Music makes the world go round.

a) I wrote more Lee/Helo last night #3: If I Tried (I Could Stay Away Forever)
b) I wrote Ari-fic yesterday afternoon: The Midas Touch. Love Ari. He loves you.
c) I have no idea what to write today.
d) I desire more mp3s. See the list below:

+ Hot Chip (anything)
+ The Devlins (anything except Don't Let it Break Your Heart and The World Outside)
+ Robyn - Do You Really Want Me
+ Robyn – Konichiwa Bitches
+ Robyn - Show Me Love
+ Outkast & Sleep Brown 'I Can't Wait'
+ Stevie Wonder – Fingertips pt II
+ Stevie Wonder - Part-time Lover
+ Stevie Wonder - That Girl I am sorted, thank you guys!

e) Because it's rude to ask and not give, here's my top five at the moment

5. Zero 7 'Likufanale' – When you first listen to this song it seems so laid back that you think it's just a bunch of harmonizing, and then, about three-and-a-half minutes in an old man starts talking to you. It's brief, but listen to him.

4. Radiohead 'Drunken Punch-up at a Wedding' (live) – I introduced literaryll to this song, and now, she can't stop talking about it. My love for Thom & Co is well documented, but this song holds a special place in my heart for doing what Thom does so well, which is being surly and telling someone off. I don't know, why you bother. Nothing's ever good enough for you.

3. Panjabi MC 'Mundian To Bach Ke' – a) Bhangra classes should be frakking required in schools. B) Indian music is the all-purpose get up off your arse and dance music. Guaranteed. If you can listen to this and not start dancing you have no soul. None I tell you. You don't have to understand the lyrics to feel the infectiousness.

2. Tom Jones 'It's Not Unusual' – I have a friend, who we will call 'J', who had no idea who Tom Jones was. She knew his music, but not the man, and to me that's like saying you don't know who George Clooney is. It's Tom Jones. Tom fucking Jones! You can't not love Tom Jones, for real.

1. Gnarls Barkley* 'Crazy' – literaryll sent this song to me with the note: this totally makes me think of you. The last song I'd heard this about was The Streets 'Fit But You Know it', which both ethrosdemon and kattiya said made them think of me. Obviously, I was a little apprehensive about a song called 'Crazy', but oh my fucking god, it's so good.

*For the record, there is no artist named Gnarls Barkley (more the shame since it's a great rip on Charles Barkley) this is actually a collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo.


Heatseeker Chart -- Feist 'Inside and Out' People have been trying to get me to listen to her for months. I have been resolutely saying no, because unless it's Fiona or Alicia or old Motown, or hey, Janis, I'm not really interested. You want to hear this. You really want to hear this.