tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61744482011-07-08T03:15:02.283-07:00Weird ponderings in a numbered formatPaul Allennoreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174448.post-58047750314955192562010-03-02T03:49:00.000-08:002010-03-02T13:29:51.230-08:00

A polka and parody-free collection of my favorite "Weird Al" songs:1. Happy Birthday2. I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead3. Mr.Popeil4. Midnight Star5. Dare to be Stupid6. One More Minute7. Christmas At Ground Zero8. You Make Me9. Melanie10. Generic Blues11. UHF12. Airline Amy13. You Don't Love Me Anymore14. Frank's 2000" TV15. Since You've Been Gone16. Everything You Know Is Wrong17. Don't Download

Paul Allennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174448.post-15471699659560153362010-01-08T03:49:00.000-08:002010-01-09T15:19:42.433-08:00

A career-spanning Madonna compilation should be a home run, but Madonna's recent Celebration whiffed it. For one, it wasn't in chronological order. For another, there were some curious choices. Here's a corrected version:Disc 11. Everybody2. Lucky Star3. Borderline4. Holiday5. Material Girl6. Like a Virgin7. Dress You Up8. Crazy For You9. Into the Groove10. Papa Don't Preach11. Open Your Heart12.

Paul Allennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174448.post-44609549927981178222008-10-03T15:49:00.000-07:002008-10-03T15:49:01.004-07:00

All of these songs have a running time of 3:49 (according to iTunes)Ryan Adams - "City Rain, City Streets"Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"Christina Aguilara - "Cruz"Alkaline Trio - "Settle For Satin"Barenaked Ladies - "Take It Outside"Barenaked Ladies - "What A Letdown"Beastie Boys - "Song For Junior"The Beatles - "Across The Universe"Belle And Sebastian - "I'm Waking Up To Us"Big Star - "Daisy

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Here are the ten songs whose running times I averaged to reach the magic number of 3:49!The Beatles - The Ballad Of John And Yoko (3:00)Beach Boys - Don't Worry Baby (2:51)Neil Diamond - The Boat That I Row (2:40)Jay-Z - 99 Problems (3:54)Elton John - Your Song (4:01)Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (4:34)Smokey Robinson And The Miracles - Tears Of A Clown (3:03)Simon & Garfunkel - America (3:35)

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15. Dandy Warhols - The Last High (from Welcome To The Monkey House)14. Annie Lennox - Why (from Diva)13. John Lennon - How Do You Sleep? (from Imagine)12. XTC - Your Dictionary (from Apple Venus, Vol.1)11. The Honeydogs - Over You (from Everything I Bet You)10. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (from I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got)9. Ben Folds Five - Song For The Dumped (from Whatever And

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5. Jimmy Eat World - Night Drive (from Futures) 4. Scissor Sisters - Lovers In The Backseat (from self-titled) 3. Billy Joel - Keepin' The Faith (from An Innocent Man) 2. Death Cab For Cutie - We Looked Like Giants (from Transatlanticism) 1. Meat Loaf - Paradise By The Dashboard Light (from Bat Out Of Hell)

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5. Wilco - I Am Trying To Break Your Heart (from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot) 4. Prince - Let's Go Crazy (from Purple Rain) 3. Elton John - Funeral For A Friend (Love Lies Bleeding) (from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) 2. Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice (from Pet Sounds) 1. Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Starting Something (from Thriller)

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10. Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again (from Music For The Masses) 9. Dannii Minogue - Vibe On (from Neon Nights) 8. Britney Spears - Touch Of My Hand (from In The Zone) 7. Tweet - Oops (Oh My) (from Southern Hummingbird) 6. The Vapors - Turning Japanese (from New Clear Days) 5. The Who - Pictures Of Lily (from Magic Bus) 4. Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself (from self-titled) 3. Queen -

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10. Gram Parsons - How Much I've Lied 9. James Taylor - I Was Only Telling A Lie (from JT) 7. Huey Lewis & The News - Some Of My Lies Are True (from self-titled) 6. Thompson Twins - Lies (from Quick Step & Side Kicks) 5. Toad The Wet Sprocket - Liars Everywhere (from Pale) 4. Chris Issak - Lie To Me (from self-titled) 3. Big Star - Don't Lie To Me (from #1 Record) 3. They Might Be Giants - Fibber

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11. Aerosmith - Dude (Looks Like A Lady) (from Permanent Vacation)10. Maniac Street Preachers - Born A Girl (from This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours)9. The Who - I'm A Boy (from Live At Leeds)8. White Town - Your Woman (from Women In Technology)7. Counting Crows - I Wish I Was A Girl (from This Desert Life)6. Louden Wainwright III - I Wish I Was A Lesbian (from Grown Man)5. Garbage - Androgony (from

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10. The Roots (feat.Erykah Badu) - You Got Me (from Things Fall Apart)9. Smashing Pumpkins - Luna (from Siamese Dream)8. XTC - I'd Like That (from Apple Venus, Vol.1)7. Lionel Richie - You Are (from Lionel Richie)6. The Temptations - The Way You Do The Things You Do (from The Ultimate Collection)5. Ella Fitzgerald - You're The Top (from The Cole Porter Songbook, Vol.2)4. James Taylor - Your

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Don't put these on a mix for someone you actually like, unless you are trying reverse psychology.5. Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice (from Pet Sounds)4. Wallflowers - If You Never Got Sick (from Red Letter Days)3. Al Green - Let's Get Married (from Livin' For You)2. Dismemberment Plan - Ellen And Ben (from Change)1. Joe Jackson - Be My Number Two (from Body And Soul)

Paul Allennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6174448.post-1087152345927094652004-06-13T11:43:00.000-07:002006-01-02T09:39:15.650-08:00

This isn't counting soundtracks of original material (i.e. songs written for and performed in the movie). If I were to do that list, number one would easily be The Muppet Movie.5. O Brother Where Art Thou?4. Pulp Fiction3. Rushmore2. Ghostbusters II1. Say Anything

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