The · Anthologist's · Cabinet · of · Musical · Marvels.

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June 4, 2010
The Hard Day at Work Episode

For those who labor with back, brain, or both. Songs about the nine-to-five, the squirrel cage, the treadmill, the daily grind, the rat race.



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The Office Theme
Anamanaguchi

Work Work Work
BW & The Next Edition
7" Promo

This Fucking Job
The Drive-By Truckers
The Big To-Do

Working On The Railroad
The Band of Blacky Ranchette
Still Lookin' Good To Me

Work
Lou Reed + John Cale
Songs For Drella

9 To 5/Eple
Dolly Parton/Röyksopp
As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt. 2

She Works Hard For The Money
Donna Summer
Endless Summer

On the Way to Work
Hutch And Kathy
Hutch And Kathy

Step Into My Office, Baby
Belle & Sebastian
Step Into My Office, Baby

The Temp Worker
The Speakers
Yeats is Greats

9 to 5
Lady Sovereign
Public Warning

Work Song
Nellie McKay
Get Away From Me

Work
Troubled Hubble
Penturbia

Bad Day At The Office
Tony Gage

Love & Work
Songs: Ohia
Axxess & Ace

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May 28, 2010
The Rock and a Hard Place Episode

The earth has a billion hearts and each can crush us.



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Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone)
Johnny Cash
American III: Solitary Man

I Am A Rock
Red House Painters
Red House Painters

Skimming Stones
G.O.O.F. and Nils Folke Valdemar

Roll Plymouth Rock
Brian Wilson
Smile

God Gave A Stone
Iron & Wine
Session I

Rock of Ages
Gillian Welch
Hell Among the Yearlings

Stone Alone
The Super Friendz
Mock Up-Scale Down

A4 (I got a Rock)
Kid Koala
First Mix Tape

Sticks and Stones
Ray Charles
The Definitive Ray Charles

Sacred Stones
Sheila Chandra
Weaving My Ancestors' Voices

Rock Of Ages
No Wait Wait
No Wait Wait

Wet Stones At Both My Sides
Viking Moses
Crosses

We Want A Rock
They Might Be Giants
Flood

Skipping Stones
Look Look
Sex, Guns, and Rock 'n' Roll

Song Of The Rocks
Marais & Miranda
Nature Songs

Loves Me Like A Rock
Paul Simon
Shining Like A National Guitar

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May 14, 2010
The Graduation Episode

Summa cum laude, baby!



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Graduation Day is Here
My Insurance Man
My Insurance Man

College Life
Pat Greene

Micro-University
Of Montreal
Micro-University 7"

The Hero Is A Graduate
Mumblin' Deaf Ro
Señor, My Friend...

College
Brendan Boogie Band
Disposable Pop

Advice To The Graduate
Silver Jews
Starlite Walker

College
Matt the Electrician
Animal Boy

The University of Illest-Noize
Zinc Finger and the Major Groove
The University of Illest-Noize

I Love College
Asher Roth
I Love College Single

I Wish I Could Go Back to College
Avenue Q Cast
Avenue Q

College Kids
Relient K
Two Lefts Don't Make a Right

Graduation
NTW Soundtracks 1969

College Town Boy
Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele
A Brush With Velvet

Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
Baz Luhrmann
Romeo & Juliet OST

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May 7, 2010
The Truth & Lies Episode

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson



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Truth

Is It True
T. Rex
A Wizard, A True Star

It's True
New Buffalo
Somewhere, Anywhere

Love Is No Big Truth
Kings Of Convenience
Riot On An Empty Street

His Truth Is Marching On
Mike Doughty
Smofe + Smang - Live in Minneapolis

What Is Truth
Johnny Cash
The Essential Johnny Cash

Let's Call It The Truth
Corrina Repp
I Take On Your Days

Too Good to Be True
Mighty Mike Lenaburg
Eccentric Soul

True Freedom
Eef Barzelay
Lose Big

True Intentions
Sarah Blasko
The Overture and the Underscore

Lies

Lies Lies Lies
Brenda & The Tabulations
Right On The Tip Of My Tongue

Lies
Country Teasers
Satan Is Real Again

Lies Are Much More Fun
The Grates
Gravity Won't Get You High

Telling Lies Will Get You Nowhere
The Natural History
Beat Beat Heartbeat

Finished With Lies
They Might Be Giants
Mink Car

Lies, Ties and Battlefields
Young and Sexy
Stand Up for Your Mother

Ain't No Lie
His Name is Alive
Emergency LP

Lie to Me
Tom Waits
Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards

Don't Love the Liar
Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice
Gipsy Freedom

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April 16, 2010
The Everything Changes Episode

United we stand, divided we still stand.



