Bestest Song Ever

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2010-11-11T14:52:00.001-05:00

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Rolling Stones - Heaven

2010-10-29T12:20:00.000-04:00

Working on porting Bestest Song Ever to Tumblr. head on over to tumblr.com and sign up for an account & DUSKIN and I will hand out invites soon.

Blow Your Head - Fred Wesley and The JB's

2010-10-29T09:53:00.000-04:00

2010-10-29T02:12:00.002-04:00

william s burroughs-words of advice for young people

2010-10-28T10:16:00.001-04:00

Brian Eno - Mother Whale Eyeless

2010-10-27T11:30:00.001-04:00

"In my town, there is a raincoat under a tree.
In the sky, there is a cloud containing the sea.
In the sea, there is a whale without any eyes.
In the whale, there is a man without his raincoat."

Carl Dawkins - Baby I Love You

2010-10-27T10:35:00.001-04:00

2 X Tuesday - Jens Lekman

2010-10-26T12:48:00.001-04:00

The Opposite of Hallelujah (Live)

A Little Lost (Arthur Russell Cover)

2 X When You Were Mine

2010-10-26T11:41:00.002-04:00

After Prince's "Controversy" was posted last week I dug the record out and started listening to it again. This is the B-side.

Prince - When You Were Mine

Cristina - When You Were Mine

***Cyndi Lauper does a pretty rad version too.

M83 - Couleurs

2010-10-26T10:33:00.002-04:00

Supercute! - Not To Write About Boys

2010-10-25T09:00:00.001-04:00

The Darkness - I Believe In A Thing Called Love

2010-10-24T13:21:00.001-04:00

One hit wonder from a few too many BNEs.

The Rutles - Cheese and Onions

2010-10-23T11:26:00.001-04:00

Saw Dean Wareham doing all Galaxie 500 songs last night - he did G500's version of this song....So good

De La Soul - Eye Know

2010-10-22T10:52:00.001-04:00

YouTube - De La Soul - Eye Know: ""

Steve Malkmus | Pavement - Acoustic

2010-10-22T10:17:00.003-04:00

Box Elder

Range Life

Agony of the Stars
"Kiss me like a French boy kisses his French boy-toy"

I was going to post Surfer Blood...

2010-10-21T11:37:00.004-04:00

because the show was so so good last night. But as that's been covered already - I'll go with this one which I heard later last night.

CMJ THURSDAY 3FER

2010-10-21T08:21:00.001-04:00

Young Friends - Riverside Kids
Adorable boys. Opened for Surfer Blood and The Drums at Webster Hall last night.

Surfer Blood - I'm Not Ready (Live from Studio @ Webster Hall)
The Studio @ Webster Hall show was OK, but the show in the Ballroom (opening for the Drums) was AMAZING. They should have headlined.

Prince - Controvery
He didn't perform, but this was playing in Black and White when we walked in, and I liked it.

Shoes - Love Is Like A Bullet

2010-10-20T14:58:00.001-04:00

Aloe Blacc - Shine Through

2010-10-20T10:26:00.000-04:00

Netherfriends - Never Be Comfortable

2010-10-20T09:10:00.003-04:00

Last night at Arlene's Grocery I wasn't sure if it was the alcohol, but they're still pretty good this morning...

Netherfriends- Never Be Comfortable from Shawn Rosenblatt on Vimeo.

Fleet Foxes - Mykonos

2010-10-19T19:23:00.000-04:00

fleet foxes - mykonos from her boku bilen adam on Vimeo.

Linda Ronstadt - Different Drum

2010-10-18T18:57:00.001-04:00

Still on repeat, so it deserves another post.

depeche mode - strange love

2010-10-18T17:17:00.002-04:00

YouTube - depeche mode - strange love.wmv: ""

Bonnie Prince Billy | Palace Music - New Partner (Daytrotter Session)

2010-10-17T09:00:00.000-04:00

Bonnie Prince Billy | Palace Music - New Partner (Daytrotter Session)

Kate Bush - Hounds of Love

2010-10-16T08:08:00.001-04:00

New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle

2010-10-15T16:29:00.001-04:00

Never gets old.

The Fall - Victoria

2010-10-15T12:36:00.002-04:00

The Fall - Victoria

SuRfer Blood - Box Elder

2010-10-14T22:11:00.003-04:00

Soul Finger - Bar Kays

2010-10-14T11:08:00.001-04:00

Morrissey - Moon River

2010-10-14T10:31:00.001-04:00

EMO

No Age - Glitter

2010-10-13T20:56:00.001-04:00

Gerry Rafferty - Right Down The Line

2010-10-13T17:22:00.002-04:00

I first posted this almost a year ago, and I still listen to it on a daily basis.

