"You know I don't like you but you want to be my friend, there are bodies on ceiling and they are fluttering their wings..."

It is very cool today, 15, with an overcast sky that will bring rain before the evening. Though it is nothing like what has occurred in Iowa, the flooding there has or is threatening to destroy 1-3 Million acres of corn. Already corn prices are up 11% and what was already going to be an expensive summer for food has just got more expensive. I don't think it will be as bad here in Canada as long as our own crops fair well.
A few news notes, Air Canada has slashed 2,000 jobs and lots of flights. This shouldn't be a surprise, it is too expensive to fly half full planes. As much as the flight industry has tried to provide convenience, it just isn't possible. If you want to fly somewhere in Canada or in North America, you might only have 1 or 2 time slots to do so. It doesn't affect me and if I wanted to fly somewhere, I would rather pay less and fly on a full plane because convenience of flights isn't a factor for me.
Another severed foot has washed up along the B.C. coast and has added to the mysterious nature of these feet. Below is an article about the story. I have both of mine, do you?
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/17/canada.feet/index.html
Okay so this isn't really a new news story but Jewel has gone country. This isn't something I knew until I heard a song by her the other day and thought it was a little different. Upon listening to a few more songs I realized it is pretty good. She has always had a good voice and fits good with twangy sounds.
Today is Tuesday, imagine that, and below is my countdown. There is a new #1 by the same band, imagine that. Lots of links to songs in the countdown, check them out, if you haven't heard the song, or are bored.
God knows I am, when I dream.
john.

