This Week’s Top 5 Most Played Songs From Swap’s iTunes

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Swapmeet Louie
 – October 17, 2008Posted in: Top 5 Most Played Songs From Swap's iTunes


For those of you that are not familiar with this weekly column, here’s how it works:

I reset the play counters for all the songs currently on my iTunes. Then at the end of every week, I check to see what the top five most played songs are. Whatever happens to be in this top five are then presented in order here from most played to least. If I have posted a particular song in the past, then I will bypass that song and post the next in line. If one artist dominates the list, then I will write about that artist in lieu of a Top Five list.

These weekly lists are a great indication as to what I’m listening to, and I highly encourage you to do the same on your iTunes/iPod/Mp3-Player-of-Choice. In the past I’ve had top five lists that have created quite a stir (remember the “We Built This City” fiasco?), which shows you that these lists are untouched and unaltered. I’m not embarrassed about what I’m listening to!!!!! Well… not yet, at least.

So now that we’re acquainted with the rules, here is this week’s list!

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Little Big Town caught my attention one day when I was at the ASCAP building in Nashville, TN. There was a large screen television set on CMT, and Little Big Town’s (LBT) video for “Boondocks” came on. I was struck by the beautiful harmonies and just how catchy and instantly appealing the song was.

By the middle of the song, I had the chorus down pat. Sorry folks, but to me, THAT is a mark of a good chorus. LBT’s The Road to Here album shot to the top of my “Gotta Git It” albums and by the end of the week I had that Cd set on repeat on my player.

LBT’s follow-up record, A Place to Land, was released in 2007 and has had a couple of top 40 singles (“I’m With the Band” and “Fine Line”). Although this album did not hit me like the previous one, it does include some wonderful songs like this week’s most played song off my iTunes: “Lonely Enough.”

If you’re not familiar with Little Big Town, I highly recommend starting with The Road to Here. The first four songs are worth the price of admission alone, but the whole album will impress you.

Amazon Search: Little Big Town

Your Dig-It Download:
Lonely Enough

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Judging from the 80’s or Bust article earlier this week, you would think that an OMD song off of The Pacific Age would be on this list… but alas, that was not meant to be. In listening to OMD music to get into the right mindset to write about them, I kept playing “Maid of Orleans” over and over again because frankly, that’s one my favorite songs from their extensive catalog.

The song can be found on their third album, Architecture and Morality, and goes in tandem with another song called simply “Joan of Arc.” Both songs are beautiful and should always be heard back-to-back, but on my iTunes, “Maid of Orleans” came out on top.

Architecture and Morality is considered to be OMD’s magnum opus… pick it up and check it out.

Amazon Search: OMD

Your Dig-It Download:
Maid of Orleans

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Joss Stone’s debut album, The Soul Sessions, introduced me to one of the most talented singers to come out of the new century. I could not BELIEVE that this voice came out of a teenager. She sounded so mature and so far beyond her age. I wore that record out, especially her remake of The White Stripes’ “Fell in Love With A Girl.”

Stone then release Mind, Body & Soul, which she claimed to be her REAL debut record (The Soul Sessions was made up of covers). She then followed up with Introducing Joss Stone in 2007, claiming that THIS album showed who she REALLY is, as if THIS record is FINALLY her “real” debut record. She kinda lost me there…

But her R&B/soul infused music is so smooth that I end up dismissing whatever she says… because after all, it’s the music that matters.

“Put Your Hands On Me” is the sixth track off of Introducing Joss Stone, and it reminds me of what was (and still is) so great about Motown: a great beat, sexy, soulful vocals, cool-ass backup singers, and lyrics about wanting, needing, and bleeding love. Man ALIVE I love Motown.

Anyhow, “Put Your Hands On Me” ends abruptly because it segues into the next track without a break… so when you come to the end, keep in mind that I didn’t cut the song off… it just came that way.

Amazon Search: Joss Stone

Your Dig-It Download:
Put Your Hands On Me

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Ok, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals have been on tour supporting Government Mule and The Black Crowes.

‘Nuff said.

Check them out or die.

Amazon Search: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Your Dig-It Download:
Sweet Hands

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Chris Cornell is best known as the lead singer for Soundgarden. He was originally the drummer and singer for the band, but then moved to center stage when they found someone to take drum duties. Cornell has one of the most recognizable voices in rock, and is consistently voted as one of the top vocalists EVER in rock.

When Soundgarden split in 1997, he recorded a solo record, Euphoria Morning, which couldn’t find legs despite having a Grammy nomination for Best Male Rock Performance on the song “Can’t Change Me.”

In 2001 he joined forces with ex-Rage Against the Machine members to form Audioslave. Three albums later, they disbanded and Cornell shifted focus again on a solo career.

He recorded the opening titles song for the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale, and in 2007 released his second solo album, Carry On.

Oh yeah, he also fronted a band called Temple of the Dog in 1990. I’ll let you do the research on this group here.

This acoustic version of Temple of the Dog’s “Call Me A Dog” was recorded in Sweden. This performance sends chills down my spine because Cornell sounds so frikkin’ good on it. Man alive this guy can sing.

Amazon Search: chris cornell, Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple of the Dog

Your Dig-It Download:
Call Me A Dog (acoustic live in Sweden)

That’s it for this week! I’m gonna take a day off and then be back on Monday. Have a great weekend and be good.

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