This week’s FRT has seven of my tunes, two that belong to my wife, and one of indeterminate origin (in other words, I can’t remember which one of us downloaded it). I will be very surprised if any of my readers have ever heard of the first track, which was the #1 song in Austria in the summer of 1983. (A summer I spend in the city of my father’s birth, and where I fell — rather pathetically and tragically — in love for the first time). #4 is an old favorite, and #6 has become my favorite song from one of my favorite artists.
1. "Codo", Et Cetera (unless you know early ’80s Austrian pop, you’ve never heard this — guaranteed)
2. "Somebody Got Murdered". The Clash
3. "Bad Reputation", Joan Jett
4. "Miller’s Cave", International Submarine Band (Gram Parsons)
5. "Beautiful", Snoop Dogg
6. "The Back of Your Hand", Dwight Yoakam
7. "I’m Still In Love with You", Sean Paul
8. "Thief", Third Day
9. "The Lion and the Unicorn", The Men they Couldn’t Hang
10. "Wisemen", James Blunt
Bonus Track: "Dirty Blvd.", Lou Reed
I’m guessing Sean Paul and Snoop are your wife’s songs, and James Blunt is the one you think might be hers too. I haven’t heard of most of the others but they are not what my generation listens to.