Song of the Day #1,909: ‘Baby Blue’ – Badfinger

breaking_bad_baby_blue_badfingerSpeaking of the Breaking Bad finale, here’s the song that creator Vince Gilligan chose to wrap the whole thing up.

The opening line, “Guess I got what I deserve,” could certainly be debated when it comes to the show’s antihero, Walter White. I’ve read arguments that Walt got off too easy in the end.

But I imagine it was another line that drew Gilligan to this song: “The special love I have for you, my Baby Blue.” It was, after all, Walter’s signature blue meth that brought him all the glory and tragedy that unfolded over five amazing seasons.

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Song of the Day #1,908: ‘Line of Fire’ – Junip

junip_line_of_fireI discovered this song through the promotional teaser for the final episode of Breaking Bad (that clip contains spoilers, so don’t click through if that matters to you).

I’m posting this on the Thursday before the finale, but scheduling it for the Tuesday after, so I don’t want to use this post as another Breaking Bad appreciation. By the time this sees the light of day, the show will be over, and those thoughts will be out-date.

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Song of the Day #1,907: ‘One Headlight’ – The Wallflowers

wallflowers_brining_horse‘One Headlight’ came on in my car today and I thought that despite what a great song it is, I was pretty sure I’d never featured it on the blog. Turns out I’ve featured only six Wallflowers songs, period, over the past five years.

I tend to schedule my posts according to themes rather than just post really good music. Hell, last week I dedicated five slots to bad music.

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Song of the Day #1,906: ‘Black Coffee’ – k.d. lang

kd_lang_shadowlandFor some artists, I own everything they’ve ever released. If a new album comes out, I’m going to buy it, no matter what. With others, it’s more sporadic — I’ll own the “important” ones, the most beloved or critically acclaimed.

Then there are the one- or two-album wonders, performers who have extensive, well-respected catalogs but who for some reason never captured my attention enough to take hold. Jackson Browne and Tracy Chapman are great examples who leap to mind.

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Song of the Day #1,905: ‘The Ugly Things’ – Elvis Costello

spikeFor the second weekend in a row, the Random iTunes Fairy has selected an Elvis Costello tune. This one is a bonus disc cut from the 2001 reissue of Spike.

Written by Nick Lowe, ‘The Ugly Things’ was originally recorded by Lowe and his band Brinsley Schwarz (named after the group’s guitarist, one Brinsley Schwarz). Why anybody would name a band, or a child, that escapes me.

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