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The Killers – "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" (2004)

2010/11/22

I had a busy weekend, so I am playing catch up.

I am going to use this opportunity to post the story of Jenny's murder from the point of view of her murderer. This fictitious tale gives their name, "The Killers", that nice double entendre too.

1. Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf off of the album/b-side collection Sawdust
2. Midnight Show off of their album Hot Fuss
3. Jenny Was a Friend of Mine also off of their album Hot Fuss

Here is part 3, Jenny Was a Friend of Mine, where the murderer is being questioned by the police, and recounting scenes from during the murder in a way to claim his innocence.

Also, this is the opening song on their first album. They've gone a bit "softer" since then, but it was a nice introduction to The Killers. I tell people, "start with Hot Fuss" if you haven't heard The Killers.

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Click here for more info on The Killers – Hot Fuss – "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine".

The MP3 may be purchased here…

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The Killers – "Midnight Show" (2004)

2010/11/21

I had a busy weekend, so I am playing catch up.

I am going to use this opportunity to post the story of Jenny's murder from the point of view of her murderer. This fictitious tale gives their name, "The Killers", that nice double entendre too.

1. Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf off of the album/b-side collection Sawdust
2. Midnight Show off of their album Hot Fuss
3. Jenny Was a Friend of Mine also off of their album Hot Fuss

Here is part 2, Midnight Show, where he is driving Jenny out to the desert to bury her after killing her out of jealousy.

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Click here for more info on The Killers – Hot Fuss – "Midnight Show".

The MP3 may be purchased here…

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The Killers – "Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf" (2007)

2010/11/20

I had a busy weekend, so I am playing catch up.

I am going to use this opportunity to post the story of Jenny's murder from the point of view of her murderer. This fictitious tale gives their name, "The Killers", that nice double entendre too.

1. Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf off of the album/b-side collection Sawdust
2. Midnight Show off of their album Hot Fuss
3. Jenny Was a Friend of Mine also off of their album Hot Fuss

Here is part 1, Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf, where Jenny breaks up with him, and he turns to the bourbon with a smile. It is unclear how together they truly were, but clearly he isn't going to let her go so easily.

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Click here for more info on The Killers – Sawdust – "Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf".

The MP3 may be purchased here…

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Bob Seger – "Old Time Rock and Roll" (1978)

2010/06/01

This song was following me around yesterday. I heard it in the car on the way to work. Then in a bus. Later in a store. It is stalking me! It wants to be played!

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Click here for more info on Bob Seger – Stranger in Town – "Old Time Rock and Roll".

The CD may be purchased here…

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Tom Petty – "Free Fallin'" (1989)

2010/02/27

For some reason many of the radio stations in my area are treating "Free Fallin'" like it just came out. It is on heavy rotation and now it is stuck in my head. For some reason I thought this song was release in the early 90s, not the late 80s. I think perhaps it was just on the radio so much and for so long after it came out, that it seems sort of timeless. Tom Petty's music is a kind of timeless rock anyway I suppose. I thought it somewhat appropriate that in the future portrayed by the 1997 movie "The Postman", most people had perished, but Tom Petty lived on.

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Click here for more info on Tom Petty – Full Moon Fever – "Free Fallin'".

The MP3 may be purchased here…

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Bruce Springsteen – "Dancing in the Dark" (1984)

2009/11/09

Whoa! Hello 1984! This song sparks memories of my youth. Short shorts and big collars on my shirt. Innocence and ignorance I have since lost.

And oh my god does Bruce look young in the video! He is like a baby! And yet in just this past Superbowl XLIII he was sliding across the stage, bumping his crotch into the camera…

… I guess he is just still young at heart.

I was watching when it happened too (the slide into the camera). I felt bad for him because clearly he underestimated how slick the stage was. I thought for sure there'd be another "Nipplegate (RE: Janet Jackson) because Americans are so incredibly stupid about such things, but Bruce's friends, let's call them "Big Jim and the Boys", stayed inside that night, so it was all "ok". Janet Jackson's bare breast = OUTRAGE! Over 100 people dying every day in car accidents in the USA = SNORE! Now perhaps if the car accidents were on football fields they'd feel differently?

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Click here for more info on Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A. – "Dancing in the Dark".

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The Killers – "When You Were Young" (2006)

2009/04/24

I saw The Killers in concert a few months ago, and they were awesome. I might not have gone if it wasn't the only thing G seemed to want to do. I bet G would see The Killers in concert every day if it was a possibility. G plus others (who will remain nameless… no no, not me, but you know who you are out there) have even fantasized about stalking Brandon Flowers down in Vegas. I'm pretty sure that given the opportunity, G would leave me for him. Me… I'd rather meet with Ronnie and go over how the hell he plays some of the beats he does.

But seriously though, The Killers is probably one of the best bands I've picked up this decade. I love most of the songs. Each album is distinct, and each is worthy of the "Album of the Week / Must Own Albums" list I have only just begun. In concert, they are probably one the best I have seen, if not THE best. Sure Brandon can come off as a little cocky or stupid (Exhibit A) and Mark, Dave and Ronnie barely speak, but they are all excellent musicians and artists in my book, and Flowers is truly an 'entertainer'.

This song off of Sam's Club is solid. I will surely be posting more of The Killers in the future, so I'll save my breath for now. Enjoy!

Click here for more info on The Killers – Sam's Town – "When You Were Young".

The MP3 may be purchased here…

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