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14 September 2005

Spell it out I started with A, Animal's "Go Beached Whales." Pick a B artist or song and let's do the alphabet.

post by: klangklangston at: 12:58 | 72 comments

I'm claiming B just so we don't get any double ups.

posted by gaspode 14 September | 13:05

"Outer Space" by Betchadupa.

posted by gaspode 14 September | 13:08

Cocaine Blues - Hank Williams III

posted by Divine_Wino 14 September | 13:14

Die, Die My Darling - The Misfits

posted by jonmc 14 September | 13:22

Got a copy of that track handy, Jon?

posted by klangklangston 14 September | 13:24

Not here, but at home I do. Cut a brotha some slack.

posted by jonmc 14 September | 13:26

So are we on D or E, and should I just jump ahead to F anyway? And are we talking bands or songs?

posted by dodgygeezer 14 September | 13:31

We're on E now. (We'll let Jon catch up later. I'm mostly hassling him because I want that Misfits song and don't have it).
And band or song, it doesn't really matter.

posted by klangklangston 14 September | 13:35

There's an E on the way...

posted by dodgygeezer 14 September | 13:39

Here you go Jon lad:

Die, Die My Darling - The Misfits

posted by Divine_Wino 14 September | 13:43

Eighties - Killing Joke

Take that Nirvana!

posted by dodgygeezer 14 September | 13:44

Killing Joke, fantastic. The anthemic band of my (um...) bridge team a few years back.

posted by gaspode 14 September | 13:50

thanks, senor wino.

posted by jonmc 14 September | 13:53

Yo estoy un borracho mas resourceful.

Who got de "eff"?

posted by Divine_Wino 14 September | 13:57

I got it. Gimme a sec.
The Figgs- Girl, Kill your boyfriend.

posted by klangklangston 14 September | 13:59

Go All The Way - Raspberries

posted by jonmc 14 September | 14:03

Dibs on J.

posted by mudpuppie 14 September | 14:12

Honk if You're Lonely - Silver Jews

posted by Divine_Wino 14 September | 14:13

48602 by Haberdasher.

posted by gaspode 14 September | 14:14

Dammit.

posted by gaspode 14 September | 14:15

dibbs on K

posted by papercake 14 September | 14:16

I've got an I

posted by dodgygeezer 14 September | 14:16

Irk the Purists - Half Man Half Biscuit

Husker Du, Du, Du,
Captain Beefheart
ELO...

posted by dodgygeezer 14 September | 14:18

Sorry Gaspode.

posted by Divine_Wino 14 September | 14:19

Dodgy,
You channeling John Peel?

posted by Divine_Wino 14 September | 14:19

If I start dropping in South African music played on tin cans and corrugated iron sheds then you might be right.

posted by dodgygeezer 14 September | 14:22

Here come da Js.

posted by mudpuppie 14 September | 14:22

Kid Kenner - Galactic

Two K's. Is that a double word score?

posted by papercake 14 September | 14:23

S'OK wino, it's a good song.

posted by gaspode 14 September | 14:25

My predictable best:

Joan Jett -- Star, Star (NSFW, if you're in the habit of blaring music at work)

Janis Joplin -- What Good Can Drinkin' Do

posted by mudpuppie 14 September | 14:28

mudpuppie, that's like, quadruple word score. Or something.

posted by gaspode 14 September | 14:29

Luigi - Squeeze.

posted by brainwidth 14 September | 14:30

'pode, I suck at Scrabble, but I'm good at proselytizing for the kickass women rockers, so I'll take those points.

posted by mudpuppie 14 September | 14:32

Don't Call Me Blur, by MC Sleazy (aka, Madison Avenue mashed with Blur)

posted by me3dia 14 September | 15:18

Mr. Grieves - TV on the Radio

This one is the toothchipper if you haven't heard it, futuristic indie Doo Wop cover of the pixies jam. I'll bow out now and let others take their turn, but this better hit Z or I'm gonna be hella vexed.

*glares around*

Fuck, I'll post it anyway and then bow out, double M.

