1. Nelly Furtado – “I’m Like a Bird” – Whoa, Nelly!

“Because it’s on Bridges’ iPod.”

[audio:http://web.tiscali.it/cataldomusto/file/Nelly%20Furtado%20-%20I%27m%20Like%20A%20Bird.mp3 ]

2. Monsters of Folk – “Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)” – Monsters of Folk

“Combining Oberst, Ward and Jim James only results in great things.”

[audio:http://tympanogram.com/files/Monsters-Of-Folk-Dear-God-%28sincerely%20M.O.F.%29.mp3]

3. Handsome Furs – “What We Had” – Plague Park

“I can listen to it a hundred times and not get sick of it.”

[audio:http://leaveyouwantingless.typepad.com/sotd/files/01_what_we_had.mp3]

4. Bob Dylan – “It Ain’t Me, Babe” – The Essential Bob Dylan

“It’s sad and beautiful. Classic Dylan.”

[audio:http://whiskers.witaj.info/2005%20Walk%20The%20Line/11%20-%20It%20Ain%27t%20Me%20Babe.mp3]

5. Regina Spektor – “Samson” – Begin to Hope

“It’s pretty relaxing. Boys probably hate it.”

[audio:http://lostinyourinbox.com/resources/music/03%20Samson.mp3]

6. Coconut Records – “West Coast” – Nighttiming

“It makes me think of my skier boyfriend.”

[audio:http://indiemp3.ru/audio/06/02-coconut_records-west_coast.mp3]

7. The Rolling Stones – “Gimme Shelter” – Let It Bleed

“Raewyn Reid kills it on guitar hero (singing) 984 on expert!”

[audio:http://rollogrady.org/oldfilez/08/gimme-shelter-keith-vocal.mp3]

8. The Smiths – “Bigmouth Strikes Again” – The Sound of the Smiths

“Morrissey is a god, enough said.”

[audio:http://www.sonicitchmusic.com/mp3s/10%20Bigmouth%20Strikes%20Again.mp3]