Alternative Grab Bag IV – Part 4

Alternative music falls into two basic categories: the kind you listen to with other people; and the kind you listen to alone in your bedroom, or in your car. Through the years alternative music has taught me a lot about life, kept me company, and helped me make friends- and on the whole it’s been a pleasure and a gift. Because alternative music takes so many risks it’s perhaps more prone to failure than other musical genres (heaven knows I’ve heard my share of awful alternative music) but that’s part of the bargain- and the fun. When one desires weird, offbeat, modern music with wit, pathos, and sensitivity that will not insult your intellect, for me there’s really nowhere else to go except alternative music. Here are some more of my faves including a couple of experimental songs by the one and only Nico. Enjoy!

Nico

01. Nico – “The Fairest of the Seasons” (1967)

02. Nico – “These Days” (1967)

03. The Cure – “Let’s Go to Bed” (1982)

04. Stray Cats – “Rock This Town” (1981)

05. Dinosaur Jr. – “Over It” (2009)

06. Alphaville – “Forever Young” (1984)

07. Thompson Twins – “If You Were Here” (1983)

08. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – “If You Leave” (1986)

09. The Boo Radleys – “There She Goes” (1993)

10. Bright Eyes – “Devil Town” (2004)

11. The Damned – “Alone Again Or” (1986)

12. The Go-Go’s – “Vacation” (1982)

13. The Cure – “In Between Days” (1985)

14. Migala – “Fade into You” (1997)

15. Hellogoodbye – “Here (In Your Arms)” (2006)

16. Lou Reed and John Cale – “Style It Takes” (1990)

17. The Smiths – “Reel Around the Fountain” (1984)

18. Sebadoh – “Willing to Wait” (1996)

19. The Cure – “The Lovecats” (1983)

20. Shack – “Re-Instated” (1999)

The Cure

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Dinosaur Jr. – “Over It”

Stray Cats – “Rock This Town”