Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Worst Songs of the 90's?

So some NBC affiliate did a list of the worst songs of the 1990's. I clicked through to see which ones they had chosen. Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart? True. Master P - Make 'Em Say Uhhh! Yes, that song was garbage. Then they name some like Guns 'N Roses - November Rain, which I always liked and Ugly Kid Joe - Cats in the Cradle which was a darn fine cover. I saw Wilson Phillips - Hold On and thought "Hmm- I don't really agree with some of their choices." But nothing, nothing could prepare for the ultimate insult of the following inclusion:



Mr. Big - To Be With You.

Are they serious? Worst songs of the 90's? That song was, and is, freaking fantastic. Not only is it one of the best key changes in pop music, but the video also totally stands the test of time.* If you don't like that song, you are un-American. NBC 4, you have terrible taste. There I said it.

* 50% of that sentence was facetious.

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Thursday, April 26, 2007

Everything to Everyone

I've loved Barenaked Ladies (the band, I mean) for years, but I never really got into their album Everything for Everyone that came out waaay back in 2003. I gave it a few listens, loved "Another Postcard" but nothing else caught my attention, and I moved on. Now, true to form I have rediscovered the album 3 and a half years later and I'm hooked on it. In any case, when I (Kate) bought it, it looked like this: Original CoverI liked the cover- I figured that the blank flag was a play off of the title, the joke being that they were a clean slate and didn't have a particular agenda- meaning they could be whatever anyone wanted.

Now, last weekend I figured out (Howard told me) how to add album art to my iPod. When I play the album, it shows up as this: New Cover Much more descriptive, yes, but it sort of ruins the whole implied joke. Of course, it's entirely possible that I imagined the joke to begin with. Am I way off base here?

And for the record, if you haven't listened to the album then you really should. The tracks I'm hooked on are:
2. Maybe Katie- A catchy song, but I like the bridge the best.
3. Another Postcard- Fun-loving, toungue in cheek BNL brilliance.
5. For You- Sweet, sad lyrics that seem drawn from experience.
8. Upside Down- The type of finely crafted, non-radio friendly gem that the group is famous for.

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