After posting my “Call Me MC Ishmael” entry, I didn’t really think anyone from World Cafe would see it, but I was wrong. The day after the post, I received an email from David Dye, who hosts the show, with the subject line, “Ask and ye shall receive!”
I was very surprised, first off, that they saw the post. And secondly, here I was being asked for a Top 5 List. I was pretty excited, but also pretty nervous about having a good list. I had submitted a lot of times and had a backlog of lists, so I went for it. David Dye asked for a couple to choose from.
He selected my Harmony Vocals List. These are songs that wouldn’t be nearly as good without the harmony vocals in them. Some of these have well-known musicians singing the harmony vocals (and are noted below), while the rest have great voices, although not famous ones.
Yesterday I got a call from David Dye and recorded a one-minute intro to the list. This was fun. I hope you like the list! My top five list will be broadcast on Friday January 18. Please visit the World Café website to find your local station. You can also tune in at WXPN from 2-4 PM EST.
• Call the Doctor—Sleater-Kinney Listen Here
• Hard Sun—Eddie Vedder with Corinne Tucker Listen Here
• Green Gloves—The National Listen Here
• Province—TV On the Radio with David Bowie Listen Here
• Guided By Wire—Neko Case Listen Here
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Call Me MC Ishmael: The Sequel
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Call Me MC Ishmael
Call me MC Ishmael. Actually, you should call me MC Ahab, but the line seemed too good to pass up. Anyway, I must confess that I am obsessed. My obsession with music is pretty obvious. Why else would I write Dynamic Meter? But I'm talking about a specific music obsession.
The obsession I'm writing about here is with World Café’s Top 5 List. I have submitted numerous lists. And I wait for the call or the email—that fateful contact that would tell me that my humble submissions would be used on the air.
But I've never heard back and every Friday I listen to the show to hear the list that is chosen. And the songs and the lists are generally great. But what about me? I’m a hip guy with wide-ranging musical tastes. Or so I think, at least.
Of course rationally I tell myself that a lot of people submit lists. After all, there can only be 52 lists chosen in a given year. But this isn’t rational. This is a mission. So World Café, if you’re reading (well I am thrilled your reading), but help me out. Boost my self esteem. Pick one of my lists.
