The Mental Jukebox-- Tuesday 11.27.7

This was the day that would not end. It just went on and on, my friends. And on a day when I really needed to hear Across the Universe, it didn't show up at all. Thanks, Mental Jukebox. Thanks a lot.

Here's what did play. It's a shorter list than yesterday's list, which is probably a good thing. Or bad. It depends on how much you enjoy the blog, I suppose.

It's A Sin-- Pet Shop Boys

Again, you can always count on the first song of the day to be totally out of left field... I think maybe the FSOTD is a remnant from the last dream you had before waking. Geez... enough kosmic debris for you? Next, I'll be asking koans. Sorry. On we go.

Little Boxes-- Pete Seeger

That one is your fault, Ebenezer. All you.

What's Left of Me-- Nick Lachey

WHY? WHY? WHY? Not the song I needed to hear when the phones are ringing off the hook at work, because when I hear it, I want to be underlit, cry just a little, make a fist and pull it slowly down in front of my face to show you my manly pain. And it needs to be raining. Inside. On my phone. "Sorry," I say to the guy on the phone as I make another fist, "I can't talk right now. It's raining inside and my heart is breaking. Let me connect you to Customer Service."

I Get Around-- The Beach Boys
Signals Over the Air-- Thursday

I know I'm headed towards 40 and I'm not supposed to like Thursday.
I like Thursday.

All The Kids Are Right-- Local H
You're Wrong-- NOFX
Lost Without Your Love-- Bread

If you're old enough to remember not only the band, but the people hosting the television show this clip is taken from, you shouldn't like Thursday. But I hope you do. And I hope you'll comment me. It makes me happy.

Friday-- 11.16.7

Today's themes seem to be heartbreak and absurdity. The two are often not far removed.

Lovin' That Girl (Is Too Hard On A Man)-- Scott Miller and the Commonwealth
Stay Together For The Kids-- blink-182
Where Do Broken Hearts Go?-- Is that Whitney Houston? I think it's Whitney Houston. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.
Possum Kingdom-- Toadies
Bomb--Bush (and there's two words that taste great together, eh?)
Original Prankster-- The Offspring
Is There Something I Should Know?-- Duran Duran
Solfeggio-- The Nairobi Trio
The Trooper-- Iron Maiden
Crazy Train-- Ozzy Osbourne
In My Life-- Beatles
Winning the War-- 'til tuesday

Actually recorded by Maxwell, Robert, His Harp and Orchestra (at least that's how it reads on allmusic), this song is being performed by Ernie Kovacs, Edie Adams and Jack Lemmon (the tall one with the drumsticks)as the Nairobi Trio on The Ernie Kovacs Show from back in the day. This bit had a strong impact on me as a child. I hope it scars you, too. In a good way, I mean. Totally in a good way.