Daylight savings time is awesome. Longer days are just more fun. And who doesn’t love being able to grill delicious meats after 7:00 with ample natural light? Alas, there are whispers of phasing out this much beloved and time honored tradition. There is no doubt a conspiracy between lobbyists in Arizona and Hawaii to impose their way of life on the rest of these United States.
In honor of what may soon become a thing of the past, here are some songs from the past and present to accompany your daydreams about daylight savings joy.
Belle & Sebastian – “Song for Sunshine”
The Velvet Underground – “Sunday Morning”
XTC – “Senses Working Overtime”
Yo La Tengo – “Periodically Double or Triple”
Wye Oak – “Holy Holy”
REM – “So. Central Rain”
Wilco – “I Might”
Television – “See No Evil”
Weezer – “Buddy Holly”
The Cars – “Just What I Needed”
Nick Skiles is arts & entertainment editor for The Aviso AVW.
Your lack of midwest emo disturbs me. It looks like there is some new stuff on Bandcamp that I’ll be checking out for sure: http://bandcamp.com/tag/emo
Good call on “Buddy Holly” and “Just What I Needed”! Those songs are easily forgotten, yet always enjoyed.
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Nick, I really appreciate this piece! Very clever idea, and some excellent music suggestions. Made me feel nostalgic for something that’s not even in the past yet.
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