You Name It – Name Song III

What/Who/Why

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VOLUME 27.3.1

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“Adlai Stevenson” by Sufjan Stevens
Submitted by Dave

I am often drawn back to Sufjan’s song crafting chops. His compositions are very well “put together” to my ears.

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“Johnny” by Violent Femmes
Submitted by Ian

I will admit this is an odd song. We would listen to it a lot, Johnny is a live extra. not sure if the song is even on an album (I guess I can look that up) The lyrics just cracked us up. Especially the part about the ring and not really knowing why he is keeping it. I think we do that with a lot of stuff we don’t want to let go of for some reason or another.

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VOLUME 27.3.2

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“Oh Tara” by The Knack
Submitted by Alan

I simply love his album, the songs and the sound of how the instruments were recorded. In a previous MyFive submission I mentioned that My Sharona was one of the first songs I really felt like I could play well on the drums. This one has really nice harmonies and a catchy, punchy beat.

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“What Became of Betty Page?” by Jeff Kelly
Submitted by Ed

I’m one of the proud few who own a copy of Ash Wednesday Rain, a solo project of Green Pajama’s Jeff Kelly. This song was the track that stood out for me and was one of the first I thought of for this round.

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VOLUME 27.3.3

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“James and the Cold Gun” by Kate Bush
Submitted by Bill

Not the sort of thing people think of when they think of Kate, but it’s a fave from her debut album. Jazzy rhythm with a rocking new-wave feel. Hook follows on hook, and her vocals are, of course, terrif. I am less crazy about the coda than about the rest of the song, but I’ll take it.