Category Archives: random weekends

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Song of the Day #1,371: ‘Mosh’ – Eminem

Eminem’s fourth studio album, 2004’s Encore, was his first major disappointment. Padded with immature (and amateurish) joke songs — far more so than his previous releases, which admittedly had their share — and lacking in memorable beats and choruses, the record was a setback for a career that seemed unstoppable.

Eminem later revealed that Encore was recorded shortly after he became addicted to prescription medication and he suggests that the album “doesn’t count” because he was rapping under the influence. RUI.

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Song of the Day #1,365: ‘Your Fault’ – Plain White T’s

This is the second Random Weekend selection that I’d never heard before it popped up in my iTunes account.

So why do I own a Plain White T’s album I’ve never listened to, you ask? Well, like most people, I know and love the song ‘Hey There Delilah,’ which appears on another Plain White T’s album (All That We Needed). And when I saw both that album and its predecessor (Stop) on sale for a couple of dollars apiece at a company book and record sale, I figured I’d give them a shot.

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Song of the Day #1,364: ‘Sparks’ – Coldplay

When Coldplay debuted in 2000, I had a far different image of them than I would several years later.

My first exposure was through the video for the band’s first U.S. single, ‘Yellow.’ In that clip, lead singer Chris Martin walks around on a dreary beach looking like a cross between a heroin addict and Gollum from The Lord of the Rings. At least that’s how I remember it.

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Song of the Day #1,357: ‘Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me’ – The Smiths

The Random Weekend gods have served up a meaty selection on this particular Saturday. ‘Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me’ is a fine song in its own right but also has a host of interesting associations to explore.

For example, it was the final single from the band’s final album, inviting interpretations that the heartbreak it explores is The Smiths’ own demise. Is the dream of love the doomed partnership between Morrissey and Johnny Marr? Probably not, but it makes for fun listening.

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