Top 100 Songs Played This Year On My iTunes Player
1. When I Dream Of Michelangelo by Counting Crows (7)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Y2m_NYbmbiI
2. You Can't Count On Me by Counting Crows (1)
3. Creep by Radiohead (3)
4. Say It To Me Now by Glen Hansard (8)
5. Guaranteed by Eddie Vedder (5)
6. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? by C.C.R. (2)
7. Thinking About You by Norah Jones (10)
8. The Bends by Radiohead (11)
9. Wonderwall by Oasis (19)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hh7pUR5vGQU
10. Always by Neverending White Lights (4)
11. The One I Love by David Gray (6)
12. Cowboys by Counting Crows (13)
13. Waiting by City and Colour (14)
14. Boy With A Coin by Iron and Wine (9)
15. Sunday Morning Coming Down (Live) by Johnny Cash (17)
16. Supernatural Superserious by R.E.M. (20)
17. One by U2 (23)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VqyW1XQrNhk
18. Empty by Ray LaMontagne (21)
19. Calling All Friends by Low Stars (18)
20. When You Were Young by The Killers (27)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-Tdk60viEzA
21. Falling Slowly by The Frames (16)
22. Long Road To Ruin by Foo Figthers (12)
23. Blanket Of Ghosts by Dustin Kensrue (15)
24. Hard Sun by Eddie Vedder (30)
25. Love Hurts by Incubus (33)
26. Hannah by Ray LaMontagne (24)
27. Let It Ride by Ryan Adams (22)
28. Everybody Knows by Ryan Adams (25)
29. Everything by Michael Buble (26)
30. If I Had Eyes by Jack Johnson (28)
31. NYC by Interpol (34)
32. Society by Eddie Vedder (29)
33. Oceanside by The Decemberists (32)
34. Southern Girl by Amos Lee (31)
35. Hospital Beds by Cold War Kids (79)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=08HfyT2WP2w
36. A Long December by Counting Crows (41)
37. My List by The Killers (35)
38. Imitation Of Life by R.E.M. (36)
39. You Are My Face by Wilco (56)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1j2k47bXrgs
40. All The Trees Are Hers by Hawksley Workman (51)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nNo-REJ74mc
41. No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature by The Guess Who (40)
42. Your Heart Is An Empty Room by Death Cab For Cutie (48)
43. Hard Candy by Counting Crows (47)
44. Some Surprise by The Cake Sale (Lisa Hannigan + Gary Lightbody) (45)
45. Diamonds On The Inside by Ben Harper (43)
46. Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles (57)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ywg-PdeGVL0
47. Michelle by The Beatles (71)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_Xl8YtgDAKc
48. Baby I Love Your Way by Bob Marley (44)
49. The Hardest Part by Coldplay (46)
50. Daylight Fading by Counting Crows (58)
51. Your Song by Elton John (50)
52. Anna Molly by Incubus (85)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=C_IzvGE3xBA
53. Gotta Be Somebody's Blues (66)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cg8wlQNBvgY
54. Girl In The War by Josh Ritter (53)
55. You're Always Going To Soon by Matthew Jay (64)
56. The Great Escape by Patrick Watson (39)
57. The Con by Tegan and Sara (38)
58. Lemon Parade by Tonic (55)
59. Where The Streets Have No Name by U2 (37)
60. Impossible Germany by Wilco (96)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WbDshsxIDQU
61. Club Thing by Yoav (99)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fxwAP_-w0zQ
62. Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison (74)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mXbkp3BYZqQ
63. Montebello Park by The Trews (95)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XxY4QWruWVY
64. The Blues by Switchfoot (54)
65. Kathleen by Josh Ritter (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zdD1KDO5dzs
66. You're Beautiful (Acoustic) by James Blunt (59)
67. The Crane Wife 3 by The Decemberists (49)
68. Sleep Don't Weep by Damien Rice (69)
69. Catapult (Acoustic) by Counting Crows (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lq9oD66jfRU
70. Let It Be by The Beatles (42)
71. No One's Gonna Love You by Band Of Horses (72)
72. Antichrist Television Blues by Arcade Fire (73)
73. 1973 by James Blunt (52)
74. Rain King (Acoustic) by Counting Crows (98)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Qq_XmbU7ziY
75. 1492 by Counting Crows (76)
76. Los Angeles by Counting Crows (75)
77. So Long, So Long by Dashboard Confessional with Adam Duritz (81)
78. If You're Gonna Leave by Emerson Hart (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=t7mHsp_Xs0c
79. Talk Shows On Mute by Incubus (68)
80. A Time To Be So Small by Interpol (67)
81. Mind Games by John Lennon (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8dHUfy_YBps
82. Love Stoned by Justin Timberlake (65)
83. Alright by Pilot Speed (88)
84. Around The Sun by R.E.M. (63)
85. Jigsaw Falling Into Place by Radiohead (89)
86. Thank You by The Redwalls (90)
87. You Don't Know How It Feels by Tom Petty (94)
88. With Or Without You by U2 (62)
89. Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison (61)
90. Please Be Patient With Me by Wilco (100)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=u4FnPD7HyUI
91. High Life by Counting Crows (70)
92. Black Star (Acoustic) by Radiohead (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vy5FtCsf3d4
93. What Light by Wilco (60)
94. Why Does It Always Rain On Me? by Travis (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Nwh3FmpZ7kg
95. One Horse Town by The Thrills (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Nwh3FmpZ7kg
96. Elevator Love Letter by Stars (93)
97. Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright (92)
98. Only The Lonely by Roy Orbison (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nlY1q12Jxro
99. Jumpin' Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones (91)
100. Off He Goes by Pearl Jam (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9MAeVcm3zPI

"Before his first step, he's off again..."

Tiger Woods is incredible. There is no other way to describe the man. Today he won the U.S. Open, his 14th major golf title. It took pain; a bad knee. It took beating a good man; Rocco Mediate. It took guts; a birdie putt Sunday on 18, just to tie the tournament. It took time; 4 rounds of 18 holes, 1 playoff round of 18 holes and one sudden death playoff hole. Incredible.
"It's a shame to awake in a world aflame..."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=n4CYeTFFivk
Speaking of Incredible, today I watched the Incredible Hulk. The movie wasn't incredible, it was good though, with an intriguing ending. I like Ed Norton and the action sequences were good, not my favourite type of movie but still fun to watch. Liv Tyler is cute and fit her role perfectly. Willaim Hurt is his usual intimidating on screen force. Tim Roth is formidable as Hulk's adversary. Below is a link to information about the movie, don't want to spoil anything. I never read comics as a kid but have enjoyed Iron Man and now The Incredible Hulk, perhaps I should have.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800080/
Yesterday I watched Semi-Pro and was disappointed in it. It is definitely the least funny movie Will Ferrell I have seen. His character Jackie Moon seemed a lot like the Ice Skating character he played in Blades Of Glory, which was equally less funny than Ferrell classics. Again there is a link to information about the movie below.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0839980/
Not much of a blog, I couldn't tell you the temperature, other than it is probably close to 20, very windy and there are rain clouds threatening.
Today's clips and lyrics are from Pearl Jam including World Wide Suicide and below the great Off He Goes.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WuJlbRRwzhQ
Yes off I go, before my battery dies.
jr.

