Say what you will about Spektor -- and I like some of her stuff, in small doses -- but at least she's not as skull-crushingly obnoxious as that Joanna Newsom kid.
In any case, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded to the first reader who gleans the song's relevance to the theme of tomorrow's Weekend Listomania.
Wow, that's annoying.
ReplyDeleteSongs about Kings, Queens and other royalty?
Best Post Elvis use of classics?
Something related to Phil Spector?
Songs about numbers?
No, but thanks anyway -- it was starting to get lonely around here.
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Singer-songwriters performing alone?
ReplyDeleteDysfunctional families?
Both interesting ideas., but no.
ReplyDeleteGreek mythology?
ReplyDeleteHad another idea for a listomania - how about songs that include good use of the singer counting at some point in the song. Born To Run comes to mind, but there must be lots of them!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea and I will definitely steal.
ReplyDeleteToo bad I've already done 'best scream!"
Songs about parents?
ReplyDeleteBetter: Songs about parents that are *not* about teenage rebellion.
Baby-talk singers?
ReplyDeleteOkay -- clue.
ReplyDeleteIt's something specifically in the lyrics. I.e., lines in the lyrics....
Songs that mention waking up in the morning?
ReplyDeleteOK, I'll admit I haven't a clue.
ReplyDeleteSongs with "Long Live X"?
I'm with you, too, on the Spektor vs. Newsom thing, too. If Joanna Newsom has released a track that doesn't make me want to shut it off halfway through, I haven't heard it yet. Regina Spektor, while I don't think I'd want to listen to her at CD length, at least makes pretty decent art-pop like this brilliant video.
Songs about counting?
ReplyDeleteMBowen almost got it...
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Songs with repetitive identical lines in verses?
ReplyDeleteYou are more tolerant than I am, MBowen. Listening to Spektor just makes me miss Laura Nyro more.
Love that title. Not sure if they originated it, but I first heard it on a National Lampoon album.
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