Hey guys and gals, but based on the poll question, mostly guys. A special thanks to the handful of ladies who listen and keep this thing for being a complete boner-fest.
Anyway, a little housekeeping up top. This Sunday Bruna and I will be recording a new episode and my wife will be on as our first guest. Hopefully, if all goes well, we’ll get some other special guests, as well. We’ll see how it goes. But get your questions in now for her, and also some more embarrassing sex stories. (Please no embarrassing sex stories about my wife… AWKWARD!) But get your questions in by Sunday night, or else, they will go on the the following show.
Plug: I “sat it” or more accurately Skyped in to another Improv Talk with The Lobby. It’s a podcast hosted by an old roomate of mine, and it’s pretty funny. If you have room in your life for another podcast, give them a shot. If you don’t have room, really? Who the fuck are you? You’re not the President making life or death decisions about whether to go to war with Haiti or stare at a hot chicks ass. Make some fuckin’ time, screwhead. But anyway, we chatted about everything from old timey AOL chat “cybering” to me giving some sex advice to one of the guys about dirty talk. Also, you’ll get some stories from my past. It’s a hoot and a hollar and it don’t even cost a dollar. Check it out. You can get it via this link [link] or just search “Improv Talk” in iTunes and you can download it free there. Warning, I was using skype and sound like I recorded it, not from the other side of the country, but from the Spaceship Enveavor (that’s the one that blew up, right? I would look it up, but it is two fuckin’ late and I am a lazy asshole.)
On the last show, Mary wrote it and wondered about Bruna’s and my choice for the Top 10 Songs of All Time. I don’t think I have the musical accumen to declare the ten BEST songs of all time, but I will break you off my current *favorite* songs of all time. Basically, it’ll just be a list of songs to prove how outdated I am. And…here…we…go.
Chris’ Top Ten Favorite Songs of All Time (in no particular order)
1) Bruce Springsteen – Thunder Road
While the song is great, this particular performance in 75 at Hammersmith Odeon is the cream of the crop. Some much emotion and the piano. I’ve have listened to this, on repeat, for hours on end. Here’s a Youtube video of it.
2) Jonathan Coulton – Skullcrusher Mountain
This is one of those funny, touching, sad, awesome songs that has also been subject to repeat button on my iPod. The song is fucking epic and beautiful. The first time you hear it, you want to laugh. The tenth time you hear it, you want to cry. Man it is good.
3) The Allman Brothes – No One to Run With
Just a kick ass tune. It tends to get me pumped and makes me want to go out and have a good time. The guitar work is great and its fun as fuck. What else to say, I know not. The youtube clip of them on the tonight show is not the best representation of the sign, but it’s close.
4) Billy Joel – Piano Man
There is almost no better song to sing drunk with a bunch of drunk friends. I’ve hosted many a party that, after much of the debauchery subsided, ended with a bunch of people shouting the lyrics to Piano Man at 4am. It’s pretty good sober too, but it is fucking awesome when you are drunk and need to sing a song. Plus, it’s a fun little story about a bunch of sad little stories. I’m a sucker for a story song.
5) Bob Dylan – Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright
All ten of the songs on this list could be Dylan songs. I’m a bit obsessed with the man, but I decided to limit it to one. Don’t Think Twice hits me in a really personal place every time I hear it. It’s a breakup song, that while being really passive agressive an full of blame and full of self delusion, is also about that strong desire to move on while not being able to. My favorite version is the Gaslamp version, but the album version is strong as well. Dylans best breakup album is Blood on the Tracks. Every song on there is awesome. Dylan is god.
6) Nirvana – The Man Who Sold the World (David Bowie cover)
I’m not a huge Nirvana fan, but absolutly love their Unplugged Album, and my favorite song off of it is The Man Who Sold th World. Kurt Cobain managed put another layer onto the song, that Bowie could never have achieved. The song is also quite haunting. From the main riff to the being “Face to Face with the man who sold the world.” Just love it.
