A N N A J O H N ' S D I A R Y

Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop: I'm taking you back

   1. Diamond D-         "Sally got a one-track mind"

   2. Brand Nubian-      "Slow Down"

   3. Das Efx-           "They want Efx"

   4. MC Lyte-           "Paper Thin"

   5. The Fab 5-         "Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka"

   6. Eric B and Rakim-  "Don't sweat the technique"

   7. Blahzay Blahzay-   "Danger"

...and approximately 20 others I'm too lazy to format.  Just trust me on this, it was sick.

It would have gone in my real Diary, when I started it back in 1983

Playlist from a lethal Tuesday

remember when, originally uploaded by suitablegirl.

i. Tribe Called Quest- “We Can Get Down” [1993]

ii. The Pharcyde- “Runnin'” [1995]

iii. De La Soul- “Breakadawn“ [1993]

iv. Nas- “Halftime“ [1994]

v. Group Home- “Up Against the Wall (Low Budget Mix)”
[1995]

vi. Black Moon- “How Many Mc's...” [1993]

vii. Raekwon feat. Ghostface Killah, Method Man, &
Cappadonna- “Ice Cream” [1995]

viii. Craig Mack- “That Y'all” [1994]

ix. Wu-Tang Clan- “Da Mystery of Chessboxin’” [1993]

x. Onyx- “Slam” [1993]

xi. Black Moon- “Powerful Impak!” [1993]

xii. Fat Joe- “The Shit Is Real (DJ Premier Remix)” [1995]

xiii. Lords of the Underground- “Chief Rocka” [1993]

This song has been stuck in my head for a week.

...which is truly surprising, since I have had little to no exposure to either Malayalam or Tamil music. The end reminds me of one of the most adorable pictures I have ever seen on Fotolog, which was posted by Wincy, when her eldest was about a year old. :)

I heart memorable baby pictures. I don't mind my recent immersion in to fobulousness, either. ;) We'll make an yauthentic Malayalee penne out of me yet!

Playlist for a Manic Monday

1.       Pixies: “Velouria”

2.       Alice in Chains: “Man in the Box”

3.       Depeche Mode: “People are People”

4.       Peter Gabriel:  “Red Rain”

5.       U2:  “Gloria”

6.       David Bowie:  “Modern Love”

7.       Luscious Jackson:  “Naked Eye”  (for M.R.)

8.       Belly:    “Feed the Tree”

9.       Der Kommissar:  “After the Fire”

10.   Jane’s Addiction:  “Been Caught Stealing”

11.   The Smiths:  “Girlfriend in a Coma”

12.   Breeders:  “Cannonball”

13.   The Cure:  “Purple Haze”

14.   New Order:  “Blue Monday”

15.   JMC:  “Sometimes Always”

16.   Smashing Pumpkins:  “Tonight, Tonight”

17.   R.E.M.:  “Orange Crush”

18.   Pearl Jam:  “Corduroy”

19.   Jeff buckley:  “Last Goodbye”

20.   Blur:  “Song 2”

21.   The English Beat:  “Save it for Later”

22.   Depeche Mode:  “Personal Jesus”

The "What a Way to Make a Living" - playlist

...brought to you by one very cute Nano on shuffle.  Too, too apposite, minnows.

Move Bitch – Luda

Debaser - The Pixies

Perfect Weapon - Communique

Ghanan Ghanan - Lagaan

Start Choppin' - Dinosaur Jr

Never Tear Us Apart - INXS

Gleaming Auction - Snow Patrol

Montana -The Gipsy Kings

OnlyYou (Bad Boy Remix)[Feat. The Notorious B.I.G.]  - 112

Sorry for Laughing - Nouvelle Vague

Yeh Jo Halka Saroor Hae - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Hypnotize -  Notorious B.I.G.

