Alrighty. Once again it’s time for Two for Tuesday (a few hours early), brainchild of Kate Hart who sparkles like Edward Cullen and rides a unicorn (so I’ve heard). By now, you guys know the drill. I pick two things I like and connect them.
This week: Songs I love with insanely long titles. And I’m guessing anyone who’d read my ode to Nirvana post has figured out which decade I came of age in and, therefore, will probably guess that the first is…
“Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” by Pearl Jam. And, in this case, the long title is completely justified because it frames the entire song in a way the lyrics, alone, don’t.
And the second song is “Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand” by Primitive Radio Gods. Now this is a case where I think the title is silly and pretentious, but I still really love the song.
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May 25, 2010 at 4:38 am
Kate
I SAW THAT PEARL JAM SONG PERFORMED LIVE. At the formative age of 13.
That probably explains a lot, huh.
May 25, 2010 at 2:23 pm
Kathleen
Dude. It’s official. I hate you. I am green with envy. I once listened to it on repeat for three hours during a drawing class because it so perfectly summed up the mood I was going for.
May 28, 2010 at 11:26 pm
Debra Driza
You know, I’ve NEVER liked that PRG’s song, but hubs LOVES it. The only part I like is the “I’ve been downhearted baby” bit playing in the background, lol. And I like all of that PJ song except for the freaking chorus. That actually came out around the time when PJ started to lose me. I kinda wanted to say, “Eddie, could you enunciate just ONE word? ONE?” Lolz. But I’m a big fan of their debut album (also have a thing for Rearview Mirror, don’t ask me why).
