the smedley log - suburban scrawl

Friday random ten
(she knows, she knows, she knows)

• Motel Room – Vigilantes of Love
• Turn My Head – Live
• El Cuchipe (Canción Boliviana) – Los Lobos
• Helena – My Chemical Romance
• Sweet Potato – Cracker
• Not Only Numb – Gin Blossoms
• She Will Be Loved – Maroon 5
• Can I Get a Witness – Marvin Gaye
• Electrical Storm – U2
• Why Not Smile – R.E.M.

Can anyone guess which of the following was the closest runner-up to be this week’s title quote?
“it ain’t dying but related”
“dance around the campfire”
“keep it angry, keep it wispy”
“swimming in the sound”

Can I get a witness?
Andrea
Autumn
Ben
Brian
Jessica
Lauren
Marisa

I’ll go with “it ain’t dying but related” because of Cancion boliviana…but, wait, not sure if it’s the same one as the one sung by Enanitos Verdes…

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Luna,

“It ain’t dying but related” was the first line I thought of putting in the the title, but mostly because it comes from the first song on the list.

I wish I was more adept at understanding Spanish, but I’m not, so I would have had a hard time picking anything out of the Los Lobos song – though I’ve been enjoying them often lately.

Ah, I see! I had been a little confused with Maroon Five (sort of happy, I like that song from them) and then Chemical Romance (more my thing)…Well, now that I think about it, the song I like so much is actually called “lamento Boliviano” so I bet it’s not the same…

That song definitely goes with the “ain’t dying but related”. Its full of pain and frustration…it’s beautiful. Anyway thanks for reminding me of one of my favorite albums from college which has gone unplayed lately.