My Mother’s Son
A Playlist Inspired by Jonathan Rice and Martha Wainright. Get Playlist from Apple's iTunes Store. |
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Here's my newest playlist. I started listening to this list of songs at the end of March. I like mixing in some firm favorites with new artist or tunes. This list started out with 30 songs, but got weeded down to 22 over time.
Some highlights include: Martha Wainwright, Tricky, and Jonathan Rice. I've been a big fan of Rufus Wainwright, not so big a fan of mom and pop Wainwright; but little sis Wainwright kicks ass. I first saw her in San Francisco, singing back-up for her brother. I then became frantic trying to find songs of her's. It wasn't easy, her website was lacking, and she didn't have a released album. But she's finally been picked up by a label, so go give her a listen. Don't expect it to be easy, but it's good.
Tricky's been around for awhile, and every club addicted can testify to his genius. Jonathin Rice is a new boy on the music scene, but he has some compelling lyrics and a nice voice. He's often been paired with Ray LaMontagne, who is gaining popularity faster, but whom I just don't like. Don't know why.
All this is mixed in with some classics and some country — Fred Astaire, who I recently started collecting; because I love his stuff. That may totally be biased by my ability to vision him dancing whenever one of his songs come on. I'm a sucker for a Astaire movie. Add some remixed Shirley Bassey, Keith Urban and Kenny Chessney; and you've got a mix that has been making me dance, challenging my musical assumptions, making me smiling, and keeping me spending money on more new music.
Playlist
| Name | Artist | Album | Year | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialist | Interpol | Music from The O.C. - Mix 2 | 2004 | Soundtrack |
| Fotografía | Juanes | Un Día Normal | 2002 | Latin |
| When the Day Is Short | Martha Wainwright | Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole - EP | 2005 | Rock |
| Sleeps With Butterflies | Tori Amos | The Beekeeper | 2005 | Rock |
| Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix) | The Killers | Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix) - Single | 2005 | Alternative |
| Joking | Indigo Girls | Rites of Passage | 2000 | Folk |
| Back To The Old House | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | 1984 | Rock |
| Motorcrash | The Sugarcubes | Life's Too Good | 1988 | Alternative |
| They All Laughed | Fred Astaire | Fred Astaire's Finest Hour | 2003 | Vocal |
| You'll Think of Me | Keith Urban | Golden Road | 2002 | Country |
| Mad World | Gary Jules & Michael Andrews | Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets | 2004 | Alternative |
| True | Spandau Ballet | Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet | 2001 | Rock |
| Time, Time, Time | Sugarland | Twice the Speed of Life | 2004 | Country |
| My Mother's Son | Johnathan Rice | Trouble Is Real, Pt. 1 - EP | 2004 | Rock |
| I Know I Know I Know | Tegan and Sara | So Jealous | 2004 | Alternative |
| Anything but Mine | Kenny Chesney | When the Sun Goes Down | 2004 | Country |
| Somebody Help Me (Theme from "Tru Calling") | Full Blown Rose | Tru Calling (Theme) - Single | 2003 | Soundtrack |
| Stay | Tricky | Vulnerable | 2003 | Dance |
| Moody | Tricky | Vulnerable | 2003 | Dance |
| (Where Do I Begin) Love Story (Away Team Mix) | Shirley Bassey | The Remix Album...Diamonds Are Forever | 2001 | Dance |
| American Baby | Dave Matthews Band | American Baby - Single | 2005 | Rock |
| Speed of Sound | Coldplay | Speed of Sound - Single | 2005 | Alternative |
| Molly's Chambers | Kings of Leon | Molly's Chambers - Single | 2003 | Rock |
| Collide | Howie Day | Stop All the World Now | 2004 | Pop |
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