OLDIES NIGHT

The shuffle function got a little creaky tonight.

1. European Son, The Velvet Underground
This one is not about the words. It's about breaking the glass, grinding the glass, and then trying to fuse the glass back together when it is already ground to dust. Almost works, too...

2. Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On), Talking Heads
“Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)” is actually a perfect anagram of “European Son.” Well, it's not really, but it should be.

3. Corner Soul, The Clash
Except for the extreme wankery toward the very end, I've always thought that Sandinista! is a pretty excellent album. Let's try making it into a single album:

Hitsville UK
The Leader
Somebody Got Murdered
Up in Heaven (Not Only Here)
Let's Go Crazy
The Sound of the Sinners
Police on My Back
The Call Up
Washington Bullets
Charlie Don't Surf
The Street Parade

Now go round up all the contemporaneous albums that are better than that. It's OK, I'll wait...

4. Villiers Terrace [early version], Echo and The Bunnymen
I always wanted the Bunnymen to be better than they usually were. Oh well, at least we'll always have The Cutter and Killing Moon and Silver.

5. Painting the Town Blue, X
Right before they lost the plot. OK, this one is actually the sound of them losing the plot. But if you still don't own Wild Gift and Under the Big Black Sun, I am saddened. Truly saddened...