"Cause they know something good this way comes...."

Happy Father's Day to all the fathers. It has been a nice day here, 26 with lots of sun. Dad and I watched the Jays game until it was obvious that they were going to lose again. We had a good dinner of chicken, scalloped potatoes and green beans. Right now I am watching the U.S. Open, a very crowded field with Tiger leading and 1 or 2 other golfers with a chance to win.
"I had forgotten about you then you turned up again, I always knew we were meant to be more than friends ...."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BTu__gj-1cQ
Earlier I listened to Jakob Dylan's new album Seeing Things, which I liked. Then I decided to listen to his father's last album Modern Times, which I also like. I have friends who can't stand Bob Dylan and I have never been a huge fan compared to other legends of music. I respect his songwriting but a lot of his songs sound better when others sing them. Though Modern Times is brilliant, it is great songwriting and very easy to listen to for Dylan.
"These are the days that I won't get back..."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=CeDa56B-3Yw
Last night I watched the movie Vantage Point. I heard bad to mixed reviews of the movie but I thought it was okay, interesting and watchable, not great though. It passed some of a boring Saturday night. Below is a link to information about the movie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443274/
Well that is all for a Sunday.
Today's clips and lyrics are Spirit On The Water by Bob Dylan, Closer To You by The Wallflowers and below Something Good This Way Comes by Jakob Dylan.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8cFZfaziYEk
jr.

"The hurtin's on me yeah, but I will never be free, no my baby, no, no...."

The following is from A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers. "We've reached the end of pure inspiration, and are now somewhere else, something implying routine, or doing something because people expect us to do it, going somewhere each day because we went there the day before, saying things because we have said them before, and this seems like the work of a different sort of animal, contrary to our plan, and this is very very bad."
I am definitely lacking inspiration in my life especially when it comes to writing. I used to be able to write naturally and without it feeling like it was out of necessity. For the last few months, nothing seems natural and it feels like a chore. I thought the arrival of spring would bring blossoming ideas to me but it really didn't. I am sure it is more than a lack of inspiration and mostly likely something missing inside me. There isn't an inner passion or love for a lot of the things there used to be. I still read a lot but I think this is mostly just to pass the time. Writing like I said earlier is a chore. I enjoy movies but have seen too many good movies to enjoy anything but good movies. Music remains near the top of potential sources of inspiration along with nature. Sports are more background sources of entertainment, I don't play much and watching has been muted by failures and the changing nature of sports which has taken much of the fun out of the game. I guess finding inspiration is the reason I wake every day, occasionally it can be found making the day less long but mostly waking is better than the alternative.
"Anybody here see the long distance cheer for the notion, I think we missed it, anybody here see the sky weeping tears for the ocean...."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LzPCSyf1yKY
There is a new copyright law being tabled by our Conservative government. It is aimed at discouraging Internet downloads of copyrighted material. According to the new law, an ordinary Canadian citizen who downloads a song illegally could be subject to the $500 fine. As the article below explains, the law is tough to interpret and will most likely not make it through the House of Commons. I personally think all music should be available for free on the Internet and the artists would be rewarded by us attending their concerts. I think most people pay almost any price to see their favourite artist and wouldn't have anything to complain about, if the prices were higher because their music was available for free. I think as an artist, you want as many people as possible to hear your music because this means a potentially bigger fan base for concerts.
http://www.nationalpost.com/most_popular/story.html?id=583085
"Time goes slowly, but carries on...."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bDxg8z7iCQg
A couple news notes, Tim Russert of NBC news died suddenly at 58 of a heart attack. I liked watching Tim on Meet The Press or on other talk shows explaining American politics with passion and honesty, making it understandable to not only Americans but Canadians like me.
A daring attack on an Afghan prison has freed many Taliban soldiers and insurgents. This can't be good for the battle to control Afghanistan and it can't be good for the Canadian soldiers fighting there.
Below is an article which agrees with my opinion earlier in the week that celebrities like Ed McMahon shouldn't be used as the humanizing faces of the foreclosure crisis in the United States.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/11/beck.foreclosures/index.html?iref=newssearch
Right now it is 25, mostly sunny, midly humid and generally a nice day. Russia looks like it is going to beat Greece 1-0, deservingly as they have outplayed them most of the soccer game.
Today's clips and lyrics including Hand Me Down World, Laughing and below These Eyes are from Canadian legends The Guess Who.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=f25Fs-93HFY
Enjoy another Saturday night.
jr.

