Welcome to the Thursday Tunes! Each week, I will showcase music, whether new or old. Hopefully you will find something that interests you here!
Last week, I was chatting on Twitter with Rebecca from The Book Lady’s Blog and a few others, and we began discussing the band Counting Crows. (Actually, if I remember correctly, they were discussing it and I jumped in – the wonder that is Twitter!) I never seriously considered Counting Crows for Thursday Tunes because my main goal is to showcase artists and albums that are lesser known. I figured Counting Crows was incredibly well known.
Imagine my shock when most of the people on Twitter hadn’t even heard of Counting Crows, or only knew one song by them! Rebecca suggested doing Counting Crows as my Thursday Tunes one week, and I definitely agree that more people need to know about this amazing band. Though August and Everything After is my favorite album by them, I’m choosing their greatest hits album Films About Ghosts for Thursday Tunes. Though it doesn’t have all of my favorite songs on it, it’s a great showcase of their range.
My favorite songs off of Films About Ghosts are “Mr. Jones,” “A Long December,” “Anna Begins,” and “Hanginaround.” You may also remember the song “Accidentally in Love” – it got a lot of airplay because it was on the Shrek soundtrack.
Films About Ghosts can be purchased from the Amazon MP3 Store for $9.49.
9 comments:
I love Counting Crows. And they are one of the few bands I like better via studio record than live. August and Everything After is one of my all-time favorite albums. I used to like Anna Begins best, but now it's A Murder of One that is my favorite.
I actually don't have the Best Of album. I may have to go listen to Counting Crows now. :)
I love Counting Crows! I have this album and just love listening to it. Great pick for Thursday Tunes! I used to have a huge crush on Adam Duritz (is that how you spell it?). Anyhow, great music!
I LOVE Mr. Jones and A Long December. I haven't listened to those songs in way too long. Great pick!
I have my first Thursday Tunes post up: http://alitareads.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/thursday-tunes-dan-mangan/
I love Counting Crows too!
Wow. Really? Some people haven't heard of them? I was just listening to their song "Miami" yesterday on ipod shuffle.
If I had to pick just one band to listen to for the rest of my life, it would probably be Counting Crows. I think Mrs. Potter's Lullaby is my favorite, but it is very close with about 20 other of their songs.
There are people who haven't heard of the Counting Crows? *gasp* That's just wrong.
I"m a big fan as you probably remember from that Twitter conversation. Anna Begins is a nearly perfect song.
My people! I thought I was the only who loved Anna Begins. I wonder if it's a literary thing?
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