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Let's Break Up For A While
The Sapphires
Saint Etienne Present Songs For Mario's Cafe

Breakin' Up
Rilo Kiley
Under The Blacklight

Changes
Seu Jorge
The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions

Without Change
Leafcutter John
The Sky is Darker Than the Road

Break Up the Family
Morrisey
Viva Hate

Grounds for Divorce
Wolf Parade
Second EP

Everything Changed
John Vanderslice
Time Travel Is Lonely

The Break Up
The Trouble With Sweeney
I Know You Destroy

You Can Count On Change
Hutch And Kathy
Hutch And Kathy

We Break Up And Watch The Angels Swim
Dave Fischoff
The Ox & The Rainbow

Everything Must Change
Nina Simone
Baltimore

Breaking It Up
Lykke Li
Youth Novels

Change Is Hard
She & Him
Volume One

Ode to Divorce
Regina Spektor
Soviet Kitsch

No Children
The Mountain Goats
Tallahasse

Everything Changes
Discover America
Psychology

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April 9, 2010
The Filthy Lucre Episode

"Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody."
—Benjamin Franklin



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If You Got The Money
Jamie T.
Panic Prevention

For The Price Of A Cup Of Tea
Belle & Sebastian
The Life Pursuit

The Money Song (Hard-Fi vs. Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. Flying Lizards vs. Abba vs. Jay-Z)
team9
Best of Bootie 2006

Money Runner
Qunicy Jones
Dollars$

Penny On The Train Track
Ben Kweller
Ben Kweller

One More Dollar
Gillian Welch
Revival

Man with Money
Jorma Whittaker
Jorma Whittaker

For A Few Dollars More
Man Chau Po Orchestra
Teen Dance Music From China And Malaysia

Money
Jesca Hoop

Million Man Money Hand
Page France
Pear EP

The Price I Pay
Billy Bragg
Workers Playtime

The One Dollar Thought
Jens Lekman
You Deserve Someone Better Than A Bum Like Me

Throw Some Money At It
Black Lipstick
Sincerely, Black Lipstick

Coin-Operated Boy
The Dresden Dolls
The Dresden Dolls

Dolla Dolla Bill
Nate Dogg
Waist Deep

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March 26, 2010
The Gray Matter Episode

Smooshy, but useful.



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Thinklong
Modest Mouse
Sad Sappy Sucker

If You Could Read My Mind
Johnny Cash
American V: A Hundred Highways

You Might Think
The Cars
Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology

Where Is My Mind
Mr. Hopkinson's Computer

I Should Be Allowed to Think
They Might Be Giants
Dial-A-Song

Nobody Could Change Your Mind
Generationals
Con Law

Brain Gateway
Cloud Cult
The Meaning Of 8

Think Big!
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Jimmy The Boy Wonder

Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time
The Delfonics
Jackie Brown OST

Help Me Scrape The Mucus Off My Brain
Ween
12 Golden Country Greats

Think Long
Mates Of State
Bring It Back

Mind Problems
The Tape-beatles
The Grand Delusion

Brain Stew
Carrots
...All It Takes Is A Little Confidence!

Thinking Out Loud
Emiliana Torrini
Fisherman's Woman

All In Your Mind
Beck
Sea Change

Insane in the Brain
The Connells
When Pigs Fly: Songs You Never Thought You'd Hear

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March 19, 2010
The Naked Episode

"A lot of people refuse to do things because they don't want to go naked, don't want to go without guarantee. But that's what's got to happen. You go naked until you die."
—Nikki Giovanni



Download here.

