for the expats in BsAs or NwYkCy or SnFo

(oh's & ah's heard the world over...the rare sighting of a capital letter, and not an explicative...from molly...ohhhhhh ahhhhhh).

so a far away friend asked to for a top ten list...and being an ocd list maker, i am of course deriving obvious pleasure from this assignment. the main difficulty is limiting myself to 10 songs-top 10 songs for what? a lay in bed & feel sorry for yourself kind of day? a go out & get a new job "i need a pick me up" kind of day? a before you go out & shake your groove thing set? you can of course now see how "challenging" (thank you corporate america) my task is turning out to be.

molly, oh molly. can't just answer the question...i have to psychoanalyze the list...break down each song...is it the right song for the occasion? will it make those that listen to it melodiously melancholy? or malevolently maudlin? will it make you feel overtly optimistic? or oppressing & ominous?

alliterations aside. (but not really)

it's now been a good 12 hours since this project was undertaken. i muddled through music all morning...and am no closer to reaching the perfect set...

wtf?

screw it. without further ado (there was a lot of "ado" here, to be sure)-top 10 songs for those that are living on other continents (yes, jenivie oveda, that's you). (song - artist - album...probably didn't need to point that out, but i was never one to leave out the ridiculous & inane details...pl. ref. the 2-day long preamble above)

1. pulling our weight - the radio dept. - pulling our weight ep
2. don't call me whitney, bobby - islands - return to the sea
3. publish my love - rogue wave - descended like vultures (just buy the whole cd, serio)
4. don't look back into the sun - the libertines - don't look back into the sun
5. lola stars & stripes - the stills - logic will break your heart
6. fake empire - the national - boxer
7. honk if you're lonely - silver jews - american water
8. fill my little world - the feeling - twelve stops & home
9. chicago (mutliple personalities disorder version-ONLY) - sufjan stevens - the avalanche (thanks*)
10. you got yr. cherry bomb - spoon - ga ga ga ga ga

whew*.

l8r l8y