The Brian Williams Playlist: Part Two

I posted this list of songs I'm presently stuck on (like most playlists, it makes little sense—a few remakes, some stuff that's been kicking around a while), including "Outdoor Miner" by Luna. It's a cover (downloading the original Wire song is worth it for the comparison) and because it was part of a download-only release, it never got wide play. It's just a good, solid rock and roll song with good, sturdy British roots. Give the lyrics a listen a few times—give the meaning a good guess—then look up the backstory on the web.

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"Funny Little Frog," God Help the Girl
"Another One Goes By," The Walkmen
"Four Horses,"  Passenger
"Trouble is a Friend," Lenka
"Snakes and Lions," melpo mene
"Half Man,"  Black Friend
"We're Gonna Rise," The Breeders
"Blowing Kisses,"  Sarabeth Tucek
"Hymn #35," by Joe Pug
"Outdoor Miner," Luna
"Cherry," Ratatat"Deliverance," Bubba Sparxx
"Secret Alphabets," Kasabian
"Janglin," Edward Sharpe + The Magnetic Zeroes
"The Scientist," Aimee Mann
"Tighten Up," Beau Jocque

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FOR SUBSCRIBERSAmerican passenger drafted goodbye texts to her family as Flydubai plane plummeted

FOR SUBSCRIBERSCornell rape allegation pushes embattled New York prosecutor into national spotlight

FOR SUBSCRIBERSAbdul El-Sayed tries to woo MAHA voters as Democrats seek inroads with RFK’s supporters

FOR SUBSCRIBERSKratom-like substances are popping up in a typically benign supplement

FOR SUBSCRIBERSGOP super PAC increases its spending for Sen. Jon Husted in tough Ohio race

FOR SUBSCRIBERSRecords reveal tumultuous marriage between slain New York Times executive and wife

FOR SUBSCRIBERSFrom clean energy warrior to ‘wall of shame,’ James Talarico reverses on a fossil fuel money pledge

FOR SUBSCRIBERSCongressional staff planned official trip with luxury stops in Italy and France weeks before election

FOR SUBSCRIBERSA harrowing ordeal aboard an Israel-bound plane

FOR SUBSCRIBERSOpenAI CEO Sam Altman to skip congressional hearing on rogue AI agents

FOR SUBSCRIBERSKey DOJ lawyers departed Trump ‘grand conspiracy’ probe amid pressure to produce, source says

FOR SUBSCRIBERSTrump’s new AI chatbot often links to a site launched under Clinton 26 years ago

FOR SUBSCRIBERSAt MAHA summit, industry CEOs the movement once vilified take the stage

FOR SUBSCRIBERSThis Paralympian has two goals: Win medals and give away $500,000 to her teammates

We've also posted our latest installation, a conversation with Great Lake Swimmers. They were nice enough to come by and visit us at 30 Rock, and I hope you'll enjoy the conversation.

Playlist originally posted July 2009