Playlist One

   If you've been reading the date stamps at the top of each post (which I doubt you have), you will know that this is my second post today! You can't see it, but I've added a music player to the site. It's at a bottom of the screen because it doesn't fit anywhere else. Cool, you got some Miley Cyrus? Maybe some Justin Beiber?

   Wow, before I throw up, let me just say, NO. Every once in a while, I plan on putting a completely random assortment of songs, and giving you a little background info on each. So, here we go:

1. I'm Waiting for the Man by The Velvet Underground: If you have never listened to them, start now.This song was first released on their 1967 album, The Velvet Underground & Nico. The song is about a man purchasing 26 dollars worth of heroin in a Harlem brownstone near the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 125th Street, the "man" in the song's title being a drug dealer.
2. When You Sleep by Cake: Before you ask, no, the trumpet player isn't Paul DeRitter. This song is off of the album Prolonging the Magic. Every song in the album features a different artist, auditioning to replace guitarist Greg Brown.
3. Walkin' After Midnight by Patsy Cline: This is probably Patsy Cline's second most popular song, right after Crazy (a song that I'm not really crazy for). It was her first hit, which is ironic, since she didn't like the song, and said it was "just a little old pop song." The song got to No. 2 on the country chart and No. 12 on the pop chart, making her one of the first country singers to have a crossover hit.
4. Hey Jude by The Beatles: Now, don't get mad at me, I know that is not Paul McCartney singing. I couldn't find the song on the site I got the music player from, but this one is the version on my iPod. This might be my favorite Beatles song. McCartney wrote it for John Lennon's son when Lennon and his wife were getting a divorce (I don't understand what he saw in Yoko). It was originally titled Hey Jules for Julian (Lennon's son), but it wasn't easy enough to sing.
5. The Fatalist by Robbers on High Street: I honestly don't know a lot about this band, and I actually had to look them up to tell you about them. The band formed in 2002 by two friends from Poughkeepsie, New York. They still seem to be doing well, with a new upcoming album.
6. The Song is You by Frank Sinatra: This was not the song I wanted to show you guys (seriously, if anyone finds a better music player, tell me). Anyway, Frank Sinatra was, well, as Elton John said when he died, "simply the best - no one else even comes close." His parents were both Italian immigrants, his father a Fire Captain, his mother the runner of an illegal abortion clinic. Sinatra basically relied on his singing career, since he was expelled from high school after 47 days for "rowdy conduct." He recorded over 950 songs in his lifetime. 
7. 19th Nervous Breakdown by The Rolling Stones: This song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in 1965. The riff Brian Jones is playing during the verses pays a tribute to Bo Diddley's song "Diddley Daddy", Diddley being a major influence on the Rolling Stones' style. The song is also well-known for Bill Wyman's so-called "dive-bombing" bass line at the end of the song. The original was only released in mono sound, but private and bootleg copies in stereo are available.

   If you have suggestions for the next playlist, or you find a better music player, send me an email!Also, if you haven't figured it out yet, the player restarts every time you go to a new page, so I would suggest that you use the pop-out player.