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Such a lovely song it aches. The Broken West, Like a Light (2007)

http://www.mergerecords.com/artists/brokenwest

I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On

BURIEDFED

This is my last song about myself, about my friends
Found something else to sing
Try and patch it up with tape and twine
Maybe I’ll just break everything that’s mine

They wheeled out my casket,
They said, “Boy, lay down your head”
I said, “Aw shit, man, I ain’t even dead”
I won’t be buried for I’m…

My friend, who’s a real yo-yo
She’s always crying, and no one knows why
She’s gonna be alright
Lost her past in a fuzzy fire
Wasn’t even drunk, just a little tired last night

And they took her to the doctor
To fix her heart, and heal her head
She said, “Goddamn, I’m tired of being polite
Go save somebody else”

Friend of mine drank something fine,
Choked to death before his time, last night
He said, “I found that thing you really need”
Come on, you can’t breathe alright

Everyone’ll be there at the burial in your head
And a tear or two, they shed
Then they’re gonna go digging in your hole
And find someone else instead
Make someone else feel dead instead

Oh, he didn’t like people much at all
Tasted better with alcohol
You know how that one goes
He realized he’d missed his whole life
Kissed his dog and shot his wife last night

And they pulled him to a preacher
He said, “Pray ‘Our Father’ prayers”
He said, “Aw shit, man, I don’t even care
Oh, I ain’t did nothing”

Reckless ruin is killing high
A great, fine victory we’re still alive
My, my, what a surprise
I got home late, I don’t care
Better late than never, dear

They took her to the prison
Sat across from him, and sighed
She said, “Fuck you, I wanted just to die
How come you, baby boy, you
You can’t do a damn thing right
You can’t do any damn thing right”

This is my last song I write inside
Going out, find somewhere else to hide
Late at night on an empty street
Ain’t anyone I know walking beside me

I ain’t done a damn thing right
But oh, I’ll try, before I die
How ’bout tonight

They wheeled out my casket,
They said, “Boy, lay down your head”
I said, “Believe me, I wish that I was dead”
But as long as I’ve been running
While this world exploded in this big hole in my head

But as long as I’ve been running
Well, I might just keep it coming
To someone else instead

Oh, you, baby boy, you
You can’t do a damn thing right
You can’t do any damn thing right

.

- Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, “Buriedfed” from Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, 2008 debut album.

1-10
The Walkmen – You & Me
The Rural Alberta Advantage – Hometowns
Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
The Bug – London Zoo
Man Man – Rabbit Habits
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Dig, Lazarus, Dig !!!
Frightened Rabbit – The Midnight Organ Fight
Sons and Daughters – This Gift
TV on the Radio – Dear Science,
James McMurtry – Just Us Kids

11-20
Kathleen Edwards – Asking for Flowers
The Raveonettes – Lust Lust Lust
Immortal Technique – The 3rd World
Glasvegas – Glasvegas
The Black Keys – Attack & Release
Micah P. Hinson – and the Red Orchestra
Los Campesinos! – Hold On Now, Youngster
Al Green – Lay It Down
Why? – Alopecia
Titus Andronicus – The Airing of Grievances

21-30
Elbow – Seldom Seen Kid
The Roots – Rising Down
Blood on the Wall – Liferz
Cloud Cult – Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes)
The Mae Shi – HILLYH
Grand Archives – The Grand Archives
The Gaslight Anthem – The ’59 Sound
Okkervil River – The Stand-Ins
Fucked Up – The Chemistry of Common Life
DeVotchKa – A Mad & Faithful Telling

31-50
Lil’ Wayne – Carter III
Hayes Carll – Trouble In Mind
Shearwater – Rooks
She & Him – Volume I
Toadies- No Deliverance
Drive-By Truckers – Brighter Than Creation’s Dark
The Kills – Midnight Boom
Nneka – Don’t Worry in Wari
Albert Hammond Jr – ¿Cómo Te Llama?
Alejandro Escovedo – Real Animal
The Black Angels – Directions to See a Ghost
British Sea Power – Do You Like Rock Music?
Teddy Thompson – A Piece of What You Need
The Low Lows- Shining Violence
Amanda Palmer – Who Killed Amanda Palmer?
Sam Roberts – Love at the End of the World
Gnarls Barkley – The Odd Couple
Nas – Untitled
Spiritualized – Songs in A&E
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – Real Emotional Trash

Every year, I make a mega-mix of favorite songs released throughout that year. The list is more or less in order, for the first 50-ish songs, but the order doesn’t matter as much as the mix. 2007 was a really good year. Here ’tis:

