Songs of the Day: "Demons" & "Moccasin Mile" by Lulu and the Lampshades

So, this is one of those bands that ended up on my iPod without me realizing it. It is a part of my Moshi Moshi record club membership, but I digress. I was shuffling, like I do, and two songs came on back to back, that I actually noticed and stopped and heard. Anyways, those two songs are featured below. And yes, Stevie, they have quirk.

"Demons" by Lulu and the Lampshades


"Moccasin Mile" by Lulu and the Lampshades

Best Songs Of The Decade, 30-21.

Trucking along, it's safe to say that all the rest are real winners. I would wager, there is not an unlikeable song the rest of the way. We are continuing our ten part series for the Best Songs of the Decade. Again, to make it easy, I will color code selections for you. Addi's will be in Green, Stevie's will be in Purple.

After reading both lists, it is clear where we come together and veer apart, but over all, not a bad song in the bunch. For a proper intro to the lists, please see part one below. 

Part 1: 100-91

Part 2: 90-81

Part 3: 80-71

Part 4: 70-61

Part 5: 60-51

Part 6: 50-41

Part 7: 40-31

30. "White Winter Hymnal" -- Fleet Foxes/"Fallin'" -- Alicia Keys


29. "Flight 180" -- Bishop Allen/"Man On The Side (Acoustic)" -- John Mayer


28. "It's All Understood" -- Jack Johnson/"Fools" -- the dodos


27. "Orange Sky" -- Alexi Murdoch/"Poison and Wine" -- The Civil Wars


26. "Anonanimal" -- Andrew Bird/"We Used To Vacation" -- Cold War Kids


25. "Us" -- Regina Spector/"Orange Sky" -- Alexi Murdoch


24. "Eyes" -- Rouge Wave/"World Spins Madly On" -- The Weepies


23. "There Goes The Fear" -- Doves/"Colly Strings" -- Manchester Orchestra


22. "Eet" -- Regina Spector/"Faith In Fast Cars" -- The Format


21. "Rise" -- Eddie Vedder/"Bear" -- The Antlers

Best Songs Of The Decade, 40-31

We are on a roll. It's only getting better from here, hopefully! We are continuing our ten part series for the Best Songs of the Decade. Again, to make it easy, I will color code selections for you. Addi's will be in Green, Stevie's will be in Purple.

After reading both lists, it is clear where we come together and veer apart, but over all, not a bad song in the bunch. For a proper intro to the lists, please see part one below. 

Part 1: 100-91

Part 2: 90-81

Part 3: 80-71

Part 4: 70-61

Part 5: 60-51
Part 6: 50-41

40. "Eve The Apple Of My Eye" -- Bell X1/"Home" -- Marc Broussard


39. "Caring is Creepy" -- The Shins/"Waiting For My Real Life To Begin" -- Colin Hay


38. "How To Be Dead" -- Snow Patrol/"Lonelily" -- Damien Rice


37. "Strange Condition" -- Pete Yorn/"Be Calm" -- fun.


36. "Set Fire To The Third Bar" -- Snow Patrol/"Romeo and Juliet" -- Matt Nathanson


35. "King Of Spain" -- Tallest Man On Earth/"40 Day Dream" -- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros


34. "Over My Head (Cable Car)" -- The Fray/"Seven Digit Pin Code" -- The Format


33. "Everything In Its Right Place" -- Radiohead/"Sorry So Sorry" -- Howie Day


32. "L.E.S. Artistes" -- Santigold/"Say It To Me Now" -- Glen Hansard


31. "Paper Planes" -- M.I.A./"The Blowers Daughter" -- Damien Rice

Best Songs Of The Decade, 50-41

OVER HALF WAY! It's only getting better from here, hopefully! We are continuing our ten part series for the Best Songs of the Decade. Again, to make it easy, I will color code selections for you. Addi's will be in Green, Stevie's will be in Purple.

After reading both lists, it is clear where we come together and veer apart, but over all, not a bad song in the bunch. For a proper intro to the lists, please see part one below. 

