My Top 25 Songs of the 2011...so far (September)

So here they are...

The top 25 songs that I have listened to according to iTunes this year to date.

1. Modern Man - Arcade Fire
2. See America Right - The Mountain Goats
3. Southland Plantation Road - The Mountain Goats
4. No Children - The Mountain Goats
5. Ready to Start - Arcade Fire
6. Crosses - Jose Gonzalez
7. Down by the Water - The Decemberists
8. Empty Room - Arcade Fire
9. Paranoid Android - Radiohead
10. The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
11. Rococo - Arcade Fire
12. Subterranean Homesick Alien - Radiohead
13. Circles - Bob Mould
14. No Cars Go - Arcade Fire
15. Please Forgive Me - David Gray
16. America - Simon & Garnfunkel
17. Peg - Steely Dan
18. Oceanographer's Choice - The Mountain Goats
19. Today - Smashing Pumpkins
20. Freedom - Wham!
21. Gaper's Delay - Holy Roman Empire
22. Dry the Rain - The Beta Band
23. Modern Love - David Bowie
24. Pump It Up - Elvis Costello
25. This Is The Day - Ivy

My Top 25 Songs of the 2011...so far (August)

I have completed eight months of tracking what I am listening to and some trends are becoming apparent...mainly that I am listening to a lot of music that isn't happy even though this summer has been one of the better one's in my adult life.

Oh, that and I am listing to "The Suburbs" and "Tallahassee" was too much.

1) Modern Man - Arcade Fire
2) See America Right - The Mountain Goats
3) Southwood Plantation Road - The Mountain Goats
4) No Children - The Mountain Goats
5) Ready to Start - Arcade Fire
6) Crosses - Jose Gonzalez
7) Down by the Water - The Decemberists
8) The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
9) Rococo - Arcade Fire
10) Empty Room - Arcade Fire
11) Paranoid Android - Radiohead
12) No Cars - Arcade Fire
13) Circles - Bob Mould
14) Please Forgive Me - David Gray
15) America - Simon & Garfunkle
16) Peg - Steely Dan
17) Subterranian Homesick Alien - Radiohead
18) Oceanographer's Choice - The Mountain Goats
19) Pump It Up - Elvis Costello
20) Modern Love - David Bowie
21) Gaper's Delay - Holy Roman Empire
22) This Is The Day - Ivy
23) Today - Smashing Pumpkins
24) O Girlfriend - Weezer
25) Dry the Rain - The Beta Band

My Top 25 Songs of the 2011...so far (July)

Here is the list for July. It isn't that I forgot about it as much as I forgot about it...

1) Modern Man - Arcade Fire

2) See America Right - The Mountain Goats
3) Down By The Water - The Decemberists
4) Southwood Plantation Road - The Mountain Goats
5) Peg - Steely Dan
6) Circles - Bob Mould

7) America - Simon & Garfunkel
8) No Children - The Mountain Goats
9) Modern Love - David Bowie
10) Gaper's Delay - Holy Roman Empire
11) Today - Smashing Pumpkins

12) Dry the Rain - The Beta Band
13) Falling to Pieces - Faith No More
14) Oceanographer's Choice - The Mountain Goats
15) Freedom - Wham!
16) This Is The Day - Ivy
17) Choose Drugs - Julianna Hatfield

18) Girls Like You - The Naked and Famous
19) Jump in the River - Sinead O'Conner
20) Queen of Apology - The Sounds
21) Ricki Don't Lose That Number - Steely Dan
22) Bring One The Night/When The World Is Running Down - Sting
23) Sax and Violins - Talking Heads

24) O Girlfriend - Weezer
25) Running With The Night - Lionel Richie

I find this interesting because the year is now more than half over and only three or four songs are from the last five years. Maybe I am becoming more of an old than I thought that I was.

I would love to see what is on the list of 25 most played songs on some of my friend's iPods.

My Top 25 Songs of the 2011...so far (June)

See? Not a lot of change since last month. I assume that next month will be different as I am listening to a great summer mix. I have also discovered the greatest summer song ever.

