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DESERT ISLAND SONGS // A Top Ten List

Every year or so, I decide to play the Desert Island game - wherein I give myself the difficult task of picking just ten songs to bring with me to a deserted island. I write it down in my music journal and randomly scan back over them to see where my head was at, at any given day. Recently, I noticed that the list shifts wildly on one half, and the other half has remained consistent for the bulk of a decade. 

So, here, I thought it would be interesting to post my attempts at chronicling my indecision by posting the lists when I do them. It might not be for months, but whenever I do - i take the quick approach. As if I have a set amount of time to choose the ten songs that I feel like I couldn’t live without at that given moment in time. Clearly, If i took my time with the list, it would never get completed because I’d fight internally for weeks trying to decide which Radiohead song to include - or perhaps, if I should make it an all Radiohead affair - or maybe all sad bastard music so that I can be overwhelmed with grief and sadness as I rot away on said island - or whatever fucked up stipulation I would choose to place upon myself. Here, I set no stipulations up (except no repeat bands), I merely chose the ten songs that I feel like I would need to have beside me at all times. This is that list with limited commentary. Enjoy. 

TRACKLIST (In No Particular Order)

• “Country Feedback” by R.E.M. // This is most definitely one of the stationary picks that never seems to leave my top ten. I have loved this song for ages. It’s never far from a playlist. 
• “2 Late” by The Cure // For me, the Cure are always represented on this list, but the song seems to shift from this gorgeous blast of melancholic dream pop to the epic, dark, and beautiful “Disintegration”. Today, “2 Late” wins. 
• “Last Night I Dreamt that Somebody Loved Me” by The Smiths // Certainly a mainstay on this list. It’s been my favorite song for longer than I care to mention. I have it’s lyrics tattooed on my body. It’s a perfect song. 
• “A Thousand Stars Burst Open” by Pale Saints // It comes and goes, but these recent years it feels more like a sticking point. I absolutely adore this song. In my opinion, it’s one of the prettiest dream pop/shoegaze tracks of all time. I could let this lullaby me to sleep every night for the rest of my life and be happy.
• “When You Sleep” by My Bloody Valentine // Again, another that always seems to be on this list. It’s a classic representation of shoegaze, and certainly the track that created my fascination with the genre.
• “Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf)” by Pixies // This is a track that slides in and out over the years. I first remember my brother playing it constantly when I was young, from the soundtrack to “Pump Up the Volume”, and I was hooked. I could easily find myself lying on a beach somewhere as this sung me to sleep. 
• “Lopsided” by At The Drive-In // It popped into my head earlier that this is a song that I found at a transitional point in my life (the late 90’s) and I don’t come back to visit it nearly enough. Some time alone with it and the sand and surf would do me some good.
• “Pyramid Song” by Radiohead // Seriously, I could have made this list with all Radiohead songs, but that would be foolish. This pick could have been any number of songs (“How to Disappear Completely”, “Lift”, “Videotape”, “Permanent Daylight”, “Gagging Order”, “Street Spirit”), but today, the eerie beauty of “Pyramid Song” is the one that I’d miss the most. 
• “Last Days of Disco” by Yo La Tengo // I’m sure if I was alone for the rest of my days, I’d be spending some time thinking about the better days, and this stunning beauty from one of the best albums of all time reminds me of bittersweet things that are easy to get lost inside of, if i’m not being careful. Out there on the island, there’d be no reason to be careful. Bring on the big emotions. 
• “Desire Lines” by Deerhunter // Again, this is a track that just popped into my head as something that I feel like I’d be crazy without. It’s another track that found me at a strange turning point in my life (late 2010), that though difficult to pass through, left me stronger and more self-reliant than I ever imagined possible. It’s a song that pushes me. I feel like it’s a song that I’ll come back to for the rest of my life. 

And there it is. An argument could be made that these are my favorite songs in the world (of all time) tonight, but give me another hour and I’d probably argue with myself about half of these selections. The point is, gun to my head tonight, I take these ten songs with me to the island and i could be happy living out the rest of my days with them as my soundtrack. And if this island turns out to have a hatch on it, with food and laundry and showers, then all the better. 

How about yours? Gun to your head, right now - what ten do you take?

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