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In Which I Rip Off Casey to the Benefit of only Chelsey, Likely Our Only Common Follower, or: In Which I Rip Off Casey to Achieve a Lesser Overall Effect and Entertainment Value: The Keaton Lora Story: The Movie.
I’m not sure if aerogare, from whom I shamelessly plundered this idea, will continue in the same vein as his for post on this topic, and include only the song, but I’m probably going to give mine a bit of write up (as well as periodically comment on his choices) to the benefit of no one. All my activity on this blog is rather useless, except it might be cool, in a move of ultimate narcissism, to read at some later date.
On to my useless opinions!
Casey started out with strong, strong choice, David Bowie’s “Modern Love”. This is a competition by the way, and he took a real lead nabbing a great song and, for the purposes of this exercise, artist from contention for my number one spot.
If this was about my most played song (on my iTunes on this computer which I’ve had since fall 2008), the answer would be The Pixies’ “Hey.” Good song, but not the one.
If, as I considered doing, I was addressing this as “my favorite song of the moment,” it would be Born Ruffians’ “Sole Brother,” which I’ve already Tumbld (resulting in zero plays!).
Also, this is not a chronicle of the “best” song ever. That link is not (that) ironic. Though finding that youtube clip reveals how much “She Sells Sanctuary” is improved (and perhaps how much my opinion is swayed) by its appearance in Layer Cake.
But rather, what is my favorite song ever? What has “averaged” as my favorite song? In the end, the songs that resonated with me most were ones from bands I started listening to at the same time I started to really love music. I would love to just say “The Beatles medley from the end of Abbey Road” (and I considered it. I even considered just saying “The End”). Other honorable mentions: The Smiths’ “Cemetry Gates”; New Order’s “Waiting for the Siren’s Call” (I don’t care how poorly some of New Order sounded like in 2005, it totally holds up again in 2010); and HUGE darkhorse, The Who’s “A Quick One While He’s Away.” I could have picked one of several songs from the four bands just mentioned, and from the one I’m about to mention. My favorite song is, however:
The Clash, “Lost in the Supermarket.” London Calling is incredible, and I could change my mind five times over which was my favorite track, but for now, in this no consequences environment, I declare “Lost in the Supermarket” to be my favorite song.
This is a strong choice. London Calling is just so great from top to bottom. Gun to my head, I’d go with “Hateful.” I also would have appreciated “Cemetry Gates,” if not simply for the fact that I remember us singing it in Jake’s car one night, something he didn’t appreciate.
