NPM: "We caught up with the singer / actress in between shuttles from London and LA. We were thrilled when
she dropped in to give us a take on what she considers to be the essentials when it comes to good music."
Julienne: "Now - a list of my top twenty (sorry - not ten...there is just too
much great music out there! Twenty is even hard!)"
"And some (well, probably most knowing me!) may be a bit obscure."
"Here's my newest ones:"
*Clicking any link on this page will bring you to that song in the iTunes catalog*
1 and 2. A Girl Called Eddy - "Tears All Over Town"
and "Golden"
- amazing songwriter, I'm humbled. Wonderful production. And "Golden" makes me cry it's so beautiful.
3. Cousteau - "The Last Good Day Of The Year" - I'm addicted to this song, I must play it over and over. Fills me with longing and angst, and I LOVE it!
4. Gold Frapp - "Lovely Head" Shirley Bassey and Nancy Sinatra with the John Barry sound for the new age. Love it. Felt Mountain is still their best album.
5. Gary Jules' version of "Mad World" written by Roland Orzabal or Tears for Fears - Jules' version is beautiful but I must say that the songwriting again is so so deep. This man understands depression. I know this because I suffer from it too. This track really speaks to me.
6. and 7. Fiona Apple - "Sullen Girl" and "The First Taste" - I love her bluesy slightly off center voice. "Sullen Girl" is so "watery" I feel like I'm floating. And I love the instrumentation on "The First Taste"
9. Michael Jackson - "Ain't No Sunshine" - his version (done when he was still a boy) is so incredible.....how can this boy sing with such emotion?! And the notes he hits! WOW. I will always love Michael Jackson as a boy....the most talented kid EVER.
10. Bob Dylan - "Lay Lady Lay" Dylan when he was his absolute best! And this particular song is so beautifully written. It moves me and it always will.
11. David Bowie "Space Oddity" - that Stylaphone solo is fantastic....the production is wonderful. And Bowie....well this is my favorite of his. 2nd choice would be "Win" - it just speaks to me....don't know why......
The Whole Story
Kate Bush
12......as does Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" - again one of those
angsty songs that I must hear again and again, and I never tire of
hearing it. Everything about the production is amazing.
13. and 14. Etta James - "Good Rockin' Daddy" a great rockin' blues song that when I play it I have to dance around the house and sing my lungs out! I love Etta....love her voice, her attitude, the way she belts, everything! "At Last" as well is one of my favorite all time soul songs.
19. & 20. Joni Mitchell - very hard to choose just one track, because the whole album of "Ladies of the Canyon" is fantastic - amongst many others. But If I had to choose one let's have it be "The Arrangement"
- her songwriting is timeless.....especially with this song, as it describes the false existence of so many people today - and it was written in the 60's! I guess some of us really haven't moved on. Deep.
21. Chris Montez - "The More I See You" This is just the ultimate happy swingin' 60's song. I dream of driving down PCH in a 64 Mustang convertible in candy-apple red and playing this song!! Makes me happy. :-)
*EDITOR'S NOTE* - The Chris Montez version of this song wasn't available in the iTunes catalog so we included links to a Michael Buble version in it's stead.
23. "White Rabbit" - Jefferson Airplane.......I used to dream of being a hippy when I was a kid, and this personifies it for me. Love Grace Slick as well. Even more now when someone heard one of my songs, and thought I sounded like her......what a huge compliment!!!
24. Okay I have to say one of ours.....on our debut album, "Six
Numbers" - I just love this song - still can't believe we wrote it!
It's not the obvious single....but it's my favorite song on our Strange
Paradise album.
