• Friday Five

    The Friday Five: March 18, 2011

    Friday Five

    Friday Five : ‘frī-(,)dā,-dē ‘fīv : On the sixth day of every week, I hit the shuffle button on my iTunes, then share the first five tracks and thought for each track. Sometimes there is a playlist involved, occasionally we’ll have a guest, but most of the time it’s just me. The rest is up to you, our friends and readers! Fire up your media player of choice and share the first five random track of your shuffle in the comments.

    The Five:

    “Everyone Knows It but You” by David Mead (from The Luxury of Time, 1999)

    I hear strains of Don Henley in Mead’s voice, but that is where the comparison ends. I have not given this record enough of a listen, guess it’s time to do so.

    “Dear Old Nicki” by Nicki Minaj (from Pink Friday, 2010)

    I think I was wooed by this record when it was first released. Subsequent listens have proven otherwise. It is still, however, one of the hottest hip-hop records of the last few years.

    “Into the White” by Pixies (from Death to the Pixies, 1997)

    I could listen to the Pixies all day.

    “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me” by Billy Joel (from Glass Houses, 1980)

    Hearing this tune is a powerful nostalgia churning experience. As much as I’ve listened to this record over the years, I’m still the little kid in the back seat—with no seat belt, mind you—with my head titled backwards, looking up towards the sky, daydreaming about a galaxy far, far away.

    “All I Wanna Do” by Sheryl Crow (from Top of the Pops 1994, 2008)

    I’d skip this, but then I’d feel guilty.

    What’s on your shuffle today?