Only to Orphans
We have bought from the brokers who have broken their oaths
"Only in Dreams," Weezer
"Only Once," Maria McKee
"Only the Strong," Midnight Oil
"Only Trust Your Heart," Astrud Gilberto
"Only Us," Peter Gabriel
"Ooh Child," Beth Orton
"Opportunities," Pet Shop Boys
"Optimistic," Radiohead
"Orchid Girl," Aztec Camera
"Orphans of God," Buddy & Julie Miller
A fairly short list, in part because Fred and I overlap on five songs this week. The non-repeats are:
"Only A Northern Song," The Beatles
"Only Love Can Set Me Free," The Alarm
"Only The Lonely," The Motels
"Only Wanna Be With You," Hootie & The Blowfish *
"Oo-La-La Intro," PDQ Bach
"Oo-La-La: Cookin' French Like The French Cook French," PDQ Bach
"Ooh," Jimmie's Chicken Shack
"Open All Night," The Urge
"Open Book," Cake
"Open Invitation," Santana
"Open Letter (To A Landlord)," Living Colour
"Open Road," Jude Cole
"Opera Singer," Cake
"Opposites Attract," Pat McCurdy
"Orange Blossom Special," Johnny Cash
"Original Sin," INXS
* This was from a free demo compilation they handed out at the record store some years back. I only accepted it because it had a Jill Sobule track. I swear.
As for recommendations? I'm going to do something odd, which means something obvious, and give the highest recommendation to the Beatles. "Only A Northern Song" is not your typical Beatles song -- they wrote it like that -- and it's well worth a listen. "Open Letter (To A Landlord)" takes second. Living Colour never got the appreciation they deserved, and this is one of the stronger tracks on a masterful album.
Cake, Pat McCurdy, Johnny Cash and INXS also come highly recommended, with Pat McCurdy's ode to a relationship that somehow keeps avoiding its obvious doom ("You like Picasso/I never read his poems") a particular favorite. The Alarm is good too; they've always reminded me a bit of the Call, and not just on the synonym level.
Posted by: cminus | Oct 20, 2006 at 12:34 PM
"Only Shallow," My Bloody Valentine
"Only You," Portishead
"Ontario Plates," Do Make Say Think
"Open," Peter Gabriel
"Open the Light," Boards of Canada
"Opening the Mouth," Boards of Canada
"Optigan," Harmonic 33
"Optimo," Liquid Liquid
"Options in the Fire," Flanger
"Orang," .O.rang
"Oregon," The Cinematic Orchestra
"Orphan Girl," Emmylou Harris
Posted by: hilker | Oct 20, 2006 at 12:39 PM
"Original of the Species," U2
"Orange Crush,", REM
"Operation Iraqi Liberation (O.I.L.)," Anti-Flag
Posted by: Drew Johnston | Oct 20, 2006 at 03:07 PM
"Only the Lonely", Roy Orbison (different from the Motels song listed above)
Posted by: Thlayli | Oct 20, 2006 at 06:24 PM
Only When I lose Myself - Depeche Mode
Only One Bum In Conora Del Mar - Lost Dogs
Only Your Love - Rick Elias
Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson (oh vey, on an 80's compilation)
Opus - Art Of Noise
Opening Mandelbrot - Blue Man Group
Open - Bruce Cockburn
Open All Night - Bruce Springsteen
Open House - John Jonethis
Optimistic - Radiohead
Open The World - Sam Phillips
Open Our Eyes Dear Savior - Ginny Owens
Ordinary World - Duran Duran
Orinoco Flow - Enya
Oriental Hora - Olde World Folk Band (local Harrisburg, PA band)
Orange Colored Sky - Burt Ward (yes, the original "Robin")
Ordinary Life - Van Morrison
Orphans of God - Buddy and Julie Miller (I know Fred already listed it, but its so good it deserves a second mention)
Orphans of God - Mark Heard (the original of the above)
Posted by: Steve | Oct 20, 2006 at 08:21 PM
Only For Me - James Taylor
Ophelia - The Band
Organ Concerto in B Flat Major, Op. 4 No. 2 - Handel
Organ Concerto in F Major - Handel
Posted by: wb | Oct 20, 2006 at 09:27 PM
On My Own - Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald
Only You - The Platters
Oops, I Did It Again - Louis Armstrong
Open My Heart - Yolanda Adams
Opposites Attract - Paula Abdul
Not sure if these fit:
Oh, Sheila - Ready for the World
Okay - Nivea
Posted by: elle | Oct 20, 2006 at 09:32 PM
duh, nevermind.
sorry fred!
totally missed the title of the post, but did notice the alphabetical order thing.
