Random Rules: CWMP

Occasionally on the AV Club, they do a feature called Random Rules where they get someone interesting, put their iPod on random, and let the person comment on whatever comes up. It turns out to be pretty cool, usually; here's Dave Attell's. Allow me to totally steal this idea.

1. 2Pac, "Heavy in the Game".
Seriously, iPod? I didn't even know I had any 2Pac. In fact, I don't think I've heard any 2Pac until this very moment. From the lyrics, I'm guessing that the game he's heavy into is not Wii Tennis.

2. Michael Jackson, "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
Okay, this is slightly more indicative of how I roll. This is off of the 25th Anniversary rerelease of Thriller. Isn't it weird how Michael Jackson went from the King of Pop, the guy who freaking made Thriller, to the universally-agreed-upon strangest dude alive? Also, given all of the inneundo about Mr. Jackson, this is an unfortunate song title. Cool song, though.

3. My Morning Jacket, "Wordless Chorus"
The only taping of Austin City Limits that I've ever seen live featured My Morning Jacket. I was a mild fan before, and then I saw the singer with his great, big, bushy beard and his flying V guitar, and I was digging it. The free beer did not hurt either.

4. Sufjan Stevens, "In This Temple As In the Hearts of Man for Whom He Saved the Earth"
Really long title on this song and it's actually only 35 seconds long. I'm pretty sure that pronouncing the title of the song is longer than the song itself. I actually just tried to verify that, and it turns out I talk a lot faster than Sufjan plays his song. Anyway, this is just a filler song.

5. Bob Dylan, "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands"
I like Dylan. Come on, everybody likes Dylan. This song, however, is 11 minutes long. I've got this thing about long songs, where I feel like trying to listen to them all the way through and actually pay attention deprives me of so many other things I could do in life. I could eat a meal, take a shower, read a chapter in a book, or listen to a single song. So, I don't think I've ever listened to this song all the way through.

6. Junior Brown, "Hong Kong Blues"
Oh man, this is a good one. In case you're not familiar with Junior Brown, he plays this guitar/steel guitar combo and he just rips that thing up. Danza and I saw him once at Bocktoberfest out at the Shiner Bock brewery, and that did not go so well.

7. Bobby "Blue" Bland, "I Don't Want No Woman"
This seems like a good drinking song right here. Bobby is pissed at women in general, and he's not taking any guff from the likes of you. It's got to be cool to make a musician so mad, he writes a pissy song about you that becomes a part of his songbook. Next time I'm hanging out with Bono, I'm going to try that.

Posted by Cody at March 26, 2008 8:13 PM