1. See America Right - The Mountain Goats
2. Down By The Water - The Decemberists
3. Southwood Plantation Road - The Mountain Goats
4. Circles - Bob Mould
5. America - Simon & Garfunkel
6. Dry the Rain - The Beta Band
7. Falling to Pieces - Faith No More
8. Choose Drugs - Juliana Hatfield
9. Jump In the River - Sinéad O'Connor
10. Queen Of Apology - The Sounds
11. O Girlfriend - Weezer
12. Running With The Night - Lionel Richie
13. Sax And Violins - Talking Heads
14. Gaper's Delay - Holy Roman Empire
15. Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders
16. Ready To Start - Arcade Fire
17. Modern Man - Arcade Fire
18. No Children - The Mountain Goats
19. When Doves Cry - Prince
20. Rikki Don't Lose That Number - Steely Dan
21. The Hurdy Gurdy Man - Butthole Surfers
22. Oceanographer's Choice - The Mountain Goats
23. (Nothing But) Flowers - Talking Heads
24. Punk Rock Girl - The Dead Milkmen
25. Green Mind - Dinosaur Jr

My Top 25 Songs of the 2011...so far (May)

Blah blah blah...tracking my music for a year, posting it is monthly increments...

Anyway, here is the list for May.

1. See America Right - The Mountain Goats
2. Down By The Water - The Decemberists
3. Southwood Plantation Road - The Mountain Goats
4. Circles - Bob Mould
5. America - Simon & Garfunkel
6. Falling to Pieces - Faith No More
7. Dry the Rain - The Beta Band
8. Choose Drugs - Juliana Hatfield
9. Jump In the River - Sinéad O'Connor
10. Queen Of Apology - The Sounds
11. Running With The Night - Lionel Richie
12. Sax And Violins - Talking Heads
13. O Girlfriend - Weezer
14. Gaper's Delay - Holy Roman Empire
15. Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders
16. When Doves Cry - Prince
17. The Hurdy Gurdy Man - Butthole Surfers
18. Rikki Don't Lose That Number - Steely Dan
19. (Nothing But) Flowers - Talking Heads
20. Ready To Start - Arcade Fire
21. Punk Rock Girl - The Dead Milkmen
22. Oceanographer's Choice - The Mountain Goats
23. Green Mind - Dinosaur Jr
24. National Ransom - Elvis Costello
25. Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix

Yes, I know...odd choices. I do not care.

My Top 25 Songs of the 2011...so far (April)

1. Down By The Water - The Decemberists
2. See America Right - The Mountain Goats
3. Circles - Bob Mould Body of Song
4. Southwood Plantation Road - The Mountain Goats
5. America - Simon & Garfunkel
6. Jump In the River - Sinéad O'Connor
7. The Hurdy Gurdy Man - Butthole Surfers
8. Rikki Don't Lose That Number - Steely Dan
9. (Nothing But) Flowers - Talking Heads
10. Ready To Start - Arcade Fire
11. Punk Rock Girl - The Dead Milkmen
12. Green Mind - Dinosaur Jr
13. National Ransom - Elvis Costello
14. Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix
15. Heartbeats - Jose González
16. No Children - The Mountain Goats
17. Modern Man - Arcade Fire
18. Tallahassee - The Mountain Goats
19. Game Shows Touch Our Lives - The Mountain Goats
20. Oceanographer's Choice - The Mountain Goats
21. Chicago Promenade - Jason Isbell
22. Crosses - Jose González
23. Big & Tall - Lifter
24. First Few Desperate Hours - The Mountain Goats
25. The House That Dripped Blood - The Mountain Goats

My Top 25 Songs of the 2011...so far

1. See America Right - The Mountain Goats
2. Southwood Plantation Road - The Mountain Goats
3. Jump In the River - Sinéad O'Connor
4. Ready To Start - Arcade Fire
5. Modern Man - Arcade Fire
6. Chicago Promenade - Jason Isbell
7. Crosses - Jose González
8. Big & Tall - Lifter
9. Thirteen - Big Star
10. Overkill - Colin Hay
11. Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap
12. Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect - The Decemberists
13. Down By The Water - The Decemberists
14. Paper And Glue - Emma Pollock
15. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) - John Lennon
16. Suedehead - Morrissey
17. No One Sleeps When I'm Awake - The Sounds
18. Everything She Wants - Wham!
19. Freckle - Copper
20. This Is Why We Fight - The Decemberists
21. Lucifer's Jigsaw - Jaydiohead
22. Mr. Brightside - The Killers
23. New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down - LCD Soundsystem
24. Tallahassee - The Mountain Goats
25. Game Shows Touch Our Lives - The Mountain Goats

Well, what does this show, apart from that I am listening the crap out of Tallahassee? Who is missing? What band am I obsessed about who is conspicuous by their absence?

By the way, watch the video for #25. The monologue before the song is awesome.

"People say friends don't destroy each other...what do they know about friends?"