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Surreal Songs
June 13, 2008
Blog
Column
Writer: Maddy Costa

A List

Song

Artist

Recommended by

1

Trouser Press

The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band

Abahachi

2

China Cat Sunflower

Grateful Dead

gratefulhead

3

Descobri Que Sou um Anjo

Jorge Ben

ejaydee

4

Nottamun Town

Shirley Collins and Davy Graham

treefrogdemon

5

Pink Elephants on Parade

Sun Ra Arkestra

severin

6

Underwater

Ghostface Killah

ejaydee

7

Pearl's Girl

Underworld

Loztralia

8

Veritables Preludes Flasques

Erik Satie

chomskyochs

9

Bicycles

Katie Elliott Quartet

Abahachi

10

Debaser

Pixies

Mainy

B List

Song

Artist

Recommended by

1

Fish Heads

Barnes & Barnes

MagmaTimes

2

Smoke Rings

Laurie Anderson

SkippyisaCult

3

Loser

Beck

Catcher

4

Macarthur Park

Richard Harris

Mnemonic

5

Birdland

Patti Smith

exodus

6

Pearly Dewdrops Drop

Cocteau Twins

May1366

7

Nightmare

Cab Calloway

steenbeck

8

Monkberry Moon Delight

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

DaddyPig

9

Elvis' Rolls Royce

Was (Was Not)

DarceysDad

10

Trout Mask Replica (entire album)

Captain Befheart

bitwize

Note: Maddy included the entire Trout mask Replica as her 10th pick in the B List. Although several people may have recommended songs from this album, only bitwize specifically mentioned the album so I'm giving him credit for the pick.

 

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