Happy Birthday To Me - 37 Years Of Music

The Pixies

Since I have been described as a list-obsessive, I thought I'd put one together on the occasion of my 37th birthday. So for each of my 37 years, I selected my favorite song and album. Some were my favorite then. Some are my favorite now. And some have always been loved. Enjoy.

Song

2008 – The Gang “Sea So”
2007 – Arcade Fire “Intervention”
2006 – William Elliot Whitmore “Dry”
2005 – Sufjan Stevens “Chicago”
2004 – Ted Leo/Pharmacists “Me and Mia”
2003 – The Wrens “Everyone Choose Sides”
2002 – Spoon “The Way We Get By”
2001 – Ted Leo/Pharmacists “Biomusicology”
2000 – At The Drive In “One Armed Scissor”
1999 – The Get Up Kids “Holiday”
1998 – Refused “New Noise”
1997 – Rainer Maria “Tinfoil”
1996 – Jawbox “Mirrorful”
1995 – Superchunk “Detroit Has A Skyline”
1994 – Weezer “Say It Ain’t So”
1993 – Fugazi “Walken’s Syndrome”
1992 – Buffalo Tom “Taillights Fade”
1991 – Nirvana“Smells Like Teen Spirit”
1990 – Deee-Lite “Groove Is In The Heart”
1989 – Bob Mould “Wishing Well”
1988 – The Pixies “Gigantic”
1987 – The Replacements “Never Mind”
1986 – R.E.M. “These Days”
1985 – Husker Du “Celebrated Summer”
1984 – The Replacements “Unsatisfied”
1983 – Michael Jackson “Wanna Be Starting Something”
1982 – R.E.M. “Carnival Of Sort (Box Cars)”
1981 – Queen & David Bowie “Under Pressure”
1980 – AC/DC “Back In Black”
1979 – The Police “Message In A Bottle”
1978 – The Who “Who Are You”
1977 – The Sex Pistols “God Save The Queen”
1976 – Boston “More Than A Feeling”
1975 – Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody”
1974 – Big Star “September Gurls”
1973 – The Stooges “Search & Destroy”
1972 – David Bowie “Ziggy Stardust”


Album

2008 – Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago "Skinny Love"
2007 – The National The Boxer "Fake Empire"
2006 – The Hold Steady Boys and Girls in America
2005 – Spoon Gimme Fiction
2004 – Arcade Fire Funeral
2003 – The Wrens The Meadowlands
2002 – Pretty Girls Make Graves Good Health "Speakers Push The Air"
2001 – Ted Leo/Pharmacists The Tyranny of Distance "Squeaky Fingers"
2000 – PJ Harvey Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
1999 – Rainer Maria Look Now, Look Again - "Breakfast of Champions"
1998 – Elliot Smith XO
1997 – Pavement Brighten The Corners
1996 – Versus Two Cents Plus Tax
1995 – Superchunk Here’s Where The Strings Come In
1994 – Archers Of Loaf Icky Mettle
1993 – The Afghan Whigs Gentlemen
1992 – Sugar Copper Blue
1991 – Superchunk No Pocky For Kitty
1990 – Fugazi Repeater
1989 – The Pixies Doolittle
1988 – The Smithereens Green Thoughts
1987 – The Replacements Pleased To Meet Me
1986 – R.E.M. Life’s Rich Pageant
1985 – New Order Low Life
1984 – Prince & The Revolution Purple Rain
1983 – U2 War
1982 – Violent Femmes Violent Femmes
1981 – Men At Work Business As Usual
1980 – The Cure Boys Don’t Cry
1979 – The Clash London Calling
1978 – The Police Outlandos d’Amour
1977 – Elvis Costello My Aim Is True
1976 – Ramones Ramones
1975 – Aerosmith Toys In The Attic
1974 – Big Star Radio City
1973 – Stevie Wonder Innervisions
1972 – Rolling Stones Exile On Main Street