Posted by: elle | Oct 20, 2006 at 09:35 PM
Only - Nine Inch Nails
[The] Only Time - Nine Inch Nails
Open Up - Leftfield
Operation Lifesaver AKA Mint Test - Madvillain
Orange Juice Blues - Bob Dylan
Orange Twin Field Works Volume 1 - Jeff Magnum
Original - Leftfield
Original Fire - Audioslave
Posted by: mcc | Oct 20, 2006 at 11:02 PM
After deleting the duplicates (Beatles, Springsteen, Living Color), this is what's left.
"Only The Good Die Young", Billy Joel (2)
"Only When I Sleep?", The Corrs
"Oo-De-Lally", Roger Miller
"Opening: I Can't Turn You Loose", The Blues Brothers
"Opening... Londo's Terrible Truth", Christopher Franke
"Operator", Grateful Dead
"Optical Race", Tangerine Dream
"Order Out Of Chaos", Max Lichtenstein
"Oriental Haze", Tangerine Dream
"Orinthology", Charlie Parker
Posted by: Indiana Joe | Oct 20, 2006 at 11:43 PM
Only a Northern Song (Beatles)
Only a Pawn in Their Game (Bob Dylan)
Only for Barney, Handsome Young Maidens (Siúcra)
Opening Bloodpool (from Actraiser Symphonic Suite)
Opening Montage (Tom Waits--from One from the Heart)
Opening Theme (arranged) (from Terranigma)
Opium Tea (Nick Cave)
Opportunity (Elvis Costello)
Orange Mystery (from Kimagure Orange Road)
Orange Sunset (DJ Fezik)
Orange Trees in the Yard (Calexico)
Orangutangaru (Minus Baby)
Orbis de Ignis (Dead Can Dance)
Ordinary World (Duran Duran)
Oretown (The Pogues)
Orfeo/Nathan's Reel (Steeleye Span)
Orientis Partibus (The Revels)
Öronmuffar som är Rosa och Söt (Lithis)
Posted by: GeoX | Oct 20, 2006 at 11:51 PM
Only Losers Take the Bus - Fatima Mansions
Only You - Portishead
Open Up - Leftfield
Optigan1 - Blur
Optimistic - Radiohead
Opus II - Bassbin Twins
Orange Crush - REM
Orange Wedge - Chemical Brothers
Organ Donor - DJ Shadow
Original - Leftfield
Posted by: Ray | Oct 21, 2006 at 11:35 AM
Ten, as always:
Only Meant To Say - Matthew Jay
Only This Moment - Royskopp
Only You - Ashanti
Oops (Oh My) - Ladytron
Op Pop - Excepter
Open Ocean Sailing - Radar Brothers
Open The Window - Plumtree
Open Up My Eyes - Zeebee
Open Your Arms - Editors
Opening - Amp
Posted by: Ian Mathers | Oct 22, 2006 at 02:31 AM
Only Happy When It Rains - Garbage
Opiated - The Tragically Hip
Opportunity - Pete Murray
Ordinary Day - Great Big Sea
Posted by: borealys | Oct 22, 2006 at 05:41 PM
Only a Hobo - Bob Dylan
Open My Eyes - the Nazz
Open the Door, Homer - Bob Dylan & the Band
Open Up Your Door - Richard & the Young Lions
Orange Juice Blues (Blues for Breakfast) - the Band
Orientis Partibus - Musica Vagantium
Posted by: Theo | Oct 23, 2006 at 12:33 PM
Dammit!
Open Up and Bleed - Iggy & the Stooges
Posted by: Theo | Oct 23, 2006 at 12:34 PM