On a brighter note. Today I bought the album "Taller Children" by Elizabeth and the Catapult. They did a brilliant cover of Leonard Cohen's song "Everybody Knows", which I immediately fell in love with. I wasn't crazy over the rest of the album, because I didn't think the lyrics to their own songs were anything amazing, but it was still enjoyable to listen to and I have a feeling it'll grow on me.




Everybody Knows

Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
Everybody knows that the captain lied
Everybody got this broken feeling
Like their father or their dog just died

Everybody talking to their pockets
Everybody wants a box of chocolates
And a long stem rose
Everybody knows

Everybody knows that you love me baby
Everybody knows that you really do
Everybody knows that you've been faithful
Ah give or take a night or two
Everybody knows you've been discreet
But there were so many people you just had to meet
Without your clothes
And everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows

And everybody knows that it's now or never
Everybody knows that it's me or you
And everybody knows that you live forever
Ah when you've done a line or two
Everybody knows the deal is rotten
Old Black Joe's still pickin' cotton
For your ribbons and bows
And everybody knows

And everybody knows that the Plague is coming
Everybody knows that it's moving fast
Everybody knows that the naked man and woman
Are just a shining artifact of the past
Everybody knows the scene is dead
But there's gonna be a meter on your bed
That will disclose
What everybody knows

And everybody knows that you're in trouble
Everybody knows what you've been through
From the bloody cross on top of Calvary
To the beach of Malibu
Everybody knows it's coming apart
Take one last look at this Sacred Heart
Before it blows
And everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows

Oh everybody knows, everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows

Everybody knows

Some songs, new & old, that are currently on my ipod and get replayed pretty often. I've had a lot of people ask me lately for suggestions on music to listen to, I think we're all getting bored of our current selection since we have so much time to listen over the summer. Anyway, if anyone hasn't heard any of the songs on this list -- go listen. And if anyone has any suggestions for me, please leave comments! I too am on the lookout for some new music.

Here's my list (I've tried not to include too many multiple songs by the same artist, but in some cases I just couldn't help it):

“Eyes on Fire” – Blue Foundation

“Gila” – The Beach House

“Wishing Well” – The Airborne Toxic Event

"Sometime After Midnight" -- The Airborne Toxic Event

“Middle Cyclone” – Neko Case

"People Got A Lotta Nerve" -- Neko Case

“Comme des enfants” – Coeur de Pirate

"Violet Hill" -- Coldplay

--AND EVERYTHING ELSE BY COLDPLAY --

“Old Letters” – Company of Thieves

“Oscar Wilde” – Company of Thieves

“Daniel” – Bat for Lashes

“Flightless Bird, American Mouth” – Iron & Wine

“Cornflake Girl” – Tori Amos

“Winter” – Tori Amos

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" -- Tori Amos

"Mr. Zebra" -- Tori Amos

“Never Say Never” – The Fray

“Over My Head (Cable Car)” – The Fray

“Sleeping In” – The Postal Service

“Low Happenings” – Howling Bells

“Writing to Reach You” – Travis

"Why Does it Always Rain on Me?" -- Travis

“Bottle It Up” – Sara Bareilles

“Broadripple Is Burning” – Margot & The Nuclear So and Sos

“New Slang” – The Shins

“Girl Inform Me” – The Shins

“Funnyman” – KT Tunstall

“Hopeless” – KT Tunstall

“Again & Again” – Holly Brook

“The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance” – Vampire Weekend

“Tiger Mountain Peasant Song” – Fleet Foxes

“On the Radio” – Regina Spektor

“I Dare You to Move” – Switchfoot

“Who Will Save Your Soul?” – Jewel

“Cath” – Death Cab for Cutie

"Soul Meets Body" -- Death Cab for Cutie

"Quelqu-un ma dit" -- Carla Bruni

"Delilah" -- The Dresden Dolls

"Kingdom of Rust" -- the Doves

"Somewhere Only We Know" --Keane

"Stop Acting Like You Know More About the Internet Cafe than Me" -- Peachcake

... and, in case you didn't get the earlier message, anything and everything by Coldplay is absolutely brilliant. I only included the one song on this list because probably most of the people who are reading this already know that Coldplay is the first thing I would recommend listening to. I've been listening to all of their albums non stop for close to exactly one year now, and I'm still not tired of them.

LOAD UP ON GUNS
AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS
IT'S FUN TO LOSE
AND TO PRETEND
SHE'S OVER-BORED
AND SELF-ASSURED
OH NO, I KNOW A DIRTY WORD

HELLO, HELLO, HELLO, HOW LOW

I'M WORSE AT WHAT I DO BEST
AND FOR THIS GIFT I FEEL BLESSED
OUR LITTLE GROUP HAS ALWAYS BEEN
AND ALWAYS WILL BE UNTIL THE END

HELLO, HELLO, HELLO, HOW LOW

WITH THE LIGHTS OUT IT'S LESS DANGEROUS
HERE WE ARE NOW
ENTERTAIN US
I FEEL STUPID AND CONTAGIOUS
HERE WE ARE NOW
ENTERTAIN US

YES

HELLO, HELLO

WITH THE LIGHTS OUT IT'S LESS DANGEROUS
HERE WE ARE NOW
ENTERTAIN US
I FEEL STUPID AND CONTAGIOUS
HERE WE ARE NOW
ENTERTAIN US
A MULATTO
AN ALBINO
A MOSQUITO
MY LIBIDO

YES
A DENIAL
A DENIAL

MIDDLE CYCLONE
Neko Case 2008

OH BABY, WHY AM I WORRIED NOW?
DID SOMEONE MAKE A FOOL OF ME BEFORE I COULD SHOW THEM HOW IT'S DONE?

I CAN'T GIVE UP ACTING TOUGH
IT'S ALL THAT I'M MADE OF
CAN'T SCRAPE TOGETHER QUITE ENOUGH
TO RIDE THE BUS TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE FACT THAT I NEED LOVE

THERE WERE TIMES
THAT I TRIED
ONE FOR EVERY GLASS OF WATER THAT I SPILLED
NEXT TO THE BED
RETCHING PENNIES IN A BOILING WELL
IN A DREAM
THAT AT ONCE BECOMES A FOUNDRY OF MUTE AND HEAVY BELLS
THEY SHAKE ME DEAF AND DUMB
SAY SOMEONE MADE A FOOL OF ME
'FORE I COULD SHOW THEM HOW IT'S DONE

IT WAS SO CLEAR TO ME
THAT IT WAS ALMOST INVISIBLE
I LIE ACROSS THE PATH WAITING
JUST FOR A CHANCE TO BE
A SPIDER WEB TRAPPED IN YOU LASHES
FOR THAT, I WOULD TRADE YOU MY EMPIRE FOR ASHES
BUT I CHOKE IT BACK, HOW MUCH I NEED LOVE