“Hanginaround” - Counting Crows

Unconventional concert venue?  Check.  Diverse crowd?  Check.  Old-school microphone for the lead singer? Check.  Alright boys, let’s film ourselves a music video.

“Sex And Candy” - Marcy Playground

That last take was good, but there was way too much inflection in your voice. This time around, I want you to sound really tired and completely uninterested. Perfect!

“Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong” - Spin Doctors

Sometimes I visit a particular coffee shop in the Lower Garden District simply because over half the times I’ve walked in the door, this song was playing on their stereo.

“Don’t Look Back In Anger” - Oasis

Hey, Liam.  Other than make fun of Blur, heckle your older brother, and pronounce words in ways that are absurd (even for somoeone who is British), what exactly would you say you do here?

“Hard To Handle” - The Black Crowes

Otis Redding.  Not Toots and the Maytals, not the Grateful Dead and certainly not The Black Crowes.  Otis Redding.

“You Only Get What You Give” - New Radicals

Those are some pretty strong words for a guy who just finished slam dancing with teenaged mallrats in front of the soft-serve stand.  And Gregg, I thought you should know: my mom bought your album.  And loved it.

“I Kissed A Girl” - Jill Sobule

I don’t often listen to Top 40 radio, so it took me until the fall of 2008 to realize that the ubiquitous hit of the summer of 2008 was not actually a cover of this classic.  And I still don’t understand why people thought Katy Perry’s song was so controversial, considering Jill Sobule already addressed the joys of carefree lesbian experimentation over a decade ago.

“So What’cha Want” - The Beastie Boys

Pure poetry.

“Lump” - Presidents of the United States of America

Ah, the halcyon days when bands didn’t obsess about being “hip,” nonsensical lyrics could be delivered without even a hint of irony, and infectious guitar riffs filled the air.