“Blue Lake 10” (part 1)…

The idea sounds simple – If you were stuck on a deserted island and could only have 10 songs with you, what would those ten songs be? Well, if you've read this blog much you've probably figured out via the FMPMUs that I like a lot of different music, so this hasn't been as easy as it might seem. Because I like so many different types of music, I wanted to make sure I had stuff from a lot of different genres covered, but I also wanted songs that meant something to me, or reminded me of something (if you're going to be stuck on an island all alone, you want to keep your memories with you as much as you can). The lineup for this disc has probably changed over 50 times, and if I had more time before the deadline (Guys' Weekend) it would probably change 50 times more. It's a near Herculean effort to pick 10 songs from our current library of over 16,500 songs, but here's the lineup I'm going with (artists in italics are ones that I've seen perform live, which added a nice bit to this as well)…

Cake, "Arco Arena / Comfort Eagle (JCS Edit)" – This was a very late addition to the disc. On Sunday evening I went with Mr. Jones and Timmah to see Cake in concert (which I need to write a review at some point) and this is what they opened with. Great show, good song(s)

Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens, "The Streets of Bakersfield" – Lot's of options for an "alt" Country or Country song; BR5-49, Blue Rodeo, Tift Merritt, heck even Brad Paisley is close. Then as I was looking down the list I found this great song that hits on so many levels. As I grew up my folks listened to Country, and "Hee Haw" was on every weekend, add to that Bakersfield which was the midway point between San Diego and home, then there's the great Tejano/Conjunto sound, and this became a great choice for this slot.

The Sandals, "Theme from Endless Summer" – I had to get a surf track on the disc, something to listen to as I built my surfboard (God wouldn't put you on a deserted island without surf and the stuff to make a board out of]). Besides being a great example of the 60's "Surf Sound", it always makes me smile.

Randy Newman, "I Love LA" – See the April 4^th FMPMU for details.

Frank Sinatra, "(Live) Luck Be A Lady" – I wanted to make sure I had both a song from someone like "The Chairman" on the disc and I wanted a show tune from something I'd seen as well. I get both with this track. I didn't see Frank in "Guys and Dolls" (he was in the movie version and actually plays a different character from the one that sings this song), but I love the show.

I didn't realize how long this post would be! That'll do it for the "A-side" (you younger kids ask your folks what that means). I'll post the "B-side" later. Also a programming note – The Friday Morning pick me up is going to be late this week because of travel. Look for it Friday evening instead.

Comments

[suitcaseofcourage]

Great idea for a post! I've got the Yoakam and Sinatra, but the others are new to me.

Looking forward to the "B" side!