Play. List.

1. “This Magic Moment.” Lou Reed. Still the only notable part of Lost Highway.
2. “Out of My Head.” Fastball. In case you didn’t get the memo; Oakland, summer of 99.
3. “Back On the Chain Gang.” The Pretenders. The grind, the chain gang, “circumstance beyond our control” = never sounded so good.
4. “Here Comes Your Man.” The Pixies. I’m a big fan of comparing relationships to trains, boxcars, whathaveyou.
5. “Someone Has to Die.” Maritime. This song rules: “I don’t care if it happens in Argentina, or way up North, off the coast of Norway on an island with no name…all I know is someone has to die to make room for you and I, our love goes crazy all the time.”
6. “Beautiful Girl.” INXS. If I were living in I Heart Huckabees I’d be having a Michael Hutchence coincidence of epic proportions. First, I hear “Never Tear Us Apart” in a bar. Then, someone mentioned his death at a party. Then, my friend Kevin brought him up the next day. And then, Lucas brought him up in a blog. Oh my.
7. “Gravity Rides Everything.” Modest Mouse. Good Song.
8. “In Your Eyes.” Peter Gabriel. A college radio station played this for River Pheonix when he ODed. Did you know that the only Enquirer I ever bought was for River Pheonix’s funeral coverage?
9. “Cannonball.” Damien Rice. I got nothing.
10. “Questions.” Old 97’s. Just a sweet little song.
11. “Good Feeling.” Violent Femmes. Just time traveling.
12. “Yesterdays.” G’N’R. I love me some Guns’n’Roses.
13. “The Scientist.” Coldplay. Got stuck in my head on a dog walk and I’m trying to unstick it.
14. “Pain In My Heart.” Otis Fucking Redding. I have it on good authority his middle name really is Fucking.