001—Spoon – The Underdog
002—Tegan & Sara – The Con
003—John Doe w/Kathleen Edwards – The Golden State
004—Los Campesinos! – You Me Dancing
005 – Loney, dear – I Am John
006—Andrew Bird – Dark Matter
007—The Twilight Sad – That Summer at Home I Had Become the Invisible Boy
008—The Ike Reilly Assassination – When Irish Eyes Are Burning
009 – Amy Winehouse – Tears Dry on Their Own
010—The Snake The Cross The Crown – Behold the River
011—Parts & Labor – Fractured Skies
012—Of Montreal – The Past is a Grotesque Animal
013—The Hives – Tick Tick Boom
014 – Arctic Monkeys – 505
015 – Rogue Wave – Harmonium
016 – Feist – Past in Present
017 – The Shins – Sleeping Lessons
018 – The New Pornographers – My Rights Versus Yours
019 – The National – Apartment Story
020—Josh Ritter – To The Dogs Or Whoever
021—Patty Griffin – No Bad News
022—Frightened Rabbit – Go Go Girls
023—The Figurines – Hey, Girl
024 – Pela – Lost To The Lonesome
025 – The Broken West – Down in the Valley
026—Loney, dear – Saturday Waits
027—Bon Iver – Skinny Love
028 – John Doe – Pressing On
029—Phosphorescent – Cocaine Lights
030—The Polyphonic Spree – Section 22 (Running Away)
031—Grinderman – Love Bomb
032—The National – Fake Empire
033—Klashnekoff – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised On Channel U
034—The Broken Family Band – Love Your Man, Love Your Woman
035 – Albert Hammond Jr. – In Transit
036 – Palomar – You’re Keeping Us Up
037 – Dogs – Dirty Little Shop
038 – The Apples in Stereo – Sunndal Song
039—Electrelane – Cut and Run
040—Menomena – Muscle n’ Flo
041—El-P – Up All Night
042—Windmill – Tokyo Moon
043—Kate Nash – Foundations
044—Malcolm Middleton – Death Love Depression Love Death
045 – Okkervil River – Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe
046—Spoon – You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb
047—The New Pornographers – Myriad Harbour
048 – Camarada – The Ballad of Blue Collar
049—Miranda Lambert – Gunpowder and Lead
050—The Avett Brothers – Shame
051—Les Savy Fav – What Wolves Would Do
052 – Against Me! – Thrash Unreal
053—White Rabbits – Kid On My Shoulders
054—M.I.A. – Jimmy
055—The Arcade Fire – (Antichrist Television Blues)
056 – Andrew Bird – Fiery Crash
057—Patty Griffin – Trapeze
058—The Ike Reilly Assassination – Broken Parakeet Blues
059—Bowerbirds – In Our Talons
060—Future Of The Left – Fingers Become Thumbs!
061—The Twilight Sad – And She Would Darken the Memory
062—Blonde Redhead – The Dress
063—Menomena – The Pelican
064—UGK ft. Outkast – International Players Anthem (I Choose)
065—Joe Henry – civilians
066—Angels of Light – Black River Song
067—Dropkick Murphys – Flannigan’s Ball
068—The Thrills – Nothing Changes Round Here
069—The Broken West – Like a Light
070—Kings of Leon – The Runner
071—Amy Winehouse – Back to Black
072—Grinderman – Honey Bee (Let’s Fly to Mars)
073—Aesop Rock – None Shall Pass
074—Avril Lavigne – Girlfriend
075—The Pigeon Detectives – I Found Out
076 – Pinback – Good To Sea
077 – Voxtrot – Kid Gloves
078 – Fujiya & Miyagi – Ankle Injuries
079 – Artic Monkeys – Fluorescent Adolescent
080 – Bear Colony – Sharks
081—The Willowz – Jubilee
082—The New Pornographers – Adventures in Solitude
083—The National – Start A War
084—John Doe – A Little More Time
085—Radiohead – Nude
086—A Place To Bury Strangers – Missing You
087—MGMT – Time To Pretend
088—Electrelane – To the East
089—Burial – Archangel
090—Shocking Pinks – End of the World
091—LCD Soundsystem – All My Friends
092—Band of Horses – Is There a Ghost
093—The Snake The Cross The Crown – Gypsy Melodies
094 – Tegan & Sara – Relief Next to Me
095 – Albert Hammond Jr. – Back to the 101
096 – Beirut – Nantes
097 – The White Stripes – Icky Thump
098—Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – 100 Days, 100 Nights
099—The Ike Reilly Assasssination – It’s Hard To Make Love To An American
100—Grinderman – No Pussy Blues
101—Pharoah Monch – Desire (ft. Showtime)
102—Liars – Protection
103—The National Lights – The Dead Will Walk
104—Patty Griffin – Crying Over
