Jen

Whoo hoo! It looks like I will have my first (and most likely last) editing credit in our very hip book catalogue. It will be printed right under the graphic designer and a bunch of other more important names, but it will be printed! We are currently in the midst of putting out the website too, so once that is up and running, you can see all my hard work. I guess it's just another thing that I can add to my resume that is full of random crap anyway.

Why god oh why did these bands feel the need to put out a cover of "Under Pressure"? (I'm sorry, tsunami relief is NOT an answer.) It sounds almost exactly like the Queen/David Bowie version, so why, I ask, why make a cover if it sounds almost exactly like the original? Music gods, please answer me. I am so sick of shitty covers that are worse or exactly duplicates of the original. For Example, let's use Phil Collins.

"You Can't Hurry Love" - The Supremes. Phil manages to make it sound only slightly different because he is not a woman. For the most part, I didn't really like the original and certainly skip past when I listen to Phil's Greatest hits ( crap, I let that slip out.)

"Against all odds" - Phil Collins. Postal Service does a nice cover. It sounds different, adds a nice change and yes, I'm partial because I like Death Cab for Cutie. Shoot me.

Here are some other faves:
"Close to me" The Dismemberment Plan covering The Cure
"Always Something There to Remind Me" Braid covers Naked Eyes(?)
"Build me up Buttercup" - The Goops covers The Foundations
"Boys Don't Cry" Tuscadero covering The Cure
"True" - Duvall covers Spandau Ballet

I think I got all the bands right. I'm too lazy to look them up. And there's more songs I wanted to add, but it's getting late and I'm tired.

I've been having problems sleeping lately, so as I'm lying awake at night, I've been compiling lists of songs into specific categories that I have created. One that I have been working on the longest is songs with names in them. Of course, one of my first thoughts was Smoking Popes because they have an overwhelming amount of name songs. But, part of the rules that I have created is that I can only pick one name song from each band. Pretty difficult, eh? So, if we are talking Smoking Popes, to name a few, we have Rubella, Adena and Megan. Basically, I then broke it down to Adena and Megan, my more favorite songs and then chose Megan because it's just a great song. I've often wished my name was Megan because of it. Or Valerie. I used to and still love "Valerie Loves Me" by Material Issue. I mean, loove. The song isn't really that flattering to poor old Valerie who ends up all alone, but I wanted to have Jim Ellison yell "Jennifer Loves Me!" instead. Don't even get me started on "What Girls Want." I , unfortunately only have "Jenny (867-5309)" by Tommy Tutone (that's it, right?) as a claim to fame for my name, Apparently, my name is written on a wall and you should call me for a good time. Anyway, I've put together a CD that I'm going to send out to friends because I miss them. If you want one, let me know and I'll gladly send you a copy.

I'm off to bed.