"I'm finally dandy with the me inside, one look in the mirror and I'm tickled pink, I don't give a hoot about what you think...."

The thing I had been putting off for nearly a year, I went and did yesterday. It was renewing my passport and it only took about 15 minutes. Since mine hadn't been expired for more than a year, I could go through the more simplified process and will get my new passport in a couple weeks. It really wasn't that busy, I think the long lines are done with. I am not good at keeping up with these things, everything seems to be expired or about to expire. I let my health card go expired for about 2 years and was grilled when I went to get a new one. It is not like I get sick very often, and even when I do, it takes a lot before I will go to the hospital.
"Tell me there's a logic out there, leading me to better prepare for the day that something really special might come, tell me there's some hope for me. I don't wanna be lonely for the rest of my days on the earth....."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WgR-l3fhygw
The following is from A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers, a very funny, honest and melancholy read.
"What about dignity...?"
"You will die, and when you die, you will know a profound lack of it. It's never dignified, always brutal. What's dignified about dying? It's never dignified. And in obscurity? Offensive. Dignity is an affectation, cute but eccentric, like learning French or collecting scarves. And it's fleeting and incredibly mercurial. And subjective. So fuck it."
I wrote the following late last night under the moon.
A Little Bella In Annabelle
Half of a moon disappears behind night clouds
The sky is a dark black, blue and grey colour
June has reached its calendar halfway point
Although spring succumbed to summer earlier
I am outside listening to a piano playing inside
The accompanying voice is soft and female
A little Bella becoming a grown Annabelle
How quickly girls are transformed into women
Their bodies evolving fasted than their minds
Pleasures arriving without the treasure of knowledge
Carrying life makes them the superior gender
Though many men would tend to disagree
Most women I know are stronger and smarter
Able to forgive, forget, remember and move on
Most men have trouble separating and letting go
Multi-coloured orbs illuminate her face between pieces
Eyes passing between brown, green and blue
Settling into a hazel gaze cast downwards
Black and white keys are all she sees
Candles burn, wax falls and cats stir
Their fur glows like the stars behind the clouds
I know she does not play for me
The sound is too beautiful and warm
Things not often applied to my name
Mysteries surround music and its creation
I am a detective absorbing all the clues
Ears glued to walls and eyes searching reflections
This has got me no further in finding love
Possibly drifting away from its presence
All my heart knows is what it feels
Like half of a moon it loves
Like half of a moon it is not loved
Clouds and sky are not men and women
Though each could be one or the other
Can there be enough sky for both
Can there be enough clouds for both
Or like music is there never enough
After Annabelle has stopped playing.
06/11/08
"Say it ain't so, your drug is a heartbreaker, say it ain't so, my love is a lifetaker..."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YU7LZts87Zg
The article below highlights the difference between protecting minority human rights in Canada and protecting the freedom of speech in the United States. In Canada there are certain things you can not write or say, if they are hateful in a racial nature. In the United States you can write or say almost anything, even if it is hateful or racist, as long as is not intended to promote violence. The article focuses on a MacLean's article from 2006 where they stated that the rise of Islam threatened Western values and how now MacLean's is in court for violating British Columbia's hate speech law. MacLean's should be solely responsible to its advertisers and should have freedom to print whatever stories it wishes. Then it would be up to its readers to decide to read or not. I love my countries values and diversity but we often go to far in protecting people. All people should have a say and should be heard. If MacLean's magazine believes that Islam is a threat to Western culture, then let them print that. I tend to agree with their statement. Canada is not a Muslim country and we shouldn't be rearranging our culture, laws and traditions to suit their religion. They should be free to practice their religion without interference but I should not have to alter my life to fit their needs. In the United States, individuals and the press, are able to print and say whatever they please. Though it can promote hate, it lets opinions be heard and debated. I am a white male and I know by the time of my death, I will be in the minority throughout the world. Does this upset me, no. The world is what it is. I don't care who my neighbours are, Muslims or Catholics, as long as they don't try to pawn their collective religions off on me. I am Canadian, I know what that means, it means everything and it means tolerance. What it shouldn't mean is silence. I should be able to say what I wish to say, like Americans are able to because of their first amendment rights. Of course in extreme cases, legal action should be taken and apologies issued but not in MacLean's case. It should be their right as a magazine to present its opinions and like I said earlier let its readers decide.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/12/us/12hate.html?em&ex=1213416000&en=0a8d34dd757e8d47&ei=5087%0A
Today's lyrics and clips come from Weezer including Perfect Situation, Say It Ain't So and from their latest album (The Red Album) below is a clip from Pork + Beans. A very cool video.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI
Right now it is 25 with a little humidity and mostly sun.
jr.

