All my little words

On repeat: The Magnetic Fields
“All My Little Words”

You are a splendid butterfly
It is your wings that make you beautiful
And I could make you fly away
But I could never make you stay
You said you were in love with me
Both of us know that that’s impossible
And I could make you rue the day
But I could never make you stay

Not for all the tea in China
Not if I could sing like a bird
Not for all North Carolina
Not for all my little words
Not if I could write for you
The sweetest song you ever heard
It doesn’t matter what I’ll do
Not for all my little words

Now that you’ve made me want to die
You tell me that you’re unboyfriendable
And I could make you pay and pay
But I could never make you stay

I stayed up until 4:30 in the morning,
searching for new music. I ended up with:

Black Heart Procession, Carissa’s Wierd, Colin Hay, Dan Bern, Dave Alvin, Eels, Ely Guerra, Emiliana Torrini, Eva Cassidy, Frou Frou, Goldfrapp, Gunther & the Sunshine Girls (Karla’s fault), Jeff Buckley, Johnny Cash (songs from American IV), Lovage, Matthew Good, Mazzy Star, Mylene Farmer, Social Distortion, The Album Leaf, The Magnetic Fields, The Polyphonic Spree, The Rapture, Weakerthans, Thievery Corporation, and Tosca. And some other, random stuff.

Right now I’m particularly digging on Dan Bern, Eva Cassidy, The Magnetic Fields, and Weakerthans. But it’s a lot of new music to absorb all at once; it has to sink in a bit yet. So yeah, basically I went to the profiles of all the bloggers that I read and checked out what music they like. I have to admit, you all have good taste. Or perhaps I’m extremely eclectic. Or both. If anyone has any further suggestions, please feel free to let me know. I’ve always got an ear out for something new to fall in love with.

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So I’ve come to realize that my mood is largely dependent on how nervous I am about any given thing, take your pick between: the swing routine, the new job, the relationship (and ensuing friendship, which is now going well, I think), Christmas, moving in the Fall. And etc…. So, I’m going to stop being nervous, and get on with my life. Tonight the swing practice went really well (we cut out the backflip, which makes me happy), and it put me in a really great mood. I’m going to do my best to stay in it, and not get so freaked out by every little thing. I’ve no idea where this tendancy came from. So, bring it on, world; I’m ready for ya. All the great music helps, too.