What I Listened To On My Way To Work Today:

The Fall – “Fiery Jack”
Ben Gibbard – “To Sing For You” (live)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – “Honey Hush” (live)

That’s two very eclectic live covers back-to-back. Gibbard is, of course, the very talented singer-songwriter of Death Cab For Cutie and The Postal Service. But this is a Donovan song that led off a solo set recorded at the 9:30 Club in D.C. (I think I downloaded it from NPR…jeez, sometimes I feel like I’m straight from central casting: Thirtysomething, corduroy blazer-wearing Brooklyn dad anyone…) The interesting thing is this song highlights how good a songwriter Donovan is. I know what you’re thinking, and yes “Mellow Yellow” is a stupid song.

Great idea. Well executed. What did you listen to on your way to work today?

Via fellow Grand Rapids native, John Sellers.

Here’s mine from yesterday: (Thanks to last.fm for remembering for me!)

The Ladybug Transistor – “Oceans in the Hall”

The Breeders – “No Way”

Parliament – “Testify”

Elf Power – “The Winter Is Coming”

Riviera – “Friends in California”

Del the Funky Homosapien – “Wack M.C.’s”

The Rentals – “These Days” (alt. version)

I’ve got an awesome smart playlist that combines stuff I’ve recently added with stuff I love plus stuff I haven’t listened to in a while. There’s a couple of songs from my recent delving into the E6 catalog, a track off the upcoming Breeders album, and some good old good ones.