"It'll all work out eventually, better off with him than here with me..."

The movie Bella is one of the most emotionally raw movies I have watched in a long time. The emotions trapped, ignored, being lived with and being released by the characters are immense. The main character Jose was a promising soccer player before an accident changed his life. We find him working as a chef for his brother in a New York restaurant and the drama involved with this new life. The other main character Nina is a waitress at the restaurant, recently pregnant she gets fired by Jose's brother Manny because she was late. Jose follows her out of the restaurant abandoning his brother and the story unfolds. I didn't particularly like the ending of the movie, it leaves a lot for the viewer to piece together. I have watched worse endings though and some ambiguity isn't necessarily bad. Below is a link to information about the movie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482463/
"She's gonna listen to her heart, it's gonna tell her what to do, she might need a lot of loving but she don't need you...."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MXR8yuiiCKQ
Below is an interesting article about Muslim women living in Europe and their need to restore their virginity. Being young women living in open societies they are able to live differently than in strictly Muslim countries. This means there is a chance for the loss of their virginity prior to marriage. In Western societies this is acceptable but for many Muslim women it isn't. They are expected to remain "pure" and especially if they are to marry a Muslim man. Given no alternative these women are resorting to having their hymen's restored. I imagine it is a very tough choice between their religion, their family, their own bodies and what is seen as normal in the rest of the world. Sex should be pursued for pleasure, love, or both. Should individuals wish to enter into a relationship of a sexual nature, it should be their choice. Sex is a very normal part of life and shouldn't be restricted by religion.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/world/europe/11virgin.html?em&ex=1213329600&en=7e3715da3237218a&ei=5087%0A
"Even the losers get lucky sometimes...."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zpmmJc7uCfk
Peter Pocklington is among the biggest losers in sport's history. As owner of the Edmonton Oilers he won 5 Stanley Cups but sold Wayne Gretzky off, thus limiting his team's future success. Now he is obviously in financial trouble as he recently sold his Stanley Cup rings. I cannot understand how you could work for something your entire life and taint it by making the decisions he did. Some people have more money than brains and eventually everything equals out for them. Below is an article detailing what he sold and how much he got for them.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/080611/canada/hockey_pock_rings
Sticking with hockey, the "hockey song", CBC's Hockey Night In Canada theme song since 1968 was bought by CTV. This means it will be played endless on TSN before their hockey games and apparently on CTV during the 2010 Olympics. The good news for hockey fans is that we still get to hear it but not where it should be, on CBC. The CBC is in danger of letting CTV get too many hockey assets that one day the NHL will take the more money they have to offer and hockey on CBC will cease to exist.
It is a very nice day today, currently 26 with little humidity and a nice breeze. More like the weather I want for June.
Today's clips and lyrics are from Tom Petty including Listen To Her Heart, Even The Losers, and below It'll All Work Out.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OBi0px6B4qE
I suppose it does and if doesn't, I haven't met anyone who has lived two lives.
jr.

