Best of Rilo Kiley
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urgencytobleedSo... here's the deal. I enjoy making lists. I also enjoy torturing myself in the form of forcing myself to pick favorites (it's a very painful process for me, okay? I feel bad leaving things out and choosing one thing over another!). So what better way to combine these two boredom-induced activities than by making lists of my top twenty songs by my favorite musicians? Naturally, first up is none other than Rilo Kiley.
I had planned on posting this particular list awhile ago and I had this whole entry with in-depth explanations for each choice all ready to go... and then I somehow accidentally clicked refresh and the saved draft ended up being not-so-recent so I lost it all and got so frustrated that I didn't even want to post it anymore. But I have the songs uploaded so it seems a waste not to. But I can't do all the explaining over again. I've posted about a good amount of these songs before anyway so if you want to know my reasons for loving them, just look back through the Rilo Kiley tag or something. Or just let the songs speak for themselves; come on, I think it's pretty obvious why they're awesome. If you somehow have not heard any of these, get to doing that right this moment!
As a disclaimer of sorts, I must stress that this is a list that's constantly changing; the top ten has been pretty static for awhile but the bottom ten are more fluid and move around depending on what I'm in the mood for. Also, please don't hate me for not including a certain song. I do love almost every song of theirs and this was a hard list to narrow down! And I was hoping this would make a nice "ultimate Rilo Kiley" mix but unfortunately it won't quite fit on an 80-minute disc as is. The last couple of songs would have to be knocked off. Or maybe only one if the silence/interludes at the end of certain songs was edited out but I'm too lazy to do that right now.
Listed from bottom to top for ultimate anticipation and excitement, of course!
I had planned on posting this particular list awhile ago and I had this whole entry with in-depth explanations for each choice all ready to go... and then I somehow accidentally clicked refresh and the saved draft ended up being not-so-recent so I lost it all and got so frustrated that I didn't even want to post it anymore. But I have the songs uploaded so it seems a waste not to. But I can't do all the explaining over again. I've posted about a good amount of these songs before anyway so if you want to know my reasons for loving them, just look back through the Rilo Kiley tag or something. Or just let the songs speak for themselves; come on, I think it's pretty obvious why they're awesome. If you somehow have not heard any of these, get to doing that right this moment!
As a disclaimer of sorts, I must stress that this is a list that's constantly changing; the top ten has been pretty static for awhile but the bottom ten are more fluid and move around depending on what I'm in the mood for. Also, please don't hate me for not including a certain song. I do love almost every song of theirs and this was a hard list to narrow down! And I was hoping this would make a nice "ultimate Rilo Kiley" mix but unfortunately it won't quite fit on an 80-minute disc as is. The last couple of songs would have to be knocked off. Or maybe only one if the silence/interludes at the end of certain songs was edited out but I'm too lazy to do that right now.
Listed from bottom to top for ultimate anticipation and excitement, of course!
20. Breakin' Up [Betrayal is a thorny crown - you wear it well, just like a king.]
19. Plane Crash in C [I have no idea what's going on lately and I just wish you would come over and explain things.]
18. Paint's Peeling [I'm not going back to the assholes that made me and the perfect display of random acts of hopelessness.]
17. Small Figures in a Vast Expanse [I've watched you close; I'm versed in all your ways.]
16. Love and War (11/11/46) [They were only words and I never meant them!]
15. Patiently [I want you dead. I'm not you yet.]
14. My Slumbering Heart [I'm not a failure, I swear. I wish you could see it from over there. I've got a lot over here without you.]
13. Somebody Else's Clothes [Just fucking love me, I'm tired of leaving and waking up in somebody else's clothes.]
12. Dreamworld [The people under your feet are shooting stars in the night.]
11. Don't Deconstruct [Don't deconstruct and then fill me in. I'm not that basic, I swear.]
10. Jenny, You're Barely Alive [The greatest escape that you ever did make, with your arms by your side, left it up to fate.]
9. Salute My Shorts! [We've been waiting all year for someone to just say, everyone fucks up - it's going to be okay.]
8. 85 [For someone who leaves behind a life, I can't do better.]
7. A Man/Me/Then Jim [I'm sorry I'm hard to live with - living is the problem for me.]
6. The Good That Won't Come Out (acoustic) [You say I choose sadness, that it never once has chosen me. Maybe you're right.]
5. Spectacular Views [You ask, what's a palisade, and if we're too late for happiness.]
4. Asshole [There I go believing you again.]
3. The Absence of God [You're not happy but you're funny and I'm tripping over my joy and I just keep on getting up again.]
2. Does He Love You? [Let's not forget ourselves, good friend: I am flawed if I'm not free.]
1. Pictures of Success [They say California is a recipe for a black hole. I say I've got my best shoes on - I'm ready to go.]
19. Plane Crash in C [I have no idea what's going on lately and I just wish you would come over and explain things.]
18. Paint's Peeling [I'm not going back to the assholes that made me and the perfect display of random acts of hopelessness.]
17. Small Figures in a Vast Expanse [I've watched you close; I'm versed in all your ways.]
16. Love and War (11/11/46) [They were only words and I never meant them!]
15. Patiently [I want you dead. I'm not you yet.]
14. My Slumbering Heart [I'm not a failure, I swear. I wish you could see it from over there. I've got a lot over here without you.]
13. Somebody Else's Clothes [Just fucking love me, I'm tired of leaving and waking up in somebody else's clothes.]
12. Dreamworld [The people under your feet are shooting stars in the night.]
11. Don't Deconstruct [Don't deconstruct and then fill me in. I'm not that basic, I swear.]
10. Jenny, You're Barely Alive [The greatest escape that you ever did make, with your arms by your side, left it up to fate.]
9. Salute My Shorts! [We've been waiting all year for someone to just say, everyone fucks up - it's going to be okay.]
8. 85 [For someone who leaves behind a life, I can't do better.]
7. A Man/Me/Then Jim [I'm sorry I'm hard to live with - living is the problem for me.]
6. The Good That Won't Come Out (acoustic) [You say I choose sadness, that it never once has chosen me. Maybe you're right.]
5. Spectacular Views [You ask, what's a palisade, and if we're too late for happiness.]
4. Asshole [There I go believing you again.]
3. The Absence of God [You're not happy but you're funny and I'm tripping over my joy and I just keep on getting up again.]
2. Does He Love You? [Let's not forget ourselves, good friend: I am flawed if I'm not free.]
1. Pictures of Success [They say California is a recipe for a black hole. I say I've got my best shoes on - I'm ready to go.]
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Date: 2009-08-17 04:05 am (UTC)I also hate livejournal for eating my entries sometimes. :\
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Date: 2009-08-17 10:25 pm (UTC)Really nice selection. I agree with almost all of your pics (although I do second
Thanks!
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