*glares around again*

posted by Divine_Wino 14 September | 15:18

I'm just putting in for T now.

posted by dame 14 September | 15:30

I've got an O ready - no one doing N?

posted by dodgygeezer 14 September | 15:31

Uh, but someone else will have to find it, because I'm waiting for my brand-new G4 laptop and have no data right now. (If your logic board breaks four times in two years, you get a new puter. Yay!)

posted by dame 14 September | 15:32

Nemo - Northern Light

posted by brainwidth 14 September | 15:36

Ooh La La - Goldfrapp

posted by dodgygeezer 14 September | 15:38

Mudpuppie
That Joan Jett Stones cover is purely the tits, thanks.

posted by Divine_Wino 14 September | 15:38

Sorry for ganking your spot, D_V -- you gotta call these things. Nice choice, though. I wish TV on the Radio still sounded like that first album.

posted by me3dia 14 September | 15:42

I want X, but will cede it to someone who hasn't posted yet, if necessary.

posted by mudpuppie 14 September | 15:45

That Joan Jett Stones cover is purely the tits, thanks.

That's a good thing, right?

posted by mudpuppie 14 September | 15:50

Generally, IMHO, always a good thing.
My Special Lady taught me to say that...

me3dia... I'm still feeling the newer stuff, but I agree with you also...

I am typing small and using dots...

posted by Divine_Wino 14 September | 15:54

Who's got the P?

posted by mudpuppie 14 September | 15:58

P is for Pantera, but my computer is deaf and hogtied by Systems.

posted by Hugh Janus 14 September | 16:03

I'll nab Q unless someone who hasn't posted wants it...

posted by gaspode 14 September | 16:03

*grabs cup, runs to bathroom*

posted by me3dia 14 September | 16:04

May I, In honor of my main mango Jon Macanudo?

posted by Divine_Wino 14 September | 16:06

May you...?

posted by gaspode 14 September | 16:09

Post the P. Like to hear it? Hear it go:

Pussy & Money - The Dictators

posted by Divine_Wino 14 September | 16:10

Then let's go with Quiet Come - Straightjacket Fits.

posted by gaspode 14 September | 16:12

Awesome!

I was so, so wrong, guys. Of course P is for Pussy....

*smacks head*

posted by Hugh Janus 14 September | 16:13

Replacements, Lay It Down Clown

posted by mudpuppie 14 September | 16:32

Saturday Looks Good to Me--The Girl's Distracted.

S & T!

posted by dame 14 September | 16:57

(They are playing at the Knitting Factory tomorrow, and if you are in New York, I suggest you go.)

posted by dame 14 September | 16:58

U2 - Elevation, wasn't familiar with the song starting with U.

posted by Chimp 14 September | 17:08

I've got V! Uploading right now...

posted by kellydamnit 14 September | 17:10

Got it!
VNV Nation (my favorite band ever) - Voice

posted by kellydamnit 14 September | 17:21

I feel cheated on S,T and U. :(

posted by mudpuppie 14 September | 18:14

Dood, the Apple, it took my puter with the music. I am sorry.

posted by dame 14 September | 18:35

That's okay. I can no longer complain.

As of 30 minutes ago, my DSL line died. Won't be fixed until tomorrow at the earliest.

I am in dial-up hell.

Kill me now.

posted by mudpuppie 14 September | 19:16

Dibs on Y.

posted by jonmc 14 September | 19:48

Never mind.

posted by jonmc 14 September | 19:49

W:

Why Get High - Butterfingers

posted by jonmc 14 September | 19:56

Cool. Just in time, DSL healed itself.

XTC -- Harvest Festival

posted by mudpuppie 14 September | 20:13

And to finish it up... (yes, I'm hogging two!)

De/Vision - Your Hands on My Skin
(one of my favorite songs ever. I think it's technically classified as "futurepop," but a fan of new wave, synthpop, or EBM will like it)

Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust
(since everyone knows the original. and even my Bauhaus-hating fans like this cover)

wheee!

posted by kellydamnit 14 September | 21:55

Ok....

But here's a further challenge: Can you double up?
AALY Trio- 3 on 2.

posted by klangklangston 14 September | 22:23

(Oh, and for those who feel cheated: Self sounds" by Timothy Monger.

posted by klangklangston 14 September | 22:37

and a whole album put here so I can find it later

posted by klangklangston 15 September | 00:10

For Y, Weird Al Yankovic, "Your Horoscope for Today", courtesey of lyrics.com, no idea what the song sounds like.

posted by Chimp 15 September | 07:01

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