Guest blogger Dana continues…
The first time I heard this song, I thought someone had remastered a Mumford and Sons tune to make a pop/dance hit. I was later disabused of that notion by my son who loves this song more than probably any other of 2013.
Today’s track is from Aimee Mann’s first solo album, 1993’s Whatever. 1993? Has it really been 20 years since Aimee Mann embarked on her solo career?
If there’s one thing this blog does on a regular basis, it’s remind me of how freaking old I’m getting.
I love how this album really sounds like a bridge between Mann’s work with ‘Til Tuesday and the much more polished sound of her later records.
Whenever a Random Weekend selection pops up, I first search the blog to make sure I haven’t featured it before. I’ve been doing this long enough that I’ve completely forgotten writing about some songs.
When I searched for “Texas,” because the album featuring this song is called Live in Texas, five of the first dozen or so results were Lyle Lovett songs. Some had Texas in the title, some had it in the lyrics, some included references to Texas by me.
Guest blogger Dana continues…
This is another one that came up in my comments to your list regarding what I thought were some conspicuous omissions.
Like you, I am not a huge fan of Mars, and I have never bought one of his albums. However, his talent is really quite undeniable, even if I don’t always love his style.
Guest blogger Dana continues…
Here’s another song from an album I don’t own, but I can’t imagine not putting this song on a best of list. I was first exposed to the song through a live performance on the Colbert Report and I was completely blown away. I had liked some of the other hits by Macklemore from the radio, but this one was a cut above. Obviously, the social import of the song helps tremendously.
