Playlist 8

[stoutfellow]

Five more to go, including this one.

• Hat Full of Stars, Cyndi Lauper. I'm not sure I understand the imagery, but it sure sounds good.
• Tender Is the Night, Jackson Browne. "You win / I win / We-e-e-e lose."
• Walking Through Fire, Mary Chapin Carpenter. A song of love and warning, and a plea for trust.
• Lazy Days, Enya. Just what it sounds like, an idyllic reverie. (Not to be confused, of course, with Spanky & Our Gang's "Lazy Day".)
• God Bless the Child, Billie Holiday. I have three versions of this song: Billie, Diana Ross playing Billie, and Blood, Sweat and Tears. BST's version is the one I heard first, and it's the one that feels "right" to me, but Billie can't be faulted.
• I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band), the Moody Blues. "And when you see a frightened person who is frightened by the people who are scorching the Earth..." Not exactly deep, but entertaining.
• Wherefor & Why, Gordon Lightfoot. A joyful song of an everyday epiphany.
• Olivia Says, Kathleen Wilhoite. A biting but ultimately sad song, of potential decayed into self-pity.
• Killer Queen, Queen. Nobody says you have to make sense. (Dynamite with a laser beam?)
• A Hazy Shade of Winter, Simon and Garfunkel. A hardy song of endurance and hope. 'Sides, I like the trumpets.

Comments

[dan-ad-nauseam.livejournal.com]

>I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band), the Moody Blues. "And when you see a frightened person
>who is frightened by the people who are scorching the Earth..." Not exactly deep, but entertaining.

Deliberately anti-depth, IMHO. Playing Question right after this provides an interesting juxtaposition.