I didn’t plan both #7 and #9 to show up here, and no, there’s no Oedipal theme at work this week. Or is there? #4 was my favorite song of 1993, a widely-held opinion that year. I listened to #9 over and over again on the plane back from Britain last month; it made me happy. #10 is my current favorite “soothe-me” song, and #6 is heart-breaking.
1. “A Question of Lust”, Depeche Mode
2. “I’d Be Better Off in a Pine Box”, Doug Stone
3. “Heart of Gold”, the Kinks
4. “Runaway Train”, Soul Asylum
5. “Family”, Dar Williams
6. “Must Be Sinking Now”, Cheryl Wheeler
7. “Mother”, Tori Amos
8. “Summer, Highland Falls”, Billy Joel
9. “If You Want a Mother”, Gretchen Wilson
10. “Rockabye Dixie”, Abigail Washburn
Bonus Track: “Going Through the Motions”, Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann is exquisite. Have you heard “Pavlov’s Bell”?
Yes, the whole Lost in Space album rocks.