And this is the playlist that’s a lot more where my head is at the moment. This is the foil to the “not fooling anybody” playlist.
NP: “Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder” – Loudon Wainwright III. “When I see you again expect some champagne wine, and on Valentine’s Day expect a Valentine”.
NP: “Nothing’s Alright” – One Hundred Dollars. “It don’t matter that we’ve been in love. No, it don’t matter that we’ve been in love”.
NP: “For No One” – Chet Atkins.
NP: “Silver Eagle Express” – Kinky Friedman. “Now my heart’s a worn and weary vessel”.
NP: “Lullabye” – Hurray For The Riff Raff. “Let’s pack up and go, let’s dance close and slow”.
NP: “Still” – Great Lake Swimmers. “I’m still searching for whispers in between yells”.
NP: “The Last Day Of Our Acquaintance” – Sinéad O’Connor. “I will meet you later in somebody’s office”.
NP: “Black Pear Tree” – The Mountain Goats & Kaki King. “Somebody’s gonna get screwed”.
NP: “Capt. Spalding’s Song About The Nurses” – Loudon Wainwright III. “Now that we’re without them, we can hardly stand ourselves”.
NP: “Sangre De Stephanie” – Lifter Puller. “I’m glad you invited him. Like to know what I’m up against”.
NP: “Street Lights” – Kanye West. “I know my destination, but I’m just not there”.
NP: “Good Year For The Roses” – Elvis Costello & The Attractions. “At least you thought you wanted it”.
NP: “Not Gonna” – Radiolaria. “Not gonna follow you round up and down town like a pup pup pup pup pup pup puppy dog”.
NP: “For No One” – The Beatles.
NP: “I Was Born To Love You” – Chevy Chase.
NP: “The Idiot” – Fol Chen. “Everybody here thinks I’m an idiot”.
NP: “A Very Sad Song” – The Sound Of Arrows. “1,2,3,4 I’m So Lonely”.
NP: “Let’s Fall Back In Love” – Slow Club. “Sleeping, I’ll be sleeping, into the afternoon”.
NP: “Love On My Side” – Lost In The Trees. “I got love songs, I got songs that make you cry”.
NP: “In Louisville At 7″ – Max Richter.
NP: “Little Shadow” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
NP: “Come Tomorrow” – Townes Van Zandt. “Or maybe it’s the knowin’ she’ll be gone”.
NP: “A Song For You” – Willie Nelson.
NP: “30_milkshakes__2009_04_10.m3u” – stream all of the above songs.
NP: “30_milkshakes__2009_04_10.rar” – rar file of all of the above songs.
NR: Just finished “Lark & Termite” by Jayne Anne Phillips and “A Light In August” by Faulkner. Both were pretty outstanding.