105—Bright Eyes – Four Winds
106—Winterkids – Hear Me Out
107—Locksley – Let Me Know
108—The Maccabees – X-Ray
109 – Jens Lekman – The Opposite Of Hallelujah
110—The Thrills – Restaurant
111—Shout Out Louds – Tonight I Have to Leave It
112—Editors – Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors
113—The Ponys – Small Talk
114—Black Lips – Katrina
115—Amy Winehouse – You Know I’m No Good
116—Ghostface Killah – Yolanda’s House (feat Rekwon & Method Man)
117—Gogol Bordello – Ultimate
118 – Future Of The Left – Manchasm
119—Dan Deacon – The Crystal Cat
120—Of Montreal – A Sentence of Sorts in Kongsvinger
121 – Feist – 1 2 3 4
122—Patrick Wolf – The Magic Position
123—Vampire Weekend – Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
124—Dinosaur Jr – Almost Ready
125—The Shins – Phantom Limb
126—Iron & Wine – Boy with a Coin
127—Loney, dear – Hard Days 1.2.3.4
128—John Doe – Meanest Man In The World
129—Phosphorescent – Wolves
130—Wilco – Impossible Germany
131—Deer Tick – Ashamed
132—Brandi Carlile – The Story
133—Radical Face – Wrapped in Piano Strings
134 – Dirty Projectors – Rise Above
135—Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip – Thou Shalt Always Kill
136 – Bloc Party – I Still Remember
137 – Common – The People
138 – Fionn Regan – Be Good Or Be Gone
139 – Kid Rock – So Hott
140—Black Kids – I’m Not Gonna Teach You
141—Manic Street Preachers – Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
142—Prince – Guitar
143—Jay-z – Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)
144—Bat for Lashes – Prescilla
145 – 1990s – Situation
146—Spoon – Don’t Make Me a Target
147—Dogs – Forget It All
148—Kate Nash – Mouthwash
149—Andrew Bird – Plasticities
150 – Cass McCombs – That’s That
151 – Josh Ritter – Rumors
152—Liars – Plaster Casts of Everything
153—Tegan & Sara – Dark Come Soon
154—Black Lips – Lean
155—Kings of Leon – True Love Way
156—Brother Ali – Truth Is
157—The Twilight Sad – Cold Days from the Birdhouse
158—Frightened Rabbit – The Greys
159—Handsome Furs – Handsome Furs Hate This City
160—Sunset Rubdown – Up On Your Leopard, Upon the End of Your Feral Days
161—Akron-Family – Phenomena
162 – The Clientele – I Hope I Know You
163 – Jacob Golden – On a Saturday
164 – My Brightest Diamond – Something of an End
165 – Cloud Cult – Chemicals Collide
166 – Blitzen Trapper – Sci-Fi Kid
167 – Rilo Kiley – The Moneymaker
168—Devin the Dude – What a Job (feat. Snoop Dogg & Andre 3000)
169—Blonde Redhead – 23
170—Fountains of Wayne- I-95
171—Dean and Britta – You Turned My Head Around
172—The Winter Sounds – Windy City Nights
173 – Kelly Clarkson – Never Again
174 – Minus the Bear – Burying Luck
175 – Les Savy Fav – The Year Before the Year 2000
176 – Amandine – Faintest of Sparks
177 – Bon Iver – For Emma
178 – Miranda Lambert – Guilty in Here
179 – Bruce Springsteen – Radio Nowhere
180 – Arcade Fire – Keep the Car Running
181 – Kevin Drew – Back Out on the…
182 – Robert Plant & Alison Krause – Rich Woman
183 – Ian Hunter – When The World Was Round
184 – The Broken Family Band – Dancing on the 4th Floor
185 – Magnolia Electric Co. – Hammer Down
186 – The Rifles – Repeated Offender
187 – Old Time Religion – Indestructible Life!
188 – Times New Viking – Teenage Lust!
189 – M.I.A. – Paper Planes
190 – Modest Mouse – Dashboard
191 – Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – La Costa Brava
192 – Super Furry Animals – Show Your Hand
193 – Thee More Shallows – Night at the Knight School
194 – Wooden Wand – Spitting at the Camera
195 – Great Lake Swimmers – Your Rocky Spine
196 – Arcade Fire – Intervention
197 – Nick Lowe – Hope For Us All
198 – Josh Ritter – The Temptation Of Adam
199 – Frightened Rabbi – Yawns
200 – Graham Parker – Ambiguous
201 – The National Lights – Better For It Kid
202 – Malcolm Middleton – Were All Going to Die
203 – Palomar – Bury Me Closer
204 – Porter Wagoner – Committed To Parkview
205 – Pela – Anytown Graffiti
206—Phosphorescent – At Death, A Proclamation
207—Kissaway Trail – Forever Turned Out To Be Too Long