Songs in My Head

Just a quick post to showcase a few songs I'm in love with right now.
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The Counting Crows-A Long December
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D5PtyrewSs
I've been on a pretty serious 90s kick lately, and this is one of those songs I never really paid attention to back in the day. I'm not even that big of a fan of the Counting Crows, but there's something that gets to me about this song. I drive to Cleveland almost every day, and it's made me realize that this song is Ohio.
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Adele-Rumor Has It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti3t7MAwaaM
I thought I loved "Rolling in the Deep" until the radio killed it. Then I heard this, and I was hooked on Adele once again.
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Ray LaMontagne-Repo Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Aijo6uILk&ob=av3e
First, the groove. Second, the voice. Third, dance.
Best song I've heard in a long time.
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TV on the Radio-Will Do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXLpXu9T7j0&ob=av2e
This is one of those bands that I feel like I should love, but have always left me kind of cold (except for "Wolf Like Me"). With this song, they seemed to have stopped caring about being hip and just made something stunningly lovely.
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Pearl Jam-Alive (live at Pink Pop '92)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbhsYC4gKy4
Closing out with another classic from the 90s. When I was younger, I always insisted that I didn't like Pearl Jam, or much grunge at all for that matter. Lately. while working on a massive 90s playlist, I started digging around a lot of early 90s grunge and I realized that every early Pearl Jam song I found was really damn good. So, I found a live performance to watch and see what they were like in their prime. I have rarely, if ever, seen a frontman like Eddie Vedder was back in 1992. This is a powerhouse performance from the entire band. Watch it. You'll thank me.

Caro's Favorite Songs: Part 5

Blonde Redhead-Spring and By Summer Fall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2G9EZfhAc8
All the echo and reverb atmosphere you could possibly ask for.
"Tell me where you've been tell me what you saw"
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El Guincho-Antillas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2tpUK1nwvU
Anytime you want a touch of Mardi Gras to thunder through your house, turn this up.
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Frou Frou-Psychobabble
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u997E7kQy8
Is it bad that I enjoy songs that get into the back of my head and give me the creeps? Plus, Imogen Heap is a goddess.
"Why are you so quiet, so suddenly?"
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Caribou-Sandy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dnlyD-yL2E
Just slap some flowers in my hair and call me a hippie already...
"I know in time we'll be together
And now our love will make this sound"
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Cocteau Twins-Alice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxSMckGfQ2k
Thank you "Lovely Bones" trailer for smacking me in the face with this incredibly lovely creation. Really, everything by the Cocteau Twins is lovely, but this is the jewel in the crown.
"When I lost him ache
Shudder shock of pale"
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Gomez-Get Miles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uSj0YHOCM8
This guy's voice makes me want to tear down buildings.
"I love this city but this city's killing me"
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St. Vincent-Marrow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9prpAv6kvo&ob=av2e
I don't even know what to categorize this as. Indie, freak, electronica, pop, noise? Sure.
"H. E. L.P.
Help me"
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Wolf Parade-I'll Believe in Anything
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G1eLTV89dM&ob=av2e
I don't actually care for this band that much, but even mediocre bands can pull off a song that makes me smile every time I hear it.
"Your blood
Your bones
Your voice
and your ghost"
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The Servant-Cells
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUkKLK_fZb4
Ok call me crazy, but I know this song was in Sin City without the vocals. But I like the song better with them. It makes it seem odder and creepier. So, any fanboys out there, don't kill me, please.
"My skin feels like orange peel
My eyes have been vacuum-sealed
My organs move like a squirm of eels"
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The White Stripes-Death Letter (live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fM2qhG8mA4
The album version of this song is good, but you HAVE to watch this live performance. It's the reason why I chose this over every other great White Stripes song.
"I didn't know I loved her 'til they began to let her down"