Here's the drill: 12 songs to summarize an artist's career, in chronological order (of course). This one features...
The Honeydogs arose from Minneapolis as part of the alt-country "craze" that swept through the nation in the mid-1990s. In the early 2000s they - like Wilco and the Jayhawks before them - made a successful transformation into an ambitious Beatle-esque chamber-pop band, culminating in the dystopian concept album 10,000 Years. This list covers their first 8 years and 6 albums.
Since songwriter Adam Levy has a gift for one-liners, I'll limit my commentary to a favorite line from the song.
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1) "Those Things Are Hers" (from The Honeydogs, 1995)
"There's the ring, that once held us together / She wants it back, so I'm sending it next week"
2) Your Blue Door (from Everything, I Bet You, 1996)
"There's the ring, that once held us together / She wants it back, so I'm sending it next week"
2) Your Blue Door (from Everything, I Bet You, 1996)
"Would you lie to me, with the cheapest form of flattery?"
3) "Over You" (from Everything, I Bet You, 1996)
"Give me the strength to walk / out the door and feel the shock / of the cold air / of loneliness"
4) "Kandiyohi" (from Everything, I Bet You, 1996)
"Yeah I hear she's engaged / I didn't mean to ruin your week"
5) "I Miss You" (from Rumor Has It, 1997)
"But we made love for hours / In my head"
6) "Rumor Has It" (from Rumor Has It, 1997)
"The sun and the stars and the planets and the Earth / Were separated from each other at birth"
7) "Sour Grapes" (from Here's Luck, 2001)
"Yeah, it's lonely at the bottom / It takes everything I got to keep from sinking like a stone"
8) "Red Dye #40" (from Here's Luck, 2001)
"You're a third rate first date, it's clear"
9) "Losing Transmissions" (from Here's Luck, 2001)
"We rob Peter, then we sucker-punch Paul"
10) "Rosie Flores Came To Town" (from Island of Misfits, 2002)
"The buses weren't runnin' / but we all got around."
11) "The Rake's Progress" (from 10,000 Years, 2004)
"All I need is a pretty girl / And a pretty big gun"
12) "10,000 Years" (from 10,000 Years, 2004)
"They're melting their toys down for the war effort / All of the kids stand in line to enlist."
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