7) Jewel – Sometimes It Be That Way
Here is the selection that I might get a little shit for. Call me a fag, but I love Jewel and not just because she is blond with a nice ass and big tits. I’ve seen her in concert and she is just hot, funny, and write really good lyrics (fuck you Kurt Loder). It was one of the best concerts I’ve seen. Sometimes It Be That Way is my favorite song of hers and, as I just learned from this youtube clip, she wrote it while touring with Bob Dylan. I didn’t know that, but subconsciencly it probably had something to do with. I love the word play in the song “I’m sorry that Jesus died for my sings, and I swear to god, it won’t happen again.” That being said, if I never hear Foolish Games again, I would be so fuckin’ happy.
Gun N’ Roses – Mr. Brownstone
This should redeem me a little, right? Something to clense the Jewel off the palate, right? RIGHT? Ugh! Anyway, if Piano Man is the best song to sing drunk at the end of a party, Mr. Brownstone is the best song to play at a dive bar with a bunch of friends. One of the best rock songs ever. It gets you pumped, you get to call your old man a motherfucker, what’s not to like? Plus, like most great rock songs, it’s about heroin. Too bad awesome skinny snake Axel became fat, dreadlocked Axel. It really is a shame.
9) DJ Quik – I Used To Know Her
Alright, a little rap for y’all. A buddy of mine (who would go on to be the Best Man in my wedding) introduced me to DJ Quik back in high school and I was hooked. From time to time I have been known to bust out a sick rhyme on the show, and almost always, it was stolen from DJ Quik. Rhythm-al-ism is my favorite album of his and I Used To Know Her is my favorite track on the album. It’s about two dudes who both hit the same chick and didn’t realize it until afterwards. “Hit the backside, get the top love, butt nekked in the hot tub.” Loves it.
10) Jonathan Coulton – A Talk with George
I was going to try to avoid repeating artists, but lately I have been obsessed with this song, so I though I would include it. It is inspiring and about the incredible George Plimpton, who among other things, tried to box Sugar Ray and was at the Roosevelt Hotel when Bobby Kennedy was shot and was one of two guys who tackled and held Sirhan Sirhan until authorities arrived. What fucking balls? Jonathan Coulton has a way with words that knocks me on my ass. It contains one of my all favorite versesds “Enjoy yourself and do the thing that matter. Because there isn’t time and space to do it all. Love the things you try, drink a cocktail, wear a tie, show a little grace if you should fall.” It’s really a stunning song for an artist that should be huge. If this was a fair world, Jonathan Coulton would be Top of the Pops while Lady GaGa was blowing dudes for change under an overpass and letting them brick in her mouth.
11) Paul Simon – Kathy’s Song
In honor of the late great Billy Mays, I was asked for ten and am going to throw in one for free. I love this song and wanted to include it. Notice I just put Paul Simon, because he wrote it and sings it! Sure it was on the Simon and Garfunkel’s Sounds of Silence, but let’s face it… Garfunkel was just along for the ride. Kathy’s Song, like Bridge Over Toubled Water are songs that are just perfect and I can’t imagine the artist (in this case Paul Simon ) sitting down at a table and penning. I can only picture the song not existing and then exisiting. I can’t picture him working out the couplets or deciding what key to record it in. They just seem to be what they are… from conception. Plus, after all the breakup songs and rock songs, I wanted a nice love song song, even if it veers into creepy territory, as most great love songs seem to do.
Alright, there is my list of eleven of my favorite songs. Thank god for Youtube. That I could link them and you all can hear what I was writing about. In the comments, tell me some of your all time favorite songs, and why. Be forewarded, if anyone says Freebird, I will track you down and murder you in your sleep. Also, no Rush songs allowed. I don’t want to hear any bullshit about Tom Sawyer or Camera-Eye Man. Fuck Rush up their stupid Canadian asses. Just sayin. Thanks for indulging me. I had a ton of fun doing this and would like to write/blog more on the site, but I generally don’t know what to post or if anyone is interested. If you would like to know my take on something, email me at chris@messingaroundblog.com and I’ll write about it. Anything from movie reviews (after all, I was a film major) to hardcore anal fisting. I’m game.
Thanks you guys/gals. One day I’m sure Bruna will post her list and it will suck.
Chris
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