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Song 38: A band that is so good at covers already
Photo credit: http://3amrevelations.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-new-pornographers-commodore-100414.html “Your Love” – The Outfield 5songpjct: Who should cover your pick by the Outfield? Mickey: I would love to hear this performed by New Pornographers, ideally with Neko Case on lead vocals. The multi-singer interplay on the end of “Testament to Youth In Verse” is one of my favorite moments in their…
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Song 37: The National – But imagine if they were all smiling and happily rocking out
Photo credit: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/the_national_interview_with_matt_berninger/ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” – Tears for Fears 5songpjct: Have you heard the Clare and the Reasons cover of “Everybody Wants to Rule the World?” Mickey: I have not, but heard Ted Leo and the Pharmacists do it. AV Club, the Onion’s AV Club, does this really great annual tradition…
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Song 36: Sister Sister Sister
[Photo by Daria Kobayashi Ritch for Rolling Stone] “Boys of Summer” – Don Henley 5songpjct: This question may get a bit repetitive during this interview, but who should do a “Boys of Summer” cover? Mickey: The case can be made that The War on Drugs is already modernizing this, but I think that they are a…
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Song 35: Who should take on “A Little Respect”
[5songpjct note: The photos may not seem to make sense at first, but stick with us.] “A Little Respect” – Erasure 5songpjct: I have to say that this is one of the most creative ways I have seen someone think about this project. It is interesting to think who should cover songs that we…
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Assignment 8: If we could do it again only different
Name: Mickey Pearson Location: Duluth, MN Relationship to music: Listener, erstwhile performer Industry: Recruitment (I’m a headhunter, basically.) I met Mickey through my sister, who was our last contributor to Five Song Project. He is one of the most musical people I know and a really thoughtful mixtape maker. 5songpjct: You and your wife made…
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Song 34: Couples who dance on stage together stay together
Names: Mickey + Keely Relationship: Married Song: “Ice of Boston” If there is any band that Keely and I share deeply, it is our love for the Dismemberment Plan. Our first date was at a Dismemberment Plan show and I think we have seen them about six times so far. They have figured prominently on…
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Song 33: When it is hard to find a band that you like that the other person hates
Names: Elaina and Celia Status: Long-term relationship Together: 3 years this month (congrats!) Song: “Interlude (That’s Love)” by Chance the Rapper E+C: We have gone to a lot of shows together, more so when we were first together. 5songpjct: Do you have the same taste in music? E+C: I would say 60% the same and…
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Song 32: That one time we did a choreographed number
Names: Kam + Kristen (that’s me!) Status: Married Together: Five years married one Song: “A Crazy Little Thing Called Love” Kristen: Before we begin, I have a question. Does it bother you that I sing along to every song I hear on a tv show or on the radio? Kam: No.(nodding) I think it bothers…
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Valentine’s Week: Question of the week
What is one band that you love that came from a person you were in a relationship with? Feel free to fill up my comments feed with music. Should I keep the question of the week on the blog?
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Song 31: Mostly no and sometimes yes
Names: Nicole J + Sammy Relationship: Married Together: 20 years Song: “I Still Believe” by Frank Turner 5songpjct: Do you and your husband have the same taste in music? Nicole: No. There is a some overlap but mainly no. 5songpjct: What are some bands that you both like? Nicole: He is a huge Frank Turner…