More Fun stuff, that's free... like a buzzing baby bee

Heard it from a friend WHO-OO-OO
HEARD it from a Frie-e-end who-oo-oo
Hear it from another... yada yada ya-DA-HAA...


More Fun stuff, that's free
like a buzzing baby bee
Not far from the tree
Effectively passed on to me.

This little buzzing bee was born on the blog of SAID THE GRAMAPHONE...

(ABOUT "Said the Gramophone" : "this is a daily sampler of really good songs. all tracks are posted out of love. please go out and buy the records!")

This bee wasn't bashful, but honest and humble
The buzz became bumble, then rose to a rumble
A toss and a turn and triple tied twist.
This message met the masses through A VERY SHORT LIST.

("Very Short List is a collection of distinct, free, daily e-mails that each recommend one must–see gem a day. All of our daily e-mails are archived HERE ")

Then an old friend
A very COLD friend
(Because its snowing)

Looked me up
Hooked me up
(Now her Knowing is showing)

OK...enough... on to the story:

BEST SONGS OF 2010 by SAID THE GRAMAPHONE

(http://www.saidthegramophone.com/archives/best_songs_of_2010.php)

Said the Gramophone was one of the very first MP3 blogs. It’s still one of the best, and for the past six years, the editors have outdone themselves with truly fantastic year-end best-of lists. This year’s list features 100 of the best songs released in 2010. Better still, every track is available as a free MP3 download.

You’ll hear familiar favorites (by Spoon, Sade, Arcade Fire, Kanye West, Vampire Weekend, and Alicia Keys, among not a few others), total obscurities (a Rwandan field recording called “Sara” is especially good), and songs by unknown artists who just might shoot to the top of your playlist. We downloaded every track and set our iPod to shuffle. But if you’re looking for a good place to start, check out Janelle Monáe’s “Tightrope” (which features OutKast’s Big Boi), or Peter Nalitch’s “Gitar” (which the editors describe as “part lo-fi pop, part yearning serenade, part post-Borat joke”). The links are still active but set to expire this month, so get these songs while you still can.

http://www.saidthegramophone.com
http://www.veryshortlist.com



by James Huffman
http://www.jamescliftonhuffman.com


Special THANKS to "Old Friend, Cold Friend" Jessica E. Stone
http://jessicaestone.blogspot.com/