Friday, March 14, 2008

Playlist - March 2008

OK so the country's going to hell in a hand-basket... what better escape than a bumper crop of tunes?
  1. Adele - Hometown Glory: One word... "Goosebumps"!
  2. Tom Baxter - Skybound: A beautiful melancholy album of soothing songs
  3. Sebastien Tellier - Divine: From hipster darling to Eurovision contender. Only in France!
  4. Duffy - Mercy: Old fashioned white-soul stomper and a huge hit already
  5. Snoop Dogg - Sensual Seduction: Snoop sings... who knew?! Get used to hearing this song everywhere you go this coming summer
  6. Mark Brown - The Journey Continues: A chilled out track with lead vocals by Sarah Cracknell of Saint Etienne (no, not the football team!)
  7. Yoav - Club Thing: Interesting song by a South African singer who looks like a jewish James Blunt (thankfully not as awful!)
  8. Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos - Superstar: I keep feeling Robbie Williams would've added more spice to the chorus.
  9. Sarabeth Tucek - Hot Tears: Stoner rock with soft female vocals. A novel concept indeed!
  10. R.E.M. - Supernatural Superserious: A hard rocking return to form
  11. Doug Walker - The Mystery: The first uplifting anthem of the year
  12. Axwell vs. Salim Al-Fakir - It's True: A feelgood dance mix of a pretty pop song by a Swedish singer with an Arabic name!
  13. MGMT - Time to Pretend: New-wave pop with witty lyrics
  14. Hercules and Love Affair - Blind: Highly original
  15. Vampire Weekend - Mansard Roof: Imagine Paul Simon's Graceland redone by an upstart punk-pop band
  16. أيامي بيك - أليسا: A great song in need of a dynamic singer with more energy
Classic pick: The Cars - Just What I Needed.... no reason, just felt like it
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7 comments:

  1. don_veto15/3/08 7:49 am

    Thanks for the list. I needed some inspiration to fill up my iPod with new songs.

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  2. Shurouq15/3/08 5:38 pm

    Viva la playlist.
    Hope you're feeling better.

    Been hooked to Vampire Weekend for the last couple of weeks. They're amazing.
    Adele's album.. Good, but too gloomy. Moo wagta.. I'll give it another chance someday.

    I loved Doug Walker's song. Will have to come back for the rest..

    And thank you for The Cars'! Your link doesn't work, but it's the thought that counts. :** It made my day.

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  3. Zaydoun15/3/08 7:45 pm

    Shurouq.. The link is working

    Don veto... you're welcome

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  4. Bu Ziyad17/3/08 12:17 am

    out of curiosity does anyone know how to download arabic songs into itunes? any good sites for arabic songs?

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  5. Zaydoun17/3/08 11:33 am

    bu ziyad

    The iTunes UK store has a lot of Arabic classics from Fairuz, Abdelhalim, Um Koulthoum, Abdulmajid Abdullah.. and newer stuff from Nancy Ajram and so on

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  6. Q80 Saracen18/3/08 9:49 am

    "Hell in a handbasket"...Lol...I love that. Great selection of tunes...Music makes the world go round...lets just hope it can do the same for Kuwait.

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  7. Anonymous19/3/08 11:16 am

    I love, love Tom Baxter's album and have been listening to it incessantly. Great selection Zaydoun and thanks :)

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