Part 1: 100-91

Part 2: 90-81

Part 3: 80-71

Part 4: 70-61

Part 5: 60-51

50. "Let Go" -- Frou Frou/"Not Coming Home" -- Maroon 5


49. "What Goes Around... Comes Around" -- Justin Timberlake/"Suspended" -- Matt Nathanson


48. "Chariot" -- Gavin Degraw/"I Hear The Bells" -- Mike Doughty


47. "Lessons Learned" -- Matt & Kim/"Shelter" -- Ray LaMontagne


46. "Wide Open Spaces" -- Dixie Chicks/"Shelter" -- the xx


45. "Young Folks" -- Peter John and Bjorn/"Vulnerable" -- Secondhand Serenade


44. "Come Pick Me Up" -- Ryan Adams/"Me And You" -- Slow Club


43. "Secret" -- The Pierces/"New Shoes" -- Paolo Nutini


42. "Kids" -- MGMT/"Love Lost" -- The Temper Trap


41. "Wish I Was Dead pt. 2" -- Shout Out Louds/"Home" -- Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Song of the Day: "We Are The Same" by Samantha Crain

Pretty. I love this song. It is off one of my favorite records of 2010 that you probably didn't listen too. Shame on you, by the way. Maybe this song will change your mind.

"We Are The Same" by Samantha Crain

Best Songs Of The Decade, 60-51

And the hits just keep a comin'. We are continuing our ten part series for the Best Songs of the Decade. Again, to make it easy, I will color code selections for you. Addi's will be in Green, Stevie's will be in Purple.

After reading both lists, it is clear where we come together and veer apart, but over all, not a bad song in the bunch. For a proper intro to the lists, please see part one below. 

Part 1: 100-91

Part 2: 90-81

Part 3: 80-71

Part 4: 70-61

60. "Boston" -- Augustana/"Rio" -- Hey Marseilles


59. "I'm Like A Bird" -- Nelly Furtado/"The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore" -- James Morrison


58. "Irish Bars" -- Dean Fields/"It's All Understood" -- Jack Johnson


57. "Upside Down" -- Jack Johnson/"Unfold" -- Jason Mraz


56. "Time To Pretend" -– MGMT/"Someone To Love" -- Hey Marseilles


55. "Trouble Sleeping" -- The Perishers/"Are You Gonna Be My Girl" -- Jet


54. "Lately (I've Been On My Back) -- BOAT/"Sober" -- Kelly Clarkson


53. "The Way I Are" -- Timbaland/"You! Me! Dancing!" -- Los Campesinos!


52. "Hurt" -- Johnny Cash/"Where Have You Been?" -- Manchester Orchestra


51. "Animal" -- Neon Trees/"The Darkest Side" -- The Middle East

Best Songs Of The Decade, 70-61

And the hits just keep a comin'. We are continuing our ten part series for the Best Songs of the Decade. Again, to make it easy, I will color code selections for you. Addi's will be in Green, Stevie's will be in Purple.

After reading both lists, it is clear where we come together and veer apart, but over all, not a bad song in the bunch. Looking at the last set, we had 3 songs in common, this run could not be more different. I realize the videos are small, just click play to either listen, or click again to open it on YouTube.

Part 1: 100-91

Part 2: 90-81

Part 3: 80-71

70. "Movies" -- Alien Ant Farm/"I Can Feel A Hot One" -- Manchester Orchestra



69. "Wise Up" -- Aimee Mann/"Let's Fall Back In Love" -- Slow Club



68. "Smile" -- Lily Allen/"Winter" -- the dodos



67. "Empire State of Mind" -- Jay Z/"Catch My Disease" -- Ben Lee



66. "Use Somebody" -- Kings of Leon/"The News From Your Bed" -- Bishop Allen



65. "Lebanese Blonde" -- Thievery Corporation/"Never Gonna Come Back Down" -- BT ft. Mike Doughty



64. "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" -- Postal Service/"To Build A Home" -- Cinematic Orchestra



63. "Caught by the River" -- Doves/"Sideways" -- Citizen Cope



62. "Chasing Cars" -- Snow Patrol/"Saint John" -- Cold War Kids



61. "Hide and Seek" -- Imogen Heap/"Praise You" -- Fatboy Slim

Best Songs Of The Decade, 80-71

And were off! We are continuing our ten part series for the Best Songs of the Decade. Again, to make it easy, I will color code selections for you. Addi's will be in Green, Stevie's will be in Purple.

After reading both lists, it is clear where we come together and veer apart, but over all, not a bad song in the bunch.This set of 10 has a lot of similarities. It's rather surprising. I realize the videos are small, just click play to either listen, or click again to open it on YouTube.

