Jan 062012
Consider this a Last Man Standing Speed Round of sorts. I’ve kicked things off with Pilot’s “January.” Now, in order, can we list—one song per post, in our well-established “don’t bogart that Last Man Standing thread” tradition—songs featuring the next 11 months?
To rule out cover-all-angles fall-back songs like Neil Sedaka’s “Calendar Girl,” the first month mentioned in each song is the ONLY month that can be used.
“American Pie,” “But February made me shiver with every paper I’d deliver.” I think it’s the only month mentioned in the song. Don’t make me go through the whole song in my head, please?
Nine Inch Nails – “March of the Pigs”….oh, wait….
Simon and Garfunkel – April Come She Will
Arcade Fire – Month of May
Nice! Now we need a June.
Crash Into June – Game Theory
“4th of July,” Soundgarden
Neil Diamond – “Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show” and “hot August night”.
I’m amazed you people let me get away with “March of the Pigs”.
I’m laying $1,000 on the next entry!
It’s a lay-up
September Gurls? Right?
Ha! That is one of my all time favorite songs but for some reason I was thinking of the Earth Wind and Fire song “Do you remember, the 25st day of September…”
BINGO!
Gotta know your audience, cdm, especially while EW&F’s greatest supporter in the Hall, hrrundivbakshi, is overseas, enjoying the good life.
I was thinking of the Kurt Weill “September Song”. Here’s Lou Reed performing it the way it was always meant to sound!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQsJK0voNRI&feature=related
U2, “October.” From October. October. October.
“Maybe in November” by the Photon Band!
November Spawned a Monster – Morrissey
“I Am a Rock” by Simon & Garfunkel: “A winter’s day / In a deep and dark December….”
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Feel free, Townspeeps, to start another cyle, if you’re so compelled.
What would this site be without the weekly Big Star reference?
Of course I am thinking of this version by my girlfriends in The Bangles because I love their Look.
http://youtu.be/QL67lMDNzp0
I would have thought “November Rain” by Guns’N’Roses was the obvious pick.
The Decemberists – January Hymn from my favourite album of 2011, The Kind Is Dead
Flanders and Swann – The Weather
“January brings the snow
Makes your feet and fingers glow”
Oh shit, sorry for the confusion. I should have put the song January Hymn in front of “December”ist.
Joan Baez — February off her 2009 album Gone from Danger
A song that starts out with woman who throws her boyfriend’s keys in a pond and they freeze in the ice . . . a metaphor for a relationship that is going cold. Wow, man.
no, I think that was me being dim. In my defence I’ve been nursing a poorly five year old for the last five hours and am not expecting to get a lot of sleep tonight…
How about chanteuse April March?
“March of the Black Queen”, by Queen
“May You Never”, John Martyn, and “Summer The First Time” by Bobby Goldsboro (It was a hot afternoon, last day of June…)
Off to bed now, what a bloomin’ day…
Is that for April or March? You posted that while I was typing mine, I’m so tired that I’m assuming April and have leapfrogged it.
Pink Floyd – “See Emily Play”
“You’ll lose your mind and play
Free games for May”
Happiness Stan picked up June before Tony’s May entry so I’ll go with another 4th of July (the one by X/Dave Alvin)
Robin Gibb – “August October” (for August)
Wake Me Up When “September” Ends – Green Day.
I thought we’d save the EW&F song in case we get stuck.
My October Symphony – Pet Shop Boys. Gasp, we have that in our Itunes. Even I was surprised!
Sandy Denny – Late November
December is from one of my favorite Christmas albums: The Staples Singers – Last Month of the Year.
January Wedding – The Avett Brothers
Lilys – February Fourteenth
King Crimson -March for no Reason
“April’s Fool,” the Merrymakers (great Andy Sturmer-penned song!)
Stormy May Day – AC/DC – from their last album Black Ice
Kinks – “Rainy Day in June”
At the risk of being a bit unadventurous, another 4th of July, this time by Galaxie 500.
“August & Everything After” by Counting Crows
September Morn – Neil Diamond
October Song – Incredible String Band
The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald – Gordon Lightfoot
“when the gales of November come calling….”