10 Songs, 4-14-14

The Great Fats Waller

1. The Panic Is On – Fats Waller – Zach’s best moment in “Bullets Over Broadway” is his completely revamped version of this masterpiece which takes a Great Depression metaphor and smarts it up the way only Waller ever has – A

2. Break My Little Heart Two – Carlene Carter – Masterful new wave country song, the Jesus of Cool if you ask me – A

3.  High Ball Stepper – Jack White – An instrumental? Why does he have to be such a jerk when he is so great? – A

4. Runnin’ Wild -Wild Bill Davison – Old time swing – A

5. Hey Ya! – Outkast – Stands up pretty well – A

6. It All Means Nothing (Live) – Screaming Females –  The catchiest song they’ve ever written saved from Ugly deep album track for future generations – A

7. Can You Please Crawl Out My Window – Wilko Johnson And Roger Daltrey – Superb version, maybe one of the great Dylan covers – A

8. Heartache Fetish – Young And Sick – Given that this is some Dutch LA based art guys vanity project, it is surprisingly great electronic pop – A-

9. I Was Scared And I’m Sorry – The Wonder Years – Another really great song from my token white rock band – A

10. Bedroom Athlete – James Chance And The Contortions – Last song on Buy, and as great as the first song – A+