Part 1: 100-91
Part 2: 90-81

80. “On Your Porch” -- The Format/"Momentum" -- The Hush Sound



79. "Oxford Comma" -- Vampire Weekend/"Bulletproof Weeks" -- Matt Nathanson



78. "Percussion Gun" -- White Rabbits/"Butterfly Nets" -- Bishop Allen



77. "Islands" by the xx/"Hospital Beds" -- Cold War Kids



76. "The Wild Hunt" -- Tallest Man On Earth/"She's Mine" -- Brett Dennen



75. "Two Weeks" -- Grizzly Bear/"Daylight" -- Matt & Kim



74. "Umbrella" -- Rhianna/"Stillness Is the Move" -- Dirty Projectors



73. "Drive" -- Incubus/""Mad World" -- Gary Jules with Michael Andrews



72. "Hospital Beds” -- Cold War Kids/"Pop Chart" -- Tiny Masters Of Today



71. "Daylight" Matt and Kim/"Percussion Gun" -- White Rabbits

Song of the Day: "Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Unplugged)" by Nirvana

I have not done a song of the day in a bit, and I apologize. Just could not find any songs that sung out. But, that changed today.
Enjoy.

"Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Unplugged)" by Nirvana

Best Songs Of The Decade, 90-81

Here we go again! We are moving on the part II of this list series. Part 1, with a proper introduction can be found HERE. Again, to make it easy, I will color code selections for you. Addi's will be in Green, Stevie's will be in Purple.


After reading both lists, it is clear where we come together and veer apart, but over all, not a bad song in the bunch. I realize the videos are small, just click play to either listen, or click again to open it on YouTube.

90. "How to Save a Life" -- The Fray/"Indiana" -- Jon McLaughlin


89.“Under The Tracks” -- Creeper Lagoon/"Low Rising" -- The Swell Season


88. “The Wolf” -- Miniature Tigers/"Guarantees" -- Atmosphere


87. "Pumpkin Soup" -- Kate Nash/"Save Him" -- Justin Nozuka


86. "The Ruminate Band" -- Fruit Bats/"A Sky For Shoeing Horses Under" -- Why?


85. "To Travels and Trunks" -- Hey Marseilles/"I Remember" -- Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan


84. “Native” -- The Kooks/"After Hours" -- We Are Scientists


83. "Mercy" -- Duffy/"Delicate" -- Damien Rice


82. "Live Your Life" -- T.I. ft. Rihanna/"Bellingham" -- Bishop Allen


81. “Gray Ghost” -- Mike Doughty/"Straight to Hell" -- Matt Nathanson

Best Songs Of The Decade, 100-91.

So, we are 400 old. Congratulate us. To celebrate this, we are starting our new list series, a list series I promise we will finish this time. We are proud to present our best songs of the decade. Now, this is one of our competing lists, but with a twist. I will post, side by side, or exact lists. So, when you see #100, you will get two videos, first Stevie's, then my own. To make it easy, I will color code selections for you. Addi's will be in Green, Stevie's will be in Purple. It should be exciting.

After reading both lists, it is clear where we come together and veer apart, but over all, not a bad song in the bunch. I realize the videos are small, just click play to either listen, or click again to open it on YouTube.

This will be a 10 part series. This is part 1. Songs 100-91. Enjoy.

100. "We Want It! We Want It!" -- Boat/"Odds of Being Alone" -- Trent Dabbs and Amy Stroup


99. "Smile Like You Mean It" -- The Kilers/"Nothing Like You And I" -- The Perishers


98. "Ocean Avenue" -- Yellowcard/"Chemical Courage" -- Jack Savoretti


97. "The Wreckoning" -- Boomkat/"Basic Space" -- the xx


96. "The Way You Move" -- Outkast/"Accidental Babies" -- Damien Rice


95. "Mushaboom" -- Feist/ "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" -- John Mayer


94. "Times Like These" -- Foo Fighters/"I Was a Cage" -- Right Away, Great Captain!


93. "Chasing Pavements" -- Adele/"No Air" -- Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown


92. "Rehab" -- Amy Winehouse/"Sleepyhead" -- Passion Pit


91. "Running Up That Hill" -- Placebo/"I Never Knew You" -- Cage