Week 3: Free Ballin' Friday

Freeballin' Friday was definitely thought up by Jezli. We had a song to go with it and everything (see below), but she ended up ditching me for Coachella, and decided that she would be way more bad ass than I am. But she did give me some songs to play. I think her intention was to play songs that shouldn't be songs. Like really bad, horrible songs that make you take your hands off the bike your riding and start swerving in a suicidal fashion just to stop your ears from bleeding so copiously that you attract vampires from Transylvania or leeches from the swampy depths of the Floridian... swamps. Or possibly leeches from East Germany or the Niagra area. Take your pick, but they're coming.

Anyway, I decided to not care about that and made up my own playlist.

So, for Freballin' Friday, I did songs that Jezli would probably not think should be songs, but I love them anyway.

Then my stupid cousin and his stupid friend (only stupid because we have very different tastes in music and in fact neither of them are that stupid in other senses) came over and had to add in their own songs. They definitely didn't think the songs I picked should be actual songs. They're bitches.

"Fat Children" by Jarvis Crocker - I didn't pick this song, Jezli did. It is creepy.

"The Undertaker's Thirst For Revenge Is Unquenchable (The Final Battle)" by Chiodos - I didn't pick this song either, Kendall did. It is sucky.

"Down At McDonnelzz" by Electric Six - I did pick this song. I really like it. It's so funny and awkward. Normally, I hate electronica but this song is crazy and so fun to listen to. I'm usually a lyrics person, but this is just epic. I think it's great and I don't care what anyone thinks.

"Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above" by Cansei de Ser Sexy - I didn't pick this song, Jezli did. I have no opinion on it. Actually, it's pretty cool, I'll give it that.

"Holiday" by Doktor Kosmos - This song has a very special meaning for me. MacBeth and I were both big fans of One Tree Hill and one episode Lucas and Nathan have to take a road trip together. They only have one tape with this song on it. She gave me my first iTunes card for my birthday and this was the first song I bought. On our first road trip, I played it for her! Not only is it a fun and happy song, it always reminds me of her. (YouTube video is hilarious. Very Napoleon Dynamite esque.)

"Hi" by Psapp - I like the clanky musical sound in this song. I also like the use of the word abacus. It's groovy.

"Dance Or Die [The Secret Handshake Han Valen Remix]" by Family Force 5 - Family Force 5 is not a band that garners a lot of respect from the musical world, but I freaking LOVE them. If you ever see them live, it'll be one of the best shows you ever go to. They put so much effort and passion and energy into their performances that it's hard not to love them. When I met them at Spirit West Coast, sometime around midnight after greeting over 300 fans, I was the last in line (sneakily snuck in by some friends working the line) and I told ChapStique that I FF5 was my favorite performers and he smiled brightly at me and said 'Thank you' with a sincerity that I'll always remember. Ok, enough gushing. But I love them.

"Ska De La Tierra" by Bebe - This is the scariest ska song I've ever heard. There's a background voice that sounds like something from a horror movie. Other than that, it's really good. I love singing it because it definitely shows off my Spanish skills, which are severely lacking when I don't have the songs memorized. My favorite part is the super fast part. If you can understand it, it's a good message.

"Summer Girls" by A Change Of Pace - The original is such an awful classic. Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole bunch of sonnets. Chinese food makes me sick. Awful. And classic. Had to play it, but could only have a cover, so thank you A Change Of Pace.

"Autumn In The Park" by Suburban Legends - I love Suburban Legends. They were one of the first ska bands I was introduced to. I picked this song because it's really great, but there's one line where you pause and think to yourself I think this guy has something wrong with him. "Come dance with me, all you little boys." :( (Hahaha, the YouTube video is of them performing at Disneyland. Come dance with me, all you little boys. It's Mickey Mouse's theme song.)

"You Must Be Out Of Your Mind" by The Magnetic Fields - I picked this song, not really because it's bad, but because this week Jezli has played it ninety-seven thousand times and it's getting on my nerves and at the moment, I feel like it shouldn't be a song. But it's still good.

"Hustlin'" by Lykke Li - This song is epic. I love covers of rap songs done by people who are the least likely to be rappers- small, white girls with very elegant and haunting voices. It's funny that Lykke Li did "Hustlin'" because a fellow songstress on the New Moon soundtrack, Anya Marina, did a cover of "Whatever You Like." I find this coincidence amusing. Also, the large amount of F-bombs in the middle made my aunt text me a nice little I'm-upset-with-this-song text, so I had to apologize on air.

"John Wayne Gacy Jr." by Sufjan Stevens - I have an awkward obsession with serial killers. This song is about one of the most legendary ones. How weird, Sufjan Steven. But thank you. I appreciate it.

"Mr. Beaver" by Roswick - This song really isn't weird, but Ryan,a friend of mine who is in the band, was listening so I rearranged the playlist to include one song from Roswick just for him. Also, the song is entitled "Mr. Beaver," it probably deserves a spot on this playlist. (They're so underground, they don't even have a YouTube. But do check them out on the iTunes.)

"Daydreamin'" by Dany Janssen - I LOVE THIS SONG. My brother and I have always loved this song from "The Creeper" episode of What's New Scooby-Doo?, one of my all time favorite television shows. I have been trying to find this song to buy forever, but finally fell for that beautiful thing called a YouTube converter and changed the only video/place on the internet that features this song into a nice little mp3 for my own special purposes. If I ever meet Dany Janssen or find a way to pay for this song, I will. Because there's nothing I love more than a song about falling in love with an ostrich.

"If It Means A Lot To You" by A Day To Remember - My cousin picked this song last second and I got it on the air in time. I actually turned out to be a fan of this song. Too bad all the other songs by them scream at me like there's a fucking earthquake ripping apart the building they're in and the floor is splitting right beneath their feet. Here's a novel idea- sing!