"She eyes me like a pisces when I am weak..."

Well the mini heatwave is over for a day, at least. Right now it is 22 without any humidity. The thunderstorms last night seemed to have cleared out everything.
I feel a little out of sorts today like I am missing a molecule. I was supposed to do something that I have been putting off for a while but didn't do it. Forever the procrastinator.
Last night was a friend's birthday, there was a little gathering involving pizza, cake and ice cream, so delicious. I also got to show my inferior bowling Wii skills and inferior than superior than inferior Wii tennis skills. Fun though.
"It's okay to eat fish because they have no feelings..."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rg-yYi8saZY
I am not sure about that but wouldn't want to doubt Mr. Cobain.
I picked up a new book called Snow by Orhan Pamuk, a winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Hopefully it will be good.
I wrote the following yesterday, nothing much to say about it.
We Are All Trying To Be Strong
I am done reading another novel
Before a summer like thunderstorm
June has decided to act like July
We are all trying to be someone else
Forgetting old habits, friends and memories
Shared triumphs, defeats and climaxes
Pleasure used to be a treasure pursued
Now it is anything without pain
The day rose before I opened my eyes
Heat is easily trapped in skin and bone
We are all burning or have been burnt
Love does not feel like it should
I cannot touch its face anymore
Time has elapsed, disappeared and laughed
While you moved, erased and smiled
A thousand jokes or more were shared
How quickly we forget their punch lines
Knocked out, left behind and whispered about
I am the breeze whenever it is calm
You cannot touch, remember or see me
There are worse things or people to be
When mulling over the possibilities
A sky thinking about rain but shining
Contrasts exist everywhere there is sight
One eyes sees one thing and the other another
Golden apples growing among sour grapes
I am getting ready for the next story
After a summer like thunderstorm
June has decided to act tough
We are all trying to be strong
This is not always a kind world
Only we can choose kind words
When it comes time to remember
What used to bring us no pain
Now it is anything but pleasure.
06/09/08
"Nature is a whore, bruises on the fruit..."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wY3oEvaq71A
The lyrics and clips used in today's blog are from Nirvana including Something In The Way, In Bloom and below Heart Shaped Box.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SK7Ai9dWrRQ
Also it is Tuesday, my countdown is below, same #1. Being predictable is usually me but not always. Don't want to be pigeonholed.
john.

