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Playlist #253

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Happy Monday, folks! It’s 2026, and a Republican president has started a war in the Middle East. Again. How long do we think this one will last? Here’s some songs.

  1. Bill Callahan, “Another Song”: I’m never really 100% sure what a Bill Callahan song is about. It’s about songwriting, maybe? But probably not, really. It’s just a good, very spare song.
  2. Old 97s, “Wreck of the Old 97”: You can’t go wrong with the Old 97s covering Johnny Cash, especially if the song is this self-referential in retrospect.
  3. Iron & Wine, “In Your Ocean”: New Iron & Wine is good. Whole new album, very good. Go listen.
  4. Andrew Bird, “Capital I”: At this point, I’m not even sure calling it “the song that became Imitosis” is 100% correct. Maybe it still is? I dunno, feels like it’s taken on a completely different identity all its own by this point.
  5. Roy Acuff, “Wabash Cannon Ball”: Sometimes I just like songs about trains, okay?
  6. Radiohead, “The National Anthem”: I would get up and gladly sing along if this was the national anthem.
  7. Temple of the Dog, “Hunger Strike”: Did you see a hungry person stealing bread? No, you did not, ’cause you are not a fuckin’ narc.
  8. Green Day, “Brain Stew”: That chunky guitar riff could help me coast the rest of the way through this day. I hope.
  9. Dire Straits, “Romeo and Juliet”: You’d feel bad for Romeo if his come-on line was better, I think. I mean, even I — a man who is known for having 0 game — can come up with something better than, “You and me, babe, how about it?”
  10. The Decemberists, “Sons and Daughters”: Sometimes you just need a song sung in the round. It’s true.

Playlist #41

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Another week, another playlist! Also, please join me on Patreon, where I’m making new music every month!

  1. John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen, “Did You Say Such a Thing”: I swear, this song could’ve come off of any Mellencamp album since he was going by John Cougar.
  2. Green Day, “Brain Stew”: I feel like mine’s been a bit of a soup lately. Being ADHD and taking care of someone suffering the aftereffects of a rough case of Covid is hard, yo.
  3. Greg Brown, “In The Dark With You”: It’s weird hearing Greg Brown songs with more than just his guitar and maybe a bass. But it’s good.
  4. Radiohead, “The National Anthem”: I learned the bass line for this song a few months ago. It’s fun and surprisingly easy.
  5. The Rolling Stones, “Rip This Joint”: Heroin must’ve been a helluva drug, if songs like this are any indication.
  6. The Spencer Davis Group, “Gimme Some Lovin'”: If I could sing the way Steve Winwood did at 16, I would’ve pursued a career as a musician, too (I am making songs on Patreon though, hint hint).
  7. Temple of the Dog, “Hunger Strike”: Who doesn’t love a little proto-grunge by the band that really kinda started that whole thing.
  8. Two Gallants, “Incidental”: One of ’em should’ve called himself Goofus. Just sayin’.
  9. U2, “Love Rescue Me”: Ever wanted to hear U2 and Bob Dylan sing together? Well, here you go!
  10. The Fray, “Over My Head (Cable Car)”: I like the first, like, three songs on this album, then it all sorta goes wishy-washy and meander-y and I lose interest every time. But this song is good.