Today's Expand Your Musical Horizons Suggestion


Self-Defense, by former Replacements front man Paul Westerberg just shuffled its way through my speakers, and I was reminded how much I love this guy.

My S.O. can't understand how I, a singer who is all-too-willing to critique other artists, can stand artists like Westerberg, or Lou Reed, or Tom Waits...all of whom have voices that aren't exactly smooth and silky. But there is something authentic about the way their voices fit their music. I wouldn't mind people covering their tunes. But you have to hear the original versions before you can really understand them.

My other favorite Westerberg song, Born For Me, joins Joe Jackson's Be My Number Two among the great love songs for wounded people.

"When the loneliest eyes and the emptiest arms finally decide to meet..."

Track Artist Album Genre Duration Size
Self-Defense Paul Westerberg Suicaine Gratification Alternative & Punk 3:15 3077 KB
Born For Me Paul Westerberg Suicaine Gratification Alternative & Punk 4:01 3784 KB

Posted: Fri - October 14, 2005 at 12:00 AM        

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