Man, if I could select that clip 1-7, I would do it. Don't you just want to punch that guy in the face? I hope Smith reads this because that BYU basketball player is getting it after this guy.
Here's the quick and dirty, not so flirty, run through the K's:
1) Kelly Watch the Stars - Air - Fantastic space rock song. I don't like most of their stuff, but they have 3 or 4 KILLER songs. EDIT: OK, this is not the best version of the song (Moog Cookbook remix is better), but this video is hilarious.
3) Killing an Arab - The Cure - This was the final song in the set they played at Shoreline Amphitheatre when I saw them. The place ERUPTED! Such a fantastic song.
4) The Killing Moon - Echo & the Bunnymen - Simply one of the best songs ever written
5) Kimberly Austin - Porno for Pyros - So Perry Ferrell is kind of a scuzzy looking guy, but what a nice song
6) Kissing the Lipless - The Shins - Clapping never sounded so good. You could get a nice strobe effect in your apartment if you had clappers set up on your light fixtures. EDIT: I'll be honest, if you don't like this song, you are likely a nihilist.
7) Kool Thing - Sonic Youth - This song and video have so much going for it. This was the song that turned me onto Sonic Youth (already loved Public Enemy, so Chuck D joining up was instant cred), and the song (and Kim Gordon) are just badass. Love this excerpt from Wikipedia:
"Kool Thing" was the first major label single from American noise rock band Sonic Youth's 1990 album Goo. It was released in June 1990 on Geffen Records. The song was inspired by an interview bassist/singer Kim Gordon conducted with LL Cool J for Spin in which the two artists clashed.[1] Although he is never mentioned by name, the song's lyrics contain several references to LL Cool J. Gordon's lyrics make reference to several of the rapper's works, including the single "I Can't Live Without My Radio" and the album Walking With a Panther. She also repeats the line "I don't think so", which appears in LL Cool J's "Going Back to Cali". Chuck D also contributes some vocals in the song.
Wow-great K's! I hadn't heard 1 and 5, but I like 'em. And you successfully picked the one Sonic Youth song that doesn't make me want to stuff t-shirts into my ears. ;) 4 is one of the best songs out there. And YOU SAW THE CURE! How did I not know this? My green eyed monster is doing his rage dance right now.
ReplyDeleteFreaking Kobra Kais. Did you know that Ralph Macchio is the same age now that Pat Morita was when Karate Kid was filmed? Blows your mind!