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Guest blogger: JL of Modern Kicks

So I’ve been doing the random ten thing, which is lame, but I can’t seem to stop. And then I make it worse by fretting over what comes up. So here goes:

Tom Waits, “Falling Down”
Hayden, “Dynamite Walls”
The Exploding Hearts, “Rumors in Town”
Joe Jackson, “Is She Really Going Out with Him?”
Van Morrison, “Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile)”
Sly and the Family Stone, “Spaced Cowboy”
Meryn Cadell, “The Sweater”
Tom Waits, “Singapore”
Yo La Tengo, “Tears Are in Your Eyes”
Cub, “Secret Nothing”

Eh, Tom Waits. So boring. I’m not even really sure who or what Hayden is – it’s one of those songs that just mysteriously appeared on the hard drive due to the SO’s iPod obsession. I totally disown “The Sweater” (also hers), though the guitar sound isn’t bad. It sounds like a Molly Shannon skit turned into a song, though (Cadell even enunciates a little like Shannon.) Not keen on the Yo La Tengo, either, but then the only record by them I’ve ever really liked was Fakebook. Most of the rest listed just make me feel old.