- "You know exactly what I want so I don't have to be so damn upfront." "Oh desire can cause heart attacks, oh desire can cause heart attacks, oh desire can cause heart attacks, oh desire it won't bring you back." In 2005 to supplement the release of his sophomore release "Mr. A-Z" Jason Mraz offered an exclusive iTunes EP with a few gems including "Burning Bridges" and the original version of "I'm Yours". "I'm Yours" would resurface years later and set the record as the longest running song on the Billboard "Hot 100" list with 70 weeks on the chart. "Burning Bridges" finds Mraz at his mellow acoustic best. Mraz's live shows (well documented in the new "Jason Mraz's Beautiful Mess- Live on Earth" CD/DVD) mainly give us the singer songwriter surrounded by horns, percussion, keyboards, et all. The soul/funk/reggae sound of the full band is great but some of Mraz's best moments are with nothing more than an acoustic guitar. "Burning Bridges" is a rare song that showcases the singer in great form.
- "I don't care if it hurts, I wanna have control, I want a perfect body, I want a perfect soul, I want you to notice when I'm not around." Radiohead burst on the scene in the early 90s with the album Pablo Honey and the debut single "Creep". I don't think I possess the perspicacity to quantify this bands importance or their influence on modern rock music. I'll leave that to actual music critics. At a minimum it is fair to say that Radiohead is an "albums" band- their work (often conceptual) is meant to be consumed as a whole, versus a single here and there. That being said I'm guilty of having downloaded a single here and there from the band. I think it goes without saying that "Creep" is a 4 minute masterpiece. If you take away the feel of the song (which is remarkable) the lyrics alone are other worldly. If this song hasn't spoken to you at some point, I'm not sure what to tell you. Ask around- I'm sure someone thinks you are a creep.
3. Stupid- Toad The Wet Sprocket
- "And it's frightening, Ooooh I didn't expect that from you, it's blinding, serious are you seriously, I am feeling really stupid now." A few months into this blog and it is probably obvious that former/somteimes Toad front man Glen Phillips is one of my favorite singer/songwriters. "Stupid" comes to us from the 1994 Toad album "Dulcinea" perhaps most notable for the hits "Fall Down" and "Something's Always Wrong". For me the highlight of "Dulcinea" is "Windmills", a Toad crown jewel that I'll salivate over when it comes up on the blog. I'll try to focus in the meantime. "Stupid" is a fun mid tempo number featuring strong vocal harmonies and references to a "carpenter's belt" and "sanding down the ceiling". Even if you lack construction experience this is a song you should be able to relate to. Ask around- I'm sure someone thinks you are stupid.
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