another friendship help request

Oct 05, 2007 18:12

Okay, dudes, this is a good one: I was telling this woman at my work about going on tour with Brooke and his band, and she was all "what kind of music do they play," and I guess I said "Indie pop, I guess?", I guess, and she all wrinkled up her nose and went "Indie pop. What is that, anyway?" She's like sixty and her husband is some session ( Read more... )

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lynka October 6 2007, 20:17:20 UTC
oh &speakingof: weakerthans.
or tv on the radio.

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martropolitan October 7 2007, 02:26:09 UTC
Yeah, I had TV on the Radio, but all their lyrics were too sexy. Everyone in my office is a fundamentalist Christian, you may or may not be concerned to know.

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lynka October 7 2007, 19:31:19 UTC
People's religious affiliations are of my utmost concern. You don’t want to step on the safety padding of someone’s mortality. As for the nature of the lyrics, I’d contest that. Or at the very least question if you were actually serious.

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martropolitan October 7 2007, 20:18:32 UTC
Half-serious. I was gonna do "Staring at the Sun," but then it's about blowjobs in the surf. Among other things, of course.

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feebsicle October 6 2007, 22:34:42 UTC
modest mouse
broken social scene
the unicorns
son, ambulance
do make say think
azure ray
mirah
shannon wright
blonde redhead
boards of canada
the polyphonic spree
xiu xiu

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martropolitan October 7 2007, 02:26:32 UTC
I would NEVER inflict Xiu Xiu on anyone.

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feebsicle October 7 2007, 05:34:33 UTC
well, j'taime le valley isn't that bad

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nikkyisms October 7 2007, 04:13:00 UTC
Oh man, childhood friends! I feel like Caitlin G owes me a hundred dollars or something. Or maybe David T. or Brodie W.? If one of my childhood friends doesn't give me a hundred dollars...

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psychicwarfare October 7 2007, 23:38:52 UTC
wait, what?

i understand.

the 50+ crowd LOOOve immaculate machine, which is a... well, we've decided to take it as a good thing.

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gsmile October 7 2007, 06:06:28 UTC
How about "Still In Love Song" by the Stills? Their first album was indie, no? I understand that song got some radio play (if that even exists anymore). Not a bad song really...it's dancable and I think it fits the criteria. Be sure to post the final tracklisting once compiled!

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martropolitan October 7 2007, 17:51:38 UTC
Yeah, I thought I was going to be able to make this comprehensive somehow. Silly me!

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