More Songs About Buildings And Food.

Music

Okay, mostly food.

Love. Loss. Food.

Regardless of genre or era, music has a few throughlines and themes that seem to appear everywhere. It can be hard to pick my favorite of anything, let alone music, and let alone music discussions particular topic. If this sounds like the usual disclaimer that I’ve likely forgotten a song, that this list is subject to change, etc., trust your gut.

And with that out of the way, let's dive in:

Everyone’s favorite “Little Ol’ Band From Texas” pays homage to one of the greatest gifts of the Space Age with 1983’s “TV Dinners.” It’s scuzzy, has a great groove, and is everything you’d expect.

A song about food (or drink) in title only, the lyrics are actually about Agent Orange and written in Micahel Stipe’s inimitable oblique fashion. At least by this point, he’d begun more or less singing clearly.

I saw the band while they were out supporting this record, and it was an absolutely amazing show. NRBQ opened for them, but to be honest, their efforts were wasted on most of us.

To tell a good story, you need to open and then close a loop. So they tell us. Holmes went and did it, spinning a tale about adultery, discovery, and ultimately the reignition of a dying relationship.

It’s some of the tightest writing to come out of the era, and I’m willing to bet that 90% of the people picking it for karaoke at your local dive bar never need to look at the monitor — and most likely have no idea what they’re actually singing about.

Speaking of high odds, I’ll bet this song appears on a good 2/3rds of the lists by the time this challenge runs its course. And who could blame anyone for including it? It’s everything you want in an earworm.

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