Also, since nobody else seems to have actually made one yet:

Did they just pick the first pale blond woman with an acoustic guitar they could find?

It's among the worst sectors she could have picked too-even most conservative economists put trains in the category of businesses that function more efficiently with substantial government involvement—largely because it would be staggeringly inefficient to have multiple services running at once, with multiple sets of…

"I'm not going to debate the points of objectivism anymore. Life's too short. If you think Ayn Rand is great, we can basically shake hands and part ways right there; we have nothing to offer each other as human beings. Rand offers a childish worldview, intended for people who don't want to think about the world like…

Hah. I get the funniest looks when someone says they love "Black Magic Woman" and I reply "Have you heard the original Fleetwood Mac version?" Stevie Nicks was not exactly the type for that sort of tune.

Hah. Somehow I don't think that's going to get me in less trouble. The last time a member of my family was in Russia (although it'd be Ukraine now) it would have been 1920-something, walking over the border into Romania with all their stuff after the latest pogrom came through.

I was looking at dropbox, seemed very useful, but I think it requires that the recipient has the software as well? Might prove annoying under certain circumstances.

Thanks very much, I'll check it out—for the radio stuff it's all MP3, although when I've recorded other people I'd prefer to keep it uncompressed if possible. I have a decent size flash stick, and  pretty big portable hard drive, which I use when I'm just moving from studio computers to my laptop. The problem is when…

Argh. I'm probably in the minority here, but I actually used megaupload all the time for perfectly legitimate stuff—I have a radio show and do some sound engineering, and regularly need to move 2hr+ long audio files without benefit of a flash drive. Anyone have suggestions on where to go instead?

Song: Richard and Linda Thompson, "Shoot Out The Lights."

What about a Peter Green era tune? I'd love to see a new take on Green Manilishi or Oh Well?

I agree 100%. That would be so much fun.

While they're totally opposed in mood, I could see either Lawyers, Guns, and Money or Desperadoes Under The Eaves working brilliantly.

That would be incredible.

Those might be the ideal three. I've loved Dylan and RT for years, I'm just getting into Elvis Costello but good god can he just slay you.

The amazing thing about Beeswing is that it could have functioned perfectly on *both* of these lists. It's obviously about mourning for a relationship that's passed, but it also gets profoundly at what it feels like to be that in love with someone. I've played it for my girlfriend more than once.

Absolutely, thank you.  I'm thrilled Shoot Out The Lights was mentioned in the article, but there are so many other excellent examples. "She Twists The Knife Again" would certainly be my nominee for bitter songs, and "Mr. Stupid" nails that rarely sung-about "post-divorce interaction with your ex" zone with tremendous…