U2 - Until the end of the world

2010-10-13T13:26:00.000-04:00

The Wave Pictures "I Love You Like A Madman"

2010-10-13T07:17:00.003-04:00

I haven't posted in ages but I thought that this song was worthy of a new post.

Elvis Costello - the Beat 1978 (live)

2010-10-12T20:40:00.000-04:00

2 X Ex-libertines....

2010-10-12T15:19:00.002-04:00

Pete Doherty and Wolfman - For Lovers

Dirty Pretty Things - Bang Bang You're Dead

French Kicks - Piano

2010-10-12T12:50:00.003-04:00

French Kicks - Piano

I'm Not Ready For The Good Things

2010-10-12T12:05:00.002-04:00

Surfer Blood - I'm Not Ready

Surfer Blood - I'm Not Ready - Halfway House Sessions from Halfway House on Vimeo.

Modest Mouse - You're The Good Things

Guns N Roses - Use To Love Her

2010-10-11T13:56:00.002-04:00

Of Montreal - Lysergic Bliss

2010-10-10T10:00:00.001-04:00

Elvis Costello - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love and Understanding

2010-10-09T13:45:00.000-04:00

Cloud Nothings - Hey Cool Kid

2010-10-09T12:44:00.000-04:00

Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls

2010-10-09T11:13:00.001-04:00

3 X Operation Ivy

2010-10-08T16:45:00.003-04:00

Healthy Body

The Crowd

Officer

I'll never get tired of the first 7 seconds of this song...

3 X Friday - Gang of Four, Lio, Link Wray

2010-10-08T14:22:00.004-04:00

Gang Of Four - Damaged Goods

Lio - Le Banana Split

Link Wray - Please Please Me (Instrumental Beatles Cover)

Pavement - Heckler Spray/In The Mouth a Desert

2010-10-07T16:04:00.000-04:00

It had already started raining Stephen.

This has been stuck in my head since.

Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor (live on Sound 2008)

2010-10-07T14:31:00.001-04:00

Couldn't help myself. LOVE.

The Knife - Heartbeats (LIVE)

2010-10-07T13:27:00.003-04:00

GREAT VIDEO. Stunning. Must have been amazing in person...

The Slickers - Johnny Too Bad

2010-10-07T11:13:00.001-04:00

Radiohead - Ripcord

2010-10-07T10:29:00.001-04:00

Fuckyeah.

Cass McCombs - Sacred Heart

2010-10-06T13:32:00.001-04:00

Linda Ronstadt / The Stone Poneys - Different Drum

2010-10-06T13:01:00.002-04:00

Amazing song. AMAZING.

Again:

Squarepusher v Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

2010-10-05T19:52:00.000-04:00

2 X Life's a Gas

2010-10-05T12:29:00.002-04:00

The Ramones

The Strokes

**Bonus** T. Rex (same title, different song)

The Beatles - For No One

2010-10-04T13:30:00.000-04:00

Elliott Smith (Rainy Day Bonus)

John Lennon - Beautiful Boy (Acoustic)

2010-10-03T19:47:00.001-04:00

David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes

2010-10-01T12:51:00.002-04:00

I love this song so much.

David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes

Bob James "Nautilus"

2010-09-30T22:53:00.001-04:00

Girls - Laura

2010-09-30T13:32:00.000-04:00

KEXP inStudio

Live in Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie

Slick Rick - Street Talkin' ft. OutKast

2010-09-30T10:26:00.000-04:00

Shinehead - Billy Jean

2010-09-29T17:23:00.002-04:00

The Lollipops - Naked When You Come

2010-09-29T15:27:00.000-04:00

Hail Social - Hands are Tied

2010-09-29T10:26:00.000-04:00

Sound Team - No More Birthdays

2010-09-28T16:35:00.000-04:00

Dismemberment Plan - The First Anniversary Of Your Last Phone Call

2010-09-28T13:27:00.002-04:00

For the blog's first anniversary. It's an MP3. Click on it.

http://ia361308.us.archive.org/18/items/DPlan2003-07-24.shnf/Dplan2003-07-24d1t07_vbr.mp3

Also a bonus. Happy Birthday, by The Dismemberment Plan

http://ia361309.us.archive.org/18/items/DPlan2003-07-24.shnf/Dplan2003-07-24d2t06_vbr.mp3

Happy Birthday BSE!!

2010-09-28T13:22:00.000-04:00

Hollies - I Can't Let Go

The Zombies - This Will Be Our Year

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BESTESTSONGEVER!!! Bill Callahan \ Smog - Our Anniversary

2010-09-28T11:48:00.003-04:00

Bestestsongever was started exactly one year ago today.
Thanks for contributing, listening, etc.

