I feel dirty
It’s Friday, and time for one of those one-word iTunes searches.
Well, not really. To tell the truth, I’ve had a thing for Frank Zappa’s “Dirty Love” lately, and when I typed “dirty” into the search box I saw an interesting song list:
Dirty Denim / The Donnas / Spend the Night
Dirty Love / Frank Zappa / Overnite Sensation
Dirty Secret / Grant-Lee Phillips / Virginia Creeper
Dirty Eyes (Sex Don’t Sell) / The Raveonettes / Chain Gang of Love
Dirty Water / The Standells / Nuggets Vol. 1: The Hits
Dirty Work / Steely Dan / Can’t Buy a Thrill
Dirty Little Thing / Velvet Revolver / Contraband
I’m not sure what my fascination is with “Dirty Love,” though I do love the fact that it sounds like an eight-foot tall black man is trying to climb out of each speaker. And lines like
Give me
Your dirty love
Like some tacky little pamphlet
In your daddy's bottom drawer
and
I'll ignore your cheap aroma
And your Little Bo Peep diploma
I'll just put you in a coma
With some dirty love
certainly don’t hurt! As for the other songs, click below to go past the fold:
- I’m not a big fan of The Donnas, though I like this song better than most on that album;
- I was majorly into Grant Lee Buffalo, which I think was one of the most under-appreciated bands of the last 10 years. Of Grant-Lee Phillips’ solo albums, I only have Virginia Creeper. It’s much more of an acoustic, laid-back Americana sound, while GLB was definitely a rock band. The point is, it’s so good I kick myself for not listening more (and buying his other albums) every time I hear one of these songs. Wonderful stuff.
- I haven’t quite decided where I stand on the Raveonettes. I think I like the idea (sweet melodies straight out of Buddy Holly or the Everly Brothers over unbelievably distorted guitars) better than the execution most of the time.
- Of course, The Standells’ ode to home town Boston is a classic. And a song I’ve played in bands about a million times.
- As one of the few Steely Dan songs not sung by Donald Fagen, this one is an anomaly. David Palmer has a great voice, and I’ve always liked the world-weary, how-did-I-ever-get-into-this-situation lyrics.
- I’m generally not into hard rock, and especially not into hard rock supergroups, but I have to say Velvet Revolver does it right. Not one of my favorite cuts on the album, but it stands up just fine.
Have a happy New Year, everyone!
Comments
Dirty fun. I'll skip the ones that showed up on both of our lists.
"Baby Talks Dirty" - The Knack (Live on the BBC). A song with a beat that can cause heart arrhythmia.
"Dirty Little Girl" - Elton John. Back when he used to rock.
"The Dirty Boogie" - Brian Setzer. "When I get low down, it's the dirty boogie for me..."
"Dirty Low Down and Bad" - Keb Mo. I still chuckle at his stage name (real name, Kevin Moore).
"Low Down Dirty Mean" - Allman Brothers
"Low Down Dirty Blues" - Joe Louis Walker
Hmmm, I seem to have lots more dirty blues songs than you do. And they also seem quite "low down."
Posted by: Reid | December 30, 2006 10:01 AM
This search also found "Dirty Denim" in my iTunes, along with everything on the Drive-By Truckers' CD "The Dirty South", along with these titles:
Posted by: Elle | January 4, 2007 05:59 PM