It’s funny, I always assumed this song was about a shitty summer of studying for the bar exam. Turns out it’s about living during a pandemic. #runningsongs (“Heroin Girl, or Heroine Girl?”)
A disproportionate number of U2 songs came on shuffle during my run today, proving that it’s undeniably fall. Also, I’m now fairly certain that “Where the Streets Have No Name” is about a year of pandemic, and the need to go somewhere off the grid and scream as loudly as you can.
Today FB reminded me that two years ago, I was at a Foo Fighters show. Remember when we used to go to rock concerts? It’s a tiny thing in the grand scheme of all we have lost in the past few months, but I still miss it. I heard Everlong on my run today. I’ve always thought that it was about the bliss of being at a concert (“And I wonder/as I sing along with you/if everything could ever feel this real forever/if anything could ever be this good again”). Maybe it isn’t about that.
Anyway, it’s available to you if you need loud music and want to visualize yourself as a drummer. Then follow it up with some Jane’s Addiction and Nirvana to really piss off your headphones and generate an Apple Health warning about the volume being too high.
Tonight’s Family #Quarantunes album choices:
1) Pearl Jam Vault, 12/8/93, Seattle (Side A). I was at this show many moons ago, and was supposed to be at a PJ show tonight. It was an obvious choice.
2) AC/DC, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Side A (Scott);
3) Mac DeMarco, Another One, Side A (E);
4) Animal Collective, Fall Be Kind, Side A (J).
Tonight’s Family Choices for #Quarantunes:
1) Jackson Browne, Running on Empty, Side A (Scott);
2) INXS, Listen Like Thieves, Side A (Me);
3) Kanye West, Ye, Side 1 (E);
4) Deer Hunter, Halcyon Digest, Side A (J)
Last night we started a new family #QuarantineActivity. Every night, each of us gets to pick one album side to play. In the interest of preserving it for our own nostalgia, here were last night’s picks:
1. @chadwickstokes and the Pintos, Side A (me)
2. Bob Seger, Greatest Hits, Side 3 (Scott)
3. Mac DeMarco, Salad Days, Side A (E)
4. Earl Sweatshirt, Some Rap Songs, Side A (J)
#Quarantunes
Is it a Joshua Tree day? Feels like a Joshua Tree day. #quarantunes
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