1. Boys Don't Cry – The Cure – The demo version? Nearly finished but he is still working on his vocals at the and Smith sounds a little more on edge. Pretty cool, but I'm not talking to him because the Beacon sold out before I had a chnace to get a tix.
2. Baby, It's Cold Outside – She And Him – They flip the sexes and come up with not a damn thing. The Will Farrel/Zooey duet in "Elf" was unspeakably better. They sing it like they're rushing to grab a cab. The whistled verse is a major annoyance.
3. Whoa OH (Me Vs Everyone) – Forever The Sickest Kids – I wouldn't mind catching these guys live. They have their way with a hook.
4. Tell Me Fool – Vince Gill – Country rocker of astonishlingly high quality; there is a blue eyed soul feel to it which reminds me of the ghost of Hall And Oates.
5. Lake Of Fire – Meat Puppets – You can hear exactly what this band brings -smart songs, timeless, and a mean blues guitar.
6. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore – The Smiths – Dedicated to my co-editor, who is stuck in frontier country, hartford, Conn, who haven't had electricity in days.
7. Don't be A Girl About It – Kelly Clarkson – The chorus is an Alanis Morrisette ringer.
8. Waterloo – Abba – It is funny how such a heavily orchestrated song can sound so tinny and poppy IN A GOOD WAY!
9. I Think I love You – The Partridge Family – In David Cassidy's fans world, he has had a succesful post-PF career. In the real world, he really hasn't. And lying is just an insult.
10. We All Go Back where we belong – REM – One of the best songs of the year, if only for the horns.
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