Its been so long since I've done song of the day, I'm not even sure it's going to work. My ISP has changed hosts and my operating system has been upgraded, I'm not so sure these scripts will even run right. Anyhow. Silly me, I'd thought the most beautiful way this song could have possibly done was already achieved by Axl Rose. I have to admit that Antony and the Johnsons haven't really blown me away before, but this song and his voice meld together so beautifully, it sort of blows me away. This entire soundtrack of covers from the new Bob Dylan movie, I'm Not There, is pretty spectacular.

Antony & The Johnsons - I'm Not There at Amazon.com.

# posted by Rex @ 11:27 AM 0 comments

This song N.W.A. did that never appeared on an album until their Greatest Hits cd was released. This originally appeared on an EP that was released just after Ice Cube left the group, there is a veiled reference to him leaving in this song, but none of the harsh words that N.W.A. had for him on later tracks. This is one of my favorite songs by them, it tells some sort of story, even if it's just about them running. And each member gets two verses and they're all tight and flow together pretty well, even if after all their running, they don't get very far.

N.W.A. - Greatest Hits at Amazon.com.

# posted by Rex @ 9:01 AM 0 comments

This album is getting a bit of press in the music blogs lately. I like this song because it's a menagerie of music: rock instruments playing willy-nily for a while, then airy and fantasy sounding percussion, and a dub of her voice doing vocables the whole time. I love the word vocables.

St. Vincent - Marry Me at Amazon.com.

# posted by Rex @ 9:01 AM 0 comments

If you don't know this song already, I feel sorry for you. The recent Songs of the Day are actually compile together into a mix tape I made. I often like to mix in some songs that everyone should know, then even if you hate the new stuff, you have something that makes you keep listening. Here is a live version of one of my favorite Pearl Jam tracks.

Pearl Jam - Live on Two Legs at Amazon.com.

# posted by Rex @ 9:01 AM 0 comments