December 18, 2008 Earworm

I am quite impressed with my puppies' decision to push down the door of their whelping pen in the middle of the night. I've long recognized the fact that a few balls and the same old toys can grow tiresome rather quickly, and that one can only practice chasing tails for so long. Having watched the slide bolt on the door of the box moving to and fro as all five eager faces press and pound against the door when I approach, I should have seen it coming. Unfortunately, I dismissed their actions and the results, and I foolishly underestimated team work. After learning a valuable lesson about teamwork myself just last night, I can only applaud the pups for banding together, jumping hurdles and, ultimately, restructuring their boundaries. Of course, this is easier said now that I have cleaned up the mess left from their movements.

In honor of the brave little ones' adventure, the earworm for today is "Moving" by Supergrass. It can also serve as a reminder...

Earworm CD: January 2008

GOODBYE
01. Black Eyed Dog - Nick Drake
from 1974 Island album, "Time Of No Reply"
02. Reprieve - Heath Ledger
excerpt from the 2005 film, "Candy"
03. Life's What You Make It - Talk Talk
from the 1986 EMI album, "The Colour of Spring"
04. Crush Me - House of Love
from the 1992 Fontana album, "Babe Rainbow"
05. Fighting Fit - Gene
from the 1996 UK cd single Polydor cost9cd
06. Unreal World - The Godfathers
from 1991 Epic album, "Unreal World"
07. Big Hollow Man - Danielle Dax
from the 1986 Awesome Records album, "Inky Bloaters"
08. New Generation - Suede
from the 1995 UK cd single Nude 12cd1
09. Morning's Constitution - Lena Olin & Heath Ledger
excerpt from the 2006 film, "Casanova"
10. Gold - John Stewart
from the 1979 RSO album, "Bombs Away Dream Babies"
11. And The Ship Sails On - The Lilac Time
from the 1988 Fontana album, "The Lilac Time"
12. Good As Gold - The Beautiful South
from the 1994 Go Discs! album, "Miaow"
13. Hoola Hop - Idalia Boyd
from the 1962 single Dimension 1007,
14. WhamO
excerpt from vintage television commercial
15. Seen The Light - Supergrass
from the 2002 Parlophone album, "Life On Other Planets"
16. I Think We're Alone Now - Tommy James and The Shondells
from the 1967 single Roulette 4720
17. Sweet Pea - Tommy Roe
from the 1966 ABC album, "Sweet Pea"
18. What Is It - Heath Ledger
excerpt from 1999 film, "10 Things I Hate About You"
19. My Love Grows Deeper - Clydie King
from 1965 single Imperial 66139 single
20. Yes (edit) - McAlmont & Butler
from 1995 UK cd single Hut cd53
21. What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurtin' You) - Timi Yuro
from 1962 Liberty album, "What's A Matter Baby"
22. Your Lies - Shelby Lynn
from 2000 Island album, "I Am Shelby Lynne"
23. Black Pearl - Sonny Charles & The Checkmates, Ltd.
from 1969 single A&M 1053
24. Nothing Takes The Place of You - Toussaint McCall
from 1967 single Ronn 3
25. This Is Your Life - The 5th Dimension
from 1970 Bell album, "Portrait"
26. Day Too Soon - Sia
from the 2008 Hear Music album, "Some People Have Real Problems"
27. I Gotta Go - Heath Ledger
excerpt from the 2005 film, "Brokeback Mountain"

July 14, 2008 Earworm

Supergrass' latest, "Diamond Hoo Ha", finds Gaz and gang reclaiming the T-Rex records they were playing during "Life On Other Planets" without leaving the wide open sonics on "The Road To Rouen" and for two and a half glorious minutes "When I Needed You" offers up the not as messy as it reads "Sweet Bolan Oxygen Love Fueled by Buckingham". I am dead in love with this song and like a pubescent teen, I can't stop thinking about it.

Six albums - and fourteen years into their career, it's obvious that Supergrass will never be anyone's pick for the best band in the world - and I'm sure they are thankful for it - but I agree with Erlewine's claim that "The world is a better place for having Supergrass in it."