Top 100 Songs Played This Year On My iTunes Player
1. You Can't Count On Me by Counting Crows (1)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=h2lfD2XpnvM
2. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? by C.C.R. (3)
3. Creep by Radiohead (2)
4. Always by Neverending White Lights (9)
5. Guaranteed by Eddie Vedder (5)
6. The One I Love by David Gray (6)
7. When I Dream Of Michelangelo by Counting Crows (4)
8. Say It To Me Now by Glen Hansard (8)
9. Boy With A Coin by Iron and Wine (27)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dhmH_itX59A
10. Thinking About You by Norah Jones (10)
11. The Bends by Radiohead (19)
12. Long Road To Ruin by Foo Fighters (13)
13. Cowboys by Counting Crows (7)
14. Waiting by City and Colour (14)
15. Blanket Of Ghosts by Dustin Kensrue (30)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aKLPhhGfRew
16. Falling Slowly by The Frames (15)
17. Sunday Morning Coming Down (Live) by Johnny Cash (25)
18. Calling All Friends by Low Stars (17)
19. Wonderwall by Oasis (24)
20. Supernatural Superserious by R.E.M. (36)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=q79iFXJTNlU
21. Empty by Ray LaMontagne (12)
22. Let It Ride by Ryan Adams (11)
23. One by U2 (22)
24. Hannah by Ray LaMontagne (20)
25. Everybody Knows by Ryan Adams (21)
26. Everything by Michael Buble (18)
27. When You Were Young by The Killers (16)
28. If I Had Eyes by Jack Johnson (26)
29. Society by Eddie Vedder (29)
30. Hard Sun by Eddie Vedder (32)
31. Southern Girl by Amos Lee (43)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=slUIDNUnbO4
32. Oceanside by The Decemberists (31)
33. Love Hurts by Incubus (33)
34. NYC by Interpol (28)
35. My List by The Killers (34)
36. Imitation Of Life by R.E.M. (23)
37. Where The Streets Have No Name by U2 (38)
38. The Con by Tegan and Sara (37)
39. The Great Escape by Patrick Watson (35)
40. No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature by The Guess Who (40)
41. A Long December by Counting Crows (49)
42. Let It Be by The Beatles (75)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=67J_66hdN-I
43. Diamonds On The Inside by Ben Harper (42)
44. Baby I Love Your Way by Bob Marley (47)
45. Some Suprise by The Cake Sale (Lisa Hannigan and Gary Lightbody) (48)
46. The Hardest Part by Coldplay (41)
47. Hard Candy by Counting Crows (76)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=a_rPbYUXhec
48. Your Heart Is An Empty Room by Death Cab For Cutie (50)
49. The Crane Wife 3 by The Decemberists (51)
50. Your Song by Elton John (52)
51. All The Trees Are Hers by Hawksley Workman (86)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nNo-REJ74mc
52. 1973 by James Blunt (44)
53. Girl In The War by Josh Ritter (67)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BdobffvLPPA
54. The Blues by Switchfoot (54)
55. Lemon Parade by Tonic (62)
56. You Are My Face by Wilco (55)
57. Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles (72)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ywg-PdeGVL0
58. Daylight Fading by Counting Crows (56)
59. You're Beatiful (Acoustic) by James Blunt (39)
60. What Light by Wilco (57)
61. Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison (59)
62. With Or Without You by U2 (60)
63. Around The Sun by R.E.M. (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cvUMUkG7RzI
64. You're Always Going To Soon by Matthew Jay (NR)
65. Love Stoned by Justin Timberlake (66)
66. Gotta Be Somebody's Blues by Jimmy Eat World (88)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cg8wlQNBvgY
67. A Time To Be So Small by Interpol (87)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xABZLAWYGAg
68. Talk Shows On Mute by Incubus (53)
69. Sleep Don't Weep by Damien Rice (81)
70. High Life by Counting Crows (80)
71. Michelle by The Beatles (46)
72. No One's Gonna Love You by Band Of Horses (77)
73. Antichrist Television Blues by The Arcade Fire (45)
74. Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison (94)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=w3uCH_sdFVo
75. Los Angeles by Counting Crows (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pLNFoGShkJw
76. 1492 by Counting Crows (70)
77. The Weight by The Band (73)
78. All I Ever Wanted (Live) by Brian Melo (71)
79. Hospital Beds by Cold War Kids (78)
80. St. Robinson In His Cadillac Dream (Live) by Counting Crows (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iweosAmlknI
81. So Long, So Long by Dashboard Confessional with Adam Duritz (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ja6m-zgBorU
82. O Valencia by The Decemberists (83)
83. The Water by Feist (85)
84. Almost Lover by A Fine Frenzy (69)
85. Anna Molly by Incubus (68)
86. Bedshaped by Keane (89)
87. Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd (65)
88. Alright by Pilot Speed (91)
89. Jigsaw Falling Into Place by Radiohead (NR)
90. Thank You by The Redwalls (64)
91. Jumpin' Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones (63)
92. Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright (100)
93. Elevator Love Letter by Stars (93)
94. You Don't Know How It Feels by Tom Petty (97)
95. Montebello Park by The Trews (61)
96. Impossible Germany by Wilco (NR)
97. Miller's Angels by Counting Crows (NR)
98. Rain King (Acoustic) by Counting Crows (NR)
99. Club Thing by Yoav (95)
100. Please Be Patient With Me by Wilco (NR)