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Weekend Shuffle
“Heroin” – The Velvet Underground & Nico. From the “banana album”, which scared the shit out of me when I first heard it as a teenager (long after the band’s heyday). It still scares me. But I love the sound. … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent, Glee, Liz Phair, Merle Haggard, Pat McCurdy, Queen, Robbie Williams, Rufus Wainwright, shuffle, The Beatles, Tom Jones, Tori Amos
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iPod Shuffle, take me away
I walked all over the city yesterday on my various errands and also wandered through Central Park, because it was a beautiful day and I had 3 hours to kill, and all was right with the world. I didn’t listen … Continue reading
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Tagged Brendan Benson, Clancy Brothers, ELO, Elvis Costello, Everclear, Foo Fighters, Garth Brooks, Gene Vincent, Green Day, Indigo Girls, Liz Phair, Meryl Streep, Mike Viola, Pat McCurdy, Pink, Queen, Robbie Williams, shuffle, Sinéad O'Connor, The Beatles, Tori Amos
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