What We're Listening To: Moving Day Edition
I guess it could have been worse...
Hey, everybody! Welcome to a very special What We’re Listening To! Today we’re going to do something a little bit different. As I mentioned last week, I’m currently in the long, agonizing, backbreaking process of moving to a new apartment. Don’t get me wrong. I’m super happy and absolutely in love with my new place. (A walk-in closet and two blocks from Taqueria Distrito Federal? What’s not to love?) It’s just that, apparently, taking an entire two-story house full of crap I don’t really want or need and trying to fit it all into an admittedly spacious and awesome studio apartment is much harder and time-consuming than I thought it would be. Who’d have thunk, right? Well, as TNG Zack put it this morning, at the moment, I am indeed kind of “up to [my] balls in business,” so here’s the thing about this week’s “very special” WWLT. I… kind of totally forgot to ask the rest of the gang for submissions this week. So… yeah… I’m a terrible managing editor!
So… OK. Plan B! This morning, I felt really bad about all this and I didn’t want to leave you guys hanging, so I thought how about we kick this thing old school with a good old-fashioned mixtape to get you through the rest of the afternoon. This week’s theme: moving! Obviously. These are all songs about moving, shelter, home, etc. Some are happy, some are sad, and some are downright ridiculous. But no matter what kind of mood you’re into today, hopefully there’s a song or two to help get you through to five o’ clock. Happy listening and check the playlist down below! (Thanks to my friend and colleague, LinzComp, for the big mixtape assist this week!)
WWLT – 6/30/09
The Jeffersons – “Movin’ On Up”
Supergrass – “Moving”
Rolling Stones – “Gimme Shelter”
Beastie Boys – “Body Movin’”
Beyonce – “Irreplaceable”
Reel 2 Reel – “I Like to Move it”
Ludacris – “Move Bitch”
Madness – “Our House”
Barenaked Ladies – “The Old Apartment”
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – “Our House”
Ben Folds – “Golden Slumbers”
Rent – “I’ll Cover You”
Avenue Q – “There is Life Outside Your Apartment”
Run DMC – “Run’s House”
Mary Jane Girls – “In My House”
Stevie Wonder – “Living for the City”
Pet Shop Boys – “Rent”
The National – “Apartment Story”
Bob Dylan – “Shelter From the Storm”
Ozzy Osbourne – “Mama, I’m Coming Home”
And that’s that. I’m assuming that next week will be a little less hectic and we’ll get back to our normal routine. Until then, have a fantastic week and a wonderful 4th and go to Homo/Sonic this Friday!!! See you there! XO
(Special shout-out to Katie, Melzer, Jules, Reeny and my Dad for being so awesome and helping me move my mountains of shit across town this past weekend! I owe you all a big chicken dinner. Love!)
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