The Tinsel and Rot Sirius Stiletto Top 20: August 2008

20. (16) Deep Blue Sea--Otis Taylor (w/ Alvin Youngblood Hart)#
19. (--) Irish Rover--The Pogues and The Dubliners#
18. (--) Did You Sleep Well?--Crooked Still#
17. (--) My Best Friend's Girl/Baba O'Riley--Bare Jr.#
16. (--) Laugh and Be Happy--Randy Newman#
15. (--) The Bertha Butt Boogie (Pt. 1)--Jimmy Castor Bunch#
14. (--) Wedge Paradiso--Dick Dale#
13. (--) Got To Be A Better Way Home--Hudson Falcons#
12. (--) Shadoobie--Rolling Stones#
11. (--) Hometown Blues--Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers#
10. (--) Radio Song--Felice Brothers#
9. (5) The Little Lady Preacher--Tom T. Hall#
8. (10) Holes--Jon Dee Graham#
7. (3) We Can't Make It Here Anymore--James McMurtry#
6. (--) I'm Gonna Kill You--Wynn Stewart#*
5. (--) Pretty World--Sam Baker#
4. (2) Get Something Done--Hudson Falcons#
3. (--) Holiday Road--Latex Generation#
2. (--) Red Brick Wall--Waco Brothers#
1. (--) Fox River--Waco Brothers#

#-Imported onto Stiletto
#*-Imported onto Stiletto, but purchased because I heard it on Sirius (NOTE: Satellite headphones still busted.)

The Tinsel and Rot Sirius Stiletto Top 20: July 2008

20. (--) Carry Me Carrie--Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show#
19. (--) Life in a Northern Town--Dream Academy*
18. (18) Papa Was A Rolling Stone--Was (Not Was)#
17. (--) When You're Hot, You're Hot--Jerry Reed*
16. (5) Deep Blue Sea--Otis Taylor (w/ Alvin Youngblood Hart)#
15. (1) October--Jon Dee Graham#
14. (--) Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)--Joe Tex#
13. (7) Swept Away--Jon Dee Graham#
12. (--) El Si? O No?--Polka Freak Out#
11. (--) Someday Never Comes--Creedence Clearwater Revival#
10. (13) Holes--Jon Dee Graham#
9. (9) Is She Really Going Out With Him?--Joe Jackson*
8. (--) Nature's Gonna Pay You Back--Terry Adams#
7. (--) Real as an Animal--Alejandro Escovedo#
6. (3) Peanut Vendor--Terry Adams and Steve Ferguson#
5. (4) The Little Lady Preacher--Tom T. Hall#
4. (--) Dulce et Decorum Est--Matthew Ryan vs. the Silver State#
3. (--) We Can't Make It Here Anymore--James McMurtry#
2. (--) Get Something Done--Hudson Falcons#
1. (--) Freeway View--James McMurtry#

#-Imported onto Stiletto
*-Recorded off Sirius (NOTE: This Top 20 is lacking many Sirius songs because my satellite headphones are busted.)

The Tinsel and Rot Sirius Stiletto Top 20: June 2008

20. (15) Indivisible--The Dirtbombs#
19. (--) The Righteous Path--Drive By Truckers#
18. (7) Papa Was A Rolling Stone--Was (Not Was)#
17. (--) Norman--Sue Thompson*
16. (19) I Almost Killed You--Billy Bragg#
15. (12) Can You Feel It?--The Dynamites Featuring Charles Walker#
14. (--) Clean Up Your Own Backyard--Elvis Presley*
13. (11) Holes--Jon Dee Graham#
12. (6) Look Sharp!--Joe Jackson#
11. (1) Taking My Time To Get Back Home--Magpies#
10. (8) I Love A Rainy Night--Eddie Rabbitt*
9. (--) Is She Really Going Out With Him?--Joe Jackson*
8. (--) He's a Heartache (Lookin' for a Place to Happen)--Janie Fricke*
7. (2) Swept Away--Jon Dee Graham#
6. (--) The Beach Is Free--Billy Bragg#
5. (--) Deep Blue Sea--Otis Taylor (w/ Alvin Youngblood Hart)#
4. (3) The Little Lady Preacher--Tom T. Hall#
3. (--) Peanut Vendor--Terry Adams and Steve Ferguson#
2. (--) I Go to Work--Kool Moe Dee*
1. (--) October--Jon Dee Graham#

The Tinsel and Rot Sirius Stiletto Top 20: May 2008

20. (--) Squaws Along the Yukon--Hank Thompson*
19. (--) I Almost Killed You--Billy Bragg#
18. (14) Keep Me from Blowin' Away--Willie Nelson#
17. (15) See the Elephant--James McMurtry#
16. (--) Gone, Gone, Gone--Robert Plant and Alison Krauss*
15. (--) Indivisible--The Dirtbombs#
14. (--) Oil Man's War--Kathleen Edwards#
13. (17) We Didn't See A Thing--George Jones and Ray Charles*
12. (--) Can You Feel It?--The Dynamites Featuring Charles Walker#
11. (--) Holes--Jon Dee Graham#
10. (9) Wreck My Flow--The Dirtbombs#
9. (3) Apache--Sugar Hill Gang*
8. (4) I Love A Rainy Night--Eddie Rabbitt*
7. (2) Papa Was a Rolling Stone--Was (Not Was)#
6. (--) Look Sharp!--Joe Jackson#
5. (--) Frosty--Albert Collins#
4. (1) Rigor Mortis--Wussy#
3. (7) The Little Lady Preacher--Tom T. Hall#
2. (--) Swept Away--Jon Dee Graham#
1. (--) Taking My Time To Get Back Home--Magpies#

#-imported into Stiletto
*-recorded from Sirius
Number in parentheses indicates song's position in last month's chart; (--) means song is debuting on chart this month

The Tinsel and Rot Sirius Stiletto Top 20: April 2008

Another new feature that might go nowhere--a monthly recap of the songs on my Stiletto that are currently moving me. There's no scientific method that I used to compile these rankings; these are just generally the songs that, when they come up on shuffle, make me turn the volume up most frequently. So, let's pretend that my musical preferences are something worth knowing, OK?

20. Schnitzelbank--Becky and the Ivanhoe Dutchmen#

19. I'm Alright--Kenny Loggins*

18. I Am What I Hated When I Was Young--Ian Hunter#

17. We Didn't See A Thing--George Jones and Ray Charles*

16. Out of Our Way--The Silos#

15. See the Elephant--James McMurtry#

14. Keep Me from Blowin' Away--Willie Nelson#

13. Smoke!Smoke!Smoke! That Cigarette--Tex Williams*

12. Revolution--Hudson Falcons#

11. Tennessee Waltz--Sam Cooke#

10. Sun Giant Says Hey--Wussy#

9. Wreck My Flow--The Dirtbombs#

8. Another Country--Tift Merritt#

7. The Little Lady Preacher--Tom T. Hall#

6. Ever Lovin' Man--The Dirtbombs#

5. The Cheapest Key--Kathleen Edwards#

4. I Love A Rainy Night--Eddie Rabbitt*

3. Apache--Sugar Hill Gang*

2. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone--Was (Not Was)#

1. Rigor Mortis--Wussy#

#-imported into Stiletto

*-recorded from Sirius