1. Alanis Morisette -Oughta Know: A song for C and his big day. "Jagged Little Pill" has aged better than people think it has, I think. I dunno. The community on Rateyourmusic thinks its dated and "90s" but the "90s" stuff is kinda delightful now, and everyone on RYM is a misogynist anyway, amirite? The verses are oversung but come on you got to get down with that chorus. Real fury there!
2. Eurythmics - Missionary Man: This band is probably underrated. Do people listen to them? How big is their fanbase? They seem sort of like Blondie: cool female singer, a lot of hits but remembered mostly for two or three really big ones, consistent innovation and wide-ranging interests, good danceable rhythms. I heard this first when the Dirtbombs covered it. Eurythmics version is better because Annie Lennox singing about being a Missionary Man is just eternally cool and interesting.
3. Guided by Voices - Everybody Thinks I'm a Raincloud (When I'm not Looking): If Big Star had released "Half Smiles of the Decomposed," no one would shut up about it. But because it's just one more in Bob's million-album canon... We forget about songs like "Everybody," which is a classic GBV "bury-the-hook and then bring it out big" surpriser.
4. Shawn Colvin - Sunny Came Home: The first time I heard this song was when a Texas friend's mom was driving us to the water park. Another one that's probably derided for being very "90s" but the lilting quality of the chorus is just impossible to resist.
5. Kraftwerk - Europe Endless: Happened to be on in the background as we shot a phone video of two babies staring each other down. The miracle of life
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