"Valentine's Day", Steve Earl
"My Funny Valentine", Frank Sinatra
"Happy Valentine's Day", Outkast
"Black Metal Valentine", Califone
Last year I played this game a few times with my iPod. Basically, I select a word, type it into the search field in iTunes, and see what comes up. I thought I'd revive the game today. I felt like I needed God, so I checked to see what iTunes could offer.
"God", Outkast
"God is Real", India.Arie
"God Knows (You Gotta Give to Get)", El Perro Del Mar
"God of Love", Alana Davis
"God Put A Smile Upon Your Face", Coldplay
"God's Small Song", Bonnie "Prince" Billy
"God's Highway", Tobias Froberg
"God's Dice", Pearl Jam
"Hey God", Randy Coleman
"I See God in You", India.Arie
"If God Will Send His Angels", U2
"In God's Country", U2
"Oh God, Where Are You Now?", Sufjan Stevens
"Teeth Like God's Shoeshine", Modest Mouse
"Thru God", Andrew Connor
"Touched by the Hand of God", New Order
"When the President Talks to God", Bright Eyes
"You're a God", Vertical Horizon
I'd be interested to know which God song in my collection you like best.
This month with my eMusic account I caught up with some top albums of 2006 (Yo La Tengo & Califone), took a chance on an unfamiliar artist (Joe Purdy) and filled up my 40 downloads with a little meditative music (Anonymous 4). So far, so good. Haven't given them a careful listen yet. Last two mornings I've put on the Anonymous 4 songs to sip coffee and read news feeds.
As promised, Tunesday shows up on Thursday.
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Gail and I have a semi-regular tradition of going to a concert around Valentine's Day. We've done it twice before.
On Feb. 17th, we will make our way to the Henry Fonda Theater in Hollywood to see Neko Case. I'm not a big concert fan, but I've always enjoyed going to them with Gail. I have fun doing most anything with her.
My feelings for Gail, however, are inversely proportional to my feelings for Ticketmaster. Only a racket like they've got going can turn a $20 ticket into a $33 ticket. Don't give me that bull about overhead.
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I recently used my iTunes gift cards to purchase two new albums: Regina Spektor's "Begin to Hope" and TV on the Radio's "Return to Cookie Mountain".
The first came highly recommended by people whose taste I trust. The second was found on several top-albums-of-the-year lists. I like them both for different reasons. Spektor is creative pop; TV is creative rock. By "creative" I mean that it does not feel canned. By "canned" I mean...well you can figure it out. They are not Jessica Simpson and Nickelback. Though they both were critically acclaimed--TV more so than Spektor--I imagine Spektor will show up more often on my recently played list. She's easier to listen to in the office. TV is much rougher. It requires the right state of mind.
Check out both. I'm lovin' 'em!
Can I borrow $600?
How is this a Tunesday post, you ask. This sweet little gadget plays songs too!
