What The Icon Says

It's official. Murphy is a bitch.

I point you to this weekend's post, and the post-link therein. Specifically, the line in the older one about Murphy's law dictating that the instant I replace any of the missing pieces, they'll show up.

Yesterday, while going through a box full of CDs, I found the missing Personal Jesus single.

Yep.

Never mind that the PJ single went MIA well over a year ago and that I searched this very box three or four times through on multiple occasions looking for both the missing CDs and neither of them was there each and every time . I got a hold of both mixes of the song I really wanted off it last week online. So of course now I find it again.

Guess now I just sit back and wait for Violator to show up, eh?

Oh. Wait. No, that won't happen until I find and download every song on there that I don't have elsewhere on compilation albums, not just the one I was particularly craving. Feh.

So yes. Murphy. Bitch. Or else my husband knows something about this whole Missing-DM affair that he's keeping mum about...

Music post!

Because music is currently my daily salvation:

The Smithereens: Blood and Roses An old favorite. Bass-driven, stripped-down and simple.

Concrete Blonde: Bloodletting Vampires and New Orleans conveyed by a slightly-menacing 2/4 swing. The lyrics are nothing spectacular, but I'm willing to overlook for the very-tasty mood of the song.

The Revolting Cocks: Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? A rollicking, swaggering, self-confident cover of Rod Stewart. A bit lewd, to be sure, but very good stuff regardless. It also, for one reason or another, gives me some very specific visuals.

And, because I fricking love this band and can't for the life of me seem to shake the addiction: More Nightwish.

Dead Boy's Poem And yes, Goujun has quietly gathered this one onto his playlist as well.
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Sleeping Sun So wistfully melancholy. The imagery this brings to my mind is just achingly beautiful. And will hopefully one day get written.
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Over the Hills and Far Away Celtic flavored! Narrative verse couched in a nice swift 6/8 flow.
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Where Were You Last Night? A bit different than what I've come to expect of them. Very '80's arena-rock sing-along-hit-anthem feeling, and it lacks their usual lyrical polish and originality/creativity. Which leads me to speculate about the possibility that it's either a) a very early offering or b) perhaps a cover tune. Or maybe they simply felt like doing something a bit different. ^_^ In any case, I find it very catchy and ultimately a nice little bit of fun.