Post by JVH (f/k/a Bob Dubilina) on Apr 25, 2005 3:29:21 GMT -5
Knuckle Sammich:
The Best Songs of 2004
The Best Songs of 2004
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Due to time constraints, not every great song of 2004 was able to grab a spot on this compilation. The following is a list of tracks worth finding on your own. Enjoy!
A Perfect Circle / Fiddle & The Drum (from eMOTIVe)
Excellent Joni Mitchell cover done acapella by Maynard James Keenan & Co.
www.aperfectcircle.com
Annie / Always Too Late (from Anniemal)
Cool Swedish electro-pop with breathy vocals.
www.animero.com/warner/annie/anniemal.htm
Bobby Bare, Jr. / Borrow Your Girl (from From the End of Your Leash)
Sweetest love song about a car since Traveling Wilburys’ Dirty World.
www.bobbybarejr.com
Faultline (featuring Chris Martin) / Where Is My Boy? (from Your Love Means Everything)
Feverish requiem for a lost loved one.
www.faultline.co.uk
Jen Chapin / Me Be Me (from Linger)
Sexy coffeehouse singer gives thanks to the one she loves. (Eat your heart out, Norah.)
www.jenchapin.com
John Fogerty / Déjà Vu (All Over Again) (from Déjà Vu All Over Again)
It’s a terrible shame to watch history repeat itself.
John Fogerty / I Will Walk With You (from Déjà Vu All Over Again)
True love as shown in the little details.
www.johnfogerty.com
Handsome Boy Modeling School / If It Wasn’t For You (from White People)
Charming tribute to all those special people in your life.
Handsome Boy Modeling School / Rock And Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This) Part 2 (from White People)
Impressive examination of the origin and influence of hip hop.
www.atlanticrecords.com/handsomeboymodelingschool
The Ike Reilly Assassination / Whatever Happened To The Girl In Me? (from Sparkle in the Finish)
What happens when a man loses his feminine side.
www.ikereilly.com
Iron & Wine / Cinder And Smoke (from Our Endless Numbered Days)
Somber reflections on witnessing your old life literally go up in flames.
Iron & Wine / Teeth In The Grass (from Our Endless Numbered Days)
Fine finger-pickin’ from a back porch overlooking the swamp.
www.ironandwine.com
Josh Joplin / I Love Janey (But Janey Loves The Grateful Dead) (from The Early Years: Volume 1)
Amusing lost B-side about the dilemma of falling in love with a neo-hippie.
www.joshjoplin.com
The Killers / Smile Like You Mean It (from Hot Fuss)
Next stop: One-Hit Wonderland.
www.islandrecords.com/thekillers/site/home.las
Lustra / Scotty Doesn’t Know (from EuroTrip Soundtrack)
Brilliant running gag from Dreamworks’ EuroTrip.
www.lustramusic.com
www.dreamworks.com/dvd_features_eurotrip.html
Mike + The Mechanics / If I Were You (from Rewired)
Good sound relationship advice.
www.genesis-music.com
R.E.M. (featuring Q-Tip) / The Outsiders (from Around the Sun)
Poignant meditation on what it takes to breathe life back into a failing relationship.
www.remhq.com
The Rockwells / Lonesome No More (from Tear It Down EP)
Oh, the joy of finding that special someone who makes you feel so alive!
www.rockwells.com
Team America / The End Of An Act (from Team America: World Police Soundtrack)
Pearl harbor sucked / And I miss you
Team America / Freedom Isn’t Free (from Team America: World Police Soundtrack)
Freedom costs a buck-oh-five . . .
www.teamamerica.com/
Tears For Fears / Everybody Loves A Happy Ending (from Everybody Loves A Happy Ending)
Beloved ‘80’s duo reunites to deliver a refreshing homage to The Beatles.
www.tearsforfears.net
Tom Waits / Don’t Go Into That Barn (from Real Gone)
Here there be tygers (or at least the ghost of tygers). You’ve been warned . . .
Tom Waits / How’s It Gonna End (from Real Gone)
Ominous, unhurried tale of revenge.
www.tomwaits.com
BobbyDobbyD
Bob@BFNinYourEars.com
February 25, 2005