Phil’s Faves:Songs, March 18, 2012

This will be a personal weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best songs that I listened to the previous week. Most songs will be current, but there are no boundaries. I’ve already stated on this web site that I am obsessed with music. I am constantly hunting it down whether it’s online, on CD, from my personal collection, from a library (Yes, I think the library is a great source of music–especially for music that you aren’t sure about.), TV, or radio. Since most of these sources mostly emphasize new music, the odds are pretty good that most of the songs on this list will be new. But in my search, I don’t use any boundaries for the other sources. I am just looking for good music that I haven’t heard, or happened to forget about. Everyone, including myself, has forgotten way more great music than they can ever remember-even if they are also music fanatics.
Also, there will be no rules concerning songs on this list. A song can show up or drop off a number of times. This will be the most volatile of my lists. It all depends on how much music I am exposed to during the week and what I find interesting. On really obscure stuff, I will try to include the source, if I know it.

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Young the Giant uses their “cough syrup” to innoculate themselves against a St. Patrick’s Day Irish invasion! Well done, boys!
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of March 18, 2012

1. Cough Syrup—Young the Giant
2. Somebody That I Used to Know—Gotye with Kimbra
3. Heart and Soul—Wolfstone
4. We Found Love—Rihanna
5. Lights—Ellie Goulding
6. Scientists in Japan—Sara Groves
7. Brazil—Rich Ridenour
8. Carolina Reel/Ladies Pantalettes—The Chieftains with Imelda May
9. Gleanntain Ghlas Ghaoth Dobhair—Altan
10. My Wild Irish Rose—John Gary

1) “Cough Syrup”Young the Giant has the musical remedy for the rest of the list. Great song and video!
2) “Somebody That I Used to Know”—The atmospherics are still working on me, but gravity eventually takes over………………………….
3) “Heart and Soul”—I forgot how good this song is! This rollicking romp by Scotland’s Wolfstone makes four minutes sound like four seconds! Amazingly good!
4) “We Found Love”—I have heard this song everywhere I go lately: in the car—everytime, the party store, web sites. And it’s good!
5) “Lights”—Elle’s fragile whispery vocal seems to suit this song perfectly!
6) “Scientists in Japan”—Unless the scientists come up with a solution, this brilliant Sara Groves song may disaapear soon……………….
7) “Brazil”—Perhaps the final hurrah for this song……………………..
8) “Carolina Reel/Ladies Pantalettes”—This is from The Chieftains’ new CD “Voice of Ages” which celebrates their 50 years in the music business. It is an amazing collection of songs and collaborations with a wide swath of artists to show that they’re growing younger—and better, if that’s even possible! The cool thing about The Chieftains is that they keep their core sound while assimilating and adapting the sound of the person they team up with. This song with Imelda May is a perfect example as The Chieftains sound like they had started out doing rockabilly! This is a very good album—probably one of the year’s best!
9) “Gleanntain Ghlas Ghaoth Dobhair”Altan’s lead singer, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, gives an incredible, emotional, possibly personal, interpretation of a song that’s about emigrating from Ireland! Breathtaking!
10) “My Wild Irish Rose”—The string arrangement on this Irish standard lifts it above most of the other versions as John Gary’s lilting tenor vocal never falters!
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