The title, NOTHING EVER SEEMS TO TURN OUT RIGHT, might sound like a bit of a stretch. Things do turn out right from time to time. As humans, our quest for perfection, easiness and a trouble-free existence often causes us to miss out on the depth of life's little joys.
Here are some songs which occupy part of my head these days.
Life Without Buildings - The Leanover
Daniel Johnston - Story of an Artist
Nick Drake - One Of These Things First
Pearls Before Swine - From the Movie of the Same Name
Kaleidoscope - The Sky Children
The Velvet Underground - Heroin
Beat Happening - Godsend
Ramones - When I Was Young
Cocteau Twins - Know Who You Are At Every Age
Big Star - Holocaust
Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Last Beat Of My Heart
New Order - Crystal
The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love
Rory Gallagher - Shadow Play
Nazareth - Love Hurts
The Yardbirds - The Train Kept A-Rollin'
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar
Grand Funk Railroad - Closer To Home (I'm Your Captain)
The Electric Prunes - I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)
The Amboy Dukes - Journey to the Center of the Mind
Patti Smith - Frederick
The Stranglers - Nice 'N' Sleazy
The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again
Pavement - Harness Your Hopes
Nada Surf - Popular
The Breeders - Drivin' on 9
Johnny Thunders - You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory
Tom Waits - I Don't Wanna Grow Up
Bob Dylan - Death Is Not the End
ZR