The International House of Bacon

So the “pick 7 songs you’re addicted to” thing is going around, and it’s been a while since I’ve done a music post, so why not:

1) What Made Milwaukee Famous - “Sultan” (video): I talked about this a bit last time, but I’m still pretty much completely obsessed with this song. Ultra-poppy, and it turns out the video is fun, too. The rest of the CD is pretty decent as well, but “Sultan” really does the trick.

2) Flight of the Conchords - “Rhymnocerous v. Hiphopapotamus”(mp3): I’m a big Flight of the Conchords fan back when I saw some HBO/Comedy Central special. The series is excellent as well, and they’re pretty great musically. The humor sticks around long after the novelty wears off (see: “Business Time”) and this song in particular still cracks me up.

3) R.E.M. - “Man-Sized Wreath” (video): If I had to choose one song off of Accelerate that I like more than the rest, it’s “Man-Sized Wreath.” Hugely addictive chorus, the song gets right to the point, it’s nearly flawless.

4) Los Campesinos - “You! Me! Dancing!” (mp3): I resisted this song for quite a while, and I’m not sure why, in retrospect. The intro is kind of weak, but the song itself is very fun and somewhat different than the other things I’ve been hearing lately.

5) Colin Meloy - “The Engine Driver (live) (stream): This was easily one of my favorite songs off of Picaresque, and that it comes from what may be the only live album in my collection that contains songs recorded at a show I was at is kind of cool for me, too. “The Engine Driver” was not one of them, but I remembered loving his solo version anyway. If you’re not into the Decemberists, I’m not sure this will convince you otherwise, but it’s still a great version.

6) She & Him - “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?” (mp3): Another one of those songs I talked about a while back, but is still haunting me in mysterious ways. I don’t know what it is about this song that I love, exactly, but the point is that it’s absolutely infectious and I think it’s really awesome. So there.

7) The Motion Sick - “Satellite” (mp3): Excuse the mp3 intro on this one, it’s the only semi-legit mp3 I could find. Regardless, this song is just fun - a rare song that catches me lyrically and musically, and the rest of the disc is great, too. Gotta love it.