Naked If I Want To
Cat Power
The Covers Record

I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked
Ida Maria
Fortress Round My Heart

Undress For Success
Mclusky

Nude
Mi and l'Au
Mi and l'Au

Totally Nude Island (The Lolligags Remix)
The Superions
Totally Nude Island

Naked Man
Skinnerbox
King Of Spades And Marmalades

Naked
Hitler SS
Hitler SS/Tampax EP 7"

Underneath Your Clothes (Shakira cover)
Dokaka
Works

Naked As We Came
Iron and Wine
Our Endless Numbered Days

Take Off Your Clothes
Morningwood
Morningwood

Naked, If I Want To
Moby Grape
Moby Grape

Buried In the Nude
Screaming Females

Naked In The City Again
Hot Hot Heat
Make Up The Breakdown

Nude
Radiohead
In Rainbows

We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off
Jermaine Stewart

Clothes Off
Gym Class Heroes

How Naked Are We Going To Get?
The Blow
The Concussive Caress, or, Casey Caught Her Mom Singing Along With The Vacuum

Let Us Be Naked
Eef Barzelay
Bitter Honey

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February 26, 2010
The Friendly Episode

Whose friend are you?
Who counts you as theirs?
And so: through whom do you know who you are?



Download here.

Friends
Flight of the Conchords
Friends Single

My Best Friend's Girl
The Cars
Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology

Friends Of Mine
Adam Green
Friends Of Mine

Will Is My Friend
Devendra Banhart
Rejoicing In the Hands

Caspar The Friendly Queen
Mr Fab
...and His Bag of Heads

Friends In California
Johnny Cash
American Outtakes

My Friend Goo
Sonic Youth
Goo

Apocalyptic Friend
Eef Barzelay
Lose Big

Best Friend
Cloud Cult
They Live On The Sun

You're Supposed to Be My Friend
1990s
Cookies

My Friends Call me David
Misty's Big Adventure
Allsorts

My Alcoholic Friends
The Dresden Dolls
Yes Virginia

I Drive My Friend
Frida Hyvönen
Until Death Comes

All My Friends
LCD Soundsystem
Sounds Of Silver

We're Going to be Friends
The White Stripes
White Blood Cells

Your Little Hoodrat Friend
The Hold Steady
Separation Sunday

Farewell To All My Friends
Oh No! Oh My!

Goodnight My Friends
They Might Be Giants
Here Come The ABCs!

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February 19, 2010
The Other Countries Episode

I'm an old cowhand
from another land


photo by Daniel Gasienica.

This episode thanks almost entirely to Eric Steuer's excellent mixtape for When You Are Awake.

Download here.

Viel zu spät
Johnny Cash

La Fille du Nord
Hugues Aufray
French cover of "The Girl from the North Country"

Wer Liebe Sucht
Marianne Rosenberg
German cover of “Stand By Your Man”

Un Garçon Nommé Suzy
Joe Dassin
French cover of "Girl Named Sue"

16 Toneladas
Noriel Vilela
Portuguese cover of "16 Tons"

Oon Yksin Niin
Jussi & The Boys
Finnish cover of “Oh Lonesome Me”

Non Finirò D'amarti
John Foster
Italian cover of “I Can’t Stop Loving You”

Jinetes en el Cielo
Conjunto Casino
Spanish cover of "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky"

Jeg Vil Vente Ved Telefonen
Gustav Winckler
Danish cover of “He’ll Have to Go”

Tee Makhuea
Pok Pairote
Thai cover of “Your Cheatin’ Heart”

Hai Acasă
Gil Dobrică
Romanian cover of “Take Me Home, Country Roads”

Fru Johnsen
Inger Lise Rypdal
Norwegian cover of “Harper Valley PTA”

Os Verdes Campos Da Minha Terra
Agnaldo Timóteo
Portuguese cover of “Green, Green Grass of Home”

Gros Jambon
Réal Giguère
French cover of "Big Bad John"

Wo Ist Zu Hause, Mama
Johnny Cash
German cover of “Five Feet High and Rising”

Dark as a Dungeon
Gnonnas Pedro
English cover by Beninois artist

Wagon Master
Kazuya Kosaka and the Wagon Masters
original Japanese composition

Wer kennt den Weg
Johnny Cash
German cover of "Walk the Line"