Category Archives: Music

I’m no fan of modern country, but I would still consider myself to be a country music fan at times. “Bro Country” is about getting drunk and hanging out on trucks and that’s not country music to me. Country music … Continue reading →

I love a good cover song, but I also love when bands cover songs ironically. The following songs are great but in the case of Jeff Tweedy and Ben Gibbard, one can tell that they are less than sincere about … Continue reading →

There are plenty of terrible songs out there. Some get buried on albums and you could just ignore that they exist (“Heart Songs” by Weezer is what I’m thinking of here). Then, there are the bad songs that are repeated … Continue reading →

I love cover songs. I love hearing different variations on the same song. In my younger days, I would spend hours just looking up covers on Youtube. They don’t have to even be professional covers, I like hearing amateur Youtubers … Continue reading →

I only heard it on the radio one time, but I was instantly fascinated by the song “#Selfie” by the Chainsmokers. I looked it up on Youtube and as of this writing, it has had over 150 million views. That’s … Continue reading →

I knew that Tiffany’s “I think we’re alone now” was a cover, but I didn’t want to believe it. It’s such a perfect 80s song that I didn’t want to think that another band did it first. But Sam made … Continue reading →

In the film High Fidelity, Jack Black’s character makes a Monday mixtape that begins with “Walking on Sunshine” with the next track being “Little Latin Lupe Lu.” His co-worker asks if it is the Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels version … Continue reading →

Bright Eyes is easily one of my all-time favorite bands. No Bright Eyes album is perfect and there are some real clunker songs, but when Conor Oberst is on, he is perfection. Here are my five favorite Bright Eyes songs … Continue reading →

When my students take one of my tests, these are the first five songs that I always play without fail. My thought is that if I play them enough then for the rest of their lives, whenever they are in … Continue reading →

I recently had a conversation with a co-worker over the most perfectly written songs of all time. Obviously, this is completely subjective, so if you don’t agree, that’s fine. But here are some of my favorites and a good mix … Continue reading →