Sensing a Theme: Timedoor loves you forever (tonight!) · Dec 20, 08:56 PM by Don
An old friend of the Timedoor crew, Tony Wirth, dropped a slice o’ pop rock in my email box today. If you like The Smithereens or John Strohm (of Blake Babies and Velo-Deluxe fame), you should like this. Here is a snippet.
mp3: Tony Wirth – Love You Forever [Tonight!] :: self-released (2007)
If you liked that, check out his band, The Blazing Saddles.
What’s with the alien up top? I always like to have a pic for each post, so I did a Google image search using the phrase, “love you forever.” The four pics you see are from that search. From there, I free associated to a few songs. First up, is the vigorously inessential David Bowie song, “Loving the Alien,” from Tonight, the leaden follow-up to Let’s Dance. “Thanks?” you may be thinking. In my defense, I’m giving you the single version, which is preferable to the 7:11 (!) album version.
mp3: David Bowie – Loving the Alien :: from The Singles 1969 To 1993 (1993)
Next, is the ultra-twee (I don’t use that word lightly) “Love You” by The Free Design. This makes Belle & Sebastian sound like Cannibal Corpse (or at least Def Leppard). You may have heard it over the end credits of the Will Ferrell movie, Stranger Than Fiction.
mp3: The Free Design – Love You :: from Kites Are Fun: The Best of The Free Design (1998)
The Left Banke, best known for the song, “Walk Away Renee,” dabbled in jingle writing. Here’s a song about the second favorite beverage of the person above.
mp3: The Left Banke – Things Go Better With Coke :: from Things Go Better With Coke: Sixties Coca-Cola Commercials 1965-1969 (1996)
mp3: Yo La Tengo – Coke [Edit 2] :: from YoLaTengo.com (2003)
Read about the origin of Yo La Tengo’s Coke riff here.
Finally, brace for a blast of corrosive rock crunch courtesy of my second favorite band fronted by Kristin Hersh, 50 Foot Wave (or L’~, for you hardcore surfers).
mp3: 50 Foot Wave – Clara Bow :: from 50 Foot Wave (2004)
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Songs in the MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 format are offered for a limited time only. Songs that are no longer downloadable from Timedoor can be streamed for several weeks courtesy of Hype Machine. Dead mp3 links take you to the top of page one.
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Tomorrow: Nellie McKay plays two shows in Milwaukee Merry Christmas from everyone at Timedoor and ABC