EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY
I know I’ve been absent from here and for the most contradictory of reasons: the partial lockdown which I turned into my own self quarantine. I’ve just reduced my trips outside to the essential. But like every sane and insane person in the world, this is obviously affecting us on a psychological level. Even being at home longer made me less productive. But moving on…
Umberto Tozzi (along with Laura Branigan, of course) must be my own personal frequency illusion bias (aka Baader-Meinhof phenomenon). One line from a Brazilian cover version of his 1982 hit song “Eva” got stuck on repeat on my head these days. The cover is not a word by word translation, but the lyrics follow the same apocalyptical idea. It translate into “it’s the end of the human adventure on Earth”. That’s when I reached to my Spotify to find out it was the name I had given to the very first playlist I put together on that platform a few years ago and never finished it (a playlist is never finished, is it?).
So I crawled out of my inertia and continued with the end of the world theme. I dropped the title in Portuguese (and couldn’t find an equally dramatic in the Italian original). I just went a bit more poppy and came up “It’s Pandemonum!” taken from the 2009 Pet Shop Boys song (here in a live version interpolated with “Can You Forgive Her?”). I tried to not overkill it with too many obvious choices (including Depeche Mode). I went for some covers or alternate versions instead of originals. I also had to make some concessions given what was available on my end. After so  many versions, I settled with this, which is more uplifting than when it started. I hope all 30 songs are available everywhere. Well, give it a try. “Don’t worry. I won’t hurt you. I just want you to have some fun.” ;^)
Also, feel free to drop a suggestion in the comments below.
“TOMORROW” by Wall of Voodoo. Their only truly fine record (CALL OF THE WEST) has this song, and it was played live a few times with an apocryphal lyric I had in my head lately reading any news sites.
Lyric sample here, below. And, see you!
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What’s wrong with tomorrow? I’m watching him but who’s watching me?
Out my window there’s nothing where a city used to be
Phone line dead, the power gone, there’s nothing on TV
Can’t understand what happened to all the plans I made
I turn on the radio and hear the signal fade
But I’ll do it tomorrow
Life is moving faster, I can feel it everyday
What’s wrong with tomorrow?
I’ll do it tomorrow
What’s wrong with tomorrow?
I’ll do it tomorrow
\[ © Warner Chappell Music, Inc, Universal Music Publishing Group\]
Will sure give it a listen and see where it fits in the list. Initially I was replacing some tracks for the suggested ones to keep it with 30 tracks always, but I’m gonna throw that rule out of the window and just keep adding.
“Also, feel free to drop…”
Hi!
Feeling adressed somehow, I want to Big Drop (yes, it’s me) a song from an album which was released in 2018 already, but – and because of – of the title of one certain song on it, I ordered that album just last week Now I’m listening to that song, whose title popped into my mind a few weeks ago and repeated wraithlike, though I have heard that song only once in 2018.
“Despite Repeated Warnings”
Paul McCartney, Egypt Station.
Hi, BD!
I’m a long time Macca fan (thanks to beatlemaniac parents). And Egypt Station was highly praised. One of the best concerts I’ve seen (and of course my parents were with me and it was my mom’s birthday).
VG!
“I Want a New Drug” — Huey Lewis and the News
“Who’s Zoomin’ Who?” — Aretha Franklin
“This Too Shall Pass” — OK Go
“Shake the Disease” — Some guys from Basildon, UK
1. Nice catch!
2. Even nicer!
3. When OK Go released this one, it sort of confirmed my feelings that I wouldn’t pay attention to the songs if it wasn’t for their videos. A few degrees below Weezer. Nice to bring this one up (but it also reminded me it’s been 10 years I last paid any attention to them).
4. Hmmm… so many DM songs crossed my mind for this (and this list had Cover Me for a few moments after it went online instead of The Child Inside – both more are gloomier than the playlist is supposed to be).
You get Takeoveree Day 1 privileges and I grant your wishes. I might bring back Cover Me in a remixed way. That was a nice bunch.
Any time! I’ll let you know if I think of some more.