Comments on: Top 10 favorite songs

By: GatesyGirl

GatesyGirl — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:59:21 +0000

Elliott Smith… so amazing. Good choice!

By: Spencer

Spencer — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:19:43 +0000

I’m sitting here wondering how I didn’t include “Everlong”.

By: Marc

Marc — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:06:30 +0000

Dude, where’s the Foo Fighter’s entry?

By: Scarlet

Scarlet — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 23:33:02 +0000

Did I not read you back when you made this? Hmmm…I’m going to post my Top 10…maybe tonight, but no promises.

By: radiocynic

radiocynic — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:33:00 +0000

What a great list. I believe I was already documented online a year or two ago, including “Four Seasons” on some goofy all-time-favorite-songs list I had to do for XPN.

And I’m surprised that our mutual admiration for Maria McKee’s and Shawn Colvin’s voices wasn’t already discussed over the past couple of years.

I think at the time of that list I chose “I Should’ve Known” as my representative song from Whatever, but it could have just as easily been “All Over Now”. Easily in my top few albums of all time. Which brings me to… (I’ve been thinking I should post the following opinionated endorsement somewhere online, so this is as good a time as any!) Have you heard the great cover of Jon & Aimee’s song “I Believe She’s Lying” on Rhett Miller’s new disc? It’s tres fine, and reminds me what a great songwriting combo they were. It appeared on Jon’s 2001 album “Meaningless” and I liked it then, but Rhett’s version really makes the song come together for me… not exactly classic Rhett Miller; instrumentation sounds almost more like Gin Blossoms (which is not a bad thing either), but it sure is classic Jon/Aimee wordplay.

Sorry for rambling as usual. Great list! — Randy

By: Spencer

Spencer — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 01:12:00 +0000

I was the same way – someone told me a few years back and I was floored that I missed it. Jon Brion is fucking brilliant.

By: pneyu

pneyu — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 21:49:00 +0000

Quote: “All Over Now” – I’m with Stupid – Aimee Mann – This is the 3rd act in what I think is the best 3 song set I’ve heard. Songs 1 and 2 are “Superball” and “Amateur” and producer Jon Brion expertly ties it all together by slipping lines from “All Over Now” into “Superball” and then the chorus of “Superball” into the end of “All Over Now”. So subtle you might miss it and when you hear it – brilliant.
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I’ve listened to this album about a million times and never noticed those details. Dammit, I love Jon Brion. Awesome, thanks!

By: Merujo

Merujo — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:04:00 +0000

Spencer – “Four Seasons In One Day” is one of my absolute all time favorite songs. Every time I’m lucky enough to hear Neil Finn perform it live, I get chills, chills, chills. When the brilliant show “Homicide: Life on the Street” was still on, they featured great music in many of their episodes. I always felt that “Four Seasons…” would have been a great choice for them.

Speaking of Homicide, I cannot wait to see “Thief” tonight – I need my Andre Braugher fix. Man, I hope this show is good…