My desert island countdown continues (see Monday’s post for the full explanation).
Have already counted down my top five desert island picks for musical artists, TV series and movie directors, this week I’ll name some honorable mentions.
These picks are presented in no particular order.
A couple of weeks back, I posted a week’s worth of songs that fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff listed as essential in the Rolling Stone Guest List column.
Naturally, I wondered which five songs I would pick if asked to contribute to the same sort of list. This week I’ll give my answer.
There is no such thing, for me at least, as a top five, top ten or even top fifty “favorite songs” list. My favorites are fluid depending on my mood. A burst of pop adrenaline might sound like perfection one day and overkill the next. So I wouldn’t consider this a list of favorites.
Sorry about the late post today. I mistakenly believed I had scheduled songs through the weekend.
But it appears I have caught up and, as Bill O’Reilly so memorably put it, WE’LL DO IT LIVE!
Today’s randomly selected track is a slow-burner from Fiona Apple’s third album, Extraordinary Machine. I’ve run out of ways to praise Apple’s musical, lyrical and vocal chops, so I’ll just let the song speak for itself.
My admiration for Fiona Apple is well documented on this blog. By now, I believe I’ve posted more than half of her songs, including the entirety of her second album (When the Pawn…).
When I want to offer up something provocative and challenging, she’s my go-to gal.
Take today’s left-field mind-bender. ‘Left Alone’ starts off with a peppy little drum solo before launching into an unsettling, discordant piano part that underscores the rest of the song.
Fiona Apple has released some wonderful videos during her career, many courtesy of one-time boyfriend Paul Thomas Anderson.
My favorites are the big-band dance number they staged for the ‘Paper Bag’ video and the slow-mo black-and-white clip accompanying her cover of ‘Across the Universe’ (recorded for the film Pleasantville).
Meet Me In Montauk 