“The Waiting” - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers (live, 1985)

I never thought much of Tom Petty’s music until I saw him on tour with The Black Crowes in 2005. Goddamn he puts on a show! I didn’t realize just how much of his music I knew.

“The Waiting” is today’s soundtrack.

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“Come Talk To Me” - Peter Gabriel with a young Paula Cole (live, 1993/1994)

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“Begin The Begin” - R.E.M. (live, 1989) | This song was stuck in my head walking home from Harvard Square tonight. 

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“Windmills” - Glenn Phillips (Toad The Wet Sprocket) with Chris Thile (NYC, 2007) singing one of my favorite Toad The Wet Sprocket songs.  

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“Talk Straight” - The Old Ceremony | a favorite by a favorite.

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“Little Miss S” - Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (live, 1988?)

This song has been a favorite for forever. Quite literally, it would seem. 

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“Your Ghost” - Kristin Hersh with Michael Stipe (1994) | Hugely nostalgic. 1994 was the year I moved to Boston. 

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“38 Years Old” - The Tragically Hip

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“Penny On The Train Track” - Ben Kweller

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The awesome, delightful and talented Will Dailey covering Tears For Fears. Yes, indeed.

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My cover of Tears for Fears “everybody wants to rule the world”. This is the bonus track on itunes for the album ‘Back Flipping Forward’. 

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