Who's Knockin' - FB featuring Edun (remixed by Ferry Corsten)

Carolyn's Fingers - Cocteau Twins  <--- a.k.a. "The Gayest Song EVER" acc. to Manish Vij

Powerless - Nelly Furtado

Sweet Dreams are Made of This -  Eurhythmics

Summer Kitchen Ballad - Josh Rouse

My Man- Amina Mondo Rhythmica

Good to be on the Road Back Home -  Cornershop

The Navajo Know - The Pixies

Quiero Saber - The Gipsy Kings

Cherry-Coloured Funk - The Cocteau Twins

Presenile Musical Dementia

1. Behind the Wheel - DM  (1987)
2. Balloon Man - Robyn Hitchcock (1988)
3. Superman - R.E.M. (1986)
4. Until The End Of The World - U2 (1992)
5. Girlfriend In A Coma - The Smiths (1987)
6. Master And Servant - DM (1984)
7. My Friends - RHCP (1995)
8. Ugly Truth Rock - Matthew Sweet (1993)
9. Rise - Public Image Ltd (1986)
10. Boys Don't Cry - The Cure (1980)
11. London Calling - The Clash (1979)
12. Red Rain - Peter Gabriel (1986)
13. Slow Dog - Belly (1993)
14. Connection - Elastica (1995)
15. Down By the Water - P. J. Harvey (1995)
16. Circles - Soul Coughing (1998)
17. Novacaine For The Soul -The Eels (1996)

I keep it old skool, son.

Product of the Environment 3rd Bass

I'll Be There for You-You're All I Need to Get by (Puff Daddy Mixx) Method Man Featuring Mary J. Blige

I Got Cha Opin (Remix) Black Moon

Time 4 Sum Aksion Redman

No Fear O.G.C.

Public Enemy No. 1 Public Enemy

The Strongest Man Rapper Big Pooh

Beat the Drum Psalm One feat. DJ DQ

Why Hate the Game The Game feat. Nas and Marsha (of Floetry)

Blackman in Effect Boogie Down Productions

Tell It Like It Is Ludacris

Hand on the Pump Cypress Hill

The Night Before Murs

Meat Grinder Madvillain

Lord Jazz Hit Me One Time (Make It Funky) Lords Of The Underground

Sunshine Mos Def

Dynamite! The Roots

Mountain High Psalm One feat. DJ DQ

Somber Collage Haiku

C.R.E.A.M. Wu-Tang Clan

Stay Real Erick Sermon

Comin' for Datazz Gang Starr

Apple "Shuffle" ~#^

Bon Jovi "Living on a Prayer"

Pixies "Wave of Mutilation"

Goldfrapp "Fly me Away" !

M.I.A. "Ten Dollar" ~

Chemical Brothers "Galvanize" #

Depeche Mode "Never Let me Down Again" ~

Survivor "Eye of the Tiger" #

Pixies "Motorway to Roswell" *

M.I.A. "One for the Head"

Pixies "Velouria"

M.I.A. "Banana"

Veruca Salt "Seether"

Pixies "Is she Weird"

Pixies "Holiday Song"

Kaiser Chiefs "I Predict a Riot"

Led Zeppelin “Black Dog” *~

Britney Spears “And Then we Kiss [Junkie XL Undressed Remix Instrumental]” ^ !

Britney Spears "Everytime [Hi-Bias Radio Remix]”  * ^

Throwing Muses “Graffiti” *

Dinosaur Jr. “Severed Lips” !

*  songs which I actually prefer to drive to, sunroof open / top down (chrome spinning)

~ songs which summon my inner Bundchen, thus causing me to “do a Versace”

# songs which inspire me to run up very long metro escalators with the greatest of ease

^ songs which will eventually summon my middle fingers in response to your haterade

!  songs which make me feel like I’m in love

Songs to weep and hemorrhage to

{a playlist drawn from yesterday, to soothe what broke today}

the cure- untitled

nirvana - rape me

concrete blonde - everybody knows

depeche mode - blashpemous rumors

filter - hey man, nice shot

sonic youth - 100%

breeders - cannonball

bad religion - truth is stranger than fiction

lush - ladykiller

joy division - love will tear us apart

NIN - closer

bauhaus - bela lugosi's dead

rem - everybody hurts

david bowie - ashes to ashes

morrissey - everyday is like sunday

inspiral carpets - this is how it feels to be lonely

liz phair - fuck and run

the cure - closedown

[i loved you.  i almost married you.  how could you?]