Think I'm Paranoid" Garbage
  9. "Spider" [edit] They Might Be Giants
  10. "Peur Sur La Ville", From "The Big Gundown", an album of Ennio Morricone songs performed by John Zorn.
  11. "Stray Cat Strut" Stray Cats
  12. "Pads, Paws And Claws" Elvis Costello (cowritten by Costello and Paul McCartney)
  13. "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" Steely Dan
  14. "Johnny Strikes Up The Band" Warren Zevon
  15. "High & Dry" Radiohead
  16. "Senses Working Overtime" [edit - this song starts really quiet, so I cranked up the levels untilt he drums come in] XTC
  17. "Alive and Living Now" The Golden Palominos, featuring Michael Stipe on lead vocals
  18. "Annabella's Song" Everclear. From the album Songs From An American Movie Vol. 1: Learning How To Smile
  19. "The Obvious Child" Paul Simon
  20. "Sabrosa" Beastie Boys
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