Feb 17, 2008 18:53
"Settling Tunes for Unsettling Economic Times"
by Elizabeth A. Lewalski
1. Time To Pretend - MGMT
-Here's to hoping the consumers are pretending we're not in danger of a recession and don't reduce their consumption.
2. I Will Survive - Cake
-We WILL get through this economic crisis!
3. See These Bones - Nada Surf
-Hopefully it won't get THIS bad though....
"Look alive", economy
4. Always Be - Jimmy Eat World
-"Things will get a whole lot harder, before they get easier"
5. Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa - Vampire Weekend
-Hopefully the tourism economy will still stay strong
6. Trains to Brazil - Guillemots
-Don't focus only on the struggling economy because some other things in life are so much more important.
7. Up Against the Wall - Peter Bjorn & John
-Where the US economy and especially the housing market is right now...
8. The Underdog - Spoon
-What the dollar bill is compared to other currencies
9. Read My Mind - Killers
-"The good ole days..."
10. Wake Up - Arcade Fire
-Dear Economy, Wake up!! Love, Liz. Hopefully the tax refund will help
11. Sound Of Settling - Death Cab For Cutie
-There's nothing else we can really do except wait for the business cycle to come around again. Because clearly the Fed cutting the interest rates and the tax refund aren't going to do too much.
12. New Soul - Yael Naim
-Just a new feeling when you realize everything is going to be ok.
13. Dark Blue - Jack's Mannequin
-Getting out of the red numbers and back into the blue
14. Pocketful Of Rainbows - Elvis Presley
-Don't worry when things get too too bad!
15. Leaves in the River - Sea Wolf
-Enjoy the small things in life, like leaves in the river
16. Comeback - Shout Out Louds
-What the economy will (hopefully!) do soon!
17. Silver Lining - Rilo Kiley
-Everything in life is wonderful again with a strong economy
18. Rich Girls - The Virgins
-What I will be with a good economy!
19. 12:51 - The Strokes
-Time to get back to the old partying times before the dollar was weak and the unemployment rate was high!