Monday, July 26, 2010

They'll Know We Are Christians By Our Love, Pt. 72610

As we pose This Week's Discussion Question, Jesus is leaning over a toilet bowl somewhere, asking one of the angels to help him hold his hair back.
The stupid never stops, does it?
Please keep the discussion civil and feel free to channel Stephen Colbert: "I believe it's divinely inspired, because whenever I tell people what they're doing, they always say, "Holy shit."

Discuss.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Sunday Random 10

Let's see what the little green Nano is shuffling up on this gorgeous Sunday morning!

Let's...Hit...Shuffle!

Ry Cooder - Fool for a Cigarette/Feelin' Good
Over the Rhine - Nobody Number One
World Party - When the Rainbow Comes
Ike Reilly - Seven Come Eleven
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
Johnny Rivers - It Wouldn't Happen with Me
The Beatles - Don't Pass Me By
The Replacements - Swingin' Party
Continental Drifters - I'm a Dreamer
The Replacements - Valentine

The Johnny Rivers song is about how you'd be better off with him than one of the Beatles or Ricky Nelson, so it being wrapped by Beatles tunes, especially one sung by Ringo, who's name-checked in the song, makes us wonder what exactly Jobs' people stuck in that shuffle code.

We now return you to This Week's Discussion Question, already in progress.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Sunday Random 10

It's Sunday again! Much quieter around TWDQ HQ this weekend, save for last night's storms, so here's this week's offering from the little green Nano.

Let's...Play...Shuffle!

Elvis Presley - Money Honey (Live)
Elvis Presley - Blue Moon
Aaron Neville - The Greatest Love
Del Amitri - Roll to Me
The Hold Steady - Banging Camp
The Avett Brothers - All My Mistakes
Fountains of Wayne - Strapped for Cash
This Train - Who's Stopping You
Joe Henry - Cold Enough to Cross
The Hold Steady - The Sweet Part of the City

Looks like the Nano had a thing for Elvis and The Hold Steady this week.

Had a funny spell of shuffling the other day. Aretha Franklin singing "R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me" followed by the Old 97's "If I had half a brain left after my debauchery, I'd give up the other women and the W-I-F-E."

We now return you to This Week's Discussion Question, already in progress.

Monday, July 12, 2010

Sunday Random 10 (Monday Edition)

Busy day at TWDQ HQ yesterday, so here's the Monday Edition of Sunday Random 10.

Let's...Hit...Shuffle!

Fountains of Wayne - Imperia
Rosanne Cash - Miss the Mississippi and You
Patty Griffin - Wiggley Fingers
Wilco - Outtasite (Outta Mind)
The Who - My Generation
Wilco - Jesus, Etc.
The Avett Brothers - Kick Drum Heart
Los Lobos - Shakin' Shakin' Shakes
Eddie Cochran - Nervous Breakdown
The New Standards - Hey Ya

We now return you to This Week's Discussion Question ("Can you blend a vuvuzela?") already in progress.

Sunday, July 04, 2010

Sunday Random 10

Happy Independence Day to our fellow Americans!

Let's...Hit...Shuffle!

Van Morrison - Bright Side of the Road
The Swell Season - Fantasy Man
Patty Griffin - I Smell a Rat
The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs - Back of a Car
Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey - To Be Loved
Kathleen Edwards - In State
Beki Hemingway & Jonathan Rundman - No Regrets
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Here Comes My Girl
Crowded House - Something So Strong

Well, it came up half American today. Couple of Brits, an Irish/Czech combo, a Canadian, and we wrap with New Zealand's finest. (We admit to grabbing a guitar and hitting the replay button on Ms. Edwards about ten times before moving on with the last entries. Go click that link if you haven't heard it. Or this one.)

We now return you to This Week's Discussion Question ("How can you let a .158 hitter pound a pinch-hit salami?"), already in progress.