A song from my favourite album is the theme for today, and I guess most people will be thinking that my favourite album is by my favourite band, but not so. Just a quick aside, in these days of iTunes and downloads not many artists make albums anymore. Sure they might put 10 or 22 songs together on a single disc, but few actually create a thematic or artistic whole. Any way, my favourite album is "Dog, Man, Star" by Suede, and here are my 3 favourite tracks, in order of third to first, with no commentary necessary.
Track 1 - "Still Life"
Track 2 - "The 2 of Us"
Track 3 - "The Asphalt World"
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
30 Day Song Challenge - Day 1
I have noticed lately that several of my friends on Facebook have been taking part in something called the 30 Day Song Challenge. Intrigued, I did a quick search on Google and found the website that seems to have started the whole thing. To cut a short story even shorter, I decided to take on the challenge, but to do it through this blog rather than Facebook, and to add a bit of a twist, to post three tracks for each day and choose the winner from those.
Day one of the project is dedicated to "Your Favourite Song". Favourite song is such a broad topic, so I narrowed it down by defining "favourite" as a song that I have no problem whatsoever clicking repeat to, and listening to it more than twice in a row. So, here goes.......
Track 1 - "Sen" by Lucie
It is rather inevitable I guess that after 10 years in Prague, there would be a Czech song or two floating around as my favourites. I went to see Lucie in concert at the old Slavia Prague football stadium, in 2001 I think. The title of the song in English is "Dream".
Track 2 - "Stay Together" by Suede
I have been a fan of Suede for years, I loved the Dog, Man, Star album, and several of its tracks could have made it into this list. I first heard "Stay Together" on the radio and it was love at first listen.
Track 3 - "While You Sleep" by The Mutton Birds
Walking into the centre of Birmingham one Saturday morning, when I was a student, I saw the album cover for "Envy of Angels" by The Mutton Birds. I loved the picture on the cover and so splashed the cash to buy the CD - a bad habit of mine is buying albums because of the cover art, which may explain somewhat why I buy albums rather than downloading them, I love reading the booklets. Anyway, when I got back to my dorm I chucked the disc in and found that I liked the music, and this song was the highlight. I love the sheer happiness that the songs gives me every time I listen to it. When The Mutton Birds came to Brum on tour in 1998, my mate Cristi and I went along to the gig and had a great night out.
Choosing a favourite song from those three is, naturally, very difficult. However, purely the fact that I love to put this song on in the car and sing loudly while driving, my favourite song has to be "While You Sleep" by The Mutton Birds.
Day one of the project is dedicated to "Your Favourite Song". Favourite song is such a broad topic, so I narrowed it down by defining "favourite" as a song that I have no problem whatsoever clicking repeat to, and listening to it more than twice in a row. So, here goes.......
Track 1 - "Sen" by Lucie
It is rather inevitable I guess that after 10 years in Prague, there would be a Czech song or two floating around as my favourites. I went to see Lucie in concert at the old Slavia Prague football stadium, in 2001 I think. The title of the song in English is "Dream".
Track 2 - "Stay Together" by Suede
I have been a fan of Suede for years, I loved the Dog, Man, Star album, and several of its tracks could have made it into this list. I first heard "Stay Together" on the radio and it was love at first listen.
Track 3 - "While You Sleep" by The Mutton Birds
Walking into the centre of Birmingham one Saturday morning, when I was a student, I saw the album cover for "Envy of Angels" by The Mutton Birds. I loved the picture on the cover and so splashed the cash to buy the CD - a bad habit of mine is buying albums because of the cover art, which may explain somewhat why I buy albums rather than downloading them, I love reading the booklets. Anyway, when I got back to my dorm I chucked the disc in and found that I liked the music, and this song was the highlight. I love the sheer happiness that the songs gives me every time I listen to it. When The Mutton Birds came to Brum on tour in 1998, my mate Cristi and I went along to the gig and had a great night out.
Choosing a favourite song from those three is, naturally, very difficult. However, purely the fact that I love to put this song on in the car and sing loudly while driving, my favourite song has to be "While You Sleep" by The Mutton Birds.
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