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Randi's Best (and Worst) of 2008

Dec 30, 2008, 4:03pm Pretty Much Amazing
This year has been pretty great. I started it off in Costa Rica for 10 days, and I finished it with 5 in Florida. The music wasn't too bad either… we were introduced to great new bands, but lost legends like Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Bo Diddly, Isaac Hayes, Richard Wright, Odetta, Eartha Kitt, and George Carlin (who I know shouldn't count under music legends but I adored him). I must say I'm really looking forward to next year's selections (Animal Collective, Andrew Bird, Chris Cornell, Lily Allen, The Decemberists… and that's just what's coming [...]
Artist:Be Your Own Pet
Title:Becky
Link Text:Be Your Own Pet – Becky
File Name:04 becky.mp3
Bitrate:179 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Elbow
Title:Back To Black (Amy Winehouse cover) (BBC Radio 1)
Link Text:Back to Black – Elbow (Amy Winehouse Cover)
File Name:Elbow_-_Back_To_Black.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Holy Fuck / Radiohead
Title:Nude Holy F Remix 2
Link Text:Radiohead – Nude (Holy Fuck Remix 2)
File Name:NudeHolyFRemix.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:IDA MARIA
Title:Queen of the world
Link Text:Ida Maria – Queen of the World
File Name:IDA MARIA - Queen of the world.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Inara George
Title:Duet
Link Text:Inara George – Duet
File Name:inarageorge-duet.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Jay-Z
Title:Jockin Jay-Z (Travis Barker Remix)
Link Text:Jay-Z - Jockin Jay-Z (Travis Barker Remix)
File Name:jockinremix.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Karen Souza
Title:Creep (Radiohead)
Link Text:Creep – Karen Souza (Radiohead Cover)
File Name:0cd0892b17638cd25911247f304848 6f.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Kings of Leon
Title:Closer
Link Text:Kings of Leon - Closer
File Name:01 Closer.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Lily Allen
Title:Guess Who Batman (Fuck You Very Much)
Link Text:Lily Allen - Guess Who Batman (Fuck You Very Much)
File Name:lily_allen_-_guess_who_batman_ fuck_you_very_much.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:M.I.A.
Title:Boyz (Remix ft. Jay Z)
Link Text:M.I.A. – Boyz (Jay-Z Remix)
File Name:Boyz-Remix-ft-Jay-Z.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy)
Title:Love Lockdown (Kanye West Cover)
Link Text:Love Lockdown – Patrick Stump (Kanye West Cover)
File Name:stumped.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Portishead
Title:Machine Gun
Link Text:Portishead – Machine Gun
File Name:08 - Machine Gun.mp3
Bitrate:218 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Title:100 Days, 100 Nights
Link Text:Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – 100 days, 100 nights
File Name:sharon_jones_and_the_dap-kings -100_days_100_nights.mp3
Bitrate:195 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:The Decemberists
Title:Valerie Plame
Link Text:The Decemberists – Valerie Plame
File Name:01. Valerie Plame.mp3
Bitrate:201 kbps
Year:2008
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