The Kinks - Shangri La

2010-09-27T14:06:00.001-04:00

Beirut - Cherbourg

2010-09-27T10:32:00.000-04:00

The Honeydrippers-Sea Of Love

2010-09-26T18:44:00.000-04:00

This song is dedicated to my husband. About to be two years of marital bliss.
This might just be my new favorite video!

The Flaming Lips - See The Leaves

2010-09-26T14:31:00.000-04:00

Gram Parsons - November Nights

2010-09-26T10:00:00.001-04:00

How did this not ever make the list? Amazing...

Frech Kicks - Said So What (Daytrotter)

2010-09-25T18:00:00.002-04:00

French Kicks - Said So What (Daytrotter)

Ra Ra Riot - Saccharin and the War

2010-09-25T13:31:00.000-04:00

Fitz and the Tantrums - Money Grabber

2010-09-25T10:31:00.001-04:00

Can't wait for this show at Mercury Lounge tonight.

3 X Friday - Fleetwood Mac, Built to Spill, Bobby Birdman

2010-09-24T12:10:00.004-04:00

My Top 3 for the last few weeks (ie. what's on repeat constantly):

Fleetwood Mac - That's Alright

Built To Spill - Planting Seeds

Bobby Birdman - You'd Be Surprised (Daytrotter)

CSLSX - Futuretapes

2010-09-23T13:20:00.001-04:00

Desmond Dekker - Beautiful and Dangerous

2010-09-23T11:57:00.000-04:00

The Byrds - 5D Fifth Dimension

2010-09-22T16:09:00.001-04:00

MAREVA GALANTER - Pourquoi Pas Moi

2010-09-22T15:44:00.000-04:00

Shirley Ellis - The Clapping Song

2010-09-22T15:26:00.001-04:00

soundgarden - pretty noose

2010-09-21T12:27:00.001-04:00

2 X TUESDAY - MY SWEET LORD

2010-09-21T12:20:00.005-04:00

George Harrison (Live)

Elliott Smith and Grandaddy (Cover)
Starts at about :50.

John Legend & The Roots - "Hard Times" (Live In Studio Performance)

2010-09-21T11:27:00.001-04:00

2 for Tuesday - Lower Dens

2010-09-21T10:04:00.003-04:00

Pavement - Stop Breathing

2010-09-19T21:52:00.003-04:00

Love.

Let me just relive the concert- this was much like tonight, lights and all.

Ryan McGinley - "Friends Forever"

2010-09-18T12:53:00.002-04:00

Ryan McGinley + Smith Westerns + Girls = Yep.

Fleetwood Mac - Empire State

2010-09-18T09:57:00.004-04:00

I love New York in the Fall.
Fleetwood Mac - Empire State

Meow Meow Meow - 3 X Cat Power (Live)

2010-09-17T15:18:00.002-04:00

I Don't Blame You

Lived In Bars

The Greatest

3 X Claire Denamur

2010-09-17T11:33:00.002-04:00

In The Mood for l'Amour

**here's the actual video (wasn't allowed to embed - it's worth the jump.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3VBizqSkFM&feature=related

Prince Charmant

Celle-la (Live)

The Dismemberment Plan

2010-09-17T10:05:00.004-04:00

Today might be the biggest day in my musical life because of this: http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/12469.aspx

Dismemberment Plan, which is my favorite band by far, is reuniting and playing the Black Cat in DC which might be one of my favorite venues, and I've seen them there in high school a number of times, but I never thought it would happen again. Needless to say I'm excited.

The Ice of Boston

Do The Standing Still

The City

Following Through

The fourth song is to make up for my absence here.

Nite Jewel - We Want Our Things

2010-09-16T15:07:00.001-04:00

Uffie - Pop The Glock

2010-09-16T14:18:00.000-04:00

The Smiths - I Keep Mine Hidden

2010-09-16T11:15:00.001-04:00

i wish this song was longer...

Drunken Hiccups performed by Tommy Jarrell

2010-09-15T21:56:00.001-04:00

and from the film "Sprout Wings and Fly"

Stevie Wonder - All I Do

2010-09-15T21:52:00.000-04:00

Icehouse - Electric Blue

2010-09-15T10:15:00.001-04:00

Crocodiles - Hearts Of Love

2010-09-14T13:30:00.002-04:00

Crocodiles - Hearts Of Love

2010-09-14T13:30:00.001-04:00

The Walkmen - La blogothèque Performance

2010-09-14T10:05:00.002-04:00

ONE POST.
FIVE SONGS.
22 MINUTES.
Ham looks so jaded.
Love jaded.
The first song is soooo good.